Chapter 348 News About the Triwizard Tournament

Dumbledore shook hands with Moody and motioned him to sit in the empty seat in the teacher's seat.

"Please allow me to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Moody."

The students seemed to be frightened by his exaggerated body, and there were few applause in response. Even in the teacher's seat, only Hagrid welcomed him.

Moody didn't care about it, or he was mentally prepared. He took out a bottle of wine from his arms and drank it in big gulps.

"Ahem!" Dumbledore coughed, "Let's get back to the topic. Hogwarts has been selected to host a very prestigious event, the Triwizard Tournament."

"Are you kidding me!" Fred shouted.

"Of course I'm not kidding, Mr. Weasley." Dumbledore smiled, "Some of you may not know the Triwizard Tournament. It is a series of magic competitions between three schools.

Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, each school selects a warrior, and then the three warriors compete in three magic projects.

This was originally a great way for young wizards from different countries to build friendships, but later the death toll was too high, and the Triwizard Tournament was interrupted. It has been more than a century since then.

But this summer, the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports and Games both felt that the time was ripe and decided to resume the tournament.

In addition to winning great honor for their school, the final winner will also receive a prize of one thousand gold galleons."

As the voice fell, the hall instantly boiled.

"I want to participate."

Fred and George shouted loudly, their eyes shining with excitement.

And there are many wizards like them. There are people at the long tables of each college with fanatical eyes, showing eagerness to try.

The winner of the Triwizard Tournament will have eternal glory and will be instantly famous in the magic world, which is an incomparable attraction for everyone.

Aaron looked at these excited wizards and shook his head secretly in his heart.

A bunch of idiots, they know that this kind of competition is full of dangers. The Ministry of Magic may have sufficient preparations, but who can guarantee that there will be no accidents!

Honor is important, but life is more important.

"I know you all want to win the Triwizard Tournament trophy for Hogwarts." Dumbledore said, and the hall suddenly became quiet, "But the competition is very difficult and dangerous, no matter how many precautions we take.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic decided to set an age limit for competitors, seventeen years old, only students over seventeen years old are allowed to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament..."

Upon hearing this, many students who are interested in the Triwizard Tournament protested, and even showed anger.

Seventeen years old? You can just say that only students who are about to graduate are eligible to participate.

Dumbledore had expected this, and he would have found it difficult to accept the psychological gap.

Just as he was about to explain, a figure came in from the side door. It was Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

Barty Crouch glanced at the students who were still angry, and walked up to Dumbledore with a complicated look, "The situation has changed."

"What do you mean?"

Barty Crouch hesitated for a moment, leaned close to his ear, and whispered.

Half a minute later, Dumbledore's blue eyes widened slightly, and there was a look of disbelief on his face.

"Are you serious? Fudge actually made such a decision?"

"To be precise, this is the decision made by the International Magical Confederation, and Fudge just voted in favor."

Dumbledore was stunned for a while, then looked at the audience, "A good news, I don't think it is good news, but you must think it is good news.

Just now, the Ministry of Magic lowered the age standard for participating in the Triwizard Tournament.

Seventeen years old was changed to fourteen years old, which means that wizards above the fourth grade are eligible to sign up."

Many students who were protesting at first looked at each other when they heard this, but then they became ecstatic and couldn't help shouting long live the Ministry of Magic.

"Quiet." Dumbledore's face couldn't help but show a few black lines, "Although the age standard has been lowered, I must remind some people who want to participate in the Triwizard Tournament.

This is very dangerous, very dangerous, and those with weak hearts should not participate."

"Albus." Crouch winked at Dumbledore.

"Then... Next, please allow Mr. Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, to explain further."

Crouch walked to the front of the stage, took a deep breath and said to the crowd: "The Triwizard Tournament is held again after more than a century. The Ministry of Magic attaches great importance to it.

This time we have invited the most professional referees and lowered the registration limit, but the most important thing is that more than one warrior from the three schools can participate."

"Really, Mr. Crouch?" George couldn't hide his excitement. This meant that their twin brothers could participate.

"Of course it's true." Crouch explained, "The Triwizard Tournament is a competition between three schools, not a competition between three people."

"This is very dangerous, doesn't Fugui know?" Dumbledore said angrily.

If he just lowered the registration standard, he could accept it, because only the best warrior could represent the school to compete, but if the number of participants was increased, the possibility of accidents would be very high.

