bookbashuk Chapter 155 The 4th Warrior
Chapter 155 The 4th Warrior
After placing the Goblet of Fire in the entrance hall, Anriel did not return to the Great Hall.
Because he knew that Krum would most likely come -
This professional seeker, known as the "strongest in history", has a tough and stubborn personality.
After a while, people began to leave the auditorium one after another.
The Durmstrang men were in the front.
Karkaroff followed behind Krum, and together with Krum, he saw Anriel standing next to the Goblet of Fire.
"Mr. Krum, and Mr. Karkaroff."
Anriel raised an eyebrow and spoke in a calm tone.
Krum remained silent, and without hesitation, he changed his direction and walked straight towards Anriel.
Karkaroff seemed to want to stop Krum, but in the end, he did not make any move and let Krum walk towards the Goblet of Fire and stand opposite Anriel beside this ancient magical vessel.
"Hargreeves Krum."
Anriel said a name.
This is Krum's grandfather who was killed by Grindelwald.
A vein popped up in Krum's temple.
"I suggest you win the Triwizard Tournament first, then come back to me."
Anriel knocked on the wooden stand of the Goblet of Fire and said softly:
"I don't mean to undermine your self-esteem, but you should understand...
If a person seeks revenge, he should first assume that the enemy is stronger than himself.
Otherwise, it is easy to make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, which will lead to the loss of the opportunity for revenge forever.
Winning the Triwizard Tournament...is a much easier challenge than beating me."
After Anriel finished speaking, he left Krum without caring about his attitude or reaction.
We passed each other without even looking at him again.
He had his back to Krum, and Krum did not turn around to attack—
This is a principled, world-class player who has his own dignity.
It's true that Karkaroff is a villain, but even if Krum is not a gentleman, he would not do such a despicable thing.
Of course there is also such a situation...
That is, Krum is very scheming and his cunning is unfathomable.
He interpreted Dumbledore's behavior very well - letting Anriel act as a deputy in front of everyone undoubtedly showed how much the legendary wizard valued his offspring.
In this situation, it is impossible for Krum to attack Anriel without any reason or meaning.
And Anriel is right...
It's possible that we can't win.
So, nothing happened tonight.
......
The next day, when Anriel passed by the entrance hall, he saw the age line that Dumbledore had added. It was golden and circled the ground around the Goblet of Fire.
The children of Beauxbatons lined up and threw the pieces of paper with their names on them into the Goblet of Fire one by one.
Now it seems that if there is only one champion in each house, the gap between Krum and the others in Durmstrang is huge, while the gap between Fleur and the other Beauxbatons students does not seem to be that big.
Krum was not here, or rather, no one from Durmstrang was here.
This group of impatient German gentlemen probably formed a group and threw their names in immediately after Dumbledore drew the age line last night.
Today is the weekend, and students don't have to go to class all day. They gather in groups of three or four to discuss which college will represent Hogwarts in the battle...
Gryffindors hope it's Angelina Johnson;
The Slytherins hoped it would be Cassius Warrington;
The Hufflepuffs hoped it would be Cedric Diggory;
And the Ravenclaws...
"Hey, Anriel, you're not participating in the Triwizard Tournament?"
"You'll throw your name in there, right?"
There were noises like this in the Ravenclaw common room yesterday.
"Of course... I won't participate."
Anriel gently stroked Luna's smooth golden hair as she curled up on his legs, and spoke in a casual tone.
“It’s the age limit that my father set himself… I can’t be the first to violate it, right?
Even though I have been in the limelight for many years, I still have to think about it - how old am I? "
He smiled "helplessly".
After he mentioned this, the students, including the seniors, suddenly remembered that this seemed to be something that was very easy to overlook:
Anriel is at most sixteen years old this year.
Luna made a purring sound from her throat, like a cat, or perhaps her current posture was imitating a cat.
"Besides, you know...
If I compete, there’s no need to compete.”
Anriel's arrogant words rang in the ears of everyone in the lounge.
And most importantly, they all knew that Anriel was just stating the facts...
"Of course, I can't just do nothing... I still have to get involved.
Anyone who is familiar with the Triwizard Tournament Rules knows this - those who haven't read it, go back to your dorm and read it again -
The referees for this match included principals from at least three schools.”
Anriel scratched his chin and said the most outrageous words in the calmest tone:
"When the time comes, I might vote for the headmaster of Hogwarts, and I might be the referee. In short, as the host, I might try out all the positions you can imagine."
The students in the common room were amazed. If translated into Chinese, a more down-to-earth translation should be...
"Bullshit."
Luna, lying on Anriel's lap, listened to others praising Anriel, a faint smile appeared on her face.
Soon, the Ravenclaw common room returned to its previous state, with nothing special about it.
This is what happened last night.
So today, the Ravenclaws were really not very interested in who would represent Hogwarts in the battle.
Anriel has now almost become the leader of Ravenclaw... because he can solve all the questions of these students.
That’s right, “all”, at least for now.
If you are not a Ravenclaw, it is difficult to understand how much prestige this incident has created in this academy that values knowledge and intelligence...
It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it is the final word, but at least it has the effect of one call attracting a hundred responses.
In this atmosphere where only knowledge matters regardless of age, even if a Ravenclaw over seventeen signed up, he (or she) would definitely not get the support of any qualified Ravenclaw because he (or she) is inferior to Anriel who did not sign up in every aspect.
Of course, friends don’t count.
......
At dinner time that evening, Dumbledore placed the Goblet of Fire into the Great Hall.
Anriel sat at the table, gently swirling the wine in his glass...
Today's dinner is not as sumptuous as yesterday, but it is also very good——
The house elves down there probably made some targeted adjustments based on yesterday's dining situation, removing some of the food that no one liked and adding a few new dishes...
I have to say that the professionalism of the house-elves at Hogwarts is really amazing.
When all the food was off the table, Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat:
"Now, it's time to reveal the identities of the champions of the Triwizard Tournament!"
The audience burst into applause.
Anriel just watched quietly.
after?
Doesn’t everyone know what happened afterwards?
Just as Dumbledore was concluding, the wooden cup convulsed and ejected the parchment with the fourth name written on it -
......
"Harry Potter!"