Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

She was afraid that she would spit it out even if she opened her mouth.

Chapter 320 The Second Game

Because the last time he came was at dusk, Prime Minister Major didn't have time to take a look around Hogsmeade Village. Even when he saw the "Jack Pea" Hotel from a distance, he only thought it was a big tree. little tree.

But this time it's daytime, the Prime Minister and the head of MI5 can see very clearly

: That is not a big tree, but a surprisingly large pea sprout.

The two stood under the pea sprouts, their mouths were wide open, their expressions were no different from those of the Muggle financial elites who came here for the first time, and even more embarrassing, because they knew that this was a witchcraft creation, not some "artist" " an impromptu work.

In the eyes of the two, Lockhart pulled a bean vine hanging outside the "Jack Pea" hotel, and then shouted.

"We're going to the roof! Three!" said Lockhart.

The pea vine shrank back as if spiritually, and then two thicker bean vines hung down, and the ends were bent into a ring and entangled together, like a huge swing.

Lockhart reached out and made a rr gesture, signaling the Prime Minister and Ms. Rimington to take the "elevator" up.

After seeing this "sightseeing elevator", Major obviously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He glanced at his side, and after observing Mrs. Rimington's calm expression, he felt a sudden sway in his heart, and stepped onto the "elevator" made of bean vines in one stride.

Mrs. Rimington didn't say much, and followed him into the elevator.It's just that from the point of view of her gripping Douman tightly, her heart is actually not peaceful.

As the elevator slowly ascended, Prime Minister Major made a joke in order to ease his inner anxiety.

"Shouldn't there be giants and castles on it?" He asked with a forced smile.

"Probably not." Lockhart said without thinking, "Hagrid is staring at the acromantula today."

Major wisely didn't ask what "Acromantula" was, otherwise he might really not be able to eat.

Major tried to force himself not to look at his feet by changing the subject, but Mrs. Rimington turned her attention to the pods that "Jack Peas" opened.

Although the pod is a fully enclosed structure, through the light and shadow, Mrs. Rimington can still see the shadows inside, obviously someone is inside.

"Is this the hotel?" she asked. "Financial Street has spread it very evil recently, but outsiders think those people are exaggerating."

"Yes, there are a total of 1000 rooms, which can accommodate up to [-] people, but they are still full every day during the competition, because tourists from all over the world come to watch the competition, and those who do not have reservations have to stay in B&Bs or tents." Lockhart Said not without showing off.

Rimington made an estimate in his mind, and found that if more than 2000 people could support the number of tourists for an international competition, then the total population of the wizarding world probably would not exceed 100 million.

She silently kept this information in her heart, and then slowly inquired about the strength of the wizards after preparation.

After arriving at the top of the hotel, Lockhart directly led the two to the open-air table he had reserved.

Because tickets were hard to come by for the first game, and Moody insisted on not casting the Untraceable Stretching Curse in the theater, saying that he was worried that the Death Eaters would take advantage of the chaos to erase the spell during the game and crowd the theater with the suddenly shrinking walls. Those tourists died, so many tourists failed to enter in the end.

In order to prevent the same accident from happening again, temporary venues were set up at the Three Broomsticks, Mrs. Puddiffe's Tea House, and the top floor of Jack Pea's before the second match.

, Simultaneously rebroadcast the scenes of the five-wild tournament, so that hundreds more A can be accommodated

It is worth mentioning that, because there were almost no reporters reporting on Forge's lengthy speech in the last competition, they reported on Lockhart's appearance in the competition as the "village chief". Only in the competition can people remember the truth, so I simply became the task dispatcher myself.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of the Muggle Prime Minister and the Minister of Magic appearing together, Lockhart deliberately pulled them away.

Cool mint water and delicious kirsch were brought up from the three broomsticks in a short while, and they managed to suppress the vomiting of the Prime Minister and Mrs. Rimington, so that they did not notice Lockhart's little thoughts .

When the game started, Lockhart didn't have to bother to distract them anymore, because the game was enough to keep the two of them engrossed.

Just the preparation before the game let the Warriors know why the money accumulated in the first round will give them a huge advantage.

In front of the props sales house, the warriors looked at the prices of the goods in front of the current round of "I tool shop", and fell silent in unison.

There is only one kind of thing on the shelf, and it is not a rare thing. The Warriors even played together a few days ago, but they did not expect that the theme of the second round would be this.

-- broom

——An old-fashioned five-star sweep, 20 Galleons; an amateur seven-star sweep, 60 Galleons; a professional-grade nine-star sweep, 100 Galleons; a latest "star sweep" star, 150 Galleons.

In addition to these brooms, there were also some brown granules that smelled a bit fishy and didn't know what they were. The price was 1 gallon per gallon, but no one knew what they were for.

