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The next day, there was a steady stream of students in the hall from early in the morning, and the students who were old enough to cross the age boundary proudly threw the parchment with their names on it into the blue and white flames. In the cup, the students who are not up to the age are also waiting and watching with anticipation.Of course, there were also some who tried to fool the Goblet of Fire, such as George and Fred, but in the end they all got shaved beards and were sent to Madam Pomfrey amidst the laughter of the crowd.

After Harry and Ron watched others sign up for a while, they finally decided to spend some time with Hagrid, waiting for the Halloween dinner in the evening and the announcement of the list of warriors.And Ginny and Hermione nodded without objection to their decision.However, after arriving at Hagrid's hut, they found that he also seemed a little weird. He was wearing a suit and tie, his hair was tied up, and when he was talking to them, he looked absent-minded, and his eyes were always in a trance. Looking out the window, and looking at the wall clock from time to time, it seems that they are more anxious than them.

When the clock pointed to 05:30, the four stood up together, preparing to return to the castle to attend the Christmas dinner, and Hagrid also stood up excitedly: "Wait for me, I will go with you." Going to the chest of drawers next to the bed, rummaging for something, until a strange smell came, and Ron coughed and asked, "Hagrid, what is that?" Ginny laughed secretly, knowing that Hagrid was finally in the so-called state of falling in love, but the smell of the cologne was really weird.

After seeing him walking towards the castle with Mrs. Maxime on his arm, the three unknowing people all widened their eyes and opened their mouths. Ron even began to discuss incoherently what would happen if they had children in the future. Condition.Ginny held back a smile and pulled Ron: "Okay, stop talking nonsense. We should go too, let's follow together."

When they entered the candlelit auditorium, it was almost full of people, so they quickly sat down on the long Gryffindor table and looked together at the Goblet of Fire placed in front of Dumbledore on the guest table.The dishes at the dinner party were as rich as ever, but today everyone was clearly a little restless, staring at Dumbledore and the Goblet of Fire from time to time, exchanging opinions in low voices, guessing who might become the warrior.

When the golden plate finally returned to its original spotless state, as Dumbledore stood up, the entire auditorium suddenly became silent, and everyone looked nervous and expectant.Only Ginny, after remembering that Harry was framed by Barty Jr. and became a warrior inexplicably in the original book, she subconsciously looked towards Moody, only to find that Moody was also staring at his magic eye, staring motionlessly at the flames cup.She couldn't help feeling a little bit puzzled, but after remembering that there was a more dangerous person this time, she turned her head and looked at Tom, but Tom still looked calm, and after noticing her gaze, she was even unpredictable. smiling at her.This clueless situation made it impossible for Ginny to speculate, so she could only look at Dumbledore at the guest table like everyone else.

"Okay, the Goblet of Fire is about to make a decision, I think it will take another minute. Listen, after the names of the champions are announced, I want them to go to the top of the auditorium, then walk along the staff table, and enter the one next door. room, where they will receive initial guidance." After explaining with a smile, Dumbledore took out his wand and waved it, extinguishing most of the candles in the auditorium.

While everyone waited with bated breath, the flame of the Goblet of Fire suddenly changed from blue and white to red, and sparks burst out crackling.As a tongue of flame shot into the air, a piece of charred parchment flew out of it.Dumbledore caught the piece of parchment, and read the name on it clearly and forcefully: "Victor Krum!" The students of Durmstrang burst into applause and cheers instantly. , while Krum stood up from the Slytherin table and walked into the next room.

A few seconds later, the flame turned red again, and a second parchment was sprayed out, and Dumbledore chanted loudly again: "Fleur Delacour, champion of Beauxbatons." Fleur stood up gracefully , shaking her shiny silver hair, also walked into the designated room.

When the flames of the Goblet of Fire turned red for the third time, Dumbledore pulled out the third parchment from the tip of the flame: "The warrior of Hogwarts is Cedric Diggory!" The whole Hogwarts All the students screamed excitedly, especially on the long Hufflepuff table, every student was jumping up and down excitedly, and the applause gradually died down long after Cedric walked into the room.

When the uproar finally subsided, Dumbledore loudly said cheerfully, "Well, now our three warriors have been chosen. I know I can trust all of you, including Beauxbatons and Durmstrang." For other students, you will definitely go all out to support your warriors. By cheering for the warriors, you will also make a great contribution to this event—"

However, he stopped talking suddenly, and at the same time, everyone's eyes became suspicious.Ginny followed everyone's gaze and watched in horror as the flame in the Goblet of Fire turned red again, sparks burst out, and the fourth parchment was supported by a long tongue of flame.Dumbledore grasped the parchment subconsciously, and mechanically read out the famous name on it in the silent auditorium: "Harry Potter!"

After a moment of silence, the auditorium was filled with buzzing discussions, and some students even stood up angrily.Harry said to Hermione and Ron with a blank face, "I didn't put my name in, you know I didn't." Ginny looked at the fourth parchment in Dumbledore's hand weakly , How could there be a fourth warrior like the original book?Her suspicious eyes flicked between Moody and Tom, but Moody was as expressionless as ever, and Tom kept his polite smile.

