Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 418 Waiting for the Principal to Come
Matthew knew that this Triwizard Tournament was destined not to end as peacefully as it seemed.
But he never thought that this kind of ending would happen as Jon said.
Matthew couldn't guess what happened specifically, but from the conversation between John and Dumbledore, as long as he wasn't a fool, he could tell that it was Voldemort himself who had troubled John in the castle just now. As for the final result...
The one who walked out now was John, and the one who died was Emil, and Draco was seriously injured and unconscious. There was no other possible result!
The expression on Matthew's face became slightly more serious.
He had already noticed a commotion among the teachers and students in Hogwarts Castle, and knew that someone must have noticed that something was wrong with Emil. Lucius, Snape, Little Barty and others in the crowd had already pushed through the crowd and rushed towards them with gloomy faces.
"What do we do next, Albus?"
Matthew asked quietly.
Now the result of the game is very clear. Since John's name is left on the Triwizard Cup, everything is subject to the rules. Matthew, who wants to end the game quickly, naturally has to ask the winning party, Dumbledore and others for their opinions.
Dumbledore didn't say anything, he just took a small step forward and stood in front of Jon.
"You don't need to ask me this question, Matthew. You are the referee, and the result of the game is out now. You should know what to do."
After hearing what Dumbledore said, Matthew turned around and looked at Lucius and the others who had already rushed over, as well as the students of Hogwarts Castle who were looking at them, almost holding their breath, as if they had guessed something but didn't dare to believe it before it was officially announced...
"I declare!"
He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and suddenly spoke loudly.
Snape and Barty Jr. stopped, but Lucius rushed to Draco regardless, looking anxiously to make sure his son was safe.
Everyone in the audience has focused their eyes on Matthew. They seem to be doubting whether this American wizard representing the International Confederation of Wizards really dares to announce the final result.
However, the next second, Matthew's voice, which was enhanced by the amplification spell, reached the ears of everyone present!
"The winner of this Triwizard Tournament is - the Champion of the Hogwarts Carriage, Jon Green!"
The moment he made this declaration, a piece of old parchment flew out of Dumbledore's robe pocket!
Written in black and white on the paper was the blood oath sworn between him and Voldemort regarding the outcome of the Triwizard Tournament!
And now, after Matthew, the referee recognized by both of them, announced the final result, the bets and promises they made in the blood oath naturally took effect immediately!
Witnessed by everyone, the parchment spontaneously combusted and soon burned into fine dust, disappearing in the night wind.
Barty Jr. and Snape had already drawn their wands at this time, and the teachers and students in Hogwarts Castle behind them were in an uproar!
The only ones who cheered came from the few students from Durmstrang and the Hogwarts carriage who had been protecting Rosier.
Rosier also showed relief on her face, but this relief did not last even for a second, and she looked into Dumbledore's blue eyes.
Then, she immediately nodded in understanding, dragged along only a dozen students from the two schools around her and quickly left the grass, heading towards the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where the Hogwarts carriage was parked!
Winning the game does not mean that everything will be fine. Hogwarts Castle is likely to become even more unsafe in the future.
Therefore, Rosier must take the students away first, and at the same time, pass the news to the inner world of Wizarding Front as soon as possible, so that Iniesta and others who are already guarding in front of the French magic department can immediately occupy the entire territory of France.
And here in Hogwarts Castle, of course, Dumbledore is there.
As long as Dumbledore is here, no accidents will happen even if there are more Death Eaters here, unless Voldemort comes in person.
As for whether Voldemort will come?
Rosier didn't know the inside story for the time being, but she knew that if all the plans were as successful as Voldemort expected, what was happening now would not have happened, and he would not have brought so much as a word when the castle and the whole of France had nominally changed hands!
Their departure certainly did not alarm the students of the castle, who were already in turmoil and uproar after hearing the result announced by Matthew. Not only them, but also the reporters from all over Europe who had originally stood with the group from the castle, quietly left the large group.
The smell of danger is very strong here, and with these reporters' keen sense of smell, it is certainly impossible for them not to smell it.
But now with the big news, none of the newspaper reporters who are still here and want to continue reporting on the entire Triwizard Tournament are willing to leave at this moment.
They all understood that tonight must be an extremely important moment in the history of the European wizarding world.
Now Jon has been declared the winner of the competition. If Voldemort's side finally agrees with this result, the Wizarding World will completely occupy France and have the sole inheritance right to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It will also completely get rid of its previous status of a stray dog and become a force that can rival the British Ministry of Magic under Voldemort's control!
And if Voldemort chose to break the blood oath, or if he found some other way to circumvent the blood oath and betrayed the original agreement, and planned to forcibly keep Hogwarts Castle, and continue the dispute with the people of the Wizarding World about the French wizarding world, then the whole of Europe would fall into great chaos again.
At that time, the current situation in Britain and France, as well as the Witch Party, which has been entrenched in Northern Europe and has been mysterious and silent but not ignored by anyone, will definitely force everyone to take a stand!
It will be a bloody war even more intense than the one before the Triwizard Tournament.
Almost every reporter who stayed here believed that the second possibility was more likely to occur.
Because they had no idea what had happened in the castle, nor did they know that Dumbledore had just had a duel with one of the Voldemorts in the French Ministry of Magic more than ten minutes ago. They only knew that the owner of the castle did not show up either before or after the game started.
