Chapter 3104 - Ch: 91-100

Chapter 91 Domain Expansion — End of Reincarnation

As soon as Harry and the others came out, they saw their parents on high alert.

The burning fire in the distance was very obvious in the dark night, and people were running towards the forest in the opposite direction one after another.

It seemed like something terrifying was chasing them.

"Should we go wake up Hode?" Ron asked.

After all, in Ron's mind, being by Hode's side was undoubtedly one of the two safest places he could think of.

The other was by Dumbledore's side.

"Come on, it was Hode who reminded us anyway; I guess he doesn't care about this kind of thing at all."

"That's right, Harry, He doesn't care. So you guys need to work hard!"

Hode instantly appeared beside them with Hermione.

"Hode?! What on earth happened?"

"A few Death Eaters are causing trouble, which is a great chance to give you some practical combat experience, so do your best~"

Hearing this, James and the other parents said worriedly, "This is too dangerous! Hode, they are still children!"

"No! We can do it!" Harry and the others immediately retorted.

Although it was their first time facing these Death Eaters, having gone through many adventures, they were long no longer ordinary young wizards.

Especially Harry and Neville, who wanted to fight side by side with their parents.

"Way to go, keep your spirits up, don't lose face!"

"Oh please, Sirius, stop egging them on."

James rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Since you've chosen to fight, follow us, and make sure your top priority is protecting yourselves!"

Harry and the others hurriedly nodded, indicating they would obey commands in everything.

"James! This is too dangerous!" Lily expressed her dissatisfaction, and Molly and the others on the side did the same.

Only Sirius, Arthur, and Mr. Longbottom believed the children had the ability to join the fight.

"Haha, that's my godson! Let's go, Harry!"

Sirius took the lead and ran toward the fire.

Harry followed closely behind, followed by Ron, Neville, and Luna.

"Wait!" Lily and Molly tried to stop Harry and the others, but they had already run off in a flash.

With no other choice, Harry's parents, the Weasleys, The Longbottoms, and Mr. Lovegood also followed.

Sirius set off first and was the fastest. In a short while, he saw Lupin and a somewhat familiar young witch resisting six Death Eaters.

"Remus, I've come to help you!"

Taking advantage of the Death Eaters' inattention, Siriushit one Death Eater with a Stupefy, and then struck another with a Petrificus Totalus.

"Sirius! Haha, you've come just in time."

With two fewer Death Eaters, Lupin's pressure was greatly reduced. He then cast Petrificus Totalus along with the witch beside him to counterattack.

"Godfather, we're here!" Harry and the others also rushed over.

Having trained under Jax, they had long surpassed most adult Wizards. Coupled with Sirius and the others, the remaining Death Eaters were quickly knocked to the ground.

"Not bad, Little guys! And this one... Have we met somewhere before?"

The young witch smiled with pressed lips.

"I am Tonks, great-uncle."

"Tonks..." Sirius stroked his chin in thought, then said in shock.

"You're Andromeda's daughter?"

Tonks nodded, and her hair color changed from red to purple.

"Cool."

Watching Tonks change her hair color, Ron couldn't help but sigh; he also wanted to learn magic that could freely change hair color.

"Everyone, are you alright?" James and the others also rushed to the scene.

"We're fine, we're not weak at all!"

Looking at Harry's confident expression, James and Lilycouldn't help feeling proud.

"Yes, children. You are truly brave."

Before they finished speaking, several more Death Eaters surrounded them.

"Everyone be careful, we need to take this seriously now." James took out his Wand.

"Harry, let these Death Eaters see how powerful we father and son are!"

"Yeah!"

Afterwards, the two groups began a fierce battle.

James and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, The Longbottoms, as well as Sirius and Lupin, truly lived up to being members of the Order of the Phoenix.

They did not panic in the slightest when facing Death Eaters outnumbering them.

Every attack could knock down a Death Eater, and facing incoming magic, they could block it perfectly, preventing anyone from getting hurt.

With their parents' support, Harry and the others could cast magic with peace of mind.

In no time, the Death Eaters suffered heavy losses; the original count of over twenty suddenly dropped to single digits.

Seeing that they couldn't win, they immediately turned on their heels and ran for their lives.

Death Eaters: Run for your lives, brothers, run for your lives.

"Hahaha, well done, everyone."

Sirius laughed heartily. Being able to fight side by side with his friends and godson was something he had never dared to imagine before.

"Not bad at all."

Hearing the voice coming from above, everyone looked up and found Hode and Hermione floating in the air three or four meters off the ground.

"Hode, how many Death Eaters are left? Where are they?"

James and the others asked. They hadn't forgotten their identity as members of the Order of the Phoenix; facing Death Eaters, they would always fight to the end.

Just at this moment, a green light shot into the sky from a distance.

Shortly after, a huge black skull with a snake emerging from its mouth was imprinted in the sky.

"That is Voldemort's mark!" James and the others couldn't be more familiar with it.

Hode just chuckled and said, "Rest assured, I'll take care of it."

With that, Hode snapped his fingers——

The pattern in the air instantly turned into the shape of a black dragon head.

Hode looked at Harry and the others and said, "Watch closely, this move is enough for you to learn for a lifetime!"

Harry and the others widened their eyes, very curious about what new and powerful magic Hode would use.

And James and the others were the same.

Seeing Hode form hand seals with both hands, he then grinned and said.

"Domain Expansion — End of Reincarnation!"

As his voice fell——

Hode's divine power suddenly erupted!

Endless black light blocked out the very last bit of moonlight in the sky.

Then, everyone saw that purple auras began to emerge in the pitch-black sky.

"Th... What is this?"

Harry stared blankly at this scene, not knowing what Hodewanted to do.

But he knew that this move must be extremely terrifying!

Just as Harry thought, Hode finally began his attack.

At this moment, all the Death Eaters in this mountain felt the aura of Death.

Shortly after, like the wrath of a god, several purple light waves descended from the sky!

Instantly enveloping the Death Eaters trying to escape.

The powerful purple light waves directly pierced through the ground.

Everyone only felt the ground beneath their feet start to vibrate like an earthquake.

The attack ended after only ten seconds—not because Hode exhausted his divine power, but because all the Death Eaters had long been reduced to ashes.

The only traces proving their existence were those several bottomless giant pits.

Chapter 92 Draco: Damn It

"Merlin's crusty old underwear! This… Is this really something a human can do?"

Sirius looked up in disbelief at Hode in the sky, and the rest did the same.

Even Hermione didn't know Hode had this trick up his sleeve.

Such a large-scale attack, yet it could accurately hit the Death Eaters without harming any innocents.

Especially that purple light falling from the sky, like the wrath of a god, making anyone who saw it tremble with fear.

Just as everyone was stunned, Barty Crouch arrived with a dozen or so Aurors.

When they saw Hode floating in the air, they immediately lowered the Wands they had raised, for fear of provoking Hode.

"This… Mr. Grindelwald, could you tell us what happened here?"

As soon as Crouch's voice fell, Fudge also arrived with a few Aurors.

Upon seeing Hode, Fudge immediately hurried to his feet and exchanged respectful pleasantries.

Looking at these people, Hode just said softly: "The Death Eaters here have all been wiped out by me, that's all."

After speaking, the black dragon emblem in the sky slowly dissipated, and then Hode looked down at Harry and the others.

"We're leaving first, see you all at the start of term."

Then he vanished.

Seeing Hode leave, everyone from the Ministry of Magicbreathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the Death Eaters, they were even more afraid of Hode. After all, the Death Eaters were just a bunch of Dark Wizards gathering together, whereas what difference was there between Hode and a monster?

The several huge craters left by Hode's attack were still right there, and they certainly didn't think they could withstand that.

"So what on earth happened just now?" Fudge looked at James and the others.

Finally, Tonks, who was an Auror trainee, explained everything, and then Fudge demanded that Barty Jr.immediately handle the post-war affairs properly.

The Death Eater incident couldn't be allowed to blow up, as it would affect the reputation of the Ministry of Magic in England.

Afterwards, Barty Jr. left with a crowd of Aurors, taking Tonks along with him.

Before leaving, Tonks went out of her way to wave at Lupin.

Sirius and James whistled, looking at Lupin with wicked grins.

"To be honest, Remus. Do you have a crush on my cousin's niece?"

James and Sirius put their arms around Lupin's shoulders, their smiles never stopping.

Lupin was made to blush bright red by the two of them and immediately explained.

"I've only just met her, and we were just comrades fighting side by side just now. Don't let your imaginations run wild."

Lupin explained, but turning his head, he saw Harry and the others also looking at Lupin curiously.

"Professor Lupin, you're already getting up there in age, you've got to hurry up and pursue her!" Ron advised earnestly.

Then Molly punched Ron in the head and apologized to Lupin.

This made Lupin even shyer. Although Tonks was very pretty, she was Sirius's cousin's niece, practically his junior.

Moreover, he was already thirty-three years old, while she was only in her early twenties, making the age gap rather large. He didn't want to hold Tonks back.

"Alright, you two stop teasing Remus."

