"Mr. Lovegood's suggestion has been made. Who is in favor? Who is against?"
As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore's tone turned serious, clearly confirming what Vizet had said: "Behind me, I also have Hogwarts."
By this point, the headmasters and Champions present all understood that the abnormality with the Goblet of Fire had nothing to do with Hogwarts; Karkaroff and Seraphina Piqueri were the ones who needed to bear the main responsibility.
After Vizet took the initiative to propose that he would compete separately, the "advantage in numbers" the headmasters had mentioned earlier had already turned into a "disadvantage in numbers."
The same was true of the points they would receive. If Vizet failed to complete an event, the Referee panel would have to deduct points no matter what.
In that case, even if Hogwarts's three Champions performed outstandingly and achieved good results, their final score would still drop because the average score had to be calculated.
After Vizet made his suggestion, Hogwarts's advantage had vanished completely; the other four schools were the ones benefiting.
However, in this way, Hogwarts, as the organizer, would not give anyone grounds for criticism because of it.
For Hogwarts as a Magic School, Vizet's suggestion had also defused a possible public opinion crisis the school might have faced.
Although the headmasters had all reached this consensus, none of them wanted to be the first to speak. An indescribable silence spread through the room.
"As for Mr. Lovegood's proposal..." Old Barty Crouch took the initiative to break the silence. "Mr. Karkaroff, Ms. Piqueri... do you have any other views?"
Karkaroff cursed inwardly a few times, but he could only put on a smiling face and say, "As for Mr. Lovegood's suggestion... I agree with it wholeheartedly."
Moody laughed coarsely a few times. "I suppose