Chapter Fifty-Six: The Goblet of Fire
The Goblet of Fire is just around the corner.
It was taken out of a gold jewel chest by Dumbledore.
And his and Crouch's words vaguely echoed in the ears of the students.
"The Triwizard Tournament was founded more than 700 years ago by the three largest schools of witchcraft and wizardry in Europe, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, which was suspended for centuries, and this time it is re-held, and we are honored to be the organizer of Hogwarts.
The rules are that each school selects a warrior, after three rounds of magic competitions, talent, courage, strength, etc., the referee will give results according to the performance of each warrior, and the one with the highest comprehensive score wins, in addition, the winner will not only get the eternal glory of the wizarding world, but also a prize of 1,000 Galleons......"
"A thousand gold Galleons." Ron's mouth was so engrossed that even the most sumptuous food in front of him could no longer arouse his interest.
"Headmaster Dumbledore said so much, you remember it." Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron, a daily blow.
Harry didn't speak, but his eyes lingered on the Goblet of Fire in the center of the front of the dining room.
The Goblet of Fire was nothing more than a wooden goblet, not very pretty, even a little rough, except for the blue and white flames rising from the cup.
It is such a cup, but at this moment it attracts the attention of all the students in the cafeteria, and the sumptuous dishes of the opening banquet are eclipsed.
He is the only one who maintains a strong interest in the food on the table.
--Li Yang.
He slowly cut the steak on the plate with a knife and fork, and from time to time forked a piece and put it into his mouth, chewing slowly, like a gourmand tasting food.
"Didn't you hear what Dumbledore said?" Ron couldn't help but say.
He didn't believe that after hearing about the Triwizard Tournament, there was still someone who could remain calm.
Either you didn't hear it, or you pretended it.
Of course, Li Yang pretended, but he replied: "I heard it." ”
"I heard you still..."
"It's just that I'm not interested."
"I think you know you can't choose, so you said it on purpose, haha, don't be embarrassed, you see, even Neville was excited when he heard the Triwizard Tournament, let alone you." Fred put his hand on Li Yang's shoulder and quipped, and George, who had always been inseparable from Fred, also made a few jokes.
Since trading the live map to get 10 Galleons, the twin brothers' attitude towards Li Yang is obviously different, and from time to time they take some prank props and want to sell them to Li Yang, as if they are the financiers.
Li Yang smiled and didn't speak.
Ron looked at the two elder brothers, and grabbed their hands, "Do you already have a way to cross the age line?" You must have an idea, it's a triwizard tournament, why don't you want to participate? Tell me quickly. ”
The twin brothers didn't speak, but they laughed vigorously, obviously they already had an idea, but they just didn't tell Ron.
That is, they can't beat them, otherwise, Ron really wants to beat them up with the bread on the table.
"I advise you not to fight the Goblet of Fire, that is the age limit set by Dumbledore, Dumbledore is recognized as the strongest wizard in the wizarding world, and no one can break the line he set."
"Not necessarily." Fred pouted.
"Dumbledore is indeed the strongest wizard, but this is only an age barrier, and it is only for a group of students under the age of seventeen, how much power can he put into it? You can't put a curse on it, can you? Besides, Dumbledore doesn't say it, but in his heart he must want us to win at Hogwarts, right? George said.
"Of course, he is our principal and will definitely be on our side of the school."
Looking at the two brothers who sang and talked to themselves, Hermione was speechless.
Saying that, Ron and the others were all moved.
"Whatever you want, anyway, I wouldn't be stupid enough to try Dumbledore's magic, and when the time comes, make a fool of yourself in public, don't say I didn't warn you, eat, the first lesson of today is the Auror's class, I think, you don't want to be late for his class." Hermione stopped trying to persuade her, and lowered her head to concentrate on eating.
"Mad-Eyed Moody."
Harry and Ron looked at each other, and when they thought of Moody's horrible appearance when they appeared just now, they all shook their heads and hurriedly lowered their heads to eat.
They were right to be careful.