If he came back, would he really be willing to accept such an outcome?
The teachers and students of Hogwarts were thinking the same thing as the reporters .
The result of the game may not be able to be changed. Jon, who had no idea what happened or what changes took place in the castle, won the final championship.
But their principal hasn't shown up yet!
This is the Hogwarts Castle where they live and attend classes, and is always regarded as private property by their headmaster!
So what if we swore a blood oath?
What can they do as long as the headmaster unilaterally breaks his promise and turns against Dumbledore?
The students of Hogwarts Castle, no, now they can be called former students of Hogwarts Castle, who have no idea about the inside story, have blind confidence in the headmaster, who they think is waiting for the final appearance.
Whether it was education in school or instruction at home, professors and parents all instilled in them the idea that Voldemort was invincible.
In addition, Dumbledore did live in exile in Britain for a long time with the Order of the Phoenix and other unrecognized students. No one thought that even if Jon had won the game, they would abide by the rules and hand over the castle and French interests!
Compared to them, Barty Jr. and Snape obviously knew more inside information.
They still held their wands in their hands. After hearing the result announced by Matthew, the two looked at each other, and then stared at Dumbledore and John, who was one step behind Dumbledore.
"What happened in the castle?"
Little Barty's voice was very cold, as if he had guessed something. If it was as he and Snape had initially thought, their master had made other arrangements for the third competition in the castle.
Now with Emil's death, Draco's coma and John successfully walking out with the trophy, it means that Voldemort's plan has failed!
For some reason, little Batty felt a little panicked, as if something horrible had happened that he didn't know about, but he couldn't find the source of this panic.
He is constantly asking himself questions in his heart.
So what if we lose this Triwizard Tournament?
As long as his master is still alive and possesses that invincible magic power and extraordinary wisdom, what does it matter if he loses the game?
The expression on Snape's face was a little deep. He didn't have the inexplicable feeling that little Barty had. He was just thinking about what to do in this situation.
It would be fine if Voldemort himself showed up, but if Voldemort never showed up, would they really have to take action against Dumbledore and Jon Greene in front of them?
If a real fight comes to a head, although they seem to have more numbers and more power, who will be able to defeat whom?
Standing next to Dumbledore with Fawkes on his shoulder, John saw the changes on the faces of everyone on the lawn.
He did not find it ridiculous that the students below still had illusions about their principal.
Jon was just thinking, if he had really died at that time, and had not completely completed the Animagus transformation and resurrection because of death, Voldemort's plan would have been completely successful, occupying his body, merging with the castle, replacing his life, and walking out of the castle like now.
Then he would definitely face the same scene as before.
The students in the castle all hoped that their principal would stand up to save their school and tear up the contract they had promised. However, the principal they placed their hopes on had suddenly turned into the culprit of all this, and would carry out the strictest and cruelest reckoning against them in the future...
Until now, whenever Jon thought of the plan that Voldemort had spoken, he still felt a chill down his spine.
He really would do anything to gain power and status. He didn't care which class or ideology he was fighting for. He had no emotions at all and was so cold-blooded that he could treat the most loyal servant who had served him before as a new enemy, including the loyal Barty Crouch Jr. who had killed his father and mother for him and was at the bottom of the stairs.
By that time, would Dumbledore be able to realize that Jon was no longer the same Jon as before?
Fortunately, all these have become ifs, and in the end, it is Jon himself who is standing here.
"The master hasn't come yet, and you've announced the result like this. Do you think we would agree if the master wasn't here?"
Snape spoke first to suppress the increasingly noisy voices of other students on the lawn, and was the first to question Jon, the winner, about the result announced by Matthew.
Hearing this question, Matthew just frowned slightly.
"Mr. Snape, this is not a matter of who agrees or not. Since Jon Green's name appears on the Triwizard Cup, then according to the rules, he is the final champion of this game."
"But Emil is dead!"
Crouch had a gloomy face, and his eyes gradually turned towards madness. He knew very clearly that what he had to do now was to first determine what had happened in the castle in today's game, and for this he had found a breakthrough.
"According to the rules of the Triwizard Tournament, contestants cannot kill each other! But now Emil Lestrange is dead! Of course we have to question the final result! We should not just believe what we see now. How did Emil die? Jon Green, who entered the castle in front of all of us, was obviously a 15-year-old student, but why did he become like this? All of these require an explanation! Whether we want to accept this result, we must know what happened in the castle!"
His words finally gave the students on the lawn an outlet to vent their dissatisfaction.
The students also started clamoring, demanding that Jon give an explanation now about Emil's death and the changes that had taken place in him.
In response, Jon did not avoid the angry and even resentful gazes of those people.
He said it very bluntly.
"Emile Lestrange died at the hands of your headmaster. I didn't kill him at all. I think it's easy to find out how he died. After all, there aren't many people who can do that kind of magic. As for my current condition, it's a matter of personal privacy, so I can't tell you."
Just as everyone below fell into silence again, looking at each other in confusion at Jon's ridiculous lie, Jon's voice rang out again.
"Finally, if I'm talking about murder, then I did kill someone in the castle. That person's name seems to be Brandon Lestrange. He wanted to team up with his son to kill me and win the Triwizard Tournament. In the end, I stabbed him to death with the sword left by Gryffindor. The body is still in the tower where the Gryffindor common room used to be. It's easy to find if you want to."
