HP's Foreign Land

The original intention of the Minor Wizards Contest was to cultivate and improve the hands-on awareness, thinking awareness and competition awareness of the future pillars of the wizarding world.In other words, let the children look at things other than textbooks, and don't get into the books dogmatically.

These are esoteric things that only adults can understand, and they are also wishful thinking of adults.Therefore, the vast majority of children don't really like to participate in competitions. The adults have turned the joy that should belong to them into a platform for fame and fortune, just like the three major magic schools in Europe today, like Durmstrang Enthusiasm for various competitions over the years.The display windows of the three major magic schools are all golden medals and trophies without exception. Except for the inscriptions engraved on them, the specifications are almost the same. Of course, some medals are slightly larger and thinner, and some trophies are shaped more like ancient Greece Amphora with lid.

Bringing these things back to school is heroic.At least he is a hero in the eyes of the principal.

Since the establishment of Durmstrang School, only Grindelwald did not get a sign for the school when he was in charge of the experimental laboratory, not even a certificate. (The certificate is a participation award) In other words, this dark wizard has never participated in any competitions. No wonder the school kicked him out because he was not pleasing to the eye.

"Go to the competition and win prizes" is the duty of the directors of each research department. Although this statement has not been put on the line, the whole school is well aware of it.The heads of each room also have a plan in their hearts. When they see that the time is almost up, they will spontaneously increase their research efforts and choose suitable candidates.This has formed a pattern in Durmstrang, specifically for the award-winning training mode.

Generally speaking, the dates of large-scale international competitions are fixed, just like the Olympic Games in the Muggle world. Unprepared changes.Because of this, as long as a certain time period of the competition is approaching, the laboratory in the school that is going to participate will enter a state of full alert, and no visitors will be accepted behind closed doors.Especially the students who were named to participate in the competition, they were even more panicky, and they seemed a little nervous.

Heimdall had seen such a student with his own eyes. Before he officially set off for the competition, he was already pale and emaciated.Both physically and mentally are too tense. If you face the game with this mental outlook, you probably will collapse before entering the field.

It was unclear in the past few years, but in recent years Durmstrang's award-winning rate has gone from bad to worse, only a few big winners are still holding on, and other research laboratories have almost no harvest, and the prospects are not optimistic.If every contestant is so overwhelmed and in a trance, it's no wonder they always don't get the prize.

On the third day after receiving the selection notice from the Sugar Mouse Foundation, the entry list was posted at the entrance of the restaurant, which clearly stated the names and grades of the participating students, the name of the event, the event, the location and time of the competition, and the departure time. The time and the time required for the schedule, etc.Everything is written like this, except that Heimdall is special, there are only three names: his name, grade, competition name, and competition item name——Heimdall Strulusson (first grade), Sugar Mouse International Underage Wizard Grand Prix, broomsticks.That's it.There is no indication of when and where the event will be held.

Generally speaking, after receiving the competition notice, the students can just do nothing and just wait for the competition to start.The matter of asking for leave from the school is handled by the organizing committee of the competition that the student participated in. The organizing committee writes a letter to the school based on the student's competition, which is an open official account.

The Sugar Mouse Organizing Committee must have asked for leave for Heimdall, and the school must have received a letter from the Organizing Committee, otherwise he would not be on the list today.The question is, did the organizing committee not inform the school of the specific arrangement of the competition schedule?The other participating students were able to know a lot of things based on this list, and planned their time reasonably based on this list, but Heimdall was the same as before, still asking three questions.

If Heimdall hadn't gone to the school library to look up relevant information on the Sugar Mouse Award, he would be at a loss right now, just like the inexplicable sympathetic gazes cast on him by the students around him who had read the list. .

The Sugar Mouse Grand Prix was established in 1731.It is an international competition with a history of 260 years.Held every 5 years.The wide scope, the large number of participants, and the complexity of the competition items have set unprecedented records.It can be said that there is no underage wizard competition in the world today that can be compared to the scale of Sugar Rat, but unlike other utilitarian competitions that are obviously utilitarian, Sugar Rat is obviously eclipsed by a lot.

It only has archives and records in the International Federation of Magicians, and it is routinely notified before the start of the competition.There is no vigorous publicity campaign, it does not involve the Ministry of Magic of any country or region, and it is not linked to any wizarding family or individual.The foundation appoints the members of the organizing committee, and the organizing committee is responsible for coordinating and arranging everything about the competition. There are prizes and trophies in this competition but no high prize money.

The competition items of each Sugar Mouse Grand Prix are not consistent. The organizing committee of the competition formulates the competition content of the next competition one year before the competition and then announces it. The venue is selected according to the content. It is not a mandatory competition, there is no fixed projects and places.Underage wizards who are interested in this competition can get one year of preparation time and half a year of registration time.The specific schedule will be notified by the organizing committee in a unified letter, not directly through the school.

