Chapter 506 Rita Skeeter

What happened in the hall at noon soon spread throughout the castle.

Every Gryffindor student was very excited, thinking that there was finally someone in the castle who could scare Snape.

Because even Professor McGonagall couldn't make Snape take the initiative to deduct points from his own house, and there was no rebuttal.

For a time, Professor Alastor Moody's reputation in Gryffindor became unprecedentedly high, and the deeds of the Weasley brothers were compiled into several versions and passed on by word of mouth among students.

It can be said that Gryffindor contributed greatly to the fact that this incident spread throughout the school in less than half a day.

But the price was that their house points began to drop rapidly, and the scoring hourglass placed in the hall seemed to have a hole in it, and it dropped by more than half in just a few days.

It was not until Professor McGonagall couldn't stand it anymore and warned some people that the matter came to a temporary end.

A weekend in mid-November was the second Hogsmeade Week of this school year, and students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were also invited to visit this famous wizard village.

The shop owners seemed to have received the news in advance and added a lot of foreign elements to their shops.

For example, Honeydukes Candy Store placed a row of dancing frosted macarons and a bucket of flame syrup apples at the most conspicuous entrance.

Fengya Wizard Clothing Store also added French-style long skirts and exquisite fur cloaks.

There were also three brooms. Kyle saw through the window that Ms. Maxime was sitting with Hagrid, drinking a blue wine he had never seen before in a cup as big as a bucket.

Just the two of them occupied the largest table in the store.

"Kyle, I think you need to prepare more of this."

After arriving at Zonko's Joke Shop, Fred stuffed a whole box of dung eggs into Kyle without saying anything.

"That's right," George said. "Although we don't know the competition items yet, whether it's a duel or dealing with other creatures, the dung egg is the most effective prop."

"Just a small one..." Fred raised his eyebrows and said, "It's enough to knock down more than a dozen people, and the smaller the space, the greater its effect."

"Of course, the premise is that you must prepare in advance and use the bubble head spell on yourself." George reminded.

"Forget it." Kyle put the box in his hand back on the shelf, "The rules have already said that the only thing we can use is the wand in our hands, and this thing can't be brought in at all."

"Ah?" Fred frowned and said angrily. "It's really unreasonable..."

But Kyle thinks it's quite reasonable.

Although if you really want to use it, there is a way, such as the flying spell... But Kyle thinks that it's better not to use a big killer like a dung egg easily, otherwise he may become the most flavorful warrior in history.

This is not a good name.

After returning to the castle in the evening, Fred and George were still complaining about the harsh rules set by the headmasters. They insisted that the competition without props would be less fun.

The next day, after breakfast, Kyle went to the Charms classroom on the third floor as usual.

"Before class today, let's review the Flying Spell." Professor Flitwick said, "Although this spell is very simple, it often appears in O.W.L. exams, and it is also indispensable in daily life."

His eyes paused on Kyle for a moment, and then quickly moved away.

"If you need something and don't have time to get it, the Flying Spell can solve this problem well..."

In the next ten minutes, everyone began to practice the Flying Spell according to Professor Flitwick's requirements.

Until the door of the classroom was knocked.

It was Ginny, who flashed into the classroom.

"What's wrong? Miss Weasley." Professor Flitwick asked.

"Sorry, Professor, Mr. Bagman asked me to take Kyle downstairs." Ginny said, "All the warriors have to go."

"Of course no problem." Professor Flitwick looked at Kyle with a smile, "Go quickly, there will be no new content in this class."

Kyle nodded, handed the textbook to Connor beside him, stood up and walked towards the door, and everyone was looking at him along the way.

"It's amazing, Kyle, you have become a Hogwarts warrior." After closing the door, Ginny couldn't wait to say: "Mom was so happy when she knew it, and she said she would definitely come to watch the game, and Bill and Charlie also said they would take leave to come."

"The first event?" Kyle asked in confusion.

"Mom will definitely come for all three events." Ginny said, "But I don't know about Bill and Charlie. They are too far away. I think they will probably wait until the last game."

"Oh, here we are, good luck." Ginny said, and they had already arrived outside a room.

Kyle knocked on the door and went in.

It was a relatively small classroom. The desks were pushed to the back of the classroom, leaving an empty space in the middle. There were three desks in front, side by side, covered with a long velvet.

Ludo Bagman was sitting next to them, talking to a witch in a magenta robe.

Krum and Fleur had arrived and were standing nearby.

"Ah, the last champion." Bagman stood up. "Come in. There's nothing to worry about. It's just a wand inspection ceremony and some photos. This is Rita Skeeter... She's writing a short article about the tournament for the Daily Prophet."

This was the first time Kyle saw the famous Rita Skeeter... or infamous would be more appropriate.

After all, many people hated her, including Chris, who was slandered by her article.

"Ludo, before we start, can I have a few words with Kyle?" Rita Skeeter said, "He's the youngest champion, you know... to add some color to the article."

"Sorry, Miss Rita Skeeter." Before Bagman spoke, Kyle said first, "I think it's better to check the wand first, after all, I have classes later."

"Ah, that's right..." Bagman said loudly, "Before the tournament starts, every class is extremely important."

Rita Skeeter looked a little ugly, staring at Kyle.

But Kyle just pretended not to see it.

"Fortunately you didn't accept the invitation." Fleur whispered: "Ms. Maxime told me to be careful of this man."

"She was right." Kyle said.

Soon, Professor Dumbledore pushed the door open and walked in, followed by the other three members of the judging panel, Maxime, Karkaroff, and Chris.

The last one to walk in was Ollivander, the owner of the Wand Shop in Diagon Alley.

"It seems that everyone is here."

Dumbledore came to sit behind the velvet table.

"Please allow me to introduce Mr. Ollivander, who will check your wands this time to ensure that the wands are in good condition before the competition."

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