Chapter 325 Farewell

On the edge of the Black Lake, a large group of people in black robes gathered, watching the ghost ship in the lake roaring continuously.

A week had passed since that terrible night, but the memory of that night was forever engraved in everyone's mind.

Because, on that night, they lost a rising Quidditch star.

Viktor Krum.

This big boy who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside left his friends and relatives forever.

Mike was also in the team that saw off Durmstrang and Krum.

He was not there when Krum was sent out, so he had no way of imagining the reaction of Krum's parents at that time.

But presumably, when Krum's broken body appeared in front of them, their hearts must have been desperate.

This can be seen from the white hair of Krum's father overnight.

"I'm sorry about Krum, Sinak."

At the front of the crowd, Dumbledore said to an old man with a scar on his face.

The old man named Sinak came from Durmstrang School of Magic overnight after the incident, and was responsible for bringing all the students, including Krum's body, back to school safely.

As for Karkaroff, the original team leader and principal, he disappeared immediately after the incident.

And his disappearance also made him a wanted order.

This is not surprising. The Ministry of Magic pushed all the events of the Triwizard Tournament onto the Death Eaters, and Karkaroff, as a former Death Eater, disappeared immediately after the incident, so he naturally became the number one suspect.

But only a few people, including Mike, knew that Karkaroff actually had nothing to do with this incident. The reason why he disappeared was that he felt Voldemort's resurrection through the Death Eater mark on his arm, and he hid out of fear.

However, Mike would naturally not tell this matter.

Even if he told it, Fudge would not believe it, because Fudge was almost crazy during this period. In

order to convince Dumbledore to deny the fact that Voldemort had been resurrected, he ran to the principal's office almost every day, but he returned empty-handed every time.

He even went to Mike specifically, hoping that Mike, the client, would stand on his side, and promised to give Mike great prestige and more preferential policies for the Los Santos Magic Group.

However, these were rejected by Mike without hesitation.

In Mike's view, the benefits given by Fudge were just empty checks, because although Fudge looked as glorious as ever, with the return of Voldemort, he was not far from stepping down.

So, Mike didn't need to be hypocritical.

In the face of Mike's somewhat rude refusal, Fudge was extremely angry. Mike believed that if they were not talking in the crowded Ravenclaw lounge at the time, Fudge would definitely curse.

That day, Fudge left Hogwarts with a gloomy face and never came again.

And in the following days, he continued to use the power in his hands to attack Dumbledore and Mike.

Of course, this is all later.

At this moment, on the shore of the Black Lake, the old man named Sinak did not express any apology to Dumbledore, but nodded expressionlessly, and then walked towards the ghost ship.

When passing through the crowd of people who came to see him off at Hogwarts, he also looked at Harry meaningfully, which made Harry very uncomfortable.

Due to Rita Skeeter's previous report on the complicated love between him, Hermione and Krum, many people believed that the reason why Krum died in the maze was entirely because Harry had made a move to regain Hermione's love.

Although Dumbledore and many professors had already issued a statement to refute the rumors, a group of students who were not on good terms with Harry, represented by Malfoy, were obviously more willing to believe the previous version of the story.

These people kept spreading the news to others, which made more and more people in the school look at Harry with strange eyes, and even some tabloids outside the school began to report this matter.

Fortunately, Krum's parents were not unreasonable people.

They did not pay attention to the rumors from the outside world and silently accepted the result that their son died in an accident.

They even went to comfort Harry when the rumors were getting more and more intense, which touched Harry very much.

As another protagonist in this rumor incident, Hermione was not so lucky.

She was not very popular to begin with, and after this incident, she was boycotted by all the students of Hogwarts. Now no one is willing to approach her at all, and the three-meter area around her has become a vacuum zone. Everyone regards her as a beauty and a source of disaster.

Hermione herself is naturally very painful about this. Although she is used to being alone, she still feels uncomfortable with the cold violence of being ignored by almost everyone.

In comparison, Ron is much happier.

