The group of people arrived at the Hogwarts enclosure, where many wizards were already busy.
This group of people from the British Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards will be responsible for setting up the venue for the final competition of the Goblet of Fire.
Looking at the towering earth wall that was gradually rising under the control of the magic spell, Hermione said while looking at it: "It looks like a very huge venue - I also saw someone casting spells under the earth wall to watch the movement of the spell.
It should be a reinforcement magic... There are also people casting spells on the outside, huh? Why cast a spell on the stands..."
Sean looked over after hearing this, and sure enough, not only in the center of the field, but also on the edge of the stands where the audience cheered, there were many wizards holding up their wands and casting spells.
"It looks like defensive magic?" Sean said after observing it for a while.
"Why do we need to cast additional spells? The stands are already protected by spells, and the professors and referees will also be in the stands. If there is an accident, they will take action..." Hermione said doubtfully.
Sean glanced at the rising earth wall and said thoughtfully: "Generally speaking, even if there is a fight between students, the aftermath of the curse will not affect the stands unless..."
He and Hermione looked at each other: "This competition event will affect the stands and even put the lives of the spectators in danger."
Hermione's brows suddenly tightened: "What is the host committee thinking... Although all previous Goblets of Fire have been very dangerous, generally speaking they rarely directly affect the audience - the information I checked
In the game, what affected the audience was basically that the magical animals used as competition events suddenly went berserk, but the first event had already used a fire dragon."
Sean touched his chin and started thinking. The last project in the original work was for the participating warriors to pass through a maze full of dangers, but the building rising in front of them had not yet begun to take shape, so it was impossible to judge.
However, if even the stands are in danger, Sean prefers that the last venue itself will be very dangerous and the impact will be relatively large.
For example, diffuse poisonous gas, large-scale hypnotic spells, or large-scale illusion spells, etc.
The five teams entering the competition are in competition with each other. If you are wary of other teams, it will be easier for accidents to happen if you are distracted from dealing with dangerous situations on the field. The magic spell of a wild shot is most likely to cause an explosion, and the explosion may cause
The dangers of the site itself have greatly spilled over.
This is all Sean can think of about the last competition event.
A large group of students gathered around the edge of the playground and watched for a while, but saw nothing.
Students from the other three schools also came to the edge of the playground, but they also did not observe much useful information.
Although the last game was approaching, the organizers did not inform the Warriors about the content of the last game. It seemed that they were not notified until the last minute.
"Let's go. If they don't reveal it, we won't get any information just by looking here." Sean said, and the few people walked back towards the castle.
Just halfway through, suddenly, the noise of the crowd came from behind, and at the same time, the sound of explosions caused by the curse also sounded.
Sean and the others looked at each other and quickly turned back.
When they arrived again, the commotion of the crowd had subsided, and the students gathered together to look at the center of the construction site.
There, several walls of earth that had just been raised had collapsed on several sides, and there were huge holes blown up by the curse.
In the center of the construction crowd, there were seven or eight wizards pointed at by wands.
They raised their hands in the air, and the expressions on their faces were unclear, but they seemed to be under arrest.
Because several guard wizards were stepping forward to tie them up, and several important figures who had not appeared before also appeared at the edge of the venue.
Including Ms. Maxim, Professor Rosier, Karkaroff, Professor McGonagall, and others, as well as Amelia, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and International Affairs Cooperation of the Ministry of Magic, who is responsible for the Goblet of Fire.
Burns, and Ludo Bagman, Director of the Department of Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic, who has a good relationship with Sean.
They didn't look very good and seemed to be arguing about something.
"Hey, George, Fred, what happened?" Sean shouted when he saw the Weasley twins in the crowd.
The two of them turned around and walked over immediately when they saw it was Sean. Then one of them put a hand on one of his shoulders and whispered: "Hey, man, the Goblet of Fire is not normal this time, can you feel it?"
"Of course." Sean nodded.
Not only is it abnormal, there are a lot of conspiracies hidden in any corner. The abnormal atmosphere has long spread, and even the most ordinary students have felt it.
Fred whispered: "Didn't you see just now?"
"Yes, Hermione and I left first just now. We thought there was nothing interesting to see."
George came closer and whispered: "There is a mole——"
"Um?"
"Fred and I were at the front just now, so we could see clearly - the group of wizards who were raising the earth wall suddenly had a conflict. We originally thought it was the construction workers themselves who had some conflict.
——As a result, a leading wizard dug up a strange thing, which was buried under the earth wall."
Fred also continued: "There was more than one, and at least three were dug out. It was obvious that someone had buried it deliberately, and it was definitely not a competition event. The leading wizard started to question a few people. I guess he was asking what the situation was.
, and then..."
George squeezed his brother away and rushed to say: "Suddenly there was a fight. The wizards who were being questioned probably couldn't hide anymore. They suddenly attacked several people and then prepared to escape directly."
"I think you can guess what happened next. This is Hogwarts after all, and many people rushed over immediately. Many people worked together to suppress the wrong guys. Well, didn't we just catch them?
Just those few people - but these few people are quite ruthless, many people working on the construction were injured, and some of them didn't even move at all."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Sean looked over and saw that the wizards with their hands raised looked seriously injured. All the spells had been taken away and they were now firmly bound by magic chains.
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Beside them, construction workers several times their size could be seen lying on the ground. Some were wailing, and some even passed out. They were being carried on stretchers and ready to be sent for treatment.
Bury something under the earth wall?
Sean immediately thought of the Goblet of Fire, which was once made into a portkey. The original glory became the help of a conspiracy. Of course, this was in the original work, although Sean had been tricked by the Goblet of Fire before.
Now suddenly there is a group of people ready to cause mischief in the venue of the last game... Sean of course thinks of the returnees.
