Harry's reaction was the same as Draco's; his mind went completely blank, as if his soul had been ripped out by the Dementors.
The quiet Great Hall became noisy again, with boos echoing from the Slytherin table.
Madame Maxime at the staff table breathed a sigh of relief, but she quickly became angry. "Dumbledore! What on earth is going on? How can there be two Champion at Hogwarts!"
On the other side, Karkaroff wore a cold smile, his blue eyes as cold as ice. "Hogwarts has two Champion? I don't recall anyone telling me that the host school can have two Champion. Haven't I read the ordinances carefully enough?"
Dumbledore didn't answer their questions, but instead frowned and whispered a few words to McGonagall, who was walking quickly towards him.
"Albus Dumbledore, Harry hasn't crossed the Age Line, at least not today."
"I understand." Dumbledore nodded, signaling to Madame Maxime and Karkaroff to remain calm.
He looked at the bewildered Harry and shouted, "Harry! Come up here!"
Ron nudged Harry, who stood up dazedly.
Harry nearly tripped over his own robes as he climbed up to the staff table.
Seeing his distraught appearance, Madame Maxime and Karkaroff were immediately puzzled.
Dumbledore looked calmly at Harry before him, his face devoid of any smile. "Very well... go through that door, Harry."
In the more than 700-year history of the Triwizard Tournament, there has never been a fourth Champion.
Dumbledore looked at the two headmasters in turn, "The situation is as you both see it; the Goblet of Fire has chosen a fourth Champion."
Madame Maxime stared at Dumbledore with a scrutinizing gaze. "It is extremely unfair for a school to have two Champion at the same time, even if they are both clearly under the Champion of 17."
Karkaroff maintained his cold smile. "Dumbledore, is the problem with you? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake when you set the Age Line?"
Dumbledore looked calmly at the two of them. "The Goblet of Goblet of Fire is chosen not based on age. Even if there is a problem with the Age Line, or if someone else puts Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, it will never spit out an extra parchment."
Clearly, someone has tampered with the Goblet of Fire.
The Great Hall was noisy, making Madame Maxime and Karkaroff somewhat irritated.
Bagman stood up and approached the three men. "Headmasters," he said, "the Champion are still waiting for us. I imagine they must be quite confused. Shouldn't we go and calm them down first?"
Harry and Draco were both chosen as Champion, so it's no surprise they'll argue.
Dumbledore exchanged a few words with McGonagall, then he, along with the other two headmasters, Bagman, and Barty Crouch, walked through the door.
Their departure intensified the argument in the Great Hall.
Gryffindor believe Draco cheated, Slytherin believe Harry cheated.
Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, however, believe the tournament was unfair.
Four Champion in the Triwizard Tournament? That's unbelievable!
Even if Hogwarts is the organizer, there's no reason for two Champion to exist at the same time.
As for Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, they simply sat quietly and watched the show.
"Weasley, you really are Potter's dog!" Pansy sneered sarcastically. "Potter isn't even here right now, who are you trying to impress with your loyalty?"
Ron instantly turned bright red. "Parkinson's, you're the dog! Your whole family are dogs!"
He wasn't the only one with the surname Weasley; the twins and Ginny also launched personal attacks.
"Parkinson's, you should go find a mirror and look at yourself. You look like a poodle, and you dare to call others dogs!"
"Exactly, Parkinson, do you even know what 'birds of a feather flock together' means? This little puppy, Malfoy, is waiting for you to take care of him!"
As the situation escalated, McGonagall at the staff table pointed her wand to her throat and coldly said, "Quiet."
The Little Lions felt uneasy and sat down listlessly.
Although the Little Snakes wanted to fight again, such a losing proposition was clearly not in their nature.
McGonagall glanced at Snape at the long table, then turned to the students, "Since the Goblet of Fire has selected four Champion, they must all participate in this year's Triwizard Tournament according to the rules. If there are any questions, the headmasters will give you an explanation later."
After saying that, she walked to the other side of the staff table, said a few words to Moody, and then they walked down from the table together to Vincent, who had a furrowed brow.
"Come with me, Professor Dumbledore wants to see you."
Vincent obediently followed behind the two men and went through the door behind the staff table.
Not long after the three went inside, the students started a new round of discussion.
However, the sound was very quiet this time because McGonagall returned quickly.
On the other side of the door was a small room, from which came Karkaroff's no longer gentle and smooth voice:
"You must put the Goblet of Fire back on! We must keep adding names until each school produces two Champion! That's fair, Dumbledore!"
Immediately afterwards, Bagman's deep voice rang out:
"Karkaroff, I'm afraid that won't work. The Goblet of Fire has just been extinguished and will not be reignited until the next Triwizard Tournament."
"Durmstrang will absolutely not participate in the next Triwizard Tournament!"
Vincent and Moody, standing outside the small room, both looked rather grim.
Karkaroff is such a hypocrite; he'll turn on you in a heartbeat if it doesn't serve his own interests.
"We've had so many meetings, so many negotiations and consultations, and I never expected something like this to happen! I want to leave now!"
Moody gripped his cane tightly, as if he might rush in at any moment.
However, he held back in the end, because Barty Crouch's words silenced Karkaroff completely.
"Karkaroff, you can leave if you want. No one here will stop you."
After a moment of silence, Dumbledore's voice rang out:
"We have no choice but to accept this situation. Harry and Draco have both been chosen by the Goblet of Fire, and they must participate in the competition."
As for the reasons behind this situation, I'm sure someone can answer our questions.
However, we should first have Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch instruct the Champion."
The small room was quiet for a while, then Dumbledore's voice rang out again.
"Alright, it seems we've reached a consensus."
"Mr. Bagman, Mr. Crouch, this is your responsibility."
The three headmasters then came out from inside, with Dumbledore still holding the extinguished Goblet of Fire in his hands.
Madame Maxime and Karkaroff were quite surprised to see the two men standing outside.
The former was surprised and somewhat worried because of Vincent, while the latter was both surprised and frightened because of Moody.