The Alchemist of Harry Potter

Chapter 894 Gossip
On the south side street of Diagon Alley, in the office of "Defense Guide", editor-in-chief Remus Lupine was frowning and staring at the parchment in his hand, carefully checking the manuscript of next month's magazine publication.

"Sirius, are we really going to do this?"

Lupine put down his column explanation on the Triwizard Contest, and looked up at Sirius who was flipping through the Daily Prophet opposite him.

"Why not?" Sirius retorted. "We're telling the truth."

"Dumbledore will definitely be unhappy, you know, it will make this Triwizard Tournament stained with indelible stains." Lupine knew very well that once the news that Karkaroff was a Death Eater was leaked, it would What kind of disturbance is set off in the UK.

"Stain? This game has been full of stains for a long time." Sirius sneered: "Since the No.4 warrior appeared in the Triwizard Tournament, and since Karkaroff was kicked off the referee's seat by the audience, the entire Triwizard Tournament Still need to worry about being told by others?"

Lupine was silent, because it was the truth, and the truth is sometimes crueler than a lie.

"Dumbledore invited Mad-Eye to teach at the school. I suspect it was to guard against Karkaroff." Sirius made no secret of his dislike for Karkaroff. It should be said that he hated all Death Eaters, "We all Knowing that Karkaroff is very good at acting, he successfully persuaded the Ministry of Magic to release him, and later became Durmstrang's principal somehow, don't you think that guy is suspicious?"

"So, you plan to use this to draw everyone's attention to Karkaroff and prevent him from privately..." Before Lupine could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Sirius.

"What you said is just one of the reasons." Sirius dropped the "Daily Prophet" and said to his old friend: "This is the opportunity for "Defense Guide" to take off."

Lupine froze for a moment, unable to understand what Sirius meant.

"Remus, you have to understand that if the "Guide to Defense" is to be widely valued in the magic world, we need to find another way. We need to let everyone understand that the knowledge taught in the "Guide to Defense" is useful, and the information we tell them is also important. It's true, no one wants to be lied to, audiences need the truth, even if it's brutal." Sirius recalled Albert's words.

One day, you need the Defense Guide to speak for yourself. Before that, let as many people as possible accept it, identify with it, and believe in it.

As for making money, don't worry, when the time comes, you won't be afraid of not making money.

Although Sirius didn't understand what Albert was talking about, he believed in Albert and was willing to believe in the guy who could predict the future.

"A lot of the content on the "Daily Prophet" is actually fabricated at will, and it's pretty good to be three-pointed." Sirius said, "Everyone needs the truth."

"Oh, all right! Now that you've made up your mind." Lupine's gaze returned to the parchment in his hand, and he suddenly asked, "Did Mr. Anderson ask you to do this?"

Before Sirius could answer, Lupine continued, "I always feel that he seems to be planning something."

"To be precise, he should be preparing for the future." Sirius said his judgment, "He probably predicted some bad future."

"Bad future?" Lupine asked, raising his eyebrows. "Did he tell you anything?"

"He didn't reveal too much information, but I think that's what he meant." Sirius carefully sorted out the information he got from Albert, and said in a joking tone, "Maybe, Anderson wants to tell us that Voldemort will make a comeback. "

"It's not funny at all," said Lupine suddenly.

"If it was before, I definitely wouldn't believe it." Sirius didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but the meaning was already obvious.

"Does Dumbledore know?" Lupine asked again.

"I think he must know." Sirius said, "Dumbledore is more perceptive than us. After learning that Albert can prophesy, do you think he really won't go to Albert to prophesy?"

"Right."

There was once again silence in the offices of the Defense Guide.

In fact, Hogwarts Castle has already been blown up before the "Defense Guide" is released next month. I don't know who quietly provoked the topic of why Karkaroff gave Albert 1 point. Hogg There has been an astonishing barrage of gossip at Watts Castle, and all of them sound plausible.

