Chapter 287 Clues

When Dumbledore received the news from Professor McGonagall, he immediately rushed back to Hogwarts from the International Federation of Magic.

By the time he returned to the castle, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Charlie and the Romanian dragon trainers were still processing the bodies of the four fire dragons. Sherlock and the others had also returned to the castle at this time and were called to the principal's office.

The only people who came were him and Moody. Everyone else was asked to keep tonight's events strictly confidential and go back to rest.

"They move too much."

Dumbledore looked like he had a headache. He leaned back on his seat and looked a little tired.

"Why would anyone target Sherlock?" Moody asked seriously. He didn't know that Sherlock's identity had been known to the Death Eaters.

Since Dumbledore called him here tonight, he had no intention of hiding it from him, and quickly explained to him what Sherlock had encountered at the Quidditch World Cup.

"Their goals this time are very clear." Dumbledore folded his hands on the desk and said in a deep voice, "One is Harry and the other is Sherlock. They want to do two things at the same time. This time the three Strong competition."

Sherlock couldn't help but curl his lips.

"You have such a big appetite, aren't you afraid of bursting your stomach?"

Dumbledore had obviously learned everything from him.

"If it weren't for the Shadowless Curse that Severus gave you, and if you hadn't successfully controlled the creature called Fiddlesticks beforehand, would you still have been able to deal with these four dragons?"

Sherlock didn't speak harshly and answered honestly.

"If any one of these two is missing, I will most likely die in the Forbidden Forest tonight."

"So, in fact, their plan was successful." Dumbledore looked at Sherlock seriously, "It's just that the information about your personal strength is lagging behind. This is a warning to you, Sherlock, you must be more careful in the future. !”

In response to such reminders, Sherlock has always been kind.

"I'll pay attention."

Moody's brows furrowed as he was thinking about a question.

"Are the man who threw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire the same man who now draws Sherlock into the Forbidden Forest?"

This is indeed a question worth pondering.

No matter how you look at it, people who can do these two things cannot come from outside the castle. Only people who have been in the school can do it.

At this moment, a sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of Sherlock's mouth.

"Maybe we'll find out tomorrow."

Dumbledore and Moody all turned their eyes to him, but Sherlock mentioned another thing unhurriedly.

"As for whether or not we should adopt a plan that I can provide help to allow the dead fire dragon to continue to function and carry out the first event of the competition normally, the referees will definitely get together tomorrow to discuss a result."

"The man in black robes who led me to the Forbidden Forest tonight did not escape unscathed. He was hit by at least ten of my Divine Edge Shadowless Curses."

"The effect of this spell is not only as simple as cutting, but also causing continuous damage to the wound. Unless the spell is broken, the wound will not heal so quickly."

"As for the solution to this curse, apart from me, only Snape, who invented the curse, knows."

There were all smart people present, and what Sherlock said was not complicated. Moody's normal eye glowed brightly.

"You mean, when the referees gather together tomorrow, we can check who has magic scars on them!"

Sherlock said calmly.

"Looking for excuses to shirk it, people who didn't come can definitely be sure of the suspicion. When I was in the Forbidden Forest just now, I didn't tell this matter. I just didn't want to publicize it in front of Mrs. Maxim."

"Of course, Mrs. Maxim has no suspicion at all. She has been with Hagrid all the time, and the body shape of the person I met is very different from hers."

His plan was completely feasible, and neither Dumbledore nor Moody had any objections.

That ended their conversation for the evening.

As for what happened that night, almost no one in the castle knew anything about it.

Professors who know about it will not take the initiative to tell it. Those Romanian dragon trainers will report the situation here to their research institutes, but will not pass on any information to the students at the school.

The only student who knew about this incident was Harry, who was wearing an invisibility cloak the whole time and saw everything.

He left the Forbidden Forest before Moody arrived on the scene, and returned to the castle at the last minute to contact Sirius.

Harry didn't hide anything. He told Sirius all his experiences from school to now, including what he had just seen with his own eyes.

"Hogwarts is at the center of a conspiracy, Harry."

Sirius said with great solemnity after listening to Harry's story.

"This conspiracy is against you and others, and Forrest is also involved."

Harry felt a little nervous, a little excited, but mostly at a loss.

"Then what should I do now?"

"I suggest you take one step at a time." Sirius said, "Your Professor Forrester is not a simple person. With him and Dumbledore here, he is fully capable of protecting you." .”

"But you must be careful later, especially when participating in the Triwizard Tournament! Your danger will definitely come from the competition, so don't be careless at that time."

"I will be careful!"

Harry promised solemnly, knowing that the situation at this time was tense.

Even Sherlock fell into the trap tonight. A little shrimp like him has a great reputation but is not even as powerful as a house elf. Of course, he must be more careful.

After finishing tonight’s meeting with Sirius, look for Shuyuan www. zhaｏshuyuan.com Harry put on the invisibility cloak again and returned to the Gryffindor lounge.

Just like that, the rest of the night passed quietly.

Early the next morning, Dumbledore summoned all the judges in the castle to a temporary conference room in the auditorium.

What was somewhat beyond Sherlock's expectation was that no one made excuses for not coming, and all five referees were present.

Except for Madame Maxime, who was present last night and knew what happened, the other three people seemed to be completely unaware of it.

Karkaroff, Bagman and Crouch all behaved normally after entering the meeting room.

Moody and Sherlock are also here, like two door gods, they have been guarding the door of the conference room.

Moody, who had been an Auror for decades, still discovered something suspicious after carefully observing several people in the room.

"Old Batty's face...is a bit too pale."