Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 403 The Third Project
Grindelwald seemed to be just saying it casually and had no intention of arguing with John about it.
Similarly, when faced with Jon's questions, he answered very straightforwardly.
"A true prophecy cannot show such detailed information." He did not take his eyes away from the experimental data in his hand. "What's more, the magic you are mastering has never appeared in history, so it will not leave any traces of fate. Even if it does, it is difficult to see clearly. At most, it is just some vague appearances."
Jon still asked without giving up.
"So, sir, what do you see in me?"
After hearing his question, Grindelwald put down the parchment in his hand and looked up to meet John's golden eyes that could not be concealed at all.
"die."
Jon was completely stunned.
"What?"
“Death.” Grindelwald repeated his words again, picking up the newspaper again. His . “From the first time I saw you, I felt that the aura of death lingering around you was very strong. It was much stronger than the last time you left me.”
Jon wasn't frightened, he just stroked his chin and thought.
"Could it be a Thestral?"
"I didn't say that you should connect this with the Animagus magical creature you will become. This is just a prophecy for you personally. I suggest that you be as careful as possible in everything you do recently, otherwise, when we meet next time, I don't want to see you in a coffin."
Grindelwald's words were still sharp and harsh, but Jon didn't care. He knew very well that this was just the old man's unique concern.
"Don't worry, sir. Even without your reminder, I know that the final event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. If the Dark Lord has any big plans, he will probably start them at this time. I will be careful."
"If you know the answer, then why are you still here?" Grindelwald stood up from his chair and threw the research report he had just read into the burning fire. "You have received all the information you can get from me. Why don't you get out of here?"
Jon originally wanted to say a few words to Grindelwald, to ask him how his life was recently and whether he was eating and sleeping normally, but he couldn't help but curl his lips. This old man is like this. When he came, he said he didn't know how to be considerate to the elderly, and when he was about to be considerate, he told him to get out.
But of course Jon had no complaints about this. He stood up and said, "Please take care of your health recently," and then left the principal's office.
Finally, Grindelwald was left alone, looking at the leaping fire, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
If Jon was still here now and looked at him, he would find that the scene reflected in the old man's eyes at this moment was exactly the same as the scene when he looked at him just now.
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In the end, Jon still didn't understand what his Animagus was.
But overall, after this incident, his health is improving.
The changes in his physical fitness stopped on the second day. Jon concealed his identity and went to a gym in the city of Lyon. He used professional equipment to do some tests and confirmed that his various sports indicators have now reached a level .
It may not sound like an exaggeration, but you have to know that Jon has never had any systematic training, and his body has not grown any obvious muscles or become much stronger. He is still the same as before.
Such a change is actually very effective. Even though wizards in the magic world will basically never encounter close combat, the ability of John's ring to stop the spell instantly guarantees that once the magic cannot defeat the opponent, it provides him with the possibility of forcing both sides into close combat.
Now his physical fitness has improved, and most of the wizards in the magic world, especially the dark wizards, are stay-at-home guys who basically never leave their homes. If it comes to a close combat situation, his chances of winning will be even higher.
Not only that, better physical fitness will also greatly enhance his casting speed, reaction and movements in dodging spells, which means an all-round improvement.
Then there are the changes in appearance.
To be honest, this is what bothers Jon. He recently discovered that it is not just his skin that has changed, but the new magic has also changed his entire temperament.
According to the information that Jon asked Hermione to help him privately inquire among the girls, many girls have been secretly saying that recently whenever they look at Jon, they feel very warm, just like spring flowers blooming. If Jon smiles again, it will make people's hearts melt.
Such a description left Jon speechless. He even specifically asked Hermione if she felt the same way. However, Hermione didn't say anything. She just looked at him without saying anything.
Well, even without saying anything, Jon could already figure out the answer.
He seemed to have a different kind of charm, a bit like the effect of a veela, but obviously not as rude, it was just an invisible change, and only for the opposite sex. People like Navi and Ron felt that Jon was no different from before, except for his cool eyes.
In order to verify the effect of this charm, or the range of affinity, he went to find Gabrielle, who had been playing around with the new ghosts in the school these days, to verify it.
Although Gabrielle kept shaking her head and said that she felt Jon was no different from before, Jon still sensed something was wrong from her flushed cheeks and heavier breathing.
Even ghosts can be affected?
Jon didn't dare to try any further. He began to concentrate on figuring out how to hide his eyes that had become particularly conspicuous.
At first, he went to the city of Lyon to buy a pair of colored contact lenses. However, before he put them on, the contact lenses were burned to ashes. The dust blew into his eyes, making Jon burst into tears on the spot. Unfortunately, there was only a grown man, Neville, around him. If Hermione was there, she could have asked him to help blow them away.
Only then did he realize that this pair of golden eyes not only looked like fire on the surface, but they actually displayed the characteristics of fire.
The colored contact lenses could no longer be used, and Jon had no way of controlling the transfiguration so finely that he could only change the eyes.
