Chapter 154 Infinitely Small Odds of Winning
Sirius's suffocation operation reminded Katoom of a famous saying of Hermione.
"Many of the greatest wizards have no ability to reason logically, and they are trapped here forever."
These are her words in her first year of school in the original book, when she passes through the trapdoor to face Snape's potions puzzle.
It points out the biggest problem in the wizarding world.
The owl looked around the long table. Among the nine people present, perhaps only Hermione and Snape had the ability of logical reasoning.
Cedric's words barely count as half.
I'm afraid this werewolf banquet will not go as smoothly as Owl expected.
Of course, strictly speaking, Werewolf is not a logic game, but a team-selection game.
Whoever can get the most votes through performance and language will win.
As for logical reasoning, it is just a means.
No one is omniscient and omnipotent. Everyone has their own perspective. If the information is slightly different, the conclusions drawn may be very different.
Not to mention, the time between the two War God Banquets was very long, a full month.
Enough to brainwash a few weak-willed little wizards.
Emphasize Neville.
Katum seems to have seen a bleak future.
At this time, at the banquet, Snape snorted coldly, mocking Sirius's actions.
"That's all you have."
Snape said, "I really don't understand what effect it would have if you told me this information now."
"Be honest with me. Did it delay your killing?"
Sirius said naturally, "If all those who have been given abilities by the Patronus take the initiative to step forward, wouldn't that eliminate four people? It's easy to find three of the remaining five, isn't that easy?"
Then, he said to the others at the party -
"Kids, did you hear what I just said? Everyone, stand up bravely. Everything will be alright!"
However, none of the young wizards responded to Sirius's proposal.
Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
"Sirius… sir."
At this time, Cedric took the initiative to speak, "Have you ever thought about something very important?"
"What?" asked Sirius.
"People who are blessed by the guardian spirit will die faster than ordinary people."
Cedric hesitated and said, "This means that the exposed protector has chosen to sacrifice himself."
Reality is not a game after all.
This is the real dilemma.
The victory of a camp does not mean the victory of an individual, and the dead will not be resurrected.
"That's exactly what I mean!" Sirius said as a matter of course, "We can't just watch something happen to the school, can we?"
"Forget it, Sirius!"
At this time, Snape spoke up. "These are all children. Unlike you, they have not experienced war. It is too much for you to force them to stand up and sacrifice for others."
These words seemed to awaken Sirius.
He can't ask everyone to do the same according to his own standards.
"What should I do?"
Sirius asked back, "We're just going to watch the werewolves kill us all?"
"Do werewolves always kill people?"
Just then, Harry suddenly spoke.
The eyes of others were instantly focused on him.
Harry was a little nervous. He swallowed and tried to make his tone calm: "The people sitting here are all people I am very familiar with. Oh, except you and Peter -"
He looked at Sirius with an apologetic expression.
Harry didn't really know him that well.
"——So when you tell me that someone among us will go on a killing spree, I don't really believe it."
"You don't understand, kid."
Sirius suddenly said, "Your willingness to trust others is a precious quality, but I must tell you that sometimes you have to be more cautious even with your best friends."
Then he pointed to Peter Pettigrew who was squatting at the corner of the table.
“Look at that man. He used to be your father’s good friend and someone we trusted. But what did he do?
“He betrayed your father and caused the death of your parents!
"Harry, you can't see into a person's heart. We are like hunters in a dark forest. If we don't want to be shot by others, we have to be the first to shoot!"
He was trying hard to make Harry understand this truth.
But Harry still couldn't understand.
If what Sirius said was true, wouldn't he even doubt Hermione or Neville?
Harry really didn't want to do this.
Apart from that, he felt vaguely fortunate.
Fortunately, Ron did not join the party.
Otherwise he would really be driven crazy.
Katum saw all of this and decided to retract his previous judgment. The good guy's chances of winning were not infinitely large, but infinitely small.
He simply couldn't find someone who could lead the good guys to victory.
"Let me protect Hermione first."
