As the first rays of morning sunlight fell upon the Forbidden Forest, the pink maze seemed to become even more vibrant.
The dutiful owls delivered today's Daily Prophet early, and Rita's first news program was also pushed out by the "dubiubi" video platform that came with the Magical Communicator.
The first thing Vincent does after getting up is to turn on her show, then grab her towel and toiletries and head to the bathroom.
After an opening sequence reminiscent of Muggle blockbuster, Rita, dressed in a bright green business suit, sits at a long table, with exciting clips from the first two events of the Triwizard Tournament playing behind her.
For example, the Chinese Fireball Dragon angrily spews its breath at Viktor Krum, or Draco leisurely swims towards the Merfolk Village.
The camera zooms in, and Rita's face fills the entire frame.
She lightly lifted her jeweled glasses and greeted the audience in a relaxed and cheerful tone:
"Long time no see, dear viewers. This is Rita Skeeter's personal channel. If you haven't followed yet, please click the follow button below her profile picture."
An older student in the restroom became interested. "Hey guys? What does this mean?"
Vincent smiled at him, "'Dear friends' is short for 'my dear audience'."
The older students suddenly realized what was happening and continued watching the program.
Rita's expression turned serious. "This is the channel's first program, so I won't waste any more time. I'm here today to give the Ministry of Magic a piece of my mind!"
She spoke very quickly, "As you all know, under the arrangement of our 'wise' Minister for Magic, this year's Triwizard Tournament has been incredibly 'glorious'."
When the scene shifts to the Goblet of Fire selecting Champion, Dumbledore catches the slip of paper it spews out with a look of utter disbelief, rubs his eyes hard, and loudly proclaims the name on it:
"Draco Malfoy!"
The scholar's hand trembled slightly as he squeezed out the toothpaste.
The editing is so bad... if you didn't know better, you'd think Draco was the one who suddenly appeared as Champion.
The scene shifts to a blond-haired boy with his face blurred out. He swaggers onto the staff table, while the background noise is filled with people cursing him for cheating.
Rita looked heartbroken and distressed. "If it were just a simple case of shady dealings, that would be one thing, but look at what I've seen."
The little golden retriever, whose face was covered in mosaics, was engulfed by the fiery breath of the Hungarian Horntail, but moments later he was standing there completely unharmed.
"Clearly, his family has prepared a powerful magical artifact for him that can withstand the fire dragon's attack."
The next scene shows the little golden retriever slowly walking towards the Black Lake, while the other three Champion all ran there.
Next, he slowly swam to the Mermaid Statue where the hostages were. Although his face was covered by a large area of mosaic, his composure could still be seen through the projection screen.
The scene then cuts to Harry being attacked by the Merpeople.
"Potter Champion the only Champion was attacked by the Merpeople. I know you all want to know why. Here's a bold guess."
Rita leaned closer to the camera mysteriously, "As everyone knows, I have quite a few reliable informants at Hogwarts."
Her glasses inexplicably reflected a blinding light. "According to my reliable informant, the Malfoy Champion started targeting the Potter Champion not long after the start of the first year."
She straightened up, put her index finger to her red lips, and shushed the camera. "That's enough. You're all smart people. Yes, the truth is just as you imagine."
After brushing his teeth Vincent turned around and found that there were seven or eight boys surrounding him.
Rita is truly a natural media personality; she effortlessly set the tone without any prior reference.
"Now for the important part—" She paused, then picked up the water bottle on the table.
She took a small sip and winked playfully. "By the way, this channel welcomes anyone to advertise."
Vincent quickly washed his face and, like the boys, became excited.
Rita put the water bottle down and took an exaggeratedly deep breath. "Damn Ministry of Magic! What are you doing? The Triwizard Tournament should just be renamed the Triwizard Tournament!"
The scene shifts to a berserk Hungarian Horntail wreaking havoc on the arena. A Champion, whose hair is completely pixelated, is gripped tightly by its claws and then forcefully thrown against the magical barrier of the stands.
Next, the Merpeople and Auror confront each other in a village at the bottom of the Black Lake, about to fight, and then, for some unknown reason, the whole scene goes completely black.
"Heh heh—" Rita sneered repeatedly, "The timing was perfect. Let's speculate on why the live stream was suddenly interrupted. Is someone trying to keep the outside world from knowing what's going to happen next?"
Covering up the truth is a traditional skill of the British Ministry of Magic, and her conspiracy-filled remarks instantly won the support of viewers who watched the first episode.
Half-true, half-false, not entirely serious, with exaggerated elements—a true Rita Skeeter style.
At the end of the show, she pitifully asked the audience for a triple like and follow, and the familiar dialogue made Vincent feel like he had returned to his past life.
He pressed and held the thumbs-up button at the bottom of the video, and quietly left the restroom amidst the boys' chatter.
Meanwhile, wizards who had already purchased the Magical Communicator discovered that the "dubidubi" platform could actually publish personal videos.
With a simple verification process, anyone can create a personal channel and upload videos, just like Rita.
You can earn money based on the number of views, likes, and favorites. The percentage isn't high, but you can earn some pocket money since you're just killing time anyway.
Like opening the door to a new world, every wizard who possessed Magical Communicator began trying to post videos.
During breakfast, Vincent came across Tonks' video.
In the video, she is wearing a leather jacket and looks unhappy, but suddenly, she turns on her pig nose and makes a few grunting noises.
"Pfft—" Caught off guard Vincent sprayed a mouthful of milk onto the Gu Gu in front of him.
"Gu Gu!!!" Without needing a translation, Neville and the others nearby knew that this was owl swear words.
Vincent instinctively pushed a sandwich he hadn't tried before to Gu Gu, then glanced at the video of Tonks that he had just watched.
Published 5 minutes ago, 145 views, 72 likes, 16 followers.
He casually gave a triple like and followed, then turned off the projection screen with a smile.
It was then that he noticed many students were watching videos while eating breakfast, while today's Daily Prophet was left aside.
If "dubidubi" develops steadily, its future influence will definitely be no less than that of the official platform.
In an era when the Muggle Internet is still in its infancy, Wayne Enterprises, holding the exclusive rights to the mobile communications field, is destined to become a behemoth that no one dares to imagine.