In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

A bronze door is certainly very conspicuous in such an overwhelming maze filled with ice.

At this distance, Jon could clearly see that there was a slight gap in the middle of the iron door that seemed to be integrated into a whole.

This proves that this is a door that can be opened, rather than a whole copper plate embedded in the ice.

But even if it was a door, he found no sign of a handle or a keyhole.

When Voldemort came to this place, he must have done something or taken something behind the door. If Jon wanted to find out, he had to enter this door.

But just how to open and enter this door is a problem.

Jon squatted close to the ice and crouched in the corner, observing the situation around the bronze door, trying to find out if there was any chance of sneaking closer while wearing an invisibility cloak.

But soon, he saw an eye hanging in an unobtrusive corner directly above the door!

To be more precise, it was an eyeball.

Jon has seen such magical prosthetic eyes. One of the original blind eyes was replaced by Alastor Moody, who was once an elite Auror of the British Ministry of Magic and is now the mainstay of Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix. Became a false eye.

And Moody's prosthetic eye has a very powerful ability, it can see through the Illusion Curse and the Invisibility Cloak!

The eye that is now hanging on the bronze door is very likely to have this ability.

These Death Eaters had prepared for the possibility of Jon using the invisibility cloak to sneak in, and they had made complete safeguards in the areas that needed the most protection.

Jon's current location is just outside the observation range of the eye, so he has not been discovered, but as long as he moves about three meters closer to the bronze door, the eye will definitely be able to detect him.

This made Jon's heart sink to the bottom. He frowned and looked at the magical prosthetic eye. In a short period of time, he had already thought of many ways in his mind.

The second gem on the ring has the ability to absorb the magic power of magic items, but the premise of this ability is that the gem itself cannot be too far away from the object to be absorbed.

And he has no way to get close to that eye anymore, and he still doesn't know how the Death Eaters control this eye. If he absorbs the magic power in it and turns the artificial eye into a useless eye, the Death Eater will How long it will take for the disciples to react is also uncertain.

Therefore, Jon could only reject the option of directly destroying the prosthetic eye itself.

Since he couldn't destroy that eye, he could only start from himself.

But this is even more of a fantasy. The invisibility cloak he wears can be said to be the most advanced magic item in the entire magic world. It is one of the Three Holy Artifacts of Death. There is no other existence that has a better background than it. .

But even so, the artificial eyes can still see through the disguise of this invisibility cloak, and it is impossible for Jon to be stronger than the God of Death who gave him the Three Holy Artifacts.

There was no solution to the prosthetic eye, and it couldn't be strengthened on its own, so the only thing left for him now was the simplest and most direct solution.

Jon stared at the copper door without blinking.

Break in!

Fight to be discovered and try to see if you can open that door!

No matter what the outcome was, he had to summon Fox and let him take Nick and Gabrielle away.

Putting aside the question of whether he could open the door or not, even if he managed to open it, there was no way he would be able to deal with them after being blocked by such a large number of Death Eaters in such a narrow place.

Unless the place behind the door should still be a huge space, similar to the maze they are in now.

Jon didn't dare to have such illusions. When Grindelwald asked him to come to the North Pole, he didn't tell him exactly what he wanted him to do, and he also gave him the power to choose.

Now that he has been able to reach this place, he has already tried his best to find the location of a gem, and he has also found a book from Adrian's map, which is a great harvest.

For the rest, even if he can see some useful information and bring it back, it will still be a profit.

After thinking about this clearly, Jon clenched the wand in his hand, and at the same time, the other hand also grasped the fiery red feather belonging to Fox!

Just before Jon entered the clearing where the Death Eaters were stationed in the maze.

The banquet hall of the French Ministry of Magic, which is usually only used on extremely important occasions, is now filled with wizards from all over Europe.

The blood oath between Voldemort and Dumbledore spread throughout the world in just one week.

Not only because the stakes involved were so heavy that the future of the entire French magical world was at stake, but also because the Triwizard Tournament had not been held again for hundreds of years.

This competition, which was once jointly organized by three European magic schools, was suspended because the content was too dangerous and almost always resulted in the death of students. Now it is restarted to determine the outcome of a war. Such an alternative and unique topic. It became the focus of discussion among wizards across Europe.

In peaceful times, the bloody Triwizard Tournament should be stopped, but in today's turbulent times, a duel between young wizards to end a war is undoubtedly the best way to reduce casualties and promote peace. Way.

In this regard, most wizards even felt unbelievable when they learned that this idea was first proposed by Voldemort.

If this was the solution that Dumbledore proposed first, then most people would take it for granted, because it is very similar to the way Dumbledore can do things.

He always likes to use childish methods to solve influential issues. Because of this, not everyone likes him in peaceful times. Many rigid and rigorous people privately call him the "crazy old man".

Voldemort is completely opposite to Dumbledore. Even in the past ten years, he is no longer as moody as he was ten years ago, and he is not willing to let a group of children who have not graduated yet make decisions with all the hard work he has gained now. results point.

But the fact is that he took the initiative, and Dumbledore readily agreed.

Although they do not know the truth, this does not stop the wizards who support Voldemort from praising his merits.

The purebloods said that "Mr. Great" was a kind gentleman who could not bear to see bloodshed anymore and wanted to have a fair and just game to give Dumbledore a chance.

