Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

They are all respectable people in the wizarding world. No one would do such a thing, except Karkaroff.

But they didn't care that much, because this was Hogwarts' own trouble, and outsiders, no matter how good the relationship was, didn't need to get involved.

Dumbledore took a deep breath and said with a smile, "I think everyone has no objection to this topic, so we can discuss the next topic." He used his eyes to stop Bagman who wanted to speak, "Before the Warriors' Guidance, we have to solve the problem of event safety."

"Safety, yes, it is very important." Professor McGonagall took over seriously, "This incident shows that the security measures we prepared for this event were not enough. Someone actually tampered with the Goblet of Fire." She stared at Ms. Blunt angrily.

If we were to say who was the most unhappy today, Professor McGonagall said she was second, and I'm afraid only Karkaroff would dare to argue with her.

"Minerva, we do have professionals." The good-tempered Blount said softly, "I will report to the Minister and try to get more people to ensure that similar situations don't happen again."

Madame Maxime frowned: "It is hard for us to believe such a statement. After all, the facts are in front of us."

"We already have a suitable plan," Dumbledore said. "I have discussed this with Lynn, and he has agreed to coordinate the safety of the event as the representative of Hogwarts and to participate in the design of the competition items... Lynn?"

"I will do my best to protect the safety of every contestant." Lynn said quickly, his eyes fixed on Bagman, "On the basis of ensuring that the competition is difficult and challenging enough, and is not affected by any external factors."

Bagman shuddered subconsciously. He always felt that Linn saw through him completely from inside out.

He even began to wonder if word of his huge gambling debt had leaked out.

With a heavy heart hanging in the air, he pretended to be calm as he looked at Lynn and said, "I think everyone will feel honored to receive Professor Eric's help."

"This is just my job, Mr. Bagman, you are too polite." Lynn turned his head happily, "In addition, I have invited the leading teachers of Beauxbatons, Castellobushe and Ilvermorny. They have agreed to cooperate with me and the four of us will make arrangements together. I believe they will inform the principals of the specific situation after today's discussion."

This is naturally a happy result for everyone, just like the principals of various schools formed a judging panel - having their own professors responsible for safety will always make people feel more at ease, especially the participating warriors.

Perhaps the only one who wasn't so happy was Karkaroff.

"Why are we, Durmstrang, left out?" he asked indignantly, while Krum beside him also had a gloomy expression.

"There's nothing we can do about it, Karkaroff. After all, your school doesn't have a professor leading a team here - or are you willing to leave the judging panel and represent the principals to support our work?" Even a deaf person could hear the sarcasm and ridicule in Lin En's words.

Karkaroff's face turned pale and blue. He wanted to get angry but didn't dare. He could only grit his teeth and pretend that he didn't hear anything. He said viciously: "Durmstrang will also send a professor. Since we want to cooperate, it must be done by the five schools together."

"I have no objection." Lin En shook his head indifferently. "So this topic ends here?"

No one objected, and Bagman finally found the opportunity to speak. He shook off the gloom from before and stood up from the sofa excitedly.

"It's getting late. We should give some instructions and tips to the warriors." He grinned happily, sticking out his round belly, and rubbed his hands vigorously. "Exelin, do you want to do it or should I?"

Ms. Blunt waved her hand but did not stand.

As if he had expected this, Bagman politely stepped into the circle of light from the fire, his greasy face illuminated by the fire.

It was the first time that Harry observed the former Quidditch star so carefully. He found that besides being plump, his eyes looked a little droopy and there were shadows under his eyes, perhaps due to working overtime.

"The content of the project still needs to be discussed in detail by the committee, but the key words of the first competition project have been determined - we want to test your courage, will and determination." He said to the six warriors from five schools, "The date is set for the 24th of next month."

His voice suddenly became high-pitched. "During the competition, you are not allowed to ask for help or accept any off-field assistance. During the first round of challenges, you are only allowed to use wands to cast spells, and you are not allowed to use props with duel magic sold in the market."

He specifically glanced at Cedric, Harry, and Fleur - he was well-informed and knew a lot of inside information and relationships.

