Sorcerer Supreme at Hogwarts (English Versión)-Chapter 105: "Catching the Impostor and a Strange Power"

"Catching the Impostor and a Strange Power"

Before "Moody" could do anything with his staff, he felt something cold pressing against his temple.

"The moment your magic so much as twitches, someone will have to clean your brains off the floor," Natasha said, aiming a magically modified weapon at him.

Meanwhile, all the Hogwarts professors were stunned by what had just happened, while Dumbledore, this time, was looking seriously at Moody, his wand at the ready in case of anything.

Stephen quickly disarmed Moody and activated a spell on his body.

"Well, it looks like we need to call Amelia, as we've found Barty Crouch Jr.," Stephen said with a mocking smile, looking at Barty, who glared at him in anger.

"Do you think you can stop this? My master is about to revive, and you can't do anything, even if you catch me! There are others!" Barty screamed in fury.

"Pff... You seriously haven't contacted your teammates a while ago, huh?" Stephen said, laughing at Barty.

"What do you mean?" Barty asked, with a bad feeling.

"Rodolphus Lestrange was killed when he tried to resist the Aurors' arrest five days ago. Antonin Dolohov was handed over to the Aurors without arms four days ago, while Alecto Carrow and her brother Amycus were caught hiding in a Pureblood family's house three days ago. All thanks to the help of powerful bounty hunters," Stephen explained, watching how Barty's face quickly turned pale. "Though there are still two more, they've already been located. They're just being followed to see what they're planning."

Stephen quickly sent a message via phone.

"You're lying!" Barty screamed madly, trying to attack Harry, only to be restrained by Natasha and then chained to the floor with a flick of McGonagall's wand.

"Well, that gets rid of one spy," Stephen said calmly, clapping his hands under the surprised gaze of everyone.

"Please, Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall, escort Mr. Crouch to the dungeons until Amelia arrives," Dumbledore ordered quickly, as everyone recovered from the shock.

"Well, I realized Moody was strange a long time ago, but I wanted to be sure before doing anything," Sirius commented, looking at Natasha, who was by his side.

Natasha simply glanced at him and went back to her work.

"Tsk... Obviously, you don't believe me," Sirius murmured, talking to Harry, who still didn't fully understand what had just happened. He only knew he was now a Hogwarts champion.

Seeing that his godson wasn't paying attention either, Sirius simply walked off, a bit depressed, to do his job.

"Happy Halloween, Harry," Stephen said as he left with Fleur.

"Looks like we're enemies now, Harry. You better watch out," Wanda said, pointing at Harry and then her own eyes, as if saying she had him in her sights.

Apparently, she still didn't understand what the competition was about.

"I'm starting to hate Halloween..." Harry sighed as he walked to the Gryffindor common room to meet his friends.

When he arrived, he saw everyone celebrating a big party for Wanda and for him. As soon as they saw him, they quickly got up and congratulated him, while Wanda had been sitting with Daphne for a while, laughing happily.

Stephen, on the other hand, was nowhere to be found. He had probably gone to celebrate at Beauxbatons with Fleur and her friends from that school.

"Where are my five galleons?" Tony said, appearing between the Weasley twins with Loki.

"Looks like we won," Loki said with a mocking smile, looking at the twins.

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"That was beginner's luck," Fred huffed, searching for gold coins in his pockets.

"Well, you guys wanted to bet twins against twins," Tony said while taking half the money and tossing the other half to Loki. "It was a pleasure betting with you. If you want to lose again, you can come find us," he added with a smug smile before leaving.

"What are we doing here?" Harry asked, following Wanda through the Forbidden Forest.

"We're going to gather ingredients for the potion Tony and Loki discovered," Wanda replied, walking happily between the trees.

"Aren't we supposed to start investigating what the first task might be?" Harry asked, a little annoyed. Though, in part, he also felt more relaxed, since being at Hogwarts right now was quite uncomfortable for him.

Although the Gryffindors were excited to have two competitors from their house, many other houses didn't feel the same, and Harry started to notice annoyed looks every time he passed by.

Obviously, no one dared to attack Harry or harm him, as everyone knew his brothers would likely make the attacker regret it.

But that didn't save Harry from the stares and whispers.

"If you want, you can ask Arkon, but it's more fun if it's a surprise, don't you think?" Wanda said as she turned to look at Harry.

"If you say so..." Harry replied, following his sister.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the area where Stephen had created a safe haven for all the forest creatures that wanted to live in peace.

"Hey, guys! I'm here!" Wanda said, greeting all the magical creatures around. Many of them came closer so Wanda could pet them.

