Chapter 133: The Feast
As usual, food was piled high in front of everyone, and it was a variety of delicacies from all over the world, including French, Japanese, fast food, Italian, Mexican, and so on.
In front of Su Yu, things were the same as always. Whiskknew Su Yu's tastes, so he didn't swap in other delicacies, fearing his young master wouldn't be used to them. Daphne sat beside him, cutting steak for Su Yu and occasionally feeding Kurama a bite, which made Kurama so comfortable she kept shaking her longevity lock.
Farley and Cassandra were eating the classic French appetizers in front of them: French baked snails and foie gras, plus a seafood tartare. From time to time, soups, main courses, meats, and finally desserts specially made by Whisk for the girls would appear on the table.
"Excuse me, are you still eating this bouillabaisse?" Just then, a crisp voice interrupted Farley's meal.
Farley completely ignored this voice she had never heard before. It was Cassandra who looked up, glanced at the newcomer, and then said, "Sure, you can take it."
"Thank you," the girl said somewhat cautiously, carrying the plate back to the Ravenclaw table.
"Is she a Veela?" Cassandra turned around and said to Farley.
"Oh? How did you tell?" Farley didn't say much.
"Just look at Ron's expression and you'll know. Besides, you missed my point. What I mean is, we already have a French Rose, and a black one at that. So, I don't need to say more, do I?"
"Why didn't you say so earlier! I should have slaughtered her when she came over!" Farley finally realized, looking at Su Yu with an unfriendly expression.
"How did this get dragged back to me? I clearly didn't do anything! I'm innocent!" Su Yu protested, secretly planning to give her a good spanking tonight!
At this moment, Minister Fudge and the Sports Minister, Bagman, arrived, with Bartemius Crouch Sr., the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, following behind. The three of them sat up at the high table. Because of the previous bet, Minister Bagman had completely degenerated into Su Yu's lackey. He had no money to repay Su Yu, and after being beaten up and threatened by the members of the Shadow Compass Society, he had no choice but to sell himself into servitude.
Headmaster Dumbledore grandly introduced the three of them, and everyone clapped in welcome, except for the group from the Japanese Mahoutokoro School of Magic, who sneered and let out cold laughs.
"The three of them, along with the Principals of our eight schools, will form the panel of judges to make fair and just evaluations of each team!"
Headmaster Dumbledore continued.
"Next, it is time for our Hogwarts School to select our own champions. Do you see this large cup in front of me? It is the goblet of fire. Except for Slytherin, students from other houses who wish to participate and meet the requirements can write their names and houses on a slip of paper and throw it in. By tomorrow evening, which is Halloweennight, it will choose the people it deems most suitable to represent their houses in this Eight-Wizard Tournament! You still have twenty-four hours to cast your votes. Remember, there are only two spots for each house!"
"Finally, let me emphasize once again that this Eight-Wizard Tournament is no child's play; there is a risk of injury or death. Do not cast your vote lightly, because once you throw it in, you must see it through to the end. The goblet of fire will punish anyone who breaks their word, so you must consider it carefully! This is my advice to you! One more thing, Mr. Sean Foley, please hand over your selected list of fourteen people to me before tomorrow evening. Thank you."
"Oh! I'm going to be the first one to throw my name in!" Fred announced loudly, only to be silently beaten to it by George, who threw his name in first.
"You bastard!" Fred punched George, and the two of them tumbled to the ground, fighting in a heap.
"Su Yu, where do you think they're going to sleep tonight? I don't see our school's Professors preparing any sleeping quarters for them," Hermione and Ginny, having finished their dinner, ran over to the Slytherin table and asked Su Yu inquisitively.
"Who cares about them? They can sleep wherever they want. If you ask me, they can just pitch a tent at the entrance and make do with it," Su Yu said, still chewing his steak and talking nonsense.
"Don't listen to Su Yu's nonsense. They'll sleep in their own modes of transport. None of them arrived without a grand entrance, right? Those also serve as their quarters, and they all have Extension Charms inside," Daphne said, pausing her steak-cutting hand.
"Oh, so that's how it is. I thought they would be coming to our dormitories. I worried for nothing," Ginny patted her small chest and let out a sigh of relief.
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The next day, early Saturday morning, the Hogwartsstudents gathered in the Great Hall as if by appointment, eagerly waiting to see who would cast their votes for the Eight-Wizard Tournament.
"Has anyone voted yet?" Hermione dragged Ginny to the Great Hall early in the morning, asking a few students who had arrived even earlier than they had.
"Yes, over at Ravenclaw, Cho Chang and Olivia threw their names in early this morning. For Gryffindor, other than the Weasley Twins last night, there's no one else yet, and the same goes for Hufflepuff."
A moment later, Lee Jordan from Gryffindor, laughing and joking with the Weasley Twins, threw his name in. Then, Fawcett from Ravenclaw and Summers from Hufflepuffalso cast their votes during breakfast.
Harry, Ron, Dean, and Seamus didn't put their names in because they knew their abilities weren't enough to participate in such an event. Hermione and Ginny didn't vote either; one felt it was a waste of study time, and the other was underage and couldn't enter.
Seamus was even mocking Hufflepuff's handsome prefect, saying he certainly wouldn't risk his pretty face.
Speak of the devil, Cedric arrived in the Great Hall, surrounded by a crowd of little badgers, and threw the slip with his name into the goblet of fire. The surrounding Hufflepuff students cheered. Cedric also knew in his heart that if he didn't enter, Hufflepuff probably wouldn't even be able to fill their two spots.
Gryffindor's dark-skinned Quidditch Chaser, AngelinaJohnson, also threw her name into the goblet of fire, causing Hermione and Ginny to look at her in surprise.
"I threw my name in as well. Pretty cool, right?" Angelinasaid with a smile.
On Halloween night, when Su Yu led the Slytherinstudents into the Great Hall, it was already nearly packed. The surrounding candles burned brightly, and the goblet of fire had been moved to the front of the staff table, right in front of Headmaster Dumbledore's seat.
Chapter 134: The goblet of fire
"Please, Merlin, bless us both, let us get selected!" Fredpressed his hands together, praying incessantly alongside George.
Ginny and Hermione were sitting behind Su Yu, telling him about the strange things they had seen when they went to see Hagrid earlier that day.
"Hagrid was actually wearing a suit today!"
"That's right, he was wearing his best suit, that fuzzy one..."
"But he doesn't have anything better, does he, Hermione?"
"Ginny, I know, but it was still... um... not very good-looking. Don't you think so?"
"But that's not the worst of it, Su Yu. He actually put a ton of hair oil in his hair!"
"Yeah, yeah, and he even tied it into two ponytails. Oh my god."
"We were originally going to help you guys scout for news about the Eight-Wizard Tournament, but..."
"But it felt like Hagrid has started dating someone..."
"If only he hadn't sprayed that suffocating cologne, I really couldn't stand it."