In the end, it was Lily who grabbed both of them by the ears and pulled them apart.

Looking at the surrounding mess, everyone decided it would be best to leave this place quickly.

Finally, they took their respective children and left, returning to their own homes.

Meanwhile, Hermione inside the suitcase was asking Hodewhy the Death Eaters suddenly attacked the Quidditch World Cup match.

Hode explained: "Voldemort wanted to rescue someone in the chaos, and now he has succeeded."

"Who?"

"Barty Crouch Jr."

Hermione looked at Hode in shock: "Isn't he dead?"

Then Hode explained everything, talking about Mrs. Crouch taking Barty Jr.'s place to die, and then Barty Jr.'s control over Barty Jr., etc.

"So that Dark Mark was actually cast by Barty Jr.! Then did you kill him?"

Hode shook his head, "I deliberately spared his life; after all, Voldemort's resurrection still requires his help."

Hermione nodded and said nothing more. She believed in everything Hode did.

Meanwhile, Hode's eyes looked into the distance, seeming to traverse space, landing on Barty Jr. who was searching for Voldemort.

"This is all part of the plan!"

Later, Lupin displayed the money earned from the livestream.

A total of over one hundred thousand Wizards watched simultaneously, and the gifts they sent were countless.

From this match, they earned a total of 370,000 Galleons, which could be said to be very good.

After all, Hode hadn't expected to make much money; he was already no longer interested in money!

Hode transferred half of the money to Lupin, and Lupinnaturally refused.

He felt he shouldn't take so much, but a single sentence from Hode left him speechless.

"Lupin, think about Tonks. You're already so old, you have to seize the opportunity. Wouldn't it be great to use this money to take Tonks out on trips?"

Lupin wanted to say something, but Hode didn't give him the chance to speak, directly Apparating away.

Time passed in the blink of an eye.

The day arrived for the start of the Hogwarts term.

During this period, there was also news that Mad-Eye Moody's house had been attacked, but Moody was completely fine.

But Hode knew that by this time Moody had already been replaced by Barty Jr.

Arriving at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, aboard the Hogwarts Express, Harry and his gang once again challenged Luna to a duel.

"Luna, I've gotten a super reinforcement from Hode; this time I am definitely going to win!"

Draco's voice resounded through the carriage.

"Oh! Go on, Draco, show Luna what we're made of!"

"If you find it tough, get down and let me do it."

"You can do it, let her know you don't rely just on your face to make a living!"

"Will he win?"

Hearing everyone's words, Draco wore a smile of certain victory.

"I'll win!"

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"Ugh—ah!"

Accompanied by Luna's declaration of attack with her cartoon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Draco was utterly defeated.

Before collapsing, Draco recalled everyone's encouragement earlier, as well as his own confident smile.

In the end, he only managed to say: "I'm truly sorry for failing to entertain Lady Luna to her fullest."

Next chapter: Damn It!

"I must say, you guys are quite bored." Hode lay on Hermione's lap, looking disdainfully at Harry and the others.

Hode: Mere single dogs can only play cards, unlike me, who gets to play with Hermione's fragrant, tender thighs.

"Right, Hode. What did you mean earlier when you said I should learn more magic and that it would come in handy this year?"

Harry looked at Hode, hoping to get the answer he wanted.

But Hode still didn't say: "What's the rush? Won't you know once you get to school?"

"To school?"

Hode's words left Harry baffled; why would he know once he got to school?

Then Harry waited with a puzzled heart until the Hogwarts Express arrived at the station.

At this moment, it was raining, and everyone stepped through puddles, got into the carriages, and finally returned to their familiar Hogwarts.

Chapter 93 Triwizard Tournament

As everyone had just walked into the castle, Peeves threw a water-filled balloon down from the ceiling.

Just as it was about to hit Ron, the balloon suddenly stopped.

"Peeves, get the hell out of here."

Hode extended his right hand and made a grasping motion in the air.

Peeves was squeezed as if by someone's hands, turned into a sphere, and then flew away.

After arriving at the Great Hall, everyone sat in their familiar seats. At this moment, Harry's little fanboy Colin Creevey walked over.

"Harry, did you know? My younger brother has enrolled too! My younger brother is Dennis Creevey!"

Colin introduced excitedly, seeming extremely proud that his younger brother could come to Hogwarts.

After dealing with Colin, Harry looked toward the staff table.

There were no new faces, and Hagrid was not there; he was leading the first-year students from the Black Lake.

"What do you guys think, will our Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor this year be good or bad?"

Hearing the topic brought up by Harry, Ron said with a certain expression: "I think this time probably, perhaps, should, might, have a chance, or maybe, perhaps, it will be a good Professor."

Hearing Ron's words, Hode suddenly became unconvinced.

"Then I will use the most straightforward, most direct, most unbeat-around-the-bush, most objective, most correct, most systematic, most authentic, most concise, easiest-to-understand, most down-to-earth, most refined, most colloquial, most rigorous, most comprehensive, most pertinent, most pragmatic, most unadorned, most unpretentious, most truthful, most grounded, most well-organized, most incisive, most devoid of empty talk, most fact-fitting, most succinct, most straightforwardly grounded, most gimmick-free, most objective and impartial, most truthful, most un-detoured, most hardcore, most decisive, most un-dawdling, most pain-pointing, most merciless, most straightforward, most straight-to-the-point, most un-paved, most un-courteous, most un-sentimental, most nonsense-free, most un-turned, most un-dilly-dallying, most un-pretending, most un-put-on, most verbose-free, most un-dragging, most un-euphemistic, most un-concealing, most un-hiding, most down-to-earth, most penetrating, most vicious, most refreshing, most heady, most punchy, most satisfying, most brutal, most effective, most ruthless, most accurate, most stable, most ultimate, most top-notch, most explosive, most rigid, most fierce, most dashing, most rushing, most ferocious, most crisp, most bright, most transparent, most dry, most clean, most neat, most domineering, most hardcore, most untruth-free, most routine-free, most formality-free, most bogus-free, most substance-only, most focus-only, most result-only, most truth-only, most core-only, most key-poking way to tell you: This year's Professor will teach some real substance!"

Everyone:??? You're just padding the word count like this, right!

Hermione: "How did you think of so many words?"

Even Hermione, who had read widely, didn't think she could blurt out so many words of similar meaning all at once.

Hode touched his nose, the corners of his mouth turning up.

"Humph humph, this is all thanks to Doubao."

Hermione: "Who is Doubao?"

"He's a homie of mine."

Then McGonagall brought the first-year students to the Great Hall, and Hagrid also came in from the back door and sat down at his staff table seat.

After that was the Sorting Ceremony, and Colin's younger brother was also sorted into Gryffindor.

After the Sorting Ceremony ended, Dumbledore stood up and began his start-of-term speech.

"I only have two words to say to you, and that is — — Eat!"

Simple and clear.

This — — is truly a good Headmaster of the people!

The students applauded one after another and then began to enjoy the food.

After finishing the meal, Dumbledore spoke again, reminding the students not to go to the Forbidden Forestas before.

But this time, he added additionally: "I am very sorry to tell everyone that there will be no Quidditch tournament held this year."

Students:???

As soon as these words came out, the students off the stage began to talk animatedly, among whom the Weasley Twins had the loudest voices.

"Merlin's diapers! Dumbledore wouldn't really have senile dementia, would he?"

Fred: "I think you're right, George. Hode, why don't we just rebel! Seize that bird position from Dumbledore!"

The corners of Hode's mouth twitched; these two fellows really dared to say anything.

Just at this moment, the doors of the Great Hall were slammed open with a bang.

Everyone looked over, and the person who came was none other than Moody, or rather, Barty Crouch Jr.

"Allow me to introduce the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor — — Professor Moody."

Accompanied by Dumbledore's words, Moody limped with a cane up to the staff table.

"Moody? That Mad-Eye!" Ron said in surprise.

And Hermione also added: "He is the most outstanding Auror, and it is said that at least half of the Death Eaters in Azkaban were captured by him!"

Harry showed a look of sudden realization, "No wonder you said Hode that this year's Professor would teach real substance, it turns out an Auror is teaching us!"

Watching Harry and the others look at Moody with admiration, Hode smiled helplessly.

If they were to find out that the Moody who would wholeheartedly teach them in the future was actually Barty Jr., he wondered what kind of expressions they would have.

Dumbledore shook hands with Moody, without the enthusiastic hug like in the original book.

After all, Dumbledore now knew that the Moody before him was replaced by Barty Jr.

Then Dumbledore looked at everyone once again.

"Just as I said just now, this year we will host a tournament that has been suspended for more than a century!"

The students all looked at Dumbledore with curiosity on their faces, wanting to know what tournament it was.

"I am very pleased to announce to everyone that this year — — the Triwizard Tournament will be held at Hogwarts."

"Triwizard Tournament?! Really or fake?" Fred looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.

"It is true, Mr. Fred."

Then after Dumbledore told everyone the rules and time of the Triwizard Tournament.

The students all began to talk animatedly, and the topics discussed were all about wanting to be the Hogwartschampion or wondering who could become a champion.

