Chapter 427: Global Youth Wizarding Competition
The auditorium was completely silent. Such a shocking appearance made the students dare not even breathe, and they could only communicate with their friends through eye contact.
Rice lowered his head, his eyes dark and unclear.
After entering in a rather domineering manner, Rowena stood beside her seat in the staff seats, quietly waiting for Dumbledore to introduce her to the students.
Seeing Arius arrive, Dumbledore smiled.
"Professor Arius will serve as the Hogwarts Alchemy Professor, which means that students who are interested in alchemy can consider signing up for Professor Arius's Alchemy course. However, this course is currently only open to students in the fifth year and above who have achieved excellent results in the OWLs exam. The specific requirements will be posted on the school notice board - students who do not meet the requirements can submit an application to the dean of their respective college, and after being reviewed and approved, they can also choose to practice Alchemy."
As soon as Dumbledore said this, the hall, which had been quiet because of Rowena's appearance, suddenly burst into a buzz of discussion.
When everyone heard the term "new professor", they all subconsciously thought that this windy woman was the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. But Headmaster Dumbledore actually said that she was the Alchemy professor. Doesn't that mean...
Everyone's eyes were focused on Professor White's face in the faculty seat.
Dumbledore took in the students' reactions. He did not point out anything special, but just said, "There are no other changes to teaching positions this academic year."
This has completely confirmed that Professor White will continue to serve as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
This is the first Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to be reappointed since the rise of Voldemort! The meaning behind this is self-evident. The symbolic significance is even more significant at this moment when Voldemort has made a comeback.
Voldemort's curse has been broken!
Dumbledore watched the young wizards talking in the audience with a smile on his face, and his eyes swept across the clock in the hall.
'The time is almost up...' he muttered to himself.
Seeing that Professor Dumbledore was just standing there, neither continuing to speak nor announcing that everyone could start eating, the young wizards understood that the headmaster still had something to say, and the discussions in the auditorium gradually died down.
When the clock hands reached seven, Dumbledore spoke.
“Next, I will announce the most important event of this school year.
In order to inspire young wizards around the world to love and explore magic, promote the exchange and integration of magic knowledge between different cultures, and jointly open a more brilliant new era of magic, after a long series of contacts and communications, Hogwarts will host the first Global Young Wizards Competition. Of course, it has a more gentle and elegant name: the World Young Wizards Championship.
The competition is open to all young wizards under the age of 21. Magic schools, individuals, and magic organizations can all send people to sign up to participate, but in principle, the number of participants from a single magic school shall not exceed thirteen, and the number of participants from a single organization shall not exceed seven..."
When Dumbledore announced the rules of the World Young Wizards Championship to all the teachers and students of Hogwarts, in other parts of the world, no matter which time zone they were in, the headmasters of various magic schools gathered their students at seven o'clock in the evening and announced the grand event to be held in Hogwarts this year - the World Young Wizards Championship.
Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, Kodostorize, Institute of Magic, Ugadu, Castellobushe, Ilvermorny...
English, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese...
Various languages echoed in the auditoriums of various schools, with only one goal: to get a high enough ranking in the competition and make the school the number one magic school in the world!
The interest of the little wizards was also aroused.
Who could turn down a chance to show off in front of wizards all over the world, not to mention bring honor to their alma mater?
In the past, students from every magic school claimed that their school was the best, and the ownership of the world's number one magic school has always been controversial. Now, everyone can find a chance to compete.
Every student aspires to be one of the thirteen who represent the school, even if it may cost their life.
The news is spreading further, from the eight famous magic schools to wizarding families and magic organizations, and hundreds of wizards will flock to Hogwarts.
……
At this moment, the Hogwarts Great Hall, like the halls, meeting rooms, and squares of other magic schools, was in a state of excitement, with everyone excitedly discussing the upcoming Young Wizards World Championship.
"Merlin on top!"
“I really want to qualify for the competition!!!”
"There is no age limit, so as a third-year student, am I—"
"over thinking!"
Rice narrowed his eyes: Each magic school can have a maximum of thirteen participants? It seems to be a little different from the plan he discussed before, but it’s not a big problem. It’s probably a suggestion from other magic schools.
Besides, even if there are 100 places, as long as I don't sign up, I won't be a candidate! Rice was extremely calm and unperturbed.
But at this moment, Rowena on the stage suddenly smiled at him, and Les' heart skipped a beat.
Oh no! Why did Rowena smile at me? Wait, as an old friend who has not seen each other for a long time, it seems that it is not a problem for him to smile at me. I am just too sensitive.
Les kept comforting himself in his heart, trying to calm himself down and not lose his composure because of Rowena's interference.
Dumbledore on the stage had already explained the rules of the Young Wizards' Global Tournament clearly, and then he signaled Professor McGonagall to bring the Sorting Hat in front of him.
"I would like to thank Professor White and Professor Arius here. With their help, we have upgraded the Sorting Hat so that it can help us select students who are eligible to participate in the Global Youth Wizarding Championship. It will comprehensively consider various aspects and score the wizards. The top thirteen students will become the contestants representing Hogwarts... It seems a little late now, how about we eat first? And then select the contestants tomorrow?" Dumbledore asked tentatively.
"No!" The students' attitude was quite intense. They shouted one after another, hoping that Dumbledore would start selecting contestants now - they would rather stay up until midnight than wait until tomorrow.
After learning that the Sorting Hat does the scoring, Rice feels relieved: he just needs to deal with the Sorting Hat to avoid becoming a contestant!
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The first update is here, there will be another chapter at 12 o'clock tonight.