Su Yu listened intently to the two girls' conversation. Daphne excitedly joined in from the side; it seemed no girl could resist the allure of gossip.
Kurama was holding her head high, swinging her locket. She was patrolling the Slytherin table. She had begged Su Yu to add another ten kilograms to her locket today, and she was feeling quite smug about it, though her neck felt a bit heavy and she was starting to droop.
"Alright, the goblet of fire has reached its decision. Let me see which champions have been selected!"
Headmaster Dumbledore announced loudly in front of the goblet of fire.
"The selected students should proceed to the room next to the top of the Great Hall! They will receive guidance there! Students from the other seven schools are already waiting." As he spoke, Headmaster Dumbledore pointed out the direction and then took out a piece of paper.
"Alright, first we will announce the Slytherin roster. The team captain this time is Yu-Su-Fley!"
All the students below were clapping and cheering.
"The team members are: Gemma Farley! Cassandra! Daphne! Draco Malfoy!..."
"Alright, those whose names I have called, please go ahead."
Su Yu immediately took Blaise, Theodore, and the others up the steps towards the top of the Great Hall.
"Next, let the goblet of fire decide the champions for the other houses!"
As he spoke, Headmaster Dumbledore waved his wand in a wide arc, and the candles in the Great Hall extinguished, leaving only the light from the goblet of fire.
"I hope I get picked!" Lee Jordan's palms were sweating with excitement.
The color of the goblet of fire instantly changed from blue to red. A burst of flames erupted and shot into the air, and two scorched pieces of parchment flew out.
"Let us open them and see. Oh, the first ones chosen are the Ravenclaw champions!" Headmaster Dumbledorepaused for a moment. "They are Cho Chang and Olivia! Let us give them a round of applause!"
Following this, Cho Chang and Olivia stepped onto the stairs amidst the cheers and excitement from the Ravenclaw side.
A few seconds later, the goblet of fire erupted with red flames again, and two pieces of paper flew out randomly, which Headmaster Dumbledore caught steadily in his hand.
"This time, it is Hufflepuff! Their selected champions are Cedric and Summers!"
All the Hufflepuff students began jumping up and down, screaming, stomping their feet, and cheering for their prefect.
"Finally, it is our Gryffindor! Let us wait and see who the Gryffindor champions will be!" Headmaster Dumbledoresaid cheerfully and loudly. "Oh, it seems we guessed correctly: the brothers Fred and George!"
Fred and George down in the audience were already hugging each other and had fainted from excitement, their heads filled with visions of that 1,000 Galleon prize! They had been selected! 1,000 Galleons, here they come!
"Alright, Professor McGonagall, please help them both up. Now that all the champions have been selected, everyone must cheer for the champions of your own school! Make your own contribution!"
Just as Headmaster Dumbledore was speaking, the flames of the goblet of fire turned red again. Flames erupted, and another piece of parchment flew out.
Headmaster Dumbledore instinctively caught the paper, stared at it for a long time, and then announced loudly.
"Harry Potter!"
Harry was stunned. He sat blankly in his seat, looking around at the students in a daze. He felt as if he had misheard. Wasn't the selection process already over? How could his name appear?
All the students were stunned as well. They were buzzing with discussion below, and some even stood up, craning their necks to look at Harry.
"I... I didn't, I didn't put my name in." Harry was still a bit bewildered, defending himself. "I've been with them all day today, they can vouch for me!"
As he spoke, Harry pointed to Ron and the others, but Ronand the others were also looking at Harry with blank, confused expressions.
"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore shouted. "Harry, please come here first!"
"It's okay, Harry, you go ahead. Su Yu is over there, it'll be fine." Hermione gently nudged Harry, whispering to cheer him on.
It wasn't the first time Harry had been the center of attention, but this situation still made him feel uncomfortable, with everyone staring at him.
"Alright, you go over there quickly too." Dumbledore said with an expressionless face. But at this very moment, the flames of the goblet of fire turned red yet again. Another burst of red flames erupted.
This time, Headmaster Dumbledore was also stunned in place, not even reaching out to catch the scorched piece of parchment.
"I think the goblet of fire must be broken!" Hermionewhispered to Ginny beside her.
"Look at Headmaster Dumbledore's expression; I think this must have exceeded his expectations."
Headmaster Dumbledore bent down, picked up the paper, and stared at it for a long time. "Neville Longbottom!"
Neville blinked his big eyes, then slapped himself and lowered his head to continue writing a letter to his mother. He wanted to write all these things down so his mother could see. He had been so engrossed in his writing just now that he must have had an auditory hallucination; he had seemingly heard Headmaster Dumbledore call his name. This was truly unbelievable.
"Child, you did not mishear. Neville Longbottom! Please come to the stage!" Headmaster Dumbledore, seeing Neville's expression, knew what he was thinking, so he shouted it again.
"Huh? It really is me." Neville walked up in a daze, took the paper, and walked onto the steps to the side. He no longer cared what others thought of him; he cared more about what his parents thought of him. If this had been before, he wouldn't have dared to even stand up, but now, he just wanted to get it over with and then write a letter to tell his parents about the strange things he had encountered. It was terrible; he seemed to be experiencing exactly what Su Yu had described—yes, he was cursed, there was something unclean around him!
Chapter 135 Chaos Arises
When Harry entered the room, Cho Chang was bragging to Su Yu that she had also been selected.
"Su Yu, I heard that Auntie sends you lots of snacks every time! She has never sent me any! Not even for Christmas!"
"This... I'm afraid Auntie is just worried I'll go hungry. If it's that big of a deal, next time she sends me some, I'll share some with you. How about that?"
"Little what?" Cho Chang seemed to have latched onto a key point.
"Nothing, I often call Auntie... Little Auntie. Just tell me if you want it or not? If you don't, I won't share what Little Auntie sends next time." Su Yu hurriedly smoothed things over, having nearly let the word'step-mom' slip out.
"Hmph, I don't care for it! Give it if you want, if not, I'll just ask Auntie for some myself!" Cho Chang felt that Auntie was extremely biased; growing up, she had never enjoyed such treatment.
"I want to eat Peking Duck, Su Yu..." Kurama, hearing their conversation, remembered the Peking Duck Su Yu's step-mom had sent last time. It was so fragrant it made her drool. However, that journey had left the Qingluan flying breathless; to keep the duck from spoiling, the Qingluan had flown at full speed the entire way, taking only four hours to fly from the East University to Hogwarts!
"I'll have Whisk make some for you later. If that doesn't work, I'll have him go to East University to buy some. Is that okay?" Su Yu coaxed one person after another. Indeed, the trouble he had created for himself—having so many people around was truly a hassle. However, if his father heard these inner thoughts, he would tell Su Yu that even one was a handful; with his mother's penchant for causing trouble, one was worth ten!
When everyone saw Harry enter, a group of students all looked up at him in unison.
Fleur Delacour tossed her long, silvery-white hair, assuming Harry had come to deliver a message.
