Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

In the evening, Bella and Barty returned to Voldemort's secret base at the same time, carrying a list of Death Eaters provided by Lucius Malfoy who were still willing to cooperate with Voldemort's secret operations.

This time was several hours later than expected, which made the suspicious Voldemort a little impatient.

Lying weakly on the bed cut out of rock, his red eyes stared at his most loyal servant.

"You seem to have been delayed for some time. Did something happen to Lucius?" he asked calmly.

"It wasn't Lucius who delayed him, but that greedy Fudge - he came to ask for a bribe regarding the Department of Magical Law Enforcement's confiscation of magical items from his home and their collusion with Greyback and his gang of werewolves."

Without waiting for Barty to speak, Bella reported in a tone that was almost as eager as if to steal the credit, and her tone was so cheerful that it sounded like she was eager to see the Malfoy family, a fence-sitter, get into trouble.

Voldemort had no suspicion at all of this loyal servant who never hid anything from him - her brain was unilaterally defenseless.

When their eyes met, he had already taken in everything that had happened during the previous half day.

Even he couldn't find any flaws in the memory compiled by Lynn and Dumbledore.

Batty's memory can also prove this.

"Is that so...? It seems that our friend has had a hard time these years, just as he said." He said in a playful tone, "Is everything going well?"

"It went smoothly, Master. Malfoy won't have the courage to reject us or play tricks. After all, he still has a family." Barty bowed respectfully. "The importance he places on his family will make him remain infinitely loyal to us."

"Yes, Barty, everyone has weaknesses." Voldemort agreed. "You and I are really alike sometimes. We both have a bad father. Every time I see you, it's like seeing myself when I was younger."

"Your will is my will, Master," Batti replied without hesitation.

"No one knows your loyalty to me better than I do," Voldemort said with emotion. "When I was at my weakest, when everyone else was wavering, you were the only ones who remained loyal to me. You have done better than many people who are still in Azkaban. You are my true family."

Bella and Barty's faces showed an enthusiasm of glory at the same time, which warmed Voldemort's cold heart a little.

He may have been unusually sincere.

"Now let's see who is still willing to serve their master and their oath. Bella?"

"Yes, master, the list is here." Bella said attentively, and she gently spread out a parchment full of names, which was covered with bloody fingerprints.

Malfoy has looked for a lot of people during this period.

Most of them did not dare to hesitate.

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Outside Taormina, Sicily.

In the hills only a dozen kilometers away from the Muggle town, there were rocks everywhere and smoke was everywhere. The breath of magic was wild yet restrained, blocked by an invisible barrier and compressed in a small space without any leakage.

There had been nearly a hundred powerful and fully armed goblin rebels hiding in the dense tunnels in the middle of the mountain, but now there were only corpses and blood on the ground.

Grindelwald stood in a pool of blood, with only his leather shoes and white gloves stained with blood.

"It seems that your competitors are well prepared. There are quite a few tough guys among them." He said to Iai, who was standing beside him with a gloomy face.

"click"

The dirty white gloves fell into the blood puddle, stained bright red.

The final reshuffle of the Goblin Council was proceeding swiftly in secret, and it was here that Iai’s greatest rival had kept a trump card, which now no longer existed.

Wealth, power, life...all these elements are just chips in this gamble.

The red carpet leading to power is woven with blood, and power itself is just a bargaining chip at a higher level.

From the day he decided to cooperate with Lin En, the thoughtful goblin councillor had vaguely guessed this day.

However, as he was still young and inexperienced, he did not realize at that time that there was such a deep water behind the seemingly high and mighty Fairy Council.

But he believed in his own vision.

"As long as you and Mr. Eric are here, I believe no one can stop our plan." He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a calm tone, "The goblin will make the right choice."

Chapter 443 Prepare for a rainy day

Unnoticed, Lynn and Dumbledore both returned to Hogwarts, just as they had left.