According to the accurate information provided by someone, cheating between schools is actually a norm in competitions between schools.Karkaroff's shameless practice of unscrupulousness in order to win is actually very common in inter-school competitions, but he didn't expect to do too much, unfortunately he hit the steel plate and overturned directly.

It was also said that the headmaster of Durmstrang, Karkaroff, looked down on Muggle wizards extremely, and did not want Muggle wizards to get high scores in the Triwizard Tournament, so he arrogantly gave Albert 1 point.

This statement is far more popular than the previous ones.

Durmstrang does not admit Muggle wizards, and it is widely accepted that they look down on Muggle wizards.

After all, isn't it normal for a guy who can hang out with Slytherins to think so?

It is also believed that these reasons combined led Karkaroff to give Albert 1 point.

Soon, even more explosive news spread from the school: Karkaroff was actually a Death Eater.

This breaking news spread like wildfire. As a minion of the Mysterious Man, it was only natural that he hated and hated Muggle wizards.

Then it came out that Harry Potter somehow became a Hogwarts warrior. In fact, it was Karkaroff who used a powerful confusion spell to deceive the Goblet of Fire, turning Harry Potter into a Hogwarts warrior. Warrior, intending to use the event to murder Harry Potter's life. "

Before everyone could relax, someone claimed that they saw Karkaroff sneaking close to the Goblet of Fire at night during the registration period for the Warriors, and directly confirmed that he had signed up for Harry.

These rumors were like fireworks exploding in the sky. More and more breaking news exploded one after another, becoming the topic of chatting among the students after dinner.

For example, the Dark Mark on the last Quidditch World Cup was actually made by Karkaroff, who was hiding among the group of masked evil Death Eaters.

These rumors spread so quickly that even the professors at the school heard similar rumors and got together to discuss this matter.After all, they weren't students who knew everything, and it was clear that Karkaroff had been a Death Eater, especially since one of them was the former Auror Mad-Eye who had captured Karkaroff.

Dumbledore didn't want this incident to affect the friendship between Hogwarts and Durmstrang, so the professors never revealed to the students that Karkaroff was a Death Eater. Fortunately, since the last time After being kicked out of the referee's stand, Karkaroff has not shown his face at Hogwarts, and the turmoil should be calmed down soon.

However, they never thought that the Karkaroff incident was actually deliberately caused by someone in order to divert everyone's attention.

"Don't you really need me to spread the news about Krum?" Lee Jordan was very excited about the Karkaroff incident recently, and he always wanted to make another big news secretly.

"No need, this turmoil will last for a long time." Albert rejected Lee Jordan's showmanship.This guy planned to secretly use the Flying Curse to attract Krum's underwear in the dead of night, destroy it completely with magic, and then spread the news that Krum's underwear was stolen.

"You're sure, everyone doesn't seem to pay attention to this now." Lee Jordan said regretfully, "They pay more attention to the Yule Ball now."

George imitated Professor McGonagall and said, "The Yule Ball certainly gives us a chance to relax."

"Now everyone is saying that Dumbledore bought [-] barrels of flavored mead from Mrs. Rosmerta of the Three Broomsticks?" Fred couldn't help complaining, "Damn it, where is Mrs. Rosmerta going to get it all?" Eight hundred barrels of flavored mead?"

"I think it might be true that he ordered the weird sisters." Lee Jordan speculated, "It's not the first time this kind of thing happened."

To be honest, Albert was not interested in the songs of the Weird Sisters, and he felt that it would be more reliable to have Yanila of Beauxbatons on stage.

"I asked Professor McGonagall for you, and she said that you can invite Isobel to the ball, but she thinks this is a great opportunity for us to interact with foreign guests."

The three of them are well aware of Albert's formal style, and probably would not invite anyone other than his girlfriend to be their dance partner.

"Actually, you can invite Beauxbaton's warrior. I think she probably won't refuse you." Fred said without thinking.

"If other girls hear what you say, they'll probably beat you into a pig's head," George reminded.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Lee Jordan said suddenly, "The wizard card club finals will be held early next month."

"Who do you think is most likely to win the wizard card championship?" Albert asked.

