Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

When Kevin and Hermione finished reading and returned to the common room, Harry, Ron, and Ginny were there.

Harry was complaining to the two of them about the Daily Prophet reporter, which made them both laugh.

It's mainly making fun of Harry.

Upon seeing Kevin, Harry stood up unhappily and complained to him.

"Kevin, you actually abandoned me and ran away all by yourself!"

"Uh, Harry, you know I'm an orphan, and I'm a little shy..."

Kevin started spouting nonsense, making up excuses for himself.

"Come on, you don't look shy at all."

Harry was already immune to Kevin's orphan talk; that guy was shameless, and he'd been fooled by it before.

"Did you know that reporter from the Daily Prophet likes to make things up, so you deliberately avoided letting her do the interview?!"

Harry stared at Kevin with displeasure and asked.

"Kevin, you left before the interview was finished? I thought the interview would be over quickly."

Little Hermione, who was standing nearby, then realized that Kevin had run away halfway through.

"Oh, hahaha, it's no big deal, hahaha..."

Kevin scratched his head and chuckled, refusing to directly answer Harry's question.

Harry complained, "You womanizer!"

Ron nodded in agreement, but then paused, startled: Huh? Isn't that my line?

......

Just as the group was bickering, Sirius Black arrived at Hogwarts.

He received Harry's letter yesterday, and thinking about the recent events, he realized that this must be a conspiracy, so he set off for Hogwarts overnight.

He didn't go to Harry first, but went straight to the headmaster's office.

At this moment, Dumbledore was lying on the meditation pool, thinking about something.

The meditation pool is a small, glowing basin against the wall that can project a magically altered memory directly into the viewer's mind.

"Albus, you must know this is a conspiracy against Harry, yet you still let Harry participate. Did you have a plan?"

Sirius Black asked Dumbledore as soon as he entered the office.

"You've come, Sirius. Did Harry send you?"

Dumbledore was still looking at the meditation pool when he spoke calmly.

"Stop talking about that, tell me your plan. Don't tell me you let Harry walk into a trap without a plan."

Sirius's tone became a little impatient.

Last year, Pettigrew escaped, then Harry dreamed of Pettigrew and Voldemort, this year it was Death Eaters and the Dark Mark, and now Harry's name is thrown into the Goblet of Fire.

He had a bad feeling.

"Of course I know this is a conspiracy, Sirius. My plan is to wait and see."

"There's nothing we can do now but wait for the mastermind to show their true colors. I've already sent Alastor to look after Harry."

Sirius understood the reasoning, but he was still very anxious.

"Do you remember Harry's dream? Wormtail, Voldemort. He had this dream so often, it must not be an ordinary dream."

"There's someone Harry doesn't know with them, and they plan to have that person approach Harry."

"Could that person be Karkaroff? He used to be a Death Eater."

Sirius continued speaking to Dumbledore.

"If it were him, Harry would definitely recognize him," Dumbledore said, shaking his head.

"That person must have somehow infiltrated Hogwarts, and is right among us."

Sirius Black could only remain silent upon hearing this, knowing that there were no clues available and nothing he said would make a difference.

"Sirius, go find Harry, but don't talk to him about these things too much."

"The three-way battle for supremacy is already enough of a headache for him."

Dumbledore finally looked at Sirius: "With you by his side, I believe he will feel much more at ease."

Sirius nodded, and the two exchanged a few words before he left the principal's office.

After Sirius left, Dumbledore's expression became somewhat serious.

He wasn't thinking about the Triwizard Tournament; he was thinking about Harry's dream.

Why does Harry dream about Voldemort so often?

Maybe this isn't a dream at all, but just Voldemort's perspective...

If that's the case, then things will be difficult.

Dumbledore's gaze fell on his desk drawer.

Inside was Harry's second-year diary, Tom Riddle's diary.

That was a Horcrux...

Voldemort's Horcruxes...

......

To avoid attracting attention, Sirius Black chose to transform into a large black dog and move around Hogwarts.

But he didn't realize that this would attract even more attention.

It's worth mentioning that Sirius Black's Animagus was also registered with the Ministry of Magic.

He had never registered with the Ministry of Magic before, which was illegal, but considering that he had been wrongly accused for twelve years and that Dumbledore had spoken up for him, they chose not to pursue the matter further.

In reality, this was just an excuse used by the Ministry of Magic to give the wizarding world an explanation.

The Ministry of Magic wrongly accused Sirius Black without proper investigation, leading many to question the Ministry's credibility.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic considered this twelve-year imprisonment as a punishment for violating the Animagus Code.

Soon a large black dog appeared outside Gryffindor's common room and gave Dumbledore the password.

The group of people chatting in the lounge were speculating about what the first competition would be like.

Just then, a big black dog walked in.

"Sirius? You're here so quickly!"

Harry was startled when he saw the big black dog, but he immediately recognized it and ran towards it.

The big black dog also transformed, reverting to human form, and opened its arms to hug Harry.

"Harry, I'm relieved to see you're doing well."

Sirius put his hand on Harry's shoulder and looked at Harry as he spoke.

"Sirius, about the Triwizard Tournament..."

Harry was just about to say something to Sirius when Sirius interrupted him.

"It's alright, Harry. I know. I just went to see Headmaster Dumbledore. Don't worry too much, we'll handle it."

Sirius patted Harry on the shoulder and said, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

"Now you should focus on the challenges ahead."

"The Three Kingdoms Tournament is no joke; there are injuries and fatalities every year."

"And of course, there's you, Kevin, although you don't seem too worried."

Sirius said earnestly to Harry, then said something to Kevin.

"Who said that? I'm terrified right now."

Kevin, who had been quite calm, immediately pretended to hide in Hermione's arms.

Hermione blushed and wouldn't let Kevin come in. "That idiot Kevin," she thought, "there are so many people watching, really."

Harry and the others were speechless for a moment, rolling their eyes. Kevin didn't seem nervous at all.

"Alright, anyway, Harry, you need to study various spells carefully these days to prepare for the unknown challenges ahead."

Sirius continued, "I'll be staying at Hogwarts from now on. If anything happens, just let me know and we'll discuss it together."

Harry nodded, and Sirius stayed in the common room for a while longer before turning into a big black dog and leaving.

He wanted to investigate at Hogwarts to see if he could discover anything.

However, he didn't tell Harry and the others, so as not to worry them.