"Are we supposed to go to the Great Hall?"
"No... actually, I was also selected..." Harry said, at a loss. This left the other students feeling very surprised, especially the students from Mahoutokoro School of Magicand Uagadou.
"Baka! Do you British people not care about the rules? It's clearly a team of only 20 people! Why do you have 21!" A Japanese student couldn't help but start cursing.
Just at that moment, Neville also walked in holding a slip of paper. After opening the door and finding Harrystanding there at a loss, he immediately felt a bit nervous, standing at the door with Harry in the same state.
Minister Ludo Bagman trotted into the room, pulling Harryand Neville inside, muttering that it was truly too strange, while not forgetting to introduce the two to everyone.
"Are you joking, Minister Bagman? Although I admit this joke is quite funny." Fleur blinked.
"I am very sorry, I am not joking, Miss Delacour. Their names were indeed selected from the goblet of fire."
Minister Bagman's words made the students from the seven schools present frown. Wasn't this pure corruption? Why should Hogwarts School get to have 22 participants?
The room door was pushed open again. Headmaster Dumbledore entered with the Principals of the various schools and the teachers from Hogwarts School. Harrycould still seem to hear the discussions in the Great Hall. He looked at Neville blankly, seemingly wanting to communicate with his eyes: Brother, why are you so unlucky too?
"Madame Maxime!" Fleur stepped forward first, beginning to complain, "They say these two little boys are also going to participate! But that makes 22 people for Hogwarts School. Even though they are just little children, is this really right?"
"Who are you calling a little child!" Young Master Malfoywas the first to lose his temper. "When I was killing hell creatures, you were still breastfeeding!"
"Oh, my, these days, even a Troll can wear clothes?" Pansystood to the side, unceremoniously joining in the attack alongside Young Master Malfoy.
"Exactly. You look so pretty, only Filch could be a match for you. Do you want me to introduce you to him?" When it came to starting a verbal brawl, how could Callis be left out? She immediately helped her good sister and joined the fray.
Fleur was so angry she was on the verge of tears. Although she didn't know who Filch was, it certainly wasn't anything nice!
Harry was also a bit indignant. To think she called him a little boy?
Su Yu laughed out loud from the side. "What kind of hellish joke is this? The people from Mahoutokoro School of Magicare still right here, and you're discussing little boys like this?"
"Baka! Do you want to die?" The Japanese students on the side finally reacted, with Sato Kenta jumping up and cursing.
"Shinra Tensei!" Su Yu spread his fingers with one hand, directly sucking Sato Kenta over. Amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, he grabbed him by the neck.
"Baka, this is lawlessness! Headmaster Dumbledore, is this the kind of student you teach? Do they have any manners at all!" Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen, the Principal of the Japanese Mahoutokoro School of Magic, immediately stood out to question him.
Farley teleported in an instant, kicking the old woman down to the ground. Her high heel pressed onto her head, and she put a finger to her lips. "Before the Chief has finished speaking, please don't interrupt him, okay? Shh~"
"Now, you tell me, who wants to die? You've been speaking foul language since you walked in. You weren't directing it at me before, so I felt bad about killing you just for swearing, but why did you have to hand the knife into my hands? Now I'd feel guilty if I didn't kill you."
Su Yu slowly applied pressure with one hand. Sato Kenta's face began to flush red, his eyes bulged, his lips tightened, and he couldn't make a sound. The students from the Japanese Mahoutokoro School of Magic also began to draw their wands, but before they could, they all had wands pointed at their heads by the Slytherin students.
"Fiendfyre Curse!" "Thunderbolt!" "Storm Sweep!" "Fire Tornado!" The Slytherin students didn't hesitate in the slightest. As Cassandra's wand emitted a red light, everyone knew what it meant. They all silently recited spells, unleashing various group magic attacks, ensuring that not a single one would escape!
"Finite Incantatem!"
Just when all the students from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic were in despair, Headmaster Dumbledore waved his wand, and a soft wall of light blocked all the magicattacks.
All the students breathed a sigh of relief, because those spells really didn't look like they were aimed only at the Mahoutokoro School of Magic. These lunatics, were they trying to kill all the students from the other schools here??
Su Yu casually snapped Sato Kenta's neck, then pinned him to the wall with a black rod. "Headmaster Dumbledore, are you trying to stop us? I don't remember there being a trash-talking round before this Eight-Wizard Tournament?"
"Student Sean Foley, restrain your temper. This is a formal competition, not a murder game..." Headmaster Dumbledore said helplessly.
"What did you say? His surname is Su? The Su from East University? He is a member of the Su family!" Although Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen was still lying on the ground, when she heard Su Yu's name, she couldn't help but scream in shock.
Chapter 136 Halinawi's Participation
Didn't I tell you to be quiet?" Farley's high heel was still pressing down on Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen's head. With a slight increase in pressure, the heel slowly sank into the old woman's eye socket. The crazed expression on her face, combined with Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen's screams, terrified Fleur, who hid behind Madame Maxime, trembling and not daring to make another sound.
"Su Yu, while I agree with your methods—I even want to tie Albus up in his office and flog him more than you do—now is not the time, do you understand?" Professor Gravesspoke up, clearly intending to walk over and persuade the young man.
"Sir, the boss hasn't spoken yet, please don't come over." At that moment, cold black mist slowly appeared behind Grindelwald. A wand pressed against the small of his back, and Isolde slowly emerged behind Grindelwald.
Grindelwald was almost amused to the point of laughter. Was this girl really this bold? He casually took Isolde's wand away, gave her a knock on the head, and turned back to look at the group of Slytherin students with an expression of "I expected better from you."
"I clearly haven't trained you enough. People insulted you, and they struck first—you should have just used Avada Kedavra! Why are you all doing such flashy, useless things? You let Albus interfere. If you had started with the killing curse, who could have stopped you? Wouldn't that have solved the problem..."
"..." The group of Principals looked at Grindelwald in astonishment. He truly was the original Dark Lord. Did we have to die here today for it to be considered a good outcome?
Cassandra and the others were deep in thought. They now felt that what they had done earlier was wrong; their training had indeed become lax. They should have used lethal moves right from the start.
"Wait, are you all really students?" Vladimir Voronov, the Principal of Koldovstoretz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Russia), looked at the contemplative Hogwarts School students. He felt like this wasn't a school, but a lair for a Dark Lord!
"Fine," Su Yu said. "That's enough for tonight, because I think killing you during the tournament would also be a pretty good choice."
Su Yu took a tissue prepared by Daphne, wiped his hands, and spoke nonchalantly.
"Phew..." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had long heard that the Slytherin students at Hogwarts Schoolwere a bunch of lunatics who specialized in producing Dark Wizards. It was truly a case of seeing is believing; the rumors were indeed true.
"However..." after Su Yu finished speaking, Farley showed no intention of letting it go. "Eat it!"
