Late at night, the auditorium became lively. Senior students began to come over with parchment notes and drop their names. Everyone still wanted to save face. If they threw it in front of the whole school and were not selected in the end, wouldn't it be wrong? It was quite embarrassing, so I came here in the middle of the night.
Durmstrang's students advanced and retreated at the same time. They all came with notes. Of course, Krum was always in the C position. After he voted, the other students lined up to step forward one by one.
Then came the Beauxbatons representatives. Yuxi and Catherine followed a group of male and female students and met Bai Lin. Catherine was embarrassed to pretend not to see it. She seemed to have figured something out and stepped forward and said: " Hi Kerry, how are you doing?"
Before Bai Lin could say anything, Yu Qian said in surprise: "Senior, do you know the captain?" Another very beautiful girl also came over. She had waist-length silver hair and silvery blue eyes. Somewhat playfully: "Ah, sister Catherine, is this your legendary ex-boyfriend?"
This sentence made both of them feel a little embarrassed. Bai Lin coughed and said, "Who are you?"
The girl stepped forward generously and extended her hand: "Hello, my name is Fleur Delacour. I am in sixth grade at Beauxbatons. You are very handsome. No wonder you make Sister Catherine so worried."
Catherine was so embarrassed that she pulled Fleur back, looking like she might strangle her to death if she continued to talk nonsense.
"Sister! It's your turn to vote!" A girl shouted to Furong. Furong quickly shouted: "Here we come, Gabrielle~" Gabrielle is Furong's sister, and the only scene in this trip was specifically used to be captured and taken into the Black Lake as a "sacrifice".
Fleur gracefully threw the note with her name on it into the Goblet of Fire.
Bai Lin was not sure how to continue the conversation with Catherine when a group of people came from the direction of Gryffindor Castle. The leaders were the twins. Harry and Ron were also among them, as if they were here to watch the fun.
Next, it’s time for the twins to put on a funny show, which also serves as a negative lesson to tell other students not to challenge the authority of the school and the Ministry of Magic. They drank age-enhancing drugs and tried to cheat the age line, but they were easily bounced back and grew long white beards, making them look like two little old men, making the whole crowd laugh.
Bai Lin and Catherine couldn't talk anymore due to the quarrel between them. Catherine looked at him deeply and left with the Beauxbatons students. Yuxi did not follow, but held Bai Lin's arm. Wan, silently accompany him.
By the time Cedric completed the registration ceremony surrounded by his Hufflepuff classmates, the noisy crowd had dispersed. When the twins came to submit their names, Bai Lin discovered that the four guards didn't care about their mischief at all. Just pay attention to whether anyone has done anything to damage the artifact.
In this case, Bai Lin took out a piece of paper, which was a letter written to him by his parents in the east on his birthday last year. He carefully tore off a note from the blank corner of the letter paper and wrote himself His name was thrown into the Goblet of Fire in a swaggering manner. As expected, the four guards ignored him at all.
Now we have to wait for tomorrow night to witness the miracle.
The morning of the next day passed quickly. Because it was Halloween, there were no classes today. Some students in the auditorium threw notes into the Goblet of Fire, but everyone was used to it. It's just that Fred and George grew white beards during yesterday's attempt, and they haven't gone away yet, making them the butt of everyone's jokes.
After school, Harry and his friends did not go back to the dormitory immediately. Instead, they began to study where the Beauxbatons students would live at night. They followed curiously and found Beauxbatons' huge carriage...or flying house, just like that. Located two hundred yards from the main entrance of Hagrid's hut, Maxim led the students inside, while the giant Pegasus grazed leisurely in a temporary enclosure nearby.
"Go and see Hagrid~" Harry suggested.
"Let's go! Maybe we can find out some secrets, I mean things that are hidden from us." Ron said mysteriously.
"As long as he's not still dealing with Blast-Ended Skrewts so late..." Hermione said resentfully.
Hagrid's house remained the same as before. He welcomed the children in and muttered: "I thought you had forgotten that I live here..."