Owl thought, "No matter what, Bruce cannot let his relatives die in front of him again." That would be really cruel to Batboy.
In addition, Katum also discovered that everyone at the banquet had completely accepted the setting of the God of War Banquet and had not considered the possibility of turning the table over and not playing.
"Maybe it's some trick of Ares."
Katum analyzed, "This grandson is an expert at brainwashing. Even if he doesn't have divine power, we can't take it lightly."
At this moment, Ares suddenly interrupted the quarrel at the banquet -
"I must remind you that time is running out."
He smiled and said, "In another twenty minutes, this banquet will be over."
Ares's meaning was clear.
After the banquet, the killing will begin.
If there is anything you want to explain, it is best to say it now. It may become your last words.
"Mr. Ares, I have a question."
Hermione suddenly said, "According to what you said before, voting is the most important means for good people. In that case, what if there is a tie?"
"There won't be a tie," Ares said. "At the next banquet, I will let you elect a leader who will have more than half the votes than the others."
Hermione suddenly had the urge to swear.
Why didn’t you tell me such important information earlier?
At this moment, Cedric sensed something else in this sentence.
"So, before we find the bad guy, we have to first find a good person who has leadership skills and can be trusted by everyone?"
He couldn't help but look at Snape and Sirius.
Although Sirius's actions just now were abstract, it must be said that they proved his identity from another perspective.
is a good man.
But this good man's ideas were quite radical, and not many people knew him well, so Sirius could not play a leadership role.
The other adult, Professor Snape, can guide everyone, but cannot judge whether he is a good person.
"How about this!"
Cedric suddenly had an idea.
"Didn't you just say that the Badger Protector can protect others?
“Then we ask him to hide his identity and protect Mr. Sirius so that he won’t be killed by the bad guys.
"As for Mr. Sirius, I hope you will check Professor Snape's identity later and announce it at the next banquet.
"If they are good people, we let Professor Snape be the leader, how about that?"
This method was reasonable, and Cedric had always had a good reputation in school, so everyone was willing to follow his advice.
Only Katum had some objections.
"Does Cedric know how to play?"
Katoom thought, “For such important news, why don’t you wait until the party is over before talking to Sirius privately?
“You said it so loudly at the feast, and the werewolves heard it, and since Sirius was sure to be protected, they were fools to kill Sirius.
"You even went to check on Snape. If Snape is a good person, these words are equivalent to sentencing him to death.
"unless--
"These words are meant for the werewolves to hear!"
The owl couldn't help but observe Cedric for a few times. As a top student in Hufflepuff, could he be the badger's protector, the guard?
He wouldn't actually protect Sirius, but Snape?
Or maybe he deliberately exposed his identity to lure the smart ones among the werewolves to kill him, and then he happened to be protecting himself?
Katum thought about it and felt that there were many possibilities, but there was no evidence.
I can only wait and see.
The decisive factor is whether someone will die before the next banquet. We can only wait and see.
After all, Katum didn't really intend to play games with them.
"Does it have to be through communication at the banquet to find out the identity of the werewolf?"
Katum thought, "Can't I just arrest everyone and torture them to force them to reveal their identities?"
Anyway, there is still some spare time, enough for him to arrange everything.
If one always plays by the rules set by others, failure will always be the only thing waiting for him.
You have to break the rules to get the best results.
If possible, let's not let any victims appear at this banquet.
Katum really didn't want to use his last resort so easily.
"It's time for the party."
Ares suddenly stood up and announced to everyone.
"I look forward to seeing you next time. You will be notified of the specific banquet time."
After saying that, he left on his own.
The others had different expressions. They still needed time to digest what happened tonight.
"Harry!"
Sirius said, "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
He called Harry away, and Snape followed them.
Everyone else also left.
The auditorium was soon empty, and the forbidden magic around it disappeared, and Bruce finally managed to enter the auditorium.
"What happened?" he asked impatiently as soon as he came in.
(End of this chapter)
