[HP] I was the scroll king at Hogwarts

Chapter 159 Labyrinth

"Ladies and gentlemen, the final event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin!"

Bagman raised his hands, successfully making the audience restless: "Now, let's No.1 of the first two items, Harry Potter from Hogwarts School enter the maze first!"

Harry couldn't help but look towards the audience, where Hermione and Sirius were standing with the Weasleys, waving excitedly to him.In the front row of the stands, the Hogwarts professors sat together and smiled at him.

Except for Alice and Snape, almost all the professors from Hogwarts came.

With a short whistle, Harry hurried into the maze.Before turning around, he also glanced at Dumbledore on the referee's bench.But the distance was too far, and he could only see the unusually conspicuous colorful wizard robes.

The tall hedges cast sooty shadows across the paths, and once inside the maze the voices of the spectators were no longer heard.

It was so quiet and dark that Harry felt that the air had an annoying stickiness.He drew his wand and said, "Lumos."

Perhaps the level of magic is not enough, Harry's fluorescent flashes can barely dispel the darkness around him.

Not sure if Cedric No.2 had entered the maze, Harry could only pull himself together and quicken his pace.

He held up his wand, trying to see farther away, but it seemed useless to look into the bottomless maze.Giving up looking for an exit through observation, Harry lowered his wand, bowing his head from time to time in case he tripped over something he didn't know.

After only walking about 50 meters, Harry encountered a fork in the road.After a moment of hesitation, he chose the left.

At the same time, Bagman's second whistle came.Harry knew that Cedric had entered the maze.

Harry picked up his pace again, almost trotting.He stopped paying attention to his feet, because the road seemed to be smooth and unexpectedly smooth.

The labyrinth was getting darker every minute, and the sky above turned dark blue.

Bergmann blew the third whistle and Victor Krum entered.

Coming to the fork in the road again, Harry held his wand flat on his palm and said softly, "Show me the way."

The wand pointed to the hedge to his right, which Harry knew was north.To get to the center of the maze, he had to go northwest. He first chose the road on the left and planned to turn north later.

But just after walking a certain distance, Harry felt a little guilty. The journey was so smooth that he suspected that he had fallen into an illusion.

With Bagman's fourth whistle, the four warriors finally entered the maze.

With no time to dwell on it, Harry glanced back before moving on.I don't know if it's an illusion, but he always feels like he's being watched.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Harry hurriedly took out his wand, aiming at a small path on the right.

It was Cedric, Harry breathed a sigh of relief.Cedric was also a student at Hogwarts, and his character was trustworthy. Harry didn't think he would do anything excessive.

Cedric looked flustered, and smoke was still smoking from his sleeves.Seeing Harry, he was startled at first, and then reacted and shouted: "Thanks Merlin, I finally caught up with you!"

"I ran into Hagrid's Blast-tailed Whelk, and managed to escape." Cedric panted and explained as he passed by Harry, and then he nodded to Harry, and ran another way.

The Triwizard Tournament is a competition after all. Even though Cedric and Harry both represent Hogwarts, since there is only one winner, it is the best choice to act separately.

Using a Orienting Charm to orient himself, Harry proceeded cautiously until he saw a strange golden mist floating ahead.

at the same time,

"what--"

A scream pierced the silence, but soon, like someone covering your mouth, the scream disappeared very abruptly.

It's Fu Rong, what happened to her?

The cry seemed to come from the front, Harry didn't hesitate anymore, and rushed into the magical fog.

With a whirlwind, Harry found himself standing on his head.The grass and the sky were completely conditioned, his feet were glued to the grass, and the sky was under his straight hair.

If he moves, will he fall?Falling from this height is sure to kill you.

Harry held on to the glasses that were about to come off the bridge of his nose, his body stiffened, and he rolled his eyes to look around.

It was obvious that Furong's voice came from here, but he couldn't find any possible traces.

Is it a trap?thought Harry angrily.

Just as Harry was hesitating whether to risk his death and go straight ahead, or send a distress signal, Cedric's voice came from the direction of his feet.

"What are you doing? You're crazy!"

Unlike the usual gentleness, Cedric's voice was full of panic.

Then there was a heavy fall to the ground.Is something wrong with Cedric?Harry's face was flushed from standing on his head, and he was a little out of breath.

"What?" It was still Cedric's voice, this time he regained his composure, but his voice was still full of puzzlement.

Realizing that something was wrong, Harry gritted his teeth and lifted his right foot off the grass ceiling with all his strength.

The world returned to its original state in an instant, and before Harry recovered from his astonishment, he was stunned by the sight in front of him.