"I said, eat, it!" Farley said, enunciating every word. The women all knew the history of the Su family, and Farleywas not going to let these people off easily. She had Avada Kedavra ready at any moment; she just wanted the old woman in front of her to die.
Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen swallowed her broken teeth along with the rest. She activated her "fine traditional" skills and swallowed the eyeball from the heel of Farley's shoe in one gulp, even taking the time to wipe it clean for her. However, the malice in her eyes could not be concealed no matter what.
Farley was stunned by this turn of events. If anyone ever called her a pervert again, she would be furious!
When Farley returned to the group, even Cho Chang took a step back, looking at her timidly. She thought to herself, "As expected, none of the girls around Su Yu are easy to deal with." But after a moment of thought, she tried hard to put on a calm expression, took a step forward, and returned to Su Yu's side.
Farley turned her head to look at Cho Chang, smiled at her, and didn't say anything more.
Harry looked at these people from Mahoutokoro School of Magic. "Honestly, if you had just insulted me, I would have at most talked back, and that would have been the end of it. Why did you have to go and insult Su Yu? Is he the type of person with a good temper? Of all the people to provoke, you had to go and provoke him..."
"Alright, can we consider the previous matter settled?" Minister Fudge and Ludo Bagman, who had been hiding under the table, stood up. They rubbed their hands together with a smile and stepped forward cautiously. "Shall we discuss the two extra champions?"
"I absolutely do not agree with Hogwarts School having 22 contestants!" Karkaroff the Principal spoke first. Although he had been startled earlier, as a Principal, he wasn't so easily intimidated into backing down.
"That's right, Hogwarts School absolutely cannot have 22 contestants. It's unfair!" Madame Maxime patted Fleur on the back and also voiced her protest.
The Principal of Uagadou, Asante Boakye, spoke up, "That's right, if Hogwarts School has 22 contestants, then we at Uagadou demand that 22 of our students participate as well!"
"But the Mahoutokoro School of Magic only has 19 left, what should we do?" asked Seraphina Picquery, the Principal of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in confusion.
"This matter can only be blamed on Potter, Principals," Professor Snape said, enjoying seeing Harry suffer. "Do not blame Headmaster Dumbledore or Sean Foley. It is all Potter's fault. He is the one who always breaks the rules. Ever since he arrived at Hogwarts School, he has constantly violated school regulations."
"That's enough, Professor Snape, thank you for your reminder." Headmaster Dumbledore interrupted Professor Snape. He then turned to look at Harry and asked him calmly, "Did you put your name into the goblet of fire?"
"I did not, Headmaster Dumbledore." Harry defended himself excitedly.
"I didn't either, Headmaster Dumbledore..." Neville also chimed in from the side.
"I believe my children! Just as I believe in you, Dumbledore." Professor McGonagall spoke up at this moment.
"Alright, you don't need to argue. We'll just have two people from our Slytherin side withdraw, that makes exactly 20 people." Cassandra waved her hand, pointed out two people, and walked straight out of the room.
"Alright, then we have happily decided! Yes?" Minister Fudge clapped his hands and looked at everyone.
"I agree." "I agree too." "Agreed."...
The Principals of all six schools agreed. The Principal and students from Mahoutokoro School of Magic had already gone down for treatment. Before leaving, they pried Sato Kenta off the wall and took him back with them.
"Excellent, so I've completed another decision, right? Fantastic!" Ludo Bagman smoothed things over from the side. "Shall we begin our instructions now?"
"Yes, now let's talk about the instructions! What are the instructions? The instructions..." Minister Fudge was sweating profusely. He was so nervous that he had forgotten everything.
"Let me say it..." Seeing how exhausted he was, Bartemius Crouch Sr. interrupted Minister Fudge. "The first task is to test your courage!"
"That's right, I remember now. Merlin's beard, to test your courage!" Minister Fudge finally remembered.
"However, we cannot tell you what the content is. We can only tell you that starting next month, on November 24th, the only things you can rely on are your teammates and your wands. You will only learn about the second task after the first task is completed." Bartemius Crouch Sr. barely finished speaking before he sat down in his chair, feeling weak.
"Because the tournament will take a long time, you won't have to take this year's exams. Happy?" Minister Fudgecontinued after Bartemius Crouch Sr. and finished the sentence.
Fleur stood behind Madame Maxime, constantly stealing glances at Su Yu. She didn't dare say another word; this was truly terrifying.
(Author's Note: Actually, there are some things I've wanted to say for a while. Readers can read without thinking, but as an author, I can't write without thinking. I'm afraid of being criticized, so I'll explain in advance. To use an analogy, if a big shot holds a meeting, and heavyweights, kids, and dangerous figures all show up, and you see two demigods standing on the big shot's side, with Ministers and such present, and then you see them kill someone on the spot, would you stick your head out and shout, "Why are you acting like this? How can you kill someone in front of so many people?" Would a normal person do that? You'd wait until it was over to report them, right? So, even if Su Yu and his group are arrogant here, since the two demigods and the Minister didn't speak, who would stick their neck out? They are just old, not dead. Who doesn't recognize Grindelwald? Who dares to point at Dumbledore's nose and call him a senile old fool while his subordinates are so unscrupulous? They wouldn't dare if Grindelwald wasn't there, but with him standing to the side, who would dare? Also, when school just started, I wrote about why Su Yu didn't just start fighting in the Great Hall and waited until they got back to the common room. People said I wrote it in a stifling way. Come on, have you never been to school? The teacher is still on the podium, and you're going to start a fight with your desk mate? Doesn't everyone wait until class is over to go to the bathroom and call people to resolve it? A hot-headed youth wouldn't be that stupid, right? I really suspect some people lack common sense these days. And I clearly wrote foreshadowing. I jokingly wrote about Dumbledoreblocking with his head, but didn't I write that Dumbledoredidn't even take out his wand from start to finish? This proves that Dumbledore wasn't afraid at all. He's just old, and dealing with this stuff is a bit strenuous for his old bones. He didn't want to move, it's not that he was suffering a defeat. Didn't you see that his expression never changed from start to finish? I'm really speechless. I'm not writing some hard-to-understand mystery novel, right? Why are there so many people who can't understand it? Also, Harry Potter never depicted Dumbledore as having everything in the bag from start to finish. His strength lies in his adaptability; he can handle everything well. In every volume, Dumbledore doesn't know everything either; he is just powerful, so he can provide a safety net. Just like I wrote, in every volume, he or Grindelwald just coasts at the end. Why? It's all to train the newcomers. In the original work, it was to train Harry; now it's to train Su Yu. I tried my best to align with the original work, but you're forcing me to write the disgusting parts of the original? Just tell me, after reading the original work, which of the protagonists isn't disgusting? Can you name even one?)
Chapter 137 Kurama Eats Roast Duck
The other Principals led their students away, then turned back and started writing letters of complaint to their respective Ministry of Magic, accusing the students of Hogwarts School of murder. In the letters, they belittled Hogwarts School, saying they regretted coming to compete.
