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"Finally, I must remind you that the Triwizard Tournament is no joke. It is accompanied by deadly dangers. Once your name is chosen by the Goblet of Fire, it is equivalent to forming a contract that must be observed. You must persist in the competition to the end..."
In fact, Dumbledore's last words actually had no effect at all.
Instead of calming down, everyone became even more enthusiastic and couldn't wait to write their names and throw them in. This mood continued until the end of the banquet and they returned to their respective common rooms.
Furong was going back to the carriage to spend the night, and she separated from Kanna at the door of the auditorium.
Kyle came to the side door of the auditorium and waited.
About twenty minutes later, Chris finally came out.
"I knew you were here." He smiled and said, "Are you surprised?"
Kyle nodded. "Beauxbatons is in France, and Durmstrang is in Northern Europe. This is the Department of International Magical Cooperation's business anyway."
"Yeah, it should have been Batty's..." Chris paused, "But he's in a bit of trouble right now and doesn't have time to come over for now..."
"Because of Sirius Black?" Kyle asked.
"That's right," Chris said. "After Black was acquitted, some people accused Crouch of convicting him without a trial twelve years ago, a major mistake that had a serious impact on many people...
In short, these people must now be investigated to prove that they had no selfish motives. During this period, Barty cannot leave the Ministry of Magic for the time being. "
"A lot of people?" Kyle pondered and said, "Then your position..."
"Oh, this is just a temporary replacement." Chris didn't seem to want to tell Kyle too much about the Ministry of Magic, and just gave a vague explanation.
"And once the matter can be investigated clearly, I will return the refereeing power to Batty."
He glanced at the time.
"Sorry, I have to get back to the ministry now."
"I really hope the investigation can be completed soon. No one told me before that being a referee of the Triwizard Tournament would involve so much work... Merlin's beard, I have to write eight reports just tonight!"
After saying that, Chris hurried out of the castle.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 499 The Weasley brothers' surprise
Crouch can't come, this is really good news, Kyle thought to himself.
At this time, Dumbledore and Bagman also came out from the side door.
"Oh, Kyle, why haven't you gone back to rest yet?" He smiled and said, "Like I said just now, the Triwizard Tournament is no joke. I suggest you think about it carefully and come back tomorrow morning."
"Then Albus, I'll be leaving first..." Bagman said with a frown, "I'm working overtime all night, and I don't know if I'll get any extra pay."
"Goodbye Ludo, thank you for your hard work." said Dumbledore.
After Bagman left, Kyle prepared to return to the dormitory, but after taking two steps he suddenly stopped and turned to Dumbledore and said.
"Professor, I think you'd better ask the professors to pay more attention to the Goblet of Fire."
"Oh?" Dumbledore looked at him puzzled.
"Well... this is it." Kyle said, "You should also know that during the Quidditch World Cup, someone wanted to kill Harry."
Dumbledore's expression gradually became serious. "What do you want to say?"
"That is... the person who cast the Dark Mark has not been caught yet, right? Besides, you also said that the lives of the warriors participating in the Triwizard Tournament are in danger at any time."
Kell didn't say it explicitly, but Dumbledore obviously understood.
"I'll consider your suggestion." He looked at Kyle and said, "But I don't think this possibility is very high."
"I was just saying it casually, professor. Maybe I'm just overthinking it." Kyle shrugged.
He still felt that it would be better to remind Dumbledore before he was sure whether the little Barty Crouch had sneaked into Hogwarts.
Filch's footsteps were heard in the distance. Kyle touched the Marauder's Map in his pocket, said goodbye to the headmaster, and returned to the Hufflepuff common room.
The next day was Saturday. Usually, everyone would not go to have breakfast until very late, but today was an exception.
Early in the morning, Kyle was woken up by his two roommates.
"Wake up, Kyle, everyone has gone to the auditorium, how can you sleep!" Mikel pushed open the window and the cold wind outside blew in.
Kyle sat up from the bed, "Don't be so anxious, the Warriors candidates will be announced in the evening."
But Mikel and Ryan didn't listen at all. They seemed to firmly believe that the earlier they submitted their names, the greater their chances of being selected.
With no other options, Kyle could only sit up and put on a thick robe.
When they arrived at the auditorium, they saw dozens of people gathered there, all of them carefully looking at the Goblet of Fire placed in the middle of the auditorium.
A thin golden line was drawn on the floor around the Goblet of Fire, with a radius of about ten feet.
Connor stood in the doorway, along with Fleur, Madam Maxime, and Professor Sprout.
“Originally, this was not in compliance with regulations.”
