Hogwarts Advanced Guide

Chapter 263 Triwizard Tournament Selection
"Obviously it's not that authentic." Hera took a sip and said lightly, his voice lowered.

Penelope gave him an annoyed look, "Yes, I have never had authentic Bouillabaisse, nor have I been to Beauxbatons."

The two vacant seats beside Dumbledore had just been filled. Ludo Bagman sat on Professor Karkaroff's side, and Barty Crouch sat next to Madame Maxime, who was also next to Hera.

The second course came, and Hera noticed that many of the sweets were neither Hogwarts nor Beauxbatons, but probably Durmstrang's. Hera looked at it carefully, and it was a strange, blanched blancmange. Then Hera carefully moved it a few inches from his right hand. He didn't intend to try this "delicacy".

Penello tried it enthusiastically, and she wanted Hera to taste it too, but Hera seemed to be full, and he didn't stick out his spoon to the plate of sweets.

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

A feeling of excitement and nervousness seemed to pervade the auditorium. Not only the students of Hogwarts, but also the young wizards of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang felt a burst of excitement, not knowing what was going on next.

Hera leaned forward, staring at Dumbledore very intently.

"The moment has finally come," said Dumbledore, smiling at the upturned faces. "The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. I would like to explain a few words before bringing the box in—"

"——I want to explain our program of activities for this school year, but first please allow me to introduce these two guests, because some people don't know them yet. This is presented by Barty Crouch, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic."

There were sparse applause in the auditorium, and Hera obviously noticed that there were not many people applauding except for Hogwarts students, probably because they were relatively new to English, after all, neither Beauxbatons nor Durmstrang should be taught in English.

"This is Mr. Ludo Bagman, Director of the Department of Sport at the Ministry of Magic."

The applause was much louder for Bagman than for Crouch, and Krum applauded too, perhaps because he was a bit more famous as a batsman, or maybe it was just because he was much more genial, or maybe it was just that they had just been introduced to Mr. Crouch.

Ludo Bagman waved his hand cheerfully, in stark contrast to Crouch before him - Crouch neither smiled nor waved - because he was already under the Imperius Curse.

Hera thought in her heart, Wormtail's Soul Snatching is really stiff, Crouch is like a robot in Muggle's mouth, although this is very in line with Crouch's character - he is so serious in the first place.

"Over the past few months, Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch have worked tirelessly to arrange the Triwizard Tournament," Dumbledore continued. "He will join me, Professor Karkaroff and Mrs. Maxime as a panel of judges to judge the efforts of the warriors. Of course, please also welcome Mr. Lestrange and Miss Clearwater. I am very happy to see you here."

Hera and Penello stood up and bowed their heads slightly, and the Hogwarts students applauded again, far more enthusiastically than Ludo Bagman, and some students even took the lead in blowing whistles—well, they were actually the Weasley twin brothers. They seemed to hope to use this method to embarrass Hera.

Dumbledore coughed lightly, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and when the students fell silent, he smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Filch, please bring up the box."

No one noticed that Filch had been lurking in a corner of the Great Hall just now, and now he was walking towards Dumbledore, holding a large wooden box studded with jewels, which looked very old.

"That is the Goblet of Fire, which is used to judge the warriors of the three schools." Hera explained to Penello in a low voice.

Penello nodded, and said helplessly, "You have told me dozens of times in your letter."

Hera shrugged, "I'm just worried you don't know it."

Dumbledore continued, "Mr. Crouch and Mr. Bagman have carefully reviewed the specific items for this year's Warriors' competition." At this time, Filch carefully placed the box on the table in front of him. "They have also made many necessary arrangements for each item. There are three items in total. They are held at different times of the school year, and they will test the warriors in many different ways. Test their talents in magic—their courage and their reasoning ability—and, of course, their ability to overcome danger."

Hearing the last sentence, the auditorium instantly became silent, and everyone seemed to have stopped breathing—except for Hera and Penello, Hera was holding Penello's little hand and rubbing it boredly.

Dumbledore's speeches are always so long, and Hera would rather play with Penello for a while than listening to his speeches.

"As you already know, there will be three warriors participating in the competition." Dumbledore said calmly, "Representing a participating school, we will grade them according to the quality of each event they complete. After the completion of the three events, the warrior with the highest score will win the Tri-Strong Cup. The one responsible for selecting the warriors is an impartial selector, which is the Goblet of Fire."

"Yes, yes, but in fact there is no Goblet of Fire. The principals actually have their own candidates in mind. Instead of wasting time on the Goblet of Fire, it is better to directly enter the first project." Hera couldn't help complaining, but it seemed that the voice was a bit too loud, so that Madam Maxim turned her head and gave him an annoyed look.

Hera didn't care about it, he just complained so loudly on purpose, he and Batty Jr planned to play tricks on the Goblet of Fire, if the selection of the Goblet of Fire was really cancelled, all their follow-up plans would be disrupted.

The reason why Hera said this is also to leave a small foreshadowing for herself if the plan is exposed in the future-be prepared!

A single small foreshadowing is naturally not enough, but what if Hera left dozens of them?
I believe that as long as Dumbledore is not a fool, he will definitely continue to believe him.

Hedging his bets and making sure he was never a loser was something Hera learned early on.

Standing by Voldemort, he was just busy with Dumbledore doing something for Voldemort. This does not mean that Hera will perish with Voldemort!

　Although Red Bull can’t get it, I was still on the third watch yesterday. The author who worked hard on the 2021th day has nothing to save. It’s too difficult for me. Now I don’t have a mobile phone, my computer broke down again, my hard drive has crashed, and I have humble code words. It’s too difficult. It’s too difficult.
　　Let's lick Shunbao.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)