However, the letters were like stones cast into the sea; the Ministry of Magic of various countries didn't say much, and some even cursed, especially those in Northern Europe.
"Karkaroff, I warn you, let this matter end here. Do not provoke that boy named Yu-Su-Fley again. Oh, my god, do you have any idea! His parents are still here feeding our polar bears! They found a nest of polar bear cubs a while ago and have been playing house with them in their arms every day. They won't even let the polar bear parents get close! Several people in our Ministry of Magic have already been beaten by them, including me! Can you believe it? Those two young people actually beat up an old man like me who is nearly eighty! I wanted to find someone to reason with! So, keep your mouth shut unless there's a real issue! If you provoke him again and cause his parents to come and beat up this old man, I will shove your head into a seal stomach full of fermented seabirds!"
The responses from the other academies were similar. After all, compared to his parents—the two Demon Pills—what Su Yu did was merely a Spirit Pearl. Besides, Su Yuwouldn't beat up an old man, right? But those two Demon Pills didn't care who you were; if they didn't like the look of you, they'd just give you two punches. So, this matter was left unsettled. All five parties acted as if nothing had happened and went about their business. Only the Mahoutokoro School of Magic from Japan and Uagadoufrom Africa protested a little, but what could Minister Fudge do? He couldn't beat that group of monsters at Hogwarts School, so he just had to endure it.
After Cho Chang and Olivia said goodbye to Su Yu and his group, they returned to Ravenclaw. It was the first time Cedric and the others had seen Slytherin go crazy, and the two little badgers were so scared they hurried away, even forgetting to say goodbye.
Fred and George were still chattering, asking Harry and Neville how they managed to make the goblet of firechange its rules; it was too cool. Of course, most importantly, they had received compensation from Minister Bagman today—a full five hundred Galleons! This made them very happy. Of course, these five hundred Galleons were also paid by Su Yu, who had Minister Bagman return them to the Weasley Twins.
"Seriously, Harry, Neville, how did you two do it! Just tell us, okay? When we get back, we'll treat you two to butterbeer! Really!" Fred kept asking until they reached the common room entrance.
"Nonsense," Harry said.
"We're not! We really want to know!" George winked from the side, swearing they really wanted to know.
"Oh, dear, that's not it. I think Harry is talking about the password..." The Fat Lady comforted George, turned aside, and opened the common room door.
The Gryffindor common room was hosting a large celebration party. It was truly a scene of gongs and drums, firecrackers, red flags fluttering, and a sea of people...
It almost shook the four of them back out.
Only Ron seemed a bit angry; he felt that Harry and Neville had betrayed him.
On Su Yu's side, Farley had thrown away those high heels the moment she stepped out. She felt incredibly uncomfortable. With no other choice, Su Yu had to carry her in a princess carry; he didn't want his delicious food to step on the ground.
Cassandra was still reflecting on why she hadn't used the Killing Curse directly. She secretly made up her mind that next time, she wouldn't care so much and would definitely kill first.
Daphne snuck over to Callis, Pansy, and the other girls, muttering in a low voice, occasionally stealing glances at the boys.
"Baby, what do you think the topic for the first round will be?" Farley asked, wrapping her arms around Su Yu's neck with her red lips slightly parted.
Su Yu only knew from the movie that it was stealing dragon eggs, but this was reality, and there were 20 people, so it certainly couldn't be stealing dragon eggs; stealing a fierce dragon would be more like it. So he shook his head, "I'm not entirely sure, but when the time comes, based on their arrangements and the venue, we should be able to guess something. No need to rush."
"I'll ask my father later! He must know something. Don't worry, we definitely won't fight a battle unprepared!" Young Master Malfoy said proudly.
"Even if my father doesn't know, at worst, we can just throw Harry in first. He's the Child of Prophecy; he definitely won't have any problems!"
"Malfoy, you really are a genius!" Blaise rolled his eyes at Malfoy.
"What if Harry doesn't figure it out even after being thrown in?" Callis suddenly interjected.
"Then don't we still have Neville and the Weasley Twins? Four is definitely enough!"
Early the next morning, when Su Yu woke up from the pile of rouge, it was almost noon.
Kurama had run out early in the morning, jumped into Daphne's arms, and clamored to eat Peking roast duck today. She still remembered what Su Yu had promised her last night—to have the Whisk make it for her!
Daphne didn't know how to make Peking roast duck, and the Whisk knew even less. Helpless, Daphne hugged Kurama and went to find Hermione and Ginny. The three of them, plus a fox, spent the whole morning in the library but couldn't find a recipe.
Finally, unable to handle Kurama's constant pestering, the girls went to Hagrid's owl dormitory and found Qingluan, asking her to make an emergency trip to London to find Butler Carson. Daphne felt that Butler Carson must know. She didn't know why, but she just felt that Butler Carsonwas omnipotent.
Soon, Butler Carson's reply arrived. Not only did he have Qingluan bring back the complete preparation method, but he also ran to Chinatown and specifically bought two, letting Qingluan bring them back for an emergency. As for where the recipe came from, of course, he bought the roast duck shop when he bought the roast duck. Since the shop was his, he naturally had the recipe.
So when Su Yu woke up, he saw that Kurama had already eaten until she was round as a ball, lying in Daphne's arms and digesting.
"She... what happened? I remember I only slept for one night, and she became like this?"
"Who are you calling fat!" Kurama glared at Su Yu, baring her teeth. She was so full right now that she really didn't want to bother with Su Yu.
"...That's how it is. The two roast ducks sent by Butler Carson were both eaten by her. Now the Whisk is making some in the kitchen, and even the ducks were just caught..." Daphne helplessly rubbed Kurama's little belly, fearing she might burst from overeating.
"I remember foxes usually love eating chicken? Why does Kurama like eating cheesecake and duck?" Hermione put away the textbook on the table and asked, puzzled.
"Maybe Kurama is a legendary fox spirit? Their diet is different from ordinary foxes?" Ginny also stopped the homework she was writing, "Sigh, I haven't written my homework properly all morning..."
"I've eaten Nanjing roast duck once, it tastes quite good!" Cassandra pushed up the glasses she was wearing for decoration.
"What! Hurry and help me up, Daphne, I want to eat more! This time I want to eat Nanjing roast duck!" Kurama flailed around in Daphne's arms.
"Can you just be a little less troublesome? You're so fat you can't even turn over, and you still want to eat?" Su Yutapped Kurama on the head.
(Seriously, do you guys have no ideas for the Eight-Wizard Tournament later? Anything you want to see is fine, haha. I've been worrying about it these past few days. Should I add elements of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings to the competition events, or add them later, or add some elements of the Backrooms? I'm really conflicted, I don't know how to write it. After all, there are three tasks in the original book, and I feel those three are a bit lacking, like playing house. Even in the previous years, people could die, which is really speechless. So everyone, please leave comments and discuss it, okay?)
