A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 685 Hair may be disheveled, blood may flow, but the record must not be broken!

Crouch's death caused great panic in the British wizarding world.

A high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic was actually killed by Death Eaters.

And that Death Eater was his son... For a moment, everyone felt as if they had returned to the Wizarding Wars of 1977.

Rita certainly played a part in this.

Many wizards knew that she liked to exaggerate and even lie in various ways to attract readers with sensationalism.

But Rita's writing is so compelling that it greatly stirs the reader's emotions, making them unconsciously believe the reports.

It can only be said that Rita and Lockhart truly deserve to be called two literary giants in the magical world.

After Lockhart's death, Rita's family became the sole power.

As the reports continued to gain traction, many people demanded an explanation from the Ministry of Magic.

Last summer, the odds of Minister Fouché being ousted were 7 to 1, but now they have dropped to 3 to 1.

Therefore, Fudge could buy his way out of office in advance.

This has many advantages.

If he hadn't stepped down, even if he lost money, he could have made it back.

Just consider it money spent to buy peace of mind.

If he really steps down, he can still win a lot of money, which is better than nothing.

This move was not a loss, it was even quite profitable.

However, although Crouch's death caused a great stir in Britain, it was not a matter of much concern to a group of students living in an ivory tower.

With the arrival of June, it was completely forgotten by everyone.

Because it's exam week...

The students have all entered into intense review.

Warriors don't have to take final exams, which is something most students would envy and be jealous of.

Hermione is an exception.

She didn't see any conflict between the three-way competition and the final exams.

She has been ranked first in her grade for three years, and her goal is to dominate her grade for seven consecutive years.

Hair may be disheveled, blood may flow, but the record must not be broken!

So Hermione went to Professor McGonagall to apply for the exam.

Hermione, who used to start making study plans at Christmas, finally decided against it this time and took the exam without any preparation.

Since you have a solid foundation, you can just take the test casually.

But even if it's just a casual test, she wants to be the champion and first in the grade!

Fifth graders are more stressed than students in other grades.

The OWL exam will begin after the tournament ends. There are now less than thirty days left.

It's time to study like crazy!

The students devoted all their energy to their studies.

Studying for eight or nine hours is normal; eleven or twelve hours is just a warm-up; sixteen or seventeen hours is common!

If you don't stay up late every day, you're almost embarrassed to say you're studying.

The most obvious example is Eloise, whose face started breaking out in acne due to staying up late for long periods of time.

He has already entered the Golden Core realm, only one step away from the Great Perfection!

Even after the library closes, a large number of students are still crammed into the lounge to study.

But it's also exam week for students in other grades.

This resulted in a shortage of space in the lounge, with many people sitting in the corridor reading under the lights.

Teachers no longer assign homework; class time is used entirely to review questions they believe are most likely to appear on the exam.

Akali's intensive course also included a lot of practice questions.

A set of eight Akali sets was released.

Anyway, just cram all the knowledge points into it, and you're bound to get some of the questions right.

If William can predict just one question correctly, he'll dare to write it on next year's promotional flyer:

Akali's intensive course accurately predicted a large number of past exam questions.

William dares to boast as long as this year's pass rate is even slightly higher than last year's:

Compared to previous years, Akali's intensive course has significantly improved the performance of students with no prior experience.

Anyone can do unique promotional tactics.

The most awkward situation is, of course, guessing the question in reverse, or guessing the answer directly from the question itself.

William felt that his luck couldn't be that bad.

The eight sets of practice papers quickly became very popular among students.

If you don't buy it, but see others buying it, you'll feel like you haven't studied enough.

When it comes to selling anxiety, William is always a master strategist.

The warriors are also very busy.

On the leaderboard, Hermione is currently in first place, standing out from the rest.

However, the final champion is determined by the combined score of all three events. The third event carries significant weight.

Therefore, there will still be opportunities for later students.

Karkarov has already taken his students to weight training.

He trusts no one now, and he secretly sneaks into the Quidditch field to record the maze's route.

He was confident that he could help Krum make a spectacular comeback in the next month.

Durmstrang's first-ever Triwizard Tournament title... must be won!

The same goes for Mrs. Maxim.

She'd been rebuffed by Hagrid and still didn't know what obstacles lay ahead in the maze.

But that didn't stop her from guessing.

You see, when Hagrid chatted with her, his favorite thing to talk about was "the little cuties he raised over the years".

Beauxbatons has won just one less time than Hogwarts.

We absolutely must catch up this time!!

Professor Snape, on the other hand, was more laid-back.

He took the benefits from old Malfoy and asked for a lot of precious materials, but he spent all his time squatting in his room brewing potions.

Snape even argued that he could easily brew some potions that would be enough for Malfoy to enjoy for the rest of his life.

Well, Snape felt that Malfoy had no chance of winning.

He only scored a few dozen points in both rounds combined. Granger, on the other hand, scored 274 points in the first round.

I have more than you even in small change!

How can you win with your head down?

Ron thought so too, so he simply gave up the struggle.

Enjoying the freedom of not having to take exams every day, while watching Harry study... he was experiencing double the happiness that shouldn't be his age.

Ron is finally experiencing the benefits of being a Warrior!

But Ludo approached him again.

That's right. After being missing for almost half a year, the first thing Ludo did upon returning to Hogwarts was to find Ron.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to, Ron," Ludo said apologetically. "I have some things to take care of right now."

"What is it?" Ron asked, frowning. "Is it more important than the Triwizard Tournament?"

He harbored resentment!

Ludo's disappearance meant he was unaware of the second challenge and ultimately missed the match.

"Debt, huh? I made a lot of money betting on football during last year's World Cup."

"But many wizards owe money and don't pay it back, so I have to go and collect the debts." Ludo glanced around and lowered his voice.

"A lot of Galleons?" Ron asked longingly. He was desperately short of money!

"It's alright, it's only a few hundred thousand Galleons."

Ron clicked his tongue in amazement.

To my surprise, he's a damn tycoon!

Ludo whispered, "Don't tell anyone, not even Harry."

As the Director of the Sports Department, I am not allowed to participate in this kind of gambling.

If you want to buy something this summer, you can come to me... I can still help you with small gifts that cost a few hundred gallons.

Consider this an apology for the second project.

Ron's resentment vanished in an instant. He looked at Ludo with burning eyes, nodded vigorously, and assured him:

"I understand, I won't tell anyone!"

"Come on, let's talk in my room." Ludo put his hand on Ron's shoulder and led him toward his room.

"I'll give you special training during this time," Ludo said enthusiastically.

"But, sir, I don't think I can win. I got zero points in both rounds," Ron sighed.

He scored zero points in both rounds. Even if he successfully won the trophy in the third round, he still wouldn't be able to win the championship.

"Ron, don't you want to show everyone your strength?" Ludo urged.

"Although you didn't get any points in the first round, you got two golden eggs, so you did just as well as anyone else!"

If I were here, you might also have come in first place in the second round.

Everyone looks down on you now, so you should work even harder, win the trophy, and prove those students who mocked you wrong!

Ron nodded, his breathing rapid and his eyes glazed over.

"So, come to my place a few more times recently, and I'll help you with your training."

Ludo opened the door and pushed Ron inside.

"And while you're at it, call Harry over too. Have him pretend to be one of the other warriors and help you train... He won't refuse, will he?"

"Harry will, we're best friends!"

"Then I'm relieved."

boom!

Ludo closed the door behind him.

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