The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 391 Harry Pott
It was Halloween, and a swarm of live bats were flying around the enchanted ceiling, but the Great Hall was not even close to being as lively as the foyer. It was because the Goblet of Fire was placed in the foyer instead of the Great Hall.

The entire day, the entrance hall was packed with people watching the fun. Every time a brave man threw his name into the Goblet of Fire, the students in the entrance hall would burst into warm applause.

When Viktor Krum signed up, the entrance hall rang out in unison with "Krum", as if Krum was the student of Hogwarts.

You know, when Cedric signed up, the welcome wasn't so warm.

It was getting dark, and the students in the hall were becoming anxious.

They asked each other, and finally they confirmed the information they wanted to know. Esmeralda Drizzt only showed up briefly at breakfast, but she did not sign up. She just took the Weasley twins away.

Many people gradually began to wonder why Drizzt hadn't signed up yet. Some people had other thoughts, wondering if Drizzt didn't dare to sign up for fear of scratching her pretty face.

At about five in the evening, more candles were lit in the hall and the foyer, and Ida finally reappeared in the foyer, accompanied by Fred and George, the brothers with smooth chins, no longer in their old age.

Ada did not walk towards the Goblet of Fire, but stood two or three steps away from the age line. She took out a piece of paper from her pocket, on which was written her name and school in beautiful handwriting.

After crumpling the paper into a ball, Ada first looked back at the twins with a look of disgust in her eyes, then turned around and threw it away. The paper ball flew out of her hand, drew a graceful arc in the air, and fell right into the blue and white flame of the Goblet of Fire.

The hallway instantly erupted in applause and cheers. The Beauxbatons students passing by were somewhat puzzled. Wasn't it just a girl signing up for the competition? Why were they so excited? Country bumpkins...

At around half past five, the banquet began. As the Halloween dinner began, the Goblet of Fire was moved from the foyer to an empty table at the front of the hall.

The dishes for the dinner were still carefully prepared by the house-elves, and there was no slackness due to two consecutive nights of banquets. However, the elves' hard work was wasted by the students. Even Ron, the king of gluttony, had no appetite, not to mention others.

The students kept craning their necks and fidgeting, with anxious looks on every face. They were all waiting for the selection to begin, wanting to know who would be chosen as the warrior.

Finally, amid the students' eager anticipation, the golden plate was removed and Dumbledore stood up. Seeing his headmaster standing up, the hall, which was just filled with buzzing noises, immediately became so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

The Goblet of Fire is about to make a decision, and the chosen person will become a champion of the Triwizard Tournament and will receive initial guidance in a small room behind the hall.

Dumbledore extinguished half of the candles in the hall, and the hall suddenly fell into a state of semi-light and semi-darkness, adding a sense of mystery and making the students more excited about the selection of warriors.

The Goblet of Fire burst into a dazzling light, immediately attracting everyone's attention. The blue-white flame with sparks was the only focus of the whole audience.

Everyone was watching the Goblet of Fire, and everyone knew that the time was almost up and the warrior was about to be born.

The flame in the goblet suddenly turned red again, and sparks flew out, and then a tongue of fire shot up into the air, and a piece of burnt parchment flew out from it.

When Dumbledore caught the flying parchment, the flame of the wooden goblet returned to blue and white. Everyone in the hall held their breath, waiting for the exciting moment and waiting for the announcement of the champion.

"The Champion of Durmstrang," said Dumbledore in a clear and forceful voice, "is Viktor Krum."

Applause and cheers filled the entire auditorium. No one thought it was strange that Krum was the champion of Durmstrang. Everyone took it for granted.

Viktor Krum left the Slytherin table and slouched into the room behind the teachers' tables.

The applause and cheers gradually died down, and the Goblet of Fire spit out another piece of parchment, and Dumbledore reached out to take it.

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

Fleur Delacour stood up gracefully and walked lightly between the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables. However, the students of Beauxbatons did not seem to have any particularly positive reaction to Fleur's election.

There were twelve or thirteen students from Beauxbatons, and they clapped in a perfunctory way. Two girls who were not elected even cried sadly. Among them, only Hector was really clapping, and he was probably happier than he was when he was elected. When Fleur Delacour also entered the next room, the hall fell silent again, and this time the silence was filled with intense excitement. Now it was the turn of the Hogwarts champion...

At the Gryffindor table, Fred, who had given up his fantasy, asked quietly, "Ada, if you are not the champion, who do you want to be?"

Hearing the question, Angelina, Alia and Lee Jordan also came over. They thought they would hear Cedric Diggory's name from Ada, but Ada just said confidently: "Who else but me!"

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

"The champion of Hogwarts," cried Dumbledore, "is Esmeralda Drizzt!"

There was an unusual silence in the auditorium at first, with everyone thinking to themselves, "It's definitely her." Then everyone started to applaud and cheer, and the sound was deafening.

The Gryffindor students were jumping up and down excitedly, screaming, stamping their feet, and making noise in every way they could think of.

The students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons were all in disbelief. They couldn't understand why these Hogwarts students were so excited. Why did most of them have a look on their faces saying "You're dead". What was going on?

This can't be blamed on the students of these two schools for being ignorant. After all, Ada is far less famous than Viktor Krum. Ada's name has only appeared in the British Daily Prophet. Unless you pay special attention to her, you don't know who she is.

The students at Beauxbatons were better off, at least some of them knew that Aida was from the Rosier family, but that was all. The students at Durmstrang had no idea at all, and they didn't know that their school had another connection with Aida.

Amid the deafening noise, Ada stood up and casually pressed her hands down, signaling everyone to calm down. The students in the auditorium also gave face to the female student union president and immediately stopped their noise-making behavior.

Under the surprised eyes of the students of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, Ada seemed to be low-key, but in fact she walked into the next room in a very high-profile manner. When passing by Dumbledore, the headmaster also winked at Ada mischievously.

Dumbledore happily announced that all the champions had been selected, and announced that the Triwizard Tournament had officially begun. However, after saying a few words, Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking, and everyone followed his gaze and looked at him -

The flame in the goblet turned red again, and sparks flew. This was a phenomenon that would only occur when electing warriors, but the warriors had already been elected, so why would this phenomenon occur in the goblet of fire?
Everyone in the hall was stunned, including the three headmasters and two senior officials of the Ministry of Magic. Everyone was stunned when the flame of the Goblet of Fire changed color again.

Dumbledore subconsciously stretched out his slender hand, and another note flew out of the Goblet of Fire and fell into his hand.

As we all know, wizards in the magic world are not good at math. Hogwarts is said to have four houses, but in fact there are five. So it is normal for four warriors to participate in the Triwizard Tournament. There is nothing to be surprised about.

The note in Dumbledore's hand is obviously the fourth warrior, who may be the representative of Azkaban, or he may be the player picked by the Goblet of Fire who is unwilling to be lonely.

In short, in summary, in this year's Tri-Wizard Tournament, the number of warriors is no longer three, but four.

Dumbledore looked at the parchment in his hand, staring at the name on it, while the others in the hall kept staring at Dumbledore. There was a long silence, which seemed to have lasted for a century, and then Dumbledore read aloud -

"Harry Potter."

Every head in the Great Hall turned to look at Harry Potter, they couldn't believe the name they heard.

Under the gaze of everyone, Harry sat down silently, trying to reduce his presence. Harry felt that he must be dreaming. Just now he was cheering and shouting for Ada to become a warrior, how come he became a warrior now?

There was no applause. A buzzing sound began to spread in the auditorium, as if countless angry bees were buzzing, and the students' dissatisfaction was brewing.

"He cheated!"

"He's only fourteen!"

(End of this chapter)