Chapter 476: A Beautiful Scene
Chapter 476: A Beautiful Scene
"They can't do this!" Ron exclaimed as he followed the crowd towards the exit after the banquet. "I'll be fifteen in March, why can't I try?"
"Yeah..." Harry agreed.
He also wanted to become a champion, but his birthday was later, in July.
Hermione kept her head down, saying nothing.
"There's no way, little Ron," Fred suddenly approached from behind, smiling. "This is the school and Ministry of Magic's rule, you have to follow it."
"Yeah, you should just be a good spectator," George added, coming from the other side. "Just remember to cheer for us when the time comes."
"Hmph!" Ron pouted.
Fred and George were actually talking about following the rules... This was the funniest joke he had heard all year.
"Why can you sign up then!" Ron complained.
"I always thought you were just stupid, but I didn't expect you to be so brainless." Fred looked at him with a peculiar gaze. "We can sign up because we meet the age requirement!"
"Sixteen, one year older than the requirement," George said. "You wouldn't have forgotten our ages, would you... If that's the case, we'd be heartbroken."
"I didn't forget!" Ron said. "I just think it's unfair... That's a thousand Galleons!"
"Well, you have to be able to win the championship then," Fred said.
"Have you ever gotten an O in your Transfiguration and Spell exams?" Ron's face turned slightly red, but he still held his head high. "The Triwizard Tournament isn't an exam, it's not about grades. What if I can win the championship?"
"Haha..." George couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"That's a pity... You're not old enough, future champion," Fred said, raising an eyebrow.
After that, the two brothers ignored Ron and continued walking forward with their arms around each other's shoulders, discussing loudly about signing up first when the time came.
Ron kept complaining about the unfairness of the competition, believing that everyone should be allowed to participate.
"But many people have died in the competition," Hermione whispered in the foyer. "Didn't Dumbledore just say that because of this, the tournament was suspended for a century?"
"Yeah." Ron shrugged. "But that was a long time ago, right? And Dumbledore also said they've done a lot of work to ensure that every champion won't be in danger. If fifteen-year-olds can participate, then there's no reason we can't."
Hermione, rarely, didn't argue and continued to ponder silently.
"Hahaha..."
At this moment, she suddenly heard loud laughter coming from the Hufflepuff group not far away.
Mikel was waving his hand and laughing, "You guys, who do you think will become Hogwarts' champion, Kyle or Cedric?"
"It has to be Kyle, his Special Contribution Award could almost fill the entire trophy room!" someone said.
"No, I think it's Cedric," a sixth-year student shook his head. "He's in the sixth year, so he has the age advantage."
"But Kyle received the Knight of the Order of Merlin..."
"Hoho..." Amidst the heated discussion, a different voice suddenly interrupted.
"I think the champion should come from Ravenclaw because we are the smartest students in Hogwarts, not you mediocre Hufflepuffs!"
The intense debate suddenly came to a halt, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over the lively atmosphere.
Although many people had considered Hufflepuff to be a synonym for mediocrity before, in recent years, due to their consecutive wins in the Quidditch Cup and House Cup for four years, few people would say that anymore.
Of course, they might have thought so in their hearts, but at least they didn't say it out loud.
Mikel looked at the speaker, "Oh, I thought it was someone else, isn't this Davies?"
He pursed his lips and said, "I don't deny what you said, Ravenclaw is mostly smart, but I only have one question... Who among you is like Cedric, who has been the top student for five consecutive years?"
Or like Kyle, who has scored full marks and won three House Special Contribution Awards... No, one is enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him laughed.
Roger Davies' face turned red, "Lavor... He's the top student in Year 7!"
Several Ravenclaws nearby also chimed in, thinking that Lavor was the best choice for the champion.
Always overshadowed by Kyle and Cedric, they were too eager to make a comeback. This Triwizard Tournament was a good opportunity. If Lavor could stand out and become the champion, it would be a perfect chance to prove that they were better than Hufflepuff.
"Oh, I thought you were going to talk about yourself, Davies. You should be over fifteen years old, right?"
Ryen smiled and said, "Don't deny it, you also want to be the champion... Too bad, if you had won the Quidditch Cup before, you would have had some impressive achievements to show by now."
Davies, who was speechless, wanted to argue, but didn't know what to say. He could only leave with the words, "Just wait and see who will become the champion," and then turned and went up the stairs.
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But because he walked too fast, he didn't pay attention to his feet and stepped into a special step in the middle of the stairs.
There are many such tricky steps in Hogwarts. As an upperclassman, Davies should have been able to avoid these special steps, but obviously, he was so angry that he forgot about it.
The people around him laughed even harder. Even the suit of armor at the top of the stairs made a creaking sound, laughing so hard they couldn't catch their breath.
"Shut up!" Several Ravenclaws stepped forward and pulled Davies out of the step, quickly heading upstairs.
On the other side, Kyle, who had returned to the common room with the new students ahead of time, still couldn't understand why the age limit for the Triwizard Tournament had been lowered so much.
Cedric had to call him three times before he came back to his senses.
"Sorry." Kyle let the new students go back to their dorms and turned to ask, "What did you say?"
"I was saying, are you going to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament?" Cedric asked again.
"Of course I'll sign up." Kyle nodded.
Although he didn't know why, if he met the age requirement, he wouldn't miss this grand event, especially since there was something in this competition that he was very concerned about.
Kyle glanced at Cedric.
"What, do I have something dirty on my face?" Cedric rubbed his face in confusion.
"No." Kyle shook his head, "So, you're going to sign up too?"
"Of course. I feel like I have a pretty good chance of being chosen." Cedric said, "Although it's a bit inappropriate to say this, but I don't have many opponents.
Lavor from Ravenclaw is one, you, Cona, and Cho... Apart from that, I don't think there's anyone else."
"Fred and George will never let you off if they know you're excluding them." Kyle said.
"Of course I didn't forget them, but..." Cedric struggled to hold back his laughter and said, "To be honest, I can't accept the idea of Hogwarts' champion getting a big fat zero in the Triwizard Tournament."
"That scene would be explosive." Kyle laughed, "I think Professor McGonagall can't accept it either."
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