Chapter 164: Warrior's Family

Afterward, they wandered around the Forbidden Forest for a good while.

But they didn't run into any dangerous animals.

Just a few fire salamanders, fire crabs, and a chance encounter with the legendary centaurs.

However, Hagrid immediately grabbed John and ran away, because centaurs would treat all outsiders as intruders, especially those breaking into their territory late at night.

Hagrid explained to him that centaurs worship astrology and prophecy, and although they are highly intelligent, they are extremely difficult to get along with.

Remember to avoid them when you meet them.

Afterward, Hagrid also took him to admire the Blast-Ended Skrewts he had carefully cultivated.

Hagrid said he started cultivating them last year, initially cultivating over 50, but they ended up killing each other, and only the strongest survived.

John was speechless after hearing this; he was basically raising Gu.

The two wandered around the edge of the Forbidden Forest until late at night before returning.

Although they didn't find any good opponents to practice with, John had learned about many magical creatures and learned many practical coping skills.

It was still a worthwhile harvest.

When John returned to the castle, it was already past curfew.

But John wasn't panicking; anyway, the semester was about to end, and even if he got caught and put in detention, it wouldn't be for many days.

He walked straight through the empty corridor, swaggering toward the direction of the Ravenclaw tower.

At this time, the figures in the paintings in the castle had long since fallen asleep, and even the ghosts wandering all day had quieted down.

"Yo, good evening, Lady Grey."

On the corridor bridge leading to the tower, John bumped into the ghost of their house, Lady Grey.

She was floating by the window mottled with moonlight, looking at the stars in the sky with a melancholy face.

Lady Grey ignored John, just sighed lightly.

John stopped, looked at the night sky along her gaze, and the stars were scattered on the dark blue sky like broken diamonds.

He suddenly remembered that Hagrid mentioned centaurs also like to look at astrology, and his heart moved, asking softly: "Are you also looking at today's astrology?"

Lady Grey trembled slightly, finally turned her face, and said gloomily: "Tonight's astrology indicates that a turmoil is coming..."

"Really?"

John also leaned in to look at the stars in the sky.

He couldn't see anything.

He hadn't learned knowledge in this area yet and felt it was useless.

However, Lady Grey didn't say anything more, because she felt it would be useless to tell this child...

She just turned away indifferently, her figure gradually dissipating in the moonlight.

John shrugged and ignored it, continuing to walk toward the dormitory.

He also had a beautiful sleep.

Finally, the time reached June 24th.

It was the day of the highly anticipated final task of the Triwizard Tournament.

What was different about this challenge today compared to the past was that not only were the teachers and students of the three schools all present to watch, but there were also the families of the four warriors, as well as some unknown wizards who came to the scene.

So by the afternoon, the Hogwarts castle was exceptionally lively.

From time to time, you could see some strange faces shuttling through the school, chatting and laughing.

Unfortunately, Muggle families couldn't come to watch the game, otherwise, John could have let his parents come to see the real magical world.

John's parents didn't come, but Titus's parents did.

They were specifically called by Titus to cheer for him.

"Hahaha, I said long ago that this kid has a future!"

Mr. Claude patted John on the shoulder and laughed.

"Didn't lose face for our Ravenclaw! Hahaha!"

It was just that Mr. Claude was a bit too enthusiastic, making John unable to handle it.

When the Claude couple came to Hogwarts, John and the others naturally came to welcome them immediately.

And as soon as they met, Mr. Claude hugged his shoulder and kept boasting, as if John were his real son.

After all, John had been in the spotlight this year, becoming the absolute dark horse in this Triwizard Tournament at the age of 12.

He had been on the front page of the Daily Prophet several times and was called a "genius rarely seen in a century."

It made Titus on the side think he was picked up.

John looked at Titus sympathetically; he understood this feeling very well.

Because when Hermione went to his house, he received the same treatment.

Afterward, their group walked toward the castle Great Hall together. There were still two hours before the start of the game, so the guests could rest in the Great Hall first.

The school had prepared a sumptuous tea and snacks in advance to entertain the guests.

"John, how are you prepared for the upcoming game?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Claude, I've been ready for a long time."

After they sat down, Mr. Claude finally started talking to John about the game.

"That's good, but be careful about everything. I heard that some dirty things have snuck into your Triwizard Tournament this time."

Mr. Claude lowered his voice, his expression solemn.

Obviously, he had also heard about the recent events at Hogwarts, but he didn't know if it was Titus who told him or if he found out himself.

John nodded to show he understood.

"Eh, Mr. Crouch, long time no... why does he look so dispirited?"

At this time, Mr. Claude saw Old Barty not far away and was about to say hello, but seeing his dull appearance, he retracted his hand and muttered to himself strangely.

John and the others also turned their heads to look at Old Barty passing by not far away.

He looked no different from usual, but he did lack a bit of spirit.

"Perhaps it's because he's been too overworked for today's game."

After all, the Triwizard Tournament hadn't been held for many years, and everything had to be asked about, so it was normal to be tired.

Mr. Claude shrugged: "Fortunately, the Ministry didn't arrange for me to do chores this time."

John looked at Old Barty's gradually receding back and frowned.

He felt that Old Barty's temperament had changed again.

But he couldn't say where it had changed.

However, he didn't care much; it wasn't his business.

"Hey, Arthur, and Molly, you're here too."

At this time, Mr. Claude discovered the Weasley couple on the other side and greeted them enthusiastically.

"I should be the one asking you that."

Mr. Weasley smiled and came up to shake hands with Mr. Claude, while Mrs. Weasley smiled and nodded to Mrs. Claude.

They were also accompanied by Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Bill, whom they had met at the Quidditch World Cup camp before.

Obviously, they were here to cheer for Harry.

Anyway, they all knew each other, so the two groups sat together.

Later, Sirius, the Weasley twins, and Ginny also joined them one after another.

Most of them knew each other, so the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

The core of the conversation was naturally Harry and John, the two participating warriors.

However, it was mainly the adults talking to adults, and the children talking to children.

Soon it was evening.

Today's banquet started an hour earlier than usual and was a bit livelier than usual.

After the banquet ended.

Dumbledore stood up and came to the owl lecture stand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the final task of the Triwizard Tournament will begin in ten minutes."

"Please follow the guides to the Quidditch pitch."

"As for the four warriors, please gather here with me." ===== CHAPTER 165 =====