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Dumbledore naturally noticed the thoughts of the young wizards below. He didn't keep them in suspense and immediately said with a smile:

“Mr. Filch, please bring the box up here.”

Previously, no one had paid attention to where Filch was, after all, he wasn't very noticeable, but now everyone's eyes were focused on him.

He was seen in the corner holding a large wooden box inlaid with jewels, walking towards Dumbledore. Although the box was gorgeous, it could be seen that it was quite old.

The students looked around, some even standing on their chairs, just to see more clearly.

After Dumbledore took the jewel-encrusted box, he carefully placed it on the table.

“Mr. Crouch and Mr. Bagman have carefully reviewed the specific events of the Triwizard Tournament this year, and they have also made many necessary arrangements for each event.”

“There are three events in total, held at different times throughout the school year. They will test the champions in many different ways… testing their magical talent, their courage, and their reasoning ability.”

“Of course, there is also their ability to overcome danger.”

As Dumbledore's last words fell, the entire hall became silent.

The vast majority of young wizards already knew that the Triwizard Tournament was inherently dangerous.

And some Ravenclaw students were even more clear that to fight against XXXXX-level magical creatures, one naturally had to have the ability to confront danger.

“You already know that there will be three champions participating in the competition, each representing a participating school.”

“We will score them based on the quality of their completion of each event. After the three events, the champion with the highest score will win the Triwizard Cup. The fair selector responsible for choosing the champions is the Goblet of Fire.”

After speaking, Dumbledore drew his wand and tapped the jewel-encrusted box three times.

With a series of creaking sounds, the lid of the box slowly opened.

Dumbledore reached in and took out a large, crudely carved wooden goblet.

The cup itself was unremarkable, but it was filled with dancing blue-white flames.

Then Dumbledore closed the box and placed the cup on the lid so that everyone in the hall could see it clearly.

A wooden cup burning with blue-white flames was undoubtedly a product of alchemy.

If possible, Ethan would like to study it.

Also, these flames were not lit by Dumbledore. When it was in the box, there were flames inside before it was taken out.

But these flames do not burn the box, nor do they go out. It is another kind of flame that Ethan does not recognize, which is really interesting.

I just don't know if these flames have any other characteristics.

“Every student who wants to compete to be a champion must write his or her name and school name on a piece of parchment and throw it into this goblet. Those who aspire to become champions can register within twenty-four hours.”

“Tomorrow night, which is Halloween night, the Goblet will select the names of the three students it deems most capable of representing the three schools. And tonight, the Goblet will be placed in the Entrance Hall, where all students who wish to participate in the election can access it.”

Dumbledore slowly introduced the function of this goblet to the young wizards.

At this moment, the young wizards were breathing rapidly, as if it wasn't very difficult.

But can this cup really select the champions?

Is there any way to deceive this cup so that it can select oneself 100%? Are there such props in Hogsmeade Village?

Is there still time to send an owl to buy them?

Those who were under seventeen years old were also relieved. It seemed that this cup did not have the means to screen out wizards under the age of seventeen.

Dumbledore looked at the reactions of the young wizards below and guessed what they were thinking. He immediately added:

“To prevent underage students from being tempted, after the Goblet is placed in the Entrance Hall, I will draw an Age Line around it. Anyone under the age of seventeen will not be able to cross this Age Line.”

“Finally, I would like to remind every student who wants to participate in the election to note that this tournament is not a child's play. Do not participate rashly.”

“Once a champion is selected by the Goblet of Fire, he or she must persevere in the competition to the end. Whoever puts his or her name into the cup actually forms a magical contract that must be obeyed. Once you become a champion, you are not allowed to change your mind.”

“Therefore, please think twice and make sure that you really want to participate in the competition before putting your name into the cup. Okay, I think everyone should go to sleep. Good night, everyone.”

With the end of Dumbledore's words, it meant that the dinner was also over.

After leaving the Goblet, Dumbledore led the faculty and Madam Maxime and others away.

Just as they were leaving, both Madam Maxime and Karkaroff gave Ethan a special look.

After the other faculty members and Ludo and others had also left, only the headmasters of the three schools were left at the corner of the corridor.

“Dumbledore, can you be sure that your Age Line will definitely be able to stop underage wizards?”

Karkaroff couldn't wait to ask.

Madam Maxime also looked at Dumbledore, apparently she also wanted to know this question.

When the Triwizard Tournament was still being held normally in the past, it was also because it had a certain degree of danger that wizards under the age of seventeen were prohibited from participating.

However, the headmasters of the European magic schools at that time didn't care much about this rule.

The Triwizard Tournament was held every few years, and everyone knew the dangers involved. Basically, no hothead dared to sign up when their strength was insufficient.

That would not only be embarrassing for themselves and the school, but also put themselves in danger.

But now, the Triwizard Tournament has not been held for two hundred years, and the dangers are basically hearsay. There is no accurate concept, and there are many people who do not know their own limitations before they have actually seen it.

Inevitably, these people will sign up for the Triwizard Tournament.

However, what Madam Maxime and Karkaroff were worried about at the moment was not this. Anyway, they had brought adult wizards.

Under normal circumstances, if the talents are similar while still in school, the older the age, the more advantageous it is naturally.

They even wished that Hogwarts students would break the rules and send an underage wizard to the stage.

But now that Hogwarts has Ethan Yeadrian, the situation is completely different.

In the past, they had also heard this name from some channels: a genius of Hogwarts, a disciple of Nicolas Flamel, and also very talented in alchemy. The Wizard Mailbox was his creation.