As soon as Harry entered the room, he discovered that there was someone else in the room. Zhuo Bi was hanging upside down on the bed where Bai Lin used to sleep, reading a collection of essays. He lazily greeted the children and read a book by himself. In the corner of the room where the firewood was originally piled, Qiqi was maintaining her machete. She was wearing a pair of headphones and seemed to be listening to music. She had no reaction when the children came in.
Hagrid spread his hands and said, "This is now the temporary base of Team Kailin. They live here, so you don't need to pay much attention to them."
They were a little restrained at first, but once the subject of the Triwizard Tournament came up, they soon started chatting.
"Just wait and see, they are all amazing things!" Hagrid seemed to be thinking of Bai Lin's short-lived zoo, and did not say anything that he had not seen before, "The first project is... ah, I shouldn't say of."
"Keep talking, Hagrid!" The three friends came to Hagrid's legs and urged him like a baby.
"I don't want to ruin your fun... All I can say is that it will be exciting. Those warriors have very exciting things to do... I never thought I would be able to see the Triwizard Tournament resume again in this life!"
Hagrid invited everyone to have lunch together. He was originally going to make a steak hodgepodge, but Zhuobi, who was reading a book, suddenly jumped over and strongly requested that he cook lunch. Hagrid please stand away.
Sure enough, although the craftsmanship of Zhuo Bi, who has worked in a canteen, is not very good, he can still do it without being burnt or salty, and without finding strange things in the dishes. The guests and hosts can enjoy a lunch that is full of sea food. Ge also gave Zhuo Bi a thumbs up.
Since Hagrid was determined not to tell the details of the competition, their conversation gradually turned to the issue of house elves. Hermione was planning a house elf rights organization, but Hagrid expressed clear opposition. His stance was very pessimistic. He discovered that house elves were born to take care of humans, and regarded reward as an insult. This kind of brainwashed servility was precisely the reason why house elves could still survive.
"House elves, like half-giants, cannot live alone in human society. Humans will not sit back and watch other intelligent races divide the land and establish their own countries..." Hagrid said.
"This sounds like someone's tone." Harry said. He thought of Bai Lin. Only Bai Lin could tell reality from a completely objective perspective.
"He is a good person," Hagrid said. "When I first met him, I thought he was a good person. But after a period of contact, I once seriously doubted his character. But now, I still believe that he is a good person." , but his goals are loftier than most people."
Qiqi listened quietly without comment, took care of her magic prosthesis, walked out of the hut, and played with her teeth outside.
Suddenly, the friends discovered that Hagrid had taken out a brand new suit and a big bottle. The smell was really spicy.
"Don't you like it? This is cologne!" Hagrid said.
No matter how much fuss the children made, Hagrid dressed up properly and left first. From a distance, everyone saw that he and Principal Maxim were talking happily, and the two of them did not look back. They walked towards the castle together.
"He's finished...he fell in love with a giantess," Ron said, feeling that his three views were refreshed: "If they have children in the future, they will definitely set a world record, such as weight."
The list of warriors will be announced during the dinner, and it is also Halloween. Students from various schools are "dressed up". When Harry and his entourage walked into the candlelit auditorium, it was almost full of people.
The Goblet of Fire was moved to the staff table, and it was still burning with a blazing blue flame that seemed to never go out.
The dinner on Halloween Eve was extremely sumptuous and lasted much longer than usual. In the past, everyone would rush to finish the dinner and then go to Hogsmeade Village to go crazy all night. However, today everyone is most interested in the Warriors. Selected.
Finally, the golden plate returned to its spotless state, and the voice in the auditorium suddenly became much louder. Immediately, Dumbledore, the other two principals, old Barty and other officials from the Ministry of Magic all stood up. The principal and officials They seemed as nervous as the students, and the auditorium suddenly became silent.
"Okay, it's time for the Goblet to make a decision!" Dumbledore pointed to a room and said: "Listen, after the names of the warriors are announced, I want them to go to that room, where they will receive initial guidance. .”