But in the end, as they talked, the students all looked at Hode, the universally acknowledged strongest among the Hogwarts students!

If anyone was qualified to become a champion, then the first person they would definitely think of was Hode.

And Dumbledore spoke again.

"Because the tournament is very dangerous! Therefore, the Ministry of Magic, myself, and the other two Headmasters have decided to only allow students over seventeen years old to participate!"

As soon as these words came out, all the students couldn't sit still anymore, especially the Weasley Twins, who shouted out loudly once again.

"This is unfair! We are turning seventeen soon, and everyone knows how strong Hode's strength is, why shouldn't Hode be allowed to sign up!"

Hearing the words of the students off the stage, Dumbledore only slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

"What I mean is that I will set up magic outside the Goblet of Fire to prevent students who are not yet seventeen and lack sufficient strength from signing up."

At this, no students said anything more, because they were certain that the magic set up by Dumbledore couldn't stop Hode.

As long as Hode was allowed to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, victory would rightfully belong to Hogwarts.

It wasn't that they looked down on Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, mainly because the vast majority of them had seen what Hode looked like when he transformed into a giant dragon.

With that body that blotted out the sky, they couldn't think of anyone who could be Hode's opponent.

Chapter 94: Barty Jr., I Really Have to Control You

"Alright, everyone get some good rest now!"

As the opening ceremony concluded, the students excitedly discussed as they returned to their respective dormitories.

After Hode and the others returned to the Common Room, the Weasley Twins were already waiting here early on.

Fred: "Hode, you're definitely going to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, right."

George: "You're our big Gryffindor champion after all!"

Hearing what the two of them said, Hode glanced sideways.

"Are you two planning to open a betting pool against Beauxbatons and Durmstrang?"

Discovering that Hode had sensed their intention, the two of them scratched the backs of their heads and smiled shamelessly.

Ron: "You two really never do anything without a profit in mind."

Hode chuckled softly, "Rest assured, I promised Hermionethat I would participate."

After getting Hode's guarantee, the Weasley Twinsimmediately jumped up in excitement. They seemed to see countless Galleons waving at them.

The next morning, the group came to the dining hall.

"This morning is Professor Sprout and Hagrid's class, not bad, we get to have class outdoors in the morning."

Ron looked at his schedule, then continued. "There are two Divination classes in the afternoon."

Harry sighed; Divination was his least favorite subject besides Potions Class.

Professor Trelawney was always prophesying that Harrywas going to die soon; if it weren't for it being easy to pass, Harry would really have wanted to drop Divination.

Especially since he knew he was going to be killed by Voldemort once, and Trelawney was right, which made him feel even more miserable.

The next few days were uneventful, with no accidents or interesting events, all the way until Thursday.

Everyone's most curious Defense Against the Dark Arts class finally arrived.

Harry and the others sat in the front, opened their books, and waited for Moody, while Hode looked completely unenthusiastic, seeming to have no expectations of Moodywhatsoever.

Before long, Moody walked into the classroom and then said: "Put your books away, we won't be needing them!"

Then Moody came to the podium, one eye looking at everyone, while the other magical eye occasionally glanced toward Hode.

Precisely because Barty Jr. knew Hode's power, he had to try every means possible to prevent Hode from participating in the Triwizard Tournament, thereby allowing Harry to get the trophy in the final match.

"Your Professor Lupin told me about your progress, and I am going to teach you how to combat some terrifying Dark Arts within this year!"

Hearing this, the vast majority of students couldn't believe it, whereas Harry and the others had long since learned how to deal with most of the Dark Arts.

Ignoring the students' discussions, Moody continued: "Now, I am going to talk about the three most dangerous Dark Arts; does anyone know what they are?"

The students all looked at Moody in shock.

What kind of teacher teaches the Three Unforgivable Curses in the very first class of the term?!

Ignoring the students' surprised gazes, Moody's eyes stared fixedly at Hode.

"How about letting our famous Mr. Grindelwald answer this question?"

"Avada Kedavra, Cruciatus Curse, Imperius Curse."

Hode answered the question simply and casually, and Moody nods.

"A very concise and accurate answer! That's right, these three magic spells are the Three Unforgivable Curses, which are extremely dangerous magic."

Then Moody began to demonstrate the capabilities of the Three Unforgivable Curses.

He took out three bottles, each containing a spider, and used Unforgivable Curses on the three spiders respectively.

The students watched in stunned amazement.

Ron whispered in Harry's ear: "He really dares to use them."

Harry nodded, "I thought that besides Hode, no one else would dare to use them so openly."

After the demonstration, Moody conscientiously explained the characteristics of the Three Unforgivable Curses and how to defend against them.

Until the end of class when the students noisily left the classroom, still discussing Moody.

Hermione looked at Hode: "Hode, do you think Professor Moody is right to do this?"

"Of course, knowing the capabilities of various Dark Arts is still very important. I have to say, he really is dedicated!"

Meanwhile, Moody in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class classroom, or rather Barty Jr., was pacing back and forth.

"Dammit, how am I supposed to stop him from participating in the Triwizard Tournament, or how to make him lose the match?"

Barty Jr. walked back and forth anxiously, frantically thinking of countermeasures in his mind, but still couldn't think of any way.

If he were to use the Imperius Curse or Killing Curse...

Soon, this idea was discarded by Barty Jr.

This was Hogwarts! Using the Imperius Curse or Killing Curse right under Dumbledore's nose would be way too easy to expose.

And given Hode's strength, even if he launched a sneak attack, he wouldn't dare guarantee success.

Just as Barty Jr. was at his wits' end, Hode suddenly appeared behind him.

"Yo! Barty Crouch Jr., what are you up to?"

Hearing his name spoken from behind, Barty Jr.immediately stopped in his tracks.

Then he turned his head around in disbelief, "How is that possible! How did you know?!"

Hode's lips curved upwards, "Surprised or not, unexpected or not?"

Without giving Barty Jr. any chance to speak or make extra movements, Hode's divine power began to surge, and then he snapped his fingers.

"I really have to control you, Barty Jr."

This was the last sentence Barty Jr. heard before losing consciousness.

Then Hode used divine power to brainwash Barty Jr., making him completely submissive to Hode.

"You are Nick Fury, you are Nick Fury!"

In front of Barty Jr., Hode gestured with both hands, hypnotizing Barty Jr. like a Magician in a movie.

"I... I am Nick Fury... I am Nick Fury..."

"Hode, what are you two doing?"

Dumbledore looked at Hode and Barty Jr., who was disguised as Moody, talking about Nick Fury or something over there.

It looked just like two lunatics.

Hode turned his head to look at Dumbledore, and said somewhat awkwardly: "Aren't I just controlling Barty Jr.here."

Dumbledore: "Are you sure you are simply controlling him? And not messing around with something bizarre?"

Seeing Dumbledore's skeptical gaze, Hode quickly said.

"Right, let's hurry up and rescue the real Moody."

"Mhm... what you said is right."

Hode brought the two of them to Moody's office, and then opened that heavily locked trunk.

"Ooh———— Who lives in a pineapple under the deep sea? It turns out to be Moody!"

"Hode, stop messing around."

In the originally pitch-black space, the exit above was suddenly opened.

Then Moody saw the recently notorious Hode and Dumbledore covering his face on the side.

Chapter 95 Beauxbatons, Durmstrang

After rescuing Moody, Dumbledore told him about his and Hode's plan.

"So from now on, I'll take the place of Barty Jr. and help Harry get through the final task of the Triwizard Tournament?"

Moody looked at the two of them in disbelief, his tone full of shock.

Dumbledore nodded, "That's right, Alastor. Then Hode will have Barty Jr. set up the Portkey properly, and finally we'll turn the tables on them."

Moody nodded approvingly; taking advantage of Voldemort's recent resurrection when his remaining followers were few, and then wiping out Voldemort with lightning speed was indeed a good idea.

"I understand. Thank you both for finding me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known how long I would've been stuck here."

Moody looked lingeringly fearful; if he had been locked up for a whole year, although nothing fatal would happen, it still would have been miserable.

"Then, everything is up to you, Alastor. When the time comes, please also gather some Aurors to help out."

Moody nodded, indicating that he certainly would.

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Summer passed and autumn came.

In the blink of an eye, the time came to the end of October.

Hode and the others had just finished Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class, and when they reached the Entrance Hall, they stopped in their tracks.

Because a large crowd of students was crammed at the foot of the stairs, pushing towards a certain spot, not knowing what they were looking at.

Hermione said curiously, "What are they looking at?"

Hode glanced at the notice posted on the wall in the distance, then conjured a piece of paper out of thin air, making the contents of the notice appear on it:

Triwizard Tournament

Some students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive on the evening of Friday, October thirtieth, and the afternoon classes on that day will end half an hour early.

At that time, please tidy up your appearance, gather in front of the castle, welcome the guests from afar, and attend the banquet together.

The few of them looked at the paper in Hode's hand and then began to get excited.

"Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be coming on Friday! And Friday afternoon's class is Potions Class, wonderful!"