After McGonagall stepped forward and said something to Dumbledore, Dumbledore nodded and straightened up: Harry Potter!Harry!Please come up here! "

Urged by Hermione, Harry stood up helplessly, walked towards the guest seat, and walked into the compartment accompanied by Moody under Dumbledore's signal.Afterwards, Dumbledore nodded to the other five referees, indicating that they would also go in, and then walked into the cubicle first.Umbridge, who was sitting on the side, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed closely behind Dumbledore.And Tom was the last one to get up. When he reached the door of the cubicle, he suddenly turned his head, met Ginny's eyes that had been staring at him, returned a meaningful smile, and raised his head as if inadvertently. He straightened the neckline with his hands, allowing her to see the thin gold chain around his neck.

Ginny was under the table, clenched her hands suddenly, she knew that she would follow his hint to go to him tonight.After seeing Ginny nodded slightly, Tom turned his head and walked in behind Karkaroff as if nothing had happened.The compartment door closed behind them, blocking the curious eyes of all the students.Ginny, on the other hand, stared at the door panel feeling a little uneasy, as if she wanted to see through the partitioned door to find out what was going on inside.

In the cubicle, after Harry walked in, the other three warriors stared at him strangely, Fleur shook her long silver hair: "What's the matter? Do they want us to go back to the auditorium?"

Harry shook his head, then stood blankly in the middle of the room, looking at the other three, not knowing how to explain the situation to them.Fortunately, it didn't take long for Dumbledore and others to enter the room.

Madam Maxim first asked angrily: "What the hell does this mean, Dumbledore?" Karkaroff also moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw the last Tom, he immediately closed it Mouth, no words came out.

And Dumbledore ignored Madam Maxim's questioning, but just stared closely at Harry's green eyes: "Did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?"

"No." Harry shook his head immediately.

"Then have you asked your older classmates to help you put your name into the Goblet of Fire?" Dumbledore continued to ask, his blue eyes looking at Harry unrelentingly through the half-moon glasses.

"No." Harry firmly denied, without the slightest hesitation.

"Ah, he must be lying!" Madame Maxime said loudly, but Moody immediately took a step forward: "Madam Maxime, I believe this child, he never lied, and he didn't need to lie. He I was never a vain child." His terrifying look and stern tone made Madam Maxime take a step back involuntarily, but she still refused to be convinced: "That may be a mistake. Anyway, This fourth warrior is out of compliance."

Umbridge also nodded and interjected: "Yes, I also think this is not in compliance with the regulations. It is too dangerous for a child under the age to participate, and the Ministry of Magic will not allow such a situation to happen."

But Tom suddenly came to the front and politely bowed slightly to Mrs. Maxim: "My dear lady, this kind of thing is really unexpected. Maybe we can listen to the opinions of professionals. ?” As he spoke, he turned around and brought up a playful smile, “For example, Mr. Crouch, what do you think?”

Crouch said solemnly with a straight face: "We must abide by the statute. The statute clearly stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the hegemony competition."

"Hey, Batty has memorized the rules by heart." Bagman nodded repeatedly, obviously very much in favor of Harry participating as a warrior.Then he glanced at Umbridge again: "Dolores, about this Triwizard Tournament, Minister Fudge also said that Batty is fully in charge, and he has the right to decide the content of the schedule."

After hearing Crouch and Bagman's words, Umbridge flashed a look of resentment on his face, but immediately squeezed out a somewhat distorted smile, and said sweetly, "Ah, of course, the match The specific situation is naturally decided by Batty, I just made a suggestion, hoping to ensure the safety of our lovely warriors. If Batty thinks it is okay, then so be it, I believe he can take this responsibility."

Madame Maxime couldn't help snorting, her face was still a little ugly, but she didn't say anything more.But Karkaroff shrank himself back again and again under Tom's gaze, not daring to say anything.

"Then, this matter is settled like this?" Dumbledore looked wearily at the crowd with different faces.After no one raised any objections, he looked at Crouch: "Then please ask Batty to guide the Warriors first."

Mr. Crouch nodded expressionlessly, and took a step forward: "Okay, the first project will be carried out on November 11th. It is to test your guts, so I am not going to tell you what it is. In Warriors face the first round of the challenge with the only weapon in their hands is their wand. They will not learn about the second event until after the first event is over. Due to the high demands of the competition, the duration is very long , Warriors will not take the school year exam."

After he finished his brief explanation, Dumbledore nodded to him to express his gratitude, and then glanced at the crowd again: "Everyone, including warriors and referees, do you have any questions or objections? If not , we will be here first today.”

After Dumbledore finished speaking, Madam Maxime took the lead in hugging Fleur, without even saying hello to everyone, she walked out of the room with her head held high, while the two kept talking in French.And Karkaroff immediately pulled Krum over, nodded towards everyone, then lowered his head to avoid Tom's gaze, and left without saying a word.Then Crouch, Bagman and Umbridge also left one after another.

Dumbledore smiled at Harry and Cedric, suggested that they also go back early, and walked out of the room.And Cedric hesitated for a moment, looked at Moody who was waiting beside Harry, finally just smiled at him reluctantly, and walked out.After everyone left, Moody held Harry back with some seriousness: "Harry, this is a conspiracy. Someone may want to harm you and try to kill you by someone else's hand during the game. You must have the guarantee to ensure your own safety." From now until the end of the game, the training will be strengthened, and I will tell the other children to come together every day, to accompany you, and to urge you to train.” Then Harry could not refute, and left first, leaving only Ha Leigh felt empty in his head, unreal in the face of it all.

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The author has something to say:

After half a year, I finally bought an IMAX3D movie ticket for Avatar, so I can finally watch it tomorrow, TT

Also, did anyone see it as Avada?When I was talking this afternoon, someone thought I was going to see Awada...