Kyle heard Ms. Maxime say in a deep voice, "But Fleur...well, if you all think it's okay, I totally agree with it."
After the two professors left, Kyle leaned over and asked curiously, "What did you just say?"
"Nothing." Kanna smiled and said, "Fleur said she wants to stay here until the end of the school year. She can't sleep in the carriage all the time, so I wanted to try to see if I could let her live in our dormitory temporarily.
We discussed it last night and everyone agreed."
"So, Fleur can move into the Hufflepuff dormitory today?" Kyle asked.
"And Gabrielle," Fleur explained, "but she won't be staying long. She still has to go back to the carriage when the competition is approaching. This is Ms. Maxime's bottom line."
Kyle nodded, and the headmaster seemed to have tacitly agreed that Fleur would become a champion of Beauxbatons.
"Where are the other people in Beauxbatons?" Kyle said, "Will they have any objections to you living here? After all, you came here together."
"If they want, they can," Furong said nonchalantly.
Seeing her expression, Kyle didn't say anything else.
At this time, Fred and George also came down from the stairs. After noticing Fleur, they paused in their running steps and walked over in an artificial and unhurried manner.
"Good morning, my dear friend," said Fred in a strange tone.
"Nice to see you guys here..." George said seriously, looking at Percy as if he was talking about work.
"Can you guys be more normal?" Kyle said with some disgust.
"We're normal," Fred said, pinning a homemade prefect badge on his chest, but it said "Big Head Boy."
"They are Fred Weasley, and George Weasley," Kyle introduced.
"Weasley?" Fleur looked at the two identical people and blinked.
"Yeah, they're the younger Weasley kids," said Kyle.
He noticed that Furong looked like she wanted to say hello, but seemed a little confused.
"Oh, you don't have to tell who they are, just call them by their names...they will help correct themselves then."
"Hey, that's too much!" Fred frowned in dissatisfaction.
"That's right. We are obviously completely different, but everyone says I am more handsome."
"Nonsense, they are talking about me..."
As they talked, the two began to quarrel, and the situation even escalated to the point where they were strangling each other and there was a risk of a fight breaking out at any time.
"Excuse me, we have to excuse ourselves for a moment," Kyle said to Connor and Fleur, then grabbed Fred and George and dragged them out of the auditorium.
The miraculous thing is that after they could no longer see Furong, they both suddenly became sober.
"No!" Fred released George's hand and shook his head, "Kyle, there's something wrong with that girl!"
"We can't do this normally." George frowned, "But just now I couldn't help but want to show it off. This feeling is very familiar, just like..."
"The Quidditch World Cup," said Fred. "Bulgaria's mascots... those Veela!"
"She's a Veela!" George's voice was a little hoarse.
Kyle shook his head. "Don't talk nonsense. Veela cannot use wands. It's the same in any country."
"Then she must have Veela blood as well," George said firmly.
This time Kyle didn't say anything, he just waved his hand and said, "Don't make such a fuss. If others see this, they will think that we at Hogwarts have never seen the world."
"That's amazing." Fred was so surprised that his mouth couldn't close. He instantly forgot about the embarrassing moment he had just made.
George couldn't help but lean over the door to take a look, then quickly looked away, "There's no such person in Hogwarts, right? I'm sure she'll become a warrior."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 500 Age-increasing agent
When the three of them returned to the auditorium, Fred and George became much more cautious, and after realizing that Fleur had Veela blood, that special attraction didn't seem as exaggerated as it was at the beginning.
However, the two did not dare to stay beside Furong for too long. After a brief chat, they found an excuse to go to Li Qiaodan.
"Has anyone put their name in?" Fred asked.
"Not yet...wait, Krum is here." Lee Jordan said, and he suddenly pointed in the direction of the gate.
The students of Durmstrang were just walking in across the grounds, their headmaster in the front, with Krum beside him.
The students gathered around the Goblet of Fire stepped back to let them pass, watching eagerly.
A dozen Durmstrang students lined up, crossed the age line one by one, and threw the parchment with their names on it into the Goblet of Fire. Every time this happened, the blue and white flame would quickly turn red and sparks would burst out.
"You said..." At this time, George walked to Kyle's side and lowered his voice and said, "What if the Goblet of Fire thinks this person is too bad and crumpled up his name and threw it out?"
Kyle thought about that scene and couldn't help laughing: "Then the whole school will probably be happy for a whole year."
They subconsciously looked towards the Goblet of Fire.
But until the last person threw in the parchment, the expected scene did not appear.
Fred seemed disappointed.
"Maybe it's because they are old enough." George said after thinking for a while.
Afterwards, the two of them ran aside and whispered to each other, and it was unknown what they were discussing.