For most students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the hottest topic lately was still the spell Professor McGonagall had taught in the first schoolwide open lesson of the term—Arrow Deflection.
The spell was extremely difficult, but after Anton used it as an example at the Night School to explain in depth "how to use our memories to cast spells," many people regained hope of learning this powerful spell.
Interest in the spell surged once again.
In fact, it had already become the hottest topic in the entire magical world.
Meanwhile, the Order of the Phoenix, which had invented the spell, officially began stepping into the public eye. It seemed poised to grow from a "local grassroots organization" into an "international organization," though no such clear-cut definition existed.
Many politically perceptive people privately speculated about why Dumbledore had suddenly brought the Order of the Phoenix into the open.
What sort of signal was this powerful old man sending?
For now, no one knew.
The world seemed to be changing every moment.
Even Percy Weasley, who had been at the Sanctuary Tower in New York, was sent back to Britain by the Cabin Organization. Apparently, he was to handle liaison work between the organizers of the Top 100 Tournament and the Ministry of Magic.
And so, early on the last Tuesday of the first month of term, while the young wizards enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast, owl post carriers flew in with the latest issue of the Daily Prophet.
After dropping off the newspapers, they beat their wings and hurried away. Clearly, the Magical Post Office had a heavy workload that day, leaving them no time to stop and beg for snacks.
"Look! The Top 100 Tournament is about to begin!"
Someone waved his newspaper and exclaimed. When he noticed how