Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard Chapter 631: Karkaroff's Doubt (First Update) - Novel Cool

Chapter 631: Karkaroff's Doubt (First Update)

Chapter 631: Karkaroff's Doubt (First Update)

"Now, let's welcome the second champion, Mr. Krum, to enter the maze. I will count down from three."

Seeing that the one-minute interval was almost over, Ludo immediately prepared to allow Krum, who ranked second, to enter the maze.

Upon hearing Ludo's voice, the young wizards from the three schools in the audience, who had been momentarily stunned, quickly recovered and enthusiastically stood up to applaud.

In their view, the loud explosion they had just heard might have been caused by Jerry triggering a magical trap in the maze or battling a Fantastic Beast with magic.

Only the witches from the Ministry of Magic and the school professors looked unusually puzzled.

They knew that to prevent the audience's noise from affecting the champions, the entire maze was enchanted with a Silencing Charm, meaning that sounds from inside would not normally be heard outside.

Unless the sound was extremely loud, surpassing the limit of the Silencing Charm.

So they were all very curious about what Jerry had done inside the maze to create such a loud noise.

Just as Ludo's whistle sounded and Krum was about to rush toward the left entrance of the maze, the entrance where Jerry had entered suddenly opened.

Then, they saw Jerry, holding a large crystal cup that emitted a beautiful magical glow, walk out with a smile on his face.

That large crystal cup was the final goal of the competition—the Triwizard Cup.

This meant that Jerry, having obtained the Triwizard Cup, had won the final championship of the Triwizard Tournament, and the competition was over!

"Shouldn't we declare the end now?"

Seeing that everyone was frozen in shock, mouths agape, Jerry slowly raised the Triwizard Cup above his head.

In an instant, everyone came to their senses and stood up, erupting in thunderous cheers and enthusiastic applause, especially the students from Hogwarts.

After the cheers and applause had somewhat subsided, Ludo, with his characteristic enthusiasm as the host, loudly announced:

"Hogwarts' Jerry Carmen, having completed the maze in just one minute and obtained the Triwizard Cup, let us congratulate him—"

"Hold on, I disagree!"

Just as Ludo was about to announce the final result, Karkaroff, the headmaster of Durmstrang, suddenly stood up from his referee position, his face filled with anger, and used a Sonorus Charm to amplify his voice.

"I don't believe he could complete the maze and obtain the Triwizard Cup in just one minute.

He must have cheated, he must have used that Portal Magic he invented, which is a banned spell in the competition.

I demand that his eligibility be revoked, and the final round be conducted again!"

The maze was a joint effort by the Ministry of Magic and the professors from the three schools. Even if someone knew the entire layout of the maze and the locations and solutions for all the traps, it would be impossible to find the Triwizard Cup in just one minute.

Unless, unless they used Spatial Magic, which was the only way to achieve this. And before the competition, he and Maxime had proposed that Spatial Magic be banned.

Upon hearing Karkaroff's words, everyone was momentarily stunned.

Indeed, upon closer reflection, Karkaroff's point seemed valid. The maze was so large; how could anyone obtain the Triwizard Cup in just one minute? It would take at least several minutes.

They had been too excited by Jerry's sudden appearance with the Triwizard Cup to notice this discrepancy.

Moreover, the previous two rounds had created a strong impression of Jerry, making it seem natural that he would succeed, and they subconsciously overlooked the unreasonable aspects.

Now that Karkaroff had reminded everyone, they all returned to their normal judgment.

A question also echoed in their minds: Could Karkaroff be telling the truth?

They couldn't see what was happening inside the maze. Could it be that Jerry, feeling unfairly targeted by the Ministry of Magic, had used portal magic in a fit of anger to secretly retrieve the Triwizard Cup from the center of the maze?

However, many young wizards still supported Jerry.

They believed that the Ministry of Magic's ban on spatial magic and flying magic was inherently unfair.

Several young wizards from Hogwarts even shouted loudly at Karkaroff, telling him not to be a sore loser and not to make accusations without evidence.

Some young wizards privately sighed that Jerry was still too young and impulsive. Even if he had used a portal to sneak the Triwizard Cup out, he could have waited half an hour before emerging. That way, no one would have suspected him.

Young wizards from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons also stood up and began arguing with the Hogwarts young wizards, demanding a rematch and insisting that the current result didn't count.

While many of the young wizards from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons were fans of Jerry, in a competition that involved their school's honor, they had to prioritize supporting their own school.

"Mr. Carmen, please answer honestly. Did you use any forbidden spatial magic inside the maze?"

Seeing the young wizards from the three schools arguing more intensely, with some even quietly pulling out their wands as if they intended to duel in the stands, Ludo quickly used the Sonorus Charm to ask Jerry.

As expected, Ludo's question instantly silenced everyone, and all eyes refocused on Jerry, waiting for his answer.

"No, I did not use any spatial magic inside the maze."

Jerry replied without any hint of nervousness.

"Impossible! I demand that Jerry Carmen hand over his wand for inspection by the referee panel!"

As soon as Jerry finished speaking, Karkaroff immediately objected and put forward his own suggestion.

Among high-level spells, there exists a particularly special one that can determine which spells a wand has previously cast.

By having Jerry Carmen's wand examined, they could immediately tell whether he had used portal magic.

Karkaroff believed that Jerry must have been unaware of this spell's existence, which was why he had secretly used the portal, thinking that even if the referees suspected him, they couldn't prove it without evidence.

"There's no need for that. I simply used a Blasting Curse to create a direct path to the center of the maze. That's why I was so quick!"

Jerry smiled nonchalantly, then waved his wand, causing the magical plants that had closed up after he emerged to spread out again.

Everyone followed the path Jerry had taken through the maze and saw the straight, wide-open road that had been blasted through. They were instantly stunned.

Could the maze be navigated like this?

(End of Chapter)(End of Chapter)

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