Ron said with a smile, as if having half an hour less of Potions Class was like celebrating Christmas to him.

"Is the Triwizard Tournament finally coming?! Hode, you must make those outsiders witness the strength of our Hogwarts!"

Harry also began to cheer Hode on.

Hode: Why don't you worry about yourself...

In the next few days, wherever Hode and the others went, people seemed to only talk about one topic: the Triwizard Tournament.

And for students, spreading gossip was a favorite pastime.

So no matter where they went, they could hear certain voices: whether Hode would become the Hogwartschampion, what tasks the tournament would have, and how the students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrangdiffered from them.

The castle also ushered in a major makeover, and the portraits on the walls were wiped clean every day. Those suits of armor suddenly became gleaming, and when they moved, they no longer creaked.

And the other Professors also became somewhat nervous, of course—except for Snape and Moody.

These two remained the same as always, wearing clothes whose washing history was unknown; one was harder to see smile than climbing to the heavens, and the other was paranoid, as if terrified someone would ambush him.

Suspected of having been rattled by Barty Jr.

Meanwhile, under Hode's control, Barty Jr. was methodically contacting Voldemort, claiming that his progress was going smoothly and so on, completely fooling Voldemort into a daze.

Finally, amidst the anticipation of the students, Friday arrived.

On that day, the air in the castle was permeated with an unprecedented atmosphere of anticipation and joy.

In class, except for Hermione, no one was listening. They were all imagining what the students from the other two schools would be like.

Even the Potions Class was not as unbearable as usual, because class would end half an hour early.

However, seeing that the students were all daydreaming, Snape immediately started spewing venom.

"It seems your poor Potions Class Professor is completely less charming than those unseen Beauxbatons and Durmstrang!"

Snape walked up to Harry and said, "So, today's homework is doubled, so you'll remember well not to daydream in my class!"

Although Snape said this, it still couldn't stop the students' anticipation.

As soon as the bell rang, the students immediately returned to their dormitories, changed into cloaks, and hurried outside the castle in big strides.

The Heads of House of each House were ordering their students to line up.

"Longbottom! Put your hat on properly!"

McGonagall said, "First-year students at the front, do not crowd."

"Hode, come!"

Dumbledore stood at the very front and waved at Hode, who was standing lazily in line, and then Hode instantly appeared by his side.

"What's the matter?"

Hode was a bit puzzled; what would Dumbledore want with him at this time?

"I think it's more appropriate for you to stand by my side." Dumbledore winked at Hode.

Hode looked around; there were Professors all around, and he was the only student standing at the very front.

Seeing this scene, the other students didn't think there was any problem; instead, it made them even more certain.

Dumbledore intended to make Hode the future Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Nowadays, no one disbelieved this rumor.

Professor McGonagall stood on the other side of Hode, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles on his robes.

"Albus, it seems you've made up your mind to let Hode be Headmaster, hahaha."

Moody smiled on the other side of Dumbledore, then stuck his head out to look at Hode.

"Kid, if you don't become Headmaster, I think Albus would cry to death."

"Alastor... I wouldn't do that." Dumbledore defended himself vigorously.

Hode looked at Dumbledore's troubled expression and laughed out loud.

"Hahaha, do you want me to find a simple and relaxing retirement job for you, Moody?"

"Oh, give it a rest, let me enjoy my old age in peace."

"If possible, please have our future Headmaster lord appoint your poor Potions Class Professor to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

Snape spoke up suddenly, his sarcastic tone making it unclear to Hode whether he was making a request or mocking.

After speaking, Snape glared gloomily at Dumbledore, seeming very dissatisfied with him.

Dumbledore awkwardly rubbed his crooked nose, raised his head to look at the sky, as if dodging Snape's gaze.

The few of them were chatting like this, and before long, Hode sensed something.

"Beauxbatons is here."

Hode's voice was not loud, but it was still heard by many people.

"Where?" The students began looking around in all directions, trying to find the figure of Beauxbatons.

"There!" shouted a student, pointing towards the sky above the Forbidden Forest.

Everyone looked over and saw a huge powder-blue carriage flying towards them, as big as a house.

Twelve winged horses were pulling it as it flew, and each horse was about the size of an elephant.

When the carriage landed, the first to emerge was the Headmaster of Beauxbatons—Olympe Maxime.

It was the first time the students had seen a woman as big as Hagrid.

Immediately afterwards, about a dozen or so male and female students got off the carriage.

They were all around eighteen or nineteen years old, and each of them was shivering slightly. Because they were wearing exquisite, thin silk and had no cloaks.

Although very aesthetic, this undoubtedly made them feel cold.

After getting off the carriage, Maxime's first sight was the tall Hagrid; she hadn't expected any Wizard could be so tall.

Then Maxime came before Dumbledore, "Long time no see, Albus. And you, little Hode."

"Long time no see, Olympe." After speaking, Dumbledorekissed her hand.

And Hode also nodded, "Long time no see, Madame Maxime."

"Hey, Hode! Remember me?" Fleur walked quickly to Maxime's side and extended her right hand towards Hode.

Hode gave it a gentle shake, then let go.

"Of course, long time no see, Fleur."

Harry and the others stood on tiptoe, all shocked watching Fleur in front of Hode.

"Goodness, she is so pretty!" Harry and Ron exclaimed.

At this moment, Harry suddenly felt that the surroundings seemed to have grown colder, then turned his head to look.

He found that Hermione had a gloomy face, staring fixedly at Hode and Fleur.

"Gulp."

Harry swallowed his saliva and looked at Hermione with some fear.

There was no help for it; the air pressure around Hermionewas so low that it was almost making Harry unable to breathe.

"He... Hermione, you have to believe Hode, he definitely won't take a fancy to other women." Harry said tremblingly.

"Hmph, of course I know!"

Hermione let out a cold snort, and the surrounding air pressure also began to rise.

"Albus, is Karkaroff here?"

Dumbledore shook his head, "Not yet, you guys go into the castle first."

"But these horses..."

"Rest assured, our Care of Magical Creatures class Professor—Hagrid, will take good care of them."

Dumbledore said, introducing Hagrid to her.

And it was the first time Hagrid had seen a beautiful female as tall as him, and he also became shy.

"Please rest assured, Madame Maxime, I will definitely take good care of them!"

Maxime nodded; she didn't want Fleur and the others to get cold.

So Maxime led the Beauxbatons students into the castleunder the watchful eyes of the Hogwarts students.

Then the Hogwarts students continued to wait, awaiting the arrival of Durmstrang.

Time passed bit by bit, and the students were already shivering slightly from the cold.

Hode frowned, "Are they doing this on purpose?"

Dumbledore shook his head: "We aren't sure either, how about letting the students go back to the castle first."

"Hmph, a bastard like Karkaroff is worthy of being Headmaster?" Moody said disdainfully from the side.

"Since they are so slow, let me help them out."

After speaking, Hode reached out his right hand and grabbed, as if grabbing the empty air, and then pulled—

A huge black ship was pulled out by Hode, defying space!

But the price of defying space was that the entire ship simply couldn't withstand this force, disintegrating the very moment it came out.

Planks, masts, keel, and hull were all shattered, and Karkaroff and the Durmstrang students fell from the ship.

Fortunately, Dumbledore caught them with magic, but the broken pieces of the ship were scattered everywhere.

"Merlin's five-toed socks! What's going on?"

Karkaroff stood up looking dumbfounded, and walked staggeringly over to Dumbledore.

"Albus, what is going on? How did I arrive so suddenly? And the ship..."

Karkaroff turned around and glanced at the ship fragments scattered all over the ground, his heart instantly shattering.

"My ship!"

Dumbledore patted Karkaroff, "We don't know what's going on either. Perhaps your ship accidentally triggered some magic."

Dumbledore tried hard to hold back his laughter, and the few people nearby also instantly kept straight faces, completely looking like they didn't know anything.

After all, since Karkaroff made them and the students wait so long, being pranked by Hode served him right.

And the students didn't see what Hode had done, but they dared to guarantee that this matter definitely had something to do with Hode. However, they wouldn't possibly talk about it.

"Alright, Karkaroff. The ship is destroyed and cannot be restored; you should just bear it."

"Damn it, my ship... Sigh, we might need a place to stay, Albus."

"Of course, I'll have someone build a house. It's too cold outside, let's go into the castle first."

"Mm, Viktor, come over quickly."

Then a boy walked over, and Harry saw that he had a striking aquiline nose and a very gloomy face.

That familiar face could be recognized at a glance.

"Viktor Krum! He's actually still a student!" Ron excitedly nudged Harry's arm.

Then Ron looked with adoration as Krum walked into the castle, the smile on his face not yet disappearing.

"Alright, Ron. You should know he might be Hode's opponent."

Hearing Harry's words, although Ron liked Krum, he still said: "He definitely won't surpass Hode, I guarantee that."

"Alright, children! Let's hurry back too."

As Dumbledore spoke, the Heads of House led the students into the castle.

Only Dumbledore and Hode, who was preparing to leave, remained; then Dumbledore patted Hode and said.

