"Come and take a look at the latest registration list of Hogwarts warriors——"
"Breaking news, Angelina Johnson, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, has just signed up, and Gryffindor Academy has another candidate for the Warriors!"
"Warrington from Slytherin has also signed up. Interested students can bet on him - of course, I don't recommend this option..."
Fred and George were like flying bees today, wandering around every corner of the castle, selling their betting activities to everyone they met. This horrific workload could scare the living daylights out out of fear.
In the entire Hogwarts, only Fred and George can do this.
As students of Gryffindor House, Fred and George also have a tendency to promote alternative warriors. They will introduce the warriors born in Gryffindor in detail and show the shining points of that person. Slytherin House
Some applicants simply mentioned the name, and even bluntly stated that they did not recommend betting on the student.
However, this marketing strategy has not had any effect. Young wizards from major colleges still tend to bet on applicants from their own colleges. Especially Hufflepuff, who almost always choose their prefect and captain, Seth
Derek.
This is nothing to Fred and George, because as bookmakers, they will never lose money by taking a cut, regardless of whether the winner is the favorite or the longshot.
Time flew away in the blink of an eye, and as night fell, the long table in the auditorium was once again filled with delicacies, but the students had no intention of eating. Everyone was anxiously waiting for the final result of the selection.
Today, the number of people on the staff bench has increased by two, and the new additions are members of the referee team: Isa May and Barry Cloud. They are sitting next to Karkaroff and Madame Maxime respectively.
They also just found out that they had been chosen as the referee for the Triwizard Tournament.
After the last dessert disappeared from the plate, Dumbledore stood up, and the entire auditorium fell silent for an instant. Madame Maxime, who was sitting next to Dumbledore, had a nervous look on her face, while Karkaroff was much calmer.
.Others had different reactions: Ludo Bagman was smiling all over his face and blinking at the students from various schools; Percy and Barry Cloud were sitting upright with extremely serious expressions, Isa?
Mei's reaction was a bit strange. She seemed to be more concerned about the principal of her school, Professor Karkaroff, and would glance at him quietly from time to time to observe his condition.
Dumbledore waved his wand, and most of the candles in the auditorium were extinguished, leaving only the candlesticks on the long table and the Goblet of Fire glowing together.
"The Goblet is about to make a decision. The selected warriors please enter the next room along the staff table." Dumbledore pointed to a door behind the staff desk, where the warriors will receive preliminary guidance.
Dumbledore made a simple arrangement and then closed his mouth, quietly waiting for the Goblet of Fire to spit out the results.
The entire auditorium fell silent again.
Suddenly, the flames in the Goblet of Fire changed from blue and white to red, and sparks flew everywhere, giving people a boiling feeling. Then, a piece of burnt parchment flew out of it and fell into Dumbledore's hands.
.…
Everyone in the auditorium held their breath.
"The warrior of Durmstrang is - Viktor Krum!" Dumbledore read out the name on the piece of paper clearly, and the atmosphere in the auditorium exploded instantly, with cheers and applause that almost shook the entire house.
Hogwarts Castle.
"Not surprising at all!"
"I expected it!"
"Ahhhh - Krum!!!" Some fanatical female fans were so excited that they almost fainted.
Krum stood up from the Slytherin table and walked toward Dumbledore listlessly.
Karkaroff on the stage broke away from his calm state for a few seconds, applauded the warriors of his school, and then entered a calm state again.
"I thought you would be very excited." Mrs. Maxim glanced at Karkaroff, feeling a little strange: How could this man be so calm? It seemed that what just happened had nothing to do with him.
"Why should you be excited? Isn't this a sure thing?" Karkaroff retreated from his calm state again and responded to Mrs. Maxim's question. He sneered: "What if the remaining crooked melons and jujubes...
I would be surprised if you could defeat Krum."
Mrs. Maxim thought about it carefully and felt that what Karkaroff said made sense. Krum's advantage was so great that it would be a problem if he couldn't be chosen.
