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With one-quarter Veela blood, she possesses remarkable intuition.

Furong scanned her surroundings, trying to find out who had harbored ill intentions towards her.

Then she saw Zicomo and the other two who were the only ones in the entire room who didn't stand up.

The moment Fleur saw Zicomo, she was completely stunned. It was the first time she had ever seen such a handsome boy.

Although the girl next to him, who had a blank expression and exuded an aura of unapproachability, was no less impressive than him.

But Furong still thinks Zicomo is prettier.

One reason is that she is a girl and prefers to look at handsome men; another reason is that Zicomo exudes a kind of charm that attracts girls.

That was the allure of Michaela, an invisible charm that could not be detected by others.

Unless Zicomo completely suppresses his aura, it will linger around him like a natural fragrance.

Constantly concealing one's aura is equivalent to being invisible 24 hours a day, which Zicomo naturally couldn't do.

So in a sense, he is a walking embodiment of hormones.

The female students from Beauxbatons, who were following behind Fleur, noticed something was off about their leader and looked in the direction she was looking.

Then one by one they all transformed into the state of hibiscus.

Fortunately, Mrs. Maxim, who was following behind, reminded them, and they regained their composure and continued on their way.

Dumbledore stepped down from the podium and gave Mrs. Maxim a kiss on the hand.

Because Mrs. Maxime was so tall, Dumbledore didn't even need to bend over.

Once all of Beauxbatons' students had reached their designated positions, Dumbledore returned to the podium.

He then said, "Next, please welcome our friends from the North, the pride of Durmstrang, and their principal, Igor..."

The Durmstrang contingent surged in, wielding specially made scepters that struck the ground with a metallic clang, accompanied by sparks flying.

The students who met him even did a somersault and twirled around with their sticks.

This made Zicomo think he had wandered onto the wrong set, believing that this was not "Harry Potter" but some Shaolin monk movie.

Karkaroff led the way at the back with Krum.

Although the Hogwarts students' reaction wasn't as enthusiastic as when Beauxbatons entered, the atmosphere didn't cool down with Quidditch star Krum in the audience.

After the students and principals of both schools were seated, Dumbledore continued.

"I'm sure you're all eager to begin the banquet, but please allow me to take up a little more of your time, as I have some announcements to make."

"First of all, this year's Quidditch Academy Cup will not be held..."

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, the audience erupted in uproar.

The young wizards couldn't understand why their few sports were being canceled.

"Quiet!"

Dumbledore gestured downwards with his hands in the air, and after the young wizards quieted down, he continued, "The reason the House Cup was cancelled this year is related to the arrival of two schools."

"Our school has been selected to host a very prestigious competition, the Triwizard Tournament."

"Some people may not know what the Triwizard Tournament is. You can ask your classmates who know for details later. I will give you a brief explanation here."

"The Triwizard Tournament is a series of magical competitions held between three schools. Each school selects one student representative to participate."

"The chosen one must overcome three extremely difficult challenges alone, and the one who ultimately wins will gain eternal glory."

"As for the selection process, we will discuss it in detail after the dinner to avoid taking up too much of your meal time."

"I hereby declare the banquet open!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the impatient little wizards forked up the food in front of them and stuffed it into their mouths.

Harry also ate a couple of bites of food, then asked Zicomo across from him, "What is the Triwizard Tournament?"

"The Triwizard Tournament was established about seven hundred years ago. It is a friendly competition between the three largest magic schools in Europe. It is held every five years, with the three schools taking turns hosting."

Zicomo explained, "This friendly match is quite high-stakes, testing the warriors selected from different countries, their magical talents, strengths, courage, theoretical knowledge, reasoning abilities, and ability to overcome danger, among other things."

"The danger of compressing so many events into three challenging levels is unimaginable. There were injuries and deaths in almost every competition, which is why the competition was discontinued for centuries."

"Even so, the wizarding world has been trying to revive this competition for centuries."

"Now the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports of the Ministry of Magic believe that the time is right, so the competition has been revived."

