Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

Chapter 565: A Mandatory Interview

While Evan was observing Rita Skeeter, she was also looking at him carefully. 

“Come on, let me introduce you. This is the well-known journalist Rita Skeeter. She has written many articles.” Bagman said loudly, “Rita, this is Evan Mason, you should have heard of his name. He’s currently the most famous…” 

“Of course I’ve heard of him, Ludo; who hasn’t heard of Evan Mason?!” said Rita Skeeter, staring at him, “Hello, Evan, can I have a little word with you and hear your opinion about the tournament.” 

“I think it’s best not to!” Evan shook his head and said nothing more. 

This woman was notorious for distorting facts and making up stories. He didn’t intend to give her a chance. 

But Evan apparently underestimated the thickness of Rita Skeeter’s skin. When she saw Evan shaking his head, a sudden smile appeared on her face. It was clear that there were three gold teeth in her mouth. 

She reached into her crocodile bag and drew out a long acid-green quill and a roll of parchment, which she stretched out on the velvet-covered desk. 

She put the tip of the green quill into your mouth and sucked it for a moment, then placed it upright on the parchment, where it stood balanced on its point, quivering slightly.

“This is a Quick-Quotes Quill. It leaves me free to talk to you normally, let me test it!” said Skeeter, “My name is Rita Skeeter, Daily Prophet reporter!” 

The moment Rita had spoken, the green quill had started to scribble, skidding across the parchment. It read: Attractive blonde Rita Skeeter, forty-three, whose savage quill has punctured many inflated reputations… 

“Lovely!” said Rita Skeeter, and she ripped the top piece of parchment off, crumpled it up, and stuffed it into her bag. 

She turned to Evan and seemed ready to ask him questions.

Evan ignored her. He had already explicitly rejected her. He took Colin and went to Fleur and Gabrielle. 

“Evan, what prompted you not to enter the Triwizard Tournament?” Rita Skeeter asked. It was as though she hadn’t seen Evan’s reaction.

Why didn’t Evan enter the tournament?! 

Everyone knew that it was because he was not old enough and he was not interested in the tournament. 

Rita Skeeter repeated it again, and Colin quietly tugged Evan. 

“I just said now I’m not going to give you an interview!” said Evan coldly, turning around to look at her. 

Hearing his words, the atmosphere in the room was awkward. 

Evan said nothing more. Rita Skeeter looked at him with a smile, looking a bit arrogant. Ludo Bagman, Colin, Fleur, and Gabrielle all stared at them both. 

After a while, it seemed certain that Evan would not answer, but Rita Skeeter was not at all embarrassed. 

“Dear, are you silent and unwilling to give me an interview because you haven’t become a champion yourself?” said Rita Skeeter, still keeping her eyes fixed on Evan, “Do you think you’ve been treated unfairly? As we all know, your magica power is very strong. Is any of the four champions selected in this tournament as strong as you?! ” 

Evan frowned, and though he did not speak, he saw Rita Skeeter’s green quill scribbling again. 

Where the point of the quill slid, it could be identified: Evan Mason’s handsome and charming eyes twinkled with firmness and tenacity when it came to the shady tournament and his unfair treatment, but it could still be see that he forced his tears into his eyes… 

Evan could be sure he wasn’t crying, and there was no firmness or tenacity in his eyes.

Looking at Rita Skeeter’s meaning, as he did not answer, it was tacit that there was a lot of darkness in the tournament. 

If he defended, he would naturally give her more opportunities to tell rumors. 

This was really abhorrent, and it was the first time ever Evan had a mandatory interview. 

If he could, he really wanted to take out his wand and teach her a hard lesson. But obviously he couldn’t do that. Evan was not an evil Dark wizard, who would use the Killing Curse against people he didn’t agree with. 

The wisest option now was not to continue talking about this topic. 

“Miss Skeeter, I’m here today as a reporter just like you to interview the champions. Therefore, I do not want my name to appear in this special report on the tournament.” said Evan loudly, “Please cross out the unfounded speculation you just wrote, otherwise I will take necessary actions. And I can assure you, you will definitely regret it! “

He finished, took a deep breath, did not look at Rita Skeeter’s face and the words written on her paper, and pulled Colin straight to Fleur and Gabrielle. 

Evan did not expect his threat to frighten. The woman was fearless, and dared to say anything. 

Even if Fudge and Dumbledore were here, she would not be frightened. 

As long as it was profitable, she would continue to fabricate fake news. To let her going on like this was a real hassle.

Simply, Evan knew that she was an illegal Animagus. But he couldn’t just say it. She would not admit it. 

If you say it directly, you will definitely not, and the other party will not admit it. Instead, it would make her more cautious.

Evan now only had to wait for the opportunity to catch her when she would sneak into Hogwarts in her Animagus form to obtain information. 

Rita Skeeter seemed to be scared by Evan’s reaction. The green quill stopped writing down. Bagman quickly rushed forward to ease the situation. 

“Well done, Evan!” said Gabrielle to Evan, who had just walked over to her. “That woman is such a nuisance!”

“She’s very rude. When the magic ministry official introduced us just now, she didn’t even shake hands with me!” Fleur whispered, “The two of us were just talking about this; you’ve treated her like she deserves.” 

It was obvious that Rita Skeeter was not interested in such an unknown young wizard from France as Fleur.

What she needed is big news that could attract the public’s attention, the kind that could make a sensation. 

Fleur did not meet this condition, and Rita Skeeter naturally would not pay attention to her. She did not even have the basic etiquette.

“The Daily Prophet did not interview you, so would you like to be interviewed by Hogwarts Magic?” said Evan. 

He had discussed it with Hermione this morning, and this report mainly focused on the four champions, introducing their basic information and a comparative analysis of their strengths and weaknesses, etc., so that wizards outside Hogwarts could also know all about the tournament and its participants.

It was a big move in itself, as many people wanted to know about the champions. Even if it was not comparable to Rita Skeeter’s fabricated rumors, this news should have the attention of many people.

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