Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 270 Requirements for the Top 3 Tournament

The students' buzzing discussions did not interrupt Old Man Dumbledore's enthusiasm. He continued, "In October, the headmasters of Beauxbatons and German Shepherd Strong will come to Hogwarts with carefully selected competitors, and the ceremony to select the champion will be held on Halloween."

A student asked, "Professor, how will the warriors be selected? Will it be a duel?"

"I'm sure this is not just a matter of concern to you, Mr. Dawson. Don't worry, there will be an impartial referee to decide which student is most qualified to participate in the Triwizard Tournament.

That student will not only win honor for himself or herself and the school, but he or she will also receive a prize of one thousand Galleons."

The students' enthusiasm was now even higher, and they all clamored to participate.

Old Dumbledore then poured cold water on them, "Past experience and lessons have led us to believe that it is necessary to set certain selection criteria for applicants to the Triwizard Tournament.

The participating schools and the Ministry of Magic all agreed to set an age limit for the contestants. They all agreed that underage wizards were not capable of dealing with the dangers of the competition..."

Many students slammed their desks in protest, “This is not fair!”

Old Deng had to cast a spell to raise his voice, "...that is to say, students under the age of seventeen are not allowed to register. You will find that this measure is necessary.

No matter what protective measures we take, it is indeed difficult for students below the sixth or seventh grade to cope with those projects, and it is still very dangerous for underage wizards to face them.

I will ensure that no underage student will be able to deceive the fair judges. I would like to advise everyone here that if you are under the age of seventeen by then, please do not waste your energy in applying. "

The students below completely ignored his warning and continued to protest angrily.

Moody's normal eye drooped as he stared at his dinner, while his magic eye darted around, scanning all the students. It was unknown what he was thinking.

The students were shouting in a mess, and Old Dumbledore had to ask the Vice-Principal's wife to be the villain. "Professor McGonagall, please tell us the rest."

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, and finally nodded helplessly, then stood up with a serious face, "Quiet! ... Mr. Durr, put away your ridiculous face!"

Professor McGonagall was a quiet person. She took control of the situation with just one sentence. "The delegations from the other two schools will arrive in October and will spend the rest of the school year with us. I don't want you to bring shame to our school during this time."

She looked around at all the people with sharp eyes, “I hope that everyone can be more warm and friendly during the stay of these foreign guests here.

And, I want to emphasize that anyone who is selected as a champion of the Triwizard Tournament will represent the entire school, and I hope everyone will give him or her their wholehearted support!"

Professor McGonagall finished speaking, and Dumbledore announced the end of the banquet, then continued to talk to Moody with his head down.

The students began to leave through the side door leading to the lobby. Some students, in order to express their dissatisfaction, deliberately banged the tables and chairs when they stood up.

Sainz's friends gathered together and fell behind. The twins grumbled in dissatisfaction, "It's really not up to standard for them to do this!"

Angelina said proudly, "I don't think that's a big deal."

Fred said stubbornly: "Of course you think it's nothing, you just meet the requirements at that time!"

Adam said, "What do you think Dumbledore will do to stop underage students?"

"Maybe some kind of magic," George guessed.

Ben heard this and said, "Does he need to use magic? He's the headmaster, he knows everyone's age without magic!"

"But he's not the referee, is he?" Fred said shrewdly, "From what he said, it seems that the referee doesn't care who signs up, nor does he care about age. He is only responsible for selecting the best one among the applicants.

It was always Dumbledore who tried to stop us from signing up!"

“Who do you think will be the referee?” Arya said.

"I don't know!" George said indifferently, "Anyway, he is the one we are dealing with."

Ben looked them over and said, "Have you figured out a solution?"

"Aging agent!" said the twins at the same time.

Adam added: "Not much, just one or two drops!"

"Adam, you want to join in too?"

"Why not, Ben?"

Harry and the others came over as they were talking. Hermione said, "Let's go...if we don't leave now, we'll be the only ones left...but Dumbledore said a lot of people died!"

The twins and Adam looked at each other and shook their shoulders indifferently.

Fred said nonchalantly, "That was hundreds of years ago, and it's no fun without taking a little risk!"

George tempted his brother: "Ron, if our method can deceive Dumbledore, do you want to join us?"

Ron asked Harry, "How is it? That's a thousand Galleons. It would be great if we could participate... but I don't know if what we learned is enough..."

Hermione asked everyone in confusion, "Why isn't Sainz with you? I think if we want to choose a warrior to represent Hogwarts, no one is more qualified than Sainz."

“You noticed too?” Alia said. “He didn’t come to school!”

Harry and Ron looked at each other. "Well... we thought he had other things to do... you know, he often has to discuss some issues with professors alone..."

"But not this time," Ben said worriedly, "We didn't see him on the train."

Adam said calmly, "Don't worry, Ben. I just observed the expressions of Professor Sprout and Dumbledore. They are very relaxed and not nervous at all. I think if something really happened, Professor Sprout would definitely be very anxious."

Angelina complained, "He is Professor Sprout's favorite. She never fails to mention him in every class she teaches us!"

This was confirmed by all of Angelina's Gryffindor classmates. The twins said jokingly, "Although we have never taken any classes with him, we have always lived under his shadow!"

After Adam's words, everyone put aside their worries about Sainz. Ben nodded and said, "That's right, if anything happens to anyone else, it won't be Sainz's turn!"

Putting aside their worries about Sainz, everyone discussed as they walked whether or not to participate in the Warriors selection.

"I think my grandmother will definitely want me to join!" A sullen voice came from behind everyone. "She always says that I should uphold the family's honor... Oops... Sorry..."

"Neville, when did you get here?" Harry asked in surprise.

It was not until now that everyone realized that there was another person in the crowd.

"Uh... I've always stood with you!" Neville didn't show any dissatisfaction with being ignored.

When Tom was retelling these stories, he couldn't help but sigh, "That kid's presence was so low that if he hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have even noticed that he was in the crowd!"

Sainz has always known that the backup savior has a low presence, but he never expected it to be so low!

It's like turning on the aura of neglect!