Chapter 420 Ilvermorny’s Ambition

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Representatives from Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and Ilvermorny will arrive at 6pm on Friday 30th October. The afternoon classes will end half an hour early. All students are asked to put on their full school uniforms and wait in line in the auditorium.

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"God, time flies so fast, they are coming!"

Fred whistled happily to express his happiness - since they passed the minor registration qualification examination, those who passed the examination are extremely looking forward to the arrival of the remaining three schools in order to start the selection.

"It will be a while, Fred," George's expression was obviously not as calm as he said, "Besides, if we really want to start, don't we have to go to the professor's office to get a warning first?"

"That's true."

Fred and George looked at each other and laughed - for such a large-scale event, the first person to be warned would definitely be Peeves, and then they would naturally be the ones to come down.

"The two of them are whispering again... they must be causing trouble again."

Not far from the twins, Ron spoke ill of his two brothers angrily, appearing to be extremely brotherly and friendly.

He was in a bad mood during this time, but he didn't know how to vent it.

We agreed that everyone would copy Hermione's homework together, but Harry, why did you become the second best in the house in the exam without saying a word?

But the results were obtained through actual examinations by individuals. Everyone used the same reference materials and took the same test papers - what's the point of failing the exam? You can't ask Harry to fail the exam together with him, right?

But I was still very angry - especially when my twin brother also passed the test.

The only good thing was that Ginny didn't pass the exam, otherwise he wouldn't have known how to write a letter home to report the terrible news.

"You have to work hard, Ronald...otherwise..."

"Ron!"

Lavender's voice sounded, causing Ron to lose his previous unhappiness.

"Ah, good afternoon."

"Going to the library?"

"certainly!"

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"It's been a really enjoyable afternoon. Everything is almost completed."

In the staff lounge, William squinted while enjoying the afternoon black tea while chatting with Lupine.

All the professors from their self-defense class are here now - not to see other professors working overtime, but mainly to feel the collective atmosphere.

"Ah...my arm..."

Professor Taylor complained and entered the lounge - he had just re-checked the armor in the castle to ensure that they were in the same good working order after the elves had thoroughly cleaned them.

"Afternoon tea...it's really yours. Where's the dessert?"

Professor Taylor came over and asked cheerfully.

"The desserts were brought by Adams - he went to prepare flowers for decoration. The elves don't have time to prepare desserts for afternoon tea now. Tea seems to be a product of the greenhouse. There is really everything in the greenhouse."

"You two..."

"No, it's three." William shook his finger, "Professor Moody is just unwilling to accept drinks other than takeaways. Please don't separate members of our office."

"Okay! Come to the lounge as a group to ridicule!"

Another professor said in an exaggerated tone, finishing a small snack by the way, and then frowned, "This is too sweet!"

"How about we have a duel?" William teased happily, "You can choose whoever you want in our office."

"If you have the ability to tell fortunes! What's the point of having a fight!"

"Is it so lively?"

A unique voice sounded, "There is still a shortage of manpower to seal the secret passage over there. Can you come over and help me?"

Professor McGonagall said while giving orders, "In addition, we need some professors to appease the portrait so that the elves can thoroughly clean the dirt on it."

Every one of the professors in the common room was captured by Professor McGonagall and sent to clean up the corners of the castle.

Even Moody was no exception. He was sent to keep an eye on Peeves in case he suddenly had an idea and thought of something interesting and planned to do something big during this period.

After finishing all this, Professor McGonagall looked at the black tea and nodded, happily leaving the staff lounge.

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"It's finally completed... If those schools don't come here, we might have to renovate the castle."

On October 30, William complained to Adams next door in the auditorium of the newly decorated castle.

But what he complained about was correct. This was his third year at Hogwarts, and it was the first time he had seen the castle decorated like this - thanks to the overtime work of some professors and elves. work, the entire auditorium was decorated in Hogwarts' unique style overnight.

Huge silk banners with the college's logo decorated almost all the walls. The only place not obscured by those banners was behind the staff table where they were sitting - over there, the largest banner said Hogwarts. The coat of arms of the United States: lion, eagle, badger and snake together, surrounding a large letter H.

"If there's another month, then we really have to renovate the castle -" Adams and the others were also put in a lot of trouble during this period. Many of the flowers and plants used for decoration came from the greenhouse. They were quickly spawned by magic and then decorated. The corners of the castle consume a lot of money.

If it weren't for the magic that could keep those decorations fresh for a short period of time, Adams might still be busy in the greenhouse processing things for the celebration.

"Yeah, it's finally about to start, but judging from the looks of the students, I guess today's class will be effective..."

William looked at the group of students below who looked as if their chairs had been cursed, and shook his head.

"This competition only happens once every five years, and it's just one day..."

Adams shook his head, "It doesn't have to be so harsh."

"That's right, not to mention it's not just five years, to be exact, there has been no competition for more than a hundred years - not to mention there are three groups of foreign visitors."

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"There won't be anything new today. Judging from how distracted you all are, your thoughts are probably all on the Triwizard Tournament."

On the podium, William's speech was welcomed by the students. The seventh-grade children cheered wildly. For a while, the whole room was noisy as if it was Christmas.

"Quiet, quiet, and looking like a loser—so let's take the test today."

Silence, still silence.

A group of seventh-grade students' expressions were frozen, their mouths opened wide and they couldn't even think of sharing a room. They couldn't accept such a turn of events for a while.

Is that true?

Taking exams without learning something new?

When the students finally came to their senses and looked at William with resentment, William sat down calmly and continued happily, "Look, you have all forgotten about the Triwizard Tournament, right?"