What made Heimdall a little strange was that when he checked the schedule of the competitions over the years, he found that the three consecutive competitions in 1821, 1826 and 1831 were made of exactly the same portkey.Except for these three sessions, although there are occasional repetitions in other years, they are not as outrageous as these three years.Could it be that the manufacture of portkeys was more popular in the first half of the 19th century?

"Hey, Heimdall!"

Heimdall turned around and said, "Hi, Luke." This person is a first-year student, and like Leon, he also joined the Potions Lab.Maybe he really likes potions, so that after participating in several activities in the potions laboratory, he no longer blindly rejects and fears Leon, but admires his extremely high talent in potions.Because Leon is only close to his roommate Heimdall among all the first-year students, and even Luke is also close to Heimdall.

Luke pointed to the list, "Are you going to participate in the Sugar Mouse Contest?"

Heimdall shrugged, "My name is on it."

Luke looked up and looked again, hesitating puzzledly, "But there's nothing on it except the name..."

"The only thing we can do is wait, the organizing committee will definitely take action." Heimdall and Luke walked into the gate while talking, ready to have lunch.

Heimdall is not proficient in broomsticks. He once followed Alvin Benson to visit the broomstick research room. This was his most emotional contact experience so far.To be honest, if the registration time for other competitions hadn't expired, he wouldn't have chosen Sugar Mouse.There is no choice at all.Heimdall's idea is to get in touch with the outside world as much as possible, get to know the international standard, learn more and learn more, we can't engage in closed-door policy, if we can't do it, getting a participation award is better than nothing, at least at the end of this semester When evaluating, you won't be too shy to take out anything.

"The sugar mouse competition is easy to participate in, but it is very difficult to stand out during the competition."

The sudden voice stunned the two of them, and they turned around to see a few classmates following them into the restaurant.

The fat student who was talking saw the two of them looking at him, so he hurriedly continued, "My sister's classmate once participated, I heard what my sister said."

"And then? What else did your sister say?" A large group of people suddenly rushed up from all around, all of whom were first-year students who had already aimed at them.These children were anxious and curious, and they looked more like contestants than Heimdall, and they were very enthusiastic.

Heimdall was flattered, he whispered to Luke in surprise, "What's wrong with them?"

Luke replied with a smile, "Because you are the only one in the first grade who is going to compete. Being able to participate in itself represents an honor. Not only them, I am also looking forward to it and very happy."

Durmstrang's reality is like this. If you don't participate in the research room, you will not be eligible for the competition, and it is impossible for first-year students to be selected for the competition. First, they lack qualifications and experience, and second, they are small and have no right to speak.Right now, there is finally a "Golden Egg" in the first grade who is going to the competition. Such a good thing makes all the first graders want to cheer for Heimdall and contribute their own meager efforts. After looking at the picture outside After the "extremely irresponsible" list, how can they remain indifferent?

I dare say that he is catching up with the benefits of the experimental laboratory. He is the head of the entire laboratory, he is the staff, and he is the handyman. If he is unlucky and wants to be kicked out, it must be him.It is really enough for one person to feed the whole family.

The fat classmate was surprised that his remarks attracted the attention of so many classmates, and he didn't dare to tease people's appetite anymore, and said quickly, "My sister is not a participant in person, but she also heard from her classmates that she wants to participate in the sugar mouse competition." It's hard to win the award, my sister's classmate is just a participation award, and her classmate is a well-known three-good student in Beauxbatons, and she wins the first place almost every year..."

The long table in the dining room was full of first-year students, and they all gathered around the speaker. This spectacle naturally attracted the attention of other grades, and unknowingly, a large number of students from other grades also gathered. Brothers.

Durmstrang has never sent students to participate in this competition. Curiosity and freshness are the main factors that attract attention. In addition, the Sugar Mouse Award was once famous, although now it feels faintly overwhelmed by other competitions. However, he did not lose to any competition, so when someone talked about the competition, the students stopped and listened involuntarily.

On the long table, the fat student was still speaking: "The content of the Sugar Mouse Grand Prix is ​​different every time, do you know why?"

The students shook their heads.

The fat student made a grimace: "Because the content of the competition is determined by drawing lots."

"Drawing lots?" Shouts of astonishment came and went, shouting for the "shocking" truth.

Heimdall was also very surprised, the content of the game was not written in the book.Suddenly remembering the three consecutive sessions of Portkey manufacturing, I suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.I see.Drawing lots also means resigning yourself to fate. God is destined to make you the same three times, so what can you do?Even if the same thing has been compared for 15 years, it will not change, and the result is what it is. The organizing committee is very brave.

At this moment, there was a sound of flapping wings overhead, and a strange owl flew into the restaurant and dropped a letter above Heimdall.After completing the task, the owl flew out without stopping.

After Heimdall got the letter, he opened it on the spot. There were five thick pages of letter paper wrapped in the envelope. He quickly glanced at the first few lines of the first page. The expectant eyes around him were getting hotter and hotter, and he couldn't ignore it. He didn't hide it either, and said, "It's from the Sugar Mouse Organizing Committee, and the specific competition arrangements have been made."

All the first graders roared and surrounded him.