Maca's action caused the international alchemy competition to be attrition before it even began. The Indian delegation, which was identified as having disrupted the event plan, was refereed by the current president of the International Federation of Wizards, Mr. Babajid Akinbad, and was immediately stripped of the right to participate.

Although judging from the specific interrogation investigation, the delegation seems to have been controlled by magic. But this matter is about the stability of world-class events, and no one will gamble with Nico Lemay's alchemical legacy, so no one has said good things about them from the beginning to the end.

However, although this kind of mess happened before the game, it seems that it will have a slight negative impact on the game. But from another point of view, Maca's behavior shows Hogwarts' ability to keep the tournament running normally.

In fact, the transnational arrest of the Indian delegation-led cabal has been published in wizarding newspapers around the world with great fanfare, and has been clearly alongside the latest news of the opening of the International Alchemy Contest.

Yes, the International Alchemy Contest has finally opened!

“…… As I believe you all know, Hogwarts is my alma mater! To be honest, I am so happy for my alma mater today! Come and join me, with Hogwarts, and with the whole world—to witness the day when alchemy shines again in our time! ”

On the lawn in front of Hogwarts Castle, a strange building has already been erected. It is shaped much like a giant washbasin, only with a higher edge. For example, this is a Muggle stadium with an elevated spectator seat.

At this moment, on the round platform built in the center of the stadium, a familiar man is standing alone, using a loudspeaker to convey his speech to every guest sitting in the audience.

It was Gilderoy Lockhart, the most popular ...... in British wizarding in recent years Well, how do you put it? The most popular public figure?

In short, Maca got him into this contest and played the role of host.

It's approaching evening, and it's time for the opening ceremony of the Alchemy Tournament, and after dinner, the tournament will officially begin. The students at Hogwarts were still in class, and in order not to disturb them, Maca had opened a magical barrier to block their sounds.

At this time, under the spectator seats on the east side of the competition field, the event coordination office ......

"Mr. McLean, the twelve spectator registration gates just now have sent in the latest seating statistics. I took a look and ...... as there was still a part of the audience who had booked tickets that would arrive after dinner time"

"So there might not be enough seats in the audience, right?"

Most of the staff who coordinated the management of the event process this time were sent from the International Federation of Wizards, and the assistant in front of Maca was naturally the same.

"The promotion of this competition is very strong, and it is a matter of course that there are not enough seats...... Didn't I say it earlier, you can't prepare it like another Quidditch World Cup. Maca waved her hand and said, "Don't worry! Let the audience enter normally, I have already prepared for the things in the auditorium......"

After Lockhart introduced the delegations one by one and arranged a series of pre-game performances, the various food stalls outside the stadium were all in place.

This time, except for the interior of the castle, there was basically no big change, and everything else was utilized. Today's Hogwarts is indeed the most lively day since the establishment of the school, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is unprecedented.

As Lockhart announced the end of the opening ceremony, crowds poured out of the venue to sample fresh food from around the world. If anyone is willing to stay in the stadium and continue to enjoy the pre-game entertainment, they can simply shake the magic bell next to their seat, and a house-elf will immediately provide them with the best quality errand service.

"Oh, what's that?"

Suddenly, a French wizard couple sitting on the highest seat looked up in surprise - they were the first to notice a shadow drifting overhead.

Of course, it is said that it is the first to notice, but in fact, it is only a second or two before the others. After all, something so big suddenly floating in the sky that even a fool can quickly spot it.

"What is flying? Is it a new show? "Oh, maybe it's a big wagon or something...... Is there a delegation that is late? "Except for the Indian delegation, I haven't heard of any absences, didn't the moderator just say it......"

As the audience continued to discuss, the huge shadow crossed the arena and floated steadily to the opposite side. It wasn't long before the thing was far away that the audience here realized that it looked like a floating auditorium.

At this moment, on a preparation field outside the playing field, Maca was standing in the middle of the clearing. Around him, a large group of elves raised their hands in unison, pointing far above the arena.

