v4 Chapter 74： 1st project? Forbidden Forest!

Tom's face turned as red as a boiled Boston lobster.

"Um, this... ah..."

"So you don't want to, right?" Hermione took the tight stockings on the bed and fiddled with them.

"No!" Tom replied extremely quickly, as if he would lose something a second later.

"That's good, please, Mr. Yordle~" Hermione tilted her head, revealing a devilish smile.

...

After a long time, Tom and Hermione walked out of the Room of Requirement.

Although the dress on Hermione was damaged by Tom, Hermione was a witch and naturally would not let herself run out naked. She wisely applied a metamorphosis to the bathrobe, making the bathrobe look like a wizard's robe, and she would change it back when she returned to the dormitory.

"Are you okay?" Walking down the hallway, Tom noticed that Hermione's footsteps seemed unnatural. As the culprit, of course he has to pay attention.

"The mellow disappears from my eyes!" Hermione gave him an angry look, rejected Tom's request to carry her, and walked back to the lounge independently.

After Hermione returned to her bedroom, she was immediately surrounded by her little sisters.

"Be honest, where did you go last night?" Su Li pinched her waist with both hands, and stood in front of the bedroom door, blocking Hermione's way.

"What about that dress you wore last night? I remember you spent a lot of money." Padma observed more closely, she found that last night Hermione's beautiful evening dress disappeared!

The girl in the flower season, she didn't return all night, and her clothes changed when she came back... What does this mean?

Surrounded by Hermione, she felt her head pounding and wanted to give Tom two punches.

But thinking of Tom, she had an idea and found a good excuse.

"Volunteers! I've been busy with volunteers for the past two days, and we'll have to find Professor Dumbledore in advance!" Hermione remembered that she was still a volunteer for the first project of the Triwizard Tournament. , and the first project starts today!

As for the small matters of volunteer registration, Tom had already arranged it for Hermione. After Dumbledore thought about it, he specially approved Hermione to become a project volunteer.

It's not that Tom went through the back door, but because Hermione herself is strong enough - she is an existence that can outperform Tom in pure magic!

The strength of Tom and Hermione is beyond the scope of ordinary students. In Dumbledore's view, Hermione had "quasi-professor" level combat power, while Tom Yoder was a standard "professor-level" combat power, not much worse than Grindelwald's madness.

This is evidenced by actual combat records.

On the night of the World Cup Finals, Dumbledore went to the camp. There, he saw the familiar traces - he dared to swear by his beard that it was the destruction caused by the fire, plus Tom's previous convictions, Dumbledore was 100% sure that Tom Yodell did not know from Where did you learn the Fiery Fire Spell!

This is black magic!

However, Dumbledore is not old and stubborn, and his attitude towards magic has a fairly flexible moral bottom line. In his opinion, there is not much difference between the spell itself, the key depends on what kind of person the wizard casts the spell. A decent wizard, it's perfectly fine to use black magic against black wizards. And black wizards, even if they cast the Patronus Charm, they are still evil.

Tom Yoder, who happens to be a wizard who has realized the power of "love"! Therefore, the matter of the Fiery Fire Curse was turned a blind eye on Dumbledore's side. The child is talented and self-taught without a teacher, what can I do by myself?

It can only be said that he is fortunate that he has embarked on the right path - if he cultivates another three-generation Dark Lord, Dumbledore will seriously consider retiring and seclusion. The three Dark Lords have a very close relationship with him, so should he reflect on it?

Tom Yodell is now the backbone of the fight against the Dark Wizards! Sir Merlin is also going to give Tom a medal!

It's not a bad thing to have two people involved in the game as volunteers.

Tom and Hermione weren't the only volunteers either. Dumbledore selected a group of sixth and seventh graders, as well as the elite of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, to put them into the first project. According to the plan, they should meet with themselves some time before the game to know the content of the first project.

Hermione's words suddenly attracted the attention of the sisters.

"What? Hermione, you're a volunteer?"

"Tell me about the content of the first project!"

"Didn't it say that only senior students can become volunteers?"

"Hermione is excellent, isn't it--"

While the sisters were chatting, Hermione quickly changed her clothes and rushed out of the dormitory while Su Li was not paying attention.

"I have to find Professor Dumbledore, see you later!" She ran away quickly.

"I always feel that something is wrong with her." Su Li frowned as she watched Hermione leave. It seemed to her that something had changed in Hermione.

It seems to bring a touch of "God" temperament?

Must be his own delusion!

After Hermione left the dormitory, she really went to the principal's office as she said. There, she'll learn what the first project is about and get her "role" to play.

"Hermione, wait a minute!" Hermione was about to leave the lounge when Tom chased up from behind, holding a large package in his hand. Judging from the appearance of the package, it looks like his pair of magic silver wings?

Although this wing was Hermione's birthday present, it was always kept by Tom. I don't know why today, he actually brought these wings out.

"You'll definitely need it later." Tom winked at Hermione, and involuntarily put the wings into Hermione's arms.

Hermione was a little helpless, and put this obstructive package into the schoolbag where she had applied the Invisibility Expansion Charm. The two then went to Dumbledore's office together.

It wasn't until he got outside the office that Tom realized how attractive the Triwizard Tournament was to everyone.

The time Dumbledore and the volunteers agreed on was nine o'clock, but it was less than half past eight, and the corridor outside the principal's office was already full of people.

Tom saw several Ravenclaw seventh-grade seniors and sisters, and people from the other three colleges also came. Scattered, there were more than ten volunteers at Hogwarts alone. The same goes for the other two schools. More than 30 people crowded in the corridor, making it a little chaotic.

In addition to the volunteers, Dumbledore, the deans of the four academies, and the members of the jury also appeared at the scene.

