Chapter 360 Goblet of Fire

As Dumbledore announced the official start of the dinner, the long tables of the four major colleges were instantly filled with a wide variety of delicious food.

In order to welcome wizards from all over the world, the house-elves at Hogwarts did their best to prepare a variety of international cuisines.

The French-style French onion soup and French bouillabaisse made the students of Beauxbatons relax their brows.

Pickled herring, Finnish meatballs and creamed potatoes from Northern Europe brought a familiar taste of home to Durmstrang students;

The smoky aroma of American-style barbecue, served with thick-cut steaks and cornbread, made the Ilvermorny students' mouths water;

The wizards of Wagadu enjoyed traditional African food, and the rich aroma of roasted lamb could be smelled from a long distance away.

Of course, students from all over the world are also happy to try the food from other countries. The most popular one is American barbecue, while the least tried one is pickled herring.

The warm environment and the rich food made the newly arrived students from various countries gradually let go of their tension and vigilance and enjoy this wonderful banquet to their heart's content.

The students of Durmstrang no longer wrapped themselves tightly in their fur cloaks, but took them off one after another, revealing their blood-red school robes.

Some girls in Beauxbatons also untied their hoods and scarves, revealing their pretty faces.

In an instant, there was a small commotion at the Ravenclaw table because after a girl untied her scarf, the Ravenclaw students were stunned.

The one who caused the riot was the half-blood Veela lady Fleur Delacour. Except for a few people like Harry, most of the students saw Fleur's breathtaking beauty for the first time.

Many boys looked at her in fascination. Some students were so absorbed in their attention that they accidentally knocked over the wine glasses on the table, spilling the drinks on the students around them.

"Miss Delacour is as charming as ever." Ron reluctantly turned his gaze away.

"Don't just stare at the beauties," Hermione took a sip of juice, "Two people just came. They are Barty Crouch and Ludo Bagman."

"What are they doing here?" Harry cast a curious look towards the professor's chair.

"It must be related to the Tournament," said Hermione, "After all, the Ministry of Magic has played a big role in it."

Harry nodded in agreement, and soon his attention was drawn to Lee Jordan next to him.

Lee Jordan had volunteered to act as diplomatic ambassador ever since the Uagadou students had arrived at the Gryffindor table.

"Brother, I am brown, you are dark brown, and he is bright black, but we were a family hundreds of years ago."

"Your appearance today was really cool. Can you tell me how you got here? I didn't see any planes in the sky."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Gryffindor students became interested and pricked up their ears.

After hearing that the other party was riding an invisible plane, Ron poked Harry's arm and whispered, "It sounds similar to the car we have at home. It can fly and can be invisible."

"Kind of," Harry swallowed the food in his mouth, "but they are really rich. You know, in the Muggle world, airplanes are much more expensive than cars."

Some of the students at Uagadou heard what Harry said and smiled and explained the reasons.

It turns out that due to the influence of traditional culture, African wizards do not enforce the law of confidentiality very strictly.

The Muggles there believe in the existence of wizards and have firm faith in mysterious things like magic and witchcraft.

Those wizards were also happy to live with Muggles.

When they are short of money, many students of Uagadou will change into traditional clothes, paint themselves with thick oil paint, and walk in the Muggle world as fortune tellers.

Therefore, divination is extremely popular in Uagadu. After all, learning it can ensure that you will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.

As for the plane, it was given to their principal by the head of a country.

As the communication progressed, the young wizards of Hogwarts gradually became familiar with the visitors, and everyone was talking and laughing, making it very lively.

Sebastian sat in the professor's chair, eating a steak while paying attention to all the visitors.

Now that Hogwarts' defenses were virtually nonexistent, he had to rely on traditional observation methods to see all the details in the crowd.

He did have a few suspicious candidates in mind, the first of which was Ludo Bagman.

This guy opened the market for people to bet during the Quidditch World Cup, and after he got into a lot of debt, he has been hiding from people.

But at the beginning of this month, someone suddenly helped him settle the debt.

In addition to Bagman, Barty Crouch is also a major suspect, after all, he was under the Imperius Curse in the original book.

The two people behaved normally and did not do anything strange.

As for those students, it was difficult for Sebastian to identify them. After all, he didn't know those students and didn't know what they were like originally.

It doesn’t matter, there is a long time to come, so let’s play this detective game slowly.

When the little wizards had eaten and drunk their fill, Dumbledore stood up and walked to the professor's seat again.

He waved his wand and restored the messy long table to its original tidy state.

The young wizards became excited, and an excited and nervous atmosphere began to spread in the hall. They sat upright and stared at Dumbledore very intently.

"Before introducing the procedures for the Five-Power Tournament, please allow me to introduce two guests, Mr. Barty Crouch, Director of the International Cooperation Department, and Ludo Bagman of the Department of Magical Sports and Games."

“They will form a judging panel with me and the principals to rate the warriors’ performance.”

Dumbledore led the students in applause, and after the students quieted down, he asked Filch to bring up a box.

In order to attend this important occasion, the administrator, who usually looks dusty and unkempt, specially changed into a neat new robe today.

He walked up with an old box inlaid with many gems in his hands, with a solemn expression, as if he was holding a holy object.

The curiosity of the little wizards was instantly aroused by this scene. They stretched their necks and stared at the wooden box in Filch's hand.

Some people even stood on tiptoe and quietly moved forward a few steps, trying to see what mysterious object was in the box.

“The Power Five Tournament will be divided into three different competitions that will take place at different times throughout the school year.”

Dumbledore's voice sounded again: "These projects will test the warriors' comprehensive strength from different angles."

"Each school will select three warriors to participate in the competition as a team. After the first two competitions, the referees will give corresponding scores based on the performance of the team."

"The scores from the first two events will be added together, and the one with the higher score will get a little privilege in the third event."

"As for the selection of warriors..."

Dumbledore extended his wand and tapped three times gently on the box that Filch had brought up.

The box slowly opened, revealing a slightly rough wooden goblet. Miraculously, a blue and white flame kept surging in the mouth of the goblet.

"The selection of warriors will be conducted by the most impartial selector, which is the Goblet of Fire."