Professor Rupert Hogwarts

Chapter 325 The Finals Begin
"Eisen!" Professor McGonagall turned and walked towards Eisen.

"Ah, yes, no problem, I'm ready!" Eisen said as if talking to himself.

"Have you got the broomstick?" Professor McGonagall said and looked over. When he saw the broomstick in his hand, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Broomstick? Ah, yes, that's right! Professor Flitwick said I could use it!" Eisen picked up the broom and waved it a few times, looking at Professor McGonagall in surprise.

"Yes, everyone thinks that in the next game, it is not suitable for you to enter the maze directly." Professor McGonagall said, "Because the position of other warriors after entering the maze is not fixed. Therefore, as a safety officer, You have to stay on top of the maze—"

After finishing speaking, Professor McGonagall pointed to the sky.

"You mean, I want to be like the patrols assigned by the Ministry of Magic. Only, I want to patrol in the sky!" Eisen suddenly showed an expression of realization.

"Yes, but in order to take into account that you are not only a safety officer, but also a warrior, so you should be arranged to be the first to enter the maze. However, you must rise up as soon as you enter the maze." Professor McGonagall said with a serious expression.

"Okay, I get it!" Eisen finally understood what they meant.

At the entrance of the maze, several warriors stopped and waited quietly.The stands were already filled with little wizards watching the game.

Turning around, Eisen spotted Hermione and Harry from the middle of the stands.Seeing Aisen looking over, they smiled politely at Aisen and waved their hands.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" A loud voice suddenly spread throughout the venue.

Bagman put a loud curse on himself and began to introduce the situation of the game.

"The last event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. Now, we ask the warrior and security officer Mr. Turner to enter the maze and prepare!"

So direct?
Eisen was startled, but then he said nothing and walked toward the entrance of the maze with his broomstick.

Once inside the hedge maze, dark and tall shadows engulf the path.It seemed that due to a spell, the moment he entered the maze, the sounds outside suddenly disappeared as if he was a world away.

"Come in! Then, what the warrior should do is done. Next, it's what the security officer should do!" After exhaling, Eisen got on the broomstick and rose straight off the ground, flying to the entire maze in the blink of an eye. over the sky.

The moment he escaped from the maze, a burst of cheers suddenly reached Eisen's ears.It was as if he had returned to this world again.

Floating slowly in the air, Eisen looked down and found that the tangled hedges in the maze were intertwined and winding, forming extremely complex paths.

The moonlight appeared, and the light and shadow cast down, creating spots on the path.

Black shadows were lingering on the edge of the path, like beasts lurking in the darkness with their mouths open to devour.Uh, is that a dangerous animal placed by Hagrid?

Well, there are ten-foot-long blast-ended snails, and giant spiders...

The branches and leaves of the hedge in the corner of the maze were twisted, and a large section suddenly popped out, and then returned to its original shape.

In the center of the maze, there is a golden trophy placed on a stone platform.The trophy shone with a faint golden light, extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

Of course, this is what Eisen sees from the perspective of the sky. In the maze, unless you enter this path, you can't see anything else.

"Look, Professor Eisen is in the sky!"

"He must use this method to observe whether other warriors will encounter danger."

……

Voices rang out from the stands.Turning his head to look over, Aisen noticed that many little wizards were glaring at him and cheering.

click-

Uh, is this Colin Creevey taking pictures?
"Okay, let me report the current score!" Bagman's voice rang out at the right time, "Cedric Diggory - 87 points, Hogwarts School!"

"Wow--"

"That's great, Cedric!"

Waves of cheers and applause resounded throughout the stands!

"Victor Krum - 80 points, No.2, Durmstrang School." "Fleur Delacour - 63 points, Beauxbaton School!"

After Bagman's voice fell, the crowd remembered applause again.

"Well, now listen to my whistle, Cedric, and get ready—" Bagman said, counting, "Three, two, one!"

Immediately afterwards, a short whistle sounded, and Cedric quickly ran towards the entrance of the maze, and then got inside.

Inside the maze, everything was eerily quiet. The towering hedges soared into the sky, seeming to plunge directly into the sky. In the dark environment, it gave people an extremely depressing feeling.

"Lumos——" Cedric cast a lighting spell, making the surroundings light up.

Eisen, who was hovering leisurely in the sky, could clearly see that there was a trace of caution and uneasiness on Cedric's face.He carefully lowered the brightness of the lighting spell a little, and then walked quickly along the path towards the end of the passage.

When he came to the fork in the road at the end, he thought for a while, stretched out his wand and said a spell.The wand Pinto waved in his hand, then pointed directly in the direction of the maze wall.

