"The competition will officially begin at the end of the banquet. I now invite everyone to eat and drink as much as you would at home!"
After Dumbledore welcomed the guests, he added a sentence about the start time of the Triwizard Tournament. As his words fell, the plates in front of everyone were piled with food as usual.
The house elves in the kitchen seemed to have tried their best. Even Rolf had seen such sumptuous dishes for the first time. These delicacies were placed in front of them in a variety of ways, and he even found a lot of them that were suitable for the guests.
Delicious dishes.
"It seems that the house elves at Hogwarts are not only good at making 'British' delicacies, they are also involved in dishes from other countries."
After talking, Luo Fu tried it and felt that it was not much different from Da Ying's 'food'. But for now, he didn't seem to have a better choice.
However, at this moment, there seemed to be a commotion from Gryffindor. It turned out that Fleur took off the scarf she used to cover her face in order to get the plate of French fish soup in front of Harry.
Because of her Veela blood, many boys, including Ron, once again had the same reaction as when they saw Veela at the World Cup. They would just stare at her blankly and open their mouths to answer, but only
He made some strange little noises, as if his throat was stuck.
On the contrary, Harry and Neville looked very indifferent. As for Rolf, after taking a look at Fleur and the soup in her hand, he said something that only Luna could hear clearly.
“Nice French trash fish.”
After making this comment, Rolf returned his attention to the food in front of him. If he found a good one, he would also signal Luna to try it too.
Because the two of them have a lot in common when it comes to food, and they like to eat similar tastes. While the two of them were sharing delicious food with each other, the two empty seats at the faculty table were also filled.
Ludo Bagman, who had just arrived, sat on the other side of Professor Karkaroff, and sitting next to Mrs. Maxim was no longer Old Crouch, but Pierce Thicknesse.
After Crouch Sr. collapsed and died, he took over Crouch Sr.'s original position as Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic until the Minister of Magic appointed a successor to take over the job.
For now, he had to come and take charge of the Triwizard Tournament as the Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic. Shortly after they sat down, the sumptuous dinner was taken away and replaced with exquisite desserts. These desserts also include many types from other countries, which Luna, who has lived in the UK for a long time, has never seen. On the contrary, Rolf, for some reason, can name all the desserts, and he can also name them.
I have tasted a lot.
When the desserts were finally removed, Dumbledore stood up again. As he moved, a feeling of excitement and nervousness seemed to permeate the auditorium.
Roff, who remained basically unchanged and calm, couldn't help but start to look forward to it. Because he was different from others, he knew what Dumbledore was going to announce next.
"The moment has finally arrived," Dumbledore said, smiling at the upturned faces. "The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. I want to explain a few words first, and then bring the box in..."
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"First of all, I want to explain our activity procedures for this school year. Because of the Triwizard Tournament, it will be a little different from previous years. But before that, please allow me to introduce two guests, because there are still some people who don't know me.
them."
"This person is Mr. Piers Thicknesse. After the unfortunate incident of Mr. Barty Crouch, he is currently temporarily holding the post of Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic in the Ministry of Magic."
Following Dumbledore's introduction, the auditorium also burst into sparse applause. Pierce also stood up following Dumbledore's introduction and nodded slightly.
"And this person is Mr. Ludo Bagman, Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic. His contribution to the successful hosting of the Quidditch World Cup not long ago is not small."
The applause given to Bagman in the auditorium was much louder than that given to Crouch. This may be because he is famous as a batsman, or maybe it is just because he looks much more friendly. Of course, it may also be that
Because he organized the Quidditch World Cup.
But all in all, there is no doubt that Bagman is more popular than Pierce. Of course, even in the original work, he is more popular than Crouch.
But to a certain extent, Pierce is not at a disadvantage, as can be seen from Dumbledore's subsequent introduction to them.
"Mr. Bagman and Mr. Piers have worked tirelessly over the past few months to arrange the Triwizard Tournament," Dumbledore continued. "They will be working with me, Professor Karkaroff and Maxim
Together with my wife, we formed a judging panel to judge the efforts of the warriors."
Yes, Crouch's work and achievements were directly placed on his head. After all, it is impossible for a dead man and a scapegoat to come back to life and compete with him. What's more, even if he comes back to life, he must first
Facing trial by the Ministry of Magic.
But no one cares about this now, because when Dumbledore said the word warrior, everyone's attention was focused on him and began to look forward to his next words.
At that moment, the entire auditorium fell silent, and Dumbledore also noticed all this. He smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Filch, please bring up the box."
Then the administrator of Hogwarts suddenly appeared in everyone's sight from an unnoticed corner. He walked towards Dumbledore, holding a large wooden box inlaid with jewels in his hand.
The box looks very old.
Everyone was staring at Filch and the box in his hand. He was receiving much more attention at this moment than he had received in the past year.
"Mr. Pierce and Mr. Bagman have carefully reviewed the specific events for this year's Warriors competition, and they have made many necessary arrangements for each event."
As Dumbledore spoke, Filch carefully placed the box on the table in front of him.
"There are three projects in total, taking place at different times throughout the school year. They will test the warriors in many different aspects... test their talents in magic... test their courage and their wisdom...
...and, of course, their ability to overcome danger."