Falsifying history is good business

With the help of Lord Goff, the Aurors and the Order of the Phoenix were able to investigate the Lestrange vault very smoothly. To put it bluntly, the so-called security and confidentiality measures of Gringotts were all used against outsiders; when a powerful elder showed up, all confidentiality clauses would immediately expose their false nature.

This is the same for banks in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds.

After opening the vault, the process of searching for the Horcruxes went unusually smoothly; Alastor, who was the first to enter the vault, spotted the Hufflepuff Gold Cup standing high on the "gold mountain" almost immediately.

Mad-Eye later told Lin You, "The Lestranges may not know what this golden cup is. They just regard it as a gift from their master and respectfully place it on top of the treasure pile, so I can see it at a glance."

Dumbledore was thoughtful, thinking of the attack on Gringotts that occurred when Voldemort was resurrected last time. At that time, it was reported that the werewolf wanted criminal Fenrir Greyback also tried to open the Lestrange family vault, but because of his lack of strength, he was defeated by the guards of Gringotts.

"The attack on Gringotts was not just a diversion." The old wizard made an analysis. "Unfortunately, there has been no news about Fenrir since the attack on Gringotts, which is completely inconsistent with his past high-profile style. Until now, many people have speculated that he was burned to death by the dragon guarding the vault in Gringotts, but some people say that he is still alive and just hiding."

"If he's alive, he'll show up. Voldemort lost a lot of his trusted Death Eaters when he was resurrected last time, and now he's seriously short of manpower. As long as Fenrir is still alive, Voldemort will definitely use him; maybe he'll make an exception and give the werewolf the Death Eater mark because of the shortage of manpower?" Lin You said casually without caring, but in fact, most of his thoughts were on the Hufflepuff gold cup. "By the way, why did you bring the gold cup to my house?"

Dumbledore acted as if he was reminded of the purpose of his visit today. "You know, Lord Earl, the Hufflepuff Cup is a treasure left by one of the founders of Hogwarts. It is not only a magical artifact, but also has irreplaceable value from a historical perspective."

"so what?"

"So, if there is a way, we really hope that it can be preserved intact." Dumbledore showed an embarrassment on his face. "The methods known to destroy Horcruxes today will cause irreparable damage to the Horcrux carrier, just like that diary."

Lin You understood: "You want me to help destroy the fragments of Voldemort's soul and keep the golden cup intact?"

"That's right; the cup must be stronger than Mr. Potter's soul, if even the fragments that cling to it can be removed..."

"Okay, I'll try." Lin You didn't care and covered the rim of the golden cup with his open palm; he looked so nonchalant, as if he was a street magician performing, and the next moment he would conjure up a rabbit or a pigeon from the cup when he removed his palm.

A minute later, the rabbit and the pigeon did not appear, but a black, shapeless and intangible mist appeared.

The rolling "fog" occasionally condensed into an ugly and ferocious face, roaring silently at everyone. Dumbledore and Moody both showed extremely disgusted looks, but the difference was that the old wizard only frowned slightly, while the old Auror couldn't help but "spit".

Minerva, who was playing by herself in the distance, also felt something and turned her head to look over here. When she saw the black fog, her face immediately frowned, and she turned around to express her "ugly rejection", leaving the back of her head facing everyone.

If the "black fog" was not in the hands of her brother, the little girl would have burned the ugly monster to death.

"As expected, evil souls are naturally despised. Even children know that you are not a good person, Mr. Riddle." Faced with the extreme and pure evil, only Lin You had the leisure to tease, "What are you going to do with it? Like the one you took out of Harry last time, keep it for research? Or destroy it immediately?"

The next question was addressed to Dumbledore.

The old wizard sighed and said, "Destroy it. The soul that was stripped from Harry has also been destroyed."

"You have the final say." A golden flame suddenly shot up from Lin You's palm; in front of the magnificent microcosm, a mere fragment of the black wizard's soul could not even last two seconds before being burned to ashes.

The same flame spread to the golden cup, instantly transforming it into a "goblet of fire".

