Anton teaching his three apprentices had brought Cabin plenty of benefits. For one thing, they finally had a few reliable people to help plan the Top 100 Tournament.
Among Cabin's original members, Anton, George, and Fred had always been called "the three unreliable Weasley brothers" by everyone else.
Anna often kept up the appearance of a quiet, demure noblewoman who didn't say much. But her friends, who had gotten to know her better over time, knew that the witch was surely thinking up some bizarre idea for a magical contraption again. Her quiet dignity was merely a sort of absent-minded state.
As for Hannah, Cabin's great housekeeper, she could sometimes offer good suggestions. More often, though, she came up with strange, impractical ideas because she loved making up stories, along with all sorts of inexplicable romantic notions. For example, "Maybe we should build a castle for the Top 100 Tournament, then stick a dragon in it and have the Champions go rescue a princess."
The only somewhat reliable one in Cabin was Neville. But although the earnest boy had grown more mature over time, he preferred to do things by the book and follow the rules. As Hannah put it, Neville's head was full of plant fibers and utterly devoid of inspiration.
If Minister Fudge hadn't advised Anton to try to seize control of the Top 100 Tournament, Anton would absolutely have preferred to hand the whole thing over to Dumbledore or the Ministry of Magic. He'd just make an appearance and steer things along.
The idea of holding the tournament was a lot of fun, and watching other people fight for their lives was thrilling. But all the preparations, planning, and other such matters in between were just so dull. Given Anton's nature, there was a hundred percent chance