To be honest, Zicomo didn't quite understand the Ministry of Magic's actions; they couldn't even handle the wrap-up work for the Quidditch World Cup properly.

Where do they get the courage to bring up the three-way battle again?

Do you really think the wizarding world's population has grown to a certain point and are planning to reduce the population burden on the wizarding world?

During the dinner, the girls from Beauxbatons kept glancing in Zicomo's direction.

However, they did not come over to chat, but instead sat down at their seats and ate with graceful manners.

It seems that Beauxbatons' management system is quite strict.

As for Durmstrang's students, they have already begun to mingle with the Hogwarts students around them.

Interestingly, one wonders what Dumbledore was thinking when he assigned seats to the teachers.

He placed Karkaroff next to Snape.

The two former Death Eaters disliked each other and greeted each other in sarcastic tones.

Mrs. Maxim was instructing Hagrid on how to care for the Pegasus of their academy.

Those Pegasus whiskies are very delicate; they only drink single malt whisky.

Fantastic creatures are amazing; they can survive on just alcohol.

I wonder if it's considered drunk driving for them to go pull the car after eating.

Hagrid was completely infatuated with Mrs. Maxime, who was a head taller than him, and inadvertently stuck the fork in his hand into Professor Flitwick's hand.

Fortunately, he wasn't holding a knife in his other hand, otherwise Professor Flitwick would have had another wound on his hand.

Chapter 199 Hermione Plans to Participate in the New Game

Seeing that the students had almost finished eating, Dumbledore returned to the stage.

"Attention everyone, given the extreme difficulty of the Triwizard Tournament, the Ministry of Magic has issued a new regulation. I now invite the Director of International Magical Cooperation, Barty...

The small door next to the teachers' seats opened, and Batty...

Behind the door stood a lame man with a prosthetic eye in his right eye.

That's Alastor?

He was a senior Auror in the Ministry of Magic, and it was said that half of Azkaban's prisoners were captured and imprisoned by him.

Old Crouch walked to the podium, ready to speak, when the dome of the hall started acting strangely again.

The sky was clear and the stars were shining brightly.

The next moment, dark clouds gathered, and lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Seeing this, Mad-Eye Moody rushed out and threw a spell at the dome, which restored the dome to normal.

Dumbledore took this opportunity to go up and greet him.

Then Mad-Eye Moody pushed himself aside, took a flask from his pocket, and took a swig of the liquid inside.

“What is he drinking?” Hermione asked Zicomo.

“Who knows? Maybe it’s a compound decoction?” Zicomo said jokingly.

Hermione thought her cousin was joking, unaware that Zicomo was telling the truth.

Zicomo knew what was going on after seeing Mad-Eye Moody's actions.

The Mad-Eyed Moody in front of me isn't the real Moody, but rather Batty Jr.

He didn't expect that Voldemort would still rescue Barty Jr., just like in the original story.

Having managed to escape Dumbledore's pursuit for nearly a year and ultimately return to England to rescue his old crew, it must be said that Voldemort is quite capable.

Therefore, the old Crouch on the stage should already be under Voldemort's Imperius Curse.

Zicomo now understood where the Ministry of Magic got the courage to revive the Triwizard Tournament.

Voldemort was probably involved in this whole affair.

Given Crouch's position as Director of the International Department of Magical Cooperation, passing the proposal to revive the Triwizard Tournament would be a piece of cake.

However, this retrial is not without conditions, as can be seen from Crouch's subsequent remarks.

"After careful consideration, the Ministry of Magic has decided that, for safety reasons, no student under the age of 17 may register for the Triwizard Tournament."

Before Crouch had even finished speaking, the audience erupted in uproar.

Some students even shouted, "This is unfair! Screw this bullshit decision!"

However, no matter how much they objected, it was to no avail; this was a decision made by the Ministry of Magic.

To be honest, Voldemort also wanted to lower the age by two more years, so that Harry could legitimately participate in this competition.