Chapter 541
Magic School League
Chapter 541 Magic School League
George explained: "There were actually some masked men in black preparing to cause trouble that night, but their plan was discovered by Dumbledore in advance, and they were caught before they could do anything. It was only later that the mascots started attacking the crowd, and those guys took the opportunity to run away."
Fred continued: "So, if Malfoy's father is one of the black-clad masked men... and when he was escaping, he accidentally ran into the witch party who were doing something nearby..."
"In order to avoid leaking secrets, those people arrested Lucius Malfoy." George blinked: "That's why he suddenly disappeared and the Malfoy family didn't dare to make it public."
Everyone was quiet for a while.
Ryan asked softly: "Is it possible that... Malfoy's father was killed at that time? The body was destroyed... That's why we can't find it..."
There was a hint of sympathy and concern in his tone.
Michael raised an eyebrow.
"It's possible, but unlikely." Michael said, "That's Lucius Malfoy. Even for the sake of their family's wealth, those people will let him live well and suffer at most."
Ryan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good..."
"Why sympathize with Malfoy's father?" Ron said disapprovingly, "Do you know how many bad things he has done in the past? That guy used to be the You-Know-Who's right-hand man!"
Vader: “…”
According to what they said, if he had not kept in touch with Delain and others, he would have thought that Lucius Malfoy was captured by the Witch Party.
But Wade knew very well that after solving the problem in the Killing Forest, the Witch Party had already returned to Graycastle, but the situation of the vampire was indeed as everyone discussed.
In fact, Gal Troka didn't do much bad before he went to prison. He just smuggled some goods that the Ministry of Magic didn't allow into the country, and it was said that he also stole things.
These actions are of course illegal according to the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, but to the Witch Party, they are just petty thieves.
Gal was cursed by Voldemort and had to help him.
After falling into Grindelwald's hands, I don't know what the old man was thinking, but he helped to lift the curse, but the price was that Gal almost lost half his life.
In fact, if he wasn't a vampire, he would probably be dead by now.
After the curse was lifted, Gal cleverly clung to the Witch Party and applied to join with tears in his eyes. However, he could not do anything at the moment as his condition still needed to be restored.
However, Sirius' wand was sent back by owl, and it was not delivered through Wade, but sent directly to the Black family, which caused Sirius and Lupin to discuss it anxiously for several days.
But Lucius Malfoy was missing, which seemed really strange to Vader.
He was not captured by the witch party, nor was he with Barty Jr. or Voldemort - the man swallowed by the flames, although Wade did not see his appearance clearly, he was not Malfoy judging by his figure.
So...that person...did he hide himself?
Vader touched his chin, unsure.
The butterfly effect causes more and more chain reactions, tiny disturbances are constantly amplified, and the plot of the original work is becoming less and less useful as a reference.
Just like Barty Crouch Jr., Wade still doesn't know why that man broke free from his father's control ahead of time.
The witch with the cart passed by and everyone bought a lot of snacks and piled them on the table. This was their lunch.
"My dad said to be wary of the Witch Party." Ginny interrupted quietly while holding a pumpkin pie. "He said they must have bad intentions."
Harry nodded, "That's what Sirius said."
"It has nothing to do with us anyway, and I don't care what happened to Malfoy's father."
Ron tore open the packaging of the chocolate frog, grabbed the frog that wanted to jump out, and said, "I want to know what's going to happen in school this year." Everyone looked at Wade.
Wade put down the carrot juice in his hand and said, "I have heard some news, but Dumbledore will make the news public at the latest at the dinner tonight."
"We want to know now!" the Weasley twins said in unison.
"Okay." Wade didn't care about the so-called confidentiality regulations of the Ministry of Magic and asked, "Do you know about the Triwizard Tournament?"
"I know." Hermione said hurriedly, "I read about it in Hogwarts: A History. It's a competition that was founded more than 700 years ago. Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, the three largest magic schools in Europe, hold a friendly match every five years. Each school selects a warrior, and the three warriors compete in three types of magic!"
"Every five years? How come I've never heard of that!" Harry asked curiously.
"Because there were so many deaths, the game was interrupted," Weider explained.
"death toll?"
Hermione repeated in consternation, because the book did not explain why the Triwizard Tournament was cancelled.
She looked around and saw that other people didn't seem to have the same feeling as her. Instead, they were all excited. Even the usually shy Ginny looked eager to try.
"Is the Triwizard Tournament going to resume?" Fred leaned forward and asked eagerly, "Then I must participate. I want to become a champion of Hogwarts!"
"Hey, then we are competitors this time!" George bumped his shoulder with a smile.
"It cannot be said that the Triwizard Tournament has been restored - because the name of the competition has been changed to the Magic Schools League."
Wade looked at them and said, "The transportation and communication a few hundred years ago were totally incomparable to today. The Triwizard Tournament used to be just a self-entertainment for three European schools, but this time, more schools will be involved."
"More?" Harry's eyes widened. "Are there a lot of magic schools?"
"Not counting small-scale local colleges or family-run magic academies, there are eleven famous magic schools in total."
Wade said, "It is said that the Ministry of Magic has been busy for more than a year in preparation for this competition. Just two months ago, the last magic school decided to join."
"Merlin's beard! Are we going to face rivals from magic schools all over the world?" The twins looked at each other, their expressions excited and fanatical.
"How is the competition conducted?" Hermione asked nervously. "What events are involved? It must be dangerous, right? Didn't they say that many people died in the past?"
Wade shook his head: "This is the part that is truly confidential. We may not know what the competition is until before the competition."
"I don't know how they select the Warriors," Fred said, "Anyway, I must participate!"
"I wonder if we've learned enough." Ron looked at Harry. "What do you think? It would be great to be able to participate, wouldn't it?"
Harry grinned. He was too embarrassed to say out loud what he really wanted, but he actually wanted to be a warrior and win the trophy for Hogwarts.
Wade turned his head and looked out the window. Raindrops hit the glass obliquely. Occasionally, lightning flashed across the sky, instantly illuminating the rolling hills in the distance.
There was one more thing he didn't say.
Considering the dangerous nature of the competition, the participating schools and the Ministry of Magic once wanted to set an age limit for competitors. Only students over the age of seventeen were allowed to sign up.
However, due to the operation of some people, this regulation ultimately did not succeed, and the rules and number of participants in the competition also changed greatly.
——There is no age limit or school limit. Anyone who meets the qualifications has the opportunity to participate in the league of eleven magic schools!
(End of this chapter)