The Three Hundred and Thirty-Second: The Triwizard Tournament Ends and Dumbledore's Concerns
Krum eventually got his wand back, as well as the jeans that had become tattered rags.
After Reparo, I drank the Light Potion.
Krum staggered forward in his jeans.
Hmm, and he even gave himself a shark nose.
All that remained was the harpy, wearing black boxer shorts with Krum's image printed on them, casting her own spell.
Ilvas also took the Light Potion, and after a brief hesitation at each fork in the road, he sped forward.
Right now, both of them are getting closer and closer to the end point—the exit of the maze.
Outside the maze, the two men's families also watched the dark maze while occasionally glancing at the large screen.
Finally, at Mr. Weasley's command, "Krum was the first to run out of the maze! I must say, his muscular physique gave him a great advantage."
Next up is Ilvas!
The match is over.
All that's left is the lengthy, uninteresting awards ceremony.
Madame Maxime's mouth looked like it was about to dislocate from laughing so hard.
After releasing Phoebe and giving her to Ryan, she threw herself into Hagrid's arms.
Harry suspected that Hagrid might want the frogs on the moon right now.
Madame Maxime would also ride a broomstick and fly to the moon without hesitation.
Krum awkwardly clutched his chest, seemingly regretting that he had forgotten to ask the harpy to give him his torn shirt and robe.
He was now surrounded by his parents, as well as his former dance partner—the Slytherin girl.
There was absolutely no chance to put on clothes.
The female student seemed quite pleased with Krum.
But Harry suspected it was more likely because she knew Krum was still a virgin.
This is probably why Krum was kept from getting dressed by his parents.
They noticed the girl's obvious affection for Krum.
He deliberately showed off Krum's masculinity—by going shirtless.
(Harry didn't really understand, but he figured it might be a custom in the Bulgaria wizarding world.)
After all, Krum used to often go diving in Black Lake wearing boxer shorts.
Ilvas found Harry a little strange.
Despite coming in last place, they weren't disappointed at all.
The same was true of the students around him in Castelobruxo, and their principal Madame Vokanova.
They were even quite excited, as if Ilvas had become number one.
However, Harry didn't have time to think about these things.
Because, among the students who were gradually approaching him, he did not see Ron.
And Ginny seems to know about this.
And she was unwilling to tell him.
Harry was the most surprised by this.
Because Ginny never hid any secrets from him.
If he wanted, Ginny would even share her childhood memories of bedwetting with him.
Even after midnight, when the TV in the lounge was turned off and everyone went back to their dorms to rest, Ron still hadn't shown up.
There weren't any in the dorms either.
Now, Harry really couldn't sit still.
So he pulled out the Marauder's Map.
Soon, in the Gryffindor Common Room, he found Ron Weasley's name and his footprints that kept circling around the common room.
"Merlin's beard! Neville, come and see." Harry pointed to the Marauder's Map.
"What's wrong?" Neville asked, coming closer.
"Ron is the only one in this lounge right now!"
"That's right, the Triwizard Tournament just ended today, and our Hogwarts came in second place."
Why are the Gryffindor students back in their dormitories so early? Even Fred and George are nowhere to be seen.
"No, they're with Angelina in the cleaned-up maze. There are lots of couples in there." Harry paused, then became a little exasperated. "That's not the point. The point is Ron!"
He is now all alone in the Gryffindor Common Room!
And Lavender isn't with him right now!
Why did he go to the Gryffindor Common Room?
And I haven't seen him since I participated in the competition!
"Is there something wrong with his relationship with Lavender?" Neville guessed.
"Definitely," Harry jumped to his feet. "I knew it all along! Just look at Ron!"
He hardly interacts with Lavender at all throughout the day.
Even you and Hannah don't match that frequency.
"Hmm?" A phantom image of a sword appeared in Neville's pupils.
"I'm making a comparison."
You and Hannah, Ron and Lavender, are all different couples in the academy.
But Ron almost never goes to Lavender.
"And then there was that whole thing. If I were Lavender, I would have broken up with him too."
"Should we go find Ron? There's no curfew tonight."
"Let's forget about it," Harry said, quickly changing into his pajamas and getting into bed. "Now that I know where Ron is, I'm not worried anymore."
If you'd like to go out for a stroll, I suggest you visit the Hufflepuff Common Room.
Hannah hasn't gone back to her dorm yet.
"I'm going right now!" Neville disappeared in a flash.
In the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office at Hogwarts, Dumbledore and Riddle were discussing everything that had happened to the Manticore Triwizard Tournament.
"Have you sensed any power similar to yours?"
Although you didn't watch the match, if it were you, within this range, there are forces with similar power to yours, even if they are so great that I didn't even notice them, you should be able to sense them.
"You mean, this is Voldemort?"
As his resurrection progresses, what greeting will he give us?
Is it possible for him to be that powerful now?
According to our calculations, even if he is stronger than before after being resurrected through that ritual, he is still still at our level.
Even if we might not be opponents, I, you, Grindelwald can all handle one or two on our own.
Judging by his combat strength, his power wouldn't have swelled to the point of surpassing Harry or Nether Dragon in the Forbidden Forest Hagrid.
How could he possibly use power beyond your perception?
Moreover, they focused on the Manticore.
This beast is almost immune to magic.
If it were me, besides the Killing Curse, I would have to transform into Angel form to deal with it.
How could he possibly cast a spell from such a distance in the center of the North Sea, focusing his energy on that monster?
He's not Rubeus Hagrid, who specializes in defeating Care of Magical Creatures.
"You may not understand what his current state is called."
When wizards were still called gods, this realm, which belonged exclusively to wizards and transcended time and space, and was supported by their unique laws, had a unique name— the Divine Kingdom.
Of course, he's only a half-baked amateur.
Therefore, if he is indeed in this state, he can regain his senses.
Distance is not a problem for him.
The North Sea may be far from Hogwarts. But for him, it might just be a thought.
"A lie! Based on my relationship with him, I can roughly estimate the extent of his resurrection!"
"His current state—a half-finished Divine Kingdom —means his mind should be in a state of chaos."
This is the price that non-gods must pay for imitating the mannerisms of gods.
After his resurrection, he will be demoted back to a wizard.
This experience will only become his further resource, requiring a great deal of time to explore.
We will not give him time to dig.
Your estimate is correct.
My concern now is whether he has regained his senses ahead of schedule.
Was today's scene the result of a thought in his sleep, or a greeting he gave while awake?
"So, he was stronger before his resurrection than he was after his resurrection?"
You can understand it that way.