"Hode, please clean up this trash, and by the way, build a residence for Karkaroff and the others."

"Why should it be me?"

"You must know that this trash was caused by you, and only your construction ability is the best."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Hode helplessly nodded.

"Fine, who made me a civil engineering master."

With that, Hode waved his hand, and all the ship fragments on the ground flew up, then began to gather and transform.

Before long, the originally jagged fragments turned into a three-story cottage, enough for the people of Durmstrangto live in.

Dumbledore watched from the side and couldn't help praising.

"What a superb Transfiguration! I really want to add some House points to you."

"Oh, give it a rest, let's go quickly."

Hode took Dumbledore and teleported back to the Great Hall.

Chapter 96 Triwizard Tournament (Three in two, six thousand words offered)

The two came to the Great Hall.

And heard the students chatting and laughing noisily.

Because Beauxbatons and Ravenclaw sat together, while Durmstrang and Slytherin sat at the same table.

Therefore, students from both houses were chatting with students from the other schools, while Hufflepuff and Gryffindor mainly discussed Krum and Fleur.

After all, one was a renowned Seeker, and the other was the prettiest female student of Beauxbatons.

When the students noticed that Dumbledore and Hodehad arrived, the noise gradually died down.

"Who is that student?" Krum asked the Slytherin student beside him with curiosity.

He had noticed Hode earlier—this handsome boy standing right beside Dumbledore, which made it hard not to notice him.

"You mean Hode? He is the most powerful person in our school!"

Hearing this, Krum smiled disdainfully.

To let a student who looked like he was in his fourth or Fifth Year become the strongest in the school meant that Hogwarts wasn't all that impressive either.

Little did Krum know that this thought of his was the most ridiculous part.

Hode walked over and sat down in the seat Hermione had deliberately saved for him, while Dumbledore came to the staff table and looked at the students.

"Good evening, students, teachers, and friends who have come from afar!" Dumbledore smiled as he looked at the students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.

The students below broke into enthusiastic applause; even the foreign students knew Dumbledore's great name, and no one dared not to give him face. Of course, except for Hode.

"The Triwizard Tournament will officially begin at the end of the feast." Dumbledore interrupted the applause and continued.

"Now, please open your stomachs and enjoy the food to your heart's content!"

As soon as his voice fell, a variety of delicious foods appeared on the long tables of each house.

Unlike usual, this time the food included many dishes that Hogwarts students had never seen before, but they were certain these must be culinary styles from the countries of the other two schools.

"What is this?" Ron looked at a large bowl of soup that looked like a seafood mix.

"French bouillabaisse," Hermione explained.

Hearing Hermione's words, Hode also continued: "Zako ～ Zako ～..."

"What song are you singing again?"

Hermione looked at Hode in confusion; ever since she got to know Hode, all sorts of weird songs would pop out of his mouth from time to time.

"It's nothing, eat quickly Hermione, hurry up and taste this."

Hode immediately changed the subject and placed a plate of steak in front of Hermione.

"Hode, why are there two more chairs at the staff table?"

Harry looked at the staff table, where Madame Maximeand Karkaroff were sitting on the left and right sides of Dumbledore respectively, with an empty chair on each of their sides, while the other Professors sat to the side.

"Two people from the Ministry of Magic are also coming, and one of them even owes George and them money."

Hearing this from the side, the Weasley Twins immediately couldn't sit still. "Hode, are you talking about that Ludofellow?"

Harry was somewhat puzzled, "How could a Ministry of Magic official owe you money?"

George: "We gave the money to your godfather back then, asking him to help us bet that Ireland would win while Krum caught the Golden Snitch."

Fred: "The odds he offered were very high, so he owes a huge sum of money to us and your godfather! Because of special circumstances at the time, we let him get away, but this time we must get it back!"

Now Harry finally understood why the Weasley Twinswere so excited; it turned out they intended to ask for money.

Right at this moment, a clear and beautiful voice sounded: "Hey, Hode. Are you still eating this plate of fish soup?"

Harry looked beside Hode—it was that prettiest girl from Beauxbatons, whom Harry had a deep impression of.

And Hode, who was stuffing his face, looked at Fleur, and just as he was about to speak, suddenly his Spider-Sense went off wildly.

Thus, Hode immediately said righteously: "Sorry, I'm giving this plate of fish soup to my Hermione to drink."

The Spider-Sense disappeared.

"Alright then, I'll go look elsewhere." Having said that, Fleur left.

Hode immediately carried the soup in front of Hermioneand said: "Little Hermione, hurry up and taste how this soup is."

Hode: ¯ ꒳ ¯

"Hmph, you know what's good for you."

Hermione curled her lips, extremely dissatisfied with Fleurapproaching Hode just now.

Seeing that Hermione's anger had subsided, Hode finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Thank you, Hode gave a start.

The group hadn't eaten for long when the heavy doors were opened once again. This time, the people who arrived were Ludo and Barty.

The two walked quickly to Dumbledore's side, greeted several people, and then sat down in their seats to enjoy the food.

By the time everyone had eaten almost enough, Dumbledore stood up.

The originally noisy Great Hall instantly quieted down, and the students all looked at him quietly.

"Let me introduce them first: This is Mr. Barty Crouch, Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. This is Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports."

Scattered applause rang out in the Great Hall; the students were not interested in the two of them, wanting only to know about the Triwizard Tournament.

Dumbledore knew what the students truly wanted to know, and then told them the format of the Triwizard Tournament.

After the introduction, Filch walked over to Dumbledorecarrying a box and handed it to him.

Dumbledore took out his Wand and tapped the box, which slowly opened.

Then Dumbledore took out a huge wooden goblet from the box, inside which blue flames were flickering.

"Students who wish to become champions, please place a piece of parchment with your name and school written on it into the Goblet of Fire within twenty-four hours. Tomorrow night on Halloween, the Goblet of Fire will select three champions who best represent their schools!"

Immediately afterwards, Dumbledore placed the Goblet of Fire on a small table and then drew a circle with his Wand.

A circular line appeared around the Goblet of Fire.

"To ensure the safety of the students, all students under seventeen years old and lacking sufficient strength will be unable to cross the age line."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the students started discussing excitedly and loudly.

"Can't really cross it? Won't that mean Hode won't be able to enter?!"

"I think it probably won't work against Hode; Dumbledoredefinitely won't let others beat us."

Just as everyone was discussing, Dumbledore spoke.

"Alright, I believe everyone is already extremely excited, but I still hope you can calm your emotions and get a good rest."

As Dumbledore's words ended, Karkaroff impatiently led the Durmstrang students outside.

"Hey, Hode, how do you plan to cross the age line? We plan to drink an Ageing Potion," Fred said to Hode.

"Won't you find out tomorrow?" Hode said casually.

Fred: "Oh please, you really act like Dumbledore right now, the same kind of riddle-maker."

George: "That's right, but never mind, we'll try it tomorrow too, right Fred."

"Of course, I think our plan will definitely be very successful!"

Meanwhile, Madame Maxime also led the Beauxbatonsstudents away.

Before leaving, Fleur even waved to Hode.

Hermione: → _ →

Hode: • ﹏ •

"Hermione, you have to believe me, there is nothing between her and me!"

Hermione rolled her eyes, "Of course I know, but stay away from her in the future!"

"Yes sir!"

"She is really pretty! Hode, do you know her name?"

Ron looked at the departing Fleur with an infatuated and foolish expression, drool almost flowing from the corners of his mouth.

Hode: "Alright, stop wearing that pig face look, let's head back."

Chapter 97: Blasting Slash Krum

The next day, on the morning of Halloween.

Originally on Saturday mornings, most students would wake up very late to eat breakfast.

But today was unlike ordinary days; Hode and Hermionestill woke up at seven o'clock.

When they arrived at the Great Hall, there were already many students eating breakfast while discussing among themselves.

Even Ron, who usually slept so soundly on weekends that he forgot the world, was up.

Albus Dumbledore and the professors of Hogwarts were also sitting early at the staff table, enjoying their food while watching the group of students.

"Hode?! Are you going to enter the Age Line right now and cast your name in?!"

As soon as Hode and Hermione sat down at the Gryffindortable, Ron asked eagerly.

"Finish eating first."

Hode said while devouring his food ravenously.

Food is paramount!

Meanwhile, Igor Karkaroff led a group of Durmstrangstudents inside as well.

However, they were not in a hurry, simply sitting at the Slytherin table to enjoy breakfast first.

"Hahaha! We've figured it out!" The Weasley Twinssuddenly burst in, both holding a bottle of Ageing Potion in their hands.

Ron: "Fred, George, are you really going to do this?"

"Of course, Little Ronnie, although we know we can't compete with Hode, we still want to give it a try."

Harry also spoke up: "Will it succeed?"

George and Fred: "It will succeed!"

The victory declaration of the Weasley Twins after waking up!

Then the two intertwined their right arms and drank the Ageing Potion in their hands in one gulp.

"Are you ready, George?"

"Of course!"

Holding hands, the two jumped into the Age Line together.

