Under Everyone's Gaze

The stands of Hogwarts' Quidditch Pitch abruptly fell silent.

The next second, chaos erupted.

"No, Harry! No—" Hermione shot to her feet, her face ghastly white, her fingers digging hard into Ron's arm.

Ron sat there dumbly, a foolish expression on his face. His mouth hung open as he said, "What was that just now? Did you see it? Did the two of them... did they suddenly become smaller?"

Some people screamed in terror; some gripped their wands, fury burning in their eyes; others covered their mouths and wept soundlessly.

Several foreign wizards rose from their seats, saying in panic, "Oh, I think we should leave..."

Ferdinand held Fiona tightly, his voice trembling as he kept saying, "Trust Wade, trust Wade... Do you remember what he said? He said he would definitely come back safely! Trust him!"

As he spoke, his eyes remained fixed on Dumbledore in the Referee stand.

Albus Dumbledore... supposedly the most powerful wizard in the world. Wade had always admired and trusted him deeply... If Wade was truly in danger, perhaps he was the only one they could count on...

Sirius was like an enraged beast. He vaulted over the railing and charged out of the stands, only realizing halfway there that even if he rushed into the Forbidden Forest, he had no way to bring those two children back. He then sprinted toward the Referee stand like lightning.

Lupin, along with many wizards concerned about the situation, had already rushed over. They all asked, "Dumbledore, what should we do now? What's on the screen isn't part of the competition, is it?"

"A conspiracy! This is a complete and utter conspiracy!" Umbridge shouted. "If certain people think they can use this method to force the Ministry of Magic into compromise, or even drag out someone who