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Chapter 259 News about the Triwizard Tournament (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)

As Hagrid led a group of freshmen into the hall, everyone fell into complete silence. This year's freshmen were shaking more than in previous years, which could be related to the fact that everyone of them was soaked.

The thousand-year-old Sorting Hat was taken out again, and then a new song was sung. But to be honest, this kind of smelly, long and off-key song is really tormenting people's ears.

The song finally ended, and everyone applauded to express their happiness at the peace returning to their ears. As newcomers were called up one after another, Ryan and the others began to discuss these newcomers in a whisper.

Colin's younger brother was sorted into Gryffindor. As soon as he ran to the table, he excitedly told his brother about his miraculous experience of falling into the lake and being rolled up by a giant squid and put back on the boat. Then Colin began to introduce seniors to his younger brother one by one.

Naturally, the first person to be introduced was Harry, as the backbone of Harry's fan club, this was a must. Of course, this enthusiasm made Harry a little embarrassed, and he turned his eyes to the Sorting Hat and stared at it carefully, as if there was something attracting attention on it. When Colin introduced Ryan, Ryan smiled and nodded, then waved his wand to dry Dennis' clothes.

"Thank you, senior." Dennis thanked him politely.

Soon the sorting ceremony was over, but fortunately no leader gave a speech. Dumbledore stood up and just looked at all the students with a smile, opening his arms in a welcoming gesture.

"I have only two words for you," he said, his rich voice echoing through the hall. "Eat!"

No wonder Dumbledore could become a respected headmaster, because he knew that in this situation what everyone needed was a hot dinner instead of listening to some long speeches. For a moment, the whole hall was silent, with only the sound of knives and forks hitting plates and chewing.

Hermione learned from Nick that there were hundreds of elves in Hogwarts. But this time she just paused for a moment and continued to eat the steak in front of her. It seems that both Ryan's influence and the time when Harry was almost killed by Dobby have changed Hermione's view of house-elves.

Soon everyone was full, and as the last of the desserts were cleared away, Dumbledore's voice rang out again in the Great Hall.

First, they routinely added a few prohibited items and explained where they were not allowed to go. However, Ryan never listened to these things. After all, he was carrying a lot of things that did not conform to school rules, and he would go to the Forbidden Forest to see his friends once a month on average.

After introducing Moody, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year, there was only sporadic applause from below. Ryan glanced at Moody and saw that his magic eyes were rolling around, constantly scanning the students below and the professors next to him.

After Ryan observed Moody on the stage for a few seconds, Moody seemed to sense something and turned his magic eye. Ryan could only quickly turn his eyes to other places. Anyway, after a short observation, Ryan had no way to judge whether this Moody was real or not, so he could only wait until the next class to find out.

At this time, everyone felt a little tired after eating, and many people even felt drowsy. At this time, Dumbledore released an explosive news.

"I would also like to inform everyone with great regret that the College Cup Quidditch Tournament will not be held this year!"

Boom! The whole hall was in an uproar. As we all know, Quidditch is the only sport in the wizarding world. Dumbledore's words were like a high school principal telling students that all physical education classes this year were cancelled. If he wasn't so prestigious, the whole hall would probably be filled with protests. Soon everyone quieted down and waited for Dumbledore to explain further.

Fortunately, Dumbledore did not disappoint everyone. He quickly cleared his throat and explained, "This is because a large event will begin in October and last throughout the school year, which will take up a lot of teachers' time and energy - but I believe that you will all have great fun. I am very happy to announce to you that this year at Hogwarts, in the coming months, we will be honored to host a very exciting event that has not been held for more than a century. I am very happy to tell you that the Triwizard Tournament will be held at Hogwarts this year."

Perhaps noticing that everyone was getting impatient, Dumbledore spoke these words out in one breath.

"Oh no - are you kidding me?" Fred shouted out in shock.

"I'm not joking, Mr. Weasley," Dumbledore said with a broad smile, "but since you mention joking, I did hear a very amusing joke about a troll, a hag and a leprechaun who all went into the same pub..."

Well, this shows that Dumbledore is a very humorous person, but it is obviously inappropriate to say this at this time. Fortunately, Professor McGonagall's cough sounded at the right time, which saved the principal's conversation from the diversion in time.

Under the supervision of Professor McGonagall, the headmaster finally popularized the story of the Triwizard Tournament to those who were not familiar with the game. Of course, Ryan, who knew the content of the game, was not impatient at all and listened carefully to the entire speech word by word.

After all, after more than three years of accumulation, his strength has reached a certain level. After a series of considerations, Ryan decided to give up his previous state of slacking off. After all, on the one hand, his own strength has greatly improved, and he can directly participate in the plot to obtain more deviation points.

On the other hand, unlike the introverted Orientals, the West values ​​those who are good at expressing themselves. Just like in Western schools, the most eye-catching people are the captain of the football team and the cheerleader rather than the top students. Now that Ryan has assembled an organization, he must find a way to show his leadership ability. And the Triwizard Tournament is the best stage for this.

As for the last rule mentioned by the principal, limiting the number of applicants to those over 17 years old, Ryan ignored it directly. He now has several methods that may be able to break through the detection magic, and if these methods don't work, Ryan will give up directly.

After all, the principal's age range is actually a test. If Ryan can't break through, it means that there is a certain gap between his strength and his self-assessment, which means that his strength cannot guarantee the safe completion of the game. In this case, Ryan would not be so stubborn as to go on the court and embarrass himself.

After saying these words, Dumbledore sent everyone to bed. When Hermione returned to Gryffindor Tower, she approached Ryan and asked, "Will you participate in this competition?"

After all, Hermione still remembered how Ryan had beaten the entire Pyramid Temple dungeon last year, even though she was a drag. That was why she asked this question. In her eyes, the Triwizard Tournament was no more difficult than dealing with a bunch of dark wizards and evil magical creatures.

"I can only say that I really want to participate, but I don't know what method Dumbledore will use to limit everyone's age by then." Ryan shrugged and answered Hermione.

On the way, the Weasley twins loudly said that they wanted to use an aging potion to get away with it, but Ryan felt that at least this method could not fool Dumbledore.

After a heated discussion, everyone went to bed. After all, everyone was very tired after traveling in the wind and rain all day. Ryan also followed the crowd back to his dormitory, but he did not go to bed immediately. Instead, he began to think about how to deceive Dumbledore's age circle.

(End of this chapter)