Outside the Forbidden Forest, a bonfire was burning. Harry and his friends sat around the bonfire to rest, and listened to Lupin explaining the knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts to them.
"Sirius, do you mean that I should just give up participating in the third project?" Harry put down the chocolate in his hand and asked with a frown.
"No, I'm not giving up." Sirius shook his head and said, "There is still a magical contract between you and the Goblet of Fire. It's impossible for you to give up participating in the Triwizard Tournament."
Lupin, who was stirring the bonfire, explained to Harry on behalf of Sirius: "Sirius just wants you to protect yourself."
"I… "
Harry was about to speak when he was interrupted by Sirius.
"Albert believes that the third project may put his life in danger and believes that you are the one who caused this crisis."
Hermione and Ron looked at each other uneasily.
"Are you sure you're not kidding?" Harry didn't find it funny at all.
"You think he's kidding us?" Sirius looked deeply at his godson.
"Let me explain!" Lupin interrupted, "Harry, you should also realize that it is not accidental that you became the fourth champion of Hogwarts."
"Someone is trying to harm you," said Sirius.
"No one has done anything to me in this whole year," Harry pointed out bluntly. "No one has dared to do anything to me."
"It's not that they don't dare, but the time is not right yet," Sirius corrected.
"Isn't it possible that someone wants to use the Triwizard Tournament to murder Harry?" Ron felt that Harry's journey here was dangerous enough.
The fire dragon in the first project is not easy to deal with. If you are not careful, you may be burned to death by the dragon flame.
The second task requires diving into an icy lake to rescue people, and there is also a high chance that the warriors will drown in the lake.
"Of course not." Sirius shook his head and said, "Although we haven't figured out what the other party wants to do, since he has gone to great lengths to make you a Hogwarts warrior, he won't let you go so easily. This matter is not over yet."
"Anderson thinks the other party will start on the third project?" Harry gave a strange smile.
"We all think so." Sirius said irritably, "Albert's sense of crisis has given us a warning. During the third project, the guy behind the scenes is likely to take action against you, and then you will be in great danger."
"In fact, if that guy had made a move right from the start, we wouldn't have been so vigilant." Lupin explained to the three, "It's precisely because he has been patient and hasn't made a move until now that we are worried. Once he makes a move, he will definitely not fail."
"I don't think the other party can do anything under Dumbledore's nose?" Hermione was very confident in Headmaster Dumbledore.
"We figured out the content of the third task not long ago." Lupin smiled bitterly, "It's a maze. Four warriors need to find the Triwizard Tournament trophy deep in the maze. The first warrior to get the trophy will become the champion of the Triwizard Tournament."
"The third project is a good opportunity for you to take action. Now you understand why!" Sirius actually didn't want Harry to participate in the third project. It was simply courting death to go up and take the risk even though he knew there was danger ahead.
"The other party knows the content of the Triwizard Tournament?"
"Of course I know." Hermione looked at Ron as if he were an idiot. "Harry becoming a warrior is related to the mysterious man."
"Bertha Jorkins' disappearance is related to Voldemort," Lupin explained. "Besides, Voldemort once used the Imperius Curse to control Barty Crouch. It would be too easy for him to figure out the events of the Triwizard Tournament."
"Taking action in a place like the maze is undoubtedly the best opportunity." Sirius was a little annoyed. "The maze is very dangerous. The warriors need to break through the maze to reach the place where the trophy is placed. After the enemy kills you, they can easily pretend that you were unfortunately killed by a dark creature. Even if the enemy does not kill you, they can do a lot of things. Even if Dumbledore who stays outside the maze wants to save you, it will be too late."
"What do you want me to do?" Harry asked, frowning.
"I hope you don't try to go deeper into the maze. Just wait for the game to end at the entrance. As long as you don't go deeper into the maze, the other party won't have a chance to attack you, and Dumbledore can come to rescue you at any time." Sirius said seriously, "In this way, you can easily crack the other party's conspiracy."
"oh!"
Harry responded casually, he didn't like this.
"What about the championship?" Ron asked, "Just give it to someone else?"