Wisps of black magic seeped out from the cup, and when it encountered the flame, it immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated into nothingness.

"I have to remind you that the golden cup is not only attached with Horcrux magic, but also with dozens of deadly black magics and curses of all sizes; the other Horcruxes are probably similar to the golden cup. It can be seen that Mr. Tom Riddle is extremely malicious towards anyone who may approach the Horcruxes; so, don't be too curious."

The fire of the microcosm burned for a few minutes until no more black gas seeped out of the cup. Lin You retracted the flame and pointed casually: "Clear water is like a spring." The cup was immediately filled with clear water.

Lin You took a sip and was somewhat disappointed: "It's still water. Isn't it said that the Hufflepuff Cup can turn water into wine?"

"You are talking about the Holy Grail of Jesus promoted by the church, not the Hufflepuff Cup." As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore is the authority to explain the relics of the four founding fathers. "The greatest use of the Hufflepuff Cup is to preserve quality; it can preserve the texture and freshness of food, and more importantly, the quality and medicinal properties of potion materials."

Lin You disagreed: "That can only be done by magic."

"But those magics were gradually invented in the past thousand years. They were not available when Hogwarts was founded. In that era when information and material circulation were not yet developed, the role of the gold cup was irreplaceable."

"Well, you have a point; but I still think the Ravenclaw crown is more useful. However, compared to the Gryffindor sword, the gold cup is still practical."

Lin You commented irresponsibly, completely ignoring the fact that the two people in front of him were Gryffindors, and at the same time reached out to hand the gold cup back.

Dumbledore took the golden cup and looked at the full cup of water. He felt very depressed, as if all the water in the cup was poured down on his head. After thinking for a long time, he decided not to argue with the other party, but to continue discussing the business.

"Since Tom was able to turn the golden cup into a Horcrux, it is very likely that the relics of other founders have suffered the same fate; this is a very valuable clue."

Lin You agreed, "Yes, famous objects are just like famous people. Their tracks in history are definitely more prominent than those of unknown people. If your guess is correct, it is actually a good thing. Come on, Mr. Headmaster." Maybe it was because Earl Goff's encouragement was particularly sincere, but starting with the Hufflepuff Gold Cup, the search for the Horcruxes made significant progress one after another.

First, by tracing the circulation of the Hufflepuff gold cup, they confirmed that the Slytherin locket also fell into Voldemort's hands during the same period; then, by questioning several ghosts in the school who knew the situation, they made it clear that the Ravenclaw diadem had also been stolen by Voldemort; finally, at the suggestion of Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic retrieved the old case files of the Gaunt family and found that the Gaunt ring, a family heirloom, had also disappeared after the murder of the family.

When the Order of the Phoenix and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic worked together, Voldemort's deepest secrets were uncovered one by one.

As the investigation progresses faster, time is passing quickly; the second game of the Triwizard Tournament seems to have just happened yesterday, and the final is just around the corner.

Voldemort is lying dormant, and the school is safe and sound. No one knows that under the impetus of someone with ulterior motives, the decisive battle between the good and evil factions in the wizarding world is brewing at an accelerated pace. The teachers and students of the three schools are all focused on the upcoming finals.

When June 6th arrived, even though Dumbledore had been traveling around investigating, he temporarily returned to school and sat back in the referee's seat for the competition.

The butterfly effect brought about by the writer did not affect the competition, and the final was still held in a huge maze constructed with magical plants.

The maze is full of all kinds of magic traps, and all kinds of magical animals are placed in it. Because a large number of magical creations and creatures are piled up in a limited space, the magical atmosphere in the maze is extremely strong.

Lin You had to keep Minerva by his side the whole time to prevent the game from being ruined by the little girl's curiosity.

As soon as the game started, a conflict broke out in the referee's booth; Karkaroff and Madame Maxime had a big quarrel, and the root cause was the Cygnus Cloth gem that Minerva gave away.

Some events in the Triwizard Tournament allow the use of magic props or potions, such as Harry using Gillsweed in the second round in the original book; even in events that only allow the use of wands, there are plenty of opportunities for cheating, such as - Harry again - using a wand to summon a broomstick.