Since Hermione became Krum's dance partner at Christmas, he has changed from Krum's number one fan to the most vicious black fan. Krum's death and Hermione's experience have made him happy and encouraged. Now he kisses his Indian girlfriend in front of Hermione every day as if he is showing off.

Hermione hated Ron's behavior and tried to avoid him every time. Unfortunately, Ron was like a hound, always able to find Hermione's trace and reenact the disgusting scene in front of her.

Shaking his head to get rid of the random thoughts in his mind, Mike sighed deeply as he watched the ghost ship gradually disappear on the lake.

In fact, he was responsible for Krum's death. If he had taken some protective measures at the time, or stayed in place for a while longer, Krum might not have died.

But he had no choice. The situation at the time did not allow him to do more for Krum.

"Don't be too sad, Krum's death was just an accident."

Penelope's gentle voice came from beside him. Mike turned his head and saw Penelope looking at him with a distressed face.

Mike did not reply, but nodded and smiled back.

Mike's smile was a little forced, which made Penelope even more worried, because Mike had been looking so depressed and serious for the past week.

The Weasley brothers next to them looked at each other, their eyes rolled around and then they came up with an idea.

They dragged Harry, who was a little confused, to Mike and said with a grin:

"Hey! Mike! We are going to see Hagrid in a while. How about you come with us?"

"That's right! Mike! Harry wants to go with you. Right Harry?"

"Ah?"

Harry opened his mouth wide and was confused. But when he saw the Weasley brothers winking at him frantically, he immediately reacted and said:

"That's right, Mike! Come with us. It's spring now. Staying in the castle all the time will make you sick!"

"I..."

Mike was about to refuse. He still had a lot of preparation to do in the face of Voldemort's resurrection.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, the Weasley brothers held him on the left and right, dragging him towards the Forbidden Forest and saying:

"Come on, come on, what you need now is to relax!"

Knowing that they meant well, although Mike could completely break free from the two people's drag with his current physical fitness, he did not do so.

Mike just smiled and said,

"Okay, I'll go, let me go."

The Weasley brothers smiled at each other and let Mike go.

So, the four of them rushed to Hagrid's hut. As for Penelope, she returned to the dormitory to rest because her relatives came.

Hagrid was very unlucky during this period. On the night of the Triwizard Tournament, Barty Jr. sneaked into Hagrid's hut and knocked him down while Hagrid was changing clothes.

Because of Hagrid's large size and giant bloodline, Barty Jr. killed him.

According to the description of the students who found Hagrid, Hagrid's blood was flowing everywhere at that time, and the floor of the whole hut was full of semi-coagulated plasma. They almost thought Hagrid was dead, because in their concept no one could survive after losing so much blood.

Fortunately, Barty Jr. still underestimated Hagrid's body, and the people sent by Professor McGonagall found Hagrid and took him back to the infirmary as soon as possible, otherwise the half-giant might really die on the spot.

Today is the day Hagrid is discharged from the hospital, so Harry and others decided to visit him properly.

But when everyone arrived at Hagrid's hut, they saw an amazing scene.

Hagrid, who was still wrapped in a lot of bandages, was lying on the bed like a mummy, and beside the bed, Ms. Maxim, who was wearing a black silk dress, was holding a large bowl and feeding something into Hagrid's mouth with a spoon.

The Weasley brothers were stunned when they saw this scene. They stuffed their right hands into their mouths as hard as they could, as if they were trying to block their mouths so that they wouldn't laugh out loud.

Ms. Maxim was also startled when she saw Mike and others suddenly coming. With a slight sound, the wooden spoon slipped from her hand, and a blush flew onto her cheeks.

"I... I just came to see him." Maxim stood up hurriedly, wiping her hands on her gorgeous silk skirt, "Don't get me wrong!"

After that, she fled from the hut.

"We won't get it wrong! Madam Maxime!"

The Weasley brothers said in unison, but in a place she couldn't see, they were giving Hagrid a strange thumbs-up.

Mike couldn't see Hagrid's expression because of the heavy bandages on his face, but judging from the strange laughter that came from his mouth from time to time, he should be in a very good mood at the moment.