"Diggory, Granger, Lovegood, and Shanna are running for the championship." Lee Jordan said without thinking, "Granger and Lovegood are the second candidates, but I think Granger is against the wizard card. Her enthusiasm is not high, she probably won't put too much thought into the wizard card, she will definitely become a prefect, and she also has a "vomit" club."

"As for Lovegood, her enthusiasm for the wizard card is enough, but I am a little worried about her organizational skills." Lee Jordan continued, "I heard that she is called a crazy girl, and she doesn't get along well with others. .”

"Anyone else?" Albert asked again.

"Although we have a large number of clubs, it is not easy to choose a suitable one."

"Let's wait until the wizard card game is over." Albert thought for a while and said, "If Luna wins, someone of you may have to invite her to the ball."

Fred and George Qiqi turned to look at Lee Jordan.

"Anyway, you haven't found a dance partner yet. If she wins, tell her clearly, she probably won't refuse." Albert reached out and patted Lee Jordan on the shoulder with an expression of asking you.

"Fred and George haven't found a partner yet, and maybe she doesn't want to dance with Albert?" Lee Jordan said in his last desperate struggle, "Well, if she really wins, who will win?" If you don’t find a dance partner, whoever invites her.”

"No problem, we will definitely find a dance partner before you." Fred and George were very confident in themselves.

As soon as the four of them entered the common room, they heard the girls talking about the Yule Ball.

After looking at each other, Fred and George walked towards the girls together, and after a while, they came back.

"It's done, now you have no partner." Fred patted Lee Jordan on the shoulder and said.

"Who did you invite, Angelina?"

"Yes." Fred said without thinking, "She agreed."

"What about you?" Albert asked George. "Aaliyah?"

"After all, after being a Quidditch teammate for so many years, there are always some advantages in this regard." George said with a smile.

"Of course, it may also be that we are handsome enough." Fred touched his chin and said narcissistically, "Girls like handsome boys, just like boys like pretty girls."

The girls over there couldn't help laughing out loud, obviously amused by Fred's words.

"These two bastards are really fast." Lee Jordan said through gritted teeth, "No, I really want to hit someone now, and I really want to make a big deal."

"Don't worry, in two days, when the "Defense Guide" comes out, there will be a big deal." Albert said meaningfully.

"Damn it, you didn't take me with you."

The release of the "Defense Guide" poured gasoline into the dying Death Eaters storm, and completely detonated the Karkaroff incident that was about to be forgotten by the students.

The Defense Guide mentions Mr. "1 Point" in the Triwizard Tournament column.

Yes, Lupine did not directly point out Karkaroff, but everyone knows who this "1 point" Mr. is, and he analyzed the reason why Mr. 1 points gave him 1 point, and he did everything possible to fight against Durmstrang's victory. He was charged with looking down on Muggle wizards, and the reason was revealed: Karkaroff had been a Death Eater.

Karkaroff was captured by Mad-Eye, and was pardoned by the Ministry of Magic for betraying a large number of his companions.

Now it's all right, just explode on the spot!
The news that Durmstrang's headmaster is actually a Death Eater spread rapidly in the British magical world, and the sales of "Guide to Defense" also continued to rise. Many wizards suddenly discovered that there was such a magazine around them. Would love to buy a copy of The Defense Guide to see what the Triwizard Tournament really is?

Because the "Defense Guide" explained the entire game in detail and fairly to everyone, as well as the magic used by the warriors.

Of course, this matter is not over yet. Many people send letters to Karkaroff, curses, and even roaring letters. Recently, many students always say that they can often hear roaring letters around Durmstrang’s sea ships. sound.

Dumbledore was also unlucky. The parents believed that a Death Eater appearing in Hogwarts might threaten the lives of the students. They unanimously demanded that Karkaroff should be asked to leave the school.

In fact, after this incident was exposed, Karkaroff could no longer stay in England. No one would welcome a Death Eater in Britain, which was persecuted by Voldemort.

(End of this chapter)