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Professor McGonagall came to Ethan and said seriously.

"Got it!"

After the notification, Professor McGonagall also turned and left, as she also had to arrange the next things.

Looking at Ethan continuing to eat breakfast, Terry asked curiously:

"Ethan, what did Professor McGonagall notify you about this time?"

"The relatives of the Triwizard Tournament champions are invited to participate in the finals, and now we're going to meet them."

Ethan said casually while eating breakfast.

"So, your parents are coming too?"

Terry said excitedly. Both came from Muggle families, and he also wanted to see what Ethan's parents were like and how outstanding they were to make Ethan surpass all the pure-blood wizards.

"No, they're not coming!"

Before the invitation, Dumbledore had asked Ethan if he wanted to invite his parents.

Unlike other champions who directly invited their parents, Dumbledore was cautious on Ethan's side and asked him first.

But Ethan refused outright.

Muggles have the Muggle world, and wizards have the wizarding world.

Although after the modification of the Statute of Secrecy, the parents of Muggle-born wizards can also know some things about the wizarding world, it's better not to participate if possible.

There's no benefit in letting his parents come to watch the Triwizard Tournament. They don't know anyone here, they'll feel uncomfortable, and they might even overthink things, so there's no need at all.

Now his parents are living quite well in the Muggle world and are not short of money.

Ethan only needs to ensure that his parents live healthily and happily long enough.

When he reaches the right age, he'll throw a few kids for them to take care of.

"Your parents aren't coming, and you still have to go?"

Terry was still a little confused about this. Ethan's parents aren't coming, so what is he going there for?

"Well, since Professor McGonagall came to notify me, do you think I can not go?"

Ethan gave him a 'are you an idiot' look and continued to eat his breakfast.

When Ethan finished breakfast, Fleur, holding Gabrielle's hand, stood up and said to Ethan:

"Let's go, Madam Maxime told me this morning when she went out."

Fleur took Ethan's arm with one hand while holding Gabrielle's hand, heading towards the meeting room. This looked as if she was bringing her husband and child home to meet her parents.

Cassandra at the next table even bent her spoon watching this.

Crossing the hall to the meeting room, they pushed open the door, and many people had already arrived.

The Durmstrang trio had all arrived. Krum was speaking Bulgarian with his parents. His father, like Krum, had black hair and a hooked nose.

As for the other two, they were speaking German. After all, Durmstrang, located in Northern Europe, has a very wide enrollment range, and it has the most students among the three European magic schools.

Gabrielle rushed into Apolline Delacour's arms as soon as she entered the meeting room. She missed her family quite a bit after not seeing them for so long, after all, she was still young and had never been away from her family for such a long time.

Seeing this, Fleur also pulled Ethan over, supporting the reunion of the mature woman, young woman, and loli trio.

It's just that Fleur has already blossomed, and her age has passed the young woman line, so it's a bit inappropriate to call her that now.

Madam Delacour was also very excited to see her two daughters, but after only a few words, she turned her gaze to Ethan.

Not long after Ethan and the others came in, Harry and Ron also arrived one after the other.

This time, Harry's aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, all came. The overweight uncle and cousin, and the thin aunt were all present.

Ethan didn't feel surprised about this. In the original book, the Dursleys didn't come because their relationship with Harry wasn't good. Now, they get along relatively well.

In addition, Harry's aunt has always yearned for the wizarding world. She even wrote to Dumbledore for admission, but unfortunately, she had no talent.

Now that she can come to Hogwarts, it can be regarded as fulfilling her original dream, which she certainly couldn't refuse.

Ron also walked towards his parents' direction. They came to the first game, but because Ron's performance was really embarrassing, they didn't come to the second game.

Now that they received the invitation, they decided to come after thinking about it. After all, he's their own child, and even if he performs poorly, they don't want to hurt his heart.

At the same time, they had another purpose.

After chatting with Ron for a few words, Mrs. Weasley warmly came to Harry's side.

"Long time no see, Harry!"

"We've come to watch your game."

Another purpose of this trip was to repair the relationship between the Weasley family and Harry.

They really like Harry, but Harry's relationship with their family has been drifting apart in the past two years.

In the summer of the first year, Harry came to visit for a long time. Although he didn't come to visit in the summer of the second year, the correspondence between the two sides was quite frequent, but everything changed after Harry and Ron entered the third grade, after the start of the second semester.

Although they didn't know exactly what happened, the Weasley couple also knew that the reason must have happened to their youngest son.

They originally wanted to ask about it last time, but due to Ron's embarrassing performance, they withdrew before the end of the game, so they naturally didn't have time to see Harry.

They couldn't miss this opportunity.

Harry, who was chatting with his cousin, turned around and saw Mrs. Weasley, and greeted her with a smile.

Although Ron's actions were unforgivable, Harry still had no objections to the other members of the Weasley family, especially Mrs. Weasley. Harry could see that kind of motherly feeling in her.

It's just because of Ron that Harry didn't know how to get along with the Weasley family.

Faced with Harry's reaction, Mrs. Weasley was pleasantly surprised and leaned down to kiss Harry's cheek.

It seems that this child doesn't have the idea of alienating himself.

Ethan, on the other hand, had already taken Fleur and the others to visit Hogwarts with Madam Delacour.

This year's game is at night, and the champions have nothing to do all day long. This time is arranged to accompany their families.