"After the first task is over, you will get a clue for the second task. Since the competition is extremely difficult and lasts a long time, you will be exempted from participating in wizard exams of all levels this year. Each school will determine the specific situation based on its own arrangements."

Satisfied, he turned to look at Dumbledore, "That's all I want to say. No need to take up any more of your time, right?"

"Yes, Ludo," said Dumbledore. "If there are no further questions, that is all for today."

He politely asked the headmasters if they wanted a drink before leaving, but only Karkaroff refused - he left the room with Krum without saying a word, without alerting anyone.

This is also like a microcosm of today's Warriors selection, which was full of unexpected events.

Only a few parties felt mixed emotions, such as Harry and Cedric who left together under Lynn's leadership.

They are the biggest losers today.

Walking in the empty auditorium aisle, the dim candlelight made the pumpkin lantern's grinning face look a little more eerie and spooky.

"I'm sorry, Professor," said Harry dryly, "I don't know what this is all about."

Chapter 473 Enlightenment

In fact, Harry didn't know what to say, he just felt that he should probably apologize.

Although he actually did nothing and was as innocent as Cedric beside him, he had to accept reality.

To be fair, they suffered an undeserved disaster.

Cedric smiled reluctantly - this was enough to surprise Harry, if it were him, he would not be able to laugh at this time - and said softly: "It's not your fault that this happened, and it's also a good experience to be your opponent."

He patted Harry's shoulder considerately, stopped outside the hall door, and said to Lynn, "Professor, please take Harry home. I'll be there soon downstairs. Professor Dumbledore is right. I guess we'll have to celebrate for a while."

"There's no rush, Seth." Lynn rarely disagreed with him. "I hope you two can come sit with me. Believe me, your classmates won't end the celebration before you go back because of time."

"...Okay, Professor." Cedric said obediently, and Harry followed him like a puppet, his mind wandering, constantly recalling everything he had experienced.

Someone must have wanted him to participate in the competition, and used some tricks that even Professor Eric couldn't find out the truth the first time, or it was dark magic.

There is no doubt that this was not done with pure motives and in the hope of gaining some benefits for himself, he was sure of it.

So……

He thought about his scar, which had hurt in August, about the attack at the Quidditch World Cup, about what Lynn had said to him on the Hogwarts Express, about...

"Harry?"

Lynn's voice called him out of his own world, and he suddenly woke up and found himself sitting in the armchair in the office - it was Lynn's own chair, and the cushion was very soft and comfortable.

"Ah! Sorry Professor, I got distracted."

Harry quickly stood up and tried to hide to the side, but Lynn pressed him back by the shoulder.

"It seems that my chair is of good quality, so you chose it instinctively." Lin En teased with a smile, then drew out the magic spell and waved it, using the copy spell to temporarily make two chairs.

"Ced, you sit here too. I know what you two are thinking about. We are in a private setting now, there is no need to be so restrained. Let's just chat casually."

"Okay, Professor, thank you for your trouble."

“Looking at the situation now, I know that you won’t be able to sleep well tonight.” Lin En said, “Actually, I understand that anyone would feel bad after hearing this news.”

"I'm actually fine, Professor. Just a little surprised." Cedric scratched his head.

"It's my fault that Cedric was delayed." Harry didn't know where to put his hands. "If it weren't for me, his grades wouldn't have been affected."

"That's true in terms of your magic level." Lynn nodded and said, "You are younger than all the warriors and you haven't even taken the OWLs exam. It would be difficult for you to get good results in the competition, especially if you compete on the same stage."

Harry's expression became even more embarrassed. He could already imagine himself being the first to be eliminated in front of hundreds of people, bringing shame upon Cedric and the entire Hogwarts' performance.

The latter was more difficult for him to accept than his own embarrassment.

There are three more houses besides Gryffindor.

Perhaps the only ones who were truly happy about being chosen as warriors were Gryffindor, especially those who wanted to participate but couldn't, represented by Fred and George.

Thinking of the lively and bustling scene of them partying in the common room at this moment, he felt a chill in his heart.

The ambitions that once existed in my imagination are now only broken into pieces.

"Then can I withdraw from the competition, Professor?" he asked dejectedly, "I don't think I can be a warrior either."

"I'm sorry, Harry, this isn't possible." To his despair, Lynn shook her head in a flat tone.