It wasn't until the flame in the Goblet of Fire changed again that the auditorium became quiet. Madame Maxime did not bother to chat with Karkaroff. The change in the flame made her nervous again.
She tensed up, leaned forward slightly, and stared at the Goblet of Fire without blinking.
The second piece of parchment didn't keep everyone waiting, it popped out of the cup with a whoosh.
"The champion of Beauxbatons is Fleur Delacour." Dumbledore read out the name on the parchment.
Madame Maxime almost jumped out of her chair. She was very happy because she had made the right bet! Unlike Durmstrang, Beauxbatons had many people who could become warriors, and Madame Maxime was not sure of the final one.
As a result, she could only gamble.
Fleur Delacour was the talent she had cultivated in advance. She personally taught Fleur for a period of time, allowing her to improve by leaps and bounds. Now, her "investment" has finally paid off.
Madame Maxime was quite worried at first that the Goblet of Fire was discriminating and excluding mixed-blood Veela. Now it seems that her worries were unnecessary. The Goblet of Fire was extremely fair and just, and did not treat Fleur differently because of her origin.
.
Fleur stood up from Tom with a smile on her face, shook her silver hair, and walked lightly towards the staff table with a winner's smile on her face.
Hermione's face suddenly became a little ugly, because Fleur's hair was deliberately brushed from Tom's face, bringing a faint fragrance.
The moment the results came out, several Beauxbatons girls burst into tears and shed tears of sadness. Others who were unsuccessful also looked gloomy, as if they had missed something important.
After a brief commotion, the auditorium fell silent again, and this time all the little wizards had their hearts in their throats - because it was the Hogwarts warriors' turn next.
The Goblet of Fire turned red again and sent the third note into the air.…
"Cedric Diggory!" Dumbledore shouted Cedric's name loudly.
"Long live!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
"Merlin!!!"
An earth-shattering roar erupted from the side of the Hufflepuff long table, and the sound resounded throughout the entire auditorium. After the result came out, the cheers of the Hufflepuff students made everyone in the auditorium deaf.
.At this point in time, even if you are talking face to face, you cannot clearly hear what the other person is saying.
For Hufflepuff, this is simply a historic breakthrough!
In the past, Hufflepuff was the transparent house in Hogwarts. They were not as smart as Ravenclaw, nor as energetic as Gryffindor, nor as arrogant and arrogant as Slytherin. They were very
Down-to-earth, very low-key, and very inconspicuous. They are like weeds on the roadside and wild flowers on the mountains. They are everywhere, but they never attract attention.
But today, they finally became the protagonists.
Before tonight, who would have thought that a student born in Hufflepuff could become a champion representing Hogwarts?
But it just happened. Everyone heard it clearly and clearly.
So the Hufflepuff students went crazy: they finally had a little bubble on the stage of Hogwarts.
The crazy celebration lasted for an extremely long time, and even Dumbledore couldn't calm down the Hufflepuff students.
Finally, after the noise finally subsided, Dumbledore said loudly with a smile on his face: "Okay, the three warriors have been selected. I believe you will go all out to support your warriors. The students who were not selected will also
Don't be discouraged, you can still make a great contribution to this event..."
Tom didn't care what Dumbledore said, he just looked at the Goblet of Fire leisurely, watching the flame inside it dimming little by little, and finally extinguished completely.
With the Goblet of Fire sleeping, the warrior selection phase of the Triwizard Tournament has come to an end. Everything is as usual, nothing happened. If there are three warriors, then there are three warriors. If they are over seventeen years old,
That means reaching the age of seventeen.
Under the age of seventeen, even if you are the savior, you cannot become a warrior.
Tom looked at the completely extinguished Goblet of Fire and smiled happily. Once the Goblet of Fire was extinguished, it could not be ignited until the next competition, so everything was settled.
