"...This year's Triwizard Tournament will be held at Durmstrang Institute. Before the ceremony to select the Champions at the Halloween Banquet, I will lead a group of contenders to Durmstrang Institute to take part in the Triwizard Tournament..."
However, before Headmistress McGonagall could finish speaking, most of the students had already turned in unison toward the Ravenclaw dining table, trying to spot Alice among the crowd.
Everyone had heard similar rumors as early as last term.
"Anderson! Anderson! Anderson!"
No one knew who had started the commotion, but someone suddenly began shouting Alice's surname.
"Anderson, our Champion!"
Well!
There truly weren't many people at Hogwarts these days who refused to acknowledge Alice as the big boss. Even those who disliked her would not deny her talent and ability.
As everyone knew, the Triwizard Tournament was extremely dangerous. One careless mistake could get a Champion killed.
The best example was the tournament from over a decade ago, when the Champions had needed to face dragons in the First Task.
Without real skill, forget taking the Golden Egg from a dragon's nest under a dragon's watchful eye—you wouldn't even have the courage to face a dragon.
The students' noisy cheering left the professors exchanging glances. They had begun to suspect that someone was deliberately steering things this way.
"Miss Anderson will represent Hogwarts at Durmstrang Institute in this year's Triwizard Tournament!"
Whether she was simply going along with everyone's wishes or could not be bothered to put on a show of selecting a Champion anymore, once the Great Hall had quieted down, Headmistress McGonagall directly announced that Alice would compete in the Triwizard Tournament as Hogwarts Champion.
The decision was met with another round of deafening cheers.
No matter what, everyone still hoped their school could win this year's Triwizard Tournament.
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