In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

"Yes, we knew before the game started that his state was definitely unstable. After you tore up the soul contract, the two souls in Riddle's body were no longer able to reach a peaceful coexistence. ."

Dumbledore said softly.

"The strength of his soul is very important to him. This is the reason why he suddenly became extremely powerful. But now if there is a conflict between two different souls in the body, then this will definitely have a great impact on him. A big impression, no matter how bad it is, it will knock him back to his original shape and lose the power that does not belong to him at all."

"It's just that Riddle obviously used some special method to temporarily reconcile the soul in his body, and did not continue to expand this negative impact. But this is obviously not a long-term method. He must find other ways to reconcile the soul This change was stable. Just when he needed to do this most, he appeared in the French Ministry of Magic and made a blood oath with me to organize the Triwizard Tournament."

Of course, Jon has not forgotten this. He also knows that Voldemort's current state is absolutely abnormal. The soul contract in Sir Stoker's tower is a very critical thing for the dark lord. After he tore up the contract , Voldemort could not solve all the soul problems so easily.

"But Professor, we also analyzed at that time that in addition to his purpose of holding this competition being related to his need to repair his soul, there is also a greater possibility that he wanted to use the Triwizard Tournament to delay time until the end of the game. It will take at least a year, and he can use this time to find a solution to the soul problem."

Dumbledore nodded.

"This is indeed a high possibility, and if this is the case, even if we find out his true purpose, there is no way we can refuse to win this competition, which is tantamount to falling into his scheme."

Jon said thoughtfully.

"But in fact, whether it is a plot or a conspiracy, we are going to win this Triwizard Tournament no matter what. As for Professor your arrangement in the castle, I think Cedric can bring us a lot. help."

Dumbledore blinked.

"Is this the boy you were talking about named Cedric Diggory?"

"Yes, he is bold and careful, and I can see that he has not been brainwashed by the Dark Lord's pure-blood education. He hates the current Hogwarts Castle. I think he should be able to help us."

Dumbledore didn't seem to deny Jon's proposal, he just said.

"Of course we can't miss the opportunity, but we can't ignore his own thoughts. Even if we really want him to help, we must make it clear that he will be in danger and let him make this decision on his own."

Of course Jon agreed with this, and then Jon stopped staying in the principal's office to have an in-depth conversation with Dumbledore.

It was already very late, and he had basically not had a good rest during the three days of competition in the Forbidden Forest. He would have to go to the Pig Head Bar to find Hoss tomorrow morning. At the same time, he would definitely need to help with some matters regarding the centaurs. .

So Jon and Hermione left the principal's office together, said goodbye, and returned to their dormitories.

In the principal's office, where Dumbledore was left alone, a conversation that only belonged to the orthodox principals of Hogwarts was also going on.

"I trust my intuition." Salazar said solemnly, "I have dealt with Riddle. Even if this was a deceived exchange, it gave me some understanding of his character and person. Since he has He has launched a plan to kill the castle. After eliminating the vitality of Hogwarts Castle, he will definitely have follow-up preparations. Otherwise, as you guys said, if it is just to destroy Hogwarts Castle, , he doesn’t have to waste so much effort at all, with his ability it is not difficult to make this school completely disappear from the world.”

"Moreover, when Jon guided the fire dragons today and planned to let them destroy the castle, he finally came back to protect the place. This shows that at least he does not want this school to fail, at least not on the surface. The defeat of God.”

Dumbledore crossed his fingers, the expression on his face was elusive and calm.

"But if his goal is really to become the principal of Hogwarts and the owner of this castle in name only, then what benefits will this bring to him?"

The entire wall of principals couldn't answer his question. They really couldn't think of what he could gain even if he was recognized by the castle.

Dumbledore thought for a long time, and suddenly a dumb smile appeared on his face.

"It's not really like what he told me when he made the bet. His earliest wish was just to be an ordinary Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Hogwarts Castle, right?"

Upon hearing his guess, the principals looked at each other, and then there was a burst of slight ridicule.

Apparently, most of them thought Dumbledore was just telling a bad joke that wasn't very funny.

The results of the first event of the Triwizard Tournament made the headlines of almost all magic newspapers in Europe early the next morning.

It is no exaggeration to say that more than two-thirds of the wizards in Europe are paying attention to this game that is related to the fate of the French magic world, and the news in the newspapers makes most people feel unbelievable.

It was certainly not the final score of the first event that was unbelievable. In some betting markets, Jon had the lowest odds of winning.

With the record and strength he has shown so far, most people believe that he will shine in this game, and almost no one is optimistic about Draco.

The result of the game was exactly the same, without any accidents. This made some wizards who wanted to buy according to the higher odds bankrupt and were ready to fly to an altitude of more than 100 meters on their broomsticks and jump down.

What really shocked them was the incident where Hogwarts Castle was attacked by a fire dragon, and many newspapers directly and secretly stated that the occurrence of such a situation should be closely related to Jon himself.

At the same time, the story about Jon accusing Voldemort of cheating and manipulating the Golden Snitch, causing a dragon riot and almost besieging and killing him, was also publicized.

This looked like Voldemort's attempt to steal the chicken but lose the rice, which made the popularity of this game even higher.

It also makes more wizards look forward to the second event of the Triwizard Tournament, which is tentatively scheduled to start on January 1, the first day of the following year, after Christmas.

I'm going back to my hometown by car. I'll send you two thousand first, and I'll write the other two thousand when I get home in the morning.