The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"No!" There was a continuous wailing in the auditorium. Countless little wizards could not accept this fact. Tom noticed that even Qiu Zhang, who was usually quiet, opened his mouth in surprise. For the little wizards, this incident is too appalling.

A school year without Quidditch? Is the magic world about to be destroyed?

Emotions such as anger, shock, and confusion were brewing in the auditorium, but Dumbledore did not panic at all, because he knew that the next news would completely divert everyone's attention from the cancellation of the Quidditch match. .

"Because from October of this year, Hogwarts will be hosting a huge event that will last for the entire school year. This event takes up a lot of time and energy from teachers and Ministry officials, but I believe it will all be worth it. , everyone can participate and have the fun of a lifetime. I am very happy to announce that the Triwizard Tournament will be played at Hogwarts this year.”

"Damn it!" Fred stood up from the chair in shock, and said loudly with an incredible face, "You're kidding me!"

There was a burst of innocent laughter in the auditorium, and the bad atmosphere brought about by the cancellation of the Quidditch match was swept away. Almost everyone laughed, even Dumbledore.

"Of course it's not a joke, Mr. Weasley, but since it's a joke, I have a good one. Once upon a time there was a troll, a **** and a leprechaun who walked into a tavern together..."

Tom burst out laughing, attracting the attention of many people.

"Ah, Yodel, have you heard this joke too?" Dumbledore asked happily on stage.

Tom tried his best to restrain his laughter, and frantically operated Occlumency: If the things in his mind were discovered now, he would be doomed! The suitability of transferring schools can already be arranged on the schedule...

Fortunately, Professor McGonagall cleared his throat very loudly at this time, causing Dumbledore to quickly change the subject.

"Well, it's really inappropriate to tell jokes here... Where did I get to? Ah, yes, the Triwizard Tournament, let me introduce you to what the Triwizard Tournament is..."

The Triwizard Tournament is a friendly competition between the three major magic schools in Europe. It is held every five years, and the organizers alternate among the three magic schools. The Triwizard Tournament started about 700 years ago and was eventually interrupted due to too many deaths.

"...The warriors have to go through three magical projects to decide the winner and loser, and everyone agreed that this is an excellent way for young wizards from different countries to build friendship..."

Tom raised his eyebrows. Dumbledore may have some truth in what Dumbledore said, but the core purpose of the Triwizard Tournament is definitely not to build a platform for young wizards to make friends. The key point is the "Big Three", which is an excellent way for Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons to expand their influence.

The introduction of the competition clearly stated that "the friendship competition between the three largest magic schools in Europe", so the schools that can participate in the Triwizard Tournament are the three largest magic schools in Europe. This title is nothing to Hogwarts, but it is still quite precious to a wizarding school like Durmstrang that faces the competition of Kodos Dorriez. And this is also a good opportunity for the "three imperial families" to compete. Magic school rankings are extremely difficult to measure, and the Triwizard Tournament gives everyone a direct way to talk. Which school has the better students? Just look at the results of the Triwizard Tournament.

"Anyway, the time is ripe. In October, the principals of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will lead their hand-picked contenders, and on Halloween, an impartial umpire will select representatives from each school...  The winner of the Triwizard Tournament will receive a prize of one thousand Galleons."

There was an air of excitement in the auditorium, and there were people watching Dumbledore frantically at the desks of each academy, or whispering excitedly to their neighbors. Only Hermione focused on the death toll.

Of course, the little wizards are still in the mood, and they haven't realized a problem: what kind of person can represent Hogwarts? They were all fascinated by the high prize money and the supreme honor.

Dumbledore's next sentence shattered the dreams of countless little wizards.

"The Ministry of Magic and the participating schools have agreed that only students over the age of seventeen can sign up for the competition."

This sentence is like throwing a piece of raw meat with blood into a frying pan. Many young wizards froze in place, showing expressions of pain or anger, all their fantasies were hit by the shackles of age. Broken. The little wizards in the third, fourth and fifth grades are undoubtedly the most miserable group of people in Hogwarts. They will not be able to catch up with this Triwizard Tournament and will miss the next one. In comparison, the first- and second-year kiddos are the luckiest, they can be the spectators of this competition and the participants of the next competition.

The opening ceremony ended in a mixture of excitement and disappointment. The students left one after another and walked towards the common room of their own academy.

"So what exactly is the second half of Dumbledore's joke?" On the way back, Hermione remembered the half-joke that Dumbledore told, and her curiosity ignited her curiosity.

"I don't know either, but look at the staff bench, is there just a 'troll', a 'dominatrix' and a 'leprechaun'?" Tom raised his chin at the staff bench. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Hermione looked towards the end of the auditorium and saw that Hagrid, McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick were sitting on the staff chairs chatting and laughing.

Hermione understood the essence of Dumbledore's jokes at once. She suppressed her smile and thumped Tom: "You're crazy. If you let them know, you won't have any spare time before Christmas."

"But speaking of it, I really have a joke that starts with a tavern."

Hermione: ?

"Can you talk?"

"Of course not." Tom rejected Hermione's request neatly. Most of these pub jokes are vulgar, not suitable for a good girl like Hermione, and will ruin the child.

"piu! piu!" Tom heard two strange chants. He turned his head and saw Fred and George winking at him.

"What's the matter?" Tom walked over to the two treasures.

"We're thinking about how we can fool Dumbledore's 'fair referee' and sign up for the Triwizard Tournament, Yodel, George and I will be seventeen next April! I think we can try Give it a try."

Tom looked at Fred and sighed, "Fred, George, this is the first time I found out that you two are so naive."

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With a bar joke.

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