In the Harry Potter Without Harry Potter

Chapter 296: He Will Come Today (2 in 1)

A bronze door, in such a labyrinth covered with ice everywhere, of course, is quite conspicuous.

At such a distance, Jon could see that there was a tiny gap in the middle of the bronze door that seemed to be fused into a whole.

This proves that this is a door that can be opened, and not some whole piece of bronze plate that is embedded in the ice.

But even if this is a door, he found no sign of a handle or lock hole.

When Voldemort came to this place, he must have done something or taken something behind the door, and if Jon wanted to find out something, he also had to enter the door.

But how to open and enter this door is a problem.

Jon leaned against the ice, crouched in the corner, observing the situation around the bronze door, trying to find whether or not there was a chance to sneak in with a cloak of invisibility.

But soon, he saw something like an eye suspended in an unobtrusive corner right above that door!

To be more precise, it is an eye.

Jon had seen such a magical artificial eye before; once an elite British Ministry of Magic Auror, now one of the pillars of the Order of the Phoenix under Dumbledore - Alastor Moody, one of his original eye that was damaged was replaced with an artificial eye.

And Moody's artificial eye has a very powerful ability to see through the disillusionment charm and invisibility cloak!

And now the eye that is suspended above the bronze door is likely to have this ability as well.

These Death Eaters had already prepared for the possibility of Jon sneaking in using the invisibility cloak, and they had made sure that the area that needed the most attention was well secured.

Jon's current location was just outside the observation range of that eye, so he was able to remain undetected, but as long as he moved about three meters closer to the direction of the bronze door, that eye is bound to be able to spot him.

This made Jon's heart sink to the bottom, he frowned at the magic artificial eye, and in a short time, his heart contemplated many different approaches.

The second gem on the ring can absorb the magic power of magic items, but the prerequisite for this ability to function is that the gem itself cannot be too far away from the object that is meant to be absorbed.

And he simply had no way to get closer to the eye, and he did not know for the time being how the Death Eaters actually manipulated that eye, so if he absorbed the magic in it, making the artificial eye into a waste eye, how long it would take for the Death Eaters to react is also a matter of uncertainty.

So Jon could only veto the option of directly destroying the artificial eye itself.

Since he couldn't destroy the eye, he had to start with himself.

However, it is even more of a fantasy, he is wearing the cloak of invisibility that can be described as the highest level of magic artefacts in the entire magical world, one of the Three Deathly Hallows, and there is no other thing that can be more advanced than it at present at all.

But even so, the artificial eye can still see through the stealth of the cloak of invisibility, and Jon now also doesn't have a strong enough stealth ability that can surpass the ability bestowed by one of the three hallows created by the Death itself.

There is no possible way to deal with the artificial eye, nor can he use his own strength, so the only solution left for him is the simplest and most direct one.

Jon's eyes unblinkingly stared at the bronze door.

Forcefully break in!

At the risk of being discovered, try to open the door just once before being taken away by Fawkes!

No matter what the result, he had to summon Fawkes to take himself, Nick and Gabrielle later on.

First of all, not to mention whether he could be able to open that door or not, even if he succeeded in opening it, it is difficult to enter the door and protect himself in such a cramped place jammed with such a large number of Death Eaters who would also try their best to enter the door and surround them.

Unless the area behind the door should be vast, similar to the labyrinth they are now in.

Jon did not dare to have such a fantasy, when Grindelwald asked him to come to the North Pole, he did not say exactly what he needed to do and also gave him the right to choose.

Now he has been able to reach this place, has already put all his efforts into finding the location of a gem, and also found a book on Adrien's map, it is considered a good harvest.

The rest, even if he can see a little more useful information to bring back, it is all gain.

After thinking clearly about these, Jon gripped the wand in his hand, while the other hand also clutched the fiery red feather that belongs to Fawkes harder!

Just before Jon had entered the open space where the Death Eaters were stationed within the labyrinth.

In the French Ministry of Magic, the Ballroom, which is normally only opened on extremely important occasions, was at this time filled with wizards from all over Europe.

The bet that Voldemort and Dumbledore made with a Blood pact spread throughout the world in just one week.

Not only because of the weight of the stakes, which even weigh on the future of the entire French magical community but also because of the Triwizard Tournament, an event that has not been held for hundreds of years.

This tournament, once held jointly by three European schools of witchcraft, was cancelled because its activities were too dangerous and caused the death of students almost every time, and now it has actually been revived to decide the end of a war, and such an alternative and unique topic has become the focus of discussion among wizards all over Europe.

In times of peace, the bloody Triwizard Tournament is something to be cancelled, but in these troubled times, a contest between young wizards to end a war is undoubtedly the best way to reduce casualties and promote peace.

In this regard, when it was learned that this idea was first proposed by Voldemort, the majority of wizards even felt incredulous.

If this were the solution that Dumbledore first proposed, then most people would still feel justified, because this is very much like Dumbledore's style of doing things.

He has always liked to use some childish means to solve things that have a huge impact, but also because of this, in the peace era not everyone liked him, many stereotypical rigid people have privately called him a "crazy old man".

Voldemort is completely opposite to Dumbledore, even if he is no longer as moody as a decade ago, it is not necessary to say that he now gained heart and soul, letting a group of children who have not yet graduated decide the outcome of such a matter.

But the fact is that he took the initiative, which Dumbledore readily agreed to.

Although the truth behind this is unknown, it does not stop the wizards who support Voldemort's side from singing his praises.

The purebloods claimed that the "great gentleman" is a kind gentleman who couldn't bear to see any more bloodshed and wanted to give Dumbledore a chance by having a fair and square contest.