When in class, everyone shuddered when they saw Moody's first lecture on the Unforgivable Curse and the on-site physical operation demonstration, until after the class, many students' faces were white.
Even Harry, who has always been brave and bold, couldn't help but complain, "Why change teachers? Professor Lupin is clearly very good. ”
There is no gap without comparison, and Ron also misses the lesson Lupin gave last year.
"This is also something that can't be helped, the Ministry of Magic introduced the "Anti-Werewolf Law" this year, this law has been drafted for several years, and every time it can't be passed, I didn't expect it to be passed this year, and according to the law, Lupin is not qualified to coach." Hermione explained.
"The Ministry of Magic, the Ministry of Magic again." Ron muttered twice, looking dissatisfied.
Since Percy graduated and entered the Ministry of Magic, he has become more and more obsessed, and throughout the holiday he has been teaching him in an official tone not to be motivated, and saying how good the Ministry of Magic is, which caused Ron's dislike of the Ministry of Magic.
In addition, Crouch from the Ministry of Magic announced that students under the age of seventeen were prohibited from participating in the Triwizard Tournament, although it was Dumbledore who set the age limit, but Love House and Wu, Ron naturally would not blame the seniors of his school, but would only blame the Ministry of Magic, and he was even more disgusted with the Ministry of Magic.
Harry didn't have much of a sense of the Ministry of Magic, but Lupin thought of Blake and sighed, "It would be nice if Sirius could be our Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher." ”
"That's your godfather, what good things do you want?" Hermione gave Harry a blank look.
Harry scratched his head in embarrassment, thinking he was too whimsical.
"Actually, I also want my dad to quit his job at the Ministry of Magic and come to Hogwarts to teach." Ron muttered in a voice Hermione couldn't hear.
On the side, Li Yang lowered his head slightly unnaturally.
There's no way, my heart is weak.
Last year, he deliberately let Peter go, although his purpose of killing Voldemort was definitely the result of Harry and others, but the impact of the process was definitely not what Harry and others wanted to see.
Because Peter failed to catch him, Blake's charges could not be cleared, and he was still an escaped prisoner in the eyes of the Ministry of Magic, so after the capture of Peter, Blake did not even recover his body, so he left Hogwarts overnight, hiding in the ancestral house all day long, and living a life of hiding his head and tail.
In this regard, Li Yang could only say sorry in his heart.
At the end of the day, in the evening, students in the common room and dormitory are still talking about the Triwizard Tournament, and for students under the age of 17, the focus of the discussion is naturally on how to cross the age line.
"Triwizard Tournament ......" Ron fell asleep, and his mouth was still talking about the dream of Triwizard Tournament, it is estimated that in the dream, he has crossed the age line to become a warrior, and even won the championship.
He didn't notice that the bed belonging to Li Yang next to him was empty for some time.
Everyone else is asleep too.
Even the ghosts on both sides of the castle corridor honestly stayed in the picture frame and fell asleep.
Li Yang cast an invisibility spell on himself, like a ghost, quietly walked into the dining room, came to the still burning Goblet of Fire, and stood on the edge of the age line set by Dumbledore.
In front of me, the blue-white flames looked a little dark and infiltrating because of the darkness of the night.
"Voldemort, I'm coming." Li Yang muttered in his heart, took out his magic wand, and a piece of parchment with his name already written.
Just as he was about to cast a spell, the stone door of the restaurant was suddenly pushed open with a rumbling.
Because he was in a state of invisibility, Li Yang was not scared to hide, and his random movements might attract the attention of the other party, so he stood motionless, just moved his gaze and looked at the door.
The stone door of the dining room was pushed open only a crack, and a dark shadow flashed in from outside the door, and hurried to the Goblet of Fire.
The Goblet of Fire stood in the center of the front of the restaurant, and the place was very large, so this person naturally would not have walked to Li Yang's side so coincidentally.
So Li Yang still didn't move, but saw this person up close through the blue and white light of the Goblet of Fire.
Dark gray hair, scarred face, punctuated but still swift movements, and that terrifying MONOCULAR......
It's Mad-Eye Moody!
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