Chapter 2548 Smoke and Mirror (14)

  In ancient Greek mythology, there was a huge labyrinth on the island of Crete. There was a minotaur living in the labyrinth. The Greeks would regularly send boys and girls to the labyrinth for their food.

There is also a legend that the **** Zeus fell in love with a princess when he was away from the world. The name of the princess was Europa. One day Zeus saw the princess and the maids playing, so he let his son Hermes herd the cows and transformed himself into a head. The white cow mixed into the herd and came to her side. The unsuspecting princess approached the beautiful cow with curiosity, and the cow took her straight to the sea and came to Crete. The princess bore three sons to Zeus, one of whom was the king of Crete.

   "What do you think, Barty?" After hearing her vision, Albus asked Barty Crouch, Director of Communications and Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic.

  Barty Crouch seemed lost in thought.

   Placing the trophy in the center of the maze and letting the players pick it up will make the award ceremony meaningless, which will disappoint those "big men" who want to make their name in history through the award ceremony.

   However, the children liked her designs very much, and there were excited expressions on their faces when discussing.

"The third round will be held next year, and it is too early to discuss." Crouch said, "I have to remind you that after signing this agreement, you must not tell the players everything you know, or anything related to the players. People, otherwise you will be severely punished, and signing the agreement also means that you lose the opportunity to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, are you clear?"

   No one answered, this is the third time Crouch has repeated it, but only one person left, and the others chose to stay.

   So Crouch took out his wand and put away the non-disclosure agreements signed by the children with a summoning spell.

"Now I declare that the contract is in effect." Crouch said in the tone of the executive director of the Ministry of Magic. The paper ball that followed the agreement became a ball, and rays of light came from the paper ball and fell on the children. on the body.

"From now on, your use of magic will not be restricted by traces, even though you are still minors." Barty Crouch said solemnly to the children, "I hope you can use your magic properly and don't break the law during the holidays. thing."

   "Yes, Mr. Secretary." The children answered together.

   Then Barty Crouch nodded at Albus and left the tent.

   "So I don't have to think about this idea?" Pomona asked Albus.

   "You keep doing what you have to do," Albus said, and then left the tent as well.

   "Okay, let's talk about tomorrow's plans." When they were all gone, Pomona walked over to the blackboard and said to the crowd, "Assuming this is the entire venue, the entrance and the stands are right here."

   She said and drew, if the Quidditch pitch was an oval, the entrance would be positioned as if it had been gnawed.

   "Such a place..." said Penello Clearwater.

   "It's enough for us." Pomona said, "Your task tomorrow morning is to set up the entrance. I hope the defensive magic you set up before is strong enough that non-staff members will not be allowed to enter the venue from tomorrow."

   "Yes, Professor," said the children, all wearing a golden badge on their chests, a "staff" symbol, which, like the Ministry of Magic, can only be entered with.

  The vast majority of these children are in sixth and seventh grade, and some have just graduated. They can use this "internship" as an opportunity to get in touch with members of the Ministry of Magic and prepare for the future.

With the exception of Neville Longbottom, who's only in fourth grade next school year, he's so abrupt here that it's hard not to draw attention, and even Barty Crouch gives him a second look, even though he's in school are ignored most of the time.

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After the Dark Mark was lit up over the Quidditch World Cup scene, Barty Crouch finally agreed to her proposal, placing the trophy in the center of the maze, omitting the awarding session and allowing as few outsiders as possible. personnel enter the school.

The fire of the Goblet of Fire was blue, and Albus pointed at it with the Elder Wand, took out a small ball of flame, and placed it in an ordinary glass trophy. The trophy glowed a faint blue after receiving the flame. The light, just this point is enough as the power of the entire maze.

When the trophy is picked up, the maze will lose power and will not continue to transform, and the grass will become normal grass, which can be destroyed with a fading spell or fire magic, but until then they are like a block The wall is something that the contestants cannot break through.

