Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 154 Testing
"So..." Dumbledore said expressionlessly, taking a sip of his honey grapefruit tea and looking at Gilderoy Lockhart standing in front of him, "So, it was Voldemort who did this?"

"Yes, Principal, and Minister Fudge."

"Gidrolohart" wore a gentle smile.

Five hours had passed since the great battle that Tiera had simulated.

After the great battle ended, Gilderoy Lockhart pretended to be exhausted and fainted.

Actually, Tiera originally intended to remain unconscious for several days and nights before speaking—

But clearly, Tyrell forgot that Hogwarts also had a Potions Master.

After Snape forced Tyella to drink those few jars of bitter potions, Tyella felt she had no choice but to wake up—

"Are you sure?" Cornelius Fudge stepped forward nervously and asked.

With a five-hour buffer period, the Ministry of Magic received the news, and Minister Cornelius Fudge, along with the Ministry's elite, rushed to Hogwarts.

This made Dumbledore's spacious headmaster's office seem somewhat crowded at this moment.

Besides Dumbledore, who was seated, and Gilderoy Lockhart, Snape, Professor McGonagall, and other Hogwarts faculty members standing directly opposite Dumbledore's desk, the office also had the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, who had rushed to Hogwarts after receiving the news; Alastor Moody, the former head of the Ministry of Magic's Aurors; Barty Crouch, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement; Rufus Slynjaja, the head of the Auror Command; and five elite Aurors.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire British Ministry of Magic mobilized.

"Are you sure? Are you sure it's the mysterious person?" Cornelius Fudge asked nervously again.

“Minister,” Tierra, who was impersonating Gilderoy Lockhart using the “Parasite,” countered, “I doubt even any Death Eater would dare impersonate Voldemort.”

“So it really is…” Cornelius Fudge said, somewhat absentmindedly.

“Excuse me for interrupting, Minister,” Alastormoudi said, then limped over to Tiera, his demonic eye fixed on her.

Tiera, however, looked back with unwavering confidence. Their gazes collided in mid-air, seemingly sparking a faint flame.

Tierra was completely fearless in the face of this legendary Auror.

In any case, this "body" refers to Gilderoy Lockhart's body in some ways.

It was simply integrated into its own "parasite".

“Excuse my bluntness, Gilderoy Lockhart,” Alastormudy said, “you seem to be a complete idiot.”

Tierra: ...

You're being way too blunt. How am I supposed to respond to that?

“While I would very much like to say that it was Voldemort who was just defeated,” Alastormodi continued, “I find it hard to believe that a fool like you could have defeated Voldemort.”

“But that’s the truth, Mr. Moody. You have to believe it whether you like it or not; objective facts don’t change according to human will.” Tiera shrugged. “And you can ask your former subordinates how difficult those fire giants were to deal with. I don’t think anyone but Voldemort could summon such powerful fire giants.”

The fight where Gilderoy Lockhart confronts and defeats Voldemort was mostly fake, but some parts were real—

For example, the five Balrogs that attacked Hogwarts were real.

Although all are fire demons born from ordinary flames, because their "parasites" possess the power of life, these fire demons are as troublesome as Fiendfyre.

Although its damage is far less than that of Fiendfire, it is completely impossible to extinguish with water or ordinary spells.

These fire demons of Tiera can only be killed by curses—

The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic's investigation team circled around the Balrogs for over two hours before finally killing them one by one.

Another true part is the tower of fire that Tierra conjured at the end—under the cover of the tower of fire, Tierra first sent Slytherin back to the planet where the library was located, and then had Dobby quickly teleport away.

Then Tyella threw herself out of the fire tower, and when the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic finally remembered to come to the rescue instead of just watching the show, they blasted the place where the fight had just taken place into a huge crater.

This perfectly concealed the fact that Tiera was just putting on an act.

While the Aurors were busy dealing with the Balrog, Tiera had Dobby secretly throw a pile of black waste back into the pit—

It comes from the waste generated during the initial ritual he performed to create the "Parasite" in the Room of Requirement.

“Indeed, only a wizard of Voldemort’s caliber could summon and control that Balrog, and the same goes for the fire tower you detonated at the end—of course, I don’t mean to say that Voldemort was fake, that Voldemort could certainly be real, but to be precise, I suspect—” Alastormodi said, “I suspect that you are a Death Eater!”

Tierra: ...

“I think I have reason to suspect that Voldemort wants to replace a good-for-nothing with a reputation but no real power in order to take control of everything in front of him,” Moody said. “And Gilderoy Lockhart is the ideal person Voldemort wants to support.”

As expected of an Auror leader who has survived countless trials and tribulations, he gets straight to the point from the very first word.

That was exactly what Tiera was thinking.

Tierra did indeed want to elevate Gilderoy Lockhart's already renowned reputation to new heights by staging a "Lockhart vs. Voldemort" drama.

Then Tiera could do many things through Gilderoy Lohart's reputation—

For example, if one achieves success, one should help others in the world; before leaving, one should write a few books under the name Gilderoy Lockhart.

For example, "Capital" or "The Basic Principles of [Ideology]".

“Mad-Eye Moody,” Tierra exclaimed. “The rumors are true, you really are insane. How could you think I’m Voldemort?”

“Please allow me to explain,” said Rufus Slynnjac, the head of the Auror Command, stepping forward. Only then did Tyella realize that he was half-surrounded by the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, and behind him—

Seated by Dumbledore, the most powerful white wizard in the world today.

“Let me explain,” Rufus Slynjac said, straightening his tie. “I won’t go into too much detail, but we’ve found a victim of Gilderoy Lockhart.”

Tierra's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

“I have never harmed anyone,” Tierra said.

“I’m talking about Gilderoy Lockhart,” Slynjak said. “He revealed something to us—”

"Regarding the fact that Gilderoy Lohart is an incompetent fool."

“That’s fake news,” Tierra replied almost reflexively. “There are always people who covet my talent and beauty and want to harm me.”

“Perhaps,” Slynjak said. “Then you wouldn’t mind if we tested your strength, would you?”

Tiera glanced at the Aurors who had half-surrounded him.

It seems that not all the officials at the British Ministry of Magic are incompetent fools.

"What do you mean?" Tierra asked, somewhat exasperated.

Although Connelly Fudge was incompetent, his subordinates were all incredibly skilled.

“I’d like to spar with you a bit—” Alastormudi said.

“No, you don’t want to,” Dumbledore suddenly interjected, setting down his teacup.

(End of this chapter)