My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 487, Section 484: Re-election

"Nonsense!"

"Nonsense!"

After Dumbledore finished explaining, both Karkaroff and Mrs. Maxim looked grim.

Even Picqueli, who had been pretending to be invisible, made a sarcastic remark.

"I also disagree with what you said, Professor Dumbledore."

Of course, none of them would agree. No one would want to admit that their own school's young wizards were inferior to those at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore's words were truly hurtful.

What is meant by the Goblet of Fire? They believe that no student among the candidates can rival Lynn.

The students they brought were mostly seventh-year students nearing graduation, some even already adults. None of them could compare to a fifth-year wizard at Hogwarts.

Even if it were true, they would never admit it!

Dumbledore remained calm. He neither argued nor quarreled with the other three headmasters, but simply went along with what they said.

"Yes, you're right. I was just talking nonsense. The students are all very good. It's just that the Goblet of Fire has a problem. It didn't choose the warriors it should have chosen."

He offered them a way out, and Karkarov and his group naturally followed that advice.

"So what do we do now? If only one warrior is chosen, how can the three-way championship continue?"

Dumbledore casually said, "It's simple. Just have Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and Iphamony's students throw the slips of paper with their names on them into the Goblet of Fire again, and the Goblet of Fire will select the right person tonight."

This is the only way, and it won't affect the rest of the schedule.

So Dumbledore announced to all the young wizards in the Great Hall that there was a problem with the Goblet of Fire, which was why Lynn was chosen and no other wizards from the other schools were selected. Now, if any students who wished to participate threw their names back into the Goblet of Fire, the selection of the wizards could continue.

A commotion erupted in the hall as the young wizards from the other three schools complained, then found parchment and quills to rewrite their names on, and lined up to throw them into the Goblet of Fire.

The young wizards at Hogwarts watched this scene and discussed it amongst themselves.

"I don't think it's that simple," Harry whispered to Hermione and Ron. "This is definitely Professor Dumbledore's excuse."

Ron shrugged: "I do think there's a chance that the flaming cup might break down. After all, who knows how many years it's been in that box? It should be polished and waxed."

"Hagrid must have overheard the principals' conversation up there. We can just ask him tomorrow," Hermione said.

This time, the champion election didn't have to wait a day. After all the students from the three magic schools other than Hogwarts threw notes with their names on them into the Goblet of Fire.

The flames in the Goblet of Fire changed from blue-white to orange-red, and then began to leap out onto the parchment.

The roster remains unchanged from the original work. The chosen warriors are still star Seeker Viktor Krum and Veela Fleur Delacour, while Ifamoni selected a girl named Brie Aniston.

Lynn waited alone in that small cubicle in the auditorium for a long time before the three chosen warriors finally came in.

The three who came later all had very distinct personalities, and their gazes toward Lynn were filled with arrogance.

Fleur, who was one-quarter Veela, looked up at Lynn, tossing her beautiful long silver hair as she spoke.

"They said there was a problem with the Goblet of Fire, which is why they selected you. You're too young and don't meet the requirements to participate in the competition."

Lynn nodded in agreement: "That's right, I think so too."

He certainly didn't offer any explanation for this, but instead focused all his attention on Brie Aniston, the warrior of Iphamoni.

This was a tall woman with a beautiful face, but she didn't stand out much next to the abnormally beautiful Hibiscus. She wore glasses and remained silent since entering the room. She seemed somewhat aloof and didn't pay much attention to Lynn.

But Lynn can't make a conclusion too early about whether this person has any problems. He will strategically despise the wizard from the United States, but tactically take him seriously.

Lynn's response was perfunctory, and since his attention was focused on another woman as soon as the three of them entered, Fleur felt embarrassed and had a very bad first impression of Lynn.

Not long after the three chosen warriors entered, four headmasters, two directors of the Ministry of Magic, plus Snape and Professor McGonagall, a huge crowd surged into the small compartment.

Their eyes were all on Lynn.

You can't say too much in front of students when you're out in public, but it's naturally different here.

"You've broken the rules! It was clearly established before the competition that only students 17 and older were allowed to participate, so what's going on with him?" Karkaroff stared at Dumbledore and the two Ministry of Magic referees. "I believe someone is manipulating things behind the scenes. You two are impartial referees; you must come up with a fair solution!"

The two directors were clearly baffled by Kakarov's attitude.

Isn't it a good thing for the other warriors if Hogwarts selects a younger student to participate?

They didn't experience what happened at the dinner table last night, so they didn't know that Lynn had put a lot of pressure on them.

Snape looked at Karkaroff with impatience.

"No one is manipulating things behind the scenes. As far as I know, the rule that only students aged 17 and above can participate in the Triwizard Tournament was proposed by Dumbledore. If he wanted Lynn to participate from the beginning, there would have been no need for him to go through all this trouble."

Snape was telling the truth, which left Karkaroff speechless.

Director of Magical Sports Bagman wiped his round, baby-faced face with a handkerchief, then glanced at Crouch, whose voice was as stiff as ever.

"We must abide by the charter, which clearly stipulates that anyone whose name is ejected from the Goblet of Fire must participate in the Triwizard Tournament."

"Bati knows the articles of association by heart," Bagman said, a smile spreading across his face as he turned to look at Karkaroff and Mrs. Maxim, as if the matter had been perfectly resolved.

That's indeed the case. Once a name is uttered from the Goblet of Fire, it means a contract has been signed, and the chosen one must participate in the Triwizard Tournament.

The room fell silent, with only the flickering flames in the stove.

Bagman rubbed his hands together and smiled at the people in the room.

"Alright, since no one has any further objections, we can now begin instructing the Warriors. Battier, you'll be the one to give the presentation."

(End of this chapter)