30 Mayhem
—Narrator pov—
Grindelwald, that simple name so so simple caused everyone, to go silent. Voldemort will always be a fearsome Dark Lord to Britain but, Grindelwald, his name means so much more. For his name means terror, he did not only attack Britain but Europe as a whole.
They thought he was dead, they thought he was defeated by the great Albus Dumbledore, but he was not. He was captured and hidden away like a dirty secret.
It was almost destiny for his name to be announced to the world like it is now.
Smiling on-screen Harry decided to take the damage he has applied so far and multiply it, "Gellert Grindelwald, a simple name but it means so much. You see Dumbledore couldn't kill him they were lovers, so he captured him and stuck him in a cozy prison one far better than Azkaban I might add. Dumbledore lied to you about this, lied to the people about something he had no right to. I can only imagine what those families feel right now knowing Dumbledore just wanted to capture the person that reaped the lives of their loved ones." stopping for a second Harry let his words sink in
After about ten seconds Harry continued his face full of grief and sadness "It makes one wonder, doesn't it? Will Dumbledore once again manipulate the masses and just capture Voldemort or Tom as I like to call him. Will Dumbledore let my parents' lives be wasted in vain, will he let your family's deceased not rest in peace knowing he is going from this world?" Harry paused once more although he couldn't see it his words were having a profound effect
He might not get the full power of the advanced thief's aura in the form of a hologram-type video, but he does get the passive posture and speaking charisma of a seasoned con man. Harry's words were further entrapping the masses in his web.
Continuing with the live stream Harry began to speak once more, "Now before the Goblet spits out its selections, I know the suspense is absolutely killing you. Let me say a couple of important words, for the complete contract and rule book, please contact the nearest Gringotts bank. They will be selling it for me at the price of 10 Galleons each. And for an in-person view of the upcoming tournament please visit the Goblins as well, they will be selling stand tickets for varying prices depending on the payment plan you choose. The live stream like what's happening now, however, will be free of charge but, you will miss out on witnessing in person the epic battles and historical moments to come, imagine feeling the magic these powerhouses will show. And the funny fails that Ron and Fudge will present us."
It is safe to say at this moment every participant is livid, Harry is using their misfortune to make a fortune. And Fudge can't do a damn thing. The Goblins are an independent nation, and what is he going to do to Harry? He's already a criminal, Harry won't follow his orders.
Suddenly the Goblet burst into flames.
Quickly Harry said, "The champions are being selected!" everyone paid attention their eyes glued to the 'screens'
The first name flew out, "Representing the Traitors and the Backstabbers is Ronald Bilius Weasley!" Harry proclaimed to the people watching
Another paper shot out soon after, "Representing the Manipulators is Albus to many middle names Dumbledore!" some people snickered at that
"And representing the corrupt politicians is Cornelius Fudge!"
"Representing the half-bloods is Tom Riddle aka Voldemort!" Harry declared with a big smile
Watching this happen live Voldemort was fuming, 'HOW DARE HE!' Voldemort raged in his mind
Clouded by his anger he didn't realize most of his followers silently leaving him.
"Finally representing the fallen Lords, Gellert Grindelwald!" Harry cheered clapping on screen
Seeing as he was done Harry decided to wrap the situation up, "That's it, folks! The tournament will begin in three weeks!"
With that, the hologram disappeared leaving the people stunned.
In the Hogwarts great hall, everyone immediately went to look for Ron and Albus. Unfortunately for them Dumbledore already left and Ron was running out of the hall as pale as a ghost.
In the minister's office, Fudge was destroying everything in a fit.
"I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED THAT BASTARD!" He kept shouting over and over as if he was in a trance
Sirius and Narcissa just arrived back at Black manor.
"HAHAHA! That's a real marauder!" Sirius kept cheering while Narcissa gave him an amused smile
Meanwhile, Voldemort was pissed. No pissed cannot describe the feeling he was experiencing right now. Voldemort no Tom Riddle was apoplectic.
'The second I get my body back and that potter brat already is messing with my plans! I will skin him alive!'