Originally, this wouldn't have been anything special. Which year didn't the wizarding world produce a few so-called geniuses?

Didn't their respective academies also have such students?

But the events that happened at the Quidditch World Cup, although they were a bit unbelievable, they didn't dare to doubt them.

After all, the Ministry of Magic came forward to explain, which was considered an official scapegoat.

In other situations, if the Ministry of Magic issued a statement, whether it was Karkaroff or Madame Maxime, they would only consider it the Ministry of Magic creating momentum for their own country.

But that was a major accident at the Quidditch World Cup. The Minister of Magic was almost beaten to death. In this situation, what they needed to do was definitely to take the credit for themselves to cover up the scandal.

But the Ministry of Magic didn't do this, but instead generously admitted it, which meant that they couldn't take this credit. This was real.

They even inquired about this matter, and arguments from all sides could prove this point.

Killing hundreds of wizards and capturing dozens alive was no longer something an ordinary genius could do.

Those who could compare with this were probably only Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and others back then.

No, even when they were still in school, they couldn't do this.

Competing with such a person, what chance did their two academies have of winning? Wasn't this just watching Hogwarts show off its power?

The Triwizard Tournament, which was being held again after two hundred years, was attracting attention from all sides. Winning would completely prove that they were the number one magical school in Europe.

This was a significant boost to the school's reputation, and it also had some invisible benefits for the headmaster.

Not to mention, if their prestige greatly increased, their position as headmaster would be more stable.

After all, both of them had things they couldn't reveal: one a half-giant, the other a former Death Eater, and a spineless traitor.

As a result, both of them were very eager to bring the Triwizard Tournament trophy back to their own schools.

To this end, the first thing to determine was to exclude Ethan, which required using that previously inconspicuous rule.

"To be honest, I don't have complete certainty!"

Dumbledore looked at the headmasters of the other two schools in front of him and could only tell the truth.

Otherwise, if he was exposed at that time, the scene would be even more embarrassing.

At the same time, although they didn't name who they were trying to guard against, Dumbledore could guess.

Besides that guy who gave him a headache, who else could make them treat him so carefully?

"You can't suppress him?"

Madame Maxime widened her eyes and looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.

Based on Ethan's performance that day, Madame Maxime asked herself that she couldn't do it. Her strength was probably not as strong as Ethan's.

But Dumbledore shouldn't be!

He had been famous for so many years, and his achievements were also quite impressive. He wasn't the kind of strong person who was just bragging.

Even if that little ghost was strong and talented, his age was still there. How could Dumbledore not be able to suppress him?

If it was said that Dumbledore wouldn't be able to suppress him in ten years, that would be believable.

Now, wasn't this just trying to trick her!

Just to make that little ghost participate in the competition.

"If I personally guarded over there, there would naturally be no problem."

"But it's just a spell. It depends on whether he wants to participate or not."

A trace of helplessness appeared on Dumbledore's face.

Based on Ethan's performance, Dumbledore was still confident that he could suppress him. He hadn't lived these years in vain.

But just a spell, to be honest, was more than enough to stop the little wizards. Even ordinary adult wizards would be helpless if they were restricted by him.

It was just that even a wizard of Snape's level could break his spell, after all, it wasn't very profound, and it was still a spell that had escaped his control.

Not to mention Ethan, who was even stronger than Snape.

Hearing this, Madame Maxime and Karkaroff were silent. Naturally, they couldn't let Dumbledore guard the Goblet of Fire. That would simply be throwing a headmaster's face on the ground to be trampled on.

And thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case. They didn't dare to hammer Ethan without confidence.

But letting them break Dumbledore's age line wouldn't be a problem.

Thinking about it from another perspective, they really couldn't blame Dumbledore.

"Then there's no way?"

Karkaroff was still a little unwilling.

He had come with great expectations, and his student Krum was also a genius, not only talented in Quidditch but also a good hand at spells.

But he couldn't compare with that monster who was even stronger than him.

"Dumbledore, can you discuss it with him and dissuade him from participating in the Triwizard Tournament?"

Madame Maxime suggested.

When she was in the staff seat just now, she could see that many Hogwarts little wizards below wanted to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, and there were quite a few who looked like they were under seventeen years old.

Dumbledore just glanced at Madame Maxime and didn't speak.

Did she think this was appropriate?

Moreover, from the first year Ethan entered school, he had not been an obedient and peaceful student.

If he went to talk, there was a high probability that he wouldn't listen, and there might even be a counter-effect..

Chapter 251: Ron's Taunt

The day after the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were welcomed was Saturday.

Generally speaking, because of the rest, the little wizards would go to eat breakfast very late.

But today, as soon as the sky was slightly bright, Ethan was awakened by several roommates.

One by one, they couldn't wait to see the Goblet of Fire. They didn't have the idea of participating, ~ but they also wanted to see it.

Yesterday, although Dumbledore took out the Goblet of Fire in the hall, he did not set up any magic.

The more accurate registration time should be from midnight, and the specific time depends on when Dumbledore sets up the spell.

Walking out of the Ravenclaw Tower, just arrived at the location of the entrance hall, you can see more than thirty people surrounded there, some of them are still holding bread in their mouths, they are all carefully looking at the Goblet of Fire.

The cup is placed in the center of the entrance hall, which is the position of the stool where the Sorting Hat was placed during the opening evening banquet in the past.

Surrounding the Goblet of Fire, a circle of thin gold lines was drawn on the surrounding floor, with a radius of ten feet, obviously this is the age line that Dumbledore said.