After hearing Draco's thoughts, everyone couldn't sit still.

In the end, Hogwarts, upholding the spirit of hosting, was responsible for the first task, Beauxbatons for the second, and Durmstrang for the third.

This arrangement naturally meets everyone's requirements and coincides with the calculations of some people.

The first project was arranged by Hogwarts, and Dumbledore even asked each dean to come to the principal's office to ask for everyone's opinions.

When all the deans gathered in the headmaster's office, Dumbledore looked around with a smile and said, "As Hogwarts is responsible for the first project, this is quite a challenge. I would like to hear your ideas."

Professor McGonagall pushed her glasses up, thinking seriously. "Headmaster, this project must showcase the unique character of Hogwarts while also ensuring the safety of the students."

Professor Flitwick nodded beside him. "Yes, it has to be challenging enough."

What was surprising was that Professor Sprout actually changed his usual Buddhist attitude and volunteered to offer his opinions.

She stood up from her seat excitedly, her voice full of excitement: "Principal, I think Neville and I's research results can be used for competitions!"

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Sprout, what are the results of your and Neville's research? This is very exciting. Can you tell us more about it?"

Professor Sprout's eyes sparkled, and she never stopped talking about her beloved plants. It could be said that she and Neville had devoted their entire lives to this passion.

"Of course, Dumbledore. We have been studying some new magical plants in the greenhouse. They have very unique habits. Headmaster, you must go and see them. And my colleagues, I think you will think they are suitable for the competition after seeing them."

She warmly invites everyone to visit her greenhouse and see her babies.

Everyone came to the greenhouse, which was surrounded by all kinds of strange and magical plants.

Except for Snape, who had some knowledge of various plants because of Draco and his interest in various plants.

Others were shocked when they saw the magical plants in the greenhouse that looked docile at first glance but became ferocious when attacking.

Flitwick's eyes widened, and he said in a gruff voice, "Dean Sprout, these plants look amazing! If they were used in a competition, the students would have a real challenge."

Professor Sprout smiled proudly. "That's right. These plants may look ordinary, but when stimulated or placed in certain situations, they will display powerful aggressiveness. This is a great test of the contestants' magical knowledge and adaptability."

Dumbledore thought about it for a moment and thought that Professor Sprout's idea was a good one.

He smiled and nodded, a satisfied glint in his eyes. "Dean Sprout, your proposal is very creative and indeed very suitable as the first competition item. These magical plants will not only test the students' magical knowledge, but also train their adaptability."

Professor McGonagall nodded in agreement. "That's a good idea indeed. Students need to face unknown challenges, which can stimulate their potential."

Professor Flitwick raised a question about details. "How do we set the rules for the competition? After all, these plants have different levels of aggressiveness, so we need to ensure fairness."

Dean Sprout answered confidently, "We can set different difficulty levels, with different magical plants in each round."

"That's a good idea. The fairness of this is beyond doubt." Snape nodded.

Dumbledore looked at everyone with satisfaction and concluded, "Very good. We will prepare for the first competition according to this plan. Dean Sprout, you will be responsible for the specific implementation. The other deans and teachers will also fully cooperate. We must ensure that this competition is both exciting and safe."

Everyone agreed and was looking forward to the upcoming game.

There is also a little bit of gloating.

They had complete confidence in their own Draco and Harry, but Beauxbatons and Durmstrang?

Hehe ~

The representatives from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were naturally also actively inquiring about the news of Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter.

They know that understanding their opponent's situation is crucial to winning the game.

However, no matter how they inquired, they could not get any accurate information.

Beauxbatons representatives sent some students to collect information through various channels.

Without exception, they are all good-looking and friendly children.

They not only asked Hogwarts students, but also tried to get some clues from professors.

However, the teachers and students of Hogwarts kept their mouths shut about this, causing great headaches for the representatives of Beauxbatons.

Representatives from Durmstrang also took action. They used some special means to try to obtain information from within Hogwarts. However, Hogwarts's defenses were very strict, making it difficult for them to succeed.

They were a little frustrated. As for Draco and Harry, they knew they were excellent, and nothing else.

This makes them very anxious because they know that not understanding their opponent's situation will put them at a disadvantage in the game.

They privately speculated that perhaps the first competition would be a two-on-two contest. That wasn't impossible, was it?

They had already known about the rule changes from their respective principals, so they were actively seeking information.

They have no idea what Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are good at or weak at... Oh, it's difficult.

On the other side, Madame Maxime and Karkaroff of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang also tried their best, but they were still unable to obtain detailed information about the content of the competition.

They don't believe it, don't any of these professors and students know about it?!

Is the competition really so fair?!

Actually, there was. Dumbledore, the four deans, and Draco obviously knew about it.

The principals of the two friendly schools, unable to find out any information, gave up at the same time.

He turned around and began to urge the Warriors to train hard.

As a result, the warrior representatives from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang began to prepare for the competition more diligently.

They undergo intensive training and conduct simulations for various possible scenarios, hoping that through these efforts, they can achieve good results in the competition.

At the same time, the professors at Hogwarts also began intensive preparations.

Professor Sprout and her favorite student Neville began to carefully design the competition venue and prepared various magical plants.

They hope that the competition will be both exciting and safe, allowing all participants to perform at their best.

This also made everyone vaguely aware that the content of the competition was related to plants. For a time, more and more students came to read the Magic Plant Encyclopedia.

The students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang came to Hogwarts with full confidence. They hoped to stand out from the fierce competition and achieve ultimate victory.

They didn't expect that they would always be surpassed by Hogwarts. How could they bear this as they were the pride of their own school?

