Although he is also a retired Auror, this new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is obviously not the same type of person as Professor Lance Milne, who was in Noah's first year. He looks much more fierce, and his hair is messy and curly. His face is pale, his right eye is a blue artificial eye, his face is scarred, his mouth looks like a large crooked mouth, and there is no protruding nose bridge.
He was walking with a cane and seemed to have an injury to his leg. A retired and scarred Auror.
This was completely different from other professors, so when Professor Dumbledore finished his introduction and started to applaud, only Professor Hagrid joined in. The other professors and the little wizards kept quiet, making their applause seem more... Alone, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor seemed unwelcome.
The little wizards looked at the professor with different eyes. Some were afraid of him because of his appearance, some were curious, and some were disgusted.
Well, there is no doubt that most of these last ones come from Slytherin. Principal Dumbledore simply ignored these anomalies, put down his hands calmly, and waited patiently for Professor Moody to take the professor's seat before announcing another extremely important matter - the Triwizard Tournament.
"Over the next few months we will have the great privilege of hosting a fantastic event that has not been held for over a century. I am delighted to report that the Triwizard Tournament will be held in Hogwarts this year. Gwartz!" Fred, one of the Weasley twins, broke the strange atmosphere in the auditorium and questioned loudly: "Are you kidding me!" The auditorium burst into laughter, and Principal Dumbledore also appreciated it. Smiling: "Of course I'm not joking, Mr. Weasley, but since you mentioned joking, I heard a very interesting explanation about a troll, a hag and a leprechaun. They entered The same tavern..." Seeing Principal Dumbledore start to go off topic, Professor McGonagall on the side cleared his throat loudly to remind him not to go too far.
Principal Dumbledore got the hint and immediately changed the topic: "Well, it's probably not appropriate to talk about this now, um, not very appropriate. Where did I just say? Oh, by the way, the Triwizard Tournament, some of you are still I don’t know what this tournament is about, so I hope those who know the situation can forgive me for explaining a little here, and I allow their minds to wander for a while.” The Triwizard Tournament was founded about 700 years ago Formerly, it was a friendly competition between the three largest magic schools in Europe.
It is held every five years and is hosted alternately between the three schools of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The competition is hosted by a student selected by each school.
"Warriors" compete in three magic projects. It was originally intended to establish friendship between young and talented wizards from different countries - but later, the number of deaths was too many, so the Triwizard Tournament was interrupted.
Yes, the reason why this competition was interrupted for so long is because of the high mortality rate of little wizards. From here we can also see how dangerous this competition is. Anyway, it is not to the same level as those sports games at school in Noah's previous life.
Thinking about the thrilling scene in the original plot where Harry was chased by a dragon and went to the bottom of the Black Lake to save people from a group of mermaids, comparing it to the final brave run through the maze, it was the safest, although it became the most dangerous due to Voldemort's intervention. items, but leaving aside the last item, the first two are mildly dangerous enough.
Death is not unexpected at all. Young wizards who come from wizarding families usually don't care about this. Only those young wizards who come from Muggle families show nervous expressions.
But soon many people were attracted by this mysterious competition, and all nervousness was forgotten. They whispered excitedly and kept asking insiders for specific details about the competition.
Those who died were all people who died more than a hundred years ago. Now that they have Principal Dumbledore, no one will think that there will be another death.
Just as they thought, Principal Dumbledore and the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports have made a lot of preparations to ensure that every warrior will not be in danger.
"...In October, the principals of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will lead their carefully selected competitors, and the ceremony to select the warriors will be held on Halloween. An impartial referee will decide which students are the most promising Qualify to participate in the competition for the Three-Tune North, win honor for your school, and personally receive a thousand galleons bonus!" Every little wizard who was confident in his own strength looked at Principal Dumbledore with gleaming eyes, thinking To obtain such honor and wealth.
In response to this, Principal Dumbledore only paused for a few seconds before continuing: "I know you are all eager to win the Triwizard book trophy for Hogwarts, but the participating schools and the Ministry of Magic agree that this year's The competitors set an age limit - only students who are seventeen years old or older, that is to say, students over seventeen years old are allowed to register for consideration. We think-" He looked around the auditorium and noticed that many young wizards were exposed With an indignant expression, he continued,
"This measure is necessary because the events of the competition are still very difficult and dangerous. No matter how many precautions we take, it is simply impossible for students below sixth and seventh grade to handle it. I will personally ensure that no one is underage." Students who can deceive our impartial referees and become the warriors of Hogwarts." His gaze meaningfully swept over some extremely restless rebellious students: "Therefore, if you are under seventeen years old, I beg you Don’t waste time applying.”
“The delegation from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive in October and spend most of the academic year with us. I am sure that you will be warm and friendly to these foreign dignitaries during their stay here. And once the Hogwarts Champion is finally selected, you will give your wholehearted support. Well, it is getting late now, and it is very important for you to walk into class tomorrow morning refreshed and clear-headed. Go to bed, hurry up! "He sat down and whispered something with Professor Moody, while the little wizards got up one after another and left the auditorium in groups.
However, there were also some who went against the grain, such as the Weasley twins. They turned around and ran to the professor's desk, apparently to protest with Principal Dumbledore.
The twins' birthdays are in April, which means they will not be seventeen until April next year. This year's arrangement means that they can only miss the Triwizard Tournament. The two probably want to protest this.
Eve's birthday is in December, and she is sighing leisurely at this moment.
