In this Hogwarts without a savior

Jon's efficiency in obtaining the Golden Snitch is indeed very high.

In the whole afternoon, he had already obtained nearly seventy golden snitches from the three fire dragons, leaving him with five more targets to go to.

According to the current situation, when he visits all the fire dragons he has discovered so far, he can harvest about two hundred snitches.

This is already a considerable amount. After all, the total number of snitches placed by the referee team in this forbidden forest is only 160. Even if the three players in the forbidden forest are currently competing, there will only be more than [-] per person. only one.

And just when Jon was about to temporarily end today's mission, find a place to rest and cook dinner, and plan to wait until tomorrow to complete the remaining mission goals, an unexpected person found him at night.

At this time, Jon had already eaten and drank enough, and Hoss also went out for a walk on his own horse. Just when Jon was about to get into the tent created by the transformation technique and start resting, there was a burst of unmasked footsteps. over him.

Jon held the wand, and retracted his body, which had already been halfway into the tent, and then looked at the figure who came out from the depths of the forbidden forest through the moonlight.

This is a person dressed in a black robe, with a wide hood on his head, so that people can't tell his identity at first sight.

Jon narrowed his eyes and said in a vigilant voice.

"So, are you planning to not even abide by the most basic rules of the game, and let people enter the Forbidden Forest to attack me?"

He subconsciously suspected that this was someone sent by Voldemort, maybe even Voldemort himself.

Even if there is a blood oath as a constraint, this unbreakable oath is not a magic without a cure like the Unforgivable Curse. If Voldemort is really willing to be cruel and willing to bear part of the price, the rules are not unbreakable.

However, the man in black robe quickly responded to Jon's question. He simply took off the hat he was wearing on his head, revealing a young, handsome and pale face.

This is a boy who is not a few years older than Jon, and Jon can obviously feel a little familiar looking at him.

"I have no malice."

The nervous Cedric raised his hands that were not holding the wand, and he ran out again tonight, taking great risks.

But he has no choice, he needs help, and now only Jon can help him in this forbidden forest.

Jon was obviously surprised by Cedric's face, but he also felt that the boy was not hostile. The tip of the wand in his hand drooped slightly, but his eyes never shifted.

"who are you?"

"Cedric, Cedric Diggory, a sixth-year student at the Half-Blood House of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Cedric breathed a little and introduced himself.

When Jon heard this name, he let go of his original guard for a while. Of course, he still remembered this name that had left a strong mark even in the original book.

But Jon didn't let his guard down completely.

"Mr. Diggory, if I remember correctly, according to the rules of the Triwizard Tournament, during the start of the match, no one from either side is allowed to intervene in private. Then why did you come to me tonight? Want to avenge that young master of the Malfoy family in your school?"...

Hearing Jon's words, Cedric quickly waved his hands and said in a hurried voice.

"No, I don't have this idea. I came to you to ask for your help. Only you can help me. Help the horse people in this forbidden forest. They are almost unable to hold on."

Jon frowned.

"Help the horseman?"

"Yes! It's the centaurs. They have been persecuted by the British Ministry of Magic. Even this small tribe in the Forbidden Forest is being conquered and driven away by the Aurors. They have been cornered. I got lost in the Forbidden Forest three years ago when I was in the Protection of Fantastic Beasts class. I got to know them only after being rescued by a centaur. I have been helping them find them since then. The way to survive. They asked me to help contact Dumbledore, but I never had a chance. Even in the carriage where Dumbledore is now, I am always under strict surveillance. I have no way to avoid other people secretly near."

"So I can only come to the Forbidden Forest to find you, Mr. Green, I have seen reports on you in the Starlight Newspaper, and of course the Daily Prophet, but I know that the British newspapers' smearing of you is not true, you He is a person with great achievements, and he must have a way to save those horsemen, right?"

Cedric told about his situation and the reason why he found Jon, and then looked at him with pleading eyes.

Jon was unmoved, he asked in a cold voice

"how did you find me?"

"I am very familiar with the Forbidden Forest. I have been here countless nights in the past three years. There are also many magical animals here that are my friends. They helped me find you."

"How did you get out of that castle?"

"Secret passage, I found a secret passage leading to Hogsmeade behind the mirror deep in the corridor on the fourth floor. Every time I climb out of that secret passage, and then enter from the direction of Hogsmeade Forbidden Forest."

"I remember that in order to restrict irrelevant people from entering the Forbidden Forest, the entire area was protected by those referees. Ordinary people can't enter at all?"

"It was the horses who helped me, they gave me this."

Facing Jon's question, Cedric confessed without any hesitation, holding a stone arrow in his hand.

"With this thing, I can freely enter and exit the forbidden forest without disturbing the referee of the game."

Jon tapped his wand lightly, and the arrow flew up from Cedric's hand, and then fell into his own hand. From this item, Jon did feel a magical power that was different from that of a wizard.

Hearing Cedric's answers and explanations, Jon has already believed his words, not only because his answers are reasonable, but also because the name Cedric is worthy of his trust.

Jon lowered the wand in his hand. He looked at the boy who ventured out of the castle, pondered for a few seconds, and then spoke.

"Tell me all about the centaurs."

