Tom's face turned as red as a cooked Boston lobster.
"Well, this...ah..."
"So you don't want to, right?" Hermione took the somewhat stiff stockings from the bed and fiddled with them.
"No!" Tom answered very quickly, as if he would lose something if he was delayed by a second.
"That's good, please, Mr. Yoder~" Hermione tilted her head and showed a devilish smile.
…
After a long time, Tom and Hermione walked out of the Room of Requirement.
Although Hermione's dress was damaged by Tom, Hermione was a witch and naturally she would not let herself run out naked. She cleverly cast a transformation spell on her bathrobe, turning it into a wizard. As for the robe, I can change it back when I get back to the dormitory.
"Are you okay?" While walking in the corridor, Tom noticed that Hermione's steps seemed a little unnatural. As the culprit, of course he had to pay attention.
"The roundness disappeared from my eyes!" Hermione rolled her eyes at him angrily, refused Tom's request to carry her, and walked back to the lounge independently.
After Hermione returned to her dormitory, she was immediately surrounded by her little sisters.
"Tell me the truth, where were you last night?" Sue Li put her hands on her waist and stood in front of the dormitory door, blocking Hermione's way.
"Where was your dress last night? I remember you spent a lot of money." Padma observed more carefully, and she discovered that Hermione's beautiful evening dress was missing last night!
A young girl stayed out all night, and when she came back her clothes had changed... What does this mean?
Being surrounded, Hermione felt dizzy and wanted to punch Tom very much.
But thinking of Tom, she had an idea and found a good excuse.
"Volunteers! I have been busy with volunteer work these past two days. We will go to Professor Dumbledore in advance later!" Hermione remembered that she was still a volunteer for the first project of the Triwizard Tournament. , and today the first project is about to start!
As for the small things like volunteer registration, Tom had already arranged it for Hermione. After some consideration, Dumbledore specially approved Hermione to become a project volunteer.
It's not that Tom took the back door, but because Hermione herself is strong enough - she can beat Tom in pure magic!
Tom and Hermione's strength has gone beyond the scope of ordinary students. In Dumbledore's view, Hermione has a "quasi-professor" level of combat power, and Tom Yoder has a standard "professor-level" combat power. Going crazy is no worse than Grindelwald.
This is supported by actual combat records.
On the night of the World Cup finals, Dumbledore rushed to the camp. There, he saw familiar traces - he could swear on his beard that it was the damage caused by Li Huo, coupled with Tom's previous criminal record. , Dumbledore is 100% sure that Tom Yoder learned the Fire Curse from somewhere!
This is black magic!
However, Dumbledore is not a stubborn person. He has a very flexible moral bottom line in his attitude towards magic. In his opinion, there is not much difference between the spells themselves. The key depends on what kind of person the wizard is who casts the spell. A decent wizard, There is absolutely no problem in using black magic to fight against dark wizards. But even if a dark wizard casts a Patronus Charm, it is still evil...
Tom Yoder happens to be a wizard who has realized the power of "love"! Therefore, Dumbledore turned a blind eye to the matter of the Fire Curse. The child is very talented and has no teacher.
If you are self-taught, what can you do?
It can only be said that he is glad that he has embarked on the right path - if he cultivates another third-generation Dark Lord, Dumbledore will seriously consider retiring and living in seclusion. The three Dark Lords have a very close relationship with him, so he
Should we reflect on this?
Tom Yoder is now the backbone of the fight against dark wizards! Sir Merlin is also planning to give Tom a medal!
It's not a bad thing to have two people participate in the competition as volunteers.
Tom and Hermione were not the only volunteers. Dumbledore selected a group of sixth- and seventh-grade students, as well as Durmstrang and Beauxbatons' elites, and prepared to put them into the first project.
.According to the plan, they should meet with them some time before the start of the competition to know the content of the first project.
Hermione's words immediately attracted the attention of the sisters.
"What? Hermione, have you become a volunteer?"
