Chapter 421 Who Are the 419 Prisoners of War?
Chapter 421 419. Who are the prisoners of war?
After Jon finished speaking, there was an even bigger uproar in the audience.
There is really too much information in it. Let’s not talk about the subsequent incident about Lestrange and his son cheating together in the castle. Jon said earlier that Emil’s death was caused by Voldemort himself, which has already made everyone The students felt ridiculous.
Their headmaster would appear in the castle in person, and not only did he not attack Jon, but he also killed Emil who was competing on his behalf.
This is simply nonsense, and it is impossible for anyone to believe it.
The students didn't believe it, and Crouch and Snape, as professors, certainly couldn't believe it either.
"Do you think everyone here is a fool?" Crouch's face was cold, "Master killed Emil? Even if he wants to find an excuse to escape the guilt of murder, he should come up with a more reasonable lie. Right? If you just said that the Lestranges cheated and attacked you together in the castle, and you were forced to fight back, then maybe someone would believe this reason!
While Crouch was talking, Snape had already winked at several professors and castle administrators on the lawn.
Immediately, these people understood and immediately stepped up the steps, trying to enter the castle in front of Dumbledore and Jon.
"We need to investigate the truth of the third game to determine whether we can recognize the result of this game."
Snape stared at Dumbledore and said flatly.
However, Dumbledore and Jon just stood in front of the castle gate, with no intention of getting out of the way.
"Sorry, Severus." Dumbledore said calmly, "From the moment the contract came into effect, this castle was no longer yours, and of course you have no right to enter now."
His words undoubtedly made little Barty even more angry. Almost no students on the lawn had ever seen their Charms professor lose his temper like this.
"The final result of this game has not been recognized by the master! This castle is still ours! Or do you want to start another war?"
Little Barty's extremely tough words and stance made the students behind even more excited!
They shouted louder, threatening Dumbledore and Jon, shouting chaotically for them to get out of here. Now no one recognized the result of the game, and the castle remained in its previous state!
However, Jon only looked at Dumbledore and showed no intention of taking any action.
Dumbledore just looked calmly at the noisy students below, Barty Jr. and Snape who were already glaring at him.
"Perhaps you could try to snatch it away again?"
His words further ignited the anger of the students below.
Young people are the easiest to get excited and excited. In addition, the education that these pure-blood and mixed-blood students have always received is that Dumbledore is always the loser of their principal. Jon and these students are all lost dogs.
If they met alone in private, then maybe most of them would be as frightened towards Jon as Draco was, and would not dare to say anything outrageous.
But now in public, with professors around, and the chance that the principal might come at any time, everyone became bolder.
They vented their anger and emotions, and some of the more extreme ones had already raised their wands, waiting for Barty Jr. and Snape to help out after they started taking action.
Seeing them like this, Jon finally felt ridiculous.
In fact, he and Dumbledore didn't need to explain this at all after the game. The castle was already theirs, both legally and substantively, and there was no possibility of these people causing trouble at the moment.
The reason why they continue to waste time here is just because Dumbledore and Jon both want to expand their victory.
A bet to avoid war is over, which means another war can begin!
The commotion among the students below was getting louder and louder, and Dumbledore and Jon had not shown any signs of letting go of the castle gate. The professors who had already reached the gate were about to get into trouble, raised their wands at Dumbledore and started to attack. when.
Suddenly, the night sky was covered by a white shadow.
Countless wizards wearing white robes and embroidered with the witch flat line emblem on their chests rode on broomsticks and enveloped the sky above the lawn in front of Hogwarts Castle!
Sirius with a cruel and cheerful smile on his face, Lupine with a deep face, Moody with one eye and serious eyes, Kingsley who commanded the large witch level force to start landing, etc., most of them were setting up witchcraft. The wizards, who were all members of the Order of the Phoenix before Flatline, came together to this long-lost campus.
Such a scene made all the students below panic.
The former castle students, who were still clamoring to make Dumbledore and Jon look good, waited for their headmaster to arrive, and this would be their burial place. After seeing that these were famous wanted criminals from the Ministry of Magic, , his face instantly lost all color.
Most of them were pampered young masters and young ladies, and they were so excited that they dared to shout a few times. But when the big scene came, the war was about to begin, and when they were about to fight with their lives, they all started to get scared.
Purebloods can have a bright future as long as they graduate from school honestly. Half-bloods and mudbloods are serving them. There are still good years waiting for them to enjoy in the future. Why die here for no reason?
And just when they were afraid, Kingsley and his men did not stop.
Soon they surrounded all the students and professors of the castle gathered on the lawn. Although such an encirclement did not look thick and their number was obviously not as large as that of the students, the war between wizards has never been won by the side with more people. Even if these people were not there, as long as Dumbledore was here alone, they would not be able to win.
But now Kingsley and his men have formed an encirclement, and Hogwarts itself has been subjected to a very strong anti-apparition magic, so it is impossible for anyone to get out of here.
Little Barty's face was extremely ugly. He never thought that Dumbledore would really dare to tear his face like this and directly call his people over.
But he was not a fool either. He knew that as long as Dumbledore was not suffering from Alzheimer's disease, he would never do such an uncertain thing, unless he was sure that Voldemort would not appear tonight!
What happened in the castle during today's game?
