Chapter 588 Goblet of Fire

Hermione's remarks failed to break Ron's beautiful fantasy. He still stubbornly believed that Fleur might have some kind of affection for him.

Halfway through the banquet, the door of the auditorium was opened again, and two wizards in suits walked in from the outside.

They walked all the way to the high platform, shook hands with Dumbledore, and then sat on the teacher's bench, without attracting too many people's attention.

But Ivan was obviously excepted. He kept staring at them when the two came in.

"Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch, what are they doing here?" Harry also looked over there in surprise.

"Which one of them is Crouch?" Ivan asked.

He remembered that in the original time and space, Barty Crouch was controlled by the Imperius Curse released by Voldemort himself. With no clues now, Crouch might be a good breakthrough!

"The tall, thin one with gray hair is Crouch, and the other one is Ludo Bagman!"

It was not Harry who explained to Ivan, but Ron. He finally looked away from Fleur. This was probably because Fleur had not responded to his affectionate gaze for such a long time.

Ivan nodded and looked towards the teacher's seat again. At this time, Crouch was sitting next to Dumbledore and chatting happily with the old professor. On the surface, there was almost nothing strange about him.

However, Ivan knew that the Imperius Curse could control a wizard almost perfectly, so that his words and deeds would be no different from usual.

And there are only two flaws in this magic!

First, a skilled Legilimency master will detect something strange. As long as he searches the other party's memory, he will be able to find something wrong.

The second is that a wizard with strong enough willpower may be able to break free from the shackles of this spell on his own. For example, Barty Crouch and his son in the original time and space successfully did this!

The reason why he has such a comprehensive understanding is that when Ivan was in Knockturn Alley, he studied the Imperius Curse for a period of time in order to control Nott.

The first flaw cannot be solved at all in Ivan's opinion. Fortunately, the number of Legilimency wizards is rare, so it is enough to control Nott to stay at home and reduce going out.

It's easy to break free on your own. In order to prevent Nott from escaping, Ivan specially arranged for two werewolf wizards to keep an eye on him at all times and regularly strengthen the Imperius Curse that Nott was hit by.

Thinking like this, Ivan soon ran into trouble again. Although he suspected that Crouch was an undercover agent planted under the control of Voldemort, he did not have enough evidence to prove the other party.

You must know that Crouch is the Minister of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation. He holds a high position and is famous for his uprightness. Dumbledore has a high degree of trust in him.

And with his own butterfly, the real Moody has appeared in the school. Whether Crouch is controlled by Voldemort like in the original time and space is unknown... It's no joke if you make a mistake!

The power of the Imperius Curse is that Voldemort can control anyone in this school!

The only solution is for Dumbledore to use Legilimency to read everyone's memories in the Great Hall and distinguish which ones are normal people and which ones are controlled undercovers.

But according to the old professor's character, it is obviously impossible to do this unless it is absolutely necessary...

Ivan wanted to make the distinction on his own, but his Legilimency was far from reaching such a level!

He estimated that he would have to upgrade Legilimency to at least level six before he could rely on sight to detect the thoughts of most people without anyone noticing.

While Ivan was thinking about this, Dumbledore, who had been chatting with Crouch for a few words, had already stood up and walked to the stage again.

"Everyone, I think you have eaten and drank enough, right?" Dumbledore's loud voice echoed in the auditorium.

The little wizards present put down their knives and forks. Although some foodies still wanted to continue enjoying the food, they were even more looking forward to what Dumbledore said next.

"It seems it's time!" Dumbledore saw everyone's expressions in his eyes. He waved his wand again, and the messy long table returned to its original tidy appearance.

Dumbledore continued. "Next, I will talk about the arrangements for the Triwizard Tournament!"

Hearing the old professor mention the Triwizard Tournament, everyone sat upright, and a feeling of excitement and nervousness gradually spread in the auditorium.

Dumbledore changed his voice, pointed to Crouch on his right, and introduced him. "Please allow me to introduce you to two new guests first. There may be some people who don't know them. This is Mr. Barty Crouch, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic!"

Crouch nodded to everyone, and there was sparse applause in the auditorium.

Dumbledore then introduced Ludo Bagman on the left to everyone, and thanked the two for their tireless work over the past few months to restart the Triwizard Tournament.

"They will join me, Professor Karkaroff and Ms. Maxim to form a five-person referee panel to judge the performance of the warriors."

Dumbledore spoke, clapped his hands again, and asked Filch to bring up the box.

"What box?" Harry lowered his voice and asked curiously.

Ivan knew the inside story, but he still looked in Filch's direction.

Perhaps in order to participate in this important occasion, Filch, who is usually unkempt, also tidied up. At least he put on a new robe. He was holding a large wooden box inlaid with jewels in both hands, with a solemn expression, as if holding a Like some noble holy object.

The little wizard stretched his neck curiously, trying to get a better look.

Dumbledore continued. "Every event in this year's Triwizard Tournament has been carefully reviewed by us. It is divided into three items. The abilities of the warriors will be examined from all aspects, such as their level of magical ability, whether they have extraordinary courage and meticulous reasoning ability. etc……"

"After each event, the judges will give corresponding scores based on their performance. The points earned in the three events are added up. The warrior with the highest score in the end will win the Triwizard Cup! As for the selection process of the warriors …”

While Dumbledore was speaking, Filch had walked to the dais and carefully placed the box on the table in front of him.

Dumbledore pulled out his wand and tapped the lid of the box three times. The box slowly opened, and a roughly carved wooden goblet was revealed in front of everyone.

Dumbledore pointed his wand at it, looked at everyone present, and spoke word by word. "The selection process of the warriors will be conducted by the most impartial selector, which is... the Goblet of Fire!"

Following Dumbledore's words, a large amount of blue-white flames spurted out from the mouth of the cup...

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