Days wandering around Hogwarts

Chapter 381 Competition Rules
After returning to his residence, Charles took a good sleep to get enough rest and prepare for tomorrow's meeting and the approaching competition.

It was a new day, and all the students at Hogwarts held their first general meeting of the Potions Championship in the conference room to discuss the formation of the participating teams.

Among the five main players participating in the Potions Championship this year, the captain is Joyce, a seventh-year Ravenclaw, and another seventh-year student is Percy from Gryffindor. The former is good at serious potions, and the latter has grown rapidly after intensively studying poison knowledge some time ago. They are the main players.

According to the tradition of Hogwarts, the team is composed of three generations, "old, middle-aged and young". This year, there are fifth-year students preparing for the next class. In addition to Cedric from Hufflepuff, there is also a Slytherin girl named Ashford. Except for the serious potions in the textbooks, her level is average. She is very good at other potions.

It’s just that there are no students in the third and fourth years this year who are outstanding in Potions.

Hermione might be able to do it, but she didn't participate in the selection because she had too many courses and couldn't find the time even with a time-turner.

If Harry and Ron had not successfully joined the team of chores this time, Hermione would not have given up class and followed them.

This year’s third and fourth grader is Qiu Zhang from the fourth grade, and there is no better student in the two grades.

This year's Potions Championship has come up with a new trick. This trick should have been discussed by the schools earlier and they are now prepared.

Joyce told the crowd, "The rules for this year's competition have been announced, and they are very different from previous years."

"First of all, the potion-making team can only bring tools such as crucibles and furnaces into the competition venue. They are prohibited from bringing any materials needed to make potions, including water."

“Secondly, the competition lasts for a week and the content will not be known until the competition starts.”

"Third, each team can form an action group of up to ten people. Their task is to find the necessary medicinal materials in the arena."

"There are also regulations that the action team must have at least five wizards aged fourteen or below, and members can only carry wands when entering the competition venue. Other items and pets are prohibited."

"The organizers will pack various medicinal materials and place them in the venue. They will be displayed on the map when the competition starts, and the action team members will go to retrieve the materials."

“There are many dangers in the competition venue, even traps.”

"Finally and most importantly, there are no restrictions on the actions of the members of the action team, except for violations such as killing, using irreversible evil curses on people, and causing serious injuries to others."

After she finished speaking, the conference room suddenly became noisy.

Everyone was smart enough to realize that the materials used in the competition had to be snatched away.

Charles suddenly asked, "What about food? Do the rules say you can bring enough food for a week?"

Joyce shook her head and said, "It doesn't say you can bring food. You can only bring tools except for your wand."

At this time Cedric said, "Charles, we will depend on you for dinner these days."

Seamus nodded along with two other support staff members who had participated in the previous Potions Championship. They all remembered how he prepared three meals a day.

Charles said uncertainly: "We'll see what happens then."

"My concern is whether other schools will come and interfere with our dispensing of medicines."

Joyce said immediately, "I think that's for sure. We are the champions of the previous session, and other schools will definitely give us special care."

"So we must separate a security team from our action team to ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical team."

Qiu Zhang said with some concern: "If we divide up the manpower, it will affect the efficiency of collecting medicinal materials."

Cedric said: "That's not a problem. Let Charles stay. Those of us who don't have medicine-making tasks can assist him." His main task is to process medicinal materials. He has relatively more free time and can help in the fight.

Percy also said, "This competition will take a week. I think it's likely that the potion will be handed in on the final day."

"We can pay attention to the sequence and arrange the time properly."

They all have their own strengths and tasks, so if they are arranged well, it won't be a problem to leave one person free in turns.

Charles nodded, thinking that if a fight really broke out this time, he would probably have to reveal a card, but which card to choose would depend on the situation.

He also felt like he was being targeted because the rule prohibited bringing pets, and it must have been tailor-made for Ruby.

Next comes the selection of the remaining nine members of the action team, and the requirement is that there must be at least four students under the age of fourteen.

Everyone speculated that Dumbledore had known about this earlier, so he brought a few third-year students, but they were all from Gryffindor.

Charles was not surprised by the choice.

I won't say much about this guy Simo, everyone has seen it.

Harry and his trio had performed exceptionally well during the Basilisk incident last year, when Dumbledore was present.

Neville should be considered a substitute, because they are all Gryffindors and there is no barrier after they join. But looking at his red face, he probably wants to join too.

The choice among the other five senior students was a bit difficult as no one was convinced by the other, so they decided to have a competition in the afternoon.

Joyce announced at the end of the meeting that from now on, everyone should not go out unless necessary, and it would be best to eat here to avoid accidents.

Charles was prepared for this and gave everyone a tablecloth to put on the table.

Ashford asked in surprise, "Can we order food from the Dancing Grass Restaurant here?"

She came from a relatively wealthy family of potion-master wizards and had frequented the Dancing Grass restaurant, so she recognized the tablecloths at a glance.

Others also looked at Charles, and some began to think.
Charles said proudly, "These tablecloths are not that great. I asked the chef to prepare meals and snacks for us in the kitchen."

"I suggest that you use these tablecloths to cover things like cauldrons and furnaces. If you can blend them in, you won't have to worry about having nothing to eat."

As a result, Dumbledore walked into the meeting room at this time and said behind him: "This is not possible. The rules prohibit taking anything from outside the stadium in any form. Everyone is afraid that you will bring the ruby ​​in."

Charles and several others who had the same idea could only sigh.

Dumbledore listened to Joyce's report on the meeting, and then explained the rules of the competition in detail.

"Everyone, be careful." Dumbledore became extremely serious. "The rules of this competition have simply been changed back to what they were before. The rules were changed after all the contestants died in the competition one year."

"The last accident in Uagadou made us change our minds and think it is best to control the danger in our own hands."

"Although we have arranged the competition venue this time and there will be no external dangers, accidents can still happen if we are not careful."

"Especially between the participating teams, everyone must be extra careful!"

(End of this chapter)