Harry looked around blankly, but all he saw were lots of scrutinizing eyes.
"I really didn't put my name in the Goblet!"
At this moment, his face was so pale and his defense was lackluster, but he only hoped that his friends believed in him.
But when he looked at Ron, Seamus and others, he found that they were looking at him with the same eyes as the rest.
There was even anger in Ron's eyes!
"Lucas!"
Draco's voice came from behind.
Lucas understood what he wanted to say, and shook his head directly: "The contract of the Goblet of Fire is absolute. Once selected, even Dumbledore would have to participate in the competition."
Draco frowned after hearing this, but didn't say anything else.
"Harry Potter, come forward please."
Dumbledore looked gravely at the bewildered Harry.
Even though he knows that doing this will cause the boy to be criticized by thousands of people, the sacrifice is necessary to deal with Voldemort, so it will all be worth it.
Lucas rested his chin on one hand, quietly watching Dumbledore's performance.
In fact, the old bee is the one who implements the phrase "for the greater good" most thoroughly.
It's just that his "interest" is great love and peace in the magic world.
"Harry Potter, come forward immediately!"
Seeing Dumbledore's stern eyes, Harry stood up and walked dazedly step by step to the teacher's table at the front.
"He cheated!"
"Potter! You're such a stinker!"
"What a disgrace!"
With his head down, Harry quickly passed between the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables.
He doesn't really care what the people from other Houses say.
What he cares about is his friends in Gryffindor, but even they don't believe in him.
"Professor Dumbledore, I didn't put my name in, trust me."
This was the first thing Harry said to Dumbledore.
Of course Dumbledore knew it already, it's just that he can't show it.
"Don't say anything, go into the next room with the other champions and wait."
"Professor, can I not participate?"
Dumbledore shook his head: "Harry, the contract of the Goblet of Fire is absolute, no one can refuse, understand?"
Harry's expression became very depressed upon hearing this. He lowered his head and clenched the parchment in his hand.
When he passed by the teacher's table, he saw the vicious eyes of the Headmaster and Headmistress of the other two schools.
He also saw the disdain and contempt in Snape's eyes.
Only Professor McGonagall stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"Son, go in!"
"Harry, be careful!"
Hagrid also warned with a worried face.
Harry only managed to put an ugly smile, and like going to the execution ground, he stepped into the next room.
Behind the door is a passage that slopes downward.
Harry walked down the passage and found that the end turned out to be the honor showroom.
The three other champions were scattered around the room at this time.
Fleur, who was closest to the passage, heard Harry's footsteps.
"What's the matter? Are they calling us out?"
Fleur thought Harry was just here to deliver a message.
Cedric looked at Harry now too.
"Did Headmaster Dumbledore say anything?"
Harry shook his head, and showed the parchment to the three of them.
"Are you a contestant too?"
Seeing Harry nodding, Fleur's expression became very angry.
"It's not fair, why can Hogwarts have two champions?"
"That's right, the rules say that each school can only have one champion, this is cheating."
Harry's face turned red at Krum's words.
He was eager to explain that he wasn't cheating, but even if he were to tell them, they probably won't believe it.
So he cast his eyes on Cedric, hoping this honest guy from Hufflepuff can believe in himself.
It's a pity that he only saw the suspicion in Cedric's eyes.
Forget it!
Giving up, he decided to just throw the problem at Headmaster Dumbledore.
At the same time, the chatter in the great hall about Harry cheating continued.
Igor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime even came to Dumbledore's side to complain.
"You guys are cheating, this game doesn't count!"
"I agree with Karkaroff, this selection is invalid and we have to re-elect the champions."
Dumbledore waved his hand, signaling to the two of them to be calm.
From the corner of his eye, he kept looking at the Goblet of Fire, waiting for it to react again.
But even after a long time, the Goblet of Fire was still unchanged.
Dumbledore looked suspiciously at the Slytherin table and saw Lucas' surprised eyes at a glance.
Fortunately, the Goblet of Fire reacted again at this time.
Tonight's show was really exciting.
