eurekapd Chapter 158 New Competition
Chapter 158 New Competition
Chapter 158 New Competition
"Why did you come here by yourself? Where's your uncle?"
"I'm not from his house. They sent me to London yesterday, and I spent the night at the Ministry of Magic last night."
Harry smiled and greeted Lu Yunkai, and then naturally nodded to Daphne who was standing beside Lu Yunkai.
Platform Nine and Three Quarters, the last day of August.
The new school year is about to start.
In the last week, Lu Yunkai did not go to see Voldemort again.It wasn't that he didn't have anything to say to the miserable Dark Lord, but that he was too tired from flying around, and there was no need for it.
Anyway, Lu Yunkai is in this situation now, and Voldemort is fully aware of it. As for his resurrection ceremony, let alone Lu Yunkai, it is estimated that even Dumbledore may not have a solution now.
On the current platform, Lu Yunkai still saw the pink-haired female Auror...
"That Tonks... why is he following you again?" Lu Yunkai deliberately lowered his voice, "Aren't you angry with her?"
"Why am I angry with her... Oh! You're talking about Professor Lupine!" Harry finally realized, "I saw Lupine last night, and he talked to Tonks a little He is not angry with Tonks anymore, why should I blame her!"
"...Lu Ping is such a good man!!" Lu Yunkai sighed.
If it were me, if I was reported and lost my job... I am afraid that I will tear that person's heart.
"And Tonks himself felt embarrassed, I didn't expect Lupine to be such a gentle and kind person." Having said that, Harry's eyes lit up with a smile, "Then she wanted to apologize to Lupine, and She said she wanted to invite him to dinner, but Lupine refused, she was still very angry, and on the way here just now, she asked me if I knew where Lupine lived..."
"...Oh??" Lu Yunkai also had a strange smile on his face, "But... Tonks is not a few years older than us, right? Lupine... All right!!"
"Hey hey..." Harry nodded with a smile.
At this time, Ron and Hermione also came together.
Lu Yun greeted the two with a smile, and then went back to the Slytherin crowd.
"Why did you run to say hello to that Potter again?"
As soon as Lu Yunkai landed, Malfoy's complaints came.
"Let's chat!" Lu Yunkai smiled and shook his head, "Why do you feel that you are not in a good mood today?"
"It's not a matter of mood. My father reminded me last night not to get too close to that Potter when we go back to school this year. It may be dangerous. I also remind you to stay away from that disaster star."
"Oh? Mr. Malfoy heard something again? Why is it dangerous?" Lu Yunkai's eyelids twitched.
"I don't know. He didn't tell me. He just wanted me to be honest in school this year. If I can win the Quidditch Cup this year, he will take me abroad for a whole vacation next summer."
"...You wait here for me!" Lu Yun was happy.
"Hey." Malfoy scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "So, we must win this year! We can learn from Ireland's tactics..."
Lu Yunkai smiled helplessly.
This kid, it's over.
……
The train back to school drove all the way back to Hogwarts amidst Malfoy's eloquent talk.
Originally, it was just Malfoy, Lu Yunkai and his two attendants, studying the possible Quidditch tactics of Slytherin this year, but maybe he was talking too vigorously, and the other sitting next to him The Slytherins heard it too.
You know, the current Slytherin boys are all members of the Quidditch team.
And then the discussion turned into a bunch of student recaps of this summer's Quidditch World Cup final...
Until the car stopped on the school platform, the group of people were still arguing about "Is Viktor Krum the best Quidditch player in the world right now?"...
Even, the debate continued until the welcome dinner that night.
"A player who can't even win the World Cup says the best in the world!"
Malfoy was still grumbling unhappily.
Pansy, who was next to him, seemed to have long been used to his childish behavior and pretended not to see it.
As for Lu Yunkai and Daphne who were farther away from him, they didn't listen to him at all.
"Quiet!!"
At this moment, Mag's voice resounded throughout the lively auditorium.
The welcome banquet of the new semester officially begins.
Just like in previous years, the sorting ceremony was placed at the beginning of everything, and the Sorting Hat still babbled and sang, and then stuffed the trembling freshmen into each college one by one.
This year's newcomers did not know Lu Yunkai, so he just followed the Slytherin team, welcome to applaud the new juniors who joined the academy.
On the other hand, Astoria, who was next to her, kept looking around with a curious look on her face.
The subsequent banquets were the same as in previous years. The dishes were still the same, and the taste of the house-elf was still the same. It was delicious, but there were no surprises.
After dinner, it was time for the banquet to end.
Principal Dumbledore got up and came to the podium.
"Now that we've all had enough to eat and drink, I must appeal to everyone's attention again. I have a few announcements to make. Mr. Filch, the gatekeeper, wants me to tell you that this year, several items have been added to the prohibited items in the castle. They are Screaming Balls, Tusks, and Combo Boomerangs. The entire list consists of about 430 seven items, which can be seen in Mr. Filch's office for anyone interested to check."
Speaking of which, Dumbledore's mouth twitched.
And the few students who had just entered the new academy also had shocked expressions on their faces when they heard the figure of more than 400.
"I also regret to inform you that there will be no Quidditch Cup this year," Dumbledore continued.
"...What??" Sitting next to Lu Yunkai, Malfoy, who had been thinking about this year's Slytherin Quidditch tactics today, was stunned.
