It turned out that when everyone was outside the castle to greet the arrival of the two schools, the two officials of the Ministry of Magic in charge of the Triwizard Tournament, Bagman and Crouch, had also arrived through the open Hogwarts fireplace. Great Hall.

Waving to suppress the applause of the little wizards, Dumbledore continued:

"Besides that, I would like to announce something very important to everyone."

After a pause, a smile appeared on his face:

"That is, from today, I will officially retire, and Professor Snape will take my place as the new Headmaster of Hogwarts."

As soon as Dumbledore's voice fell, the entire auditorium was silent at first, and then a violent discussion suddenly erupted.

Among them, Slytherin must not have to say, the collective stood up from their positions, and issued warm applause and cheers for their dean to take over as the principal.

On the contrary, almost all the faces of the little Gryffindor wizards were pulled down, and Harry was the most important.

When he heard that Slytherin would take over as headmaster, he felt as if the end of the world was coming to him.

"Quiet, next, our new principal, Principal Snape, will explain to everyone the program of activities for the next year!"

Dumbledore suppressed the discussion with a loudspeaker spell, invited Snape to the stage with a smile, and then stepped back easily.

From today, he is no longer the headmaster of Hogwarts, and everything will be handed over to Snape.

Snape, who was wearing a black robe, got up and walked slowly to the podium.

Seeing Snape appear, all the chatter suddenly disappeared. Compared with Dumbledore's amplifying spell, Snape was obviously much more frightening.

Although Dumbledore is the greatest and most powerful wizard in the world, he always has a kind-hearted look and a good temper. The little wizards are not afraid of him. They dare to joke with him when they see him. .

But Snape was different. Just seeing his appearance, many junior wizards could tremble with fright.

Snape's eyes swept across the audience, and after confirming that no one was talking, he asked Filch to bring a wooden box and began to explain the specific process of the Triwizard Tournament:

"There are three competitions in total, the main test is magic ability, which also contains many tests of courage, reasoning and wisdom.

There will be three warriors participating in the competition, one from each school. After each event, five referees will score together. After the three events are completed, the one with the highest score will win the top three.

And the selector who chooses the warriors is not a person, but a magic item that has been used in the Triwizard Tournament over the years - the Goblet of Fire! "

After Snape finished speaking, he tapped the wooden box Filch handed over three times with his wand, and the lid of the wooden box creaked open immediately, revealing a large, rough-cut wooden goblet inside.

The cup itself was inconspicuous, but it was full of bluish-white flames throbbing inside.

Holding the cup up where all can see, Snape continued:

"Every student who wants to run for the Warriors must write his name and school name on a piece of parchment and throw it into this goblet. Aspiring Warriors can sign up within 24 hours.

Tomorrow night, Halloween night, the Goblet will select the three wizards it believes best represent the three schools. Tonight, the goblet is in the foyer, accessible to all classmates willing to run. "

Afterwards, Snape specifically talked about the age limit, and asked everyone to think calmly, because once selected by the Goblet of Fire to become a warrior, they would no longer be able to quit.

However, obviously, most of the little wizards did not take his last words to heart, but all stared at the big wooden cup with eager eyes.

After Snape's explanation, the welcome banquet officially began.

Out of prudence, Jerry also strengthened the effect of the wizard shielding spell at this time, so that wizards other than the professor level would ignore his existence.

Therefore, such a funny scene appeared in the auditorium next.

That was sitting at the same long table as Slytherin. Several witches from Durmstrang excitedly took out the pens and notebooks in their bags, got up and walked in the direction of Jerry.

However, when they were halfway there, their eyes suddenly showed a blank look, as if they had forgotten what they were looking for when they suddenly got up and walked out of their positions.

Then he returned to his place again.

However, after they ate for a while, they immediately thought of something, and excitedly took out the pen and notebook in the bag and got up, and then repeated the previous situation.

If it was just a few of them, it wouldn't be very noticeable.

The same is true of the witch of Beauxbatons who is sitting with Ravenclaw, especially the Furong, who has been watched by most of the men.

But every time I go halfway, I turn around and go back.

Fortunately, Jerry's wizard shielding spell was so powerful that although everyone felt something was wrong, no one except Dumbledore found out that it was Jerry's fault.

And although Dumbledore realized that Jerry had cast some kind of magic spell, he just smiled and tried to break it.

He thinks Jerry like this is very good, if he still thinks that Jerry is a bit like Voldemort in all aspects, because at that time Jerry seemed to be exuding his own light all the time, and then let everyone be crushed on him under the light.

Going forward, maybe just like Voldemort back then, he began to subdue these admirers and then form his own forces.

But now Jerry ~www.mtlnovel.com~ is always restraining his brilliance and becoming a Buddhist. In addition to discussing magic with his little girlfriend in normal class, he actually invented a way to make others ignore his special Spell.

In the eyes of Dumbledore, this is the existence of no ambition, and one of the reasons why he is relieved to retire.

At the end of the dinner, Karkaroff took Durmstrang's students back to their ghost ship, and Maxim took Beauxbatons' students back to the rune carriage.

Apparently, they didn't plan to stay at Hogwarts castle at night.

Although the whole dinner party seemed to be harmonious, the competition among the three schools was an indisputable fact. Next, the warriors had to be selected, so naturally they had to have their own private space.

Maybe they are also worried about the later school discussing tactics and so on. If they stay in Hogwarts Castle, they will be monitored or overheard.

In the end, the students at Hogwarts also returned to their dormitories, leaving only the Goblet of Fire on the podium in the auditorium, and the age-line magic circle set by the five judges around the Goblet of Fire. .