Amid the applause of the young wizards, Old Barty and Ludo came to Dumbledore.
After Dumbledore greeted the two, he continued, "Over the past few months, Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch have worked tirelessly to arrange the Triwizard Tournament. They will form the judging panel with me, Professor Karkaroff, and Madame Maxime to judge the efforts of the champions."
When they heard the word "champion," the young wizards from the three magic schools became more focused.
Dumbledore seemed to have noticed their change, and he did not spoil their fun. Instead, he smiled and said, "Mr. Filch, please bring the box up."
Filch walked out from a corner of the hall, holding a large wooden box inlaid with jewels in his hand. The box looked very old.
A group of young wizards watched in fascination. They talked excitedly, and some even stood on chairs to see more clearly.
Filch placed the wooden box on the table in front of him and then turned his gaze to Dumbledore.
"Mr. Crouch and Mr. Bagman have carefully reviewed the specific events for the champions' competition this year, and have made many necessary arrangements for each event. There are three events in total, which will be held at different times throughout the school year. They will test the champions in many different ways...testing their magical talents, their courage, their reasoning skills...and of course, their ability to overcome danger."
Dumbledore said lightly, and at the end, his tone became unusually serious.
After hearing Dumbledore's last words, the hall fell silent, as if everyone had stopped breathing.
Dumbledore's eyes were calm. He continued, "As you already know, there will be three champions participating in the competition, each representing a participating school. We will score them based on the quality of their completion of each competition item. After the three items are completed, the champion with the highest score will win the Triwizard Cup. The champion is selected by an impartial selector, which is the Goblet of Fire."
Having said that, Dumbledore drew out his wand and knocked three times on the lid of the wooden box that Filch had placed on the table earlier, and the lid of the wooden box slowly opened.
Dumbledore reached in and pulled out a large, roughly hewn wooden goblet, unremarkable in itself but filled with dancing blue-white flames.
Obviously, this cup is the legendary Goblet of Fire.
Looking at the Goblet of Fire in the distance, Lynn wiped his eyes with his left hand. A golden light flashed by, and two golden films appeared in front of Lynn's pupils.
Lynn was still performing the secret technique taught to him by Nicolas Flamel, but this time he was not performing it on the alchemical creature itself, but on himself.
Looking through the golden film that appeared in front of his pupils, the countless alchemical arrays contained in the Goblet of Fire emerged one after another and were clearly seen by Lynn, but in the eyes of other wizards, the Goblet of Fire was still that ordinary wooden cup, without any change.
From the alchemical circle that appeared in Lynn's vision due to the Goblet of Fire, Lynn could distinguish the ancient alchemical circles belonging to the Goblet of Fire itself, as well as the restrictions from Dumbledore that seemed to have been added not long ago.
In front of the Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore closed the wooden box that originally contained the Goblet of Fire and placed the Goblet of Fire on the lid of the wooden box so that everyone in the hall could see it clearly.
Dumbledore announced the rules for selecting the champions of each magic school in a calm voice: "Every student who wants to run for the champion must write his name and school name on a piece of parchment and throw it into the Goblet of Fire. Those who are interested in becoming a champion can sign up within 24 hours. Tomorrow night, which is Halloween night, the Goblet of Fire will select the three students it thinks can best represent the three magic schools. Tonight, the Goblet of Fire will be placed in the entrance hall, and all students who are willing to participate in the election will be able to touch it."
"However, in order to prevent students who are not old enough from succumbing to temptation and secretly putting their names into the Goblet of Fire, I will draw an age line around the Goblet of Fire after it is placed in the entrance hall. Anyone under the age of seventeen cannot cross this age line. Finally, I would like to remind every student who is going to participate in the election that this Triwizard Tournament is not a joke and you must not participate rashly."
"Once a champion is chosen by the Goblet of Fire, he must persist in the competition to the end. When you cast your name into the cup, you actually form a magical contract that must be observed. Once you become a champion, you are not allowed to change your mind. Therefore, please think twice and make sure that you really want to participate in the competition before casting your name into the cup. Well, I think it's time for everyone to go to bed. Good night everyone!"
Dumbledore announced seriously, and after announcing all the rules, Dumbledore smiled again and said to all the little wizards.
Listening to Dumbledore's words, Lynn smiled slightly.
The "age line" mentioned by Dumbledore is actually just a sleight of hand. The real restriction is not in this so-called age line, but in the alchemical restriction inside the Goblet of Fire.
If Lynn guessed correctly, the so-called age line was just a golden circle drawn with golden chalk, and some magic was added to make the golden circle sparkle to create a deceptive effect.
"Age line!" Fred said in surprise at the Gryffindor table, his eyes sparkling. "That's easy. It can definitely be fooled by the aging potion, right?! As long as your name is in that cup, you can smile happily... It can't tell who is seventeen and who is under seventeen!"
Although Fred had stepped into the threshold of alchemy and was considered a formal alchemist, he could not imagine that the real restriction lay in the alchemical array of the Goblet of Fire because he could not see the essence of the alchemical array through the surface of the Goblet of Fire.
At this time, many young wizards had stood up and left the auditorium and walked towards the entrance hall.
Lynn, who was walking over not far away, looked at Fred with pity, but he did not intend to remind him. After all, as an alchemist, being able to sense the existence of alchemical arrays is the most basic quality.
Even though the Goblet of Fire itself was an alchemical artifact that could effectively conceal the fluctuations of the alchemical array that Dumbledore had imposed on it, Fred, as an alchemist, had no awareness of linking it with alchemy. This was wrong.
However, given the intelligence of the Weasley twins, once Dumbledore's ban took effect on them, they would certainly be able to tell with their keen insight that it was the power of alchemy.
In some cases, some setbacks are necessary to help people move forward better.
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