Barty's inner uneasiness became stronger and stronger, while Kingsley, Sirius and Lupin had raised their wands together and aimed at Barty and Snape, who were standing in the front.
They were the highest level here. As long as they could kill them in the first time, the remaining students and teachers would be like grasshoppers in autumn, and they would not be able to jump for a few times.
The situation at the scene changed direction in just one minute.
The reporters who stayed behind also panicked. They had a premonition that something dangerous would happen. Now that such a confrontation had really occurred, they were both scared and excited.
Matthew had become extremely Buddhist about such a situation.
Regardless of whether Snape and the others admit the result he announced or not, the work of the entire Federation referee team has been completely completed in this Triwizard Tournament. If there is any dispute between Dumbledore and Voldemort in the future, it has nothing to do with them, and Matthew has no intention of getting involved.
This time in Europe, in addition to organizing this game, he will also go to Northern Europe to complete his work as a member of the Federation. As a member of the Magical Congress of the United States, he will of course have tasks in this identity.
Just when the atmosphere dropped to the freezing point, after Kingsley and Dumbledore looked at each other, he raised his wand and was about to take the lead in attacking all the adult wizards in the encirclement, a black fog suddenly swept in from the sky not far away!
Voldemort, who was obviously pale, with a cold and cruel expression, appeared in front of the castle without any of his usual calmness and ease.
Behind him, there was a group of black-robed wizards riding brooms, and these Death Eaters also followed their masters to land from the sky!
After seeing Voldemort's still handsome and young face, the students who were still worried and afraid suddenly burst into loud cheers!
They believed that the reason why Dumbledore dared to be so arrogant was just to bet that their headmaster was involved in other things and could not show up. Once he came, Dumbledore would have no chance to be rampant!
All the pure-blood and half-blood wizards in the UK knew that more than ten years ago, it was their great master who defeated the dark wizard Dumbledore in the astronomy tower of Hogwarts.
It has been so long, Dumbledore is getting older and older, while their master still looks young, and who is stronger and who is weaker can be seen at a glance!
As for the previous defeat in France, everyone knew that Dumbledore used some dishonorable means to carry out the conspiracy and sneak attack, which further proved that Dumbledore could not beat the great master at all and could only use such despicable means.
Seeing Voldemort's appearance, little Barty's face, which had been extremely difficult to see, finally relaxed completely at this time.
For him, winning or losing the game, or the affiliation of Hogwarts is not important at all. What is important is that his spiritual pillar cannot be damaged!
Like him, the faces of other professors around him also became relieved.
Voldemort's name has played an excellent role in boosting morale. Over the years, his name has been synonymous with invincibility, otherwise he would not have been able to occupy France and Britain so smoothly and logically.
Voldemort brought a group of Death Eaters behind him, and among the Death Eaters, there were a group of people who could not be seen from the outside, and came to the encirclement of Kingsley and his team against the students and professors of the castle.
He looked at Dumbledore, who was still standing in front of the castle, but this gaze only lasted for a few seconds, and then turned to Jon.
Jon had no intention of avoiding it at all. He knew what the Voldemort in front of him was doing with such a look at this time.
He was examining, examining whether there was any strange change in Jon at this moment.
The other Voldemort would definitely not tell his plan to the current self who controlled the body, but the two souls had been together for so long, and some things would definitely reveal a lot of clues even if they wanted to hide them.
The current Voldemort must know that the other self has prepared so much, hoping to bet on this Triwizard Tournament and this Hogwarts Castle. Now that Jon has come out and won the game, what kind of plan did the other self prepare and whether it succeeded made Voldemort even more suspicious.
His scrutiny made the others present misunderstand.
The students in front of the castle thought that it was their headmaster who was putting pressure on Dumbledore with his eyes!
He was about to force Dumbledore to let them all go, otherwise he would make everyone here look bad!
And just as they were thinking this, the next moment, Voldemort did speak, but what he said was slightly different from what the students thought.
"I admit that you won this game Dumbledore."
Voldemort's face was still so cold, but he simply admitted his defeat, making the students who were still surrounded look at each other in bewilderment.
How could he admit defeat like this!
If they lose the castle, they will lose it. The name of Hogwarts will only belong to Dumbledore, the wanted criminal. What will they do in the future? Where will they go to school and what will the school be called?
Dumbledore stood on the steps, looking down at Voldemort.
"Of course you lost the bet, but it also means that the short-lived peace is over. The liberation of France is just the beginning, and now is the time for us to retake Britain."
His voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear.
Except for the wizards on the wizarding horizon, everyone else looked at Dumbledore in shock, whether it was the former students and teachers of the castle, or even the reporters who were still bold enough to stay, all stared at Dumbledore with wide eyes.
Then, they immediately turned their eyes to look at Voldemort.
Dumbledore had declared war so openly, and even launched a war against Voldemort's nest in his original base camp. How would he respond?
Those students were eager to have their headmaster wake up the crazy old man Dumbledore with his unrivaled strength, and let him know what nonsense he was talking about and what stupid things he was going to do.
But Voldemort just spoke again, and this time, almost all the students almost collapsed.
"Before the war starts, should we talk about exchanging prisoners of war?"
Prisoners of war?
Who are the prisoners of war in Dumbledore's hands?
Could it be them?