Therefore, the people who appeared most frequently in the library were students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.

"It's so curly, so curly." Ron and his friends would almost always stay in the library every Friday afternoon.

As soon as I entered today, I was shocked by the huge crowds of people in the library.

Everyone remained strangely quiet, some lost in thought or frowning.

After finally finding a spot and waiting for Draco to set up the silent magic circle, Ron couldn't help but complain.

"I'm sure Professor McGonagall will be very happy to see this." Hermione looked around and said.

Because even many Gryffindors study hard here.

You know, even if the Quidditch game was cancelled, the energetic little lion's love for Quidditch under the influence of his own dean is incomparable to that of ordinary people.

Generally speaking, the little lions have no time to rest and should be sweating on the Quidditch field.

"The news that Professor Sprout and the others are arranging the venue has not been concealed. Anyone who is interested can know it." Theodore calmly read his favorite book and chatted with his friends.

"The game is still in two weeks. It's really exciting." Pansy held up her chin and imagined with great interest the scene of the warriors being chased by the biting cabbage.

"By the way, Harry, has Professor Lupin looked for you recently?" George seemed inexplicably excited, as if he knew some big secret.

"Yes, often." Harry thought of Lupin, no, Bellatrix, who always called him to the office for special lessons under the pretext of tutoring, and frowned subconsciously.

She still hadn't given up on driving a wedge between Draco and Harry.

"I have a huge secret to tell you." George asked casually, his real point was not this.

The mysterious look of him and Fred undoubtedly aroused everyone's curiosity.

Except for Draco who made some guesses.

Fred exchanged a look, and they all gathered together tacitly, not letting others see their mouth shapes or the things on the table.

He took out a piece of parchment that looked quite old and pointed out one of the places to everyone.

"Look! Who is Bellatrix with!" Fred's voice was filled with unconcealable excitement.

Everyone looked in the direction of Fred's finger.

The name mentioned alongside Bellatrix was Gilderoy Lockhart.

"Some of the names sound familiar..." Hermione frowned and thought, she seemed to have seen them somewhere.

"Traveling with a female ghost..." Ron reacted immediately, and because Draco was present, he tactfully reminded Hermione.

"Oh, him." Hermione also reacted immediately. Her memory was pretty good, but after listening to Draco's inner thoughts that time, she no longer liked Gilderoy Lockhart.

Even though his books are quite good.

But I haven't heard any news about him since then.

Speaking of Lockhart, Draco remembered.

"Ah, that's the shame of Eagle Academy who plagiarized other people's experiences and then erased their memories."

What?! Ron and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. All the books Lockhart wrote were plagiarized? He even erased other people's memories?

What is the shame of Eagle Academy?

Let me see, Lockhart...

The records in his book of his battles with various magical creatures were collected from magicians who had actually experienced these things, not his personal experiences.

Perhaps because of the curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Dumbledore asked him to be the teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in his second year.

After all, although Lockhart is a bit ambitious, he is indeed from Ravenclaw.

But Headmaster Dumbledore probably didn't expect him to be such a fool, right?]

Yeah, who could know? Ron and the others nodded secretly.

[When Lockhart was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, he was admired by many female students.

But he was very self-righteous and had no real talent or knowledge, so he made a lot of jokes.

When Harry broke his wrist during a Quidditch match, he helped heal the injury, only to have the bone disappear;

In his class, he came to study the elves, causing chaos in the class and fled in embarrassment;

In the dueling club he founded, Harry was attacked by a snake and he came to rescue him, but it was ineffective, causing Harry to be misunderstood.

When the "secret room" incident became serious, the teachers asked him to solve it, but he tried to escape.

However, he was intercepted by Harry and Ron, and Lockhart's impossibility was exposed, and he was disarmed by the enraged Harry, losing his wand.

He also attempted to erase Harry and Ron's memories in the Chamber of Secrets, but Ron's malfunctioning wand backfired, permanently erasing his own entire memory.

The teachers were fed up with him both when he was in school and when he returned to teach.

Especially Valentine's Day made all the teachers and students in the school extremely annoyed; when the Chamber of Secrets incident was at its worst, Ginny was kidnapped, and Ginny and Hogwarts were in danger, but he tried to escape.

The teachers had also cheered after he had his memory wiped due to an accident with his wand.

After the Chamber of Secrets incident was resolved, Dumbledore restored the normal operation of Hogwarts and told everyone that Lockhart would not be able to return next semester. At the same time, in order to appease everyone, he canceled the exams and Defense Against the Dark Arts courses that year.

The students cheered and the teachers applauded, but Hermione was unhappy about it.

Even Hagrid, who never said a bad word about his teachers, hated him.

It's quite remarkable that Lockhart, the only candidate for the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, could make Hagrid, who had almost no magical ability and never criticized any professor, dislike him.

Hermione couldn't help but cover her face. Although she was talking about another her, why was there this feeling of empathy and shame?

[The Oblivion Spell is quite useful, but he should be hunted down here now. After all, with the potion, many people who have suffered magical damage will seek treatment.

I remember that those he persecuted also went there.]

The Malfoy family had shares in St. Mungo's Hospital, so Draco knew that this was not surprising.

Hermione and the others looked a little serious. This meant that Lockhart shouldn't be in Hogwarts...

[It seems he's joined Voldemort... Is it Ludo Bagman? No wonder I always smell Polyjuice Potion on him.]

Draco seemed to be looking down in thought, but in fact, his mental power was able to see everyone's expression clearly.

He drank the juice with satisfaction.

Well, this way everyone will be more vigilant.