Harry was surprised when he saw a large three-headed black creature quickly approaching.

"Hello, Fluffy!" Wanda exclaimed happily when she saw the large three-headed dog who now lived in the safe zone, protecting the area. Although, thanks to Stephen's magic, it wasn't necessary, Harry thought, but it made Fluffy feel useful.

When Fluffy saw Harry, he recognized him as one of the children who had once entered the place he guarded, and immediately growled at him.

"It's okay, Fluffy. Harry is a friend of Hagrid's and my brother," Wanda said, stopping him.

Fluffy looked at her suspiciously but calmed down when Wanda began to pet him. In seconds, he lay down on the ground joyfully as Wanda laughed.

"Who's a good boy?" she said, scratching his belly.

Meanwhile, Harry observed from a bit farther away, until he felt a tug on his pants.

He looked down and saw a one-eyed Demiguise staring at him with its single eye.

"H-Hello..." Harry greeted hesitantly.

Behind the Demiguise appeared another, smaller one, watching Harry curiously.

"Arkon, seems like you've been busy, you little rascal," Wanda commented, quickly approaching and looking at the small Demiguise. With a smile, she picked it up in her arms. "So cute!" she said, hugging it fondly.

The small creature tried to escape, but it was no use against Wanda. She pulled out a bunch of treats she had brought for the animals and began feeding the little one, who stopped resisting.

Arkon, seeing this, just rolled his eyes with a rather human-like gesture before looking at Harry and gesturing for him to follow.

Harry hesitated for a moment, but seeing Wanda continue to feed several small animals, he decided to follow Arkon.

After walking a few meters, they arrived at an area where the trees formed the homes of many magical species.

Upon seeing Harry, the animals looked at him curiously, but none came closer.

Arkon led him to one of the homes and quickly gestured for him to enter.

Inside, Harry saw the owner of the place: a large black Hippogriff covered in scars, with one wing even missing. It was larger than Buckbeak and seemed older, barely moving.

The Hippogriff looked at Harry in surprise, but then its expression changed, as though it was reuniting with an old friend.

"Why did you bring me here?" Harry asked, not understanding the Hippogriff's reaction.

Arkon gestured again, but Harry clearly didn't understand. Then, the Demiguise took his hand and placed it gently on the Hippogriff's head.

As soon as Harry touched it, he felt something strange, though he couldn't describe what it was.

The Hippogriff made a soft sound, looking at him with gratitude, before closing its eyes and slowly falling to the ground.

Harry watched in amazement as something emerged from the Hippogriff's body and began to take form above it.

A more imposing version of the Hippogriff materialized, looked at Harry one last time, and then soared into the air, flying majestically.

"What was that?" Harry asked, not understanding.

But without understanding Arkon's gestures, he couldn't get an answer.

"Oh, Harry! What are you doing here?" Hagrid asked, appearing behind him and surprising Harry.

"Oh... looks like Vein didn't survive..." Hagrid said sadly when he saw the deceased Hippogriff. "I thought he'd last a couple more months... Looks like I was wrong..."

"Hagrid, what happened to him?" Harry asked, feeling sorry for the creature.

"Vein was a Hippogriff that the Scamander family found in the United States. Some Muggles found a family of Hippogriffs and used them for studies... Vein was the only survivor. Poor thing... he lost his whole family. When he got here, he didn't want to eat or leave his cave," Hagrid explained with a sigh.

"Stephen managed to get him to eat, but he still didn't want to leave. Only Arkon visited him... Looks like they became good friends, huh, Arkon? I'm sorry for your loss..." Hagrid added, looking at the Demiguise, who seemed a bit down.

Arkon lifted his head and made a gesture of thanks toward Harry, followed by a couple of signs before silently walking away.

"Do you know what he said?" Harry asked Hagrid.

"I think he said 'thank you'... and then mentioned that he was 'incomplete,'" Hagrid replied thoughtfully.

"Incomplete? What does that mean?" Harry asked, confused.

"Sorry, Harry. The only one who can fully understand Arkon is Stephen. According to him, Arkon likes to act mysteriously," Hagrid explained.

He then told Harry that he would get to work on giving Vein a proper burial, so Harry decided to return to Wanda.

When he found her, she was surrounded by several Nifflers, giving them orders.

"Okay, if you get me those items, I'll give each of you a coin," Wanda told them, negotiating.

The Niffler that seemed to be the leader raised two fingers, demanding more.

"Alright, but you have to be quick," Wanda agreed without hesitation.

As soon as they heard that, all the Nifflers scattered quickly, entering different areas to gather the ingredients they needed from the animals that discarded them.

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