Chapter 311 309. Why did I participate in the Triwizard Tournament?
Jon just saw the headline of this news, and he couldn't help feeling a deep admiration for the person who wrote the article.
Not to mention anything else, just calling Dumbledore the "Dark Wizard" is not something that ordinary thick-skinned people can write.
Continuing to look down at the news, Jon admired the author of this article even more.
". The Strange couple died at the selection site of the warriors. On the surface, it was the Mudblood selected for rebellion—Jon Green. However, after many visits and investigations by the Ministry of Magic, these are actually rebels. blindfold."
"Mr. Campas, the third Auror team under the Ministry of Magic, said: 'We encountered that boy when we were hunting for wanted criminals. Yes, it was all fake. He was just an ordinary kid who only dared to hide from everyone. Back. You ask me why I'm so impressed? Oh, that's because he's so good at acting, the first time I saw him, I knew he was a natural actor, and that's why they sent him out yesterday.' "
"Mr. Weasley, secretary of the Misuse of Magic Office of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, said: 'I returned to the correct camp because I couldn't stand the darkness and exclusion there. He is good at disguising and is very Dumbledore's favorite. I have been fooled by him, I have already seen his character clearly there, it is impossible for him to do this thing, Dumbledore must have some other purpose, he has no talent at all except acting.' "
"Mr. Malfoy, the head of the Auror office, said: 'We investigated the bodies of Bella and Rodolphus. They were not killed by magic. They were killed by the fangs of a very dangerous dark magic creature. This is obviously suspicious. As a wizard, no one would think of wielding a cold weapon to become an orangutan. Bella and the others died on purpose. This ending was deliberately caused, because the boy couldn't use clever spells at all. If he died by magic, he would be considered a fool I wouldn't believe that he did it, that's why Dumbledore used such a method to pass on such atrocities to him.'”
"We interviewed many insiders and finally concluded that the boy who was selected for the Triwizard Tournament did not have the strength to kill the Lestrange couple. The scene at the selection dinner was a complete hoax. ! Dumbledore intends to deceive wizards all over Europe to create momentum for Jon Green, and the conspiracy is directed at this Triwizard Tournament!"
"Dumbledore caught Lestrange's mistake in carrying out the mission, arranged for someone to attack them, and then arrested them, waiting for the start of the selection of warriors! Finally, after selecting the fugitive students, let them Jon Green intimidated everyone else in the competition by coming on stage with the brutal gesture of killing the Lestranges with his fangs."
"Through such a move, they want to have an impact on the Triwizard Tournament, which has not yet started, and increase their chances of winning. Fortunately, the Ministry of Magic has investigated all the facts, and we have also learned that Mr. Malfoy, who will represent Britain in the competition, and Mr. Mr. Strange is currently in good condition, they have not been fooled by their opponents, and they are very confident that they will win the final victory in the future."
Next to the article that occupies the entire page is a photo of Dumbledore. I don't know what kind of means the Daily Prophet used to make Dumbledore in this photo smile extraordinarily, as if he is really a person who is planning something. Like the dark villain of the Great Conspiracy.
Jon finished reading the whole news with a very strange expression on his face.
It wasn't anger, but an incomprehensible sense of absurdity.
"If they say this, will anyone really believe it? Besides, the Triwizard Tournament? Why is such a competition held? They still say that I am a contestant?"
This made him feel as if he had been in the North Pole for two or three years, and he didn't know anything about the outside world!
"Of course there will be, and there will be many." Dumbledore was sure, and first answered Jon's first question, "Many people did not see what happened last night with their own eyes, and all the descriptions are only through the few words that have been circulated. , and the report of the Daily Prophet is well-founded, and there must be many wizards in the UK who believe it."
"Would they not read the news from abroad? There were many people from other magic newspapers present at the time. Surely they would not carry out such outrageous reports?"
"During this period, as long as wizards who are still living in the UK, if two different pieces of information are presented to them, they will definitely believe the news from the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore said softly.
Jon thought about it, and said after a while.
"I still can't figure it out. In other words, the Dark Lord asked the Daily Prophet to conduct such a report just to deceive the wizards in the UK? Why is he doing this? Anyone who was present that night will know the loopholes in his rhetoric There are a lot of people, and those people are basically diplomats from various Ministry of Magic, and they will definitely not tell lies when they go back, so what effect can he spread such lies?"
Dumbledore had obviously figured out the reason for this matter, he poured Jon a cup of tea, and guided Jon to think.
"We must first understand what the consequences would be in England if he hadn't covered up the news that you killed the Lestranges."
Jon replied.
"Will it shake the confidence of the half-bloods who occupy the vast majority of wizards in the British Ministry of Magic? Two of their greatest gentlemen's powerful subordinates were actually killed by a teenager like me."
"This is only part of it." Dumbledore said calmly, "This will shake his personal prestige, but it's just like the breeze blowing the grass and trees, making them shake slightly. What will really shake is actually the next one." Confidence in the upcoming Triwizard Tournament."
"You killed Bella and Rodolphs alone, and you will represent us in the competition. The result of this game will determine the final ownership of France. This is the key."
"If everyone knows that you have such strength, they will be extremely pessimistic about the next Triwizard Tournament, because they know that they will lose. The Dark Lord wants to use this fake news to confuse the public, To deceive the British wizards and make them think that you are just an ordinary student, the fundamental reason is to give them hope for the next game."
"As for the Triwizard Tournament, when you set off from Durmstrang to the North Pole, the Dark Lord himself proposed to hold it to determine the ownership of France."
(end of this chapter)