"Haha! We've succeeded!"

The two raised their hands to fist-bump each other, and then dropped their names into the Goblet of Fire.

Just when they thought they had succeeded, a powerful impact instantly blasted them flying out.

"Ouch—that hurts so much... George, your face!"

Fred sat up from the ground, and then saw George, who was snow-white-haired and covered in wrinkles.

"Your face is too!"

Looking at each other's appearance, the two burst out laughing.

"I warned you." Dumbledore's voice came over.

Looking over, the Weasley Twins saw Dumbledore smiling and saying, "Miss Fawcett and Mr. Summers had the exact same idea as you, and the result was the same."

"However, I must say, their beards aren't as nice-looking as yours."

The Weasley Twins were amused by Dumbledore's words. "Hey, Fred, did you hear that? Dumbledore says our beards look good!"

"Of course I heard it, we have to let the whole school see!"

Supporting each other, the two stood up and walked outside while laughing heartily.

"Good heavens, these two talents are really..."

Hermione pressed her forehead, no longer knowing how to describe these two divine figures.

The Durmstrang students looked at this scene and simply smiled disdainfully, even more convinced that Hogwartsstudents were nothing special.

After a short while, Madame Maxime also led the Beauxbatons students into the Great Hall.

Then she instructed them to form a single file line, with Fleur as the first, followed by the students stepping across the Age Line one by one to cast their parchment slips into the blue-and-white flames.

After they had all finished casting, Madame Maxime came over and sat down beside Dumbledore.

And the Beauxbatons students also sat down at the Ravenclaw long table.

Only Fleur walked toward Hode.

Hode: Not my sister, we aren't even that close, Hermione is going to get jealous again later, don't you come over here!!!

No one knew the inner cry of Hode. Fleur walked up to him and said with a grinning smile,

"Hode, you aren't seventeen yet, are you!"

"Yeah, so what?"

"Our little Hode is really pitiful~ Do you want me to help you cast your name in? As long as you call me older sister."

"No need! Hode can cross the Age Line all by himself!"

Hode was just about to speak, but Hermione's voice was faster. Moreover, she put her arms around Hode, adopting the demeanor of an overbearing CEO.

Hode: Six hundred and sixty-six, this totally counts as an overbearing female CEO falling in love with me.

Looking at their inseparable and intimate appearance, Fleurshowed an understanding smile.

"Oh~ I see, then I won't disturb you." Having said that, Fleur returned to the Ravenclaw long table.

Ron originally wanted to introduce himself, but seeing that Fleur didn't even glance at him and just walked away like that, he felt as if his heart was shattered.

Harry on the side also blankly stared at Fleur, always feeling that she resembled some of the Veela seen at the Quidditch World Cup.

After another moment, the Durmstrang students seemed to have finished eating, and then they also walked into the Age Line one after another, with Krum being the last one.

Amidst many admiring gazes, Krum dropped the parchment containing his name into it and then came back out.

"I think the champion of Durmstrang will definitely be Krum!" Ron's eyes were full of admiration.

"Oh come off it, he's just good at flying. This is the Triwizard Tournament, you can't win just by flying," Hermione retorted from the side.

Then Krum led the Durmstrang students to prepare to leave the Great Hall.

Right as he walked past Hode, who was devouring food voraciously, and Hermione, who was looking at Hode,

Krum instantly stopped in his tracks, and the students following behind him stopped as well.

"Hello, beautiful lady. I—Viktor Krum, soon to be the champion of Durmstrang! May I ask for your name?"

Krum said to Hermione using a gentle voice that completely contradicted his appearance.

Hermione frowned; she hadn't expected Krum to suddenly speak to her.

Although Krum's reputation was indeed illustrious and he was considered polite, Hermione still ignored Krum.

Meanwhile, Hode also stopped eating, slowly looking toward Krum, his eyes filled with iciness.

Krum glanced sideways at Hode and chuckled softly: "I think an outstanding woman should keep company with an elite like myself, instead of staying with someone who can't even enter the Triwizard Tournament candidacy."

Hermione:?

Harry, Ron, and Neville:??

Albus Dumbledore and the professors eavesdropping together:???

Harry looked at Krum in disbelief:

Not my buddy, you are awesome! You are way too awesome! Your awesomeness is even bigger than mine!

Daring to flirt with Hermione right in front of Hode! And mocking him!

Harry was already guessing how Krum would be taught a lesson by Hode.

At that moment, Hode slowly stood up, and then extended his right hand.

"Accio Goblet of Fire!"

The Goblet of Fire, which had originally been cast with fixing charms and other magic, seemed to lose control, flying into Hode's hand under everyone's shocked gazes.

"Only the weak—obey the rules."

Hode said disdainfully, and then a piece of parchment with Hode's name written on it magically appeared out of thin air and flew into the Goblet of Fire.

Then Hode gave a gentle toss, and the Goblet of Fire flew back to the stage.

Hode's trick left everyone dumbfounded! It wasn't like they hadn't used the Accio charm before, but the Goblet of Firehad remained completely motionless, yet Hode succeeded.

Hode's action undoubtedly dealt a heavy slap to Durmstrang's face. Igor Karkaroff sat at the staff table with a gloomy face, seemingly planning to find an opportunity to teach Hode a lesson.

Krum looked at Hode in surprise, realizing that he seemed to have provoked someone he shouldn't have, but how could harsh words already spoken be taken back?

Feigning calmness, he said disdainfully: "So what..."

"Head! It's held too high!"

Krum's words that had just escaped his mouth were interrupted by Hode.

Krum was utterly furious; no one had ever dared to speak to him like that. "What did you s—"

"Wait! Hode!" Albus Dumbledore extended his right hand, attempting to stop Hode, but it was already completely too late.

"Dispel!"

Snap—crack

An invisible slash instantly decapitated Krum's head!

The head and body lost their balance together and fell to the ground! Fresh blood began to spread rapidly, while Krum's head rolled a few circles on the ground and landed right in front of Igor Karkaroff.

Looking at the head that had lost the light in its eyes and showed no movement at all (after all, it was cosplaying Louis XVI), Igor Karkaroff let out a piercing scream.

"Ah!!! He! He's dead!"

The other students also looked at Hode in disbelief; how could they have ever expected Hode to be so bold! Killing a person right in front of all the teachers and students of the school, especially in front of Albus Dumbledore!

"Hode!"

Hermione nervously grabbed Hode's hand; she hadn't expected Hode to kill Krum directly like that either.

"Let's run quickly! Use your instant transmission!"

Chapter 98: It Would Be Fine Just to Let Them Forget

Hearing Hermione's words, Hode only felt a warmth in his heart.

"Albus! He killed Krum! He killed Krum!"

Karkaroff was still screaming wildly at the staff table, and Dumbledore rubbed his brow.

He hadn't expected Hode to directly kill Krum right in front of the whole school's teachers and students.

McGonagall, Hagrid, and the others also looked at Hode in shock; only Snape didn't care, and even seemed to feel that what Hode did was not bad.

"Hode, I'm serious! Let's get out of here quickly!"

Seeing that Hode didn't make the slightest move, Hermione said again.

And Hode just gently patted Hermione's hand, "Rest assured, nothing will happen!"

Dumbledore stood up and looked at Hode with a helpless expression. "Hode, you've really made a big fuss this time."

"It's fine, Old Dumbledore."

Hode said to Dumbledore, then looked at Krum, who had fallen by his feet.

"Time—Reverse!"

Along with Hode's words falling, the divine power within his body rapidly vanished visibly to the naked eye.

And Krum on the ground was like a rewind, with his blood flowing backward.

The head that had rolled to the front of the staff table also rolled back, and then slowly restored...

Finally, Krum's head and body became one again, and then he stood up.

"It's done, he's alive."

After finishing, Hode pulled Hermione's hand and Apparated away instantly.

Seeing Krum restored to his original state, Karkaroffhurriedly scrambled to his side.

"Krum? Krum! How are you?"

Karkaroff cautiously touched Krum's neck, and then looking at Krum's demented expression, he was suddenly scared.

"Krum! Don't scare me! What on earth is wrong with you?"

Karkaroff vigorously shook Krum's body, and after a moment, Krum's dull eyes finally blinked.

Then Krum's body slowly began to move as well... and finally returned to normal.

Looking at Karkaroff shaking his body in front of him, Krumwore a bewildered expression.

"What just happened? How did you suddenly appear in front of me?"

Krum was bewildered; the previous second he heard Hodesay his head was held too high, and then the next second he saw Karkaroff's disgusting face.

Seeing that Krum had returned to normal, Karkaroff finally breathed a sigh of relief.

And Dumbledore and the professors at the staff table also settled down, and then felt it was incredible.

He hadn't expected that Hode had now even researched magic to manipulate time.

And Karkaroff recounted what had just happened word-for-word to Krum, but Krum wore an expression of complete disbelief.

"You're saying my head was chopped off by a fourth-year brat without even drawing a Wand, and then I was resurrected using some time-reversal magic?"

"That's right, that's how it happened!"

