A brief silence fell over the hall.
Igor Karkaroff, representing Durmstrang Institute, and Madame Maxime, representing Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, spoke in turn, voicing their objections to the unfairness.
This forced their fellow judges, Dumbledore, Ludo Bagman, and Mad-Eye Moody, to give the matter serious consideration.
"We need to discuss this matter very carefully," Ludo Bagman had to say.
There was something strange about all of this.
Besides, Ludo Bagman also wanted to know how Harry Potter and the other two had put their names into the Goblet of Fire.
Dumbledore nodded in agreement with Ludo Bagman, and the professors went into an office.
Harry Potter and the others were then called inside.
There, they learned about the Age-Advancement Potion and the Authenticity Paper.
The Age-Advancement Potion was easy enough to understand: it was a potion that increased one's age, and its effects lasted only a day.
The Authenticity Paper allowed people to write their wishes on it and have them come true, though not everything could be realized. That depended on the scale of the wish, and its effects lasted only a day. Once the time was up, everything that had happened would return to its original state, and all traces would disappear.
Dumbledore and the others were stunned by the Authenticity Paper.
Although it was like an illusion, it held considerable significance.
If further experiments could reveal more precise rules, the Authenticity Paper would become extraordinarily valuable.
After learning how Harry Potter and the others had managed to enter their names and become Champions chosen by the Goblet of Fire, everyone began discussing the number of places.
Although the people from the other two magical schools felt the roster was unfair, Fred and George's success still had Harry Potter and the others cheering excitedly.
Draco Malfoy, in particular,