Two schools, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, are about to arrive at Hogwarts.
The most obvious impact of this incident was that the school was suddenly... much cleaner.
Hogwarts used to be clean, but that clean was limited to the castle and tables.
This time is different, even the portraits have been thoroughly washed again.
Not only were they clean, but they also changed into new robes, not the tattered clothes they used to look at.
The fat lady was wearing her red floor-length dress.
According to her, this dress was specially used by her to match Gryffindor.
That mature old man in Gryffindor... loves the way she looks in this red robe.
The Fat Lady also claimed she hadn't worn it since he left school.
This unscrupulous old man... After all, he made a wrong payment.
Unexpectedly, Gryffindor likes this kind of tune, no wonder the fat lady has been the doorman of their college.
All kinds of armors stained with dust have also become shiny, and when they are active, they are no longer creaking.
The school is finally willing to use some lube, and I don't know where Professor McGonagall has spent all these years of saving money.
You know, the year William came, the broom was still an antique from 20 or 30 years ago.
In order to prevent Peeves from making trouble at critical moments, the ghosts also urgently convened a ghost expansion meeting.
With the consent of the **** Barrow, the franchise Peeves can attend the opening dinner next year.
Peeves is generally not allowed to attend school opening banquets. But this time I can't participate and I have to participate.
On the first day of school this year, Peeves, who was denied a dinner party, ran into the kitchen to wreak havoc, spreading soup everywhere.
If he is not satisfied at this time, should he let him destroy everywhere when the two schools come?
Faculty members are also nervous.
Filch took Mrs Norris and Miss Alice around the castle all day.
He was furious when he saw a student soiling the floor.
He also advised the principal to implement a hygiene plan. In a nutshell:
There should be no **** in the trash can and nothing on the table.
Students usually cannot stay in the dormitory and lounge, but stay in the library.
This anti-human rule has been unanimously opposed by everyone.
Especially Mrs Pins. Dude, she doesn't like school in the library, you still suggest that!
The two had a good relationship before, and there were rumors of an affair.
The ambiguous boat is now overturned.
Professor McGonagall's temper gradually became irritable. In a certain class, she severely criticized:
"McLaggen, please do your best, and don't show yourself in front of Beauxbatons' students.
Otherwise they'll see that with your Transfiguration level, you can only get a T on the O.W.L.s exam! "
That class was not going well. McLaggen grafted Eloise's ear onto a cactus.
And T means troll.
Professor Snape also stepped up his sarcasm, hoping that Neville could take a long sick leave during the game.
This way you won't be ridiculed by other schools for exploding the Crucible.
However, the strictness of the teacher did not stop the enthusiasm of the students.
The boys were wearing the cleanest robes, and the girls were trying to dress themselves up.
It seems that this is not a Triwizard Tournament, but a large If You Are the One blind date meeting.
On the morning of October 30, the auditorium was redecorated overnight, as if Christmas were coming.
Huge silk banners hang on the walls, each representing a Hogwarts house.
The flag of Ravenclaw, designed by Professor Flitwick himself, looks very sassy with a blue background and a bronze eagle.
In the morning, William and Hermione sat down at the Ravenclaw table when the twins came over.
Fred said mysteriously: "We have made an age-enhancing agent... What method will Dumbledore use to prevent minors from approaching the Goblet of Fire?"
With the Goblet of Fire selection, William had told the Twins and Cedric about them.
But how Dumbledore avoided underage wizards from approaching, he really didn't know.
"Just don't know how it works?" George said. "Maybe let Ron give it a shot, he's taking our salary now."
He suddenly shut up.
Harry and Ron stood up from the Gryffindor table and were already walking towards them.
"What salary?" said Ron, sitting down beside them.
"Your salary... we may be running out of money." Fred changed the subject.
"Don't..." Ron was anxious.
Such a lucrative job can't stop.
"Have you got a solution for the Triwizard Tournament?" Harry asked. "How did you sneak in?"
"It's still under consideration, and there are several options," Fred said.
Ron was a little moved, as long as there was a way. He might also be able to participate.
"Don't know what the tournaments are all about?" he expects, "You know what, I bet we can do it too, Harry.
We've done such dangerous things before, and Professor McGonagall just give us a chance..."
"What dangerous thing have you done, Weasley?" came a cold voice suddenly.
Ron froze with fright and fell into Harry's arms.
"I'm really curious, what are the things that make you so inflated and blindly overestimate your own strength?" Professor McGonagall pursed her lips.
Ron opened his mouth, but was speechless.
Passing wizard chess in first grade? Well, the twins were wandering in the restricted area on the fourth floor very early.
Second grade is controlled by a diary? Third grade being controlled by Peter?
Dangerous indeed. But he didn't do anything.