---Harry Pov ---
After closing all of the Holograms I went up to the living room and sat in my recliner. Dobby got me a purple rain blood drink I made, it tastes like grapes and has a nice kick from basilisk poison.
The things I used for my projections/ holograms are actually something I spent a great deal of time making.
My original thoughts were it needs to be able to stay hidden, project an image/ live video of me and that was it.
I based my projectors off of a pensive actually, seeing as they can do a third-person recap of a memory. I then tried to figure out a way to project the image from my camera all around the world to different projector locations.
The answer was runes, a shit tone of runes to be exact.
It took a long time to make, I barely fished in time, luckily I did it. I wonder how those fools are reacting to being forced to enter this tournament.
Ah and Grindelwald that was an interesting day.
--Flashback---
As I was working on my plans for the Goblet an amazing idea hit me, I know Grindelwald is still alive and locked up in Nurmengard castle somewhere in the Austrian Alps.
I took a portkey to Austria and used my fake credentials to look through some reports. The reports aren't guarded at all except for some minor wards that I could easily make gaps in without breaking straight into the records and alerting the Austrian wizarding law enforcement.
It took me a solid two hours to find the exact location of the castle but once I did, I was there with a quick portal.
After leaving the portal I quickly knocked out the guards and then obliviated and confounded them. Obliviated to make them unable to remember getting knocked out by me and confounded for planting fake memories.
I could use Legilimency but I'm not the best at planting take memories yet.
Anyways I made my way through the guards and ended up face to face with Grindelwald himself.
"Who are you?" was the first thing he asked me
I noticed he had a newspaper so I took off my disguise.
"Oh, I know you. What do I owe the pleasure of being in the grace of the wizarding world's best thief?" Gellert spoke with a soft smile displaying his charisma
"You and I aren't that different, both of us have been manipulated by Albus Dumbledore. Both of us know his true nature and both of us were imprisoned. Although my imprisonment was a fallacy and unjust yours is debatable." I replied smoothly
"Oh, and what is your side on this debate?" Gellert asked with a quirked eye brown
"My side is I don't care. I came here for one purpose." I replied dryly
"Oh do tell," Grindelwald prompted
"Do you want revenge on Albus? Do you want to show the world what he is truly like behind his persona? Do you want to have a rematch?" I questioned him
"I suppose I do, but how would you make that happen?" he asked curiously
"Simple, you and some others I deem fit will be in the next Tri wizard tournament, well it won't be Tri anymore. All I need is for you to write your name on this parchment and you will be free." I said calmly taking out a parchment
"Hahaha, pass it here! This will be marvelous!" Gellert exclaimed
---Flashback end--
After that day my plans really shaped together, I am using a large portion of the Potter land in Scotland that is quite literally just a plane of grasslands to host the tournament. Currently, the goblins are building the required tournament stands.
It's funny, people are going to be paying me to watch my Illegal tournament and the ministry cannot stop it.
By now the contestants should have had enough time to look at the contract and rule book for the tournament. Well, Ron probably can't afford them so he hasn't bothered to check.
Once they read the contract the feeling of defeat will easily cross their minds. After all, I added the rule that only the victor of the tournament gets to keep their magic everyone else gets their magic stolen by the Goblet.
And they will also take notice of how the only judge is me. Meaning I decided the fate of Albus Dumbledore.
Hahaha, I can almost hear Amelia Bones getting ready to arrest me.
Tom probably wants me to suffer, seeing as how even if he does win, he wins in the name of Half-Bloods.
Seeing the time, I got ready for bed and soon fell asleep. The absolute mayhem I caused was not even on the top of my mind. Simply because I don't give a shit.
I love it when a plan comes together.
---end---
A/N: setting expectations for the tournament now, there will be some serious challenges like fighting a beast and so on. But there will also be some other events like a ball and a truthful friend challenge. Of course, if they lie then by by magic. I am open to some cool serious challenges and some lighthearted ones too. Remember in the end the goal is to completely crush the image everyone has of Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron, hell even fudge. Also just because some people aren't in the tournament it doesn't mean during said tournament they won't be absolutely demolished.
