Chapter 21: It's Time to Make Money

Dumbledore canceled Quidditch - what is this concept?

This concept is probably the meaning of a headmaster announcing that from today, our school's basketball courts, football fields, badminton halls and a series of other sports facilities will not be open this year - after all, the wizards' large-scale sports are such as Quidditch, and stopping Quidditch is roughly the feeling above.

Of course, the students blew up directly, and there were not many entertainment facilities in school life, and the biggest one listened to the principal's meaning, and this had to be cut?

If it weren't for Dumbledore, the audience would have been shouting out of opposition at the moment - if Dumbledore didn't give a reasonable explanation, Slytherin would be out of luck.

It's a strange logic, but if Dumbledore doesn't explain, this kind of thing will happen - because Harry won the World Cup, the Gryffindors are bound to win this year's House Cup, and the only person who can interfere and do so through outside interference is probably Slytherin, and a few group fights are absolutely indispensable, and the other two houses may not be Quidditch lovers who will not pull the shelf...

Fortunately, Dumbledore was quick to give an explanation.

"That's because a big event is going to start in October and continue throughout the school year, taking up a lot of time and energy from teachers – but I'm sure you'll all have a lot of fun doing it. It is my great pleasure to announce that we will be honoured to host a wonderful event over the next few months at Hogwarts this year, which has not been held for more than a century. I'm pleased to report that Triwizard Tournament will be held at Hogwarts this year. ”

Dumbledore announced the message with a beaming face, without a pause.

"Oh no—are you kidding?" Fred looked confused, a vice principal, are you teasing me.

"I'm not kidding, Mr. Weasley," Dumbledore smiled, "but since you mentioned joking, I heard a funny joke about a troll, a dominatrix, and a leprechaun, all in the same tavern......"

Dumbledore's chatterbox apparently had a tendency to close as soon as it was opened - it was clear that in some ways, the Headmaster was a tease...

Just as Alan was in her stomach, Professor McGonagall's cough rang out, saving the Headmaster from a fork in the road in time.

"Oh, well, it's a bit of a mistake to say that now, where did we come from? Oh, yes, it's the Triwizard Tournament. Dumbledore was not embarrassed at all—after all, he was long past the age of freewheeling.

Well, in fact, the headmaster's strength has obviously reached that level - but he never shows it casually.

In short, under Professor McGonagall's painstaking supervision, the Headmaster finally popularized the story of the Triwizard Tournament for those who didn't know much about the game—but Alan, who knew this well, didn't get the slightest impatient, barely missed a word, but listened patiently.

Well, Sirius didn't say anything about the prize money, Alan remembered a thousand gold galleons, but he wasn't sure, so he had to listen carefully - if he played hard for half a day and was fooled by a trophy, it would be really heart-wrenching.

Participants - ignore, it's all salted fish anyway.

Referee ignore, salted fish plus one.

Ignore the security measures, I'll pay attention to the lighter ones.

The number of deaths, I swear, my men will never die at random.

After Dumbledore's half-day speech, Alan finally heard the most important sentence - "Warriors will not only win honor for their school, but also a prize of 1,000 Galleons for themselves." ”

Perfect!

I've been waiting for a long time, and that's it!

If it weren't for the wrong environment at the moment, Alan would have been able to sing a song - how about good luck?

However, it is obvious that Alan is not the only one who needs this money, and the temptation of money and glory at the same time has made the students below talk about it - Dumbledore has said, you can't die, you don't need money anyway, what are you afraid of if you participate?

Most people thought so, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became so hot and terrifying that even the thick dark clouds on the ceiling were washed away.

But alas, apparently Dumbledore didn't think so.

"I know you're all eager to win Triwizard trophies for Hogwarts," he said, "but the participating schools and the Ministry of Magic agree that there is an age limit for this year's contenders. Only students who are at least seventeen years of age – that is, over seventeen years of age – are allowed to enroll for consideration. ”

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mmp?

Wait, what are you talking about, headmaster?

I'm a little excited and I didn't hear clearly, so please say it again!

Alan was a little suspicious of his ears - it looked like Dumbledore had said something horrible about a thief.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore ignored the crowd and repeated what he had just said.

"Because the competition is still very difficult and dangerous, no matter how much precautions we take, it is impossible for students below the sixth or seventh grade to deal with it. So, after deliberation, we decided that underage wizards were not allowed to participate in the tournament - I myself would make sure that no student of the age would deceive our impartial judges into becoming Hogwarts Warriors.

Isn't it, wait, Headmaster, you're kidding me?

Alan counted his birthday, looking confused - his birthday is in February, and when he becomes an adult, the selection of the warriors will have already ended, is this to let him sing a cool rhythm?

No, it seems that you have to cheat, this thousand glittering little cuties are destined to make it impossible for Alan to choose to be a spectator on the field, he doesn't believe it, can Dumbledore still be able to stop him 24 hours a day?

Just when he secretly made up his mind, a gaze from a distance alarmed him - it was a glance from the twins in the distance, and the meaning was quite clear, this wave of people cheating.

Well, they know the bottom line, Alan's birthday is in February, the twins' birthday is in April, and no one can get over it - by the time they turn seventeen, the tournament is halfway over. If you follow the rules, it's almost the same as getting a wedding invitation when you make up your mind to talk.

After everyone exchanged a look, no one listened to Dumbledore's words - Alan began to think about how to make a move to hide a little, and the twins were also rolling their eyes at the moment, obviously in full firing mode.