"I'm just kidding, don't take exams, just go to class and let's talk about anything - I just told you that the Triwizard Tournament is actually not as important as you think. If you are not selected to become the school's warrior, you Life is still wonderful.”

"Okay, if you have anything you want to ask, if I can answer it, I will answer it for you. Then we will make a small speculation - work together to see what results we can get."

Now that the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin, William is no longer hiding it and is preparing to carry out the traditional events of the Triwizard Tournament.

Although many confidentiality agreements with historical traditions have been signed, circumventing them as much as possible is also part of the Triwizard Tournament - it has not been changed over the years, and William will not have any pressure.

"Professor, what is that selection model?"

"Ah...this, unfortunately, is a confidential project."

William spread his hands and answered the first question.

"Professor, Ilvermorny also has four colleges?"

"Yes."

"How did they come?"

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Are these children usually trained too lightly? Why don't you have a keen sense of smell? Take advantage of this opportunity and seize the time to ask some relevant questions. Today is the time when the other party's letter is coming. It would be a violation of the confidentiality agreement to say it publicly at any other time.

Fortunately, there are still sensible students.

"Is Thunderbird an assessment project?"

Good question!

"There is a confidentiality agreement for the settings of relevant projects. I can only say that we worked hard to keep the topic from being leaked."

"Um, professor, has Professor Hagrid signed a confidentiality agreement?"

That's it!

"Most professors have signed confidentiality agreements, and Professor Hagrid is no exception."

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Similar questions and answers were carried out quickly. By the time the get out of class was over, William had already said more than a dozen times that he didn't know and that the content was confidential. This caused most students to look confused and a few to look thoughtful. student.

"Okay, the class is over. I dare not say that it is all, but I am sure that similar classes happened on the transportation of the other three schools. This is a real scene with reliable historical data."

"Prepare well for the selection, prepare well for the competition. When any of you becomes a warrior, please support him. This honor not only belongs to individuals, but also to Hogwarts. get out of class is over."

William nodded, opened the door and left the classroom.

The seventh grade is the grade most likely to become a warrior, and the students he normally arranges for are also in the seventh grade - otherwise he would not be able to bypass those simple contracts and talk so much.

For students in other grades, it depends on the level of mutual assistance of each college.

"There's still half a class left - I don't know how they appeared... Looking at the information, they seem very cool."

"No matter, take a rest and wait to watch the show. You will have to wear a full wizard suit later... That will be quite tiring. I don't have to worry about wearing an Azkaban prison suit anymore..."

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"Keep it up, smile, be calm."

Egilbert directed to his students that as the negotiator last time and the professor who came to follow the entire competition this time, he naturally took on the responsibility of settling the students and managing discipline.

"Okay, Professor."

Although the Professor Ai Gilbert in front of him is not the dean of any college, his orders have been carried out very well - everyone knows that Professor Ai Gilbert's surname is Fontana, the man who established the Magic Congress. That Fontana from Twelve Aurors.

With this surname and the high regard of the old principal, everyone knew that one year in the future, the name of the school principal would be changed to Egilbert Fontana.

‘Charter a plane to fly over, then contact the Ministry of Magic to obtain the door keys and come here to ensure that there is no shortage of students. ’

Professor Gilbert was planning their itinerary, trying hard to make his arrangements seem polite enough.

‘The original plan was to fly carpets, but they were embargoed in the UK. Fortunately, I got hold of this information in time, purchased a batch of broomsticks, and conducted unified training before bringing them here. ’

"Okay, let's rearrange the robes and keep the formation and clothes intact during flight!"

He gave the order, "We must be in the best condition!"

While all the students were quickly getting dressed, he trotted over to the old principal, and then started talking to the Hogwarts professor in charge of guiding them.

According to the negotiations between them and Hogwarts, Hogwarts will release part of the sky defenses to allow them to pass.

"For the last time, get on the broom!"

The students of Ilvermorny were full of energy and mounted their broomsticks full of fighting spirit. They couldn't wait now - they had trained for a whole month for that beautiful formation, plus the collective purchase of Nimbus 2002 , that kind of scene really makes them proud.

"take off!"

Egilbert ordered, and the two children with the highest flying skills lined up at the front, followed by the rest of the staff. The professor from Hogwarts sat at the back with them, watching the students in front maintain their formation. At the same time, it also makes changes from time to time - there will be glowing spells added later, which must be very beautiful.

"Perfect."

He nodded, looking forward to the Triwizard Tournament more and more.

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"What a beautiful formation!"

The students of Hogwarts who were waiting in the dark saw the performance of the Ilvermorny formation - the formation that those people had trained so hard looked quite pleasing to the eye at the moment.

Dumbledore stood at the back of the students and took the lead in applauding.

The students naturally followed suit and gave polite welcome applause. William glanced at the formation they were flying out of and felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he had to give up and start clapping along.

Amidst the applause, the students of Ilvermorny stood down with a bit of complacency, followed by their principal and professors.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, Professor Nora."

"Thank you very much, Professor Dumbledore."

The old headmaster, who looked not much younger than Dumbledore, responded.

"Well, let's go warm up first?"

"No, I think I'd better wait outside for other schools, Professor Dumbledore."

He stood there and began to communicate with Dumbledore in a low voice, as if the fatigue of the journey had no impact on him at all.

Since the principal has not left, students cannot leave early.

However, they had no intention of leaving. In the cool night breeze, they all held brooms and looked around curiously, their faces full of pride and impatience.

They can't wait for the Triwizard Tournament to start - this time they must bring the trophy back to Ilvermorny!