Hearing his words, Cedric's face was obviously happy, and he couldn't help getting closer to Jon, and then sat cross-legged around the campfire opposite Jon, speaking quickly but clearly telling him what he knew Everything about the horse people. …

"Ferenze, the only leader of the horse people now, they originally had a small tribe of dozens of people in the Forbidden Forest, but now they have been killed by the Aurors, leaving less than [-] people, of which More than half are children and women."

"They don't want to escape from the Forbidden Forest. They have been in the depths of the Forbidden Forest all these years. Next to Hogwarts Castle, but this is also the most familiar place for them to live for many years. Instead, some of the horse people who escaped from the Forbidden Forest were besieged by Aurors, and they were all captured or killed in the end. .”

"At the end of last semester, I learned that the Triwizard Tournament was going to be held at Hogwarts Castle, and I also knew that Dumbledore and you were coming, so I told Firenze and the others the news. We plan to Waiting for the time when Dumbledore came to Hogwarts Castle, looking for a chance to contact him and ask him to help rescue the centaurs from the Forbidden Forest. But before we start planning, in the Forbidden Forest last week The arrival of this group of fire dragons here completely blocked Firenze and the others in their exile camp."

Jon frowned, and he interrupted Cedric only here.

"You said those fire dragons blocked them in the camp?"

Cedric nodded.

"When those fire dragons were sent to the Forbidden Forest, a Norwegian Ridgeback and two Ukrainian Iron Belly were placed not far from them and belonged to their territory. All the entrances and exits of the camp were blocked, and with those three fire dragons around, they would have no way to communicate with the outside world and obtain supplies."

Jon took out the rough map of the Forbidden Forest that he and Hoss had drawn this morning when they were looking for the dragons that had been put into the Forbidden Forest.

"Ukrainian Ironbelly and Norwegian Ridgeback."

While searching on the map according to Cedric's description of the three dragon species, he also brought the map in front of Cedric.

"Is the centaur camp you mentioned in this area?"

After Jon taught him how to tell, Cedric shook his head.

"It's not on this map. For safety reasons, Firenze and the others placed their camp on the outermost edge of the opposite side of Hogwarts Castle. That area is very remote."

After listening to his words, Jon put the map away again.

He stared at the bonfire in front of him for a while, and finally put his gaze back on Cedric.

"Mr Diggory"

"You can just call me Cedric."

"Well, Cedric, I'd love to take your word for it, but you know that I'm in a game where I'm not just representing myself, but a whole community that's being oppressed."

Jon and Cedric looked at each other.

"So for the insurance period, you have to use a way to prove it to me."

Cedric replied without hesitation.

"I am willing to accept any way of proof!"

Jon stared closely at his eyes, a hidden magic power seemed to build a bridge between the eyes. …

"Then please relax first and relax your spirit."

Cedric felt what Jon was going to do to him, but he didn't have the slightest intention of resisting, so he followed Jon's words and completely took off all his mental guard.

"Are you the real Cedric Diggory?" Jon asked softly.

"Correct."

"The statements you just made about the centaurs are all true, without any falsehood?"

"I promise!"

Jon is not proficient in mastering the mind-taking, and can only see what he is thinking at the moment when the other party puts down his guard.

But even if that's the case, as long as Cedric is willing to cooperate, it will be enough, unless this honest and kind-hearted boy in the normal world line has now completely surrendered to Voldemort and learned Occlumency, otherwise what he just said There will be no false words.

After confirming Cedric's authenticity, Jon didn't hesitate, he immediately blew his whistle.

Soon, a gust of wind swept from a distance, and Hoss, who was holding a blade of grass in his mouth, appeared in front of Jon and Cedric in the blink of an eye.

Jon commanded Cedric to mount Hoth's horse.

"You sit in front and show it the way, we'll go find those centaurs now."

Cedric stepped on Fox's back, then Jon sat behind him, and finally Jon patted Fox's belly.

"Hurry up, Hoss, follow his command, we are going to save people!"

Hoss snored, and then disappeared into the night like the wind.

"You were also the one who peeped at me in the grass last night?"

Cedric showed Hoss the way, while answering Jon's questions.

"It's me, I wasn't ready to find you yesterday, I wanted to try to see if I could lure those fire dragons away by myself, but I failed, and today during the day I was almost discovered by the school's professor about sneaking out at night. "

While they were talking, Hoss suddenly stopped his progress and stopped at the bottom of a small hill.

Looking up from their position, they could just see the giant sleeping on the other side of the hill—Ukrainian Iron Belly!
This is the largest known fire dragon in the world. Jon never thought that the judges would choose such a type of dragon to put into the Forbidden Forest, because their huge size has too much impact on the ecology of the Forbidden Forest. Even if other fire dragons are not safe, as long as they are confined to a certain area, the safety of other magical animals can be guaranteed.

But the place where Ukrainian iron belly lives, the terrain will definitely be changed in the future. As long as this kind of dragon species lies on the ground a little bit, it can leave a large pit like a basin on the ground. After the game, even if they are sent away , the ecology that has been changed cannot be restored.

But to say how difficult it is to deal with, it is also because of its heavyweight body that Iron Belly's movements are not agile. If you just want to catch the golden snitches around them, the difficulty is even much easier than other dragon species.

But Jon and Cedric's trip was not to catch the golden snitch, but to cross the area where the fire dragon was and open the way to the centaur camp.

Getting off Hoss's horse, Jon didn't look at the iron belly to figure out how to do it, but began to observe the surrounding terrain first.