Hogwarts: I Am an Exemplary Wizard-Chapter 579 - 577: An Enticing Job Offer

The award ceremony for the champion of the Triwizard Tournament was very grand.

Cornelius Fudge, representing the Ministry of Magic, handed the Triwizard Cup to Kael, along with a thousand Galleon prize.

Ms. Maxime and Fleur applauded on the side... Fleur’s expression looked somewhat regretful.

After all, she hadn’t even set off yet when the competition was announced to be over, which could be said to have no sense of experience at all.

But that’s how the competition is, because her points were too low. Moreover, Ms. Maxime just said that Kael had destroyed half of the maze with a single Charm... The path laid by the flames was still burning, visible from the stands.

This also indirectly proved Kael’s strength was really strong, at least she definitely couldn’t achieve that.

As the sky slowly turned dark, the award ceremony concluded amidst this lively atmosphere.

The only ones who couldn’t smile were probably the students from Durmstrang.

Their champion Krum, shortly after entering the maze, fell into a coma and was carried out, and Headmaster Karkaroff was missing as well.

With both key figures absent, they felt like outsiders standing there, unsure whether to celebrate or to return to their ship first.

After the award ceremony, Dumbledore approached Kael quietly and said in a low voice:

"Come with me, I might have something to ask you."

"Okay." Kael nodded, instinctively glancing at Dumbledore’s left hand.

"Oh, don’t worry." Dumbledore seemed to read his thoughts, holding out his left hand. "It was just a burn from the Fiendfyre, it will heal soon."

The black charred mark was gone, leaving only a faint scar.

"Of course, there is no such thing as free of cost." Dumbledore smiled and said, "And Tom did not fare any better, I did not suffer any loss."

He blinked, exchanged a few words with those around him, then returned to the castle.

Kael followed him.

At this time, the students who watched the match had not returned yet, and the castle was silent. The two of them went up the stairs all the way to the Headmaster’s Office on the eighth floor.

Harry was already waiting there, along with Professor McGonagall, Professor Moody, Snape, and Sirius.

Thus, for a period, Harry once again recounted the whole process of him being taken and what he experienced on the mountain top.

"That person, Barty Crouch Jr., was indeed clever," Professor Moody couldn’t help saying. "I think he probably drank the Polyjuice Potion while we all left the castle.

"Filch... I saw that Squib before dinner started, and he certainly hadn’t drunk any Polyjuice Potion then."

"Professor, can you see through this Magic Potion?" Harry asked curiously.

"No." Professor Moody said, "But distinguishing a Squib from a normal wizard is not that bothersome."

Harry suddenly realized, thinking back, indeed, when Filch came to find him, something was off, and he saw the mark of a wand in the other’s pocket.

But at that time, his mind was full of the third match, and he didn’t think much about it, and then he was knocked out and taken away.

"Wait!" Harry suddenly thought of something, "If the person who took me was Barty Crouch Jr., then where is the real Filch?"

The Headmaster’s Office instantly fell into silence.

Whether it was Dumbledore or the professors, it seemed they had all forgotten about the castle’s caretaker.

"Minerva..." Dumbledore said, "Could you please go to Filch’s office, and also call Madam Pomfrey, I think Filch might need some treatment?"

"Understood." Professor McGonagall nodded and swiftly left the room.

"Let’s continue." Dumbledore turned back to Harry, "You just said that Kael drove off those Death Eaters?"

"Yes, professor." Harry’s voice was a bit excited, "It was a huge dragon made of flames, it appeared and scared away all the Death Eaters."

Everyone’s gaze instinctively turned to Kael, some of them believing it was the same Charm he used in the competition, only Professor Moody thought of another possibility.

Not just any Fiendfyre spell can condense into a Fire Dragon... Just like the spell Kael used in the maze, although it was powerful, it was only the most basic form.

Only Fiendfyre can easily take on the form of Fantastic Beasts.

Though this Charm is undeniably Dark Magic, this former Auror did not say anything untimely.

He had now retired from the Auror Office and was just a professor at Hogwarts. Since Dumbledore said nothing, he certainly wouldn’t speak out.

Just pretend not to know anything.

"Did Dumbledore arrive at that time?" he asked.

Counting the time, from when Kael was sent over by the Portkey to using the Fiendfyre spell for self-defense, it was just about when Dumbledore left. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Pretty much." Harry said hesitantly, "At that time, there was suddenly a thick fog, the fog was so dense that you couldn’t see anything inside, and then I heard the headmaster’s voice."

"Thick fog?" Professor Moody frowned, "Was it originally there?"

"No, it was this." At this time, Kael suddenly spoke, taking out something and placing it in front of everyone.

It was a crystal-clear blue bead, smaller than a Golden Snitch, inside which a wisp of white smoke slowly swirled.

It looked like a miniaturized Crystal Ball.

"What is this?" Sirius asked curiously.

"Mist Gem." Kael said, "As long as you crush the bead, the white smoke inside will continuously pour out, creating the effect that Harry just described."

"Quite a nice thing." Professor Moody’s Magic Eye stared motionlessly at the Mist Gem, "If I’m not mistaken, this should be from Uagadou.

"I encountered something similar when tracking a foreign Dark Wizard. He threw a stone from which hundreds of prickling worms flew out."

"Pretty much." Kael said, "I bought this from Hogsmeade, the shopkeeper said it came from an ancient tribe on Moon Mountain.

"I kept it with me because its effect was quite good."

"You did the right thing." Professor Moody said sincerely, "In situations where there is a significant difference in strength, using such a way to restrict the opponent’s actions to buy time for rescue is the best strategy... I guess that’s also why you bought it in the first place."

Kael didn’t speak, implying agreement.

"Really not considering becoming an Auror after graduation?" Professor Moody couldn’t help but say.

Although he didn’t think much of the current Ministry of Magic, when encountering suitable people, his first thought was still the Auror Office.

"I can make the decision to waive all your assessments, you could even become a recognized Auror in the Ministry of Magic during your sixth year, without participating in missions, and still receive a generous monthly salary."

"How much?"

"Fifty Galleons."

"Kind of low." Kael muttered.

"Not at all." Professor Moody said, "Don’t forget you wouldn’t need to do anything. Until you graduate, this is all free money."

Kael was somewhat tempted, he thought for a moment and asked, "Then if I want to do another job after graduation, could I resign?"

Professor Moody was taken aback, then shook his head repeatedly, "Of course not."

Goodness, getting paid for two years and then resign... Could anyone from Hufflepuff say such a thing?