Immediately afterwards, Cedric seemed to have received a revelation, and turned around and dived into the fork on the left.

Turn left, turn right...

Cedric was sneaking along the dark paths, and from time to time, he would be attacked by some dangerous creatures that had been placed in advance.

However, his spellcasting level and reaction ability were both good, and he easily dealt with those dangerous creatures.However, for Cedric, there is a big problem with advancing in the hedge maze, which is that it requires a certain amount of luck.

Eisen, who was sitting on the broomstick, could clearly see that Cedric was unlucky. After turning several turns in a row, he reached a dead end.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but shook his head.If Cedric was this lucky, then his advantage in entering the maze ahead might be gone.

Another whistle sounded one after another, and the two warriors, Krum and Delacour, also got in from the entrance of the maze.

"Wow——, Cedric walked a little too fast! He was a little out of luck, and he hasn't found the right path yet!" Bagman yelled loudly from the stands.

Professor McGonagall on the side clenched her fists hard, as if she wanted to step forward and compete in Cedric's place.

The really noisy voices of the little wizards came from the stands.

"Oh, danger! That's Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewt placed inside -" Bagman's eyes widened, "What will he do? Should he avoid this place and choose another path, or challenge it directly?

Oh - yes, he chose to fight head-on!Well, silent spellcasting techniques, Obstacle Charms and Levitation Charms!He's coping well, uh--, beautifully, and he's moving in the right direction. "

The restless crowd in the stands seemed to be calmed down.

Krum and Delacour were also hurriedly advancing in the maze.

Obviously, they also encountered the same problems that Cedric encountered before.But fortunately, as a participating warrior, they dealt with these traps and ambushes that were set in advance well.

Eisen focused part of his attention on the maze below, and part of his attention on the trio in the stands.

Hermione was holding a pocket speculum tightly in her hand, while Harry was holding a blank parchment and a wand in the other hand, as if to prevent something.

Seeing the two people's postures, Aisen nodded secretly.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the entire grandstand, taking everyone's expressions into his mind. He observed carefully and found nothing unusual.

Maybe, no one will come here to cause trouble!
After taking a look at Fudge, who was standing not far from Bagman in the stands, the patrol officers squatting outside the maze wall, and the field further away that was guarded by some Ministry of Magic staff, Eisen had a thoughtful expression on his face. look.

Inside the maze, the competition between the three warriors is still going on.

Cedric circled back and forth several times in the dead end. In Eisen's opinion, he wasted more than ten minutes before finally successfully moving towards the center of the maze.

If this is a running game, then I believe that the time Cedric wastes is enough for the warriors behind to catch up.But unfortunately, this is a complex maze scene with various traps.

Even if Krum and Delacour entered the scene, they could not seize the opportunity to shorten the gap between them and Cedric.

Hippogriffs, twitches from time to time, vines extending from the hedge maze, and Acromantulas that don't look easy to deal with, etc.

These dangerous creatures hide in the darkness on the edge of the trail, and from time to time, they will come out and cause them some trouble.

"Smashed to pieces—"

A trap lurking in the darkness was directly destroyed by Krum, and then he rushed forward with a heavy step.

A cane suddenly appeared and struck him, leaving a bloody mark on his body, but he didn't care at all.After grinning, he poked the wand forward, swung the cane up, and passed it straight through.

"Well——, the performance of the contestants exceeded our expectations! Look at this——Cedric cast a transformation spell, right?" Bagman's voice echoed in the stands.

Turning his gaze to Cedric, Eisen found that after he summoned clear water with his wand, he directly transformed it into a smooth ice surface with a deformation technique to fit it on the ground.

The person chasing him from behind, uh--, Ichijoji?It directly slid for a distance in a sliding kneeling position, and then fell to the ground and whimpered.

Cedric touched his body with his wand, a little mist rippled out and covered his figure, and then he swiftly ran towards a passage.

Bagman wore a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and seemed to be able to see what happened in the maze through the moonlight.Therefore, whenever a wonderful scene happened, he couldn't help explaining it to the little wizards in an exclamational tone.

"Oh--, the contestant from Beauxbatons School was a bit bad. She chose to enter the wrong channel, and she was still stuck there!" Bagman's tone revealed regret.

Turning his gaze to Delacour, Eisen noticed that she was indeed entangled in the vines extending from the hedge maze.Of course, this is not a problem.

The key is that she was also attacked by Grindylow!etc?Is there such a thing as Grindelwald placed in the maze?This thing should be a kind of water monster that ambush underwater during the second competition. Will it be placed here?

Um?That's—a Boggart?