Although the Warriors still don't know what the event of this round is, even a fool can guess that if they have money, they must buy the best broom possible.

However, even Hogwarts with the most money, their 247 galleons are not enough to buy two sweeping 11 stars, not even enough to buy a sweeping 11 plus a sweeping 9

Everyone looked at the fat man in the middle of the arena, waiting for him to give himself an explanation

On the rooftop of Jack Pea, the Muggle Prime Minister Major blurted out.

"That's the Minister for Magic! I've seen him twice," he said to Mrs Rimington, pointing at the man.

Mrs. Rimington nodded to show that she had heard it.

In the center of the screen, Fudge has already begun to introduce the second project and the tasks of the warriors.

Because of his slurred speech and his tendency to brag, the panoramic binoculars switched channels in time when the broadcast was halfway through, allowing Lee Jordan's commentary to reach the audience's ears.

"...the second game we named it 'Dangerous'!

Its background is set after the first game-the warrior and his squires came to this small village that was infested by ghosts and rescued the villagers from the ghosts.

But why is such a peaceful small village attacked by a large number of ghosts that suddenly appeared?Warriors decided to explore the truth.

He found a well-known fortune teller and wanted to know what happened in this village.But the fortune-teller said that he lacked divination materials, and he needed the warriors to obtain enough divination materials for him from magical creatures in forests, lakes, snow-capped mountains and other places before he could continue divination for the warriors.

In order to obtain the materials as soon as possible, the warriors used all their savings for themselves and their servants.

From the purchase of broomsticks, and the large amount of pet food, it seemed that he hoped to obtain those materials from magical creatures as peacefully as possible.

But can they really get what they want?Please look forward to the performances of the warriors from all schools!

After reading the background of the game passionately, Lee Jordan became sluggish again, and began to read the commercials reluctantly.

"The broomsticks used in this game are exclusively sponsored by Sweeping Broom Company - we don't sweep the floor, we only sweep the sky!

And the pet food specially sponsored by Yila Owl Store - trust its taste, here is the best! "

—After reading the advertisement in one breath, Li Qiaodan breathed a sigh of relief—no matter how many times he did this kind of thing, he was still not used to it, but the situation was finally getting better and better.

Only by satisfying the sponsors can the competition be profitable.

This Big Five Tournament can be said to be a good opportunity for the Hogwarts Student Union to show its talents. With Slytherin in control of the financial power and Hufflepuff in control of the organization: Gryffindor can only operate and maneuver Show your own value, and the student union will not be snatched away by Slytherin.

The gang of Lucius Malfoy put a lot of pressure on the Gryffindors, especially after the oil project started to make a profit. It is said that the Slytherin Alumni Association received a bursary of 5 galleons a year, which is Enough for the little snakes to use props and potion materials extravagantly in dueling clubs and potions classes.

The only feasible way for Gryffindor to deal with it is to make his way easier.

"wild" some.

Just like Lee Jordan chose the commercial commentator, Colin Creevey also organized a group of Muggle students to act as the cameraman, and took a lot of wonderful photos

Selling to the media at home and abroad to maintain the income of the association... In short, they have nothing

have to try

Anyway, what Gryffindor lacks most is the courage to try new things.

Chapter 320 Advantages

With everyone's gaze gathered, "The Fortune Teller" Fudge took out a list of materials and officially announced the start of the second match.

"For a perfect divination, I need the hide of the invisible beast, the tail hair of the unicorn, the powdered horn of the horned camel, the teeth of the rune snake, the feathers of the vampire, the hair of the five-legged Half a pint of blood from a lizard, venom from an acromantula, and scales from a Hydra."

Fudge touched his own crystal ball, and told the warriors the quest props needed for the game in a deliberately pretended mysterious tone.

It's just that his slightly swollen face, which looks flattering when he smiles, doesn't look like a fortune teller no matter what, just like the village chief Lockhart who didn't look like an old man at all in the last game.

However, he was able to speak clearly, so all the spectators who were watching the game heard what he said.

After hearing the mission items that Fudge asked for, Hermione in the audience was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, as if remembering something.

Similarly, after hearing the quest items, Cedric couldn't help but speak out.

"As for unicorns, I remember that there are near Hogwarts. We can also think of a solution for salamanders, but...such as five-legged monsters, acromantulas, hydras, and witch birds, let's put aside whether we There are no problems that can be dealt with, even if you want to catch them, there are no near Hogsmeade."

"No, no, no..." Fudge wagged his fingers, and took out a map, "There are indeed these monsters around the village, I can be sure.

Due to the recent anomalies in the village, in addition to the ghosts you encountered during Halloween, many magical creatures that are rarely seen at ordinary times have also settled down around the village.

This map is where they were recently seen.

