Dinner was more lavish than usual, but Albert barely ate before hurriedly finishing and returning to his dormitory for his final preparations.
After dinner, everyone would head straight to the Quidditch Pitch, leaving him no time for any last-minute preparations.
Honestly, the arrangement was rather unreasonable, but that was simply how things were.
By the time Albert had put on his Dragon Suit and finished preparing before returning to the Great Hall, Dumbledore had just risen from beside the staff table and raised a hand to signal for silence.
"Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes, I will invite you all to the Quidditch Pitch to watch the final task of the Triwizard Tournament," Dumbledore said, sweeping his gaze across the hall. It lingered briefly on several champions before finally settling on Albert, who had just returned to the hall. "Now, champions, please follow Madam Bones to the Quidditch Pitch first."
Albert glanced at the other champions, then turned and walked out of the hall.
When Amelia Bones saw the extravagantly magnificent Dragon Suit Albert was wearing, she frowned and asked, "What is this...?"
"GG from Elegant Wizard Clothing Store." Albert shrugged. "I wore this in the first task. It clearly doesn't violate the tournament rules."
Amelia Bones frowned even more deeply. She felt that Albert could easily win the Triwizard Tournament even without this outrageously extravagant outfit. And what was this GG from Elegant Wizard Clothing Store supposed to be?
Why had no one told her about this?
Amelia Bones still hoped the competition could be as fair as possible, especially when Albert already held every advantage. In the end, however, she made no comment on the matter. This was clearly a problem Ludo Bagman had left behind.
When the champions followed Amelia Bones into the Quidditch Pitch, they were