This - because she missed saving her sister from being besieged by Grindylow, has Grindylow become her psychological shadow?

"Oh——, it seems that she is in a bad mood now! She raised her wand and cast a red flame... but it was of little use." Bagman was still playing the role of a tool man. "Well——, unexpectedly, she got out of the entanglement of the rattan, and she turned around and exited this passage! Well, a very wise choice!"

Seeing the ambush that Delacour encountered, Aisen had no intention of rescuing her.

Although, as a security officer, you must protect the lives of warriors.But in the maze, all the dangers they can encounter are actually in a controllable state.

Therefore, although Delacour encountered some ambushes, he was not directly helpless to the point of needing Aisen to rescue him.

"Hey——, is Cedric delayed over there? Krum is already catching up with his progress." Bagman showed surprise on his face, "They are already approaching the center of the maze, then Come down - is that another trap?"

"Smashed to pieces—"

"Flaming—"

"Armor protection—"

Cedric cast several spells at the golden mist, but none of them seemed to have any effect.After hesitating for a moment, he looked at another fork in the road not far behind him, gritted his teeth and got into the fog.

For a moment, Cedric felt as if the whole world was turned upside down.

In his sight, there was still the deep and brilliant night sky above his head, and the green grass under his feet was still there.But his perception told him that his whole body seemed to be suspended directly.

The weird intertwining feeling gave him a thrilling feeling of fear.

"Is this - reversed?" Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Cedric calmly analyzed it.

After a while, he boldly pulled his feet up from the grass "ceiling" as before, and then moved forward.Taking one step forward, the whole world quickly returned to its original state, and Cedric stood on the ground again.

……

Late at night, before the start of the Triwizard Tournament finals, in a slightly desolate attic suite near the old residence of the Barty Crouch family, a hoarse voice sighed.

"Really, it's not easy, are you right? Gildero—"

Gilderoy Lockhart, who was once as dull as a retard, now bowed obediently towards a figure with a flattering look on his face.

"You are right, my lord!"

The figure stood in front of the suite window, looking through the dark window at the slightly ancient house opposite.It was quiet inside, without the slightest trace of life, and it seemed that there was no one around.

If you get closer, you will find that the figure's breathing is a little rapid.There was a light in his eyes that seemed particularly compelling.

"My plan was not successful, but I can't wait any longer." The figure stood quietly for a while and said in a cold tone.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the master gets that thing, isn't it?" Lockhart's eyes seemed to be a little more lively, and he no longer looked like a puppet.

"How about Hogwarts?" The cold voice asked.

"No, the Triwizard Tournament final is taken too seriously by the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore. There are too many people guarding it, and there is no chance -"

"It doesn't matter, I expected Dumbledore to be ready!" The figure looked like he was holding a wisdom pearl, "The time is coming, get ready—"

"I understand, Master!" Lockhart bowed again, then stepped down from the attic and walked towards the house opposite.

hiss--

A series of chilling sounds sounded, and then I saw a big snake entrenched in the shadow of the corner.

It was at least twelve feet long, and when its head poked out from the shadows, it gave people the feeling of gathering strength to launch an attack at any moment.

"Don't worry, Nagini, you'll have a feast soon!" The cold voice seemed to have softened a lot.

……

Arriving at the door of the house, Lockhart tapped it with his wand, then stretched out his hand to push the door open.His posture was extremely natural, as if he were opening the door to his own home, pushing the door in, and then closing the door.

Entering the house, he did not panic at all, but cast a lighting spell, and then walked straight through the spacious hall to the second floor.

Opposite the entrance to the stairs on the second floor, there is a huge floor-to-ceiling cabinet placed against the wall.Next to the cabinet is a bookshelf with many old books on it.

He didn't do anything else, but went straight to the floor-to-ceiling cabinet, opened the cabinet door and reached out to rub it.

After a moment, when he took his hand back, he had already grasped a fluorescent crystal.The spar exudes powerful magic fluctuations and seems to contain extremely powerful power.

This is - the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone that Dumbledore once gave to Eisen!
It is obviously impossible for the fragments of the Philosopher's Stone that have been destroyed to contain magical power.Therefore, in order to implement the plan more smoothly, Dumbledore specially cast a spell to instill a lot of magic power into it.

Of course, the power contained in it is one thing, but whether it can be borrowed is another matter.But neither Voldemort nor Lockhart knew this.

Holding the crystal in his arms, Lockhart turned around and walked downstairs without any unnecessary movement.

In the dark night, a dark cloud drifted across the sky, blocking the moonlight.

Lockhart's figure appeared, like an assassin lurking in the shadows, and walked silently in the direction he came from.

(End of this chapter)