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

Great auditorium.

After waving his hand to suppress the applause of the young wizards, Dumbledore continued:

"In addition, I also want to announce something very important to everyone."

After a pause, a smile appeared on his face:

"That is, from today on, I will officially retire, and Professor Snape will take over my position and become the new Headmaster of Hogwarts."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the entire auditorium fell silent at first, and then suddenly broke out into a heated discussion.

Among them, it goes without saying that Slytherin stood up from his position and gave out warm applause and cheers for their dean to take over as principal.

On the contrary, almost all the Gryffindor wizards' faces were downcast, especially Harry's.

When he heard that Slytherin would take over as principal, he felt as if the end of his life was coming.

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

Dumbledore used the amplifying spell to suppress the discussion, smiled, invited Snape to the stage, and then retreated easily.

From today on, he will no longer be the headmaster of Hogwarts, and everything will be handled by Snape.

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

Seeing Snape appear, all the discussions suddenly disappeared. Compared to Dumbledore's amplifying spell, Snape was obviously much more scary.

Although Dumbledore is the greatest and most powerful wizard in the world, he always has a kind face and a good temper. In fact, the young wizards are not afraid of him and even dare to joke with him when they see him.

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But Snape was different. Just seeing his appearance would make many junior wizards tremble with fear.

Snape glanced at the entire audience, and after confirming that no one was talking anymore, he asked Filch to bring a wooden box and began to explain the specific process of the Triwizard Tournament:

"There are three events in the competition. The main test is magic ability, which also contains tests of courage, reasoning, wisdom and other aspects.

There will be three warriors participating in the competition, one from each school will be selected. After each event, five judges will score together. After the three events, the one with the highest score will win the Triwizard Cup.

The selector who selects 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 that Filch handed over three times with his wand. The lid of the wooden box immediately creaked open, revealing a large, roughly carved wooden goblet inside.

The cup itself was unremarkable at all, but it was filled with dancing blue-white flames.

Picking up the cup and placing it where everyone could see it, Snape continued:

"Every student who wants to be a warrior must write his name and school name on a piece of parchment and throw it into this goblet. Those who are willing to become a warrior can sign up within twenty-four hours.

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Tomorrow night, Halloween night, the Goblet will select the three wizards it believes best represent the three schools. Tonight, the Goblet will be placed in the foyer, accessible to all students willing to participate in the election

it."

Later, 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 will no longer be able to withdraw.

However, it was obvious that most of the little wizards did not take his last words to heart. Instead, they all stared at the flaming wooden cup with eager eyes.

After Snape's explanation ended, the welcome party officially began.

Out of caution, Jerry also strengthened the effect of the wizard's shielding spell at this time, so that wizards other than professors would ignore his existence.

Therefore, there was such a funny scene in the auditorium next.

Those were the witches from Durmstrang who were sitting at the same long table as Slytherin. They excitedly took out the pens and notebooks in their bags, got up and walked towards Jerry's direction.

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 stood up and walked out of their place.

Then he returned to his position again.

But after they ate for a while, they immediately thought of something again, excitedly took out the pens and notebooks in their bags and stood up, and then repeated the previous situation.

If it were just a few of them, they wouldn't attract much attention.

The same was true for the Beauxbatons witches who were sitting with Ravenclaw, especially Fleur, who had been watched by most of the men. She also kept getting up and holding a drink, intending to walk towards the Slytherin table.

But every time I walked halfway, I turned around and went back.

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

Although Dumbledore realized that Jerry had cast some kind of spell, he just smiled and did not try to break it.

He thinks Jerry like this is very good. If he thought Jerry was a bit like Voldemort in all aspects before, it was because Jerry at that time seemed to be radiating his own light, and then everyone was suppressed by him.

Under the light of.

Going forward, maybe just like Voldemort, he will begin to conquer these admirers and then form his own power.

But now Jerry is restraining his own light and becoming a Buddhist. In addition to discussing magic with his little girlfriend in normal classes, he actually invented a special magic spell that can make others ignore him.

In Dumbledore's eyes, this was an existence without ambition, and it was also one of the reasons why he could retire with confidence.

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

Apparently, they weren't going to stay at Hogwarts Castle at night.

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

Perhaps they were also worried that if they stayed in Hogwarts Castle, they would be monitored or overheard when discussing tactics in school.

Finally, the students at Hogwarts each returned to their dormitories, leaving only the Goblet of Fire placed high on the podium in the auditorium, and the age line magic circle set up by the five judges around the Goblet of Fire.

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Chapter completed!