Some people also say that he is giving the next generation of young wizards a chance. No matter which side of the warriors participating in the Triwizard Tournament wins, they will eventually become famous!

If Voldemort wins, then according to Voldemort's attitude, the winning student will definitely be promoted as a rising star in the British wizarding world or the future European wizarding community.

Not to mention Dumbledore's side, to retake the lost territory of France and restore France, regardless of Dumbledore and the people of the Order of the Phoenix, all the French wizards will treat him as a hero, even ignoring his age. It is not impossible to be directly elected as the new French Minister of Magic.

There are various theories, but what is certain is that after Voldemort and Dumbledore have made a blood oath, the game that will determine the final outcome of the French war is bound to begin.

While the specific reasons for the competition, referees and events have not yet been determined, the selection of warriors will begin a week after the blood oath is made.

On this day, the Ministry of Magic across Europe is invited, because this competition is not just a competition between several magic schools like hundreds of years ago, but almost determines the entire Europe. the future of the continent.

The British Daily Prophet had a whole delegation of reporters, and the Starlight Newspaper under the control of the Wu-Ping Line Liberated Area also sent out almost its entire staff.

Other countries like Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Norway, Finland, etc., as long as the wizards are large enough to establish a Ministry of Magic, almost all of them send officials from the International Magical Cooperation Department and official media.

Not only Europe, but also the International Federation of Magic, which has not had a president for ten years, sent people to participate in this election ceremony.

Even many American wizards from across the Atlantic have arrived. The disputes in Europe will not affect them for the time being, but the pure-blood theory raised by Voldemort has aroused considerable attention around the world.

Wizards everywhere are looking forward to the outcome of this war in France, because after this game, we can truly see whether the wizards led by Dumbledore have the ability to compete with Voldemort in the future.

Early in the morning on the day Voldemort and Dumbledore agreed to select the warriors, students from the two Hogwarts schools as well as Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were brought to the splendid French Ministry of Magic by their professors. hall.

As the leaders of this competition, Voldemort and Dumbledore of course also came here in person. On the Hogwarts carriage, McGonagall went to Durmstrang and picked up all the students boarding there. , and Durmstrang’s own students were not brought here by Grindelwald, but by Vice Principal Veda Rozier.

The same goes for Beauxbatons. Their unknown principal didn't come either, but a female professor led a group of students here.

The students in Hogwarts Castle were personally brought by Vice Principal Snape.

After the wizard, whose face was always pale and whose eyes were empty, brought the pure-blood students from first to seventh grade to Voldemort, he bowed respectfully and retreated to the back.

Hogwarts Castle, which is based on the theory of pure-blood superiority, will of course only bring pure-blooded students to participate in this selection. The same is true for Beauxbatons. This French magic school just completed a year ago. Distinguishing between Schools of Blood.

In fact, in addition to the Hogwarts carriage, Durmstrang students only brought students from third grade and above who voluntarily wanted to participate this time.

Even though there is no age limit for the selection of warriors for the Triwizard Tournament this time, Grindelwald also directly cut off the possibility of students below the third grade to participate for the safety of his students, and only selected those who met the requirements. And willing students come over.

Compared with Voldemort, who truly rules two magic schools, Grindelwald is willing to provide help to Dumbledore, but of course this help will not be unreserved.

Dumbledore knew this, and so did Jon, who had stayed in Durmstrang for some time and had seen some things with Grindelwald.

This man who once turned the world upside down for his own ideals and the future of the wizarding world would not come out of that tower again just to help Dumbledore.

Grindelwald never puts his personal feelings first. Helping Dumbledore is just a matter of course. He must have other ambitions.

An ambition completely different from Voldemort, Dumbledore and himself fifty years ago.

Only the students on the Hogwarts carriage were brought here. Their number was really too small. Even compared with other schools that had been screened, they were basically about the same.

And all the wizards who came to this banquet hall could see that the oldest students led by Dumbledore were only sixteen or seventeen years old, that is, they had just entered the fifth grade.

For little wizards, the difference between upper and lower grades is huge.

After all, some things are only allowed to be learned after reaching a certain age, and the first one to bear the brunt is magic such as Apparition.

From an age point of view, Dumbledore was already at a huge disadvantage before he even started.

This made some of the wizards at the scene who supported the Wu Ping line from the bottom of their hearts frown.

However, Dumbledore didn't care about those eyes. He just looked at the students brought by McGonagall with a gentle smile on his face, and patiently asked them how their life in Durmstrang was going.

The students excitedly told him about their life in Durmstrang, and some junior students asked Dumbledore with envy when they could have their own castle.

Dumbledore still had a smile on his face, but his eyes became extremely serious.

"We can retake our castle."

His promise made the little wizards around him nodded firmly.

At this time, Hermione looked at Neville, Neville looked at Ron, Ron looked at Hermione, and finally Hermione asked with a worried look on her face.

"Professor, where is Jon?"

They had been taken away from Durmstrang three days ago. At that time, McGonagall had explained to all of them what the Triwizard Tournament was and what it meant.

But even if Jon's people were never seen in Durmstrang, even when they got here, Jon never showed up, which had to attract the attention of Hermione and the others.

Hearing Hermione's question, Dumbledore blinked and said softly.

"Don't worry, he will definitely come today."