"Seriously, don't tell anyone when you go back." After laughing for a while, the muffled voice came from Hagrid again, "Olim will be very upset otherwise."

"Oh! Don't you know us yet? Don't worry, Hagrid."

"That's right! But then again, you have already started to call Madam Maxime Olim? You are really good, Hagrid!"

Hearing this, Hagrid stopped talking immediately, muttering something like 'I'm worried because of you'.

Of course, the whisper here is just what Hagrid thought it was whispering. In fact, with Hagrid's loud voice, everyone in the hut can hear it clearly.

For a moment, everyone in the hut burst into laughter.

After a while, Hermione also came, so the Weasley brothers told Hermione the previous scene again with exaggeration.

This shocked Hermione and also made Hagrid very upset. He had just warned the Weasley brothers to keep it a secret, but they told Hermione right after they agreed.

"Where's Ron?" After laughing for a while, Hagrid looked around the people in the hut and asked in surprise, "Why didn't this kid come?"

"Oh! He must still be biting Padma's face!" Hermione said with a retching gesture, "How disgusting!"

"Oh! This is really... too much."

Hagrid said a little disappointedly, and he didn't know whether he was talking about Ron always being too intimate with his girlfriend in front of Hermione or that it was too much for him not to come to visit him.

And his remarks also made the Weasley brothers very embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Hagrid, Hermione. We'll talk to him when we get back." George scratched his head awkwardly, and then Fred continued with a fierce look, "Yes, let's have a good talk!"

Hermione nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. She was disgusted by Ron during this period, and Harry beside her showed a worried look.

The few of them chatted for a while, and then Mike found an excuse to leave Hagrid's hut.

Mike did not go back to the castle directly after leaving the hut. He had been too tense during this period and really needed to relax.

So Mike took a walk on the edge of the forbidden forest. With the arrival of spring, a thick layer of green grass carpet was laid here again, which was very comfortable to step on. Mike

had not walked far when he saw two silver-haired girls, one big and one small, playing and fighting with a unicorn that was shining with holy brilliance on the edge of a small lake not far away.

This perfect scene like a dream made Mike a little stunned.

If possible, Mike felt that he could stand here and watch for a whole day.

Unfortunately, the unicorn's perception was very sharp. It soon discovered Mike who was peeping at the side, and pointed its horn at him vigilantly.

Fleur and her sister also discovered Mike, but their reaction was different from Mike's. Fleur's sister Gabrielle cheered and rushed towards Mike, and finally threw herself into Mike's arms.

"Big brother, are you here to see us off?"

Mike frowned at this, and asked in a somewhat strange way:

"Hmm? Are you leaving?"

"Yes, we are leaving tonight." Fleur smiled and walked over here, "I was going to say goodbye to you, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

Mike was stunned for a moment, and Gabrielle in his arms was also very smart. She broke free from Mike's arms and left the two of them to Mike and Fleur, and ran back to the unicorn.

It's a pity that the unicorn will only get close to pure and beautiful women. Gabrielle just hugged Mike, a stinky man, and brought some of Mike's "stink" on her body, which made the unicorn no longer want to play with her, and turned around and ran into the forbidden forest.

"I want to thank you, Mike. I had a very happy time in Hogwarts, although I didn't achieve any results in the Triwizard Cup."

Hearing this, Mike lowered his head slightly, and he didn't know how to reply.

Fleur's performance in the Tri-Strike Cup was indeed not good. In the last match, she was forced to use a distress signal by a blasting skrewt not long after entering the game.

Fleur saw Mike's look and chuckled and said,

"Don't be sad for me. Although I performed very badly, at least I survived. That's enough. You know, I was scared when Krum was sent out."

Mike nodded. Fleur was right. For people, only by being alive can there be hope and a future.

He was about to say something to comfort Fleur, but before he could open his mouth, a faint fragrance fell into his arms.

"I'm leaving. I wish you good luck."

The girl said so, her voice still trembling.

Mike also smiled, patted the girl on the back, and wished her,

"Well, I wish you good luck too!"