Looking at Karkaroff's sincere expression, and the Durmstrang students behind who were terribly afraid they would become the next one also nodding, Krum rolled his eyes.

"You made all these words up!"

Having said that, Krum turned around and walked away. He would rather believe Hode was a giant dragon than believe such a thing.

Watching Krum doing as he pleased, Karkaroff was angered quite a bit.

If it weren't for winning the Triwizard Tournament, I couldn't be bothered to suck up to a guy like you!

Then Karkaroff thought of the scene earlier where Hodethrew his name into the Goblet of Fire, along with that trick of Time Magic, and he suddenly felt that if Hode entered the competition, Krum would definitely not win.

Thus, Karkaroff came before Dumbledore and began to accuse Hode.

"Albus! Look at that student! He actually committed murder in broad daylight! A person like this should be locked up in Azkaban! He must never be allowed to participate in the Triwizard Tournament!"

Listening to Karkaroff's words, Dumbledore's originally helpless expression instantly turned gloomy.

"Karkaroff! I do not allow anyone to slander my student! Which of your eyes saw Hode commit murder? And where is the dead person?"

Moody also stood up and said with a wicked smile, "Karkaroff, you actually still want to insult our Hogwartsstudents! Ask the Hogwarts students—is there anyone who saw Hode hurt someone?"

Karkaroff turned his head, and the Hogwarts students all shook their heads in unison, indicating they hadn't seen anything.

Karkaroff:???

Accidentally straying into the celestial realm ~ Advising me to put down the sand in my hand ~

Opening the mouth to sing, but the voice goes hoarse ~ Powdered face draped in clothing, crying out fake ~

Dumbledore: Look, singing again.

Karkaroff's mouth opened and closed, but nothing came out.

Watching their act of playing dumb, Karkaroff only wanted to say one sentence: The sky of Hogwarts has darkened!

To think you've existed for over a thousand years! Still calling yourselves the best magic school in England! Bah! Even darker than our Durmstrang!

Seeing that Hogwarts was united as one, he could only take the Durmstrang students and leave sneakily.

Watching the retreating backs of Karkaroff and the others, Dumbledore rubbed his brow once more.

Fortunately Hode resurrected Krum, otherwise this matter would really have blown up.

Although nothing would really be done to Hode, he would definitely be feared by countless people in the future.

He certainly didn't want Hode to become a Dark Lord as well, or his reputation in the educational circle would be ruined! And there wouldn't be any Wizard more talented than Hode standing up to stop Hode either.

Thinking of this, Dumbledore sighed.

"Sigh... Students, rest assured, now enjoy the delicious food properly!"

Having finished, Dumbledore walked toward the outside.

— — Coming to the side of the Black Lake

Hode and Hermione lay on the lawn not far from the Black Lake.

Hermione looked at the book in her hand, while Hodestayed closely beside Hermione, closing his eyes to rest his mind; listening to the flowing sound coming from the Black Lake always calmed one's mind.

"Hode, you acted too impulsively—"

Hode opened his eyes and looked at Dumbledore walking over.

"Didn't I resurrect him?"

"But how do you expect others to see it? Even if you saved Krum back, it still makes people worry whether you will go around killing people like Voldemort."

Dumbledore was deeply worried that Hode would become apathetic toward life, because the last person like this was Tom.

But what Dumbledore didn't know was that Hode's apathy toward life stemmed from the arrogance of a Transmigrator.

Ever since Hode transmigrated, he had unconsciously developed a contempt for everyone around him.

It was like looking at an NPC character card dropped on the ground; stepping on it, tearing it, destroying it—he wouldn't care at all.

Except for the people he cared about, everything else was inconsequential!

And this arrogance brought Hode absolute self-confidence, and self-confidence happened to be the most important part of learning magic.

The reason Hode could learn magic at a glance and had easily researched magic of heaven-defying difficulty was in part the talent brought by his arrogance.

Looking at Dumbledore, who was worried about him, Hode stood up.

"Then it would be fine just to let them forget this memory."

Chapter 99: The Champion of Hogwarts — — Hode Dumbledore Grindelwald!

"What?" Dumbledore looked at Hode in confusion.

Hode gently snapped his fingers, and then said,

"Now, besides Hermione, you, the professors, Harry and the others, as well as those people from Durmstrang, all the other Hogwarts students have forgotten that I killed Krum."

Dumbledore:???

Dumbledore could hardly believe it. What did it mean that just by snapping his fingers, the entire school forgot about this matter?

"Did you ever use this trick on me before?"

"Rest assured, I've never used it on you."

Dumbledore:?

"You used Legilimency on me? That's impossible. How could I not have noticed?"

It wasn't that Dumbledore was boasting, but he was a Legilimency master. He was the only one who could use it silently on others; no one could ever use it silently on him.

Hode: "Well, now there is." ᗜ ֊ ᗜ

"Sigh... Fine, just stay lying here."

Dumbledore sighed, and then left listlessly.

"Hode, did you really modify everyone else's memories?" Hermione looked at Hode beside her.

"Of course, it's not difficult."

"Then will you modify my memories?"

Hode turned his head, facing Hermione face-to-face.

Looking at Hermione, who was so close at hand, Hodesmiled slightly.

"I will never do that!"

"I believe you." ៷ ＞ ᴗ ＜ ៷

———— Time Skip ————

It was past five in the afternoon.

Harry and the others, along with Hagrid, found Hode and Hermione.

Harry: "We finally found you! The champions are going to be chosen soon! Let's hurry up and go!"

Hode and Hermione turned to look at them, and then their gazes were firmly caught by Hagrid.

Seeing Hagrid looking different from usual, with his hair and beard combed neatly, wearing a suit that obviously didn't fit him, and a strange fragrance emanating from him.

"Hagrid, have you got a date with Madame Maxime?" Hermione asked, tilting her head.

Hearing Hermione's words, Hagrid replied somewhat bashfully: "No, I... I just wanted to leave a good impression on her."

"Well, you can't go like this!"

Hode stood up, then pointed his finger.

The originally tight suit instantly expanded, making Hagridno longer feel so uncomfortable.

Then the perfume scent on his body was also turned by Hode into a very pleasant lily-of-the-valley fragrance.

"Alright, now you can go ask Madame Maxime out."

"Oh! Thank you Hode, this is so much more comfortable. You have no idea how uncomfortable this suit was squeezing me earlier. But as for asking Madame Maximeout, let's forget it. She is the Headmaster of Beauxbatons! I'm just a Professor."

Looking at the unconfident Hagrid, Hode helplessly shook his head.

"Don't sell yourself short, Hagrid. You and Madame Maxime are a match made in heaven! Come on, I'll teach you a trick."

Hode walked up to Hagrid, then extended his left hand to rest on his arm, and then curled the corner of his mouth upwards.

"Hey~~ babe, I just saw you over there and thought you were pretty cute. Do you want to swap contact info~~"

A deep vocal fry came out of Hode's mouth.

"Pfft!" Harry and the others, including Hermione behind Hode, covered their mouths, trying hard to keep straight faces.

But in the end, they all broke down.

"Hode, where did you learn this trick? It's too funny!" Ronlaughed loudly.

"Mind your own business, this trick works like a charm anyway!"

Hagrid scratched his head, looking a bit distrustful, "Hode, I think I'd rather use something that suits me. After all, I can't make sounds like you do."

Seeing Hagrid refuse, Hode shook his head in puzzlement.

"Suit yourself then, my trick really works well."

Hermione asked curiously: "How come I've never heard you say that to me?"

"Aiya, look at our relationship, why would we need these sweet nothings."

"That's true."

Hermione nods in agreement. If Hode said those words to her, she would definitely burst out laughing, and the romantic atmosphere would surely be ruined by then.

"Alright, then let's go."

As soon as Hode finished speaking, he instantly transported the group to the front doors of the Great Hall.

Many students had already arrived here by this time, especially the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, who were all fully assembled.

Time slowly ticked toward six o'clock, and now all the students were gathered.

Dumbledore stood up from the staff table and then said loudly.

"Students! The Goblet of Fire is about to choose the champions! I hope the champions whose names are called will come into the room next to me."

Dumbledore pointed his finger at the door to the side, "The champions will receive their initial instructions inside the room."

Having said that, Dumbledore took out his Wand and waved it, extinguishing all the candles, leaving only the Goblet of Fire burning with blue flames.

This plunged a large area of the Great Hall into shadow, with only the surroundings of the Goblet of Fire remaining the brightest.

Everyone gazed at the Goblet of Fire, feeling nervous, expectant, excited, and curious...

Whoosh ——

The blue flames of the Goblet of Fire instantly began to turn red and burned violently.

Then, a tongue of flame darted into the air, and a scorched piece of parchment flew out from inside.

Everyone in the Great Hall held their breath. Who would it be? Which school was it from? Could it be me?

Question after question popped up in the students' hearts, and they stared fixedly at that piece of parchment.

Dumbledore took it, opened it to look, and then said in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear.

"The champion of Durmstrang — — Viktor Krum."

Some students from Durmstrang and Hogwarts burst into applause, while Hode and the others did not.