"The others you mentioned are Albert?"
Hermione raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Ron with slight dissatisfaction.
"No." Ron shook his head in denial.
"I suspect that guy is likely to give up the championship directly. Life is obviously more important to him, isn't it?" Harry said with a hint of sarcasm.
"He doesn't want the championship?" Ron couldn't understand. That was the championship and the glory, as well as a prize of one thousand Galleons.
"He has no shortage of championships, glory, or Galleons," Harry said calmly. "If winning the championship requires risking one's life, then he might as well give up."
"That guy really has everything he needs. There's no need to risk his life for this." Ron agreed with Harry's words.
"Sometimes giving up takes courage." Hermione was very dissatisfied with Ron's ugly look of envy and jealousy, and said sharply, "You don't even have the courage to face a spider, do you?"
"I thought Albert would come too." Sirius changed the subject to avoid an argument.
"He's busy," Hermione said. "It seems he has an appointment."
"I thought he would seize the time to train himself?" Harry curled his lips and said, "It seems that he really intends to give up."
Most of the time, Harry was annoyed when people compared him to Albert, it made him look like a fool.
Sometimes he really wanted to say to them, why don’t you go and compete with Albert.
Sirius suddenly reached out and grabbed Harry's shoulder, and said seriously: "I know you don't want to admit defeat, but if you want to thwart the enemy's conspiracy, you always have to pay a price. I hope you can be prepared and give up the game to protect yourself."
"Okay, I promise you." Harry was very depressed and asked doubtfully: "If this can really solve the problem, then what's the point of us training here?"
"Because you are the savior and Voldemort's mortal enemy." Sirius said helplessly, "I know you don't like this title, but sooner or later you will have to face Voldemort or his minions. It's not because of the savior title, but because they won't let you go."
"Because going to the battlefield and dying without any preparation is a foolish act."
A hoarse voice came from the woods.
"Who's there?" Lupin raised his wand and pointed in the direction of the voice.
"It's me."
Moody walked over here with a cane. He glanced at Lupin's wand and said to the people around the campfire, "I heard from Dumbledore that you were going to train Potter, so I came to take a look."
"We will teach Harry useful things, there is no need for you to worry." Sirius said with a frown.
"Have you ever thought about becoming an Auror in the future, Potter?" Moody asked Harry, ignoring Sirius's gaze.
"No." Harry was surprised.
"Think about it. You have a great talent in this area. After training, you will easily be able to reach the level of a trainee Auror." Moody did not hesitate to praise him. "In a few years, you should be able to become an Auror easily."
Moody turned to Sirius and Lupin and said, "To be honest, I don't want to comment on your teaching level, but you'd better teach Potter something useful instead of just teaching him spells. Otherwise, I doubt he will survive the third task. To deal with those evil guys, it's not enough to just throw magic at them."
"I'm teaching him now," said Lupin gently.
"That would be best." Moody warned hoarsely, "I heard from them that the third project is a maze, you'd better be prepared. I will be one of the four patrol members, responsible for keeping an eye on Potter's safety, but I suggest that Potter give up competing for the championship and stay quietly near the entrance of the maze to avoid giving the enemy any opportunity to take advantage."
After that, Moody left.
"I always feel like none of you care about the champion of the Triwizard Tournament." Harry didn't expect Professor Moody to ask him to give up the competition.
"Your safety is more important than the championship." Lupin frowned slightly as he looked at Professor Moody's departing back.
"Sirius, you don't seem to like Moody very much." Harry noticed that both Sirius and Lupin were frowning.
"I wouldn't say I'm annoying, but your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor often gets into trouble, so I think it's right to be more vigilant," Sirius said to Harry.
"What do you think about me becoming an Auror in the future?" Harry asked tentatively.
"That's a good choice," Sirius nodded, "but becoming an Auror is very demanding."
"You need at least five S certificates, and the grades cannot be lower than 'good'." Hermione reminded in a low voice.
"Don't worry, Harry. As long as you study hard next semester, it won't be difficult to become an Auror." Lupin comforted him with a smile. "You have good grades in all aspects. You just need to work harder."