Harry walked uneasily into the room behind the teachers' table.
She knew very well that she had never put anyone's name into the Goblet of Fire.
Her place as a Champion had been forged!
Who put my name into the Goblet of Fire? Why would they do that? Harry wondered, utterly unable to understand why her name had appeared.
"Harry, over here."
Harry looked up and saw Matthew and Cedric standing together, waving at her.
Her heart immediately settled, and she hurried over to them.
"You actually got past the Age Line too?" Cedric asked curiously. In his view, Harry should not have possessed the ability to bypass the Age Line.
Harry shook her head. "I never put anyone's name into the Goblet of Fire."
"Then someone else put your name in? The Goblet of Fire has magic placed on it. You can't just submit a name for someone else. You would need a powerful Confundus Charm to influence the Goblet of Fire." Cedric frowned.
He did not suspect Harry of lying. It was permitted to cross the Age Line and submit one's name, and Harry had no reason to lie about it. If anything, it was an honor.
A lower-year student had once asked him to put their name into the Goblet of Fire. He had wanted to see whether it was possible to submit someone else's name, so he had tried it.
The result was no. The Goblet of Fire only accepted a person's own name.
"It wasn't you, was it?" Cedric looked at Matthew. "There can't be many people in all of Hogwarts capable of doing something like this with a Confundus Charm."
Matthew rolled his eyes. "Don't pin this on me. It wasn't me."
Matthew looked at Harry and reminded her, "Maybe someone wants to do