Time moves forward slowly and does not move according to human will.
Whether it was Anton, Dumbledore, Grindelwald and others who were immersed in the research of "Human Fairy Animagus Transfiguration", or Voldemort, who was undergoing rapid changes in the Magical Congress of the United States, they all had to put down what they were doing.
.
Because, the time for the fourth level of the Top 100 Tournament has come again.
Yes.
Voldemort once again came to the scene of the 100 Tournament.
People suddenly remember that the young version of Tom Riddle was powerfully killed by Anton's Death Curse, and the terrifying plasma magic effect shot straight into outer space.
And now, a middle-aged version of Tom Riddle appears again.
Maybe this is nothing to Dumbledore and other top bosses, but for every ordinary wizard and informed Muggle, the shock caused by this is absolutely terrifying.
Yes, people learned about the Dark Lord Voldemort's ascension to the Magical Congress of the United States from newspapers.
But seeing this Dark Lord on the magic mirror, or even at the competition site, was such an intuitive feeling, intensely terrifying, and absolutely exciting.
Why can't he be killed?
Obviously, no one can give them answers.
Even Anton, who always likes to share his knowledge, will not spread any knowledge about Horcrux magic to others, let alone Dumbledore, Grindelwald and others.
After all, Horcrux, for the old wizard Fiennes, is a technology that can be used to continue living after death and needs to be upgraded. For Anton, it is just a wave of the wand.
But there are a few people who can do this.
I am afraid that the vast majority of wizards who attempt to enter the magical world of Horcruxes will inevitably start from the perspective of killing.
Eternal life is destined to be a realm that only exists for top wizards.
If ordinary people can't play it, it will only cause disaster.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"Welcome back to our Top 100 Competition!"
Lockhart shouted excitedly to the magic mirror camera. Today he was wearing a huge wizard's hat in the shape of a fire dragon. In order to match the shape of this 'Black Dragon of the Hesidian Islands', he specially selected a set of black wizard hats.
The robe is embroidered with countless patterns of flame mountains using dark red needlework.
It is said that this peacock, who has an out-of-the-box thinking and never knows how to write death, has gone to the Magical Congress of the United States to register an application for a clothing factory, intending to run it together with the goblins from Gringotts.
I'm not afraid that Lao Deng will kill him.
"You don't need an oar to row a boat, but your whole life depends on the waves." Perhaps this sentence is the most suitable to describe Lockhart.
"Compared with the previous three knockout matches, this one is now a qualifying match."
"The current players are all the top 100 warriors in the Top 100 Competition. Each of them will get their own honor, but our competition must continue after all!"
"I believe that everyone who pays attention to the event information has learned the rules of this competition in advance from the "Wizard Event Newspaper."
"The warriors need to submit their areas of expertise to the competition committee. After drawing number cards to determine the battle lineup, the warriors can choose areas of mutual expertise to compete."
"Best of three."
"Tie score goes into overtime."
Lockhart flipped over the prompt card in his hand, "For example, our contestant, Hermione Granger from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, her areas of expertise include 'Charms, Transfiguration, History of Magic, Ancient Runes,
Arithmancy and Astronomy '6 terms."
"Then let's look at this contestant, Kurtis Franco from Wagadu Magic School. Her areas of expertise include 'spells, ancient runes, and divination'."
"Then, after these two warriors engage in a 'magic duel', the losing party has the right to choose one of the 'magic spells and ancient magic texts' in the second game in the overlapping fields that they are both good at.
challenge."
"And if they only sign up for one basic event, 'Magic Duel', and have no other areas of expertise, they must accept the loser's second challenge in all their areas of expertise."
"I think such an event will be exciting enough!"
"Let every warrior show his or her best side!"
“Seeking more possibilities!”
"Perhaps we will see the emergence of young wizards who can defeat all warriors in the basic items of 'Magic Duel' alone. Maybe we will see the emergence of young wizards who show abilities far beyond ordinary wizards in 'Potions'. Maybe we will
You will see more and more exciting pictures.”
"The fourth level of the event is expected to be held for 8 days, with a total of 7 rounds of pairwise matches."
"And a ranking match in the same group."
"We will decide the ranking in the qualifying match on the last day based on the number of wins."
"At the same time, the top 10 winners will qualify for the finals!"
"Then, we will start the first round of the fourth qualifying match today, and we will invite our warriors to come on stage to select our opponents."
"The number of participants this time is 98!"
The venue for this competition was Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There were less than a hundred contestants and hundreds of spectators, sitting together in the auditorium that had been cast a traceless stretching spell, waiting for the results of the draw.
The classmates from the school crowded around the balcony and watched curiously. Percy and Ginny in the crowd looked at the group of winners with disappointment. Not content with this, they began to pray for Ron again.
