Chapter 491, The Beginning
The annual House Cup was cancelled, and just as the young wizards of Hogwarts were screaming, Dumbledore threw out another shocking news, the Triwizard Tournament that had been interrupted for a hundred years was held again, and this year Hogwarts will be the host of the Triwizard Tournament. The phrase 'eternal honor' is a source of yearning for young wizards.
Beauxbatons and Durmstrang made the young wizards of Hogwarts stunned. At this time, the difference between a commoner wizard and a noble wizard was manifested. Compared to the Gryffindor's little lions screaming, the Slytherin aristocratic students showed aristocratic elegance.
The glamorous Beauxbatons Witch thrills young teenagers. Especially Madame Maxim Nabiruber. Hagrid, a half-blood giant, is a head taller, showing that the Headmaster of Beauxbatons has pure giant blood. Dumbledore stood in front of Maxim and had to look up to see the other man's face. "Welcome, my old friend," Dumbledore said, kissing Maxim's big hand like a gentleman.
"Giggle Dumbledore, you still haven't changed at all" Lady Maxim, who covered her mouth and smiled, showed a shallow smile, if this action was made by a smaller woman, it would definitely attract the attention of men, but after the body size was magnified several times, it couldn't help but make people feel weird, although height is not a gap, age is not a distance. But with male pride in the air, Dumbledore hurried back to the podium. Standing on the rostrum at a height of seventy or eighty centimeters, Dumbledore regained some confidence.
'Bumper Bumper Bumper' The sound of metal hitting the ground is like the rhythm of a tap dance. Led by Karkarov, he stepped on the drum and walked into the auditorium. Karkarov. The emaciated face surrounded by eagle eyes, and everywhere the eyes passed, the young wizards of Hogwarts felt a cold pressure, and they should have followed Igor. Wickdor next to Karkaroff. Krum became Carlo in a white leather robe. Gambino, but as Durmstrang's chief student Wickdore. The appearance of Krum still made Ron. Weasley let out a burst of exclamation. "Oh Merlin, he's Wickdor. Krum!!! "Ron. Weasley shouted. This Quidditch World Cup, if there is no Death Eater attack, then Wickdore. Krum, the best Seeker at just 17 years old, is bound to make headlines in the media. But the re-arrival of the Death Eaters into the wizarding world, the reappearance of the Dark Mark and other news will bring Victor. Krum's brilliance as a talented player is completely overshadowed.
Dumbledore on the rostrum hurriedly got up and walked towards Igor, who was about the same height as himself. Karkarov walked away. Hugging each other like old friends they haven't seen in years, "My old friend! Welcome to Hogwarts," Dumbledore smiled enthusiastically. But the eyes looked at the standing Igor. Behind Karkarov, the middle-aged man with an angular and grim appearance, revealing a superior's atmosphere.
Igor. Karkaroff felt Dumbledore's gaze. A faint smile appeared on his emaciated face, and he introduced to Dumbledore, "This is our professor of the history of magic at Durmstrang, Carlo. Lord Gambino. ”
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Dumbledore," Carlo said. Gambino nodded.
With the strength of the Red-Eyed Zombie King, Carlo. Gambino is a man of great audacity. After the yin qi was restrained, even Dumbledore couldn't find a clue. But Carlo. Gambino, the godfather who has been in charge of the underworld for many years, has the momentum of a superior person, but it attracted Dumbledore's attention.
People are old and spirits are old and old spirits. Dumbledore, an old wizard who had lived for nearly a hundred years, had an indescribable taste in his eyes, the surname Gambino. In the wizarding world, I have never heard of Durmstrang as a school that only admits nobles, and the requirements for professors are stricter, and each professor must not only have extraordinary strength, that is, he must be born into a prominent or ancient aristocracy. And Carlo. Gambino had a special aura on his body that made Dumbledore pay attention to it.
The fleeting difference was well concealed by Dumbledore. He smiled warmly and nodded, "Welcome to Hogwarts Carlo. Lord Gambino. ”
At this moment, Mad-Eye Moody suddenly appeared in the auditorium on crutches, his black trench coat wet and his sparse hair curled into locks by the rain. Especially the magic prosthetic eye, which makes people dare not look directly, the prosthetic eye that rotates three hundred and sixty degrees, like the size of a ping-pong ball, the pupils the size of a bean coldly glance at someone. When Dumbledore saw Mad-Eyed Moody, he patted the other party's shoulder excitedly and said cheerfully, "I'm so glad you arrived in time for my old friend!" ”
"Ah, damn it's still so bad." Mad-Eye Moody said hoarsely.