The ancient Goblet of Fire itself has a strong defense, and ordinary magic spells have no effect on it. Even if it is learned later, the Confusion Charm used by Barty Crouch Jr. is also strengthened, and it is not that he is in school. learned in.

Barty Crouch Jr. has always been a top student. Voldemort taught him without difficulty, but Wormtail. When he prepared the resurrection potion for his master, even if Voldemort personally supervised it, he always made mistakes, so he was always reprimanded by his master. .

Georgiana rubbed her face. In the memory of Tina and Scamander, the magic fire that Grindelwald lit in the Lestrange family cemetery at the Père Lachaise Cemetery was also blue, and in the Goblet of Fire. The flames are the same color.

Of course, there are many magic colors that are also blue, such as flying sand and stone, but the fire of the Goblet of Fire and the fire lit by Grindelwald have the same effect, that is, "removing impurities", all followers of Grindelwald who are not pure enough in determination All were burned to ashes, whether he was pure blood or mixed blood.

   But the Goblet of Fire is not the same, at least Harry is not the best at Hogwarts, or even the best in his class.

   How did he become a "champion"?

In order to prevent Death Eaters from infiltrating the school, Albus and Barty Crouch also set up an age circle around the Goblet of Fire. Those who are not of age are not allowed to step in. Even if they throw their names in, they will not be banned The Goblet of Fire is considered ineligible.

   But Harry still became the fourth player.

Pomona always thought that Albus and Grindelwald were rivals and confidants. She later learned that they were lovers after seeing their correspondence. In addition to their shared ideal of reshaping the world, they also searched for it together. The Deathly Hallows, in fact, Grindelwald came to Gedric's Valley to find clues about the Deathly Hallows.

  It was also probably during the 12th and 13th centuries that the three Peverir brothers created the Deathly Hallows.

   It was before the Renaissance, and a large number of ancient Greek books were brought back by the Crusades. There are real and fake alchemists. Fake alchemists will lie that they know the secret of turning stone into gold, and the "evidence" they come up with is "fool's gold". Due to the prevalence of fraud, the alchemist's reputation has also deteriorated, and it is almost like a liar.

   There is a saying, true gold is not afraid of fire.

   At least the Goblet of Fire thinks that Harry Potter in the fourth grade is better than the seniors who are older than him, otherwise even if Barty Crouch Jr. cheated and cast his name, the Goblet of Fire would not have picked Harry.

Alchemy was introduced to Europe from Arabia, but its foundation is most likely ancient Greece. The ancient Greek term Punyuma was mentioned in the book on the soul written by the Arabs, but Arab alchemy may not copy it Hermetic alchemy, in that book there are many Arabs' own understanding and reasoning.

  The human body refining is also a kind of alchemy, although it is taboo.

   Because of the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort's resurrection was successful, and ordinary fire is not enough to generate that kind of power.

   She subconsciously touched her ears, where there used to be a pair of snowflake earrings with black magic on them. As soon as he approached, they would heat up. He felt shy and his ears would get hot.

   She touched Napoleon's hand, he was hot, hotter than other "people", like a living person.

   In travel magazines, the Père Lachaise Cemetery is also a must-see when visiting Paris, and the Père Lachaise Cemetery was planned and built by Napoleon after he became emperor in 1804.

   But the emperor's burial place is the church of the Invalides, also known as the Paris Invalides, the building used by Louis XIV to house the disabled soldiers of his army, although it is very luxurious.

   She fiddled with the fire opal ring on the table, it was still not a wedding ring.

  Although she didn't know what Hathor wanted to do in this world, she had already decided that she would not bring her "dwelling" into this world according to the instructions of the Egyptian **** of love.

  No matter what kind of punishment she has to face from God, even if she is tied to the mountain with iron chains like Prometheus who stole the fire from the sky, this is the last thing she can do for him.

   "Goodbye, Leon."

   She said softly and put on the ring, just like she usually drinks the compound decoction before going out and left the lounge.

   (end of this chapter)