Although it was only a brief conversation, after that, the relationship between Connor and Fleur began to climb rapidly at an incredible speed.

Even five minutes later, Kyle, who was in the middle, was ruthlessly driven away, from the best seat that everyone in the boys envied, to being reduced to sitting with Mikel.

Looking at Connor who was talking to Fleur, Kyle always felt that she was not the same as usual, and her expression was slightly ...... Affectation.

Kyle didn't see anything, though, and just looked down at the large chunks of steak and fish soup that had just come out of his plate.

Because if he dares to say it, even if it is only a little bit of it, he will definitely die...... Well, in every sense.

So Kyle wisely chooses to bury his head in the food.

Not to mention, the French-style food was quite delicious, especially the mixed fish soup, which tasted not much different from what he had eaten at Nicolame's house.

I guess there are house-elves from France in the kitchen, so you can ask if you can add this dish to your daily recipe to replace the corn soup.

In addition to the miscellaneous fish soup, there are many desserts that have never been seen before.

Kyle falls in love with a piece of raw French vanilla almond panna cotta, but before he can get it, the panna cotta pushes it to Fleur.

"I'll leave this to the guests...... Don't you like to eat Yorkshire pudding? ”

Fleur just smiled, not humble at all.

Okay...... Can't afford to mess with.

Kyle sighed, and could only pick another piece of pudding.

Twenty minutes later, when the golden plates were shiny again, Dumbledore stood up again.

A feeling of excitement and nervousness began to permeate the auditorium.

"The time has finally come!" Dumbledore said happily, "The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin, I want to explain a few words before ......"

"Bang!"

At this moment, the door of the auditorium was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and two people walked in from the outside, one after the other.

"Let's hope we're not late, Dumbledore." A familiar voice came.

Kyle stared blankly at Chris, who was walking in the front, not understanding why he was there.

"It's a shame you missed a great feast." Dumbledore said, "The French food was really good. ”

"Oh, oops." Chris said annoyedly, "There's been so much going on in the ministry lately, and I was only notified ten minutes ago that I was coming here." ”

"I can understand, but it's good that you've caught up with the most important step." Dumbledore said.

He then turned to the crowd, "Allow me to introduce these two guests to you, because someone doesn't know them yet, this is Mr. Chris Chopper, the director of the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control of the Ministry of Magic......"

There was a round of applause in the auditorium, with Fred and George being the most energetic, and Ginny and Ron almost standing at the table.

"He's Kyle's dad." Ron explained to Hermione and Harry next to him, "A very easy-going guy, and remembering each of our birthdays, he gave me the only new robe. ”

Harry nodded, he only knew that Kyle's father also worked at the Ministry of Magic, but no one had ever said that he was actually a director...... That's a tall position.

"This is Mr. Ludo Bagman, Director of the Department of Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore continued.

On Hufflepuff's side, Kyle was puzzled.

Director...... Chris was promoted?

But it shouldn't be, the change of the head of the Ministry of Magic is a big deal, second only to the ministerial election, and the Daily Prophet will definitely mention it.

But he's read all the recent newspapers, and they don't have any of them.

Or did Dumbledore think it was more decent?

While Kyle was guessing, Dumbledore had already finished introducing the judges to Chris, Ludo, and the three headmasters, including him.

At the same time, the side door of the auditorium opened, and Filch walked in with a large wooden box that looked very old with jewels in his hand.

The students watched in fascination as Filch placed the wooden box on a table in front of the guest of honor.

"There are three specific events for this year's Warriors, each at different times throughout the school year...... They will test the Warriors in different ways...... Magical talents...... Courage...... Reasoning skills...... And, of course, the ability to overcome danger......"

The auditorium fell silent, and everyone seemed to be holding their breath.

Dumbledore continued to speak calmly, "And the one responsible for selecting the champions is an impartial selector, and it is the Goblet of Fire!" ”

Dumbledore took out his wand and tapped it three times on the box, pulling out a crudely carved wooden goblet with blue and white flames.

"If you want to be a Champion, you can put your name in it, and the Goblet of Fire will select the Champion it thinks best represents the three schools tomorrow Halloween night.

Of course, I'm talking about students who are old enough, and I'll draw an age line around the Goblet of Fire later to block those who aren't old enough.

"Finally, I must remind you that Triwizard Tournament is not child's play, it comes with deadly dangers, and once the name is chosen by the Goblet of Fire, it is a contract that must be kept and the game must be held to the end......"

In fact, Dumbledore's last sentence didn't really do anything at all.

Far from calming down, everyone became more frenzied, eager to write their names and throw them in now, and this continued until the banquet was over and they returned to their common rooms.

Fleur was going back to the carriage for the night, and was separated from Connor at the entrance of the auditorium.

Kyle arrives at the side door of the auditorium and waits.

After about twenty minutes, Chris finally came out of it.

"I knew you were here." He smiled and said, "Surprised? ”

Kyle nodded, "Beauxbatons is in France, and Durmstrang is in Northern Europe, no matter how you look at it, it's a matter for the Department of International Magical Cooperation." ”

"yes, it was supposed to be Barty......" Crist's pause, "it's just that he's in a bit of trouble right now, and he doesn't have time to come over for the time being......"

"Because Sirius Black?" Kyle asked.

"That's right." "After Black's acquittal, there were accusations that Crouch was convicted without trial twelve years ago, a major mistake that had a serious impact on many people," Chris said......

In short, these people must now be investigated to prove that they had no selfish motives back then. During this time, Barty was not allowed to leave the Ministry of Magic for the time being. ”

"A lot of people?" Kyle pondered and said, "Then your position ......"

"Oh, that's just temporary." Chris didn't seem to want to talk too much about the Ministry of Magic to Kyle, and only vaguely explained.

"And when the matter can be investigated, I will return the referee to Barty."

He glanced at the time.

"I'm sorry, I have to go back to the ministry now."

"I wish the investigation would be sooner, and no one had told me before that there are so many things to do as a referee in the Triwizard Tournament...... Merlin's beard, I'm just going to write eight reports tonight! ”

With that, Chris hurried out of the castle.

(End of chapter)