Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 364 Little Devil
As for Cedric, Dumbledore did not say last night how to make good use of his advantages in Hogwarts Castle.
But there was one thing Jon was certain of.
That is, he would rather Cedric not play any role than to let anything happen to this boy who had turned from darkness to light.
This is of course not just out of Dumbledore's kindness, but more because Cedric himself is a role model.
This means that even with Voldemort's high-pressure rule, there are still awakened wizards like Cedric in Britain today.
Even though the number is small, even if it is only in the single digits, it is still a very encouraging phenomenon.
Because compared to letting him lie dormant in the castle, letting him protect his own life and then waiting for the right moment to openly rebel and expose Voldemort's crimes would be the biggest blow to the British Ministry of Magic.
Of course, before preparing to do these things, Dumbledore would definitely find a way to protect Cedric's family who are still working in the Ministry of Magic.
After connecting with Jon in the secret passage, Cedric told him about some of the rumors currently circulating in the castle.
"The students all hate you to the core. The professors are all saying that you led the dragons to attack Hogwarts Castle, wanting to burn the castle and the people there into ruins. Most of them believe this. They privately call you a little devil and say that you are a murderer who kills without blinking an eye."
Hearing the name "little devil", Jon couldn't help but laugh.
He didn't know whether this was taken out spontaneously by students or if Voldemort was behind it.
But Voldemort himself should know better than anyone who the real devil is, and isn't it a bit too embarrassing for his enemy to be called a petty devil?
Logically speaking, this title should belong to Draco himself, who is now representing Hogwarts Castle in the competition.
"Did you notice any professors missing from the school today?"
Jon was very interested in how much results had been achieved after yesterday's attack.
Cedric had obviously observed this question, and he answered without thinking.
"Almost all the professors I met today were injured. Some of them are still in the school hospital and their conditions are quite serious. Then there is Professor Pierre from the Half-Blood Academy. He should be dead, but it seems that he did not die at the hands of the dragons. It is said among the students that he was killed by Barty Crouch because he was afraid of fighting."
"There is another Auror. I heard from a seventh-year student that he was lying by the window last night and saw an Auror being bitten to death by a dragon with two long fangs. The blood flowed over most of the castle's outer wall. When he woke up in the morning, someone saw uncleaned intestines on the grass."
Two people died, which was beyond Jon's expectations.
It’s not that he had no confidence in the dragons, but that Voldemort came back too quickly.
If he had come back three minutes later, the casualties of the professors in the astronomy tower would definitely not have been so minor. At least more than half of them would have died.
But it is obvious that Voldemort himself is well aware that Hogwarts Castle cannot withstand such severe personnel losses. The impact of the deaths of these people in the castle on his power is secondary. The most important thing is that this will give the outside world the impression that Voldemort and the forces he leads are about to collapse.
Such an event would be fatal, as it would cause the Ministry of Magic, which had mostly sided with Voldemort at the previous Warrior Selection Dinner, to re-evaluate the situation, seriously shaking Voldemort's goal of ruling the whole of Europe.
After learning about the situation of Hogwarts Castle from Cedric, Jon got down to business.
"I need to borrow the arrow you used to avoid the magic around the Forbidden Forest. We are currently working on a plan to rescue the centaurs from the Forbidden Forest. We want to use that arrow to figure out a way to safely enter the Forbidden Forest."
Hearing Jon's request, Cedric took off the stone arrowhead that had been hanging around his neck without any hesitation and handed it to Jon.
"This was given to me by the centaurs. Now if it can still help them, that would be great."
Jon nodded solemnly. He didn't intend to waste too much of Cedric's time in case he disappeared for too long and aroused other people's suspicion.
But before he was about to leave, Cedric looked at Jon with hope.
"Is there anything I can help you with in the castle?"
Jon turned around and looked at him seriously.
"First of all, you must ensure your own safety, Cedric. This is your most important task now. In the near future, you'd better not behave strangely, and don't enter the secret passage privately. The Dark Lord will definitely have his men strengthen their control over the castle. He has already felt a certain uneasiness."
Even though Cedric is not a reckless person, Jon still needs to make some things clear to him.
He knew the tragic experience this boy had in the original book, so he really hoped that such an upright Hufflepuff could have a good ending.
After finishing the conversation, Jon left Hogwarts Castle. Instead of returning to the carriage, he went straight into Hogsmeade along the secret passage, and then found Kingsley and others who were temporarily staying at the Hog's Head Inn.
After Kingsley got the arrow, he called two wizards in the team who were well versed in alchemy. After just a few quick glances, they determined that it would not be difficult to replicate the magic on it.
What broke the warning spell was not some superb magical skills, but a disguise that was almost completely in line with nature. The centaurs were naturally gifted in this regard. It was difficult for wizards to complete this kind of magic that was in line with nature, but with a ready-made one, it would not be a big problem to imitate it.
It would only take one night at most to imitate and produce enough, which meant that they could enter the Forbidden Forest to find Firenze's group of centaurs tomorrow.
Jon did not leave the Hog's Head Inn tonight. He asked Aberforth to arrange a room for him here.
To be honest, the environment of the Hog's Head Pub was indeed dirty and messy. With a look of disgust, Jon used his wand to cast a lot of cleaning spells on the oil stains and stains before it became barely habitable.
No words were spoken that night.
Early the next morning, Kingsley and his companions who stayed at the Hog's Head Inn left Hogsmeade early under the cover of daybreak and sneaked into the Forbidden Forest.
