The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

Dumbledore took the opportunity to change the topic, and after chatting with Bagman and Crouch for a while, he announced:

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts, and distinguished guests!

It is with great joy that I welcome you to Hogwarts.I hope and believe that you will feel comfortable and happy here. "

A Beauxbatons girl still wrapped her scarf tightly around her head and let out a sarcastic sneer.

The eyes of countless Hogwarts students in the auditorium instantly shifted to her.

Those unfriendly glances made him lower his head and wrap his head with a scarf harder.

Dumbledore didn't care and continued:

"The competition will officially begin at the end of the banquet. Now, please enjoy eating and drinking, just like you would at home!"

After Dumbledore finished speaking, the plates in front of everyone were immediately filled with various foods.

It can be seen that Hogwarts really values ​​this banquet.

Because the dishes that appeared this time were almost all foreign dishes that John had never seen before.

Most of them are French cuisine.

To put it bluntly, this is actually a bit strange.

Shouldn’t more dishes with local characteristics be used for this kind of banquet?

People come all the way from their hometown to the country of Yu, but you still let them eat hometown food.

Didn’t this person come here in vain?

However, considering that there are indeed not many local dishes available in Yu cuisine, this is understandable.

At least the people in Beauxbatons have no problem with this.

They don't seem to have much favorable impressions of anything about Hogwarts, and they even have a feeling of disgust.

So most of them only focus on eating French food for insurance and safety.

'This is a group of conservative people who feel they are superior. '

John made this assessment in his mind.

Unlike the people at Beauxbatons, the people at Hogwarts and Durmstrang all ate happily.

Everyone ate this for a while, and ate that for a while, looking very happy.

The only person present who still maintains elegant dining etiquette, besides Beauxbatons, is Slytherin.

Not only did they sit upright when dining, but they also carried forward the principle of "eating without speaking" and behaved in a silent, quiet and elegant manner.

This made everyone in Durmstrang, who looked like a Gryffindor, admire Slytherin very much.

I think this is a group of well-educated people.

What they didn't know was that Slytherin simply didn't want to communicate with them anymore.

This is entirely due to John's influence.

The voice George shouted earlier completely changed the atmosphere of everyone in Hogwarts in the Great Hall.

At the same time, it also affected the thinking of Slytherins.

If you talk too much to the people in Durmstrang at this time, you might be considered a rip-off!

And George was right.

They already had John, so why bother bothering Durmstrang's people?

It should be the people from Durmstrang who are pestering them with questions!

Ever since, pride, even arrogance, has returned to the faces of the Slytherins.

Especially Draco.

He is definitely the top talent in this area.

His special skill of looking at people through his nostrils even fazes Krum.

Draco really admired John now.

Even he is just like most other people, thinking about getting closer to Klum, and using his outstanding relationship with a big celebrity like Klum to show others his own superiority and specialness. sex.

John, on the other hand, took a different approach.

Using a cold attitude to show his disdain for Durmstrang and Klum can fully highlight John's superior status, his own strength and his noble character, making people respect him.

Of these two plans, the latter is undoubtedly much better than the former!

'As expected of John!You can pretend to be so unique even if you pretend to be beta! '

Thinking of this, Draco's gaze towards John became even more intense.

Unfortunately, John didn't have time to pay attention to him at the moment.

John is dealing with Alice.

"John, don't drink this fish soup. Except for a little umami, it only has a fishy smell. You should try this."

As Alice spoke, she placed a plate of cut steak in front of John.

John frowned and glared at Alice.

He thought this was outrageous.

You know, he had just issued a death threat to Alice a few hours ago.

Shouldn't a normal person be so frightened at this point that they would tremble at the sight of him?

Why is Alice still leaning towards him?

Could it be that this woman still has a tendency to flirt?

Taking a deep breath, John didn't touch the plate of steak or the pot of fish soup, but ate a piece of barbecue.

no way.

He can issue death threats to Alice for Michelle, and even kill her directly.

Even at this critical moment of the Triwizard Tournament, the death of a student would have serious consequences.

John was willing to take that risk for Michelle.

But now Alice is just hanging around him, looking like she wants to please him and is stalking him.

Killing people for something like this is a bit excessive.

It's not worth it from a rational or cost perspective.

Can the threat be repeated?

Is this kind of threat without real murderous intention really useful to Alice?

John had his doubts.

After all, Alice is also a very smart person.

The dinner party soon came to an end.

When the golden plates were being scrubbed again, Dumbledore stood up again.