There was no other way, he could only try to squint his eyes as much as possible to prevent those light golden eyes from being too conspicuous. But it was because of these squinting eyes that he was said to look more like a sunny boy who was as warm and cheerful as central air conditioning in front of the girls.
It just seemed more eerie to wear a hat all day in school, otherwise Jon would have stopped taking the hood off his robe.
Fortunately, time passed quickly and Jon didn't have to wait long. The last game of the Triwizard Tournament was getting closer and closer.
The day before the game officially started, Dumbledore took John and the others back to the territory of Hogwarts Castle. What they didn't know was that during the time they were away, some unknown secrets had happened in the castle.
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Snape officially received the news on the third day before the last project started.
He rejected Matthew immediately, but Matthew just said that he was not seeking Snape's opinion, but they couldn't contact Voldemort now, so he asked him to pass on the matter.
"Even if I tell him, the master won't agree. I guess it's a waste of time, Mr. Graves." Snape had a cold face. He couldn't understand what was wrong with Matthew's brain that he actually made such a request to him.
Matthew just smiled mysteriously and said to Snape.
"Whether it's okay or not, please go and ask that gentleman for his opinion. If he punishes you, you can put the blame on me. Since I dare to make this request to you, it means that I have an estimate in my mind."
Snape was silent.
Of course he didn't think Matthew was a fool, but since he was not a fool and could say such absurd words, there must be a reason for it.
But the key problem now is that he can't contact Voldemort at all, so how can he verify this matter?
The truth certainly couldn't be told to Matthew, so Snape could only delay him first and then find Crouch .
After hearing Snape's retelling, Crouch's face immediately turned gloomy.
"Who gave them the courage?!"
"That's the problem. He told me a request that a normal person couldn't even think of. What made him think the master would agree?"
Snape's question silenced Crouch.
He seemed to be suppressing his anger as he paced back and forth in his office.
"If we give the wrong answer to this matter, it is very likely to expose the fact that we have lost contact with the master."
Of course Snape knew about this, and he looked at Crouch.
"We need to think about it from the beginning. First of all, this competition was proposed by the host. The first and second events have nothing to do with Graves and his team, but the third event was personally organized by the three of them. But what the event is about has been determined long before the competition begins."
Crouch stopped walking and continued Snape's words.
"In the first task, since we have a way to send the problematic Golden Snitch into the Forbidden Forest and have Jon Green get it, it means that among the three Union referees who will preside over this Triwizard Tournament, there is someone who is submissive to the master. This means that the master actually knows all the contents of the three tasks before the game even starts, and that person will tell everything he knows."
Snape said calmly.
"And there was the invasion of the principal's office. We all know that if the master really wanted to protect that office, he actually had many ways to do it. Even the simplest way, a house elf could do it, but he didn't use any of them. At the same time, he disappeared. Does this mean that he didn't care about such a thing happening from the beginning to the end?"
Crouch looked closely at Snape.
"You have to think clearly. If we guess the master's thoughts wrongly, what will be the consequences of this matter?"
"So I came to you." Snape said expressionlessly, "We need to share the risks and responsibilities."
Such straightforward words made Crouch seem a little annoyed. He certainly knew what Snape was thinking. He was not afraid of taking responsibility, but he was worried that if he made the wrong choice, it would destroy the plan of his master, whom he regarded as a god.
Finally Crouch sat back in his chair and spoke.
"Go and reply to Graves and tell him we agree."
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Jon and his party spent the night in the carriage and were ready early the next morning.
When leaving the carriage, Dumbledore took out the things he had obtained from Barrow and had prepared long ago according to Slytherin's advice.
"There are two copies in total. You keep one and I keep one. It depends on who of us is unlucky enough to get it." Dumbledore said softly.
Jon put the thing into the inner pocket of his robe, which was specially cast with magic to hide alchemical tools with magical properties.
"I still hope I don't run into him." Jon muttered, and then walked out of the carriage with Dumbledore. "Professor, please be careful. I don't want to find you lying in a hospital bed after I finish the game."
Dumbledore blinked.
"Maybe when you come back you'll find me turned into a tombstone?"
"That joke is not funny at all."
After approaching Matthew and his group, the two stopped talking. It was at this time that they discovered that many students had gathered at the Quidditch field in front of the castle.
At a glance, Jon felt that there were just as many spectators as at the previous game, which made him frown.
According to his estimation, there should be no spectators for this game, or even if there were, people who did not participate in the game would not be able to see anything. However, judging from the current situation, it was not the same as he thought.
When Jon and Diane came over, Emil and Draco were also brought over by Snape. All four participating warriors were present, and Matthew was only then ready to begin announcing the specific rules of this final event.
"I was actually quite honored when I accepted the refereeing appointment for this match." Matthew's voice spread throughout the stadium. "This is not just a grand event that has been restarted after hundreds of years, but also a question of the pros and cons of two ideologies and two systems. Now, we have successfully reached the last event. I hope that no matter what the final result is, this game can be successfully concluded."
"And the venue for this final event is not in this stadium."
He faced Jon and the other three with a smile on his face, and pointed his finger at the towering Hogwarts Castle.
"What you are about to face next is the castle you are fighting for!"