"What's the use of applauding? I can't imagine how Krumcould win." Ron said indifferently.

Ever since Krum belittled Hode and the others in the morning and flirted with Hermione right in front of Hode, Ron no longer cared about Krum.

No one could insult his friends, not even an idol!

Amidst the applause, Krum walked into the room pointed to by Dumbledore.

Karkaroff wasn't too excited, because if Hode entered the competition, the match would be without any suspense.

The applause and discussions gradually subsided, and everyone's attention was once again focused on the goblet.

A few seconds later, the flame turned red again, and a second piece of parchment darted out of the cup, propelled by the flames.

"The champion of Beauxbatons — — Fleur Delacour!"

The applause rang out once more. This time Ronapplauded and said loudly, "It's her! I knew it was her! My eye for people has always been good."

Ginny beside him rolled her eyes. You just think she looks pretty, how cringe. ← _ ←

Hearing her name, Fleur walked into the room gracefully.

Everyone fell silent again, and the Hogwarts students kept looking over at Hode from time to time, all feeling that Hode would become their champion.

At this moment, the Goblet of Fire turned red again, and a tongue of flame shot high up, a piece of parchment falling into Dumbledore's hands.

"The champion of Hogwarts — —"

Dumbledore intentionally paused for a moment, then looked at the crowd, the corner of his mouth curving slightly.

"Hode Dumbledore Grindelwald!!!"

As soon as these words came out, the Hogwarts students burst into incomparable applause!

Although some were unwilling, like Cedric, they also knew that Hode was indeed much stronger than them, and they sincerely admired Hode.

"Dumbledore? Grindelwald?"

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Karkaroff and Madame Maxime wore dumbfounded expressions.

You're telling me how these two surnames, Dumbledoreand Grindelwald, could appear on the same person simultaneously?

Is this right?

But no one cared about the two of them; everyone was excitedly shouting Hode's name.

"Hode! Hode! Hode!"

"Go on, Hode." Hermione wore a proud smile.

How could she not be proud when her man was so outstanding?

Hode gently kissed Hermione on the cheek, and then amidst the cheers of the crowd, he walked step by step toward the room.

Passing by Dumbledore, he patted Hode on the shoulder.

Meanwhile, Karkaroff on the side was already infuriated beyond recognition.

Damn Hode, damn Dumbledore! How is Krum supposed to win this now?

Hode ignored Karkaroff and walked straight into the room.

Chapter 100: Triwizard Tournament, Four Champions

"You never said your last name was DumbledoreGrindelwald!"

As soon as Hode walked in, Fleur pouted, her voice carrying a complaint.

After all, she had secretly leaned against the door and heard Dumbledore's words.

Anyone who knew even a little bit about the wizarding world knew the names Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

One was the greatest Wizard of this century!

The other was a man who once threw the entire Europeinto panic.

Especially since Grindelwald almost destroyed Paris, which made all the students of Beauxbatons know Grindelwald.

However, Fleur wouldn't hate Hode just because of the name Grindelwald; after all, this was a matter of the older generation.

Krum at the side also frowned deeply; he too understood the weight of these two names.

Outside at this moment, Dumbledore smiled and said, "Now—three champions have been selected! I believe everyone will fully support your champions."

Just then, Dumbledore seemed to sense something, and then looked at the Goblet of Fire.

The crowd was also attracted by Dumbledore's action and turned to look at the Goblet of Fire.

The flames in the goblet turned red again, and the tongues of fire spat out another piece of parchment.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at that piece of parchment. They didn't know why another one appeared, but they all hoped that their own name was written on it! Even if this didn't follow the rules.

Dumbledore opened it and took a look, then secretly revealed a hint of a smile—Plan success.jpg

"Harry Potter!"

Accompanied by Dumbledore's shout, everyone turned to look at Harry.

"Potter?!"

"Harry!!"

"The Boy Who Lived?"

"Really?"

The crowd began to murmur, unable to imagine that it was Gryffindor again, and a fourth-year student at that.

Even Ron looked at him in a daze.

Ron: "You could enter the age line and didn't bring me! You're such a bad friend."

Harry was also stunned, his mind blank. He must be dreaming... He must have misheard just now!

But Dumbledore's words let him know he hadn't misheard.

"Harry Potter! Harry! Come up quickly!"

"Go on." Hermione gently pushed Harry, reminding him not to be dazed.

Harry finally came to his senses, then hurriedly stood up, almost tripping.

Looking at the distance between himself and Dumbledore, he felt that this path seemed extremely long, as if it would never reach the end.

He could feel hundreds of thousands of eyes staring at him. Even without looking at those eyes, he could feel various emotions such as jealousy, puzzlement, anger, and unwillingness.

Harry dazedly came to Dumbledore's side. He didn't know how long it took, because every second felt like a year.

"Alright, go to the room quickly, Harry." Dumbledore said to Harry with a smile.

Harry once again stepped by step, trembling into the room, and he could still hear the noisy discussions behind him.

As soon as Harry entered the door, he saw Hode and the others.

Krum sat in the corner, far away from Hode and Fleur, looking like he was deep in thought.

And Hode was leaning against the wall next to the fireplace, looking at him with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Fleur sat in the seat next to Hode, and noticing Harrycoming in, she asked.

"What's wrong? Do they want us to go back to the Great Hall?"

This time Fleur didn't eavesdrop, because she didn't expect that there would be a fourth champion. Obviously, Fleurregarded Harry as an errand runner.

"Yo, Harry. I told you a long time ago to learn more magic, you'd find it useful this year. Look, was I right or not?"

Hode smiled with a crooked mouth, and tapped his temple with his right index finger.

Hearing this, Harry quickly asked.

"Hode, you knew long ago that I would be chosen?! Was it you who put my name into the Goblet of Fire?"

"How is that possible? But you do know the person who put your name in."

"Who is it?" Harry asked hurriedly.

"You'll know later. Right now you should think about how to fight for second place."

Harry:...

"That is really strange!" Ludo opened the door, his face full of puzzlement.

Then a crowd of people also walked into the room, first Ludo and Barty, then the three Headmasters including Dumbledore, and finally McGonagall, Snape, and Moody.

Making the already small room instantly become even more crowded.

"Madame Maxime! Could this little boy also participate in the competition?" Fleur immediately came to Madame Maxime's side, pointing at Harry with a puzzled face.

Little boy?

Harry was a bit annoyed. Where was he small? Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you look good!

Madame Maxime looked at Dumbledore, "What on earth is going on? Dumbledore!"

Madame Maxime's tone was full of arrogance, even carrying a hint of calculation.

Karkaroff also continued, "I want to know too. Can the organizers let two contestants participate? This is unfair! I strongly demand that Hode be banned from participating in the Triwizard Tournament!"

Karkaroff showed a sinister smile. He didn't care why Harry could also participate; anyway, it just gave him an excuse.

As long as Hode was driven away, a mere Harry couldn't threaten Krum.

Snape also looked at Harry, "I think our Potter gentleman wants to attract attention again. The mere title of The Savior can no longer satisfy him."

Ignoring Snape's venom, Dumbledore rubbed his brows and looked at Harry.

"Did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" He asked Harry calmly.

"No!"

"Did you have someone else help you put your name in?"

"No!" Harry said excitedly.

Harry tried his best to explain that he didn't know anything, but Dumbledore patted his shoulder.

Then Dumbledore looked at the crowd.

"Since the Goblet of Fire has chosen Harry, he has already signed a contract and must participate in the competition."

"This is unfair!" Karkaroff shouted.

"If Harry Potter is to participate, then Hode absolutely cannot..."

Before Karkaroff finished speaking, Hode instantly arrived by his side and then put his hand on Karkaroff's shoulder.

"In a dialogue between the strong, the weak should obediently shut up."

Then Karkaroff only felt a heavy pressure cover his entire body.

He tried hard to stay standing, but a creaking sound kept coming from his knees.

"Alright, Hode." Dumbledore appeased Hode with a word, and then said to Karkaroff.

"All four champions have signed contracts, and they must all participate! Furthermore, the flames of the Goblet of Fire have extinguished and can only burn again in the next competition. If you still have plenty of ways, go ahead and speak."

Karkaroff stood with difficulty, hurriedly looking at Hodewith a terrified face.

"I know! I have no questions at all!"

After saying that, Hode removed his hand from Karkaroff's shoulder.

"Alright, let's continue." Ludo looked at Hode and the others, and then looked at Barty.

"Barty, you give the champions their initial instructions."

Barty nods, "Good."

"The first task is a test of your nerve, and the competition will take place on November twenty-fourth. We will not tell you the content of the competition in advance; it will only be announced on the day of the competition."

Hode wanted to laugh a bit; in the original book, everyone knew in advance. One could only say cheating was also a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament.

Afterwards, after Barty finished explaining the rules of the first task, Karkaroff and Madame Maxime left with Krumand Fleur.

"Alright, then you should also go back to rest. I think the students of Gryffindor are waiting in the Common Roomready to celebrate for you." Dumbledore blinked at the two of them.