When seeing the bad name "Tom", some people will think of Jerry, some will think of Tom Cruise, some will think of the owner of the Leaky Cauldron...
And the first thing Karkaroff thought of was that man!
Even though it was rumored that the Dark Lord had been dead for thirteen years, Karkaroff still showed deep fear in his eyes when he saw the name on the sheepskin.
"Conspiracy, this is definitely a conspiracy!" Karkaroff clenched his fists, his voice full of anger and fear.
This conspiracy was planned against those Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban Prison, including himself!
"It is indeed a conspiracy, Principal Karkaroff." Rove, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly spoke, and he said seriously:
"This conspiracy is caused by Death Eaters against innocent people like us!"
"Eh?"
Karkaroff looked at Rolf in confusion.
Everyone also turned to look at the young man, and saw him slowly walking to the center of the room and saying in a deep voice:
"The names that just appeared in the Goblet of Fire were all accused of being Death Eaters, but after trials by the Ministry of Magic, they were ultimately found innocent."
"Whether they are really innocent or not, in the eyes of the real Death Eaters, they are all betrayers of the Dark Lord!" Rolf said loudly:
"Everyone probably knows that the disaster at the Quidditch World Cup not long ago was caused by Death Eaters. There is no doubt about it!"
"Not only because of the Dark Mark, but also because I captured a Death Eater - Walton MacNeil - who was trying to smear Lucius Malfoy as his accomplice when he was captured
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"Fortunately, Malfoy has an alibi. This also shows how much the real Death Eaters hate him and these wizards who have escaped from prison and have a stable life."
"And where are we?" Rolf pointed at Shirley, Hermione, and then at himself, sighing:
"It just so happened that we stopped the Death Eaters' plot that night. They hate us too!"
Rolf looked at Harry and said: "The Boy-Who-Lived, not to mention, the Death Eaters hate him to the core!"
"So... there is only one truth!" A deep worry appeared on the young man's handsome face.
"This is a real conspiracy, a persecution of innocent people like us by the surviving Death Eaters.
They came up with so many lists just because they want us to participate in the Triwizard Tournament and then die for it!"
After Luo Fu finished speaking, the room became quiet again.
Karkaroff was stunned for a moment. He originally suspected that Dumbledore wanted to catch everyone in his territory.
But Scamander's words seem to have some truth - the Dark Lord's extreme followers - can indeed do such a thing.
Ludo looked very anxious, his body moved up and down uneasily, and he murmured: "The analysis makes sense!"
Maxim also began to think deeply. It seemed like she was not thinking that Hogwarts was playing tricks to let their school's warriors win, but that there was a real problem.
Snape narrowed his eyes and glanced at Rove. He was sure that Rove had done it, but he didn't know if Dumbledore was involved.
No...the principal must have done it too!
Harry and Ron looked at each other, and if it wasn't for the fact that their places came from Rolf, they would have almost believed it.
But could people like Malfoy really be brought in by Death Eaters? After all, if Rove can do it, they must be able to do it too, right?
"Since it is so dangerous, we must immediately cancel the Triwizard Tournament!" Fleur suddenly said loudly:
"Aurors must be sent to protect Rove...their safety."
Dumbledore sighed softly, shook his head and said:
"Miss Delacour, I'm afraid this won't work. We must abide by the charter. The charter clearly stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the Triwizard Tournament."
"It's okay, Fleur." Rolf comforted: "As long as I'm in Hogwarts, they can't do anything to me!"
"But you still have to be careful..." Fleur said worriedly.
Shirley glanced at Furong, then looked at Luo Fu, giving him a slight white look with an accusatory look.
Luofu could only smile.
"I agree with what Scamander said, this is a conspiracy of Death Eaters..."
A roaring voice suddenly came from the door. Moody limped into the room, making a loud impact every time his right foot landed.
"The Goblet of Fire is a very powerful magical object. To blind it and make it forget that there are only three schools participating in the competition requires a particularly powerful confusion spell... students cannot do it, they can only be powerful Death Eaters.
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Moody's eyes first glanced at Snape, and then quickly looked at Karkaroff.
"And I happen to know that there is a real Death Eater here."
Karkaroff was so angry that he yelled: "Are you doubting me?"
"Alastor!" Dumbledore warned, "I completely believe that all the teachers here will not do such a thing."
Moody fell silent, but still stared at Karkaroff - Karkaroff's face turned red as if it was on fire.
"How this situation came about, we do not know," Dumbledore said to everyone gathered in the room.
"But it seems to me that we have no choice but to accept it."
"But what about those wizards who have graduated?" Ludo asked.
"Since their names come from the Goblet of Fire, they must participate in the Triwizard Tournament." Dumbledore said.
"We will arrange competitions for them, but in order to ensure their safety, the difficulty will of course be controlled within a 'safe' range... Minerva!"
Professor McGonagall came over and the principal ordered:
"Immediately write a letter to Malfoy and the others, inviting them to come to Hogwarts to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, saying that we are here to protect them from Death Eaters!"
"Remember, tell them that the Goblet of Fire is bound by a contract. They don't have to come, but if you don't come... you will be responsible for the consequences!"
"Yes, Professor Dumbledore!" Professor McGonagall left immediately.
"Excluding these graduated wizards, Hogwarts also has five warriors." Dumbledore looked at Maxim and Karkaroff again.
"Logically, we must put the Goblet of Fire out again and keep adding names to it until each school produces five warriors. This is only fair."
How could Maxim still allow his students to participate in the competition? She quickly waved her hand and refused:
"Actually, it's good for only one Beauxbatons student to participate. Moreover, the Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished and will not be rekindled until the next tournament..."
"It's okay. Your school can choose four more warriors by itself without passing the Goblet of Fire." Dumbledore said with a smile:
"Mrs. Maxim, whether it's designated warriors, exams, or other methods, you just have to make the decision yourself.