After the Goblet of Fire chose the true Champions, Hogwarts changed a lot.
In just one day, banners reading "Long live Klein Grindelwald" had appeared everywhere. They had been cleverly designed to shift through different colors, and the representative animals of the Four Houses shimmered across them.
Honestly, having a few more people from other schools around didn't change much.
Classes still went on as usual, and everyone still ate as usual.
Aside from their unspoken agreement not to show the Durmstrang students any warmth, the young witches and wizards at Hogwarts were quite friendly.
Hogwarts remained peaceful.
Outside, though, things were different.
News of the Gringotts robbery was everywhere. The Death Blossom Commercial Alliance, represented by Caractacus and Avery, declared with deep regret that Goblins could no longer protect wizarding property, and that a new bank should be established to replace Gringotts.
The Goblins were furious when they heard this and cursed up a storm.
But Avery and Caractacus, no longer what they had once been, were brimming with ambition. They launched the "Gold Coin Storm" with astonishing speed and managed to build an entirely new bank!
Meanwhile, Igor Karkaroff told several media outlets that the Triwizard Tournament was riddled with corruption.
Unfortunately for him, his targets happened to be Albus Dumbledore, a renowned European Great Wizard, and Klein Grindelwald, beloved by sports fans around the world. With his criminal past, Karkaroff soon found himself on the losing end—and in a whole lot of trouble.
On Halloween, Hogwarts invited many reporters and the famous wandmaker Master Ollivander to attend the banquet.
Before the banquet began, Dumbledore and the other members of the judging committee, including Maxime, summoned Klein and the others to a small room.
As was customary, they had to hand over their wands for inspection.
"Come on,