"Tell me about the first project!"
"Didn't it say that only senior students can become volunteers?"
"Hermione is excellent, isn't it?"
While the sisters were busy discussing, Hermione quickly changed her clothes and rushed out of the dormitory while Sue Li wasn't paying attention.
"I have to go find Professor Dumbledore, see you later!" She ran away quickly.
"I always feel that something is wrong with her." Su Li looked at Hermione's leaving figure and frowned. She felt that Hermione seemed to have changed somewhere.
It seems to have a touch of "divine" temperament?
It must be my own illusion!
After Hermione left the dormitory, she went to the principal's office as she said. There, she would know the content of the first project and get the "role" she wanted to play.
"Hermione, wait a minute!" Just as Hermione was about to leave the lounge, Tom caught up with her from behind. He was holding a large package in his hand. Judging from the appearance of the package, it looked very much like his own pair of magic silver wings?
Although these wings were Hermione's birthday gift, they were always kept by Tom. Today, for some unknown reason, he actually brought these wings out.
"You'll definitely need it later." Tom winked at Hermione and put the wings into Hermione's arms without any explanation.
Hermione was a little helpless and put the troublesome package into her schoolbag that had been casted by the Invisible Expansion Charm. Then the two of them headed to Dumbledore's office.
Only when he arrived outside the office did Tom realize how attractive the Triwizard Tournament was to everyone.
The time agreed upon by Dumbledore and the volunteers was nine o'clock, but it was not yet half past eight, and the corridor outside the principal's office was already overcrowded.
Tom saw several seventh-year Ravenclaw seniors and seniors, as well as people from the other three houses. There were more than ten volunteers from Hogwarts alone. Others
The same goes for both schools. More than thirty people were crowded in the corridor, making the place seem a bit chaotic...
In addition to the volunteers, Dumbledore, the four college deans and members of the judging panel also appeared at the scene.
Seeing the arrival of Tom and Hermione, a smile flashed in Dumbledore's eyes. He cleared his throat, signaling everyone present to quiet down and listen to him.
"Okay, everyone is here."
As soon as Dumbledore said these words, the students present all turned their attention to Tom and Hermione. When they saw the two of them, everyone already had a premonition in their hearts. But when Dumbledore gave the real answer, everyone
I just felt a bit sad.
The reason is that these two people are too young! Most of the people who can become volunteers are the oldest students in the school. The volunteers present are basically over seventeen years old. As a result, the two people in front of me are sixteen years old.
? He actually became a volunteer.
But everyone was convinced, after all, Tom became famous on the day of the World Cup finals.
Seeing Tom and Hermione appear, Mrs. Maxim and Professor Karkaroff looked unhappy. Although they didn't know much about the content of the project, they still had basic common sense.
It is normal for fellow Hogwarts volunteers to have a biased attitude when facing the Hogwarts warriors, right?
For a moment, both of them were a little worried.
Although there was a lot of drama in everyone's heart, everyone still calmed down, hid the little thoughts in their hearts, and listened carefully to Dumbledore's speech.
"To be honest, I'm surprised that you came so early. I thought that last night's party would consume a lot of your energy and make you unable to get up in the morning!" Dumbledore said to Tom and Hermione without leaving a trace.
Min blinked.
Tom:……
How come this bad old man knows everything?
"Is today the day when the first event of the Triwizard Tournament begins? As volunteers, you will enter the competition venue first before the warriors..."
Everyone except Tom pricked up their ears. There seemed to be a fire fueled by curiosity in their hearts, making them eager to know the content of the Triwizard Tournament.
"The first project will be held in...the Forbidden Forest!"
Hearing this name, everyone took a breath. Not to mention the little wizards at Hogwarts, the students at Durmstrang and Beauxbatons also learned about the power of the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts.
.It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most dangerous forest in the magic world.
This forest is lush and vast, and there are countless kinds of magical animals living in it, many of which are extremely dangerous. Ordinary students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest at all, and only those who have made serious mistakes will be punished to patrol the Forbidden Forest.
