Then the three Champions could hardly be blamed for overreacting and throwing the judges into the lake to test the majesty of winter.
To be honest, the Champions would rather have fought dragons.
With their abilities, even if they could not defeat a dragon, they still had ways to protect themselves from dragonfire.
But if they ventured into the lake, they were highly likely to suffer frostbite, or even lose their lives before help could arrive.
So, venturing into the lake in such awful weather was not bravery at all. It was sheer stupidity, an irresponsible disregard for their own lives.
As the finest students of their schools, all three had bright futures ahead of them. They could not tolerate having their lives endangered, much less being treated like fools.
That was why they had retaliated earlier!
Otherwise, who would do something so excessive?
The Ministry of Magic officials who had tried to hold the three accountable were met with fierce counterattacks as well. They were all thrown into the lake so those annoying people could cool their heads.
Maybe then they would stop coming up with such unreliable plans on a whim.
As for what came next?
At worst, they could just overturn this Triwizard Tournament!
In any case, they would not be the ones with headaches afterward.
Honestly, such fierce actions had stunned quite a few people.
It was satisfying, sure, but what came next?
The three headmasters and headmistresses were all deeply troubled. Even though they were more than willing to jointly oppose such an unreasonable task, how were they supposed to bypass the Goblet of Fire's Magical Contract?
The competition was suspended.
The judges gathered for an emergency discussion on how to resolve the matter.
The Ministry of Magic's side was the easiest to deal with.