Chapter 380 Measures (Modified, Sincere Thanks to Ksg and Huan Yu of the Silver League)
There was a sound of hurried footsteps behind, and Ludo Bagman entered the room. He grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him forward.
"How queer!" he murmured, squeezing Harry's arm vigorously. "Absolutely surreal! Gentlemen...madam," he said, walking to the fireside, and addressing the three others, "permit me to introduce Just now—inconceivable as it may seem—this is the fourth champion of the Triwizard Tournament!"
Allen smiled gently, without any change in the expression on his face.
Viktor Krum straightened up and looked Harry up and down, with a gloomy expression on his haughty face.
Fleur Delacour shook her long hair, smiled, and said, "Oh, this joke is very interesting, Mr. Bagman."
"A joke?" Bagman repeated, a little puzzled, "No, no, absolutely not! Harry Potter's name just spewed out of the Goblet of Fire!"
The door behind them was pushed open again, a large crowd rushed in, and with a flick of Dumbledore's wand, the hum of the Great Hall was blocked behind the door.
"What's going on, Dumbledore?" Ms. Maxim straightened her burly and tall body. Her handsome head touched the chandelier full of candles, and her huge breasts in black satin heaved violently.
"I'd like to know that too, Dumbledore," said Professor Karkaroff—with a icy smile on his face, his blue eyes as cold as ice cubes, "hasn't the age loophole been plugged?" Why? Why do low-level wizards still appear?"
"Have you ever had your name thrown into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" he asked calmly.
"I didn't!" said Harry excitedly.
Allen walked up to Harry and patted Harry on the shoulder, "I believe in you." Allen couldn't help admiring Dumbledore's acting skills in his heart. He knew who did it, but at this moment It looked so innocent.
"Mr. Crouch, Mr. Bagman, you two are objective referees, what do you think of this matter?" Dumbledore asked proactively.
"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 competition." Crouch said bluntly, half of his face hidden in the shadows, looking Like a skeleton.
"Hey, Barty knows the charter by heart," Bagman said, grinning.
Seeing Bagman's smile, Allen had a faint guess in his heart. This guy must be trying to bet on Harry.
"It's not fair, Hogwarts has two wizards participating in the competition, and we only have one." Karkaroff complained, "Why is there a fourth person?"
"It was clearly premeditated, Karkaroff. Perhaps someone wanted Harry to die for it. Harry would never be able to throw his name into the Goblet of Fire himself, and it would require a particularly powerful confusion spell, such as Harry's name was entered as a student of the fourth school, and he was ensured that he was the only candidate for that school." Dumbledore explained calmly.
"It must be Alan Harris. He and Harry Potter look so good. He helped Harry Potter put his name in!" Karkaroff said loudly. He felt that what he guessed was the truth, "In this way, he will have the opportunity to participate in the competition, the possibility of Hogwarts winning the championship will increase, and there will be a bonus of 1,000 Galleons-this opportunity is something that many people dream of !"
Karkaroff's face flushed like it was on fire.
"I'm insisting that my other students re-enroll," Karkaroff said, his voice no longer smooth, his smile gone, and the expression on his face terribly ugly.
"But Karkaroff, I'm afraid that won't work," Bagman said. "The Goblet of Fire just went out—it won't be rekindled until the next Tournament—"
"—Durmstrang will never participate in the next competition!" Karkaroff was furious, "We have held so many meetings, and after so many negotiations and negotiations, we never thought that such a thing would happen again ! I just want to leave now!"
"How did this situation arise,
None of us know. said Dumbledore to everyone assembled in the room, "but it seems to me that we have no choice but to accept it." "
"Ah, but Dumbledore—"
"My dear Ms. Maxime, if you have another solution, I am all ears." Dumbledore waited, but Ms. Maxime did not speak, she just stared angrily.
"Please allow me to interject, maybe I have a solution." Allen broke the awkward silence in the room.
Everyone looked at Allen.
"Because the Goblet of Fire stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the competition. But there is no rule that those who have not made a contract with the Goblet of Fire cannot participate in the competition."
Allen's words made everyone present think.
"Then we can bypass this rule, and the other two schools can choose another player to participate in the competition, and the referee can also score the two extra players. Although it is still because there is no way to establish a contract with the Goblet of Fire It admits, but we wizards should not be swayed by a magic vessel made by wizards, and everyone can still compete for the championship fairly." After Allen finished speaking, he looked calmly at the three principals in the room.
"It's a good idea, Mr. Crouch, what do you think?" Karkaroff agreed first.
Ms. Maxim's eyes flashed, and she agreed with this method.
"Since none of you have any objections, let's do it this way." Mr. Crouch squinted at Allen, looked at the time, and agreed to Allen's suggestion.
"Extraordinary ingenuity is the greatest wealth of human beings." Dumbledore looked at Allen with admiration.
Which two young wizards can stand out, Karkaroff and Ms. Maxim both feel that they need to go back and study carefully.
Bagman happily announced the time of the first match, and then left Hogwarts with Crouch and Albert.
"This Alan Harris is just like his father. He likes to show off, and likes to point fingers, which increases the difficulty of winning the championship in vain." Crouch's thin face was very gloomy.
He has been blocked everywhere in the ministry recently, and his government orders are not as unimpeded as before.
Seeing Alan's behavior today reminded him of his father and brother.
Owen Harris seems to have been making trouble for him. Although with his current status and power, it is no problem to keep these subordinates, but these things involved too much of his energy and really bothered him.
Albert, who was arranged to be with Crouch, couldn't help arguing for his younger brother: "Alan is a very talented and very astute wizard, you see, the problems that everyone can't do anything about can be easily solved in his hands , I believe my brother can win all the games."
"Shut up, kid!" Mr. Crouch yelled suddenly, like an enraged bull.
Facing the sudden sonic attack, Albert couldn't help but froze, which made his expression look a little dazed.