Chapter 37 Restrictions on the Triwizard Tournament
Rolf took the Goblet of Fire and looked at it carefully from a close distance.
The body of the cup is as gray as bone and cold to the touch, but the workmanship is very rough, like a piece of wood that has been carved at will with a knife...it has no sense of beauty.
Such an ugly Goblet of Fire is ugly, but it is an extremely powerful magic item. It can judge the wizard's strength by its name, and the chosen one will be made a contract.
In a way, the Goblet of Fire is very similar to the Sorting Hat.
Luofu observed for a while and asked knowingly: "Is it really necessary to restart the Triwizard Tournament?"
The Triwizard Tournament originated in the thirteenth century and was co-organized by Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang in the hope of establishing friendship among young wizards from different countries.
But the game has been discontinued for two hundred years.
"Yes, we have discussed the entire process." Dumbledore crossed his fingers on his chest, "There are just a few details... Before you came in, we were still arguing."
Luofu asked curiously: "What is it about?"
Dumbledore did not hide anything and said softly: "Should we restrict the age and only allow adult students to participate?"
"Of course there must be an age limit!" Maxim said excitedly, "Why did the Triwizard Tournament stop before? Isn't it because it was too dangerous and students died every time?!
We must limit the age to prevent underage wizards from participating, so as to reduce the risk."
Dumbledore was noncommittal and raised his eyes to glance at Rolf. The young man understood immediately. He thought for a moment and smiled:
"You are right, Mrs. Maxim, it is indeed necessary to pay attention to safety issues and reduce the casualty rate of students.
There's just one thing I don't understand, I hope you can help me answer it."
Maxim raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Luo Fu. The young man asked in a doubtful tone:
"Wouldn't the Triwizard Tournament use the Goblet of Fire to select the strongest students from each school?"
"That's right." Maxim nodded.
"Then here comes the question..." Luofu said more and more confused: "Now there are two students, one is stronger than the other, and they are participating in the competition at the same time. Which one is more likely to be injured and killed?"
Mrs. Maxim didn't even think about it and said matter-of-factly: "Of course they are weaker students."
"I think so too." Luofu nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "What if, I mean what if... the stronger students are not adults, and the weak students are adults... who is more likely to be injured and die in the game?
Woolen cloth?"
Maxim hesitated for a moment and said: "Of course he is still the weak adult student."
"In that case, why do we need to limit the age and exclude students who are stronger and less vulnerable to injuries from the Triwizard Tournament?" Luof said with a grin:
"Don't you want to reduce the casualty rate?"
Maxim was at a loss for words and could not reply for a while.
The young man chuckled and continued:
"Of course, you can also say that this will not happen, and adult students are definitely stronger than underage students.
In this case, there is no need to limit the age. After all, the Goblet of Fire will only select stronger adult students, and underage students will not be selected anyway, right?"
Maxim was completely speechless. She glared at Rolf fiercely, "Who are you with?"
Luofu made a playful face and said deliberately:
"Mrs. Maxim, are you afraid that I will be chosen to defeat all the adult students in your school and make you lose face?"
"..."
Dumbledore smiled and said nothing, watching the two people debate quietly, while Karkaroff looked on coldly, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
It doesn't matter to him whether there is an age limit or not. Anyway, no matter how Durmstrang chooses, only Krum can become a warrior.
Others are not qualified at all!
Karkaroff believes that his beloved disciple is invincible even in the three magic schools!
Mrs. Maxim thought over and over what Rove said. In this way, restricting the age is really a matter of taking off your pants and farting, which is really unnecessary.
She sighed quietly, obviously she had been convinced by Luo Fu, but she was still convinced and said unconvinced:
"As you said, some underage students are stronger, but it is impossible for me to take all Beauxbatons students to Hogwarts.
This may leave out stronger students, but Hogwarts is different. It has home field advantage, and everyone has the opportunity to participate and select the true strongest... This is unfair and must be restricted."
"If the Triwizard Tournament is held in Beauxbatons in the future, it will still have such a home field advantage. It's not unfair." Rove retorted with a smile:
"You can also conduct an in-school selection at Beauxbatons first to select the strongest students."
"Besides, you are the principal, so you can't even notice which student is the best in your school, right?"
Luofu blinked and said: "Then you are too negligent in your duty."
"..."
Although Dumbledore was happy in his heart, he still criticized severely: "Rolf, don't be rude to Madam Maxime."
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Maxim, don't worry about it." Rolf apologized: "That's just me. I speak too upright. My grandma often said that if I am so honest and upright, I will definitely suffer big losses in the future."
"..."
Even Dumbledore was a little speechless. He didn't believe that Tina could say such unconscionable words as Rolf did.
"In short, the school and the Ministry of Magic should do a good job in security and set an appropriate difficulty level for the competition." Rove said softly:
"This is a measure to reduce the casualty rate, not to set an age limit."
Dumbledore smiled slightly and said: "It seems that this issue has been answered. There is no age limit for registration in this Triwizard Tournament."
Karkaroff said in a hoarse voice: "Agree."
Madame Maxime also snorted from her nose in agreement.
Now that they all agreed, this time the Triwizard Tournament was completely determined, and the three of them immediately dismissed the meeting.
But before leaving, Maxim still raised his eyebrows at Luo Fe and said with a half-smile:
"Rolf, let me convey your message to Fleur...you said that you want to blow up all the adult students of Beauxbatons, including her."
Luofu: "..."
After the two left, only Rove and Dumbledore were left in the conference room. Rove took the opportunity to ask:
"Professor, how many more days will the conference continue?"
"The decision on the floating dragon ship will basically be finalized tomorrow." Dumbledore said,
"But there will be a meeting next to discuss what medal to award you in recognition of your deeds of saving a shipload of wizards this time."
Luofu raised his eyebrows and asked again: "You don't want me to attend such a meeting, right?"
"That's not necessary." Dumbledore smiled and asked, "Why, are you in a hurry to return to England?"
"Yes." Rolf nodded and said: "When I was on vacation, I promised a friend that I would pick her up from her house during the summer vacation and watch the Quidditch World Cup.
But it’s already late July now, and the opening ceremony of the Quidditch World Cup is about to start. If nothing goes wrong, I’ll go back to England first.”
"I'll call you a portkey, and I'll send you back to England in the next two days." Dumbledore smiled and said with a wink:
"Have a great time watching the game, and say hello to Newt and Tina for me."
"I will." Rolf grinned. He suddenly looked at the Goblet of Fire and asked again:
"Professor, I also want to ask you something..."
"What happened?"
"Do the wizards selected by the Goblet of Fire have to participate in the Triwizard Tournament?"
"You must participate, because once you are selected by the Goblet of Fire, a powerful contract will be formed." Dumbledore explained: "Unless the warrior dies, you must participate in the game and cannot give up midway."
Luofu narrowed his eyes and asked curiously: "What will happen if you don't participate?"
"Like an unbreakable oath, it will eventually..." Dumbledore paused, looked at the boy, and said in a deep voice: "Death."