No one knew they had left, and no one knew what they had done, except Kingsley.

This powerful and battle-hardened core member of the Order of the Phoenix was waiting outside the principal's office. He immediately went over to greet the two of them as soon as he saw them - he had probably been here for most of the day.

"Let's talk inside." Dumbledore said nothing, while Lin En pointed at the stone beast that consciously made way for him.

Kingsley understood and suppressed his doubts, followed the two into the house, and watched them perform magic with great skill, bringing the Sorting Hat, portraits, and all other things that might reveal information to a standstill.

"What happened, Albus? I was really shocked that you left so suddenly." Kingsley asked anxiously after all the unstable factors were resolved.

"We went to see a spy, the ultimate spy who could get us intelligence on Voldemort," said Dumbledore.

"?"

Kingsley's eyes widened, full of self-doubt as to "did I hear it wrongly?"

"You heard right, Kingsley." Lynn said considerately, handing over a cup of hot coffee. "You don't know the spy - or at least you're not familiar with him, because he's my man. But that's not important. What's important is that we now have a very urgent mission that you need to be responsible for."

"Another urgent task..." Kingsley's mouth twitched slightly, and he forced himself to calm down.

"I need you to provide Harry with all-round guidance in the coming year by training Aurors, especially teaching the members of your Auror team. During this period, I will support you unreservedly and teach him some magic in person."

Dumbledore's expression was very serious, but what he said was difficult for Kingsley to understand.

"Are you crazy?" Kingsley couldn't accept his professional ethics. "Forget about the Unforgivable Curses. Do you really want him to receive Auror training so early? He is only fourteen or fifteen years old!"

"It's not that I intend to put too much pressure on Harry." Dumbledore said with a helpless expression, "You may have misunderstood. I hope you can do your best to enable him to have the ability to protect himself."

"What on earth could make you care so much about a child?" Kingsley said bitterly, "You can't let him deal with You-Know-Who?"

"I don't expect him to deal with the mysterious man, but they are very likely to meet each other." Lin En looked strange. "You know, our principal always likes to listen to some... ahem! The guidance of fate."

This was not entirely true, of course, but it worked best at this moment, because Kingsley also knew the prophecy.

To be precise, many members of the Order of the Phoenix knew about this prophecy and believed in it as firmly as Dumbledore.

"I don't believe this prophecy cannot be changed," Kingsley said, "but since you have decided, I will do it, but I need to know more specific plans." He regretted being involved in this mess.

Auror's intuition made him realize that this year was not a holiday or a rest, but would be more troublesome than at the Ministry of Magic.

And...it would probably be dangerous.

Harry and Ron, who were recuperating in the common room at this moment, had not yet realized what they were about to experience, but the next day, they would have a personal experience.

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Since becoming Lynn's assistant, Cedric's study and work pace has always been tight but fulfilling.

Like Lin En, he is good at transfiguration and rune magic and can always learn new things from his teacher. His progress may not be very fast, but every step is solid.

Just like Doris, the senior who was reluctant to leave school after graduation, every day was fruitful.

Moreover, as a sixth-year adult wizard, eligible to sign up for the tournament, he undoubtedly had expectations.

Not every student has this opportunity.

The expectations of his parents and the cultivation of his teachers are the pressure and motivation he gives himself - he hopes that he can become an excellent wizard worthy of those praises.

On Sunday morning, he woke up early as usual and prepared to go to the library to get a good seat.

But before he went out and just put on his clothes, a paper airplane flew in from the door and landed right in his hand.

The familiar handwriting did not seem strange to him at all, and the content on it made him relax his brows and smile excitedly.

He simply packed up the things he needed, put the seventh-grade homework that had not been graded back into the drawer, and strode to the Room of Requirement, where he found Lynn, who was supposed to go home for the weekend but unexpectedly chose to stay in school.

There were also several acquaintances who arrived earlier than him.

Doris, Boyce, and Pavla.