Chapter 138: That's What You Call Authentic
"I just love to eat!" Kurama rolled over with difficulty, crying and saying, "It's pitiful that you've been with me since you were little. I raised you with so much effort, and now that I want to eat a duck, you won't even give me one..."
"Oh, give it a rest," Su Yu flicked Kurama on the forehead again, his playful side taking over. "Today, I'll show you all how we eat duck in the East! That is what you call authentic!"
The girls present looked at Su Yu speechlessly; he'd only just gotten up and was already acting like a big shot. Only Kurama looked at him with adoration; she genuinely wanted to learn something...
Young Master Malfoy and the others nearby also looked over. Callis, in particular, watched Su Yu with curious fascination; they were especially intrigued by the East and wanted to see how Su Yu would perform.
Su Yu cleared his throat and flopped carelessly into his chair. "Come on, today I'll open your eyes and show you how the local ruffians back home eat! Hah, ptui!"
"Clean it up yourself..." Cassandra didn't even look up.
"Hey... uh... I was just performing... That's how the hooligans back home do it..." Su Yu awkwardly waved his wand to clean it up.
"Waiter! Uh... no, Whisk!" Su Yu tapped his wand irregularly against the table.
"Young Master!" Whisk appeared instantly before Su Yu, bowing and waiting for his instructions.
"At this point, we have to give him two big slaps in the face first!" Su Yu explained while rolling up his sleeves. He didn't actually hit Whisk, but he acted out that air of a dissolute playboy to perfection.
"Whoa! This is my first time seeing someone hit the chef before eating. What's the reasoning behind that?" Malfoyasked, looking at the others in surprise.
"This is called 'making friends through a fight'!" Su Yu held his wand like a fan and slapped it onto the table with a snap.
"Let me tell you! Whisk, same old rules: one duck! Write on it first, then roast it~"
"As you command, Master." Whisk disappeared.
"Why do you have to write on it?" Pansy asked hurriedly.
"It must be for drawing a magic seal! It tastes better with a seal!" Kurama chimed in excitedly, answering first.
"Actually, I don't know why either. They say it's to prevent them from swapping the meat. Which shop would actually do that? Probably just to show off..." Su Yu didn't know why either; he just knew that was how it was done.
In a little while, Whisk brought out a raw duck and set it in front of Su Yu. Su Yu used a brush dipped in sugar water to write the character'Su'. "Then, bring four cold dishes for drinking, and four hot dishes for eating! And bring a bottle of Bran~dy~."
"Wow, so particular!" Blaise exclaimed.
"I'm not done yet," Su Yu waved his hand. "The four cold dishes are: braised duck gizzard, mixed duck feet, pickled duck heart, and salted duck liver! The four hot stir-fries are: stir-fried duck intestine, braised duck pancreas, fire-seared duck heart, and braised duck four-treasures!"
"What even is all this..." Farley was speechless; there wasn't a single thing she wanted to eat...
"As expected, Master is so refined. These dishes are exactly the same as the menu sent over!" Whiskcomplimented him, burying his head deep between his legs.
"Why do you have to say 'Bran~dy~'? It's just brandy, why do you have to say it like that?" Hermione imitated Su Yu, mimicking him repeatedly.
"This is called flair! That's what you call authentic!" Su Yuwas about to put his feet up on the table, but after being glared at by Daphne, he sheepishly pulled them back.
"Bran~dy~" Kurama learned earnestly.
Cassandra finally looked up and flicked the person and the fox on the forehead. "You don't learn a single good thing, but you learn all the bad stuff. Do you know what kind of people do things like this? And you're just going along with it? And you—if you aren't going to teach her anything good, why are you teaching Kurama all this nonsense? Is she not causing enough trouble as it is?"
The person and the fox covered their heads and crouched on the ground. Kurama, in her anger, even stomped on Su Yu's foot.
By evening, Su Yu's antics from noon had spread. Throughout Hogwarts, everyone was saying, "Give me a glass of Bran~dy~."
It even eventually evolved into the famous meme: "The glass you're using to drink your Bran~dy~ is wrong."
So, that night, Su Yu slept in front of the Slytherin Common Room with Kurama in his arms. Malfoy and the others didn't even dare to try and persuade him otherwise; they could only bring Su Yu and Kurama a quilt to prevent the Chief from freezing at night.
But what about our Chief Su Yu? Of course, he wouldn't just stay obediently at the entrance of the common room. Farley and the other girls had guessed what he would do, which was exactly why they punished him by making him sleep outside the common room.
Su Yu casually tossed Kurama to Hermione, telling her to take her back to the Gryffindor Common Room to stay for a bit, then brushed off his behind and headed toward Isolde's faculty quarters.
Who in the school didn't know Kurama? So when Hermione returned to the Gryffindor Common Room with Kurama, it didn't cause any big commotion. Ginny even snatched Kurama away and held her while joining the Weasley Twins' Champion Party 2.0!
A group of students and a fox danced crazily in the common room, eating snacks and partying until midnight, until Hermione couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed Kurama by the scruff of her neck, carried her back to her room, and cuddled with her to sleep.
As for Su Yu, because of "make-up lessons," he was also busy until midnight before his Divination Class teacher allowed him to rest. This change in status made Isoldeincredibly excited; even after Su Yu had finished washing up, she was still smoking.
Just as unlucky as Su Yu were Harry and Neville. Harry had once again been ostracized by everyone. Others said they were being hypocritical and had used underhanded methods; they claimed they didn't want to participate, but had secretly cast their votes and even tampered with the goblet of fire, cheating to get four Gryffindor students entered as champions.
Harry had also finally lost Ron. He had been extremely bored these past few days. He had thought his good brother was the one who trusted him most, but who knew that his good brother was actually the one who doubted him the most? Hermione spent every day hanging out with Su Yu and the others, and now Harry didn't even have anyone to talk to.
As for Neville, he remained the same; he didn't place too much importance on others' opinions. He wrote a letter to his mother telling her about being selected as a champion. He said he hadn't originally intended to participate in this Eight-Wizard Tournament because he still had many shortcomings and was working hard to catch up with Su Yuand the others, but something strange happened, and he had been selected. Still, if he was selected, so be it; he would definitely work twice as hard during this time. He wanted to become stronger, at the very least not to hold others back, and he trusted that his mother and father would understand him.
And Neville's parents didn't let him down. They were very happy that their little man had been selected; in fact, when they heard the news, Dad was so happy that he picked Mom up and spun her around in a big circle! They told Neville that Mom and Dad would always stand behind him, supporting and encouraging him. They also said they would come in person to watch their little hero's competition, and Neville's mother even sent Neville lots of snacks to encourage him to bravely charge forward!
Chapter 139: Neville Seeks a Mentor (Thanks to Yekong Meng for the three "Power of Love" donations, thank you.)
"Is this the reason you came to find me?" Professor Snapestared with dead fish eyes at the... sunny, cheerful boy in front of him?
