Chapter 339 How to Participate in the Goblet of Fire Competition
"Who the hell is Merlin?"
"Is she... the greatest genius Hogwarts has ever seen?"
"But she's a suspicious Slytherin... can we really trust her?"
Recently, similar rumors have become more and more common. Whether in the corridors, libraries, or auditoriums, students can be seen gathering in groups of two or three, discussing a name - Amanta Merlin.
The owner of this name - Amanta, was sitting in a corner of the library with a book "Analysis of Advanced Magic Theory" in her hand, and intermittent whispers could be heard from time to time.
She didn't look up, and her fingers turned the pages as steadily as ever, but she was clearly aware that she had recently become the focus of discussion in the whole school.
Of course, the cause of these discussions was not just the battle in Moody's class a few days ago.
One of the things they were talking about was her beauty potion business.
Ever since Astoria tried to frame her last time but ended up helping her become famous, more and more students have been secretly coming to her to customize beauty potions.
Her potion was indeed effective, as confirmed by students who had tried it themselves, and even some professors began to acquiesce in this private transaction.
After all, who doesn’t want smooth, shiny hair?
Many girls even secretly developed a certain admiration for her. After all, her achievements in Slytherin were obvious to all, and now she was able to occupy a place in the beauty potion business, which was not something that ordinary people could do.
The second is the heroic deeds of the trio at the Quidditch World Cup.
Although the scene was chaotic at the time, someone did witness her performance in the melee.
A young girl, at a critical moment of life and death, brought along two "notorious" young masters and a "savior" from Slytherin to protect a group of innocent people.
After this incident spread, many people's impression of the Slytherin trio changed.
Although many students still believe that they have selfish motives, more people are beginning to re-examine them, and some even think that perhaps they are not as evil as rumored.
The third thing is naturally the battle in Diagon Alley.
What happened in Diagon Alley raised their reputation to a new level.
Even the Daily Prophet specifically reported on the process of the four of them fighting the dark wizard.
Some wizards who witnessed the entire battle process praised them highly afterwards, believing that they were not only powerful but also brave and fearless. Some even believed that they were more responsible than the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic.
Of course, many people have raised doubts:
"Is Merlin really that powerful?"
"Who is she?"
"Is she hiding her true intentions?"
"The Slytherin trio...are they really on the side of justice?"
As these rumors spread, the attitudes of Hogwarts students towards Amanta became divided.
Some people began to admire her and even felt that she was a trustworthy person;
Some people are still waiting and watching, not daring to make a conclusion easily;
However, there are still some people who are still wary of her and even doubt her motives.
But no matter what, Amanta Merlin, this name has spread throughout Hogwarts.
Amanta put down the book "Analysis of Advanced Magic Theory" and began to flip through another book on the history of the Triwizard Tournament.
Her eyes were on the page, but her mind was not on the words.
She was thinking.
This Moody... can he really be trusted?
Based on her observations during this period, there was indeed nothing abnormal about the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
He doesn't drink often, whereas in the original story, Moody often drank the wine hanging around his waist in order to maintain his appearance - in fact, it was Polyjuice Potion.
So, is he really Alastor Moody?
She still remembered that in the original plot, Moody was kidnapped by Barty Crouch Jr. and disguised as a fake professor.
But Barty Jr. is still in Azkaban, so is there any other Death Eater dressed up as Moody?
Amanta tapped her fingertips lightly on the page as she pondered the question.
Apart from not having the habit of drinking at all times, although Moody's attitude towards students is strict, he does not deliberately target anyone, nor does he show any habit of abusing black magic.
Most importantly, his fighting skills are fully in line with a true Auror.
Now it seems... this Moody might be real.
If Moody is real, then he must not be the spy who was planted behind the scenes to put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire when the Ministry arranged the Triwizard Tournament this time.
but.
Amanta's eyes dropped slightly.
She was still not sure if there was a deeper conspiracy behind this competition. Besides Moody, couldn't the Death Eaters start from somewhere else?
Julius...could he be the chess piece hiding in the dark?
She couldn't be sure of that.
But there was one thing she was very clear about.
If this game really developed according to the original plot, Cedric would definitely die.
Amanta clenched her fingers, squeezing the spine of the book slightly harder.
This cannot be allowed to happen.
A way must be found.
Since Cedric can't be stopped from participating in the selection, can she participate in the selection?
Someone once talked to her about this topic.
She raised her head and her eyes fell on a figure sitting not far away.
Julius was sitting by the window, quietly flipping through a thick ancient book.
The sunlight shone through the window onto his profile. He looked calm, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Amanta stood up and walked towards him.
"Amanta?" Julius raised his head, smiled and closed the book, as if he had expected her to come to him. "Sit down."
Amanta sat down opposite him and got straight to the point: "What did you mean by 'not limited to the rules' before?"
Julius chuckled, tapping his fingers on the table, looking at her with a half-smile.
"So you want to participate in the competition?"
Amanta was silent for a moment, then said softly, "If there is a way."
Julius raised his eyebrows slightly, his smile deepening.
"I knew you wouldn't stay out of this." He said in a low, seductive voice, "You and I both don't like being bound by rules."
Amanta did not respond, but just stared at him calmly.
Julius studied her expression carefully and whispered, "If you really want to participate... maybe I can help you."
"But you have to show some sincerity."
Amanta narrowed her eyes and looked at him coldly.
"for example?"
Julius smiled, his pure black pupils as deep as the night.
He leaned slightly closer, his voice soft but dangerous: "Like... you have to trust me."