Chapter 400 39830 Points

Chapter 400 398.30 points

"Where did Jon Green get 180 points!"

The first person to question this was Bosde.

The smile on his face froze first, and he was the first to react among all the people. He almost couldn't help but interrupt Matthew on the spot.

On the shore, the students in the castle were also staring at Matthew. When they heard someone take the lead in questioning, they also shouted.

"That's right! Jon Green got 100 points in the first game, and now 50 points in this game. How can the total not be 180 points!"

"Did Mr. Graves make a mistake?"

"Such a simple addition is not intentional, right?"

Hearing such doubts, Matthew just put down the parchment in his hand, and he stared at everyone calmly and said.

"It's true that Jon Green scored 50 points in this competition, but he didn't just get 100 points in the first project."

"There were no students around at the time, but we were all there! He found the most Golden Snitches, ranked first in the score and got 70 points, and the second one came back from the Forbidden Forest and got 30 points. This is not 100 points, but how many! You announced it in front of all the judges!"

Borsted couldn't hold it in anymore. He seemed to feel that there was some conspiracy. Matthew might want to reverse black and white with Dumbledore. The result of the second project could not be changed in public, so he would tamper with the first project.

While he was shouting, he turned his head and looked at Snape.

"You were there at that time, right? Say something, Snape! They are cheating!"

Snape just responded to him with a cold look, and did say something, but this sentence was for him.

"Incurable idiot."

After saying that, he nodded to Matthew, as if he had said hello, and turned around and walked towards the castle under everyone's puzzled gaze.

Naturally, no one dared to stop him from the students surrounding him, and they hurriedly opened a passage for their vice-principal to pass through.

Burst hadn't reacted at first, and was stunned. When Snape had walked away, the expression on his face began to become distorted.

"What does he mean? He dared to scold me like that! Scold me like that!"

Matthew's expression did not change from beginning to end, and he continued what he had not finished saying just now.

"I think Mr. Burst may have forgotten that after the first competition, the referee team launched an investigation into the dragon disaster at that time. Although there were no clues and results in the end, the compensation for Jon Green was recognized by all the referees at that time, including the principal of Hogwarts Castle, and this compensation was based on his first competition plus 30 points."

The distortion on Burst's face was frozen again in an instant.

When this matter was confirmed, he was naturally notified, but he didn't care at the time, thinking that John was already the first in the first project, and adding some points to him would not affect anything.

But it was not until the second project was over that he came to his senses. The scores of the first two projects were added together to calculate the ranking before affecting the third project.

In other words, the 30 points added to John at the beginning were actually crucial, basically ensuring his invincibility!

No wonder he could go ashore without changing his face after only harvesting one pearl, and he didn't care about Emil and Draco's scores.

In fact, even if John didn't look for pearls at all, he just returned immediately after entering the water and got the guaranteed 50 points, which was equivalent to winning!

As for whether the 30 points compensated to him at the beginning made sense, this was something Voldemort agreed to, so Bulstrode couldn't have any objection to it.

So the situation had already been doomed.

And he was still like a jumping clown, questioning Dumbledore's collusion with the referee team to cheat, and even let Snape speak?

Almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, Bulstrode's face flushed, because at this time all the students were looking at him. Snape left quietly, and they could only get the answer from the vice-president of Beauxbatons whether the news was true or not.

"Yes, there is such a thing!"

Bulstrode almost squeezed out this sentence from his teeth.

Matthew's eyes moved away from him. He didn't understand why the vice-president was so happy from the beginning.

The students around didn't understand how the score of the first project was calculated. Don't you understand it either?

It really confirmed what Snape said before he left, stupid and hopeless.

Emile was like being poured with a basin of cold water at this time, and he wilted all over.

When Jon added points, not only the referees were notified, but also the players below knew it. It was just that at that time they had already recognized Jon's first one, so they didn't think it was a big deal.

But when the two competitions were completely over, the total scores were added up, and this advantage was thoroughly reflected.

After hearing what Bulstrode said personally, no one in the castle smiled.

The expressions on their faces were even a little awkward, like a group of ducks taking swan eggs back to their nest, but being pointed out that ducks are ducks and cannot lay swan eggs.

As for where George, Hermione and the others were, after Jon confirmed that the total score was first, no one cheered.

As if this was how things should be, the previous cheers and cheers of the students in the castle were simply incomprehensible in their eyes.

Matthew asked one last time in front of everyone.

"Does anyone have any questions about the total score of the first two events?"

The scene became extremely quiet. Now every point scored by the four warriors was traceable and in compliance with the rules. Of course, no one would have any questions.

At this time, Matthew also breathed a long sigh of relief.

No matter what, the first two games finally passed safely. As for the abnormality under the Black Lake during the game, it is probably the same as the dragon disaster in the first game. It can only be a mess.

"Then, I announce that the third game will start at 10 o'clock in the morning on April 12 this year. The specific rules will be announced on that day."

When Matthew finished saying this, it meant that today's game was completely over.

The students in the castle didn't seem to want to stay any longer. They turned around and hurried back towards the castle, as if every extra second they stayed would make their faces more embarrassed.