"If you can complete my task like Miss Granger every time you go to class, then Merlin will be blessed!"
Professor McGonagall glanced at Ron coldly and said softly:
"Come on, Mr. Stark, Mr. Crouch and Bagman are waiting. Have you got anything?"
William nodded, and with everyone watching, he followed Professor McGonagall towards the principal's office.
When he entered the principal's office, the portraits of the principal on the wall all turned their heads to look at him.
Ludo Bagman stood up and walked over, grabbing his arm enthusiastically, and said with a smile:
"William, long time no see!" He squeezed William's arm hard and whispered.
Ludo didn't look very good. He was quite haggard and his hair was white.
There was Barty Crouch, sitting outside the fire's aperture, his face half hidden in shadow.
He looked a little weird, and that half of the shadow made him look much older, almost like a skeleton.
"Long time no see, Mr. Stark."
Dumbledore sat behind the table, crossed his hands, and smiled, "William, has the Goblet of Fire been brought?"
William took out a wooden box from the safety watch and handed it to Dumbledore.
Ludo's eyes were fixed on the wooden box. It seems that it is an old antique that can be sold for money.
After Dumbledore checked, he smiled and said, "It's the Goblet of Fire, intact."
"Then I'll go back first."
William walked out of the principal's office, but Ludo did not expect to follow.
"William, is that Goblet of Fire yours already?" Ludo asked, squinting. "I heard Barty say you've been with you all summer."
"It can't be counted as mine, the Venice Ministry of Magic just lent it to me temporarily." William said vaguely.
"Is that so?" Ludo pondered, then quickly asked, "William, are you... participating in this competition."
He lowered his voice and hurriedly said: "We can have a game, and then gamble with those goblins... You can make a steady profit, trust me!"
Ludo already looks like a gambler, and it seems that he really can't afford the goblin's Gallen.
Entering the auditorium, Ludo saw the twins, then turned and ran. Much like Ron who didn't pay his debts that day.
The twins quickly chased after them.
"What happened to them?" Hermione, who was still waiting for William to eat breakfast, asked suspiciously.
"On the night of the final, Ludo used the goblin's money to play the game. George and Fred beat Ireland to win, Bulgaria caught the Snitch," William explained.
"If Ludo loses, he will use the leprechaun's gold coins to repay. Now he's being chased by the twins."
Hermione was also speechless.
This Ludo is really unreliable.
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The twins didn't catch Ludo until the night, and he slipped away just like that.
This made them both very angry and decided to take extreme measures and violently collect debts.
William didn't care, he was going to give the fourth-grade students the Ancient Rune.
However, the students were obviously in a state of excitement. William showed some magic spells and let them study by themselves.
Working diligently is labor in exchange for remuneration, and fishing at work is to make money from school managers.
William takes a poor one sic every month, what's wrong with fishing for a class?
In fact, this is what William learned from Professor Snape.
He attends classes every day and hardly explains textbooks. Figure out the brewing process of a potion, and let everyone brew it according to the steps.
Is there a better teacher than this?
William was still learning, and he hadn't even touched the essence of Professor Snape.
In the evening, when the bell rang, all the students came to the door in order.
The deans and prefects of the colleges are directing the students of the colleges to line up.
Ravenclaw's decoration is still normal, only Luna... wearing a silver dress.
The dress seemed to be made of mirrors, reflecting colorful light.
Luna also wore radish earrings, hanging on her earlobe.
Professor Flitwick was cheerfully complimenting her on her beautiful clothes.
As prefects, William and Qiu stood on the side of the crowd and looked into the distance.
Qiu glanced at the time and said, "It should have arrived... How did they come, take the express train?"
William shook his head and said, "Beauxbatons should be able to ride in a carriage. Mrs. Maxime keeps a group of rune horses."
Just as his words fell, Dumbledore, who was standing in the back row, shouted.
"Ah! If I'm not mistaken, the representative of Beauxbatons has arrived!"
"Where?" many students asked eagerly, looking in different directions.
I saw a behemoth, swiftly passing through the dark blue sky, flying towards the castle, gradually getting bigger and bigger.
It was a huge powder-blue carriage with twelve orange-glazed lamps hanging from it.
Twelve winged rune horses pulled it into the air.
There is a string of bells under the neck of each rune horse.
The breeze was blowing, and the bells made a crisp melody, like the song of Veela, which was intoxicating.
All the students widened their eyes, stunned by the luxurious carriage.
As expected of Madame Maxime, she is really a pompous person.
This is the real rich woman.
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Thanks for the 10,000-coin reward from the boss of "Rui Xue Zhao Feng Nian lv".
Even if I am dead and nailed in a coffin, I will cry out with this rotten vocal cord in the tomb:
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