My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 484, Section 481: Former Death Eaters and Aurors

The end of the banquet marked the official start of the three-way competition.

Ludo Bagman, Director of Sport and Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic, and Barty Crouch, Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic, also came to the Great Hall.

They were not only the heads of the Ministry of Magic for this Triwizard Tournament, but also the referees.

Including the principals of the four magic schools, the judging team this time consists of a total of six people.

After introducing the referees, Dumbledore finally announced what everyone was most concerned about: the criteria for selecting the warriors in this Triwizard Tournament.

He had Filch bring him a wooden box inlaid with jewels, then gently tapped the box with his wand, and the box suddenly opened by itself, revealing a wooden cup burning with blue and white flames.

"As you already know, there will be four champions participating in the competition," Dumbledore said calmly. "Each of them will represent one of the participating schools. We will score them based on the quality of their performance in each competition event, and the champion with the highest score after all three events will win the Triwizard Cup. The champions will be selected by a fair selector, the Goblet of Fire."

He took the Goblet of Fire out of the box, then closed the box and placed the goblet on top of it so that everyone below could see it more clearly.

"Every student who wants to run for Warrior must write their name and school name on a piece of parchment and drop it into this tallow goblet. Anyone aspiring to be Warrior can register within 24 hours. Tomorrow night, Halloween night, the tallow goblet will select the names of the four students it deems most representative of the four schools. Tonight, the tallow goblet is placed in the foyer, and all students who wish to run can touch it."

"To prevent underage students from being tempted, after the wine glass is placed in the foyer, I will draw an age line around it, and no one under the age of seventeen can cross this line."

"Finally, I want to remind everyone running for the title that this competition is no joke, so please don't participate rashly. Once a warrior is chosen by the Goblet of Fire, they must persevere to the end. Whoever casts their name into the goblet forms a magical covenant that must be followed. Once you become a warrior, you cannot change your mind. Therefore, please think carefully and make sure you are truly determined to participate before casting your name into the goblet. Alright, I think everyone should go to sleep now. Goodnight."

The students began to leave noisily. Dumbledore was going to set up magic around the Goblet of Fire tonight, and the official registration would not begin until tomorrow.

George and Fried were thrilled, having initially suspected that the referee selecting the Warriors wasn't a real person.

As expected, the only thing determining their eligibility to participate in the competition is a flaming cup. If they can figure out how to fool Dumbledore's magic around the cup, they can successfully throw the parchment with their names on it into the cup.

And they weren't the only ones with this idea; other students from other colleges who didn't meet the requirements also had similar thoughts. After all, becoming a warrior meant more than just glory; there was also a tangible reward of 1000 Galleons.

There were still quite a few students at Hogwarts who coveted the huge sum of 1000 Galleons.

After the dinner, Lynn did not leave alone, but wandered around the castle with Fox.

"After Christmas, I'm planning to start the students' first outdoor moral education class, but I don't have a good plan for where to go yet. Do you have any suggestions?" Fox asked.

Lynn stroked his chin: "I don't recommend taking them too far in the first lesson. Things should be done gradually. How about taking them to Hogsmeade instead?"

"Hogsmeade? Students in their third year and above go there every week; it's nothing special to them anymore."

"The students always go to Hogsmeade to play. This time, you're taking them out in a different way. Give them a task: observe a normal day in the life of an adult wizard, and then when they return to school, describe what they saw: what is the life of an adult wizard like? Is this normal? Why is it like this? What should it be like? I think this is a very good topic."

Lynn said seriously, "After all, if a group wants to change itself, the first thing it should do is to understand itself."

Fox agreed with Lynn's statement and nodded, planning to do the first field trip as Lynn had suggested.

Just as they reached the corner of the stairs on the first floor, they happened to witness a strange scene.

Durmstrang's headmaster, Karkaroff, unexpectedly bumps into Moody, Hogwarts' new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

They seemed to know each other, but their relationship did not appear harmonious.

It could even be described as terrible.

"It's you!"

Karkaroff looked at Moody with fear and anger in his eyes, while Moody returned his gaze with a cold smile.

"Of course it's me. You've done quite well these past few years, haven't you? You've become a school principal now, you don't look like you used to at all."

Karkaroff, his face ashen, led his students away without lingering in the castle; they would spend the night on their own ship.

Fox looked at the two who had separated with a strange expression: "How did they meet?"

Lynn did remember some things, but he had forgotten the details: "Karkaroff was also a Death Eater, but he later turned over a new leaf."

Lynn's words immediately caused Fox's opinion of the Durmstrang principal to plummet.

Although Durmstrang was his alma mater, Fox harbored a deep hatred for all Death Eaters because of his past, even after being whitewashed.

Just then, a calm voice rang out beside them.

"Kakaloff was indeed a Death Eater before, and the person who captured him was Moody."

The visitor was none other than Dumbledore, who had just made arrangements for the two Directors of Magic. He also answered Fawkes and Lynn's questions.

Lynn clicked his tongue and said, "No wonder Karkaroff had that expression when he saw Professor Moody, like a mouse seeing a cat."

Dumbledore didn't hide his own plans from Lynn and the others.

"Although Karkaroff is timid, he is not a very honest man, so I specifically asked Moody to keep an eye on him at Hogwarts."

(End of this chapter)