"I don't think Ms. Piqueri was wrong..." Madame Maxime said. "The most crucial problem right now is that Hogwarts has one extra Champion."
"That is indeed a problem..." Headmaster Dumbledore nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping over Karkaroff and Seraphina Piqueri. "Since all sorts of misunderstandings and accidents happened earlier..."
"I think that before we discuss the number of Champions, we should recall that meeting back then, and exactly how the 'Five Champions Tournament' was brought about so we can reach a consensus again. What do you say?"
"I certainly have no objection..." Kamba Headmaster was the first to state his position. "Only by reaching a consensus can we communicate better... Wasn't it precisely because we hadn't reached a consensus just now?"
"Mr. Karkaroff, Ms. Piqueri, actually, you could have told us..." he said, naming them directly. "You were clearly only being very responsible, yet you accidentally... did something bad."
Hearing the drawn-out "accidentally" from Kamba Headmaster, Madame Maxime curled her lip, revealing a faint, scornful sneer;
Karkaroff and Seraphina Piqueri's faces instantly darkened, but at this moment, they could not very well say anything.
"Mr. Kamba has agreed..." Dumbledore took over with a beaming smile. "Madame Maxime, Mr. Karkaroff, Ms. Piqueri, what about you?"
Though Madame Maxime despised Seraphina Piqueri and Karkaroff, she also understood that the most important thing right now was not to let her Champion fall into a disadvantage.
She gently shook her head and said, "I want to hear first what consensus you intend to bring up."
"Of course..." Dumbledore nodded, ignoring Karkaroff and Seraphina Piqueri and not asking the two for their opinions.
"Back at the meeting, we stated clearly that each of the five schools would provide candidates, and then the Goblet of Fire would select the corresponding Champions. You all agreed to