At this time, Karkaroff was trying to find a way to prevent Fleur Delacour from using the Cloth Gems; suggestions included, but were not limited to, placing the Gems under the joint supervision of the judges to ensure that the champions of Beauxbatons had no chance to cheat.

It has to be said that those who are used to doing crooked things are more experienced in how to stop others from doing crooked things. Compared with the contempt for Harry in the original story, Karkaroff, who has witnessed the power of the gems, is extremely eager to weaken his competitors.

However, Madam Maxime would not sit idly by and watch her students suffer, so she confronted Karkaroff head-on and the argument became more and more intense.

One of them shouted, "If such obviously unfair props can be used without restrictions, then can I let Krum use dark magic at will? The restrictions on dark magic in the competition have already caused us a great loss."

Another was equally confident: "The rules of the competition are determined through repeated negotiations before the competition. It has never happened before to temporarily formulate restrictive rules for a certain player during the competition. This seriously violates the principle of fairness and justice in the competition."

The two principals talked about fairness and justice, and they seemed to have forgotten their cheating behavior of peeking at the test questions before the first game. The two were evenly matched in the verbal battle, and neither of them could overpower the other. They were so angry that they almost drew their wands on the spot.

Judging from the situation, the principals of the two schools will compete with each other before the winner of the three-way competition is decided.

Lin You's family of three were sitting and eating watermelon; Minerva was particularly curious about the extremely tall Madame Maxime. She looked her up and down with her big black eyes, not realizing that she was the "culprit" who caused the quarrel.

As the start time was getting closer, the other referees had to intervene to mediate, and they finally reached a consensus before the start time, which was announced by the respected Dumbledore.

Fleur Delacour, the Beauxbatons champion, was forbidden to use the gems she was given in any way during the competition; instead, she was compensated for her entry time. Originally, according to the ranking of the scores in the first two rounds, Fleur was the last champion to enter the maze. Although she is still the last one, her waiting time has been reduced to a quarter of the original time.

It was roughly reduced from one minute to fifteen seconds, and I entered almost at the same time as the second place.

That is because Furong has only been able to exert the power of the holy cloth jewel to a small extent so far, so the judges all think that using an effect to remove negative emotions and an "ice magic" in exchange for forty-five seconds is fair and just.

Even Dumbledore, who was most familiar with the Forrester family's background and strength, would not have thought that if Fleur fully mastered the power of the jewels in the sacred cloth, she would create a powerful person with combat power comparable to that of a great wizard out of thin air.

Anyway, the quarrel ended and the competition started on time. When the three warriors broke into the maze one after another, Lin You raised his hand and waved it, and three magic "screens" appeared in front of him; each screen corresponded to a warrior, showing their performance in the maze in detail.

This was a magic trick invented to coax Minerva into watching the game patiently after learning from the lesson of the second project, and the result was surprisingly good. After a while, more and more viewers discovered the strangeness of these three screens.

As a result, more and more people gathered behind Lin You and his group. In the end, even several referees couldn't help but run over. However, the referees all knew Earl Goff's identity, so most of them stood farther away and didn't disturb the family of three. When other students saw that the principal was so "awkward", they naturally didn't dare to act rashly.

The only one who came over without a care was a "big black dog", dragging a teenager wearing glasses, with an uneasy face and a smell of resistance. Behind the teenager, there were two hesitant companions, a man and a woman, all of whom were acquaintances that Lin You had seen.

"Sirius, let's go to the back..." The boy who survived wished he had a dog leash in his hand so he could pull his godfather back.

"It's okay. That's Remus' employer. What's wrong with us going up to say hello?" Even though he was in human form, Sirius's words and deeds were still "dog-like", and he didn't care when he wanted to have fun; "Now that's the only place where we can see the stadium clearly..."

Lin You took the initiative to greet him: "Oh, Mr. Black? It seems that Dumbledore really has no choice but to let you come back as a substitute teacher."

"Of course... What do you mean? What do you mean by 'there is nothing else you can do but let me do it'?" (End of this chapter)