No one expected that after the Goblet of Fire selected four people, there would be another reaction.
In the corner of the great hall, the fake Moody was drinking Polyjuice Potion from his flagon.
After seeing the changes in the Goblet of Fire, a gloating expression appeared on his face.
boom~!!
The crimson tongue of flame appeared again.
Karkaroff and Maxime who were arguing stared blankly at the parchment falling in the air.
They didn't expect that the Goblet of Fire would choose another champion.
Dumbledore's eyes lit up, and he took the parchment in his hand with a look of disbelief.
"Lucas Grindelwald!"
When the name was called, the room became very quiet.
The snakes all looked at their Chief with eyes full of worry.
People from other Houses showed no resistance and only some of the lions in Gryffindor House gave a gleeful laughter.
"If it's Mr. Grindelwald, I have no problem."
"Indeed, he is a better fit than Cedric."
"Originally Mr. Grindelwald wasn't old enough, but since the Goblet of Fire chose him, he has no choice but to participate."
"After all, there is a contract, Mr. Grindelwald can't refuse!"
There was a big double-standard scene in the Hogwarts Great Hall.
The Hogwarts students didn't object to Lucas being chosen, and even thought it was a good thing.
After all, Lucas' ability is known to all teachers and students in the school.
His girlfriends held Lucas' hands tightly, their eyes full of worry.
"Don't worry, it's just a competition, trust me, I will be fine!"
After comforting the three girls, Lucas looked at the Slytherin students again. And seeing the worry in their eyes, he was very relieved.
"It's okay, I'll go back as soon as I finish with this. Draco, you remember to take all the students back to the common room."
After making arrangements for the rest, he walked up to Dumbledore with all the eyes on him.
"Thank you, Professor!"
Getting his own parchment, Lucas strode into the next room.
When he was nearing, the voices of Fleur and Krum's dissatisfaction were heard clearly.
"It's not fair, Hogwarts has one more person than us, I want to report it to the headmaster, this is too unfair."
"I'm really sorry Mr. Krum, there are three people selected for Hogwarts this time."
The sudden voice caught them off guard.
Seeing Lucas walking in, the four immediately looked at his hands. Sure enough, a burnt parchment appeared in their sight.
"Lucas, have you been chosen too?"
Glancing coldly at Harry, Lucas obviously did not want to answer his question.
Harry smiled awkwardly.
Since the last time he sneaked up on Lucas in Defense Against the Dark Arts, he's been treated coldly by him.
"Mr Krum, are you surprised, shocked, discombobulated maybe?"
Lucas walked up to him, waving the parchment in his hand.
"Now we can have a good fight."
Seeing Lucas' cold eyes, Krum took a half step back.
Lucas glanced at him with a sneer, then turned and looked at Fleur next to him.
"We meet again, Miss Delacour."
"Hello, Mr. Grindelwald."
Harry saw Fleur suddenly soften and felt a little uncomfortable all of a sudden.
What is with this difference in treatment?
At this time, there was a fierce quarrel in the corridor outside.
Dumbledore was being mobbed by two other headmasters at the moment, and he was trying to defend himself.
Crouch, Bagman and others followed behind the three of them.
When they entered the room, Dumbledore walked swiftly and appeared in front of Harry in a whoosh.
"Harry, did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire?"
Dumbledore was no longer as kind as ever.
He had a serious expression, and there was some tension in his eyes that cannot be resolved.
Harry was taken aback by his appearance.
"No professor, I did not throw my name into the Goblet of Fire."
"Then did you have someone do it for you?"
"No, Headmaster!"
Ludo Bagman came to Harry's aid at this moment.
"Dumbledore, Mr. Potter was chosen by the Goblet of Fire."
He was reminding him that no matter how it happened, Harry's participation in the competition was already a fact.
When Dumbledore retreated, Bagman cleared his throat and introduced to everyone: "Everyone, these are the fourth and fifth contestants, Harry Potter and Lucas Grindelwald!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a disdainful snort came from the corner.
Everyone's eyes immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
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