"Ah? Don't do it? It's... a pity." Lu Yunkai almost blurted out that it was too good.
He really isn't very interested in Quidditch or something!
And the two of them were not the only two students who expressed their opinions on this matter, and the entire auditorium was buzzing again.
"This is because a large event will start in October and continue throughout the school year, taking up a lot of teachers' time and energy. But I am sure you will all have a lot of fun. This year at Hogwarts there will be An event that has not been held in over a century. It is a great honor for me to tell you that the Triwizard Tournament will be held at Hogwarts this year."
Dumbledore returned his attention with a smile.
"Triwizard Tournament?? Oh my God!" Malfoy's eyes lit up when he was still indignant a second ago.
And he wasn't the only one with that expression.Unconcealable excitement appeared on the faces of many students.
"...What Triwizard Tournament?" Lu Yunkai asked Daphne with a masked face.
"It's just..." Daphne just started talking.
"The Triwizard Tournament is a friendly competition between the three largest wizarding schools in Europe. Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. Each school chooses a warrior, and then the three warriors compete against each other. A kind of magical project. The Triwizard Tournament is held every five years, and the three schools take turns hosting it. However, because the number of deaths in the competition was too high, the Triwizard Tournament was interrupted for a while. Over the centuries, people have tried several times to restore the Tournament , but none of them were successful. This summer, our Department of International Magical Cooperation and Magical Sports in the Ministry of Magic decided that the time was ripe to try again. We did a lot of work to ensure that no one of the warriors was in danger. " Dumbledore patiently explained the doubts of most of the students in the auditorium, "In October, the principals of the other two schools will lead their carefully selected competitors, and the ceremony of selecting the warriors will be held on Halloween. Representatives The troupe will arrive in October and will spend most of the year with us. I hope you will be very hospitable and friendly during the stay of our foreign guests at the school, and that the Hogwarts warriors will be chosen, and you all support him or her wholeheartedly."
"This is fine! More interesting than the Quidditch Cup!"
Lu Yunkai's eyes also lit up.
yes!Quidditch or something, flying around silly, how good this is!Three magic items...
"Do you know what the project is?" Lu Yunkai asked Malfoy.
"I don't know. It should be different every time, right? I can write a letter to ask my father later." Malfoy looked eager to try, but soon said, "Eh! No! It's impossible for him not to know that there will be three Strong competition, right? Then why did you tell me that if I win the Quidditch Cup this year, take me out for a whole vacation next summer?"
"He just didn't plan to take you to play! You should hurry up and ask about the Triwizard Tournament! Then help my brother-in-law win the championship!!" Astoria said with a smile on the side.
"What your brother-in-law!" Malfoy got worse as he realized his father was playing tricks on him.
That's right, if Lu Yunkai participates in this competition, he will definitely have nothing to do with this Triwizard Tournament...
This is not as good as the Quidditch Cup! !
"I don't think we have much advantage over the students in the sixth and seventh grades. Don't even think about winning the championship." Lu Yunkai shook his head hastily, and glanced at the senior students beside him.
But in his heart, it was really ready to move.
It won't matter if you give it a try, if you are selected...the prize money in this competition should be a lot, right?
however.
"I know you all want to win the Triwizard Tournament for Hogwarts, however, for security reasons, the participating schools and the Ministry of Magic have agreed that there is an age cutoff for this year's competitors. Only 17 years and older Only students above the above are allowed to register..."
Dumbledore's words ignited the entire auditorium almost immediately.
17 years old, so only those in grades [-] and [-] can do it?
All kinds of protests came and went.
"How can this be! We also want to participate!" This sentence was shouted by Malfoy.
"That's right! We are in the fourth grade this year, even if we do it five years later, we won't be able to participate!!" Daphne was also very angry, "That is called eternal glory!"
"...Why are you so angry!" Seeing Daphne's appearance, Lu Yun was happy.
Do you still want to participate?don't make a fuss...
"My sister wants you to participate! I have a husband who won the Triwizard Tournament... Ah! Can't I stop talking?" Astoria rubbed her legs with an aggrieved expression.
At this moment, suddenly, with a bang, the door of the auditorium opened.
It was as if the pause button had been pressed in the originally noisy auditorium, and almost all the students looked at the entrance of the auditorium that made the loud noise.
It was a man in a cloak, with a cane in his hand, a face full of scars, and one eye that kept spinning...it was a false eye.
Suddenly, there was a click, and there was a huge lightning sound on the roof of the auditorium that would simulate all kinds of weather.
Many students were taken aback by this weird scene.
"Well, please allow me to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Moody." Dumbledore said again hastily.
It can also be regarded as taking advantage of the trend to bypass the hurdle that can only be competed at the age of 17.
"Moody? Crazy-eyed Moody?? That Auror??" Daphne looked at the ugly man in front of her in shock and exclaimed in a low voice.
"Auror? Is this man famous?"
"Now half of Azkaban is filled by him." Blaise on the side answered Lu Yunkai.
"... Niu." Lu Yunkai couldn't think of anything else for a while.
But how could such a person come to Hogwarts to be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts?
But with such a person at the school, Lu Yunkai could confidently tell Voldemort that he couldn't have Harry's idea.
Well, good thing.
……
(End of this chapter)