The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 271 Overstaffed Warriors (Please subscribe, collect, and vote)
Just as Ryan was thinking about the problem behind the scenes, the door of the room was pushed open again, and a large group of people rushed in: Professor Dumbledore, followed by Mr. Crouch, Professor Karkaroff, Madam Maxim, and Vice-Principal Professor McGonagall. Before Professor McGonagall closed the door, Ryan heard the buzzing of hundreds of students in the hall next door.

"What is going on, Dumbledore?" Madam Maxime straightened her tall body, her pretty head touching the candlelit chandelier, her huge chest in black satin heaving violently.

"I want to know this, too, Dumbledore," Professor Karkaroff said. He had a cold smile on his face, and his blue eyes were as cold as ice. "As the strongest white wizard, the age circle you drew shouldn't be so easy to break through."

"Did you have your name put in the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

"I didn't!" Harry said excitedly.

"Oh, he must be lying!" cried Madame Maxime.

"Dear principals and professors, I think what Harry said should be true." Ryan stood up and said. Harry looked grateful when he heard Ryan defending him.

"Little guy, you don't have to defend your classmates. I don't think a Muggle wizard can discover anything." Karkaroff said with contempt in his tone.

"The level of a wizard has nothing to do with their bloodline, Karkaroff. I've seen more than one pure-blood wizard who is stupid. Put away your face." Moody angrily knocked his cane on the ground, then turned his head and stared at Ryan. "Tell me, kid, what did you find?"

"You should know that I have a deep understanding of alchemy." Ryan took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then said to the group of people staring at him. "If the age circle drawn by Headmaster Dumbledore in a short period of time can be broken by other means, then an ancient and powerful magic item like the Goblet of Fire is definitely not something that students can change. I don't think any of my classmates have the means and ability to make the Goblet of Fire spew out the name of a fourth person who shouldn't exist."

"That's right." Moody nodded approvingly. "The key point is not the age range at all, but why the Goblet of Fire chose one more person."

After that, Moody looked at Karkaroff with a look of caring for a mentally retarded person, and then said: "Don't forget, he is Harry Potter. Countless people think he is hope, but there are also many people who hope he will die. So letting him participate in the competition when he is not strong enough is also a good way to let him die."

"We all know that Professor Moody would consider a morning wasted if he didn't discover six men trying to murder him before lunchtime--" Karkaroff said loudly, but before he could finish his words Moody put his cane around his neck.

"I admit that I may be a little allergic as I get older, but I can still see through this obvious conspiracy. To be honest, this method really looks like something your former colleagues would do, doesn't it?" Moody smiled, but his scarred face made the smile look a little scary.

"You, what are you talking about?" Karkaroff looked a little nervous.

"My job is to think from the perspective of a dark wizard, Karkaroff - you should not have forgotten..."

"Alastor, that's enough." Dumbledore saw that the situation was about to get out of control and quickly stopped Moody. "Don't talk about the past."

After that, he looked at everyone in the house and said, "I think what my student said is right. I just checked the Goblet of Fire and found that it has not been replaced or modified. In this case, I think it is very likely that someone has cast a particularly powerful Confusion Spell on the Goblet of Fire, and registered Harry's name as a student of the fourth school, and ensured that he is the only candidate for that school. And as far as I know, this kind of powerful spell cannot be cast by young wizards. Their magic reserves are not enough to cast a complete spell." Several people nodded subconsciously. In this world, except for extremely rare wizards like Ryan who have special opportunities and can have adult magic when they are underage, most people's magic power increases with age. And Harry Potter's previous performance in school shows that he is no different from ordinary wizards in this regard.

"But what should we do about this unfair situation? The Goblet of Fire has been extinguished, and it is impossible to select more warriors." Madame Maxime said angrily with her eyes glaring.

"Well, the Goblet of Fire stipulates that anyone whose name comes out of the Goblet of Fire must participate in the competition. Is there a rule that the warriors must be selected by the Goblet of Fire?" Ryan asked in a low voice. Everyone's face changed immediately, and then they all looked at Barty Crouch, who was most familiar with the rules and regulations.

"No." Mr. Crouch said with a straight face: "The Triwizard Tournament does not stipulate that the champions must all be selected by the Goblet of Fire. It only says that the Goblet of Fire requires the contestants to sign a magical contract. Of course, it now seems that this rule has loopholes. I think-"

"Thank you, Barty." Professor Dumbledore interrupted Mr. Crouch, who was about to give a long speech, and then said to the two headmasters: "Now, you can go and choose another contestant each."

"Does this mean that I have to share the honor equally with another person? Just because of other people's mistakes, my honor and prize money will be reduced." Furong muttered in a low voice with some anger. After all, it is fair for each school to choose another person, but this is not the case for the contestants.

But her complaints obviously had no effect. When Madam Maxim entered the room, everyone stood up and it was clear that the principal had the deepest control over the school among the three institutions. So once she made a decision, no one in the school could change it.

After the two headmasters left, Crouch complained with a somewhat grim look on his face: "Dumbledore, the suggestions made by your students have reduced our chances of winning."

"I don't think there is anything wrong with what Mr. Liang said. After all, this activity is for communication. If he hadn't mentioned this suggestion just now, people from other countries would definitely have a bad impression of our Hogwarts. Besides, we at Hogwarts also hope that the honor we have received is beyond dispute." Dumbledore replied solemnly after hearing Crouch's words.

Soon, the two headmasters each brought a new warrior into the room. Although the two genuine warriors chosen by the Goblet of Fire were somewhat dissatisfied, this was definitely not the time to make fun of themselves. All the contestants stood there obediently waiting for Mr. Bagman's pre-match guidance.

"The first project is to test your courage," he said to a large number of warriors: "So we are not going to tell you what it is, because daring to face the unknown is an important quality for wizards, well, no Wrong, it’s very important. I think you’ll know what it is soon—”

“The first project will be conducted on November 11th and will be completed in front of other students and the judging panel.”

At least when he announced these things, Bagman still had the dignity of an official of the Ministry of Magic, which was completely different from the image of a gambler who burst into tears when the twins described him as being blocked by the three of them to collect debts.

"In completing the competition items, the warriors may not ask for or accept any help from their teachers. The only weapon in the warrior's hand when facing the first round of challenges is their own magic wand. After the first item is completed, they will not learn about the second item. Due to the high requirements and long duration of the competition, the warriors will not take the annual exams."

It was finally over. Ryan let out a sigh of relief and thought, it was a pity that the guy who caused the trouble was not caught. This might be the negative effect of the previous changes to the plot.

(End of this chapter)