Chapter 572
News Report
Chapter 572 News Report
The celebration in the Ravenclaw common room lasted for a long time. After all, the next day was Sunday, so everyone let loose and danced and laughed all night long, and in the end they forgot why they were celebrating.
Wade didn't stay long. At his usual bedtime, he quietly returned to the dormitory, leaving the puppet in the common room to deal with the endless toasts.
Before going to bed, Wade did not forget to use the communication pea to make a "phone call" to his parents to tell them the news that he had been selected.
The family had already discussed the league in advance. Gray and his wife knew Wade's plan, and they were not shocked when they heard the news. They just reminded him again, "Be careful" and "Don't take winning too seriously."
As dawn approached, the Ravenclaw common room gradually became quiet. Most people could not hold on any longer and went back to their dormitories to sleep. Some drunk people simply slept on the sofas or carpets in the common room.
When it was almost dawn, there was no one awake in the common room anymore, and the house-elf finally appeared and began to clean up quietly.
A figure on the sofa suddenly moved, startling Zoe who was cleaning the wine bottles. She turned around and saw a familiar figure, and immediately rushed over happily.
"Mr. Weed Grey... eh?"
The figure and appearance were familiar, but there was a strange aura. The house-elf stopped and looked at the "Ved Grey" with confusion and vigilance.
"Vide Grey" smiled and said softly: "You are right, I am not him."
The other two house-elves who were cleaning the room, Harpy and Fier, immediately came to Zoe and stared at the fake Vader with full vigilance. But perhaps because the other party's attitude was too calm, they only asked in a low voice:
"Who are you? What do you want? Where is Mr. Grey?"
Fake Wade pointed to his ears and said, "Can't you hear the movements in all the dormitories? Why don't you listen for yourself?"
Then he stood up, brushed the food remnants off his robe, left the lounge, and walked up the spiral staircase to the dormitory.
This "Ved", who drank dozens of bottles of beer in one night, seemed to be completely unaffected by alcohol. The spacing and frequency of every step he took were almost exactly the same.
The house-elves' big ears trembled slightly when they heard the "fake Vader" walk all the way to Vader Grey's dormitory, where the originally even breathing sounds stopped.
Then it was Vader himself who asked vaguely, "Is the party finally over?"
"Yes, master." said "Fake Vader".
"What time is it?" Wade muttered, looked at the time, fell back on the bed, and said, "You should go back and rest too, Visser..."
The elves looked at each other.
"Puppet?"
"It should be a puppet."
"As expected of Mr. Gray."
They were relieved and continued to clean. Zoe carefully moved a student who was sleeping on the ground to the side and took out an empty bottle from his arms.
……
The puppet Visser received the order and walked through the closet door into the vast space inside.
There is always endless work to be done in the wardrobe space. At this moment, there are seven or eight tall and thin figures in the space. Some are making items, some are studying books, and some are assembling equipment.
They are the smartest among all the puppets, and can even learn new knowledge and master new skills on their own. They each have a badge on their chest, with names like [Vidas], [Veddel], [Veland], [Vitor], and [Veen] written on them. They look fine when viewed individually, but when put together, it's immediately clear that these names were chosen at random.
The puppet Visser also took out a badge with his name on it from his pocket and pinned it on his chest. He then took the tools from Videl's hand and started hammering on some metal pipes.
"Viser, will the master let you participate in the competition on his behalf?" asked the puppet Videl.
"Impossible." Vito said, "If the principals find out, it will definitely be considered cheating and you will be disqualified."
"That's not necessary," Visser also said. "The owner can win the game himself."
"Except you, we will all leave soon." Wayne sighed, with a hint of reluctance on his face.
The other puppets all said expressionlessly: "Ugh—"
"Don't act in front of us, Wayne," Vito said expressionlessly, "Go and fool the people outside."
"Haha, I'll just get used to it!" Wayne said with a smile, combing his brown hair back with his fingers. "After all, soon, I will be the heir of the Witch Party in the eyes of the world - Braun!"
……
The next morning, countless owls carried the Daily Prophet and threw newspapers and feathers onto the students' breakfast tables.
Wade heard Fleur Delacour tsk loudly, and then complained to her companions about the sanitary conditions at Hogwarts -
"Oh my god, can't these owls deliver mail at a different time? Must they do it in the morning? Must they do it during mealtime? I can't eat a single bite! The thought of bird droppings in pumpkin juice makes me sick!"
Several girls from Beauxbatons frowned and put down their spoons.
The Ravenclaws around were almost accustomed to the behavior of this French lady, and everyone pretended not to hear it. Only a few girls curled their lips secretly and looked at each other with slightly sarcastic expressions.
Of course, Wade didn't pay attention to these details. He just opened the newspaper and saw the headline on the front page was the league's selection list.
"It's really fast. The newspaper must have worked overtime overnight." Michael said, leaning over to take a look, pointing his finger and saying, "Your three names are at the top... oh, and there are photos too."
Harry's photo recorded the moment he attacked the basilisk, probably taken from an old streaming news. Cedric's photo was of him standing in front of the school castle in a proper manner.
As for the photo of Wade, it was taken in Marchione's magic workshop. He was surrounded by alchemical tools, which fully demonstrated his identity as an alchemist, and even had a hint of "this is a nerd".
Wade sighed - next time he went out, he couldn't expect others to not recognize him at all.
He took a look at the report. Perhaps because they were in a hurry, the content was extremely brief and objective, and there was no unnecessary introduction to the warriors from each school.
At the end of the report, the author's name turned out to be Rita Skeeter, which surprised Wade.
——It turns out that woman can write normal reports! He thought Rita could only exaggerate and make groundless accusations!
Then, Wade turned the page and his eyes narrowed slightly after seeing the title of the next report.
"Mysterious deaths occur near Glenarve Forest, suspected to be black magic experiments."
(End of this chapter)