Alvard's decision to kill the Cockatrice stirred no small amount of controversy at Durmstrang. While learning and using Dark Magic was not forbidden here, that did not mean people supported such actions.
Bringing killing into the Triwizard Tournament was especially a terrible sign.
They had never forgotten the contents of the Third Task. If the Champions began using Dark Magic on a large scale during the Third Task, heaven knew what terrible things might happen.
But no one was foolish enough to think the Champions from the other schools did not know how to use Dark Magic.
They simply chose not to use it.
Even if they truly did not know any Dark Magic, with the Champions' talent and ability, they could certainly master several powerful Dark Magic spells before the Third Task.
Thus, such things had to be prohibited.
That had become the consensus among nearly all the judges. They absolutely did not want anyone to die during the Third Task.
To that end, shortly after the Second Task ended, they urgently convened a meeting for the Third Task, where a ban on Dark Magic was placed on the agenda.
To reduce the potential destruction caused by the Third Task, the original contents of the Third Task would be strictly restricted under the witness of the judges and Ministry of Magic senior officials.
"So, in the end, each Champion can only use five spells during the Third Task?"
"And none of them may be highly lethal Dark Magic," Headmistress McGonagall added.
Alice was not surprised in the slightest by the changes to the Third Task. Alvard's use of dangerous Dark Magic to kill the Cockatrice had been truly appalling, making many people feel that it had set a very bad precedent.
There was no denying that Durmstrang students were