But I need to remind you, because the magic of those magical creatures will disturb the surroundings, and Hogsmeade Village is not very normal, so the use of Apparition, Portkey, Phoenix, Floo Powder, and All Water Pass is prohibited throughout the game. All space-transporting magic such as ships, and the use of any means of transportation other than the brooms you bought are also prohibited.Once a violation is found, the game will be counted as "no harvest", and the result of the game will be treated as the result of the last place.

In addition to the restrictions on transportation, we do not prohibit the use of any magic items, warriors can even go home and sleep, and it doesn’t matter if you bring your favorite toolbox, haha..."

Fudge told a joke that he thought was funny, but no one laughed, and after hearing this, all the warriors sighed in disappointment.

If apparition is prohibited, it means that the fastest and most convenient means of transportation will disappear. They can only move by broom all the time, and even use brooms to circle around when catching magical creatures.

As for the permission to carry magic items... Unless it is a powerful epic item, even if ordinary students are fully equipped, it will be difficult for them to defeat things like Hydera, Acantara, and Quintesque.

The people from Sweeping Broom Company are of course very happy, because after the transportation is limited, it means that all the spectators have to stare at their company’s logo during the competition, and it is difficult for people who take pictures to take a photo without their company. Logo photo.

The management of Sweeping Company felt more and more that they had made a wise decision—not only did they spend the money they paid for sponsoring the Triwizard Tournament to buy the exclusive broom sponsorship for the Big Five Tournament, but they also made the company's products the focus of the second match.

The Warriors looked at the brooms provided by Sweeping Company and didn't look at them again, because these are obviously hand-made brooms, usually there is no major problem, even if the performance needs to be fine-tuned, they can be on the road conduct

Adjustment.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the broom, they moved together to look at the map in front of Fudge.As a result, they found that the so-called "surrounding the village" covered almost the entire Scottish Highlands area. If the large swamp was included, the total area was at least [-] to [-] square kilometers. The farthest one was the same as theirs. Nearly a hundred miles apart.

In other words, if you want to defeat those magical creatures and get parts from them, the warriors need to take a broom for at least an hour to get there.

Of course, if a person is riding a Firebolt, then he probably only needs to spend 40 minutes to get there, but if he is riding a sweeping 0 star, it will take him an hour and a half.

What?You said it's the same as the Weasley brothers' broom, sweeping five stars?

...I suggest you walk, dear.

And from the creatures they have to deal with in this game, it can be seen that what the broom brings is not only the speed problem, but also the mobility problem when facing magical creatures.

It's not bad against man-eating five-legged monsters, they only need to fly a little higher to avoid being gnawed to the bone, but if they are up against magic-using unicorns, poison-breathing rune snakes, and For the silk-spinning acromantula, their mobility in the air may be more important than pure speed.

"Excuse me... can each group of warriors only deal with one monster?" asked Stuart of Ilvermorny.

Fudge shook his head again and again: "This is the key, warriors, there is a time limit for this competition.

Today's dusk is the most suitable time for divination. If you miss it, you will really miss it. So if you still can't get the divination materials I need before [-]:[-] p.m.

, then I can only use the existing things you can collect for divination, so the information I "divinate" is likely to be only part of it.

If I am compelled to tell you incomplete information, then you are carrying on

In the next few trials of warriors, it is very likely that you will die due to the lack of some key information

Yellow Springs.

JJ

"But..." Stewart tried to argue, "we only have five groups of people, you go

Gave us 9 mobs, and the Hydra kind... obviously wasn't something we could deal with

of.

"That's up to you, warriors. We have demonstrated every task here in detail, and we won't give you trials that you absolutely cannot complete." Fudge said with a proud smile.

"Really?" Everyone was shocked.

"It's true... After you have completed a task, you can come back to me as soon as possible to ask for the second task. After the second task is completed, you can also get the third one. There is no upper limit on the number, but you must complete one task. Come back here to get the second one.

What I must remind you is that, just as the result of the first game can bring you a great advantage in the second round, the result of your game will also bring you unexpected benefits in the third game one by one My words are here

Fu Rong understood: "In other words, if anyone of us has the ability, we should complete as many tasks as possible this round?"

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"But..." Fu Rong was still a little puzzled, "Missions like Hydra's are far more difficult than the others, and the acromantula and five-legged monster are not easy to deal with... In terms of cost performance, they are both A quest I think people would rather go catch salamanders or

The villain bird. "

Fudge smiled even more happily: "So, use your brains to think about it, after completing these tasks, what kind of benefits will it bring to you in the third round?

"You mean, the rewards after completing each task are also different?" Fu Rong asked.

"Of course! And...in fact, it is implied that we have told you, but you haven't noticed it until now." Fudge said with a wink, "Because we will hold an audience interaction program soon, so I can't tell you the task now What's the reward."

"The first 7 points of B? But you..."