Rumors Are Terrifying
The second match of the Triwizard Tournament has successfully concluded.
Yes, it went very smoothly, at least from Bell's perspective.
As for how Dumbledore and the others will communicate with the fish-men, and how much overtime the Ministry of Magic staff will have to work, does that matter?
As he walked into the Great Hall and saw his younger sister rushing towards him with a beaming smile, Bell could give a very confident answer.
That's not important at all!
After the competition ended, the events of the second match became a new favorite among the Little Wizard, frequently appearing in their casual conversations.
And once again, the top trending topic was about Harry.
Surprisingly, the Little Wizard were deeply divided on Harry's behavior of lingering in the Mermen Village, especially his repeated circling of Gabrielle at the end.
Some of Harry's supporters firmly believe that Harry stayed in the Mermen Village because he was worried about the safety of the other hostages.
This can be clearly seen from the fact that Harry did not save his own hostage first, but instead chose to save Cedric's hostage, Cho Chang.
What kind of spirit is this?
This is the spirit of selfless internationalism!
I was so moved I almost cried!
Others believe that Harry may have been affected by the powerful Dark Magic of the Dark Lord during the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, which led to some mental health problems.
Otherwise, if Harry was truly worried about the safety of the other hostages, why didn't he save the young girl instead of circling around her?
This is just a liking for bondage... cough cough!
As for Harry's claim that he couldn't get close to the other person because of a powerful Curses, someone specifically went to the professors to verify that this was not true at all!
Besides, who is Harry? He's the one who defeated the Dark Lord!
How could the Curses the professors had cast possibly stop Harry from getting close?
Didn't you see that in the second game, Harry was far ahead of everyone else and arrived at the Mermen Village much earlier?
This is proof of our strength!
Just as Harry Potter fans and Harry Potter haters were locked in a bitter and intertwined struggle, a report in the Daily Prophet shattered this delicate balance between the two factions.
On Harry Potter's status as a hostage— the Boy Who Lived.
Author: Rita Skeeter
Ms. Skeeter, a renowned reporter for the Daily Prophet, provided an insightful and accessible analysis of the hostage status of the four Champion in the second match of the Triwizard Tournament.
According to Ms. Skeeter, she interviewed the four Champion and their hostages immediately after the second game.
From the conversations of the eight people, Ms. Skeeter, drawing on her years of experience in journalism, eventually uncovered a startling truth.
First, Viktor Krum's hostage was a classmate who was also from Durmstrang.
There's not much to say about this. After all, Durmstrang only brought about a dozen people, so their choices were limited. They just randomly picked the person who had spoken to Krum the most.
Secondly, Fleur Delacour's hostage was her sister.
There's not much to say about this; the two sisters seem to have a very deep bond.
Again, Cedric Diggory ... let's skip that.
Readers wouldn't be interested in such a little guy they'd never even heard of.
Finally, and most importantly, the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter's hostage, turned out to be Ron Weasley, the youngest son of the Weasley family!
"During my interviews with Harry and Ron, I noticed that whenever I mentioned the other person's name, they would always hesitate and look shy. This struck me as odd."
When I could no longer get any more information from the two people, I went to great lengths to interview several Little Wizard at Hogwarts and finally learned a shocking truth.
The following passage is the original quote from a kind, anonymous Little Wizard from the Malfoy family, and I have made absolutely no changes to it.
"Harry? He's with Ron all the time. Their roommates say they even sleep in the same bed at night. Honestly, I can't understand their relationship; how can they be that close?"
(Draco Malfoy said through gritted teeth.)
This is absolutely amazing!
The comments from other interviewees also corroborated this fact: the Boy Who Lived, the little the Chosen One Harry, actually liked cute boys.
Is this the curse of the Dark Lord, or a teaching of Dumbledore?
For more exciting revelations, please continue to follow my reports. — Rita Skeeter
(The above is excerpted from the Daily Prophet.)
With the Daily Prophet scapegoated, Harry's supporters gained a powerful weapon.
Whenever someone falsely accuses Harry of trying to take advantage of that cute little girl, they look down on the guy who makes such a stupid statement.
"Our Harry likes boys! How could he possibly have designs on a little girl?"
Then those who slandered Harry would be so ashamed that they would cover their faces and walk away.
So why are Harry's supporters decreasing every day, even though they clearly have an overwhelming advantage?
That's really strange.
Harry himself was so angry after reading the report written by Rita Skeeter that he rolled his eyes, almost ruining Dumbledore's more than 10 years of planning.
"That's utter nonsense! I clearly like Senior Cho Chang!"
Harry had already heard that Cedric had been constantly bothering his senior Cho Chang, ever since the Christmas Ball.
In the second match, Harley was extremely annoyed when she discovered that Cedric's hostage was none other than his beautiful senior Cho Chang.
I almost wanted to curse Cedric.
Now, thanks to Rita Skeeter's report, Harry has discovered that Cho Chang has started avoiding him! And every time she looks at him, the way she looks at him is strange!
"I...￥#...%R$&*"
"Ha, Harry..."
"What is it, Neville? And why are you standing so far away from me?!"
Seeing Neville, who was almost 10 meters away, Harry's anger surged two meters higher.
"It's Ginny looking for you. She's waiting for you in the lounge."
"Neville said, his voice trembling with tears," he said.
It's not that Neville also thinks Harry likes boys or anything like that. As one of Harry's best friends, Neville believes he knows Harry quite well.
However, public opinion can be a powerful force!
He was forced into this situation!