This older brother/younger brother that everyone looked down upon in the past has now become their hope. Maybe Ron can create miracles again? After all, it is said that Anton taught him a lot.
Everyone was waiting for the show to start, and Anton was also watching a unique show.
This time, Dumbledore obviously couldn't tolerate Voldemort's arrival as he did last time. If Bella and Tom's loyal Death Eaters hadn't taken the opportunity to sneak into every corner of the arena, Dumbledore would have definitely been unable to bear it.
Draw your wand and banish Tom on the spot.
Voldemort had obviously caught on to Dumbledore's weakness.
Yes, he should have recognized such a thing long ago.
Why didn't the great Professor Dumbledore let him stay as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the school?
Putting aside so many high-sounding words, I am afraid that the most instinctive reaction in the heart to protect the things you care about, the kind of food protection, is the fundamental thing, right?
As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Is Dumbledore willing to let a man with top wizard potential and great ambition stay together in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that he cares about so much?
Aha
Looking at the crazy and patient Professor Dumbledore, Tom Riddle felt extremely proud at the moment.
This extremely indifferent professor doesn't care about other people's lives or the Ministry of Magic, he doesn't care about so much, but he cares so much about the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that has been guarding it for hundreds of years!
What an interesting topic...
Dumbledore has feelings for this place, and Tom also has feelings for Hogwarts. He left the dirty Muggle orphanage and began the best years of his life, so why not here.
Professor Horace Slughorn, who loved him the most at that time, promised to pave his way to the Ministry of Magic. Isn't it inferior to the position of a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?
Of course not, he just wanted to stay in this place, the place he once considered home.
But oh, he is different from Dumbledore.
What Voldemort can't get is that he really doesn't mind destroying it!
Hey hey hey...
Now, the offensive and defensive dynamics are different.
However, the referee team sitting on the stage at this time included not only Dumbledore, Voldemort and Anton who were watching the fun, but also Gellert Grindelwald.
Lao Fu took advantage of Lao Deng's weaknesses.
Lao Ge can see it.
He just called for Lockhart to come over and gave a few instructions.
After a while, countless media reporters rushed over, frantically taking photos of Voldemort.
In the past, they would never have dared to do such a thing!
Just kidding, shooting the Dark Lord with that glaring camera is just asking for death!
But...
The interesting thing is here.
At this moment, Lao Fu was not only not angry, but his smile became gentler. He endured the disgust and resistance in his heart, and his hand that was about to pull out the wand, and smiled like "Dumbledore".
"Sir Speaker Riddle, may I ask if you have any suggestions or opinions for the referee team participating in this event?"
The one who dared to come forward for an interview at this time was Lockhart, who had always been desperate for his life.
It was as if he had stuffed his head into a tiger's mouth, squeezing hard towards Voldemort so that the reporter could take pictures of him, Voldemort, Dumbledore, Grindelwald and Anton beside him.
Oh haha
He can show off this photo for the rest of his life!
Voldemort looked at this guy's bright smile, and for some reason he remembered his apprentice Anton's standard silly smile. He finally found the source, and couldn't help but feel happy that a smile appeared on his face.
Besides...Your Excellency, Speaker Riddle...oh ho ho, what a wonderful title.
"Sir Speaker Riddle, can you tell me something?"
"Of course" the smile on Lao Fu's face became gentler.
He really started to explain some of his opinions. As a top wizard, after such a long time and era in the wizarding world, he often thinks about the future of the entire wizarding community at a very high level. He actually has too much to say.
To speak.
He is so serious.
However, the more seriously he spoke, the reporters started to get angry.
"May I ask Speaker Riddle, are you deliberately targeting Professor Albus Dumbledore when you come here this time?"
"May I ask Speaker Riddle, everyone wants to know, was it Principal Dumbledore who took you out of the orphanage?"
"May I ask Speaker Riddle, it is said that Anthony Weiss came to dean Azkaban Academy and regarded Barty Crouch Jr. as a hidden reward for this game. What do you think of this issue?"
"May I ask Speaker Riddle..."
Those questions were each sharper than the last, so sharp that the smile on Voldemort's face became a little stiff.
If it weren't for the sensible Lockhart who asked him questions that made him feel extremely comfortable from time to time, he probably wouldn't be able to stand it anymore.
But in the end, I still endured it.
The smile was so gentle.
So stiff.
Quack, quack…
Anton secretly gave Grindelwald a thumbs up from the side, and Grindelwald raised his eyebrows slightly at him, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Dumbledore curled his lips, but his face was no longer tense, with an inexplicable weirdness.
He always feels...
Gellert's move is not only disgusting Tom, but also seems to be mocking himself?
Anton who is having fun, Gellert who is playing dirty tricks, and Tom who comes over to make him sick, no one is a good person!