"why?"

"Because the pledge of the contract is nothing but the life of each of you who signed up - just like an unbreakable oath, it is the most severe constraint."

"...!"

It wasn't just Harry who was shocked, it was Cedric as well.

“Surprising, right? It’s just a competition between a few schools, but the cost is so high.” Lin En was not surprised by their reaction, and his voice was calm.

The two nodded at the same time, and Cedric asked: "Is this the value of the ancient wizards you told us about?"

"In the days of the founders of Hogwarts, many vows and promises were guaranteed by life. Values ​​were part of it, and the other part was their situation."

Lin En said, "But this is not the focus today. The focus is on the binding force of this contract. Hundreds of years ago, many wizards knew that they were injured and might die if they participated in the competition, but they did not make a choice. This is the source of casualties."

"Isn't this a disregard for human life?" Harry asked in panic.

"So it was interrupted. We certainly won't allow casualties to occur, which is why Professor Dumbledore wants me to be in charge of the security of the event." Lynn comforted.

"...Yes, Professor." Harry felt relieved. He was very confident in the strength that Lin En had shown in recent years.

But he was still full of doubts.

After thinking it over, he finally decided not to hide it anymore in front of Cedric and said, "I don't understand who chose me and why."

"We also want to know the answer, Harry. Unfortunately, we can't find it now, so we can only wait and continue to work hard to find it."

Lynn looked at the two of them solemnly, "No matter what, you are all my students, warriors of Hogwarts, and I will protect you."

"But am I really a warrior, Professor?" Harry was touched, but still had no confidence. "I didn't even put my name in, and I'm not as good as them."

"But the Goblet of Fire chose you."

"That's because of the chaos..."

"Because no matter what, the result won't change."

Lynn said seriously, "Your godfather will be proud of you, and the whole Hogwarts has your back. This is the only outcome, as long as you go all out like a warrior."

"I……"

Harry opened his mouth, but stopped himself from speaking.

"You might feel that a lot of people don't see you as a real warrior, right?"

Lynn unscrupulously broke the awkward relationship between Harry and Cedric.

"Yes, and maybe... maybe in their eyes, I am a shameful cheater."

"You don't need to worry about this. Tomorrow morning, everyone will know the whole story." Lynn said firmly, "Hogwarts will not hide the truth and hurt its students for the sake of a little hypocritical face."

He emphasized, "Whether it's Dumbledore or Minerva, including me, we will not allow such a situation to happen in this school."

"professor……?"

"You may take that as a promise from me, Harry."

"I see, thank you, Professor."

Perhaps because he felt that he was a little too serious just now, Lin En's expression relaxed and he said gently: "You are a young man with talent and willing to think. I believe you can achieve results. Now you should go back and rest early. Someone will guide you soon. It will be very hard, so be prepared."

"…Okay, Professor."

Harry, feeling tired and sleepy, dragged his heavy feet and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, I almost forgot something." Before leaving, Lin En stopped him again, "Please bring it to Ron for me."

He held out a folded paper, and Harry automatically reached out to take it.

"This is?"

"You just have to give it to him and he will understand everything. Now go back and celebrate. See you tomorrow. I still need to talk to Seth alone."

"Um...see you tomorrow, Professor."

Harry was a little curious, but he still obediently closed the door and walked slowly across the corridor to the common room.

He wanted to read the contents of the note several times, which to some extent alleviated his concerns.

Until the cheers of the Gryffindors rang in his ears, but he didn't see Ron.

Chapter 474 Sleepless Night

"He seems very curious about the contents of the note. Did you write anything important?"

Cedric asked thoughtfully after Harry left.

"It's not that important, but it might be useful for the two of them. Some people always subconsciously ignore the feelings of those who are very close to them, especially at his age who seems to have grown up but is actually not yet."

In front of Cedric, Lynn seemed much more casual and leaned back lazily. "Sometimes you have this problem too, and you unconsciously ignore some key people."

"I don't quite understand." Cedric said blankly.

"You'll understand later. Let's talk about what's happening right now." Lin En said, "Do you feel depressed as if you were suddenly hit by a blow but can't find the person responsible?"

“…A little bit.”