"Everyone!"
Gilderoy Lockhart's handsome, middle-aged face suddenly appeared in the Magic Mirror's frame. "Our tournament's organizing committee has recently received a lot of letters. People are always asking what terrible monsters our Champions will face!"
"Some have guessed fearsome trolls, others powerful Fire Dragons. Ha ha, all sorts of things—Erumpents, Ogres..."
Lockhart flashed his trademark sunny smile. "The answer is... a Dark Magic Creature that anyone who's attended a Magic School will know about—B-B-Boggart!!!"
Everyone in front of the Magic Mirrors gasped.
Lockhart pulled his wand from the pocket of his Wizarding Robes and struck a textbook spellcasting pose before the Magic Mirror's camera. He flourished his wand with practiced elegance and recited the spell. "Riddikulus!"
"Ha ha! I'm sure you all know this spell. With a simple flick of the wand, a Boggart can no longer pose any threat."
"But..."
"As an internationally renowned public figure and author, a recipient of the Order of Merlin, Third Class, an honorary member of the Anti-Dark Magic League, a five-time winner of The Weekly Wizard's Most Charming Smile Award, editor of Hogwarts Weekly, editor of the Wizard Tournament Gazette, and host of the inaugural Top 100 Tournament, I must offer you all a solemn warning!"
"When we fail to realize that the terrifying monster before us is a Boggart, and it takes the shape of what we fear most, anything can happen!"
"We need courage to overcome our fears, wisdom to recognize them, and determination to protect the vulnerable around us!"
"Mr. Anthony Weasley, the founder of this tournament, chairman of the organizing committee, head of Azkaban Academy at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, director of the Animagus Office at the British Ministry of Magic, and shareholder in the Wizard Tournament Gazette, asked me to remind you all..."
"A Boggart takes