The young wizards wondered why Dumbledore, known as the greatest white wizard of the century, was so enthusiastic about this soggy weirdo, but Ron. When Weasley saw the other party's strange outfit, he hurriedly whispered to Harry beside him. Potter said, "How could it be that this guy is called Mad-Eye, Moody, and he is a very, very powerful Auror. I heard my dad say that half of the prisoners in Aztaban were captured by him, and it wouldn't be this guy who came to be our Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, right? ”
Looks determine the first impression, Harry. Potter, the savior, is also unavoidably vulgar. He shrunk his neck and whispered, "Could it really be him?" ”
As a female schoolgirl, Hermione. In addition to completing his fourth-year coursework, Granger is also involved in various anecdotes about the wizarding world.
"It's very likely, Mad Eye Moody is a well-known Auror, but now retired, he himself is said to be unique in the study of the dark arts, and he himself has a good personal relationship with Headmaster Dumbledore, so it is very likely that Mad Eye Moody will become our Defence Against the Dark Arts professor," Hermione. Granger's analysis did not shy away from making the surrounding lion cubs pay attention to the strange man Mad-Eye Moody. Defence Against the Dark Arts is a compulsory course, available from grades 1 to 7. I don't know if this famous Auror will be able to break the curse of the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor for more than a year, but hopefully this weird creature won't have any problems.
In order to welcome the guests from afar, Dumbledore asked for his wand in his hand, and ten long tables appeared in the Great Hall again. In order to welcome guests from afar, exotic dishes were specially added to the sumptuous opening dinner.
And Madame Maxim and Igor. Karkaroff, Karlo. As the main figures of the two academies of magic and wizardry alongside Hogwarts, the three Gambino naturally sat at the main table with Dumbledore and other Hogwarts teachers. Madame Maxime's pure giant blood made this large woman stand taller than Dumbledore even when she sat down.
The sound of warblers coming from Beauxbatons' long table attracted the frequent attention of the young wizards of Hogwarts and Durmstrang. Potter, the savior, was also attracted to those blonde and blue-eyed teenage girls. Weasley showed a dick look, Hermione. Granger's face sank and he scolded, "Damn! Ron!! Wipe your saliva!! ”
Ron. Weasley smirked and quickly wiped the saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth. "It's so eye-catching, why didn't my parents send me to Beauxbatons in the first place?" Ron said, with a look of regret on his face.
"Idiot!! Don't you know that Beauxbatons only admits female students? But if you want to go, there's still a chance, in the Muggle world there is a surgery that can turn a man into a woman! If you don't feel like it's hurting, ask Professor Snape for a sex change potion! "Hermione. Granger said disdainfully.
Inexplicable affection for Hermione. Granger and Ron. The Weasleys were like a pair of enemies, and under the arrangement of the world trajectory, the director of the Auror Department announced which wizards under the age of seventeen were not allowed to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, which caused those young wizards under the age of seventeen to be booed.
The quaint Goblet of Fire was removed from the canvas, and with a flick of Dumbledore's wand, a stream of blue flames slowly rose. When the age limit spell is applied, young wizards under the age of seventeen cannot enter the competition.
The Goblet of Fire is an ancient magic item that can be used to make a Warrior Contract, and can be filtered like a House Hat. This can save some young wizards of the right age, but not enough to take risks. The reason why the Triwizard Tournament, known as the most brutal tournament, has been interrupted for a hundred years is intriguing, the three competitions are extremely cruel, and some unexpected things often happen. Casualties were inevitable, and for the sake of the title 'Eternal Honor', there had been cases of warriors from three magic academies killing each other before. But is that really the case? The three schools of magic and wizardry, Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, represent the three European powers.
The British Ministry of Magic has always regarded itself as Merlin's hometown, known as the leader of the wizarding world, and its strong strength will naturally surpass the ministries of magic of other countries. And the French rooster's close neighbor also has good strength, although the overall strength is slightly inferior to the emerging British wizarding world led by Merlin, so the clever French have taken a different path, and the passionate and beautiful French witch has used her natural appearance and talent to create Beauxbatons. Compared with the British wizarding world and the French wizarding world, the wizarding world of Western Europe is much more backward, so there was an ending of Western European countries fighting each other, and the Durmstrang School of Magic came into being. So Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry represents the power of the wizarding world in Western Europe.
The three top magic academies known as the European troika represent the intricate international relations in the past, only eternal interests, no eternal friends, and the ministries of magic of various countries now seem to be very harmonious, but all European countries do not want to pull down the British Ministry of Magic, the bull of the wizarding world, and replace it. In order to avoid all-out war, the Triwizard Tournament was canceled more than 100 years ago. (To be continued......)