He took out his wand and waved it sharply. Immediately, except for the candles in the jack-o-lantern, the entire auditorium darkened, and the Goblet of Fire burst into dazzling light, brighter than anything in the auditorium. The blue The flames were simply dazzling.
During everyone's anxious seconds, the flames in the Goblet of Fire suddenly turned red, sparks burst out, and then a flame shot into the air, throwing out a slightly burnt parchment strip.
Dumbledore caught it and said in a clear and powerful tone: "Durmstrang's champion, Viktor Krum!"
"Not surprising at all!" Ron shouted to the cheers. Harry saw Krum stand up, walk listlessly towards the staff table, and then walk straight into the room that Dumbledore was pointing at.
When the applause and cheers gradually subsided, a second note flew out along with the flames.
"Champion of Beauxbatons, Fleur Delacour!" Dumbledore said in a more powerful voice.
"It's her, Ron!" Harry poked Ron maliciously, because Ron stared at the girl for a long time yesterday and insisted that she was a Veela.
Fleur also walked into the room, and the whole place fell silent again, and the students at Hogwarts held their breath.
The third note arrived as expected, and Dumbledore's tone turned to joy: "The Champion of Hogwarts, Cedric Diggory!"
The Hufflepuff students went crazy. They all jumped on the table to celebrate wildly. Cedric was almost carried by his friends to the staff table. Ron rolled his eyes and Harry also talked. He was not happy, because Cedric and Qiu Zhang interacted from a distance, and he could tell that Qiu Zhang had a good impression of Cedric.
"Great!" Dumbledore said happily: "Now our three warriors have been selected! I know that I can completely trust everyone, including the students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang! You will definitely Support your warriors with all your strength! Cheer for them..."
Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, the red flames in the Goblet of Fire surged again, and two flames that were higher than before suddenly rose up. This time, it spit out two notes at once.
Dumbledore didn't think of reaching out to pick it up for a moment, but the two pieces of paper flew to Dumbledore's face as if they were conscious, spinning around.
Dumbledore stretched out his hands and took the two names one by one.
After a long silence, Dumbledore stared at the note in his hand. Everyone in the auditorium stared at him. Finally, Dumbledore cleared his throat and read loudly:
"Harry Potter at Hogwarts and Kelin White at Wenyuan Pavilion!"
Harry sat there and realized that everyone in the auditorium turned to look at him and Bai Lin. He was stunned and his mind went blank. He felt that he was dreaming and that he must have heard wrong just now.
"Uh, I'm sorry... I just wanted to study the Goblet of Fire... so I put my name in. After all, my hometown has never heard of this thing..." Bai Lin stood up and said without blushing, Invisibly attracting everyone's attention, they paid less attention to Harry.
"I didn't put my name in!" Harry said blankly: "I've been with you all the time, you know I didn't!"
But except for Ron and the twins, who looked at Harry with some resentment, most people began to whisper: "What kind of place is Wenyuan Pavilion? Has anyone heard of it?"
Dumbledore was also a little petrified, but he quickly reacted. He nodded to Professor McGonagall and waved the two slips of paper in his hand to the other judges. Old Barty obviously looked in disbelief, and then Dumbledore Lido said: "Harry Potter! Kelly White! Please come up here!"
"Go ahead." Hermione urged in a low voice and gave Harry a gentle push.
Bai Lin, on the other hand, walked forward with a smile on his face, as if he was a thick-skinned employee.
Harry felt that just a few dozen meters was so long, and everyone looked at him with very unkind eyes.
He passed by Dumbledore who had a complicated expression on his face, passed by Snape who had a gloomy face, passed by Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick who looked surprised and worried... He heard countless comments about him, like Fishbones were piercing his back.
However, Bai Lin, who was walking in front, strode as fast as he could, as if he was going up to receive the award directly.
"Well... go to that door, Harry... Carey," Dumbledore said, but there was no smile on his face.
"Be happy, principal, it's now the top four competition! It's more international!" Bai Lin said with a playful smile.
Professor McGonagall and Snape couldn't help but roll their eyes.
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