As we all know, Occlumency is a powerful weapon against Legilimency. Even a natural master of Legilimency, such as Voldemort, was still defeated by Snape's Occlumency.
As his own strength continued to improve and he became more aware of the nature of Voldemort's power, Ani and Dumbledore had more conjectures.
There are many ideas, but they are difficult to verify, and are time-consuming and labor-intensive. There is also a way to save trouble, and that is to let Mr. Riddle answer the questions himself.
This is almost impossible!
Even if Aini catches him one day, as a determined great wizard and a born master of Legilimency, how could he possibly blow himself up?
But things are different now. Although the uncertainty of the Concentration Curse is too high, there is at least hope. Voldemort has a high probability of being caught by surprise.
All that needs to be done is to design a scenario that amplifies Voldemort-related obsessions to the extreme and maximizes the probability of winning the Concentration Spell.
In the next few hours, Hermione repeatedly experienced the joy of the Concentration Charm. The compatibility between the two was really high. Every time, the little witch's thoughts could be focused on various knowledge points, making her immersed in it and unable to stop.
Aini, on the other hand, tried to optimize the Concentration Spell, and he did successfully refine the spell structure that could penetrate Occlumency.
However, every time he modified the spell model, the protective mechanism of Occlumency would be activated when using it. It seemed that the model he constructed with a flash of inspiration last night had a natural miraculous effect.
Seeing the sun gradually setting, Ani woke up Hermione who was addicted to efficient learning experience. It was the Halloween dinner soon, and they had to take care of themselves a little out of politeness.
So when Hermione sat at the long Gryffindor table, the table was already filled with all kinds of delicious meals, including a lot of French dishes.
The twins' clothes were a little messy, and the girl soon learned about their "great achievements" from the gossip around them.
Just now, the two of them opened a box of canned herrings, and as expected, received unanimous "thank you" from their friends.
Well, "Thank you" for not spreading their rotten eggs all over the auditorium!
As the main meal of Halloween, today is more solemn than yesterday's welcome banquet, and the delicious dishes are tempting the hearts of foodies.
In addition to the usual bats and jack-o-lanterns, the decoration of the auditorium also added some small objects unique to French and Nordic legends. When his eyes passed over them, Maxim showed a somewhat satisfied look.
At least in terms of attitude, Hogwarts is much more comfortable than those barbarians in Durmstrang.
Although from the appearance, the lady could beat any man in the auditorium except Hagrid - after her thick and slender fingers picked up the knife and fork, her movements were very gentle and graceful.
In addition to the banquet tonight, the list of participating warriors will also be announced. The little wizards speeded up their meals intentionally or unintentionally... Then after filling their stomachs, they found that everyone at the teacher's table was still tasting the food slowly and from time to time.
Have a few words of conversation.
It's very urgent!
Finally, the old principal stood up against the expectant gazes of everyone.
"Well, it's time for the Goblet to be decided," said Dumbledore. "It will probably take another minute. Listen, when the names of the champions are announced, I want them to go to the top of the Great Hall and along the staff table.
Go over there and enter the room next door—" he pointed to the door behind the staff desk, "—where they will receive initial instruction."
The anticipation in the students' hearts continued to rise, but the light in the auditorium dimmed.
Except for those floating pumpkin lanterns, all the other candles were extinguished
The next moment, the Goblet of Fire burst into dazzling light, and the blue-white flames were so intense that the little wizard who looked over couldn't help but squint his eyes.
One minute...two minutes...
The frequency of the flame's beating seemed to slow down along with the second hand on the clock. Many people could not wait to run forward and take out the list of warriors from the cup.
"Hey!"
Waves of low shouts resounded in the auditorium, and the blue-white flames suddenly changed. Red tongues of flames flew into the air, pushing out a piece of parchment with scorch marks.
Dumbledore grabbed it and read the name on it - Viktor Krum.
Durmstrang's Warrior - the Seeker who just shined in the World Cup not long ago.
This can be regarded as what everyone expected, so the applause in the auditorium was particularly enthusiastic, and many Hogwarts students seemed more excited than Krum's classmates.
On the contrary, Krum himself was very calm, even looking a little uninterested. After standing up and greeting Dumbledore, he calmly walked into the next room without making any response to the enthusiastic people——
Including his principal Karkaroff, even when Krum walked to the next door, Karkaroff was still cheering and yelling to cheer him on.
But soon no one cared about this, because the flame turned red again.
Dumbledore picked up the second piece of parchment and said, "The Champion of Beauxbatons is - Fleur Delacour!"
Not many people had heard of this name, so everyone just gave it polite applause.
But after the silver-haired girl stood up, the applause in the auditorium suddenly became enthusiastic.
"What a nice view……"
Ron's pupils swayed left and right along with the girl's waist, and until Fleur was out of sight, his face was still obsessed.
Then in a daze, he seemed to hear Hermione's name, and then deafening cheers broke out around him...
"That's great, Hermione!"
"Warriors belong to Gryffindor!"
The twins were jumping up and down excitedly, showing no grudges about not being elected. They were even more excited than Hermione.
The remaining little lions are equally happy. The girl's performance over the past few years is convincing. This is the honor she and Gryffindor deserve!
Of course, everyone except Ron, whose mind had just been glued to Fleur's perfectly curved waist and hips, was taken to the next room and was still on his way back.
Except Hermione!
She is even more deceived than Ron now. She clearly listened to Aini and did not put her name into the Goblet of Fire.
Will Ani be worried?
Will Aini blame her?
Amid everyone's celebrations and congratulations, the girl instinctively showed a polite smile, but turned her attention to the teacher's desk.
Ani, who was sitting there, was equally surprised. Just now he couldn't help but stand up and look at the parchment in Dumbledore's hand.
It did have the girl's name and Hogwarts written on it, but Ani knew Hermione well enough to know that she wouldn't do that.
Moreover, only Aini knew that the name on the third piece of parchment should have been Cedric Diggory!
The trajectory changed again, but Aini decided to consider the reasons later...
He met the gaze that came over him, his eyes full of encouragement and he showed a warm smile.