The other party must have prepared some conspiracy, and those things buried under the earth wall should be more important magic props...
Among the warriors participating in this competition, Sean's team is the only one that the returnees can target.
The other party came for me... Sean narrowed his eyes.
"What is that thing buried underneath?" he asked.
The twin brothers shook their heads: "We just took a look at it from a distance. We don't know the specific content, but now it's been put away."
"What about the professors? They seem to be arguing about something."
George and Fred laughed and then pulled Sean into the corner.
The two of them handed over a wriggling ear and said proudly: "Improved eavesdropping ear, those early warning spells can't detect this little cutie - of course, the speed is a bit slow, but it should be moved to them by now."
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Several people leaned closer to their ears, and sure enough, the voices inside were gradually getting louder.
"This is a premeditated attack. I have to bring these people back to the Ministry. The Aurors will interrogate them properly." A cold and powerful female voice sounded, and Sean could tell it was from the Ministry of Magic.
Amelia Burns, Director of the Division of Legal Enforcement and Division of International Affairs and Cooperation.
Another female voice sounded. This time, the owner of the voice was Sean and they were all familiar with it. It was Professor McGonagall: "There are lurkers among the construction workers brought by the Ministry of Magic. I have reason to suspect something. I think, let the Ministry of Magic
It's not appropriate to interrogate them."
"What do you mean? Professor McGonagall, do you think the Ministry of Magic planned this incident?" Amelia Burns's voice sounded unhappy.
"I didn't say that, I just suspected it," Professor McGonagall said calmly.
Karkaroff's high-pitched voice also sounded: "This situation will of course be left to your country's Ministry of Magic to handle - but I will definitely complain afterwards. The organizer of the Goblet of Fire this time,
It’s really unprofessional.”
Sean and the twins looked at each other, and Fred whispered: "Karkaroff and that Burns both want the Ministry of Magic to take people away..."
George snorted coldly: "The Ministry of Magic doesn't have anything good right now... I think those saboteurs are among the construction workers. The Ministry of Magic must know about it, and they want to get their own people back."
Sean nodded, he thought so too.
Moreover, it seems that Amelia Burns is also related to the Returned.
He now even doubted whether the top management of the British Ministry of Magic had been completely controlled by the returnees.
Sean originally thought that the minister and those in important positions may have been controlled by the returnees, but now it seems that the other party has completely infiltrated the British Ministry of Magic.
Ms. Maxim's voice came to my ears again, and she seemed to be on the side of Professor McGonagall.
"It's better to be imprisoned in Hogwarts first. Their appearance here must indicate some conspiracy. If we don't find out the other party's plan, I won't trust my students to step into this last competition venue."
Karkaroff seemed to be anxious, and he shouted loudly: "Hogwarts is just a school, and the school has no right to use lynching."
"Oh? Karkaroff, don't you care at all about the safety of your students?" Ms. Maxim asked in return.
Karkaroff obviously stuttered, and then shouted angrily: "This is slander! Of course I care about the warriors in our school, hum, don't forget, Schneider disappeared from your Hogwarts, I feel sorry for you
, don’t worry!”
Professor McGonagall's voice was filled with anger: "Karkaroff...don't you know this kind of thing yourself?"
Karkaroff snorted and said no more.
Now, the senior leaders of Hogwarts and Durmstrang are well aware of each other's positions, but each party has its own ideas, and on the surface they still want to maintain the original relationship.
If we break up, I'm afraid a big war will come - neither side is ready, so they can only act according to the rules first.
Sean missed Grindelwald very much at this moment. If the other party hadn't had those accidents, there would be no such apparent hypocrisy. This old man, whether he was retaliating on the spot or directly flipping the table, was one of the best in the world——
He even had the confidence to do so.
The quarrel in the ears continued. Burns insisted on taking the prisoners back to the Ministry of Magic. Karkaroff stood with her, while Ms. Maxim agreed with Professor McGonagall that they should be brought to the Ministry of Magic.
These people were first imprisoned in Hogwarts and interrogated to find out each other's plans.
Mr. Bagman was in a dilemma and couldn't say anything.
After arguing for a while, Professor Rosier, who had been silent, spoke up: "I just received the news from Mr. Grindelwald. These people should be detained in Hogwarts first."
The scene suddenly became quiet, and Grindelwald's name was still sufficiently intimidating.
Only Sean knew that the map the other party sent him last time was basically the limit. He must have been preparing for the day when the two became one - but of course Professor Rozier stood beside them.
On this side, she won't let Burns and Karkaroff do whatever they want, which is certainly true.
Finally, the quarrel in their ears ended, and Burns and Karkaroff could only acquiesce. Flitwick and several other professors came over, took over the wizards from the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, and controlled
He followed the other person towards Hogwarts Castle.
The construction work was suddenly interrupted not long after it started. Not only did several moles appear inside, but most of the other construction workers were also injured. Madam Pomfrey was probably too busy.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and Sean found Professor McGonagall after returning to the castle.
"Professor, how is the situation?"
In the office, Professor McGonagall frowned and said, "The Ministry of Magic's infiltration is more serious than we imagined..."
"What's buried?"
"This is not clear yet. Professor Flitwick has already taken the thing away for study, but what is certain is that -" she glanced at Sean worriedly, "the other party may be targeting you."
Sean licked his lips: "As expected...Professor, let trustworthy people keep checking the competition venue. I'm worried that there will be hidden moles among the construction workers. Then, after the construction is completed, no one will be allowed to stay."
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"I know that, and I have already given the order - but it seems that the few people who were not caught can't speak. Professor Snape went there with Veritaserum, but he didn't dig out any information."
"With their usual methods, they can't get any information out of people if they catch them, but they have to be careful."
"Well, that's no problem - ugh..." Professor McGonagall let out a long sigh.