The venue was abuzz with noise both inside and out on the day the tournament began.
Countless wizards crowded around the entrances to the spectator stands, with profanities from every country ringing out everywhere and the occasional shoving match breaking out.
After all, a duelling tournament was nothing like the Quidditch World Cup; this kind of competition was bloody by nature.
And the tense atmosphere in Spain's magical community these past few days had left the Spectators who came to watch the tournament equally short-tempered.
If those Quidditch hooligans from Britain's magical community came here, they would probably behave as meekly as students.
But none of that commotion had anything to do with Harley.
As the start of the competition drew near, Harley arrived alone at the entrance reserved specifically for contestants near the venue.
Professor Flitwick had taken Fleur through another passage and had already entered the grounds to watch the match.
As a former duelling tournament champion who was now bringing a student to compete, he had been given two complimentary tickets by the organisers.
A large number of staff were waiting at the contestants' entrance, most of them Aurors.
Clearly, the organisers were also wary of Dark wizards gathering to cause trouble.
After receiving her contestant identification, Harley quickly followed the multilingual signs and eventually entered the drawing hall.
The International Wizarding Duelling Tournament was divided into two stages: the qualifying rounds and the elimination rounds.
During the qualifying rounds, contestants faced one another in pairs according to the numbers they drew. Winners advanced, while losers were eliminated.
There were also some lucky numbers in the draw, and whoever got one would receive a bye.
However, each contestant could only receive one bye during the qualifying rounds.
If they drew another bye a second time, they would