It can only be said that Sirius is more miserable - when Dumbledore introduced him, although there was still surprise or something, but the limelight was completely overshadowed by the Triwizard Tournament, except for a polite applause, the topic of other people's talk was completely on the Triwizard Tournament, and there was no trace of the discussion of the new professor in the past, which also made Professor Snape's face a little better - however, judging by Sirius's appearance, it seemed that he didn't care at all.

——

A real warrior, a man who dares to face a bleak life, who dares — well, not to talk about that, but there is no doubt that Sirius is a true warrior.

This outstanding student of the year, who regarded exams as floating clouds, completely expressed in his own class how he chased the powerful Banban to the strength of not daring to show his face, and at the same time, it also perfectly demonstrated why he was able to make a living map with Jaime and the others in such a magical spirit of exploration.

Well, it was a class that impressed the whole school and completely suppressed the limelight of Triwizard Tournament, making people marvel at the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Why is it so powerful?

The reason was quite simple, the first lesson was for the fifth graders, and while the crowd was discussing how their new lesson would begin, Sirius used his wand to create an incredibly neat line of questions on the blackboard.

"Conjectures and Discussions on How to Dodge and Detect Magic Through Known"

Well, that's how cool it is—it's almost like writing in the title how to dodge Dumbledore's detection magic.

According to the wonderful memories of one Hufflepuff who had already attended the class, Sirius's handsome outfit made the girls in class discuss it for a long time (several of the boys said they didn't feel this way, and they didn't notice it, but they were ignored by the people who listened to the story). After the neat, straight font appeared on the blackboard, one of the most daring students stood up and asked, "Oh, Professor Black, do you mean we can pass the referee's test with this?"

"Of course not, we're just talking about dodging detection magic - actually, it's an important way to protect yourself when you're in danger in the wild, and when you really can't dodge, avoiding those detected spells is the most important thing you should do, it's one of the means to defend against attacks, so I don't recommend you use it for other purposes. ”

Well, that's what I said, but it's an unusually clear thing that the notes about the course spread wildly around the school afterwards.

In fact, for a while, some people even sold excerpts and sorted notes, and the business was not bad - and according to the content and Sirius's after-class review suggestions, there were not a few people who opened self-study in the library.

In short, the learning atmosphere in the school suddenly reached the level of the final semester, and I don't know if the principal should be relieved or have a headache when he knows.

As for Professor Snape, he called Sirius's behavior a trivial ploy - but not many people except Slytherin accepted it, after all, Professor Snape's reputation was really bad.

As for the other professors' reviews, they were all good, and they didn't mean to worry at all - to be precise, they just quietly watched a group of students tossing around.

That's right, it's a blind toss.

If Sirius had made a move, it might have been possible to deceive the vigilant magic that wasn't guarded by Dumbledore, but a group of students?

What a joke - almost every professor in this castle is a proper Dumbledore fan, and in their eyes, Dumbledore's magic is broken by a group of furry children, it is a joke.

As for the attitude of the students to work hard for this, they are quite appreciative, and as for the fact that they can really break this matter, the professors don't think it is possible at all.

However, Alan was personally surprised - he had no idea that no one would warn him not to make trouble!

This is completely unscientific, and no one else will talk about it, even his dean has not come over to tell Alan not to make small moves - this makes Alan quite amazing, hasn't any professor thought that he could fool Dumbledore's defense detection spell after all his performance over the years?

But this matter can't be sent up to ask - in line with the idea of making a lot of money in a muffled voice, Alan will never take the initiative to die and be restricted by the professor, and when he is selected as a warrior, it will be raw rice and cooked rice, and it will be too late.

As a result, the atmosphere of the entire castle became strange - everyone was working hard, and the content of Dumbledore's test was spread by rumors day by day, so everyone mastered more and more evasion methods.

Sirius's courses were limited to the fifth year or higher, but the rest of his topics were also quite interesting, which made his reputation among the students even better.

And Alan himself is very busy now - although he passed all the fifth-grade exams and has the foundation to take all the improvement classes, he did not masochistically choose all the courses, but chose some classes that he felt would be helpful.

However, herein lies the problem – although his class schedule has decreased, his actual classes have increased.

His dear dean had prepared a package for him - in addition to the normal Advance Class classes, he also had to take the 7th grade Advance Class courses and after-school make-up classes, and he still had a lot of homework.

On top of that, Professor Snape also had to make up for it - not because his grades were too bad or because Professor Snape was targeting him, but because the dean had specifically applied for a class from Professor Snape for him, because although the Potions and Herbs classes were separate, there were too many connections, which caused Alan to have to accept Professor Snape's eyes after class...

In short, Alan, who gave up courses in astronomy, history of magic, and so on, did not feel relaxed at all, but instead filled up classes every day, and even weekends were sometimes occupied.

Anyway, the days are so complicated, and as the days go by, the time for the other schools to come back and visit is getting closer and closer.

Finally, one day, Allen, who was busy with a dog, was taking care of a plant in the greenhouse when he received a notice from the professor.

"Alon, alright, you're on vacation today, go back and clean up, and then tidy up the students, the guests of the school are coming tonight, and we have to get ready to welcome them. ”

Someone's coming?

Alan put down his tools and began to count the days, only to realize that a month had passed, and he had spent it completely in make-up school.

Well, he stretches - it's time to make money!