"Principal Dumbledore, I know your concerns." Klaus said patiently, "I also felt it was very dangerous at first, but this time it's different. We have a way to ensure that the contestants will not be in danger of their lives.

And you can't participate just by registering. Only the outstanding wizards selected by the referee are eligible. In other words, we are just giving the fourth and fifth people a chance."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm very sure, but it's not convenient to explain now."

After getting a positive answer, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief.

He wanted to ask something else, but thinking that Barty Crouch was just a messenger, he gave up this plan.

"The delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive in October and spend most of the school year with us.

The details of the Triwizard Tournament will be announced after they arrive.

Well, it's getting late now. In order to have a clear mind when you go to class tomorrow, go to bed."

The hall was filled with noises, and every student stood up with excitement and rushed to the door of the hall.

"At the age of fourteen, we can all participate." Ron said excitedly.

"I suddenly feel that Mr. Barty Crouch is a very good person." Harry said with a smile, "No wonder Percy respects him so much, it's not without reason."

"Didn't you hear what the headmaster said?" Hermione said speechlessly, "It's very dangerous. Many people have died in this competition before."

"That was many years ago, and the Ministry of Magic ensures that there will be no life-threatening dangers." Fred walked over and said, "In addition to the honor, there is also a prize of one thousand Galleons. If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

"That's right." George nodded in agreement, "It's been more than a century since the decision to re-hold the Triwizard Tournament, and it will be held every five years, and we can only study at Hogwarts for seven years.

Hermione, think about it, what does this mean?

It means that everyone only has one chance, and Merlin will not give this opportunity a second time."

Hearing this, Hermione hesitated for a while.

What Gryffindor wants most is an interesting adventure, and this opportunity is indeed quite rare.

In addition to her, many fourth-year wizards have the same idea. After all, there is no danger to life, even if it is just to make up the numbers, it is worth it, and it can at least broaden your horizons.

As for the wizards in higher grades, they don’t care even more. There is only one winner of the Triwizard Tournament. In terms of knowledge and ability, the wizards in lower grades have no advantage at all.

Moreover, the more people there are, the more valuable the trophy is.

......

Slytherin common room.

Aaron lay quietly on his bed in the dormitory alone.

Others were discussing whether to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, but he didn’t consider it at all.

Honor? Can that thing be eaten as food?

Even if there is no danger, it will waste a lot of time.

If he has time to participate in the competition, wouldn’t it be better to learn more magic and improve his own strength?

"System, open the personal panel."

[Host: Aaron Gaius]

[Magic power: main body 5582, elementary magician; thought body 5582, elementary magician; total 11164 (elementary grand magician, rare in the magic world)]

[Talent: once in a lifetime (magic power increases by 4 points per day, main body increases by 2 points, thought body increases by 2 points)]

[Items: Moon Drop (2/3 can remove any negative spell), resurrection potion (can resurrect any creature that dies within an hour)]

[Magic points: 490]

"Sign in."

"Host signed in successfully at Hogwarts and obtained ten magic points."

Hearing the voice of the system, Aaron looked at the magic point column, and four hundred and ninety became five hundred, and his obsessive-compulsive disorder was immediately satisfied.

"Just right"

Aaron murmured with satisfaction, then opened the system mall and set his sights on the magic column.

[Magic: x-on:Flying (100 magic points, flying speed depends on personal strength); x-on:Charm (500 magic points, literal meaning, but ineffective for people with strong will); x-on:Soul Out of Body (300 magic points); x-on:Dress Up (100 magic points, directly change to equipment pre-existing in other spaces); x-on:Traceless Stretch Spell (200 magic points)]

He decisively placed an order for Charm, fearing that he would regret it if it was too late. After all, other magics also had a great appeal to him.

He was very tempted by Flying and Soul Out of Body, but he could barely control himself.

Because there was already a tiger spell in the item category, he would definitely get other spells in the future. These two magics were just simplified versions of the chicken spell and the sheep spell, and the cost performance was low.

But the Traceless Stretch Charm and the Clothes Change Charm are different. The tent during the Quidditch World Cup gave him a very good experience. It is still unknown what world he will go to next, but he will not have to worry about the quality of life after learning this magic.

Clothes Change Magic is also very useful. He asked Alger to make several guns. The ability to switch equipment at any time is also a kind of improvement to his combat power.