After leaving the Forbidden Forest, Ryan and Hermione walked around the edge of the Forbidden Forest to the front of Hagrid's hut. The sunshine outside the Forbidden Forest was very bright, which made people feel much happier.
As soon as they approached the door of Hagrid's hut, Fang jumped out from the open door, barking happily and wagging his tail.
"Who is it?" Hagrid asked as he walked to the door, "Ryan!" He strode over to greet them, hugged Ryan hard with one thick arm, and said, "I'm so glad to see you, my friend.
It's really nice to see you."
They walked into Hagrid's hut and saw two sets of bucket-sized teacups and saucers on the wooden table in front of the stove.
"Had a cup of tea with Olim," Hagrid said. "She just left."
"It sounds like your relationship is making some progress now." Ryan joked. After hearing this, Hagrid immediately started to squirm, and a small area of skin on his face that was not covered by his beard suddenly turned red.
"Speaking of which, I really want to thank you for your advice. She has not had it easy all these years. I almost caused her trouble. But now through communication, I find that we have a lot in common." Hagrid said happily.
He said while taking out a few more cups from the cupboard. He made tea and brought a plate of rock cakes to share with Ryan and Hermione. Then he leaned on the chair and looked at Ryan carefully with his dark eyes.
"How does it feel to win the Triwizard Tournament? I heard that you invested most of your money in the Weasley twins' business. I hope for your sake they can avoid being dealt with by Molly."
"Do you know Mrs. Weasley?" Hermione asked in surprise.
"Of course I do." Hagrid nodded. "As you know, I have been a ranger at Hogwarts since I was young. When I first met Molly, she was still named Prewett.
As a freshman, her strong character was already reflected at that time."
Listening to Hagrid's stories about the past, Ryan and Hermione realized that although the half-giant in front of them looked similar to a middle-aged man, he was actually the same generation as Voldemort, and he was now in his 60s.
. Of course, the giant bloodline has given him a longer lifespan, and physically he is still a middle-aged man.
"By the way, what does Madame Maxime want to do with you? It can't be just to chat with you, right?" Ryan took the opportunity to ask when Hagrid stopped telling some past events.
"Find me something to do this summer," Hagrid said, "but it's confidential. I can't tell, not even knowing that you two have received an invitation from Dumbledore. Olim is what you call
Madame Maxime might do it with me. I think she will, and it seems that I have convinced her."
"Does this have something to do with the mysterious man?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Probably," he said vaguely, "Anyway, I definitely won't tell you, and don't ask me again."
It seems that Hagrid was still sent to contact the giants this year. I just hope that his luck will be a little better this year. After chatting for a while, Ryan, Hermione and Hagrid said goodbye to Hagrid and went back to the castle for lunch.
That afternoon, when Ryan and Hermione walked into the Great Hall, they discovered that the winning house emblems that usually decorated the hall at the leaving party were gone. They had been replaced by the Hogwarts emblem and the entire hall was decorated with the emblems and colors of the four houses.
Dumbledore first announced the ownership of this year's Academy Cup. Gryffindor House narrowly defeated Ravenclaw and won the Academy Cup because Ryan won the Triwizard Tournament with extra points. Gryffindor students raised their glasses to celebrate.
After watching everyone finish celebrating, Dumbledore knocked on his glass.
"Another year has come to an end." Dumbledore looked at everyone and said, "But at the same time, I must solemnly tell you one thing again. The dark age may be coming soon."
After thinking about it before, Dumbledore still decided to temporarily conceal the news of Voldemort's return in public, and only told the fact to those who were willing to listen to him, and used the vague "Darkness Comes" as a propaganda slogan for the public. Of course, this may also be
Because although Voldemort's resurrection caused serious problems this time, no one was killed. Therefore, Dumbledore also felt that there was no need to take such an extreme plan as in the original book to announce the news to everyone.
There was a murmur in the auditorium, but soon fell silent. This was not the first time Dumbledore announced the news, but because this was the first time they heard Dumbledore announce the news so solemnly, everyone below
After some discussion, in view of various recent events, most people still believed what Dumbledore said.
"The Ministry of Magic doesn't want me to tell you this." Dumbledore continued, "Some parents of my classmates may be shocked by what I did. Either because they can't believe that more than ten years of peace has completely ended, or because they
I think I shouldn't tell you this, after all, you are still young. However, I believe that telling the truth is always better than lying. If we try to hide this news, we may be caught by surprise and suffer greater consequences.
of harm.”
At this time, every face in the auditorium turned towards Dumbledore, with shock written on every face. Because the students here were all born and raised in a peaceful era, and suddenly heard the news that war might break out.
Time is naturally difficult to accept.
"The purpose of the Wizarding Tournament is to enhance and promote mutual understanding among the wizarding community. In light of what is happening now and in light of the danger we now face from the outbreak of war, this connection is more important than ever," Dumbledore added.
Dumbledore looked at Madam Maxime and Hagrid, at Karkaroff who was sitting in the teacher's chair and looking slightly flustered, at Fleur Delacour and her Beauxbatons alumni, and at Slater.
Viktor Krum and Durmstrang's classmate at Lin's table.
Krum looked nervous, even a little scared, as if he thought Dumbledore would say something harsh.
"Every guest in this hall," Dumbledore said, his eyes resting on Durmstrang's classmates, "will be welcome back at any time. I say it to you all again. In view of the fact that
This war is likely not to be simply confined to the British territory. Its scale is likely to exceed everyone's expectations. We will only be strong if we are united; if we are divided, we will be vulnerable. In a war, you cannot protect yourself by hiding alone.
. Only by showing the same unbreakable friendship and trust can we fight it to the end. As long as we have the same goal and an open mind, differences in habits and language will not be an obstacle."
"I believe I really hope I'm mistaken. I believe we will all face dark and difficult times. But remember, as long as we keep hope in our hearts, we will prevail."
It seems that even though Professor Dumbledore decided to hide the news about Voldemort's resurrection in order to unite more people, he still described a darker future for everyone in a very serious tone, hoping to arouse everyone's vigilance.
Ryan knew that this was because Professor Dumbledore's sense of responsibility made him choose the current statement after weighing for a long time between awakening everyone and uniting the most people. This statement can awaken everyone as much as possible while uniting the most people.
However, the subsequent hostility from the Ministry of Magic is inevitable, but it should be much better than the opposition from the entire magical world in the original work.
Thinking of this, Ryan was slightly relieved. As long as everything was better than the situation in the original work, that would be enough.