Some say he is giving the next generation of young wizards a chance, no matter which side of the champions participating in the Triwizard Tournament wins, they will eventually make a name for themselves!

If Voldemort's side wins, the winning student will definitely be elected as the future star of the British magical community or the future European magical community according to Voldemort's attitude.

The Dumbledore side is even more needless to say, to reclaim the lost land of France, the restoration of France, not to mention how Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix members will treat, all the muggle wizards in France will treat him/her as a hero, and it is not impossible to even ignore the age and directly push that person as the new French Minister of Magic if that person is capable.

There are all sorts of claims, but what is certain is that under the circumstances that Voldemort and Dumbledore have made a blood pact, the tournament that determines the final outcome of the French War is bound to be held.

Although the specific rules, judges and events have not yet been determined, the selection of champions will begin a week after the blood pact was made.

On that day, the entire European Ministry of Magic had been invited, because this competition was not just a mere competition between a few magical schools like hundreds of years ago, but it would nearly determine the future direction of the entire European continent.

The British Daily Prophet sent a whole press team, and the Starlight newspaper, which was under the control of the Witching Horizons Equality Front, was almost fully present.

Other countries like Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Norway, Finland and so on, as long as the scale of wizards is sufficient to set up a Ministry of Magic, almost all of them sent over their officers from the Department of International Magical Co-operation as well as media of official nature.

Not only within Europe, even the International Confederation of Wizards, which has not had a new Supreme Mugwump for ten years, sent people to participate in this selection ceremony.

Even the American wizards from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean also came. The dispute in Europe did not affect them for the time being, but the pureblood supremacy theory raised by Voldemort has caused a lot of concern and controversy in all parts of the world.

No matter where the wizards are, they are all looking forward to the end of the war in France, because after this tournament, they can truly see whether the Witching Horizons led by Dumbledore can compete with Voldemort in the future.

Voldemort and Dumbledore agreed to select the champions from early in that morning, both Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang students were brought by their professors to the magnificent hall of the French Ministry of Magic.

As the ones who commenced this tournament, Voldemort and Dumbledore, of course, both came here personally. McGonagall made a trip to Durmstrang from the Hogwarts wagon side, picking up all the students boarding there, while Durmstrang's students were not brought by Grindelwald, but led here by Deputy Headmistress Vinda Rosier.

The same goes for Beauxbatons, their little-known Headmaster didn't come either, and only a group of students led by a female professor came here.

The students from Hogwarts Castle, on the other hand, were brought in personally by Deputy Headmaster Snape.

The male wizard, whose complexion was always pale and whose gaze was hollow, brought the pureblood students from first to seventh year beside Voldemort and then retired to the back with a respectful bow.

Hogwarts Castle, which uses the theory of pureblood supremacy as the basis for its teaching, will of course only bring pureblood students to this selection, the same goes for Beauxbatons, the French wizarding school that only just made the distinction between bloodline houses a year ago.

In fact, except for all students in the Hogwarts wagon, Durmstrang only brought students from the third year and above who voluntarily wanted to participate in this tournament.

Even if there is no age restriction on the selection of champions for this Triwizard Tournament, Grindelwald cut off the possibility of students below third year participating directly for the safety of students under him and only sent students who met the requirements and volunteered to participate.

Compared with Voldemort, who truly rules two wizardry schools, although Grindelwald is willing to give Dumbledore some help, this help is certainly not unreserved.

This is something that Dumbledore knows, and Jon, who has spent some time in Durmstrang and followed Grindelwald and observed a few things, also knows very well.

The man who once turned the world upside down for his ideals and the future of the magical world would not come out of that Castle once again to simply help Dumbledore.

Grindelwald has never put his personal feelings first, helping Dumbledore was simply going along with the flow, and he is bound to have other ambitions.

An ambition that is very different from that of Voldemort, Dumbledore and himself fifty years ago.

Even though all the students in the Hogwarts wagon were brought here, they were too few in number, and even compared to other schools that had been screened, they could only be said to be similar.

The wizards who came to this banquet hall could see that the oldest of these students led by Dumbledore looked like they were only sixteen or seventeen years old, which is just the point where they were in their fifth year.

For young wizards, there is a huge difference between higher and lower grades.

After all, some things require a certain age to be reached before being allowed to learn, the first of which is Apparition magic.

From the point of view of age, Dumbledore's side has been at a great disadvantage before it even started.

This made some of the wizards on the scene, who supported the Witching Horizons side from the bottom of their hearts, frown.

However, Dumbledore did not care about those eyes, he just looked at the students brought by McGonagall with a gentle smile on his face, patiently asking them how their life in Durmstrang went.

The students excitedly told him about their lives in Durmstrang and some of the younger students asked Dumbledore with envy on their faces when they would be able to study in their own castle.

Dumbledore still had a smile on his face, but his gaze became incredibly serious.

"We will be able to reclaim our castle soon."

His promise made the young wizards around him all nod their heads together with determination.

And this time Hermione looked at Neville, Neville looked at Ron and Ron looked at Hermione, and finally, it was Hermione who asked with a worried look on her face.

"Professor, Jon, where did he go?"

As early as three days ago they were taken away from the Durmstrang, at that time McGonagall had explained to all of them what exactly the Triwizard Tournament is and what it means.

Although they had been unable to see Jon in Durmstrang, they just thought he was busy, but even here Jon never appeared, which had attracted Hermione's attention.

Hearing Hermione's question, Dumbledore blinked and said softly.

"Do not worry, from the words of my old friend, he will come here today."

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