Goblet of Fire

"Please, Merlin, bless us and let us be elected!" Fred clasped his hands together and prayed incessantly with George.

Ginny and Hermione sat behind Su Yu Su Yu, telling him about the strange things they saw at Hagrid's place that day.

"Hagrid is actually wearing a suit today!"

"Yes, he was wearing his best suit, the furry one..."

"But he doesn't have any better-looking ones, does he, Hermione?"

"Ginny, I know, but still... um... it doesn't look very good, don't you think so?"

"But that's not the worst part, Su Yu, he actually put a huge amount of lubricant on his hair!"

"Yes, yes, he also wore two ponytails, oh my god."

"We were originally planning to go and find out some information about the Eight-Way Championship for you, but..."

"But it seems like Hagrid is in a relationship..."

"If only he didn't wear that suffocating cologne, I just couldn't stand it."

Su Yu listened attentively to the two women's conversation, while Daphne excitedly joined in. It seemed that no girl could resist the allure of gossip.

Kurama Fox stood tall and proud, swinging her longevity lock as she surveyed the Slytherin table. She had begged Su Yu to add another ten kilograms to the lock today, and was feeling quite pleased with herself, though she did feel a bit of heaviness in her neck and a slight droop in her head.

"Alright, the results of the Goblet of Fire are in. Let me see which Champion have been chosen!"

Headmaster Dumbledore spoke loudly before the Goblet of Fire.

"The chosen students should go to the room next to the top of the hall! They will be guided there! Students from the other seven schools are already waiting there." As he spoke, Headmaster Dumbledore pointed in a direction and then took out a piece of paper.

"Alright, first, let's announce the Slytherin roster. The captain leading the team this time is... Yu-Su- Fuli!"

All the students below were clapping and cheering.

"The team members are: Gemma Farley! Cassandra Worre! Daphne Greengrass! Draco Malfoy!..."

"Alright, those whose names I've called, please go ahead."

Su Yu then led Blaise, Theodore, and the others up the steps to the top of the hall.

"The Goblet of Goblet of Fire will decide now, Champion from the other academies!"

With that, Headmaster Dumbledore waved his wand dramatically, extinguishing all the candles in the hall and leaving only the glow of the Goblet of Goblet of Fire.

"I hope I get selected!" Lee Jordan's palms were sweating with excitement.

The Goblet of Fire instantly changed from blue to red, and a burst of flame shot into the sky, from which two charred parchment pieces flew out.

"Let's open them up and see... oh, the first wave chosen are the Ravenclaw Champion!" Headmaster Dumbledore paused for a moment. "They are Cho Chang and Olivia! Let's give them a round of applause!"

Next, amidst the cheers and jubilation from the Ravenclaw crowd, Cho Chang and Olivia stepped onto the stairs.

A few seconds later, the Goblet of Fire spewed out red flames again, and two pieces of paper flew out randomly, which Headmaster Dumbledore caught steadily in his hand.

"This time it's the Hufflepuff! Their chosen Champion are Cedric and Summers!"

All the Hufflepuff students started jumping around, screaming, stomping their feet, and chanting for their Prefect.

"Finally, it's our Gryffindor! Let's wait and see who the true Champion of Gryffindor is!" Headmaster Dumbledore exclaimed cheerfully. "Oh, it seems we were right, Fred and George!"

Fred, sitting in the audience, had already fainted from excitement, hugging George tightly. His mind was filled with thoughts of 1,000 Galleon! They had been chosen! 1,000 Galleon, here they come!

"Alright, Professor McGonagall, please help them up. Now that all the Champion have been chosen, everyone must cheer for their school's Champion and make their own contributions!"

Just as Headmaster Dumbledore was speaking, the Goblet of Fire of Fire turned red again, flames erupted, and another parchment flew out.

Headmaster Dumbledore instinctively caught the paper, looked at it for a long time, and then announced loudly.

"Harry Potter!"

Harry froze, sitting there blankly, looking around at the students. He wondered if he'd misheard. The selection process was supposed to be over, so why was his name still appearing?

All the students were stunned. They buzzed with discussion below, and some even stood up, craning their necks to look at Harry.

"I... I didn't, I didn't put my name in." Harry was still a little confused. He tried to defend himself, "I was with them all day, they can vouch for me!"

As he spoke, Harry pointed at Ron and the others, but Ron looked at Harry with blank and confused expressions.

"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore shouted, "Harry, please come here!"

"It's okay, Harry, you go ahead. Su Yu is over there, he'll be fine." Hermione gently nudged Harry, whispering words of encouragement.

This wasn't the first time Harry had been the center of attention, but it still made him uncomfortable with everyone staring at him.

"Alright, you should go over there too," Dumbledore said expressionlessly. But just then, the flames of the Goblet of Fire turned red again, and another burst of red flames shot out.

This time, even Headmaster Dumbledore stood there dumbfounded, not even reaching out to take the charred parchment.

"I think the Goblet of Fire must be broken!" Hermione whispered to Ginny beside her.

"Look at Headmaster Dumbledore's expression; I think this time it must have exceeded his expectations."

Headmaster Dumbledore bent down, picked up the piece of paper, and examined it for a long time. "Neville Longbottom!"

Neville blinked his big eyes, then slapped himself, lowered his head, and continued writing to his mother. He wanted to write all these things down so his mother could see them. He had been so engrossed in writing that he had hallucinated, as if he had heard Headmaster Dumbledore calling his name. It was truly unbelievable.

"Child, you heard me right, Neville Longbottom! Please come up to the stage!" Headmaster Dumbledore looked at Neville and knew what he was thinking, so he called out again loudly.

"Huh? It really is me." Neville walked up in a daze, took the paper, and went up the steps. He didn't care about what others thought of him anymore; he cared more about what his parents thought. If it were before, he wouldn't have dared to stand up, but now, he just wanted to get it over with quickly and write to his parents about the strange things happening around him. It was terrible. It seemed like what he told Su Yu —yes, he was possessed, there were unclean things around him!