The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 270 Becoming a Warrior
As a Halloween banquet, the food is naturally very rich, but with two banquets in a short period of time and everyone being concerned about who the champion is, most people don't pay attention to these exquisite dishes. This caused the food carefully prepared by the Hogwarts house elves for the festival to completely lose its former appeal.

Out of curiosity, Ryan began to eavesdrop on the discussions of the people around him. He was surprised to find that he was one of the top three candidates for the Hogwarts Warrior, the other two being Cedric from Hufflepuff and Wallings from Slytherin.

Finally, the golden plate returned to its original spotless state, and the discussion in the audience suddenly rose. Without food to stop people from talking, the discussion about the Goblet of Fire and the Triwizard Tournament covered the entire hall. Naturally, the most discussed word was warrior.

When Dumbledore stood up, the whole place immediately returned to silence. Whether it was the principals of the other two schools on the stage, the Ministry of Magic officials or the students in the audience, they all focused their attention on him, and countless faces showed the same anxiety.

"Well, the Goblet is about to make its decision," said Dumbledore. "I estimate it will take another minute. Look, once the champions have been announced, I want them to go to the top of the Hall, past the staff table, and into the next room -" he pointed to the door behind the staff table, "- where they will receive their initial instructions."

He took out his wand and waved it vigorously. Immediately, all the candles except those in the pumpkin lanterns went out. This scene actually looked quite shocking, especially in the dim light, the Goblet of Fire burning with a blue-white flame stood out, attracting the attention of everyone in the hall.

Although the blue-white flames were a bit dazzling, no one was willing to look away. Everyone was watching and waiting - Ryan even noticed that a few people took out their watches and glanced at them from time to time.

This minute seemed to last a long time, and finally the flame in the goblet suddenly turned red, and crackling sparks flew out. With a slight sound, a tongue of fire leaped into the air, and a piece of parchment with obvious burn marks on the edge was ejected along with a large burst of flames, and then was easily caught by Dumbledore.

Countless eyes were focused on Dumbledore's hand. The headmaster looked at the flames and immediately announced, "The champion of Durmstrang," he said in a clear and powerful tone, "is Viktor Krum."

It was obvious that Durmstrang's chosen warrior was the popular choice, and the entire auditorium was filled with applause and cheers.

When the sounds died down a little, the second piece of parchment was also sprayed out.

"The champion of Beauxbatons," said Dumbledore, "is Fleur Delacour!"

Everything is fine now, Ryan thought. He watched Furong stand up gracefully and walk towards the staff seats.

When Fleur Delacour also entered the next room, the hall fell silent again, this time with an excitement so intense that one could almost taste it, for it was time to choose the host Hogwarts Champion.

Ryan could feel a lot of eyes wandering around Cedric, Wallins and himself. At this time, he also felt a little nervous. After all, this was the first time he was ready to change his status of being a salted fish and do something.

At this time, the Goblet of Fire turned red again, sparks flew, and tongues of flame shot high into the air. After completing this familiar process, Dumbledore pulled out the third piece of parchment from the tip of the tongue of flame.

"The champion of Hogwarts," he said loudly, "is Ryan Liang!"

Applause and cheers immediately flooded the entire hall, especially every Gryffindor student was jumping up and down, screaming, stamping their feet, cheering for the Gryffindor student to become the school's warrior. This is no wonder, after all, Gryffindor is known for its bravery, if the warrior is not a Gryffindor, then everyone in the school will definitely feel a little regretful.

Ryan smiled and waved to everyone and then headed to the preparation room. When passing by the staff table, he saw that the other two headmasters were also quite happy. Maybe they thought that if the Hogwarts warriors were younger, they would be more likely to win. There were portraits of wizards hanging on the walls on both sides of this small house. In the fireplace opposite the door, the fire was burning brightly. Viktor Krum and Fleur Delacour were both around the fire, but there was a large distance between them.

After hearing someone approaching, they both turned their heads to look at Ryan, and then they turned back to look at the fire without saying a word. Ryan felt their indifference and simply leaned against the wall, folded his hands in front of his chest and closed his eyes to rest.

After five long minutes of silence, footsteps were heard at the door again. Ryan opened his eyes and found Harry standing at the door at a loss.

Who is it? Ryan's first reaction was to think of this. In the more than one hour of communication with Moody, Ryan basically ruled out the possibility that he was replaced by someone as in the original text. But now Harry appeared here as usual, which meant that someone must have sneaked into Hogwarts and put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire.

While Ryan was quickly recalling who was acting suspiciously, Furong turned her head and shook her long silver hair that looked like a waterfall.

"What's the matter?" she asked. "Do they want us to go back to the Great Hall?" Fleur had thought Harry had only been sent to deliver the message.

Ryan looked Harry in the eyes and smiled at him, nodding.

Seeing this familiar and friendly expression, Harry seemed to relax a little and smiled back at Ryan in a friendly manner.

There was a sound of hurried steps behind them, and Ludo Bagman entered the room. He seized Harry's arm and pulled him forward.

"Too bizarre!" He squeezed Harry's arm hard and muttered, "Absolutely too bizarre! Gentlemen... Madam," he walked to the fire and said to the other three, "Allow me to introduce - although it seems incredible - this is the fourth champion of the Triwizard Tournament!"

Silence immediately enveloped the entire room. Finally, Fleur Delacour, the only female among the warriors, broke the silence: "Oh, that's a very funny joke, Mr. Bagman."

"A joke?" Bagman repeated, somewhat puzzled. "No, no, absolutely not! Harry's name just came out of the Goblet of Fire!"

"But he is not old enough, and he has not shown the corresponding strength. How did he pass the screening of the Goblet of Fire?"

"Yes... it's really surprising," Bagman rubbed his chin and looked down at Harry with a smile. "But, as you know, the age limit is only implemented this year as an extra safety measure. Now that his name has been sprayed out of the goblet, it cannot be changed - I mean, now that the selection has come to this point, it is not allowed to escape at the last minute. Harry is destined to be a warrior. The rules are very clear and you must abide by them, so Harry must do his best -"

Ryan felt his mind was in a mess at this time. It was a terrible feeling to know there was a conspiracy but not be able to find the mastermind behind it.

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