When they knew that the first project would be held in the Forbidden Forest, everyone's expressions froze, and several volunteers even backed down - who knows what kind of monsters there are in the Forbidden Forest? It is said that there are even werewolves in it.
If you were caught or bitten, wouldn't your life be ruined?
Not only were the students shocked, but the two principals, Maxim and Karkaroff, were also extremely surprised: This was inconsistent with the information they had obtained! Didn't it mean that the first project was a fire dragon? Why did it become wilderness survival?
Wait...could he "release" a few fire dragons into the Forbidden Forest?...
The two principals shook their heads.
Dumbledore looked at the students present with an extremely serious expression: "I must remind you that even if you are volunteers, you will face fatal risks if you act recklessly in the Forbidden Forest. Although the Ministry of Magic has made many preparations,
The strongest insurance is prudence and caution.”
Everyone nodded silently, secretly determined not to go out of line.
After Dumbledore warned everyone, he took out a gold bracelet from his robe. The bracelet was large and thick, and looked very suitable for Hagrid to wear. There were dense inscriptions engraved on the bracelet.
Before everyone could see what the bracelet looked like, Dumbledore pulled out his wand and did an unexpected operation - he touched the tip of the wand on the bracelet, and the bracelet instantly fell apart and broke into dozens of pieces.
Fragments of varying block sizes.
Then, the fragments turned into streams of light and flew out from the windows in the corridor. Several fragments were also thrown into the hands of the volunteers present.
Tom received a piece, which seemed to be the largest piece, weighing as much as an ounce. Hermione also received a small piece, but it was much smaller than Tom's, only about the size of a fingernail.
The volunteers who received the fragments couldn't help but look at the golden ring fragments in their hands carefully, while the volunteers who didn't received them also looked curious.
"You must keep the fragments in your hands well. The three warriors and their assistants will try their best to take them away... What you can do is to keep the fragments in your hands, or give the fragments to someone you recognize.
Warrior." Dumbledore said with a smile.
The expressions of the volunteers present suddenly changed. Those who got the fragments immediately put them away and looked at the young wizards from other schools around them with some caution. Those who did not get the fragments also quickly remembered the volunteers with the fragments.
The person’s name and appearance.
The air was suddenly filled with opposing emotions.
Madame Maxime glanced at the extraordinarily large fragment in Tom's hand, and could hardly restrain her inner desire to complain: Sure enough, Dumbledore was still biased and gave the biggest piece to his own people!
"Remember, the fragments in your hands will determine the outcome of the game! Let me tell you some basic rules..."
After explaining the basic rules, Dumbledore began to ask the members of the referee team to distribute protective suits to volunteers. These suits could save their lives as much as possible.
There are two things in the suit. One is a firework. Once a volunteer is seriously injured or faces a fatal threat, the firework can be fired. The professor outside the site will enter the forbidden forest and take the volunteer out. Once the firework is fired,
As a waiver, warriors and other personnel are prohibited from causing further harm to the volunteer.
The second thing is even more interesting. It is a trigger-type portkey that can be taken to the Quidditch pitch by touching it. This is also a life-saving suit prepared by the Ministry of Magic for volunteers. There is a cover outside the portkey, which is usually small.
Wizards cannot touch the door key. Only in critical moments can the door key be triggered by breaking the cover and taken back to the venue.
With these two pieces of equipment, the safety of volunteers is also guaranteed.
In addition, the volunteers each received a small bag. No one knew what was inside. They could only open it and check it when they arrived at the competition venue.
According to Dumbledore, it may be a magic prop, a map, or both, it's completely random.
As for food, drinking water, tents and other things, they are taken for granted.
"Okay, please lead the deans and members of the judging panel to lead the volunteers to the Forbidden Forest." After completing the arrangements, Dumbledore waved his hand and announced that everyone was ready to set off.
Tom's expression changed slightly: He still has something to do.