Chapter 91: Substitute Doll

Gretel received Harry's message, and the little savior was distressed.

No one believed him, including Ron, who was with him day and night. Everyone stared at him with suspicion when they saw him.

This feeling reminded Harry of the bad days when he was in elementary school with his cousin Dudley.

Dudley made up all kinds of rumors and made him not make any friends throughout the elementary school. This was the feeling.

Since entering Hogwarts, he had almost forgotten those dark days.

The fourth hero of the Triwizard Tournament, oh, what a shameful name.

Everyone regarded Harry as a despicable opportunist who used illegal means to win the title of hero for himself.

Harry could understand that others were suspicious, after all, if his experience happened to someone else, he would also be suspicious.

But why should Ron also doubt him, when they were together from morning to night.

'You said in the morning that you would also put your name in at night so that no one would see you. I am not a fool. ’

Harry imitated Ron’s words, and Gret could hear his sadness from his aggrieved tone.

“Gret, you know, I don’t.”

Looking all over Hogwarts, only Gret didn’t look at him with that strange look.

Harry had been eating with Gret these days.

There was no other way, as long as he went to other places, others would immediately make a large space for him.

No one would get close to him no matter how crowded it was, as if there was something unclean on him.

“Professor Moody told me that someone might be planning to kill me, so they planned this conspiracy.”

Well done, Gret almost wanted to rush to the door to give Barty Crouch Jr. a big thumbs up.

As the implementer of the entire conspiracy plan, the well-deserved mastermind behind the scenes, Barty Crouch Jr., an undercover with superb acting skills, ended up being on the same front with the victim himself.

Listening to Harry’s reliance on ‘Moody’ in his words, Gret was helpless.

Barty Crouch Jr. is truly the wisest person in the Death Eater camp.

If it wasn't him who got in, but some other Death Eater, Professor Voldemort would probably have been resurrected in his lifetime.

Harry also said that when the professors surrounded him to verify, only Professor Moody was trying to save the situation and defend him.

Professor Moody faced everyone's crazy roar, "Maybe someone wants Harry to die because of this. It must be a highly skilled wizard who put the child's name in the cup.

To confuse the powerful Goblet of Fire, it requires a very strong spell. Excuse me, Harry doesn't have this ability now."

He nodded to Harry apologetically after saying this.

Gretel looked at Harry saying good things about 'Moody' in front of him over and over again, and shook his head helplessly in his heart.

If Barty Crouch Jr. didn't die, would the Death Eater camp that retained the only brain really have a chance to win in the end?

After all, Harry looks so stupid and cute.

No, this can't be blamed on Harry. Barty Crouch's acting skills are really unique.

Professor S had to sacrifice Dumbledore's life as a token of loyalty to regain Professor Voldemort's trust.

Barty Crouch, with his acting skills, conquered everyone in Hogwarts.

Now, in Harry's heart, his trust in 'Moody' has caught up with Dumbledore.

After all these years, this is the first time that Harry feels that a professor can get along with him so well.

But Barty Crouch didn't pay anything. He even argued for Harry to get rid of the suspicion on him.

The only people who can deceive the Goblet of Fire are the professors present, and the students don't have this ability.

Except Gretel.

But at this time, no one would be so crazy to doubt him.

Even if Gretel is extremely talented, he is only in the fourth grade. What can a 14-year-old wizard do?

They can't even get into the circle drawn by Dumbledore, let alone use a spell to make the Goblet of Fire spit out the fourth name.

Therefore, even Dumbledore did not have any doubts.

…

Harry was very lonely after losing his friend.

Although Gretel was very important to him, the two were not from the same college after all.

In the past, Ron accompanied him from morning to night, but this time, Ron did not believe him.

Fortunately, Hermione was there to enlighten him from time to time, otherwise he really did not know how to hold on.

But no matter how difficult life was, it had to go on.

On February 24, 1995, Harry won the admiration of everyone, and no one would look at Harry with such scrutiny.

In fact, after the first game, not many people would wear the Potter stinking shit badge anymore.

Harry's courage has washed away a lot of stigma for himself.

Except for Slytherin, they insisted on wearing the badge designed by Draco Malfoy, and stood next to Harry to disgust him whenever they had nothing to do.

But after February 24, even the most shameless Slytherin was embarrassed to wear the insulting badge again.

Harry would rather fail in the game than save Fleur Delacour's sister from the dark bottom of the Black Lake.

People believed that such a kind-hearted Harry would not be a person who illegally threw his name into the Goblet of Fire just for the sake of publicity.

"Harry Potter, the true warrior."

Even the Durmstrang students who insisted on having a bad look had to give a thumbs up when they saw Harry.

Gretel mingled in the crowd and looked at Harry, who was hugging Ron in celebration.

He also looked at Dumbledore, who was nodding to praise Harry on the high platform.

——

Gretel still doesn't understand why Harry's name was spoken when the Goblet of Fire came out.

Dumbledore didn't stop the game. Is the tradition of the wizarding world so important?

Use a spell to confuse the Goblet of Fire, rekindle it, and choose it again in front of everyone.

For him, the world-famous White Devil, it was just something he could accomplish with a raise of his hands. Why should he agree half-heartedly because of Old Barty Crouch's insistence?

Gretel didn't think Dumbledore couldn't see that this was a conspiracy against Harry Potter.

Clearly following what Harry told him, everyone insisted on excluding Harry.

Barty Crouch Jr., the instigator, charged forward and tried to save Harry from danger.

Karkaroff also said angrily on the sidelines, rekindling the Goblet of Fire until there were two warriors from each school before starting the game again, which also proved Gretel's idea.

They have the ability to confuse the Goblet of Fire, which is a magical creation. For these famous wizards, it is just a matter of effort.