Harry in the audience rubbed his sore palms from the crazy applause. He felt a sense of loss in his heart, as if he had missed something interesting. Harry felt that he should be regretting that he missed this event - if he could become a warrior, then
How great would it be? That life must be very happy, right? Harry began to imagine in his heart the reaction of his friends after he became a warrior.
After talking some nonsense, Dumbledore returned to the topic again. At this time, Bagman, Percy and others had already left the table and went to the "little black room" to give preliminary guidance to the warriors.
"Now the three warriors are getting preliminary guidance for the game next door. I believe you must be very curious about the content of the preliminary guidance, right?" Dumbledore looked at the little wizard in the audience and laughed mischievously.
"Professor Dumbledore, please tell us, what exactly will the preliminary guidance cover?" Li Jordan couldn't restrain his curiosity and stood up and asked loudly. Now Jordan's chin is extremely smooth, and he has obviously recovered.
…
Fred and George beside him also raised their heads from their account books and looked at Dumbledore curiously. Just now, the twins were busy calculating the amount of bonuses that should be distributed.
Dumbledore showed a happy smile, as if he had seen the admiration, and happily made the content of the preliminary guidance public.
It turns out that the so-called preliminary guidance is to announce the start time of the first project and then tell the warriors...
The organizers cannot reveal to you the content of the first project!
It's quite outrageous. It's hard to imagine the inner feelings of the warriors when they heard this sentence in the small dark room.
You called us here with great fanfare just to inform us of the start time of the project? Is it necessary?!
Of course, cheating is also an old tradition of the Triwizard Tournament. In the past, the three major schools would use their own methods to find out the content of the first project and then leak it to their own warriors. This year is no exception, Maxim
Madam is already taking action - she has been very close to Hagrid in the past two days, hoping to get something out of this "big mouth". However, Hagrid doesn't know anything about the first project, so naturally he doesn't know anything about it.
There is no leakage. However, the relationship between the two has become much closer after all, and Madame Maxime does not suffer any loss.
After listening to Dumbledore's words, the little wizards were also disappointed.
That's it? That's your initial guidance?
"Students, I have already said that this competition will involve as many students as possible." Seeing that the students in the audience looked very disappointed, Dumbledore dropped the second "bomb".
He said loudly: "So I have something extremely important to announce to everyone - the registration for volunteers has begun!"
Volunteer? This unfamiliar term caused a small commotion in the audience. Everyone was curious about what the volunteers of the competition would do?
If you are serving tea and water at the competition venue, forget it. Some young wizards of Muggle origin are familiar with what volunteers are, and they instinctively want to refuse.
"We need a group of students who are outstanding enough to participate in the first project to increase the difficulty of the test for our warriors." Dumbledore explained to the confused people what volunteers are, uu reading? "
Students who are interested in serving as volunteers, please submit your application to the dean of your respective college - students from other schools should contact the principal of your own school. The volunteer qualification will be issued after the dean approves the application. I must remind you in advance.
, volunteers will also be in mortal danger, so only wizards who are mature enough to be independent can become volunteers."
Although Dumbledore added restrictions, all the little wizards in the auditorium were still extremely excited: there is no age limit for registration this time! And there are many places visible to the naked eye!
This excitement did not dissipate even when Dumbledore announced that the party was over.
On the way back to Ravenclaw Tower, Tom asked Hermione: "Do you want to volunteer?"
"Of course not. Didn't you listen to Professor Dumbledore? Volunteers will also be in mortal danger! So I will never be a volunteer-"
"Dumbledore has already appointed me as a volunteer."
Hermione:?!
"How could he do this?" Hermione's eyes widened, and her cheeks bulged out of surprise, "Don't the volunteers participate voluntarily?"
"There is a kind of voluntariness called 'being voluntarily'." Tom spread his hands, looking helpless.
"So do you want to be a volunteer?"
Hermione:......
"Oh well."
Hermione also "volunteered" to become a volunteer for the Triwizard Tournament.