In the following week, Elwyn asked Professor Lupin to help him select a lot of classic music.
He instilled them in beautiful seashells and prepared to send them to the mermaids underwater.
Amidst the busy schedule, it was soon November, and Rita Skeeter's article about the Triwizard Tournament was finally published.
With the publication of this article, Elwyn's peaceful life was immediately shattered.
Rita Skeeter was indeed a master of rumor-mongering. Her article was not so much a report on the Triwizard Tournament, but rather a description of Elwyn and Harry's personal lives with embellishment.
Since Elwyn did not accept her interview at that time, the article was still mainly about Harry.
Most of the first page of the newspaper was occupied by a photo of Elwyn and Harry standing together, which was secretly taken by her.
The entire article, to be continued to the second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, and twelfth pages, were all about the two of them. Ron's name was occasionally interspersed, and Hibiscus Chinensis and Krum were squeezed into the last line of the article, and were even misspelled.
As for Cedric, the entire article did not mention him at all, as if he did not exist at all.
In Harry's words, this article brought him a burning, uncomfortable sense of shame.
Rita Skeeter wrote that Harry said many terrible things, but those words, Harry had never said.
For example: I think it was my parents who gave me strength and courage that allowed me to persist until today.
I know that if they could see me now, they would be very proud of me.
Yes, sometimes at night, I still cry for them, and I don't think it's shameful to admit it.
Rita Skeeter not only turned Harry's stammering into many disgusting tirades, but also asked other people's views on him: Harry finally found his first love in the Hogwarts. His close friend Corin Creevey said that Harry and a girl named Hermione Granger were inseparable.
Miss Granger was stunningly beautiful and was born in a Muggle family. Like Harry, she was also one of the top students in the school.
Then, Rita Skeeter wrote: According to our reporter's in-depth investigation, Miss Granger seemed to be maintaining an ambiguous relationship with another famous boy in the Hogwarts, Elwyn Mason.
Elwyn was infatuated with Miss Granger, and the two of them often avoided Harry to be alone with other people.
Whether Miss Granger was playing with the feelings of the two boys, or whether Elwyn was actively pursuing Miss Granger remained to be investigated, but from the current situation, it was obvious that the kind Harry knew nothing about it.
All in all, she described the relationship between Elwyn, Harry, and Hermione as an entangled love triangle.
Moreover, from Rita Skeeter's words, this part of her article more or less implied that Elwyn was very fickle. When Harry and Hermione had already developed a relationship since the first grade, he ignored their friendship and fought with his good friend, Harry, over Hermione.
If this page was just groundless speculation, then the next page was a full-blown explosion.
Rita Skeeter's purpose was very obvious. She wanted to ruin Elwyn's reputation. This was the price Elwyn had to pay for offending her.
She chose a very good point of entry. First, she played the emotional card, portraying Harry as a lonely, strong, and struggling savior.
This was also in line with most people's understanding of Harry in the magic world, and it aroused everyone's sympathy.
In this case, Harry, who had a miserable life, was able to find his first love. It was such a beautiful and difficult thing.
Then, at this time, the relationship between Elwyn and Hermione was thrown out.
The next page added oil and vinegar to describe the ambiguous relationship between Elwyn and Hibiscus Chinensis, Gabriel, Luna, Qiu, Ginny, and other girls.
She listed all the girls who were close to Elwyn. In her description, Elwyn seemed to be pursuing all of them at the same time. Their relationship was unusual. He was dating several girls at the same time, and the real and fake were mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish them.
Reading Rita Skeeter's article, Elwyn was unimaginably fickle.
Not only did he take the initiative to pursue girls of his age, but he also laid his hands on the senior sisters and young girls like Gabriel.
Not to mention the wizards outside, even the students of Hogwarts felt enlightened after reading it.
After reading this article, they seemed to have just discovered that Elwyn's private life was so chaotic.
At the end of this page, Rita Skeeter also had some guesses as to why Elwyn was able to do this.
She guessed that Elwyn was secretly making aphrodisiacs and aphrodisiacs, which would make the girls lose their minds and become infatuated with him.
She called on the school to investigate this matter and prohibit the little wizards from abusing drugs and magic.
Of course, she still had a positive attitude towards Elwyn's magical strength.
After writing about Elwyn's messy private life, the next page moved to the theme of the Top Three Hegemony Competition, and the main target was Ron.
Ron was also the warrior that she described the most. Rita Skeeter described all of Ron's poor performance in school. This part was not exaggerated, because Ron's usual behavior was really bad enough.
There was no need to fabricate, it could be used directly.
After a brief introduction, she began to question Ron's qualification as a warrior!
From Rita Skeeter's point of view, it was obvious that there was someone manipulating the tournament from behind the scenes, even talented wizards like Iven and Harry did not become a warrior, but Ron could become a warrior.
The identity of Ron's father who worked at the Ministry of Magic was also pointed out. Rita Skeeter believed that it was because of Mr. Weasley's good relationship with Dumbledore, Foggy, and Mr. Crouch.
At the end of the article, Rita Skeeter hoped that the Ministry of Magic could give everyone an explanation, and expressed that they would continue to pay attention to this matter.
This report was really too terrifying. It was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake, and it immediately stirred up waves of tempestuous waves.
Now, no matter where Elwyn, Harry, Ron, and Hermione went, people would point fingers at them.
On Elwyn's side, it was about his messy private life, which was not too negative.
Elwyn's reputation and strength were there, and the little wizards admired him.
The boys expressed their admiration and envy for Elwyn's ability to date so many girls at the same time, and at most said a few sour words. The girls, on the other hand, hoped to be able to date Elwyn. There were already many people who had a crush on Elwyn, and if Elwyn was brewing an aphrodisiac, they also hoped to be able to receive one.
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