Seeing Tom and Hermione coming, a smile flashed in Dumbledore's eyes. He cleared his throat and motioned for those present to be quiet first and listen to him.

"Okay, everyone is ready."

As soon as Dumbledore said these words, the students present all turned their attention to Tom and Hermione. When they saw the two of them, everyone already had a hunch in their hearts. However, when Dumbledore gave the real hammer, everyone felt a burst of sigh.

There is no other reason, these two are too young! Those who can become volunteers are mostly the oldest students in the school. The volunteers present are basically over seventeen years old, but are the two in front of them sixteen years old? Even became a volunteer.

But everyone was convinced, after all, Tom made a name for himself on the day of the World Cup finals.

Seeing Tom and Hermione appear, neither Madame Maxime nor Professor Karkaroff looked very good. Although the two of them didn't know much about the content of the project, they still had basic common sense.

As a volunteer at Hogwarts, it is normal to have a biased attitude when facing the warriors of Hogwarts, right?

For a time, both of them were worried.

Although everyone had a lot of drama in their hearts, everyone still quieted down, hid those careful thoughts in their hearts, and listened carefully to Dumbledore's speech.

"To be honest, I was surprised that you came so early. I thought last night's party would consume a lot of your energy and make you unable to get up in the morning!" Min blinked.

Tom:  …

How does this poor old man know everything?

"Is today the start of the first project of the Triwizard Tournament? As volunteers, you will enter the competition venue one step before the warriors..."

Everyone except Tom pricked up their ears, and there seemed to be a fire in their hearts fueled by curiosity, making them eager to know what the Triwizard Tournament was about.

"The first project is held in... Forbidden Forest!"

Hearing the name, everyone took a deep breath. Needless to say, the little wizards at Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students also knew the power of the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is the most dangerous forest in the wizarding world.

This forest is lush and vast, and there are countless magical animals, many of which are extremely dangerous. Ordinary students are not allowed to enter the forbidden forest at all, and only those who make big mistakes will be punished to patrol the forbidden forest.

Knowing that the first project will be held in the Forbidden Forest, everyone's faces froze, and several volunteers even backed away—who knows what monsters are in the Forbidden Forest? It is said that there are werewolves in it. If they are caught and bitten, wouldn't their life be ruined?

Not only the students were shocked, but the two principals, Maxim and Karkaroff, were also extremely surprised: This did not match the information they obtained! Didn't it say that the first project was a fire dragon? Why become a wilderness survival?

Wait... Could it be that they "released" a few fire dragons into the Forbidden Forest?

The two principals shuddered.

Dumbledore looked at the students present with a very serious expression: "I must remind you that even if you are volunteers, if you act recklessly in the Forbidden Forest, you will face fatal risks. Although the Ministry of Magic has made many preparations, The strongest insurance is prudence and caution."

Everyone nodded silently, secretly making up their minds not to go beyond the norm.

After Dumbledore warned everyone, he took out a gold bracelet from his robe. The bracelet was big and chunky and looked perfect for Hagrid. On the bracelet, dense inscriptions are engraved.

Before everyone could see the appearance of the bracelet, Dumbledore took out his wand and made an unexpected operation - he pointed the tip of the wand on the bracelet, and the bracelet instantly shattered into dozens of pieces. Fragments of varying block sizes.

Then, the fragments turned into streaks of light and flew out from the window in the corridor. Several fragments were also thrown into the hands of volunteers present.

Tom received a piece, which seemed to be the largest piece, weighing as much as an ounce. Hermione also got a small piece, but it was much smaller than Tom's, but about the size of a fingernail.

The volunteers who received the fragments couldn't help but seriously look at the golden ring fragments in their hands, while the volunteers who didn't receive them were also curious.

"You must keep the fragments in your hands well, the three warriors and their assistants will try their best to take them away... All you can do is to keep the fragments in your hands, or give the fragments to someone you recognize. Warriors." Dumbledore said with a smile.

The expressions of the volunteers present suddenly changed. The person who got the shard immediately put it away, and looked at the little wizards of other schools around with some alertness. Those who didn't get the fragments quickly remembered the names and appearances of the volunteers with the fragments.

The air was suddenly filled with opposing emotions.

Madam Maxime glanced at the extra large piece of debris in Tom's hand, and could hardly help but complain in her heart: Sure enough, Dumbledore was still partial and gave the biggest piece to his own people!

"Remember The fragments in your hands will determine the outcome of the game! Let me explain some basic rules..."

After explaining the basic rules, Dumbledore began to let the members of the referee panel distribute volunteer protective suits, which could save their lives as much as possible.

There are two things in the suit, one is a firework, once the volunteer is seriously injured or faces a fatal threat, the firework can be fired, and the off-site professor will enter the forbidden forest to bring the volunteer out. Once fireworks are fired, it is considered a waiver, and the warrior and other personnel are prohibited from further harming the volunteer.

The second thing is even more interesting. It is a trigger door key that can be brought to the Quidditch pitch with a touch. This is also a life-saving suit prepared by the Ministry of Magic for volunteers. There is a cover outside the door key. Usually, little wizards can't touch the door key. Only in critical moments, breaking the cover can trigger the door key and be brought back to the venue.

"Sword Comes"

With these two pieces of equipment, the safety of the volunteers is also guaranteed.

In addition, the volunteers also each got a small bag, no one knows what is inside, and can only be opened and checked after the competition.

According to Dumbledore, it could be a magic prop, it could be a map, or both, completely random.

As for food, water, tents and the like, it is more of a matter of course.

"Okay, please deans and members of the jury panel lead the volunteers to the Forbidden Forest." After completing the arrangement, Dumbledore waved his hand and announced that everyone could set off.

Tom's expression moved slightly: he had something to do.

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