341. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang 1

On October 30th, it was a rare sunny day, Field got up early in the morning, and when he went downstairs to prepare for the morning exercise, he saw that in the auditorium, the professors were still putting the finishing touches on the auditorium, Professor Flitwick used his wand to direct the ribbon to decorate the ceiling, and Professor McGonagall used his wand to move the artificial sun to shift its position, which caused Xiaoxi to scratch and scream.

An hour later, when Field returned from his morning exercise, there were already many people in the auditorium, and now the auditorium had been renovated. Huge silk banners hung on the walls, each representing one of Hogwarts houses: Gryffindor with a golden lion on a red background, Ravenclaw with a bronze eagle on a blue background, Hufflepuff with a black badger on a yellow background, and Slytherin with a silver python on a green background. Behind the teacher's desk, hung the largest banner with the coat of arms of Hogwarts: a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake linked together with a large letter H around it.

Field hurried to the Hufflepuff table and sat down across from Rolf, and as soon as he was seated, Ernie came running over in a hurry.

"Field, have you heard your dad tell you how the Triwizard Champion was chosen?" Ernie asked.

"No, every wizard in the Ministry of Magic who knows has signed the Secrecy Charm. You can't reveal anything about the Triwizard Tournament, why did you suddenly remember to ask this?" said Field, nibbling on bread.

"Many people at Gryffindor are asking, and they are all under the age of 17 who want to sign up. Ron's twin brother was just asking me about it. Ernie said again and again, buttering the bread.

"Someone in your family should know that MacMillan is one of the 28 oldest surnames in the European wizarding world, and it should be recorded in your family's literature. Field looked at Ernie in confusion.

"Come on, Field, Triwizard Tournament has been out for centuries, and who remembers those details. Besides, do you think that every wizard is just like you, and that you can take out the books in your house and read them as a pastime if you have nothing to do?" Ernie looked at Field as if he were a monster.

Field was a little embarrassed, waved his hand indiscriminately and said, "Okay, okay, I think about it, I remember reading in some book, when the Triwizard Tournament was founded more than 700 years ago, the principals of the three magic schools found a master maker of magic items and asked him to make a treasure called the 'Goblet of Fire', which he used to select the warriors of each school." Well, that's all I know. ”

"Goblet of Fire, what's that? How did you choose it, don't you see it in that book?" Ernie stuffed a mouthful of bread in his mouth, still talking desperately, spraying crumbs everywhere.

Field, disgusted, ignored him, and got up with Rolf, who had already finished eating, to go to class. But Ernie didn't keep up with him.

"Field, tell me what you know, what do you think there will be? I made a bet with Padma, and I know there must be more insiders than she does. ”

"Ernie, I think you should go back and see Hogwarts, a piece of school history, which has a part of the Triwizard Tournament. Field said gloomily.

"I know, I've read it roughly, but the book doesn't write about the specific events. Ernie said.

"No one knows about the event, it's decided by the referees and the Ministry of Magic, and the referees will score the warriors based on the quality of their completion. Field said casually.

"How many members of the jury are there, and who will be the members of the jury?" asked Ernie eagerly.

"I don't know how many, but the principals of the participating schools are definitely members of the jury. Field and the group turned down the hallway.

"Why?" asked Ernie.

"Hogwarts: A History of the School records that during the 1792 Tournament, a bassilisk that the warriors were trying to catch went on a rampage, and all three headmasters were injured. The rules of the Triwizard Tournament stipulate that the referee has the right to intervene in the event of an emergency during the match. Field added.

"Oh, yes, I didn't pay attention, it looks like I'm going to have to go back and take a good look at Hogwarts, a school history, it's a solid book. Ernie nodded.

"Not necessarily, Hogwarts, A History of the School seems to me to be a completely unreliable book, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it "A Revised History of Hogwarts", or "A Prejudiced and Selective History of Hogwarts, where the dark side of the school is obscured". Hermione's voice came from behind her, her face was unkind, and behind her, Harry and Ron looked embarrassed.

"Why do you say that, Hermione?" asked Ernie, puzzled.

"Ernie, don't you think it's ridiculous? In the thousand-plus-page book Hogwarts, a School History, there's not a single mention that we're oppressing a hundred slaves, those poor house-elves. Yes, they may be ordinary, they may be humble, but they are also part of Hogwarts, part of the wizarding world, and we can't pretend they don't exist, and as a conscientious and noble wizard, we should not bother to fill them with a pen or two. Hermione's evocative remarks made Ernie a little dumbfounded.

It took a moment for Ernie to react. He said:

"Yes, although I think it's a little strange, it doesn't seem like it's good to mention it at all. ”

"That's right, Ernie, don't you think it's cool to spend two silver to let more people know about these forgotten things in the wizarding world?" Hermione smiled like a fox.

Field and Rolf looked at each other, then quickened their pace to leave. Hermione's appearance at this moment made them wonder if Hermione had asked her lawyer dad what marketing psychology books he had read.

This day of class is probably a great day for most Hogwarts students. Anyway, Field found that there were very few students listening carefully in class, and even the usually low-key little badgers were a little eager to try.

Whether it's lunch time or recess, the students are always talking about the imminent arrival of Sparton and Durmstrang.

The people of Magic Television also seemed to be busy, and Field had seen Mrs. Diggory busily walking in and out of the auditorium and living room several times. He knew that it was at Hogwarts to shoot some material, and during the Triwizard Tournament, there were several special episodes on Magic TV, which of course included an introduction to Hogwarts, which was one of the conditions for Dumbledore to agree to Magic TV to enter Hogwarts to broadcast the whole game live.

The last Potions class of the afternoon ended half an hour early, amid the anticipation of the students and Professor Snape's impatience. As soon as the bell rang for the end of class, Field and Rolf hurried with the badgers to the Hufflepuff common room, which was also on the basement level, and as instructed on the previous notice, they put down their bags and textbooks, put on their cloaks, and then went up the stairs in three steps and two steps to the foyer.