Even if Gretel was not a conspiracy theorist, he felt that Dumbledore had gone too far.

Maybe Karkaroff is right?

Two brave men can indeed get more opportunities in the Triwizard Tournament.

Gretel shook this thought out of his mind and looked at Cedric.

"I wonder if Mr. Cedric's 'death' can wake Dumbledore up from his dream of having everything under control?"

——

Early on the morning of June 24th, I was in the room where I needed help.

Grete opened his silver eyes and carefully twisted the particles escaping from Grete's body into a thread bit by bit.

The other end was connected to a doll the size of a palm.

"Cedric, no matter what happens, never let this doll leave your side."

Grete explained carefully.

In order to ensure that Cedric can save his life in the hands of Professor Fu.

Grete has been researching for a whole school year, and he even put down the development of new products for this purpose.

He wouldn't risk his partner's life. If he couldn't guarantee Cedric's life 100%, he would rather let Cedric retire.

Cedric knew what was in store for him tonight.

Grete had already had a detailed discussion with him a week ago, and he knew that his life would be in danger during this trip.

Gretel gave him the right to choose. He could announce to the referees of the game that he was withdrawing from the game at any time.

In fact, according to Gretel's plan, he planned to use Polyjuice Potion to replace Cedric, so that he could ensure Cedric's safety without fail.

But such a major matter cannot be decided by Gretel himself, even if he uses his veto power.

When Cedric knew his plan, he ignored his obstruction and informed the core members of the team.

Everyone disagrees with Gretel taking this risk.

It's not that Cedric isn't afraid of death, he's only seventeen years old.

However, when he thought about the one in ten thousand possibility of an accident, he couldn't selfishly let Grete take the risk for him.

However, they urgently need an opportunity, an opportunity to break Dumbledore's myth.

Only by allowing flaws in Dumbledore can their organization pry a crack in the tightly knit wizarding world.

Otherwise, with Dumbledore around, their development would always be difficult.

Voldemort was incapable of becoming their opponent.

Everyone knows that their biggest opponent will always be the Wizengamot, which dominates the magic world.

Those old guys who maintain the traditions of the magic world.

If Dumbledore, the old Lion King, died fighting against Voldemort, his successor would always adhere to his ideals.

Let the magic world be in peace.

But what they resisted was the wizarding world that allowed wizards to die slowly.

Only through the 'death' of a person, or the death caused by Dumbledore's hesitation, can there be a chance to tear him off the throne.

Cedric hesitated, but in the end he stood up bravely.

He didn't know how many times Grete had cut off his hair and drained his magic power in the last few days for his safety.

The stand-in doll is Gretel's final masterpiece.

It can't bring people back to life, it can't even replace a leaf for people, but it can help its owner resist the killing curse.

The particles carrying his personal will were extracted from Cedric through the Silver Eyes, forming a stand-in doll with the same aura as himself.

The essence of the killing curse is a strong idea, that is, through the belief that "I want the target to die", it takes away the life of the person who is cursed.

Voldemort's Killing Curse, needless to say, the intention to kill, that is to say, his Killing Curse will definitely take away a life.

Since it cannot be resisted, move the target of the killing curse to another target.

Without the help of the silver pupil, there would be no particles with a strong personal aura, and Gretel would have no way to protect against the killing curse.

Harry's mother, Lily Potter, relied on ancient magic and her strong love to protect her children to rebound the target of the killing curse.

This is similar to Gretel's substitute doll.

However, one rebounded to Voldemort, and the other was transferred to the substitute doll.

No one knows what experiments Gretel did to ensure the effectiveness of the substitute doll.

Three days ago, on the day when the substitute doll was completed, Gretel tied up "Moody" and put him in the Room of Requirement without telling anyone.

He never took the initiative to capture people for human experiments, and this was the only exception so far.

But in order to protect his partners, he had to lower his bottom line a little bit.

In the entire Hogwarts, only when Barty Crouch Jr. was used as a test subject, Gretel would not have any psychological pressure.

Like the Cruciatus Curse, the Killing Curse requires the will of the caster more than magic power.

Barty Crouch watched as Gretel gradually increased his desire to kill, and used the killing curse on him over and over again.

Fortunately, Barty Crouch was not destined to die. Before he was scared to death, Gretel finally confirmed the protective power of the substitute doll.

Only then did he clear his memory and throw him out of the Room of Requirement.

This also caused the always suspicious 'Moody' to be particularly irritable in the last days of the fourth grade.

Facing such a Moody, Karkaroff, a guy who never lost his mouth, finally chose to admit his defeat.

As long as there is Moody, he will consciously stay away.

If he can't stay away, he will definitely follow Dumbledore closely.

He knows that the headmaster of Hogwarts will not allow anyone to fight here.

——

On the evening of June 24th, the last game of the Triwizard Tournament was launched under the attention of the public.

The four warriors will search for the Triwizard Cup to become the final winner in the endless maze.

Since the morning, Cedric seemed to be worried. Many people advised him not to be too nervous. He had proved himself by coming here.

Even if he failed, he was still a unique warrior of Hufflepuff.

The Triwizard Tournament, a moment that everyone was paying attention to, the relatives of the warriors would also come to the scene.

They would witness the last glorious moment of the warriors as a group of relatives and friends.

Cedric's parents arrived at Hogwarts early this morning, not long after Gretel tied a substitute doll to him.

He took his parents around for a day, his classroom, dormitory...

He took his parents around all the places that made him happy in the past.

But he hardly smiled all day.

It was not until he came to the tall maze that Cedric let go of the pressure in his heart, gave his parents a bright smile, then hugged his parents heavily and walked out of the rest room.

However, his father did not see that a crystal tear slowly slid down his fur coat, dripped down, and soaked into the soil.

"Come on, no matter what, I'm Cedric Diggory."

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