"Mr. Longbottom, who exactly gave you the courage to come and find me, a teacher who mocks and even insults you every single day?"
"No one, Professor Snape. I believe you must possess some knowledge or magic that I urgently need to acquire. Professor Graves is Su Yu's teacher, and Professor Moodyis very close to Harry, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go to them. As for Professor McGonagall... her magicmight not be very helpful for me right now as I urgently need to improve. So, sir, I came to you. Although I know I was very clumsy before, always forgetting this or that, I am not like that anymore. I sincerely beg you, I don't want to be a burden to the team. Please teach me, will you?" Nevillelooked calmly into Professor Snape's eyes and said slowly.
"Hmph, keep dreaming. What makes you think I would teach all my knowledge to a Gryffindor student like you?" Professor Snape glanced at Neville with disdain.
Neville didn't say anything; he just kept looking at him for quite a while, until Professor Snape couldn't stand it anymore.
"Enough! Mr. Longbottom! Five points from Gryffindor for disrespecting a Professor!"
"Additionally, I'm sentencing you to detention for the entire year!" Professor Snape stood up angrily and turned to leave the office. Before leaving, he added, "The content of your detention today is to organize everything here for me, especially this book by my hand. Also, you are to finish it by tomorrow!"
"Thank you, Professor Snape!" Neville happily began to organize the messy items in front of him, until he opened the journal that had been by Professor Snape's hand, which clearly recorded the complete, detailed process for making Draught of the Living Death.
"Hmph!"
"I was wrong. Next time, I will definitely not forget you."
"Hmph! I don't believe a word of it! You lecherous bastard!"
Tuesday evening, in the Great Hall, while eating, Su Yufinally remembered that something seemed to be missing from his side. Daphne blushed and pinched Su Yu.
"It's not my leg!"
"Hehe, I'm used to it. I always feel like something is missing. What could it be..." Su Yu sheepishly withdrew his hand, then suddenly realized, "Oh, my god! Kurama! I forgot to pick her up!"
By the time Su Yu rushed to the Gryffindor common room, the opening scene had already occurred. Kurama was curled up in Hermione's arms, not even lifting her head. "You big liar! You promised to only let me stay here for one night! But it's been two nights!"
Actually, Kurama had also lost track of time while playing, but she wouldn't admit that now! She needed to extract some benefits! Hermione looked at these two children, one big and one small, and shook her head helplessly. She didn't know what to say.
"My fault, my fault. I'll treat you to Nanjing roast duck, and lots of other delicious food, all famous stuff, as compensation. How about that?"
Su Yu was still trying to appease the fox who was ignoring him.
"I want some too! Su Yu!" Ginny, who was standing nearby, heard Su Yu listing the dishes and wanted to eat them too.
"No! This is Su Yu's compensation for me!" How could Kurama let her food end up in someone else's stomach!
"But didn't I give you lots of snacks over the past two days?" Ginny blinked at Kurama.
"Alright then, I'll allow you to taste each dish only once!" Kurama felt like her heart was bleeding.
Just like that, Su Yu successfully redeemed Kurama, at the cost of only one big meal.
"Yesterday, Harry told me that he and Ron had another unpleasant falling out." At the entrance of the Gryffindorcommon room, Hermione chatted casually with Su Yu, who was holding Kurama.
"I suspect Ron is just a bit jealous. That kid is... how should I put it, not the most prominent one in his family. His brothers and Ginny are all very outstanding, and he hangs out with Harry, the Savior, every day. This time, I guess he just couldn't take it anymore."
"Is this the kind of trauma caused by one's family of origin? It's just that his own pathetic self-esteem is too strong. His brothers are all very outstanding, but he doesn't work hard himself. Who can he blame for that?" Hermione didn't want to be so blunt, but Su Yu didn't care. Even Malfoy was a hundred times better than Ron now!
Young Master Malfoy knows to train every day, constantly making himself stronger and using his head. Ron is already in his fourth year; what can he actually do?
"By the way, I also noticed that Neville has been acting a bit strange lately. He always comes back very late. Like Harry, he has been ostracized by Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, but Neville doesn't seem to care at all. He seems to be improving very quickly recently. I hope it's not my imagination." Hermione tilted her head, feeling a bit emotional.
"I really don't understand you British people. Always ostracizing others at the drop of a hat... Isn't it just because you suspect they might have cheated? And Gryffindor had four people selected, while the others only had two. They were nowhere to be found when it was time to sign up, and now they're starting to ostracize people. You're just too idle."
Night soaked into the Hogwarts courtyard, and the evening breeze carried the cool scent of plants. Su Yu walked slowly along the stone path, holding a curled-up Kurama in his arms, her fluffy fur shimmering with a faint luster under the moonlight.
After bidding farewell to Hermione and Ginny, Su Yu did not return to the Slytherin Common Room. Instead, he walked leisurely along the corridor, holding Kurama, enjoying this moment of peace.
Kurama was sensible enough not to disturb him, lying quietly in Su Yu's arms, her tail gently stroking his arm.
"Good evening, Su Yu!" A young girl walked up in front of him. Her fair feet stepped on the cool bluestone, her steps as light as an elf wandering in the woods. Her pale golden hair fell loosely, and her eyes were clear, possessing an ethereal quality that others couldn't understand. She seemed to be looking down, paying attention to the strange little flying insects passing by the roadside. "Are you here to listen to the stars speak, too?"
"What are they talking about? Silly girl." Su Yu walked to Luna's side, picked her up gently, and placed her on a stone bench nearby.
"I'm not silly! They are talking about the stories of the Celtic elves!" Luna giggled, letting Su Yu pick her up. She rested her arms on her legs, cupping her face, and blinked at Su Yu.
"You're not a Celtic elf. They encounter a fairy walking barefoot, and you..." Su Yu suddenly looked up and pinched Luna's nose. "Aha, I just realized, you were praising yourself for being as beautiful as a fairy!"
Chapter 140: White Moonlight
"Heehee! You're annoying! You used the hand that was touching my feet to touch my nose again!" Luna playfully rubbed the head of Su Yu, who continued to keep his head down while washing her feet. She seemed quite used to this sort of thing.
Su Yu used Water Release to continue cleaning the mud off her feet, then skillfully pulled a pair of new socks from his storage ring and gently slipped them onto her small feet. "Silly girl, you go out without shoes every single day. How many times has this been now?"
After saying this, he also tapped Luna lightly on the head.
"Nargles always sneakily hide my shoes. It's quite fun, isn't it?"
Luna shook her pale blonde hair and continued with a giggle.
"My mother often said that things we lose always have a way of coming back in the end."
Before she could finish, Kurama trotted over with her shoes in its mouth.
"I'm the one who found them for you! Not your mother!" Kurama said, looking puffed up with indignation.
"Thank you, Kurama, you're the best!" Luna hurriedly apologized to Kurama, the smile in her eyes unable to be contained.