"Cedric, Fleur, Krum, and the professor and Mr. Crouch?!" Looking at the large group of people in front of him, Harry stared blankly.

"Oh, Harry, you are really brave. If it were me, I might not dare to step out of that grass." Alice smiled and gave Harry a thumbs up.

At this moment, Snape, who was standing beside Alice, sneered at Harry, making no effort to hide his disgust.

Cedric frowned and didn't know what he was thinking. From time to time, his eyes glanced at Krum and Mr. Crouch lying on the ground.

Fleur crossed her arms and looked at Harry viciously, as if he had done something heinous.

"Thanks for the compliment," Harry replied blankly.

Unable to see Harry's stupid look, Fleur raised her volume: "I think the British Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts can give us a reasonable explanation? Why did the staff of the Ministry of Magic attack us? Why did only Harry Potter Unharmed?"

"Please believe that after the matter is resolved, we will definitely give a reasonable explanation." Alice said sincerely.

She understands Furong's feelings, no matter who it is, risking their lives to get to the last level but being attacked for no reason will be angry.Combined with the current situation, it is very reasonable to suspect that the British Ministry of Magic is engaging in favoritism and fraud.

"What does it mean to settle the matter?" Thinking that Alice was perfunctory, Fu Rong became even more angry.

"Oh, it seems that I am still late. But in any case, you are all safe and sound."

Seeing Dumbledore appearing suddenly, Fleur forcibly held back the words she was about to curse.Dumbledore's reputation was so great that even Madam Maxim respected him, so she put away her emotions for the time being.

"I have already explained to your principal when I came here that this match will be cancelled, and the final will be notified later." Dumbledore solemnly explained to Fleur.

Although it is still not very satisfactory, it has guaranteed the fairness of the game.As Dumbledore watched, Fleur nodded awkwardly.

"It seems that we have reached an agreement," Dumbledore smiled happily, and he took out a small silver cup. "Now, please hold this cup, and it will send you back to Hogwarts safely."

Fleur and Cedric looked at each other and stepped forward together.Cedric had vaguely guessed that Krum's attack might not have been of his own will, so he grabbed the unconscious Krum with his right hand and put his hand on the silver cup.

"Harry stay, I think the next investigation needs your help." Dumbledore stopped Harry who wanted to follow.

"Okay." Seeing Cedric and the others disappearing from sight, Harry replied nervously.

"Don't be nervous, just want to confirm something." Dumbledore patted Harry on the shoulder as a comfort.

Although he was talking to himself, Harry noticed that Dumbledore's gaze had been on Crouch, who was unconscious not far away.

From Harry's perspective, he could only see Alice and Snape surrounding Crouch.They were discussing something intimately at first, and then Snape nodded and took out a bottle of potion that Harry didn't recognize from his sleeve.

Alice moved aside, and Harry finally saw Mr. Crouch lying on the ground with a pale face.

As if there was some blood feud with Crouch, Snape first waved his wand and trapped Crouch with a hemp rope as thick as an adult's arm.Then he opened Crouch's mouth with one hand and downed the whole bottle of potion with the other.

Harry couldn't help swallowing, he suspected that he was given the same potion when he was unconscious.

Just when Harry thought it was over, Snape took out two bottles of potions of different colors from somewhere, and poured them down in the same way.

Harry clearly saw that Snape shook his head regretfully at the potion dripping from the corner of Crouch's mouth.

"Why, Mr. Crouch?" Harry still couldn't help asking.

"We'll find out soon." Dumbledore replied meaningfully with his eyes twinkling.

Crouch, who was lying on the ground, suddenly twitched, and then, under everyone's attention, a terrifying change occurred.

"Merlin!" Looking at the strange young man in front of him, Harry shouted.

Not surprised, Dumbledore turned to Harry, grinning, "I'm afraid I'm going to give Gryffindor ten points for the little prop contributed by the Weasley twins."

Harry still doesn't know why.Who is the strange man on the ground?Where is the real Mr. Crouch?What did George and Fred have to do with it?

The man woke up, but he didn't look so smart, even stupid.Without trying to break free, he stared blankly at the darkness in the distance, and let out a series of strange murmurs.

"Who are you?" Alice, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke out.Although she asked this question, she already had an answer in her heart.

"Barty Crouch Jr." The man replied with a dull expression.

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The author has something to say:

I wanted to finish writing a chapter, but I didn't stop.Although Barty Crouch Jr. was exposed, Voldemort will still be resurrected with Harry's blood, the reason is in the next chapter.