A mood of excitement and nervousness seemed to pervade the auditorium.

"The moment has finally arrived," Dumbledore said loudly. "The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. Before that, please allow me to introduce two guests, because there are still people who don't know them. This is Barty C. Mr. Rauch, Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic. And another Ludo Bagman..."

There was some sporadic applause in the auditorium.

This is just a courtesy.

The truth is that no one likes to hear these two introduce themselves before hearing key information about the Triwizard Tournament.

"I am pleased to announce," Dumbledore said, "that they will join me, Professor Karkaroff and Madam Maxime to form a panel of judges to evaluate the performance of the warriors."

While Dumbledore was speaking, Filch had already arrived at the podium holding a large wooden box inlaid with jewels.

"Please put it up."

Dumbledore nodded at Filch and continued, "Mr. Crouch and Mr. Bagman have carefully reviewed the projects for this year's Triwizard Tournament.

They also made many necessary arrangements for each project.

There are three projects in total, each taking place at different times during the school year.

They will respectively test the warriors' magical talents, their courage and reasoning ability, and of course, their courage and ability to overcome danger! "

"As you already know, there will be three warriors participating in the competition," Dumbledore said calmly, "each representing a participating school. We will rate them based on the quality of their completion of each competition event. After the three events are completed, the one with the highest score will The champion will win the Triwizard Cup. The one responsible for selecting the champion is an impartial selector, which is the Goblet of Fire."

After saying this, Dumbledore tapped the lid of the box.

The box opens automatically.

Dumbledore took out a large, roughly carved wooden goblet.

The cup itself was inconspicuous, but it was filled with dancing blue and white flames.

"Every student who wants to be a warrior must write his name and school name on a piece of parchment and throw it into this goblet," Dumbledore said. "Those who are willing to become a warrior can do so within 24 hours. Sign up within.

Tomorrow night, Halloween night, the Goblet will select the names of three classmates it believes best represent the three schools.Tonight, the goblet will be in the foyer, accessible to all students willing to run for office. "

"In order to prevent underage students from being tempted," said Dumbledore, "when the goblet is placed in the hall, I will draw an age line around it. No one under seventeen years of age can cross this line. Boundaries.”

Dumbledore could pause for a moment, and then said:

"Finally, I would like to remind every student who wants to participate in the election to note that this competition is not a child's play, and you must not participate recklessly.

Once a warrior is chosen by the Goblet of Fire, he must see the game through to the end.

Whoever puts his name into the cup actually forms a magical contract that must be observed.

Once you become a warrior, you are not allowed to change your mind.So please think twice before you put your name in the cup and make sure you really want to compete.Okay, I think it's time for everyone to go to bed.

Good night to all. "

After Dumbledore finished speaking, the auditorium instantly became excited.

Everyone was very excited.

Courage, wisdom, and magical talent.

These are three major tests for the Warriors.

Gryffindors believe that courage is synonymous with them.

Slytherins believe that they have the most magical abilities at Hogwarts.

Ravenclaw believes that in terms of reasoning ability and wisdom, they are unparalleled in the world!

As for Hufflepuff.

Generally speaking, they will not participate in this kind of competition.

But this time is different.

One by one, the little badgers clenched their fists.

Fierce eyes were cast on Cedric.

This is Hufflepuff's pride!

Whether it's magical talent, wisdom or courage, he has it all!

He must be the warrior of Hogwarts this time!

Michelle and the Weasley twins were looking towards Alice with bright eyes.

Draco waved his fist and shouted loudly with Goyle, Crabbe and other Slytherins:

"We must make John a warrior! This is the glory that belongs to Slytherin!"

His voice was loud, and the subsequent echoes of the Slytherins were even louder, almost drowning the entire auditorium.

The usually peaceful little badgers changed from their normal behavior and also broke out into shocking shouts to confront the Slytherins.

John didn't mind the little conflict between Slytherin and Hufflepuff.

His eyes were always on the faculty bench.

There, Crouch and Moody were talking about something.

Or to be more precise, it was Moody who was talking, while Crouch kept nodding.

That way, he looked like a primary school student listening to the teacher.

"Michelle is going to be a warrior."

Alice's voice suddenly sounded from beside John, "I have confidence in my machine!"

John glanced at Alice when he heard this, then chuckled and walked out of the auditorium.

He didn't think Alice could do such a thing.

If only Dumbledore's age barrier could be breached so easily.

Then he doesn't have to be the most powerful white wizard of this century.