Su Yu took the shoes from Luna, helped her put them on, tied the laces, and then finally set her down.
"Nargles aren't that idle every single day, specifically stealing your shoes," Su Yu washed his hands again, then took Luna's hand. "Where do you want to go? Should I go with you?"
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In the days that followed, the relationship between Harryand Ron worsened. This time, without Hermione to mediate between them, the two of them hadn't spoken to each other for several weeks.
During the Care of Magical Creatures class, Hagrid buried many gold coins in the ground and let all the young Wizards dig for treasure with Nifflers. Everyone was given a Niffler, and the girls' eyes shone as they looked at the cute Nifflers.
Kurama was the happiest of all; she loved the life of digging for treasure. By the time class ended, she had dug up the most. When she returned to the dormitory hugging a huge box full of gold coins, only to be told by Cassandrathat these were Leprechaun gold and would disappear after a while, her world collapsed again.
That evening, Kurama drank her milk from a bowl alone while lying on the bed Su Yu had made for her out of Galleons. She cried even louder; she could have gotten even more gold coins today!
The girls watched this little miser, shook their heads, and went back to sleep. Only young Master Malfoy snuck up in the middle of the night, took another box of Galleons, and placed it beside Kurama. This made Kurama, who woke up and saw it, happy all day long!
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Did Harry actually care about what others thought? He didn't really care; what he cared about was what his friends thought of him. He had originally thought that since he was forced to participate in this Eight-Wizard Tournament, he would get support from Ron and Hermione, and that they would believe him.
But the reality was exactly the opposite: Hermionebelieved him, but his best friend Ron did not. He knew clearly in his heart that both sides just needed a way out to make up, but why should he be the one to provide that way out?
Since that was the case, he, Harry, would absolutely not shamelessly beg Ron to reconcile with him. He just wanted to see who could be more stubborn!
Every day, he watched Cedric and Krum with envy. They were always surrounded by groups of girls, praising them and asking for autographs. He wanted that too, but he didn't envy Su Yu, because he didn't want a bunch of girls bossing him around.
Su Yu: "Heh, pfft! Don't you understand? This is called love!"
Harry didn't mention this in his letter to Sirius Black. He was afraid that Sirius would get angry and storm straight into Hogwarts School.
Knock, knock, knock. A few knocks sounded on the door.
"Come in!" Professor Snape, who was in the middle of teaching, looked very angry. He wanted to see exactly who was interrupting his class.
"Uh... Sorry, Professor Snape, please don't get angry yet. I'm here to relay a message from Minister Bagman," Colin, who loved taking pictures, stood cautiously at the doorway, looking a bit at a loss.
"Speak, what is it?"
"Minister Bagman wants the Slytherin champion to go upstairs with Harry and Neville. It looks like they want to take photos." Colin winked at Harry.
"Very good, very good..." Professor Snape suppressed the anger in his heart. "Potter! Leave all your things behind! Remember to come back in a while! I want to watch you drink the antidote with my own eyes."
Harry had just been letting his mind wander; how could he remember how to make the antidote Professor Snape had mentioned? He hurriedly signaled Colin with his eyes.
"Professor Snape, Minister Bagman also said that all the champions need to bring their things..." Colin understood instantly and said, imitating Bagman's manner.
"Enough!" Professor Snape cut him off. "Potter, take your schoolbag and get out of here right now! You lot go as well."
Harry and Neville quickly packed their schoolbags and walked out of the Potion Class classroom with Su Yu and the others.
"I really thank you so much, Colin!" Harry finally let out a long sigh of relief. "Without you, I wouldn't have known what to do in a moment."
"You're the one who's the most amazing, Harry!" Colin said impatiently. "You actually became a champion! Oh my god! This is so cool!"
Young Master Malfoy snorted disdainfully from the side. Is that it? Is that it?
"Why do they want to take photos?" Neville felt a bit depressed. He had been too busy these past few days and hadn't washed his hair in days. He didn't want to take photos right now.
"Maybe it's to be in the newspaper, The Daily Prophet! Sigh!" Colin was still speaking excitedly.
"This is just great..." Harry also looked gloomy. "Now I've embarrassed myself to the entire magic world."
When the group pushed open the door to the room and walked in, Minister Bagman was talking to a lady wearing a green robe.
"Oh, my dear Mr. Sean Foley, welcome." Minister Bagmanimmediately stood up to greet Su Yu. He didn't want to offend this young master, especially since he was currently acting like a dog under this young master.
"Only your three schools are here today. There are too many people to interview, so I hope young Master Sean Foley will bear with me."
Su Yu waved his hand casually at Bagman and sat to the side. He looked over at Beauxbatons and Durmstrang Institute. Krum was still wearing his sour face, standing with his classmates without speaking to anyone. Fleur was talking to her classmates and looked very happy. Cedricand Summers had already arrived and were standing with Cho Chang.
When Cho Chang and Olivia saw Su Yu and the others arrive, they happily stepped forward to greet them. Harrywatched Cho Chang from the side, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Young men, my name is Rita Skeeter," the lady in the green robe walked up. "I am about to write an article for The Daily Prophet about the Eight-Wizard Tournament."
(What do you guys think, if I write Luna like this later, will it be okay? 1. The stone floor in the courtyard was covered in cracks, with broken wands, overturned armor, and tattered banners scattered everywhere, the wind whipping ash and wood splinters around. Luna fell into Su Yu's arms, unable to stop a mouthful of fresh blood from spurting out. She used her last bit of strength to slowly raise her hand and stroke Su Yu's cheek. "I don't want to leave you, Su Yu... Also, I am... not... a... silly... girl..." 2. The Battle of Hogwartswas finally over. The stone walls of the Castle were covered in scorched black marks, some window panes were shattered, and window frames hung precariously in mid-air. On the cold ground, Luna lay quietly amidst the chaos, still covered in fine stone dust, her light-colored hair spread messily over the stone slabs, her face, which had always carried a lively smile, gently covered by a plain white cloth. Su Yu walked slowly to the figure covered by the white cloth, knelt down slowly, his movements so light as if he were afraid of disturbing something. He raised his hand to use Water Release, his movements trembling slightly, and clear, gentle water flowed slowly over her feet, meticulously washing away the dirt and dust. Once the water dried naturally, he picked up the socks again, gently put them on her once more, then leaned over and put her shoes on securely, his fingertips repeatedly smoothing the edges of the shoes, his movements persistent and slow. "I've told you so many times, the ground is cold, you can't go barefoot." His voice was low and hoarse, sounding exceptionally thin in the wind. His gaze fell on the flat surface of the shoes. "I used to always laugh at you for hopping and skipping when you walked, but now you're so quiet." He raised his hand again and gently stroked the surface of the shoes. "The road is still long, I'll take care of your shoes and socks for you. Don't be afraid, remember to wait for me. The day I come to find you, I'll check again... to see if you've worn your shoes and socks properly..." If I really write it like this, will I get beaten to death?)