Exchange and Learning Are Also the Meaning of the Five-Wizard Tournament

After Barty Crouch Sr. took away Ludo Bagman, who had been trying to slack off, the Champions' expressions finally became less grave.

The Ilvermorny Champions did not continue heading out. Led by Charles Graves, they walked over to Wizet.

"We..." Charles Graves pursed his lips and said in an extremely complicated tone, "We really didn't know President Picquery would do that."

"After President Picquery announced our participation in the Five-Wizard Tournament, I'd been looking forward to you becoming Hogwarts' Champion... and then defeating Hogwarts head-on to win the Five-Wizard Tournament!"

"Even just now, when something went wrong with the Goblet of Fire, before we went into that room, I still thought you would be one of the Champions... I never expected something like this to happen..."

"I honestly haven't taken it to heart, and I hope you won't either," Wizet said with a smile. "As Champions, what we should be thinking about now is how to complete the trials."

"The Triwizard Tournament is only held once every five years. It's an incredibly rare opportunity... If we let something like this trouble us and fail to achieve the results we want, that would be far too regrettable, wouldn't it?"

"But..." Charles Graves responded, seeming to want to say more but holding back.

"If you're worried about what happened tonight... I think we've already turned that page." Wizet spread his hands. "There's no need to bring it up again. Let the past stay in the past!"

"This was Durmstrang and Ilvermorny's fault..." Fleur Delacour's voice rang out. The other two Beauxbatons Champions stood behind her.

There was a trace of disbelief in her tone. "Mr. Lovegood, are you saying... you intend to conceal this matter?"

"Personally, I think 'conceal' is a rather serious word," Wizet said calmly. "The matter has already been