Looking at Ethan, who was chatting and laughing with her two daughters in front, Delacour's eyes narrowed.

Although she had intended to let Ethan approach Fleur, and even helped out from the side.

But Gabrielle, Gabrielle!

Both of her daughters were caught up in it. Who exactly had Veela blood?

During this Quidditch World Cup, she had already seen some hints. Compared to herself and her husband, Gabrielle seemed closer to Ethan.

Although Ethan's performance during this period had dazzled everyone, reaching the pinnacle of the wizarding world was a certainty.

This also proved that her initial judgment was correct.

But these were her two daughters…

Thinking of this, Apolline Delacour felt a headache coming on.

As evening arrived, dinner was much more lavish than usual. Ethan didn't know if the other champions had any appetite, but Ethan ate heartily.

However, the young wizard who had replaced Barty Crouch wasn't there today. Cornelius Fudge was sitting at the staff table.

Unlike Ludo, who seemed quite happy, Cornelius Fudge, sitting next to Madame Maxime, had a tight face and didn't say a word.

Since the Quidditch World Cup incident last year, Fudge had rarely appeared in public. Now, she didn't know why he suddenly ran out. Wasn't he afraid of being ridiculed and embarrassed?

As the enchanted ceiling turned from blue to the dark purple of twilight, Dumbledore stood up at the staff table. The crowd quieted down, knowing the main event was about to begin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes, I will ask you to go to the Quidditch field to watch the final event of the Triwizard Tournament. Now, please, champions, follow Mr. Bagman to the stadium."

Ethan and the others stood up amidst the cheers of the crowd and followed Ludo out of the hall.

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Arriving at the Quidditch field, it was now completely unrecognizable.

A twenty-foot-high hedge surrounded the edge of the field. There was a gap in front of them, and the passage inside was dark and a bit scary.

Without a doubt, this competition would take place inside.

Five minutes later, the stands began to fill up.

Hundreds of students filed in, and the air was filled with excited voices and the sound of footsteps.

Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick walked into the stadium and approached Bagman and the champions.

Their hats were adorned with glittering red stars, except for Hagrid, whose red star was on the back of his thick corduroy vest.

Professor McGonagall stepped forward and said to the crowd:

"We will be patrolling outside the maze. If you encounter difficulties and want to be rescued, fire red sparks into the sky, and someone will come to help you. Do you understand?"

The champions nodded together.

Afterward, Ludo walked towards the stands, while Professor McGonagall and the other three walked in different directions, each guarding a direction to ensure the safety of each champion as much as possible.

Of course, this was only on the premise that the champion fired red sparks into the sky, indicating withdrawal.

Just then, Moody, his titanium alloy eye glinting, emerged from the shadows at the corner.

"Harry, come here. I have something to tell you."

Moody didn't care about other people's opinions and waved directly to Harry, not caring about the rules.

Harry hesitated for a moment and then jogged towards Moody.

Harry still had a good impression of Moody. Although he was a bit crazy in class, he was nice to him and was also one of Dumbledore's people, so he could be trusted.

The two didn't know what they said, but soon Moody disappeared around the corner, and Harry returned to the group.

Ludo, back on the platform, also took action, pointing his wand at his throat and saying "Sonorus," and his magically amplified voice echoed through the stands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the final event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin!"

"The rules of this competition are somewhat different. We will not score the contestants but calculate based on the trophies."

"In the area ahead, there are three zones, each with a trophy. The Goblet of Fire represents one hundred points, the silver trophy eighty points, and the bronze trophy sixty points. Each person can only obtain one trophy."

"Let me announce the current scores! First place, Beauxbatons Academy—182 points! Second place, Hogwarts Academy—181 points! Third place, Durmstrang Institute—163 points!"

"Who will win the championship of this Triwizard Tournament? Let us wait and see. Now… Hogwarts champions, listen for my whistle!"

With a short whistle, Ethan, Harry, and Ron walked into the dark passage ahead.

Chapter 277: Karkaroff Out of Sorts

After walking about fifty meters in the dark passage, the three arrived at a fork in the road and stopped.

Here, the three would have to separate.

Just as Ethan was about to walk towards the middle passage, Harry's voice rang out from behind.

"Ethan!"

"What's wrong?"

Ethan, who had stopped, turned around and looked at Harry, who was thinking about something.

"Professor Moody just told me that the Goblet of Fire is in the middle. He said to let you take that one, the bronze one is on the right, let me take that one, so that Hogwarts can win."

Harry hurriedly said what Professor Moody had just told him. There wasn't much time left.

This was also the best way for Hogwarts to achieve victory.

According to the current scores, the difference between Beauxbatons and Hogwarts was very small, and Durmstrang hadn't been left too far behind.

If they wanted to win, the safest way was to take two trophies. No matter which two trophies, any academy that obtained them would directly win the championship.

If each academy got one, then the one who get the Goblet of Fire between Hogwarts and Beauxbatons would win the championship.

With Ethan's ability, he would definitely be able to grab a trophy, but Harry couldn't guarantee that the remaining two trophies wouldn't be obtained by the same academy.

So, following Moody's arrangement was indeed the safest method.

It's just that Harry wasn't sure if he could grab a trophy. If he couldn't grab one, it would be useless.

"Okay, I got it."

Ethan had already known about Harry's words for a long time.