Chapter 237: Tournament (2)
Hearing that Igor Karkaroff did not forbid his students to use black magic, the Slytherin students couldn't help but let out a low exclamation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has always had Defence Against the Dark Arts classes, these students have never been able to confront the so-called Dark Arts in actual confrontation. The Slytherins' hearts grew heavy at the thought of any unknown magic that might arise in the tournament later in the tournament.
The original purpose was to promote communication between wizards, and Dumbledore naturally took this into account, in fact, Dumbledore wanted students to grow up in such unknowns. There are never towering trees in the greenhouse, and there is no way to raise big fish in the fish pond. Hogwarts students should not be afraid of competition, let alone lose courage because of the strength of their enemies.
The dinner was very rich, and the five wizards from different countries made friends with the wizards of Hogwarts, the students of the Vermilion Bird School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the Far East and the African shamans from the Far East who sat with the students of Gryffindor House, and the students of Ilvermorny who sat with the students of Ravenclaw House, all chatting happily with each other about the upcoming competition.
When the candle had burned a third of the way, Dumbledore stood on the podium, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then began to introduce the names and characteristics of the other five colleges. During this period, these five schools also showed their own special methods.
The shamans from Africa showed a strange summoning technique, which can summon some fantasies of fierce beasts, and for a while, the fantasies of a herd of bison bursting through the auditorium, although they knew that it was fake, but that feeling still made some wizards can't help but close their eyes.
The wizards from Ilvermorny showed a perfect match, and they used complex magic to make a small ordinary candle, which was finally transformed into Ilvermorny's horned water snake guardian through five transformations!
The wizards from the Far East, on the other hand, displayed a peculiar magical trap similar to the bird they were riding, which could automatically hover in the air and scatter flower petals. The girls couldn't help but scream when they saw such a beautiful picture.
Each school has its own characteristics, France's Beauxbatons witches exude amazing charm, and the wizards of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the northwest corner of Europe perform war dances.
After the five schools made a simple performance one by one, Deng Liduo smiled and said: "The tournament is the prosperity of the wizarding world, in the past, it was limited to three wizarding schools in Europe, and today I can invite three other wizarding schools of world civilization, I believe that this year's competition will be more exciting." ”
"As the number of schools participating in the competition has doubled, the criteria for determining victory and defeat have become more diverse. In this case, a short one-off competition may not be able to take into account the characteristics of all school students, so in order to make the competition as fair as possible, the corresponding assessment content will also be increased. The time should also be extended accordingly. From the original semester, to the current end of this year. It's still late spring, and I think we'll probably be living happily together for almost a year. ”
"Prior to this competition, the six schools had negotiated several times, and it was finally decided that the Champions of each school would be selected by the traditional Relic Goblet of Fire, and students from each school could sign up, and after signing up, the Goblet of Fire would select suitable students to participate. ”
Speaking of this, one of Ilvermorny's students suddenly asked, "Goblet of Fire, what is it, what is its criteria for selecting warriors, is it simply the strength of magic, in this case, it is too unfair to us junior students." ”
Dumbledore, who did not show the slightest anger at the student's rude interruption, continued: "It is not simply a selection based on the magic of wizards, but a complex system of rules, which was negotiated by the representatives of the six schools before the competition to ensure the fairness of the selection criteria. Deng Liduo's half-moon eyes looked at Ilvermorny's students, and saw that they didn't mean to ask, so he continued: "The rules for choosing warriors are not simply judging whether a student is in the first grade, or simply setting an age line, but it is more complicated, taking into account all aspects, but I have to solemnly remind everyone that magic is still one of the most important criteria, that is, the stronger your magic, the more likely you are to be chosen." ”
Dumbledore's words silenced the students of all six schools, understanding the cruel reality hidden in Dumbledore's words, and some of the students who were about to graduate seemed even more excited.
"So, Lord Headmaster, how many Champions does a school choose?" asked a Gryffindor prefect of Hogwarts magic.
"Traditionally, there will only be one warrior in a school, but given the long length of the tournament and the possibility of unpredictable problems with only one warrior during the period, the tournament has also made a change in the number of participants: one school will elect two representatives. Dumbledore smiled and answered Tale's question.
