Victor Krum straightened up, looking Harry up and down. Fleur shook her long hair, smiled, and said, "Oh, that's a funny joke, Mr. Bagman. ”

"Joke?" Bagman repeated, somewhat puzzled, "no, no, absolutely not. Harry's name had just erupted from the Goblet of Fire. Krum's two thick eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Fleur frowned. "But that's obviously a mistake," she said haughtily to Bagman, "and he can't play." He was too young. ”

"Hey, then what do I say. Phoenix looked like he was fine, and he was in the mood to laugh.

Fleur snorted coldly.

"Yes—it's surprising," Bagman rubbed his smooth chin and looked down at Harry with a smile, "but, as you know, the age limit as an extra security measure was only introduced this year, and since his name is spewing out of the Goblet of Fire - I mean, I think that since we've come to this point, it's not allowed to escape - it's clearly written in the rules, you must follow it, and Harry is going to do his best-"

The door behind them was pushed open again, and a large crowd swarmed in.

Professor Dumbledore, followed by Mr. Crouch, Professor Karkaroff, Lady Maxime, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Snape. Before Professor McGonagall could open the door, hundreds of students could be heard buzzing in the auditorium next door.

Madame Maxim straightened her tall and burly frame. Her handsome head touched a chandelier lit with candles, and her huge breasts in black satin rose and fell violently.

"What the hell does that mean, Dumbledore?" she said haughtily.

"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 cubes—"There are two Champions at Hogwarts? I don't remember anyone telling me that there could be two Champions at the host school - didn't I read those statutes carefully enough?"

"We have the impression that your age line will keep out underage competitors, Dumbledore," Karkaroff said, still with a cold smile on his face and a chill in his eyes, "otherwise, we will definitely bring more candidates from our school." ”

"Potter is to blame for this, Karkaroff," Snape said softly, his dark eyes flashing with hostility, "don't blame Dumbledore, blame Potter for breaking the statutes." Ever since he was in school, he's been violating the school rules—"

"Thank you, Severus. Dumbledore said categorically, and Snape closed his mouth, but his eyes still gleamed with malice through his greasy black hair.

Professor Dumbledore now looked down at Harry, who looked at him too, "Did you throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?"

He asked calmly.

"Nope. Harry said. He was well aware that everyone was watching him closely. Snape made an impatient voice of disbelief in the shadows. "Did you ask an older classmate to help you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?" Professor Dumbledore asked, ignoring Snape.

"Nope. Harry said excitedly.

"Ah, he must be lying!" exclaimed Madame Maxim. Snape shook his head and pursed his lips.

"There's no way he's going to cross that age line," Professor McGonagall snapped, "and I'm sure we can all agree on that—"

"Dumbledore's line must be wrong. Madame Maxim said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Of course, it's also possible. Dumbledore said politely.

"Dumbledore, you know you're not mistaken!" Professor McGonagall said angrily, "How ridiculous is that! Harry couldn't have crossed that line himself, and as Professor Dumbledore believed, Harry didn't persuade the seniors to do it for him, and I think others should believe that!"

She glared at Professor Snape angrily.

"Makes sense, Professor McGonagall. Harry couldn't even figure out how the age cut-off was to tell the age of a student. "Phoenix doesn't feel like he doesn't have a voice.

"So, you know. Snape was keenly aware that Phoenix had something to say.

"Of course, the main mechanism of the age limit is a trace detection charm, and people with traces on their bodies cannot enter. Age-boosters won't make the traces disappear either. Phoenix tilted his head to look at Harry, "There must be someone who wants Harry to compete, and it's simple and straightforward, I think he should use the Confusion Charm to make the Goblet of Fire forget that there are three schools competing, and make Harry the fourth school to make sure he will be selected." The one who could do all of this had to be an adult wizard, and he was at Hogwarts. ”

He went on to talk about his opinion: "Of course, it's impossible for Dumbledore to make a mistake, otherwise I wouldn't have had to go to such trouble. ”

"You're breaking the rules as well. Snape didn't seem to be biased in his favor.

"Hey, look. I got it on my own, and—" he turned to look at the crowd, "the rules you added are not in line with the rules of the Triwizard Tournament. ”

"You seem to have put a lot of thought into this, don't you, kid?" said Karkaroff coldly, "we should start anew." I insisted that my other students re-enroll. You have to put the Goblet of Fire back up, and we're going to keep adding names to it until each school produces two Warriors. That's fair. I'm also going to file a complaint with the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards—"

"Do you want to accuse me? You'd better be careful. Phoenix whispered. Karkaroff's face changed as he looked at the two Ministry of Magic officials. It gave him some guts, he knew that the family had a lot of status, but it wasn't even above the Ministry of Magic.

"Can I think you're threatening me?"

"Yes. And I'm threatening your life, and no one dares to be rude to me. Crouch and Bagman seemed to be suddenly deaf, without speaking, without reprimanding, without any movement. Karkaroff shuddered suddenly—

"Mr. Peverell!" Dumbledore warned.

"I don't think Karkaroff's intentions are you—you haven't violated any of the Triwizard Tournament's rules. Madame Maxim unexpectedly stood up to excuse him.

"Maybe. "Phoenix's temptation is over. Whether it is a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic or an international person, they are not clear about the internal affairs of the Peverell family, they still believe that this family is strong, and as the son of the patriarch, he naturally has great energy. This is also reasonable, Klaus should not expose himself to his family ugly.

Never let the people below know everything. Since he is going from this position, he will definitely maintain this kind of information gap. By the time Karkaroff knew he was just bluffing, it was all over. Of course, it's more likely that he won't live to that time. Karkaroff was also a Death Eater at the time, and in order to exonerate himself, he confessed a large number of companions. When Voldemort returns, he won't live long.

But there's no guarantee that Klaus will reveal it and make the situation chaotic. After all, he has this prestige and can gain an overwhelming advantage over himself.

After that, Phoenix himself was thinking about it, and the others were helpless about the situation.