"Professor, what is this...?" He was a little confused.

"Considering that your rune magic has improved again, I decided to teach you the most difficult purple rune from today on." Lin En said with a smile, "I invited them to help."

"Help?" Cedric scratched his head. He was a little embarrassed as he didn't like to cause trouble to others.

"It can't be helped. You're just lucky. You got here just in time for the tournament year." Doris said jokingly, "If you had competed a year earlier, you wouldn't have had such a good time!"

Pavla also smiled shyly, took out a notebook from her schoolbag, and sat upright on a chair outside the training ground.

"I will be responsible for helping you with the record keeping and analysis." She was quiet and spoke slowly, "I believe you can win these games on behalf of Hogwarts."

The only exception was Beuys.

"I'm actually very unconvinced." The prefect, who had never been a serious person, looked at Lin En seriously, contrary to his usual behavior, "Don't I have a chance? You are obviously biased."

Lynn said nothing, just looked at him quietly.

And Doris and Pavla.

The silence speaks.

"Okay, okay." After just a few seconds, Boyce, resigned to his fate, curled his lips and said, "I know Seid is better than me."

"Here……"

Cedric was a little embarrassed, but Lynn didn't intend to give him a chance to refuse or be polite.

"That's it. Doris and Boyce will be your sparring partners. Pavla will be in charge of recording any problems you encounter when casting spells without the runes. Get ready to begin."

This was a rare time that Lynn showed his authoritative style in front of his students. Before he finished speaking, Doris took out her wand and strode onto the training ground.

Next came Boyce, who brought a few familiar-looking gadgets - Cedric recognized their origins, they were video recording equipment from the Starlight Group.

An invisible weight seemed to be pressing on his shoulders, but it made him, who was usually humble and reserved, feel a long-lost excitement.

After a moment, a slightly thin yew wood shadow was released from his body and from the metal rune in his hand.

Faced with the baptism of the curse like a storm, it showed the fragility caused by unfamiliarity, quickly disintegrated, but quickly re-condensed.

It goes on and on in an endless cycle.

What Cedric, who was born in Hufflepuff, lacked the most was the perseverance and the spirit of fighting again and again after repeated failures.

This is what Lin En admires more about him than his talent.

But Lynn's focus is not here.

He stood quietly on the sidelines, watching Cedric suffer repeated setbacks, with all kinds of thoughts running through his mind.

Prepare an umbrella when it is sunny and bring enough dry food.

Just as Dumbledore was teaching Harry, as Cedric's teacher, he also had to plan ahead.

Chapter 444 The distinguished guests who arrived first

The combination of Lynn's teaching, Doris and Boyce's pressure, and Pavla's meticulous observation and analysis allowed Cedric to be truly tempered.

At first Boyce was a little unconvinced, but within less than a week, he completely changed his mind.

Apart from anything else, just looking at the test Cedric had to endure, there was no way he would have been able to hold on.

This requires not only hard work, but also great patience.

Aiwaz is the most effective rune magic, and its difficulty is undoubtedly the highest. Even with Lin's protection, it is not easy to try to break away from the metal rune.

If he wasn't careful, his magic would get out of control. Even though he wasn't seriously injured by the protective spell, he was still in a lot of pain. But Cedric managed to get through it.

Just as October began, he found the secret of this spell through countless failures, reviews and attempts again. The speed was so fast that even the proud Doris was amazed.

And this is just the beginning.

Soon, Hermione, Luna and Neville joined in, and the intensity and diversity of the training increased every day.

Everyone thought this was a special training for warriors in preparation for the tournament, and no one knew what Lynn and Dumbledore were planning.

The world outside Hogwarts is turbulent, just like the continuous rain outside the castle, accumulating potential dangers.

In the school that seems calm on the surface, watertight defense measures have been quietly constructed.

All preparations are progressing in an orderly manner, just waiting for the uncertain future to become a reality.

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Saturday, October 10.