A school allows two Warriors to be elected, which means that twelve Warriors will be produced, which is probably the largest ever made.
"Of course, there can only be one warrior who wins the game in the end, that is, regardless of whether the student who fights to the end belongs to one school or not, the honor of the Goblet of Fire can only belong to one person!" The other wizards sitting on the rostrum frowned slightly, and only Igor Karkarov excitedly leaked his yellow teeth.
"So how do you know who will be the winner?" asked Victor Krum.
"It's a complicated question, and I'm going to explain it last, but since I've asked, I'll talk about it briefly. Dumbledore also glanced at Victor Klum with half-moon glasses, "It's about the whole arrangement of the game. The tournament will be divided into five levels, each of which will be provided by five other schools in addition to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Among them, the first four levels are all points system, and the higher the points, the higher the ranking. The fourth level is a competition system, and the points in front of it will be exchanged for corresponding magic props in the last level to help you get through the last level. Whoever emerges victorious in the final level will receive the eternal honor of the Goblet of Fire. ”
Dumbledore's voice reached the ears of every student slowly and clearly, and when they heard the eternal honor, both the students of Hogwarts and the students of the other five schools couldn't help but whisper in amazement.
"These five levels, in the first half of the semester, will be carried out in the first two, one during the middle vacation, and then two, will be carried out in the second half of the year. I'm looking forward to this one in the middle of the holiday. Dumbledore finally smiled.
As soon as Dumbledore's words ended, the students began to talk. Although some students know that there have been great changes in this competition, few people know about the specific changes. Even Xie An doesn't know much about this.
"Andrew, do you think I have any hope of being a Warrior?" Qiu looked intoxicated, as if he fantasized that he had achieved the so-called eternal honor.
"Autumn, don't dream, Deng Liduo has made it very clear just now, we don't have a chance at all. Luna sat on the other side of Xie An and said with some excitement, but Luna was obviously more sober and had understood the key.
"Luna, don't you have a little confidence in yourself?" Qiu looked at Luna dissatisfied.
"Autumn, Luna is not without confidence, but seeking truth from facts. Dumbledore had indeed made it very clear just now. The method of selecting a champion for the Goblet of Fire is very simple, it is to look at the strength of the wizard. With your current strength, I'm afraid you can't even beat some ordinary sixth graders, let alone elite students like Tale, Cedric Diggory, and Percy. I'm afraid you don't even have what it takes to be a warrior. Xie An said coldly.
Although Dumbledore packaged the cruel reality in order to take care of the self-esteem of this group of children, as long as you have a little experience, you can hear what Dumbledore's emphasis is.
It doesn't really make sense to set a strict age limit, if a wizard can master the witchcraft of the sixth or even seventh grade when he is in the first grade, then it is not impossible to let him participate in the tournament, and the key such students can almost be said to be none.
Genius does exist, but everywhere it is, it's relative. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry itself is a place where talents gather, and if you want to stand out in such competition, it probably doesn't make the slightest sense to rely on simple courage and self-confidence.
So the actual situation is that whether it is Autumn or Luna, the final result of their registration may only be eliminated in the primary.
"Andrew, how could the headmaster say that, didn't he say that the criteria for selecting warriors will consider all aspects!" Qiu quibbled unwillingly. In fact, as a high-achieving Ravenclaw student, Qiu is not stupid, and he has been with Xie An for so long, even if he didn't figure it out just now, Xie An's explanation, Qiu has woken up, and now he is unwilling to quibble, just don't want to give up that little bit of hope.
"Andrew, do you think I have a chance?" Penelo Crivat, who was sitting across from Shea, couldn't help but ask.
Xie An, who also fought against Cedric Diggory and Penelope Kerriot, thought for a while and said: "You can't beat Cedric Diggory, I don't know much about Tale, and as for the other prefects, I haven't fought them directly." In your situation, I am afraid that there is little hope. "In such a competition, it is clear that the senior students have the advantage. If the previous trial was for the senior students to serve the junior students, and Xie An and they were the protagonists, then the competition was obviously a real battle, only those sixth and seventh grade wizards who passed the ultimate wizard exam and already had a certain combat effectiveness.
