Chapter 199 Pre-match preparation (Part 2)

As the days passed, the competition date drew closer.

It was only after Bagman summoned Jane to check her wand that she found out what the core of her wand was.

"Mahogany, Phoenix Tail - I remember very clearly that you were my most picky customer -"

Ollivander spent a long time examining her wand, and asked in confusion:

"But...I remember it wasn't like this before...twisted?"

Jian Yu felt a little guilty, and she thought of her masterpiece of making a master key in the first grade - twisting a knot.

"Perhaps I remembered it wrongly." Ollivander patted his head, "But I still have to say that you have a chance to find other wands, Miss Jane."

Jian Yu was stunned for a moment. She felt that she was casting spells very well with this magic wand. Was there anything wrong with it?

"This is a wand that Dumbledore custom-made for you. He provided the core and let me choose the wood."

Ollivander continued, gently stroking the twisted area:

"The wand chooses the wizard. Although it chose you, I can feel that it is not the best one for you."

The wand in Jian Yu's hand trembled and hit his hand angrily.

"Hiss..." Ollivander touched his hand in pain, "Very agitated... bad temper... as moody as a wand made of dragon heart nerves..."

Hearing such comments, the wand in his hand became even more unhappy. It was the first time that Jian Yu saw the way it expressed anger - shaking wildly.

He waved his wand a few times, and it reluctantly blew out a puff of pungent smoke, which made Ollivander cough.

"Ahem...well...it's twisted...but it's in good condition..."

Then it seemed unwilling to stay in contact with Ollivander for even a second longer, and rolled down his palm and fell into Jian Yu's hand.

A photo session followed. Bagman took a photo with the referee and the warriors, and then asked Guffy, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet, to interview them.

"Why? Rita didn't come?" Bagman asked in surprise. "What brings you here in person?"

Gu Fei shook his head and glanced in Jian Yu's direction, with a bit of embarrassment on his face:

"Well, you know, Rita's reputation these days - we are concerned about her personal safety in Hogwarts."

"If she was beaten by a brave warrior, it would be considered a work-related injury. I don't want this monthly newspaper to have an extra expense beyond the budget!"

Bagman laughed, then nodded in understanding as he thought of the war of words that had taken place in the newspapers a few months before.

After a brief interview, Jian Yu, who was about to return to the dormitory, was pulled by Harry to put on an invisibility cloak.

"Would you like to come with me to Hogsmeade this Saturday?" He looked very nervous. "Sirius is waiting for us there. He has found out something about putting our names in the cup -"

Jian Yu readily agreed.

She wanted to see who was the culprit who ruined her plan to drop out of school!

To do such a heartless thing is so evil that it is unbearable to hear and the crime should be unforgivable!

......

Hogsmeade village.

"I was going to meet you at Hogwarts, if it weren't for that damn Snotlout—"

As always, Sirius started the conversation by scolding Snape. He angrily pulled out a thick stack of bills:

"Snape was crazy about money. He sent me a stack of bills for broken cauldrons and repairs, and told Dumbledore!"

"I dare say there must be something else mixed in here! Where in the world is there such an expensive crucible? Did you include the cost of potion ingredients?"

"How on earth did he know that we scraped the bottom of his cauldron? I swear Sirius would not pay him a penny even if he jumped off the Gryffindor Tower!"

Jian Yu glanced at the stack of bills. Judging from the prices -

Snape had apparently included the cost of the Niffler's destruction of his house and potion materials.

No wonder he hasn’t appeared in Hogwarts for so long, it turns out Sirius was hiding from his debts!

She watched Harry's face turn from white to red, and finally settled on shame.

He covered his face with his hands, stammering and unable to speak.

Sirius also noticed his godson's embarrassment, and quickly forgave him for revealing the secret.

"Well, let's get down to business!" Sirius changed the subject considerately, "Karkaroff, he's a Death Eater, did you know that?"

Jian Yu nodded and received his admiring look.

"Moody caught him and sent him to Azkaban, but he was released because he claimed to have realized his mistakes and gave away a lot of information."

Sirius said in a resentful and sarcastic tone:

"He is the headmaster of that school, but from what I understand, he has been teaching the dark arts to the students of his school."

"So you think he was the one who put our names in?" Jian Yu asked.

Sirius hesitated for a moment, then said slowly:

"I'm not sure. I feel that given his ability to adapt to changing circumstances, he is not the type of person who is crazy loyal to Voldemort."

"But the activities of the Death Eaters have become more frequent recently. If anyone wants to harm you and surrender to Voldemort and disguise it as a perfect accident, the Tournament is a perfect opportunity."

"But with Dumbledore and Moody here, your safety should be guaranteed. Of course, I will also protect you in the stands."

Harry relaxed completely and looked much more relieved.

But Jian Yu pondered for a moment and felt that something was wrong.

As the headmaster of Durmstrang, Karkaroff's every move is watched.

Even though he is a Death Eater, would he really do such a thing when so many people are on guard against him?

I feel like he shouldn't be that...stupid?

But anyway, she withdrew from the competition after completing the magic contract in the first event, so I don’t think anything will go wrong.

She continued to think like this until a few days later, when she and Cedric learned the content of the first project from Harry.

—Through a fire dragon.

Jian Yu smiled.

The weather is getting cold, so let's cancel the Triwizard Tournament.

That's a fire dragon! It is difficult for alchemical products to resist its two claws!

How dare she roll under its feet and commit fraud?

If she surrendered as soon as she entered the venue, the possibility of her dying on the spot would be lower!

Although people live by their face and trees live by their bark, if you have lost your life, what is the use of your face?

If you can’t win, surrender! Surrender right where you are!