Little Barty was watching this scene from the tower of the castle.

He had already determined the outcome of this game before it even started, so there was no need to watch it.

Only an idiot like Bursted would have any illusions about the final result of the game. As long as Jon scored in the first game, he would not be so unclear.

After Snape returned to the castle, he did not go to his office. Instead, he came to the tower and stood next to Barty.

"There was an accident during the game."

"Can you be sure who did it? Dumbledore? Or was it the method left by the master before?"

"I will go to the lake to check later. The specific source is still open to discussion."

Little Barty squinted his eyes and looked at a girl with long chestnut hair among the group of people returning to the Hogwarts carriage.

"No matter what the result of the game is, as long as Dumbledore and the others don't discover the problem of the master's disappearance, it is not a big deal. If you lose the first two games, you will lose. The key to victory is not here. No matter how big the advantage is, it will not matter. It can just provide some help for the final game. If you really want to win, you still have to lift the Triwizard Cup.”

Snape was also looking down. He squinted his eyes and was looking at Jon, who was being playfully followed behind Dumbledore with George and Lee holding their arms around their shoulders.

"Does the master have any arrangements for the third game?"

"Of course I don't know what the master has arranged. Even you, I don't know what this last crucial scene is. But since the master didn't leave any news for us, either he has already arranged it. Everything, either"

Little Barty looked at Hermione deeply for the last time, making himself look like a girl with a big somersault, and finally turned around and left the tower.

"My master actually doesn't care about the Triwizard Tournament at all. The so-called blood oath and the current attitude of taking it seriously are just to attract Dumbledore's attention."

The last words he left were as he disappeared into the doorway. Only Snape was still standing on the tower. He did not continue to look at Jon and his party who had returned to the carriage. Instead, he raised his head and looked. Toward the blue space.

The dazzling sunlight shone on his empty eyes, and it was unclear whether he was whispering to someone or to himself.

"Live well no matter what"

Jon was not surprised that the second game ended like this.

He and Daisy knew the content of the second event very early. The competition format was the same as the first event. Naturally, they had already calculated that if they only had to go through a formality in this competition, they would basically be in the first place. Nothing will change.

Making the score larger may have a better impact on the third item, but in fact it is not necessary at all.

After returning to the carriage, just as he would go to the principal's office for a summary meeting after all major events in the past, this time Jon also followed Dumbledore to the principal's office.

"There's nothing wrong with that big squid, right?"

As soon as Jon sat down, he blinked and asked.

Dumbledore looked calm.

"Fox helped bring it to Lyon, where specialized magical animal experts treated it. But even if it doesn't die directly from this incident, it won't have a few years to live."

Jon was silent for a moment.

He had never seen this giant squid before today, but whether it was in the original book or from the mouths of other students, he could tell that this huge guy maintained the friendliest attitude towards every student.

"May I know why this squid was tortured like this by the Dark Lord?"

Dumbledore had a heavy look in his eyes.

"Because its existence has a deep relationship with Godric Gryffindor, the other founder in the history of Hogwarts. This is what Riddle values. If the four things are all relics left by the creators, then this squid is a living fossil, and it has a more profound meaning to the entire castle.”

Jon frowned. Even though he had not been deeply involved in Dumbledore and Hermione's previous plans in the castle, he could see the problem now.

"But Professor, if the Dark Lord really cares about how to take the castle into his own hands, why hasn't he appeared to stop us until now? Let's not talk about the runes in the Chamber of Secrets for now. Whether it's the headmaster's office or the Slytherin lounge under the Black Lake, we have basically left a lot of traces. I don't think the Dark Lord will not notice that we have discovered his secrets."

Dumbledore said softly.

"In fact, it's not just what you said, Jon. We haven't even figured out what Riddle's purpose is in wanting to gain control of the castle. This castle should be meaningless to him. Now that he has the nominal position of headmaster, it's enough, but he still wants to go to great lengths to get the complete Hogwarts."

Jon was also curious about this.

"Does Hogwarts really have its own consciousness?"

"Why not?" Dumbledore asked back, "Gryffindor took off his hat, and that hat became the Sorting Hat that can definitely identify students. Hogwarts Castle is a school founded by four great wizards. Everyone who studies and lives here is a little wizard with magical powers. It will also have its own recognition standard."

"Then how did the Dark Lord determine whether he was recognized by the castle and rejected instead?"

Dumbledore did not answer his question, but suddenly showed an interested expression on his face.

"If you have a chance, Jon, promise me something."

Jon was a little stunned. He didn't know why Dumbledore suddenly said this.

"What is it?"

"Next time you return to the castle and enter openly, try to go to the principal's office again, and then say a word in the principal's office."

Dumbledore said with a smile on his face.

"Just think of this as a soliloquy, [Throw rotten eggs at my head, Hogwarts]."

Jon couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Is this a secret order?"

"If you have a chance, just give it a try. This is not a mission or a secret order, it's just an interesting experiment."

Dumbledore seemed to have just come up with this idea on a whim. After he said this, his expression became serious again.

"Okay, let's get back to the point. There are still four months before the final match to decide the winner, and during this time, Salazar has something to give you."