Ron seemed frightened by the beast-like Harry in front of him. He stood there motionless until Harry gasped and let go of his shoulders, and then he came to his senses.
"Harry, what did you say? You-Know-Who wants to murder you?! What the hell is going on?!"
Only then did Ron notice the key point in Harry's words, and he snapped out of his jealousy.
Harry reluctantly told Ron what had happened in the common room.
Hearing this, Ron finally realized that he had wronged Harry. He couldn't help but feel very ashamed: "I'm sorry, Harry, I..."
Harry waved his hands to show that he forgave the other party. After all, he himself hadn't been able to control his emotions just now.
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After the four champions were selected, Hogwarts Castle returned to its original tranquility. However, because Harry had taken the position of Hogwarts' champion, the Slytherin snakes became more resentful toward Harry.
Malfoy, Lynn's roommate, was indignant and enlisted many senior Slytherin students to make a large number of badges. The badge had two different sides. One side read, "Support Lynn Rowle - a true champion of Hogwarts," and when the wearer pressed the badge, it would flip to the other side, which read, "Potter stinks."
This made the relationship between Slytherin and Gryffindor increasingly tense. In the corridors of the castle, little lions and little snakes could often be seen swearing at each other, and even drawing their wands to duel.
However, these situations did not affect Harry too much. After the Gryffindor lions learned that the truth about Harry's selection as a champion was Voldemort's conspiracy, many senior lions surrounded Harry during breaks every day to protect his safety.
Those little Slytherin snakes, who were used to being alone, naturally did not dare to approach or provoke the large group of little lions.
After all, no matter how confident they were in their magical skills, they didn't dare to fight an entire group alone!
With the relationship between the two houses so tense, even Irina didn't dare to approach Lynn openly. After all, not all the little lions knew that she and Lynn were good friends, and she didn't want to be seen as a traitor by those in her own house.
Therefore, these days Irina met Lynn near the Black Lake at night. Although the two already knew what the first task of the Triwizard Tournament was, seeing is believing, and they still had to witness it with their own eyes to feel at ease.
The day soon arrived when the champions participating in the Triwizard Tournament would have their wands tested. After receiving the notice, Lynn brought his wand to the testing site.
This was a smaller classroom. Most of the desks in the classroom had been pushed to the back, leaving a large open space in the middle.
In this open space, three desks were placed side by side in front of the blackboard. The desks were covered with a long piece of velvet. Behind the velvet-covered desks were five chairs. In one of the chairs sat Ludo Bagman, who was talking to a witch in a magenta robe.
The witch's hair was styled into stiff, unnatural curls, which looked particularly awkward with her strong-jawed face. She wore a pair of jeweled glasses and clutched a crocodile leather handbag with her plump fingers. Her nails were two inches long and painted red.
After seeing the witch's exaggerated outfit, Lynn was certain of her identity.
Rita Skeeter!
He was no stranger to Rita Skeeter. Last year, in order to exonerate Sirius, he had used the Rowle family's connections at the 'Daily Prophet' to create public opinion in the British wizarding world about the Ministry of Magic's flawed trial procedures and the possibility of hidden truths. A report had been written by Rita Skeeter.
The wand-testing ceremony could only begin after all the champions arrived. Besides him, the only champions in the classroom were Fleur and Krum. Harry didn't seem to have arrived yet.
So, Lynn chatted with Fleur, who kept talking to him, while waiting for Harry to arrive.
"Ah, there he is! The fourth champion! Come in, Harry, come in... There's nothing to worry about, just the wand-testing ceremony. The other judges will be here soon..."
After a while, Ludo's surprised voice was heard, and he spoke happily toward the door.
"Wand testing?"
Harry walked in from the door, glanced around the small classroom, and said a little uneasily.
"We have to check that your wands are fully functional and in good condition, because your wands are your most important weapons in the upcoming tasks," Ludo explained to Harry, then turned his eyes to Rita.
"The expert responsible for checking wands is upstairs with Dumbledore. Then you'll need to take a few photos. This is Rita Skeeter. She's writing a short article about the Triwizard Tournament for the Daily Prophet..."
As soon as Harry walked into the room, Rita stopped writing the manuscript in her hand, and her eyes rested on the lightning scar on Harry's forehead.
"Maybe not that short, Ludo," Rita said, her eyes fixed on Harry as if she were reading some breaking news. "Before we start, can I have a few words with Harry? The youngest champion, you know... to add a little color to the article."
Ludo said loudly, "No problem! But... I wonder if Harry objects?"
Harry's face was full of reluctance, but for the sake of politeness, he did not directly express his opposition.
However, when Harry didn't say anything, Rita took that as his agreement and grabbed Harry's arm with her bright red, claw-like fingers, dragging him out of the room and opening a door next to it.
Rita smiled and said, "That's great, come on, honey."
With that, Rita took Harry to the small broom closet.
Watching Harry being taken away by Rita, Lynn's eyes were full of sympathy. He could imagine how Rita would fabricate Harry's past and publish it in the Daily Prophet.
Poor Harry...
The corners of Lynn's mouth curled up, and it was unclear whether he was gloating.
After a while, Dumbledore and another person Lynn was more familiar with came downstairs. The person Lynn was more familiar with was Mr. Ollivander, who had sold Lynn the mahogany and sycamore wand.
Dumbledore's eyes swept over Lynn, Fleur, and Krum one by one. After noticing that Harry wasn't there, Dumbledore asked Lynn, "Lynn, where is Harry?"
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