Chapter 339 The Triwizard Tournament

The young wizards all turned their gazes towards the door of the auditorium, even the professors were no exception.

At the entrance of the auditorium stood a wizard wearing a dark black cloak and leaning on a long cane. When he saw everyone looking at him, he took off his hood, revealing his gray hair and a face full of scars.

hiss--

The young wizards all gasped and became nervous.

What kind of face is that!

Not only is his face covered with scars, his mouth is a little crooked, and a piece of his nose is missing. Of course, the most frightening thing is his eyes.

One of the eyes was intact, revealing a sharp gaze, while the other was a spinning demonic eye.

The round, slightly bluish fake eye kept moving and could see in any direction, even the back of the head.

The little wizards shrank their necks, and some even lowered their bodies slightly, for fear of being spotted by the magic eye.

Their looks of fear and disgust were extremely obvious, but Moody, who was leaning on a crutch, didn't care at all. He scanned the entire room with his magic eyes unscrupulously, then limped towards the professor's seat.

Looking at Moody's approaching figure, Sebastian raised his eyebrows slightly.

interesting!

The school's alarm did not go off.

Then Moody's identity is very interesting.

Sebastian remembered very clearly that when the holiday just started, Dumbledore took the opportunity to send the teaching outline to Moody and personally applied for a teacher's certificate for him.

Given the existence of a magical contract, if it was Barty Jr. who replaced Moody, the alarm should have been activated when he entered the school.

Could it be that Voldemort saw some clues from the teacher's certificate, and then took action personally to help little Barty block the Hogwarts magic contract?

After all, although the strength of this magic contract is quite good, it cannot be compared with magic contracts of the level of Fidelius Curse and Unbreakable Curse.

Although Voldemort's strength is gone, he still has vision, and he now has two men who can do the job for him.

Facing the most powerful dark wizard in the world, Sebastian couldn't guarantee that the other party would not be able to break the magic contract.

In addition, there is another possibility that this Moody is real, and Voldemort did not let Barty Jr. pretend to be Moody, but used other methods.

In short, Moody’s identity is questionable and needs further identification in the future.

Under the gaze of everyone, Moody shook hands with Dumbledore who stood up, then sat in the empty seat in the professor's seat and ate the food that was specially reserved for him on the table.

Even so, his artificial eye kept moving around, looking at everything around him.

Dumbledore seemed to have long been accustomed to Moody's nervous appearance. He turned to everyone and enthusiastically introduced this as this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor - Alastor Moody.

There were sporadic applause from the audience, which seemed lonely in the silent auditorium. It was obvious that everyone was stunned by Moody's appearance and behavior.

It only took a moment for the little wizards to start discussing in whispers.

"So he is Mad-Eye Moody!" Ron was shocked and said in a low voice, "This is the first time I have seen him in person. He is indeed a little unusual."

Mad Eyes?

Harry and Hermione looked at Ron quickly: "Who is he?"

"Moody is a legendary Auror of the Ministry of Magic," Ron said in awe. "He has been fighting against dark wizards all his life. The scars on his body and face are from fighting against dark wizards."

"During the last wizarding war, he was active on the battlefield, fighting the Death Eaters."

"He is the sharpest knife in the Ministry of Magic. It is said that half of Azkaban is filled with him."

"Of course, after this summer, his record was surpassed by Professor Swann. You all know what Azkaban is like now."

Legendary Auror!

Always fighting against the Death Eaters.

After hearing Ron's comments, Harry turned his head to look at Moody, and immediately found the other party's behavior much more pleasing to the eye.

This is a respectable warrior who can accept any strange behavior of his opponent.

Sebastian smiled and cleared his throat, drawing the students' attention.

"As I just said, in the coming year, we at Hogwarts will host a very exciting event - the Triwizard Tournament!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the auditorium suddenly became boiling with noises so loud that it seemed as if it was going to rip the ceiling off.

"Professor Swan, you are kidding us!"

"This competition hasn't been held for centuries!"

"Can someone explain to me what the Triwizard Tournament is?"

Sebastian raised his hands and pressed them down, then continued after the students quieted down.

"Since some students are not familiar with the Triwizard Tournament, I will briefly explain it here."

"This competition was jointly founded by the three magic schools of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang more than seven hundred years ago. It aims to enhance friendship and exchanges among the major magic schools."

"It was held every five years, with the three schools taking turns hosting it. However, due to too many deaths, the most dangerous one even resulted in serious injuries to the professor and referee, so the Triwizard Tournament was discontinued."

The young wizards didn't care about the dangers that happened hundreds of years ago. They just wanted the professor to tell them some details about this competition.

"Of course," Sebastian said with a smile, "This time it can't be called the Triwizard Tournament, but the Five-Wild Tournament."

“Ilvermorny in the United States and Ouagadou in Africa will also join this grand competition.”

"We will select warriors on Halloween Eve. At that time, warriors from the five schools will compete on the same stage and win honor for their own schools."

"In addition, the final winner will receive a prize of one thousand gold galleons."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall was boiling again. The young wizards' eyes were shining and they were extremely excited.

Everyone wants to be the warrior who brings glory to the school and gain both fame and fortune.

"After discussions between the Ministry of Magic and various schools," Sebastian's voice made the young wizards quiet down again, "for safety reasons, only students who are seventeen years old or above can sign up for the competition."

"unfair!"

"We also want to participate in the selection. We can't be restricted by age."

The students became restless, as this selection method had ruined many people's chances of participating in the competition.

They protested loudly and tried to bargain with the school.

"but!"

Sebastian's voice drowned out all the noise. He glanced at all the little wizards with a smile and said something that made them smile.

"After the professor and I argued hard, all the schools agreed to use strength as the new selection criteria."

"Any student whose magic power reaches the level of an adult wizard can sign up for the competition. At that time, an impartial judge will select the best among you."

An adult wizard episode!

Hearing this, the students who had already met the requirements all smiled happily, and the twins even flattered Sebastian directly.

This condition is much more relaxed. After two years of practice in the Duel Hall, many fifth-grade students have reached the level of adult wizards in terms of magic power.

Even some of the best fourth graders have met this requirement.

Moreover, when strength is used as the criterion for judgment, everyone is convinced.

Of course, there are also some students who are crying out for help. They are all a little short of meeting the selection criteria.

Ron said with a sad face: "I am still a little short of reaching the fifth level of wizard apprenticeship, which is still far from the standard."

Before Harry and Hermione could comfort Ron, they heard Sebastian say.

"I'll tell you a secret. The theme of this Top Five Tournament is [Unity], so there will be more than one contestant from each school. Your chances of becoming a warrior are much higher."

"There are still two months until the Warriors' selection."

“So, students who want to give it a try, take advantage of this period of time to work hard!”

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