“…… Yes, a little further afield, align the bracket there. Be careful, if you fall and hit someone, you can go back to the island and prepare to receive the punishment! Come down...... Go down ...... again"

Adding so many seats temporarily is not an easy task for wizards, but it is not entirely impossible.

Under Maca's command, the elves work together in a tacit manner - at least he thinks that the elves are much easier than humans in this kind of collective work.

"Okay, keep it up like that!" He said as he stretched out his staff and pointed straight ahead, "When I'm reinforced, I can start carrying the next one—"

……

And almost at the same time, it was finally time for Hogwarts to leave school. The young wizards, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed out of the classroom, laughing and walking towards the colorful world outside the castle.

Although they don't have the right to participate, they can still enjoy the competition as spectators. Today's breakfast time, Professor McGonagall announced that everyone is free to go outside to the food stall after school to fill their stomachs.

"Hermione, do you think Maca will play today? It's just a bit of alchemy, and I bet he'll be — "

In the foyer, Ron asked with gusto. Look at the pride on his face, as if he wasn't talking about Maca, but about himself.

But Hermione, who has always been strict with knowledge, hesitated and shook her head.

"I don't know," she hesitated, "at least I haven't studied Maca before, and I haven't seen any alchemy from him anyway...... But that was the old days, and now ......."

"Hey! I've heard that he's fought for this game from start to finish," Ron said excitedly, "and I think he's done it." Well, I'm really looking forward to it......"

And beside Ron, Alexander, who had recently been close to them, had a tangled face.

"Miss Granger, what exactly is alchemy? I flipped through the books in the library the other day, but I still didn't understand it......" he said depressedly, "what are the four elements and three elements...... What to decompose and transform...... And that messy list of alchemy symbols......"

"All said and done, just call me Hermione......" Hermione smiled, "Well, since there are no alchemy classes at Hogwarts, I only read about it in the books myself...... The book says that alchemy is actually divided into two major directions, material and spiritual, if you want to understand......"

"Hermione, Alexander, don't talk about that for now, you'll have an actual impression when the game starts......" Harry urged with a bitter face, "Let's go!" I'm almost hungry......"

Obviously, the big guys are looking forward to this grand event, which is like a celebration, and everyone is expressing their cheers in their own way.

However, when most of the students were excited to go out of the castle, there were always one or two unsociable fellows who stayed in the castle and did not want to move.

Hufflepuff House's Ens Taon is undoubtedly one of them.

“…… Has soundproofing magic been cancelled? In the common room, Anns, who had just returned to the dormitory to put down his school bag, muttered dissatisfiedly, "It's so noisy...... Annoying! ”

He paused in place, then fumbled for the piece of paper in his pocket, and the wand in the inside of his robe.

"Let's all get out! Let's all get out! Joining in the fun is the most stupid thing a fool should do......" Ens thought to himself, "and it would be better if there was no one left in the castle, so that no one would disturb me!" ”

With that in mind, he checked what he was carrying again, and then strode towards the door of the common room.

When I came to the underground corridor outside, it was unexpectedly empty. And the constant noise of people outside completely muffled his footsteps - this was an excellent time to explore.

Ens made his way to the second floor of the main castle, and in the middle of the corridor on the left hand side was the third girl's bathroom mentioned in Helga Hufflepuff's letter. The bathroom door was marked "Under Repair" as usual, and a little water stain was still oozing out of the crack in the lower edge.

"This is it......" he paused in front of the door, then carefully drew his wand, "what kind of guardian is mentioned in the letter...... I heard the senior say that there is a female ghost in this bathroom, could it be that the ghost has some strange abilities? ”

In order to make sure that he was as prepared as possible, he collected a lot of relevant information on his own after translating the contents of the parchment.

These include the weeping ghost in the bathroom, and of course, the legend of Harry's brave escape.

"Click."

Ens reached out and gently twisted the brass doorknob in front of him......