Chapter 380: Initiatives (Sincere thanks to Silver Alliance Ksg and Phantom Feather)
There was a rush of footsteps behind him, and Ludo Bagman walked into the room. He grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him forward.
"It's so bizarre!" he whispered, squeezing Harry's arm, "absolutely bizarre!", two gentlemen...... Ma'am," he said to the other three, as he walked over to the fireside, "allow me to introduce you—as incredible as it may seem—that this is the fourth Champion of the Triwizard Tournament!"
Alan smiled gently, and the expression on his face did not change at all.
Victor Krum straightened up, looking Harry up and down, a grim expression on his face.
Fleur Delacour shook her long hair, smiled, and said, "Oh, it's a funny joke, Mr. Bagman. ”
"Joke?" Bagman repeated, a little puzzled, "No, no, absolutely not!" Harry's name just spewed out of the Goblet of Fire!"
The door behind them was pushed open again, and a large crowd swarmed in, Dumbledore's wand and the hum in the Great Hall at bay.
"What the hell is going on, Dumbledore?" Lady Maxime straightened her tall, burly frame. Her handsome head touched a chandelier lit with candles, and her huge breasts in black satin rose and fell violently.
"I'd like to know that too, Dumbledore," Professor Karkaroff said—with a cold smile on his face and blue eyes as cold as ice, "Isn't there a loophole in age?
"Have you ever had someone throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" he asked calmly.
"I didn't!" Harry said excitedly.
Alan walked over to Harry's side and patted Harry on the shoulder, "I trust you. ”
Allen's heart couldn't help but admire Dumbledore's acting skills, he knew who did it, but at this time he looked extremely innocent.
"Mr. Crouch and Mr. Bagman, you two are objective referees, what do you think about this?" Dumbledore asked on his own initiative.
"We have to follow the rules, which clearly state that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must compete in the tournament. Crouch said bluntly, his face half hidden in the shadows, looking like a skeleton.
"Hey, Barty memorized the charter so well. Bagman said, a smile on his face.
When Alan saw Bagman's smile, he had a faint guess in his heart. This guy must be trying to make a bet on Harry.
"It's not fair, Hogwarts has two wizards in the tournament and we only have one. Karkaroff complained, "Why is there a fourth man?"
"It was clearly premeditated, Karkaroff. Perhaps someone wanted Harry to die for it. Harry would never have been able to put his name in the Goblet of Fire himself, and that required a particularly powerful confusion charm, such as having Harry's name enlisted as a student at the fourth school, and making sure he was the only candidate for that school. Dumbledore explained calmly.
"It must be Alan Harris, he looks so good with Harry Potter, he must have helped Harry Potter put his name in!" Karkaroff exclaimed.
He felt that what he had guessed was the truth, "That way, he would have a chance to play, and the chances of Hogwarts winning the championship would increase, as well as a thousand Galleons - a chance that many people could only dream of!"
Karkaroff's face was red as if it were on fire.
"I insisted that my other students re-enroll. Karkaroff said that his voice was no longer smooth, his smile was gone, and the expression on his face was extremely ugly.
"But Karkaroff, I'm afraid it won't work," Bagman said, "the Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished—it won't be rekindled until the next tournament—"
"—Durmstrang will never participate in the next tournament!" Karkaroff was furious, "We had so many meetings, and after so many negotiations and consultations, I didn't expect such a thing to happen! I almost want to leave now!"
"How this happened, we don't know. Dumbledore said to everyone gathered in the room, "But it seems to me that we have no choice but to accept it." ”
"Ah, but Dumbledore—"
"My dear Madam Maxim, if you have another solution, I am willing to hear from you. ”
Dumbledore waited, but Miss Maxim didn't speak, she just stared angrily.
"Allow me to interject, maybe I have a solution. Alan broke the awkward silence in the room.
Everyone looked at Alan.
"Because although the Goblet of Fire stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the competition. However, there is no rule that anyone who has not made a contract with the Goblet of Fire cannot participate in the competition. ”
Alan's words made those present think.
"Then we can bypass this rule, and the other two schools can also choose one more player to participate in the competition, and the referee can also score the two extra players. Although it is still recognized because it can't make a contract with the Goblet of Fire, we wizards shouldn't be swayed by a single instrument, and we can still compete for the championship fairly. After Allen finished speaking, he calmly looked at the three principals in the room.
"What do you think, Mr. Crouch?" Karkaroff agreed.
Madame Maxim's eyes flashed, and she agreed to the approach.
"Since you all have no opinion, let's do it. Mr. Crouch looked at the time and agreed with Allen's suggestion.
"Extraordinary ingenuity is the greatest treasure of mankind. Dumbledore looked at Alan with admiration.
Which of the two little wizards came out on top, Karkaroff and Lady Maxim both felt the need to go back and study it carefully.
Bagman happily announced the time of the first match, and then left Hogwarts with Crouch and Albert.
"This Alan Harris is like his father, he likes to be in the limelight, he likes to point fingers, and he makes it more difficult to win the championship. Crouch's thin face was gloomy.
He has been blocked at every turn in the ministry lately, and his decrees are not at all as unimpeded as they used to be.
Harris seemed to be looking for trouble for him, and although he was able to keep these men in his current position, these things involved too much of his energy and made him really bothered.
Seeing Allen's behavior today, he couldn't help but think of his father and brother.
"Alan is a very talented and very shrewd wizard, you see, the problems that everyone is helpless can be solved in his hands, and I believe that my brother can win the game. ”
"Shut up, child!" said Mr. Crouch, like an enraged bull, and roared suddenly.
Faced with this sudden sonic attack, Albert couldn't help but be stunned.