Trying to compete for two spots among the many wizards and wizards of Hogwarts, with Penelo Crivat's current strength, there is really little hope.
Penelo Crivat's face turned pale, as if he wanted to argue, but finally sighed slightly. It's not that she wants to give up, but she thinks of another thing that Cedric Diggory can't beat himself, let alone Andrew Lee, who has beaten Diggory head-on!
"It's not entirely hopeless, though, and if you have an idea about it, I can help you. Cedric Diggory may not be able to defeat you in a short period of time, but the others, you should still be able to surpass them through some sorcery. Xie An thought for a while and said.
Hearing Xie An's words, Penelo Crivat hurriedly asked, "Aren't you going to participate in the tournament?"
Hearing Penelo Crivat's question, Autumn and Luna both looked at Xie An suspiciously. They are all very aware of Shayan's strength, Penelope Criveat has seen Shayne's strange magic, Autumn has seen with her own eyes how the Tower of London has become a lake of fire, Luna, who grew up with Shay-An, also knows Shay-An best, she knows very well that Shay-An can defeat Cedric Diggory is definitely not a fluke.
With Xie An's magic far beyond his peers, even the seventh grade graduates he meets may have the power to fight, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Xie An is the number one hidden seed in the competition.
Xie An shook his head slightly, "I'm not interested in any eternal glory. As a doomsday warrior, Xie An has seen the collapse of the world with his own eyes, and until now, the picture of hell in his mind still shows no sign of subsidence. Knowing that the so-called eternity was nothing more than the exaggeration of the wizard's self-hypnosis, Xie An certainly did not have any desire for such an illusory reputation.
Hearing her boyfriend's slightly muffled answer, Cho hurriedly asked, "Why, Andy, you can easily defeat Cedric Diggory, and if you participate, you will be able to easily win the final victory." ”
Xie An shrugged, "Qiu, you've already explained why. A game that can be easily won, it doesn't mean anything to me. Instead of wasting time on unchallenging matches, it's better to study the Demon Pattern Formation for a while. ”
Of course, Xie An's couldn't directly say the real reason, so he casually made up a more appropriate reason and explained it to the three beautiful girls.
Qiu's face was regretful, Luna was a little distracted, and Penelo Crivat admired with a hint of unclear emotion, and all three of them stared at Xie An.
At this time, an Ilvermorny student sitting not far away was watching all this with some dissatisfaction. This handsome blonde guy is the focus of everyone's attention everywhere. When he saw Autumn for the first time, he was attracted by Qiu's temperament and beauty. The handsome blonde guy deliberately found a position that Qiu didn't want to be, but he didn't expect Qiu to look at him at all.
"Hey, buddy, who's that witch sitting between the two beauties, it looks like he's a half-blood. Paul, a handsome white blonde man, couldn't help but ask a Ravenclaw student next to him.
The Ravencla student took his gaze back from Principal Dumbledore, and looked along Paul's line of sight, and just happened to see Andrew Lee, the hidden chief of Ravenclaw, who was slightly stunned, glanced at Paul and said, "You mean the one sitting between the brunette and the light blonde?"
Paul nodded: "He seems to be very popular with girls, but it seems that his face is a little pale and not very healthy, do all the girls in your academy like such little white faces?" Xie An has not been able to rest due to the picture of hell, his face has always been pale, which Ravenclaw students are used to, but regard this as one of the costs of Xie An's hard work. But in Paul's opinion, witches should like wizards who love sports, are physically strong, and have a sense of security, and it is really incomprehensible that such a wizard who is not very healthy at first glance can be favored by two witches at the level of school flowers.
But as a classmate of Andrew Lee, seeing him beat Draco Malfoy's eyes with his fists, easily defeating Gryffindor's Weasley in a fair duel, and later defeating Cedric Diggory, a strong contender for the next student council president, in a public duel, with his brilliant magical clone, didn't feel anything out of the ordinary.
Hearing the obvious jealousy of the Ilvermorny Witch, and seeing the pride and dissatisfaction on his face, the Ravenclaw ghost replied with only one sentence: "Oh, he's our classmate, Andrew Lee!"