"Voldemort has returned, but he's been slaughtering people all over the world."
"The dead have all been found charred, or have simply vanished altogether."
"Some wizards investigated and found that their souls, along with the magic contained in their bodies, had disappeared."
"Some people strongly suspect that Voldemort is using this opportunity to become even more powerful."
"God, do you think Voldemort might go mad and attack us?"
"Lead a horde of ghosts against Hogwarts?"
Ron Weasley read the newspaper with his eyes wide, utterly shocked and even a little frightened.
Voldemort's actions had grown increasingly brazen.
Smack!
Hermione Granger snatched the newspaper from Ron Weasley and slapped it onto the table, saying irritably, "Can't you have a little confidence, like a man?"
Ron Weasley replied indignantly, "How am I not confident? I'm very confident right now."
"If Voldemort dares bring a horde of ghosts here, I'll skewer the lot of them."
"Hermione Granger means, can't you confidently assume that Voldemort will lead a magical army against Hogwarts?" Fred looked at Ron Weasley with a mischievous grin. "What an idiot."
Angelina, who sat beside Fred, chuckled and pulled Hermione Granger back into her seat. "Hermione Granger, don't scare him too badly. You'll frighten all that macho bravado into a trembling little bird."
Hermione Granger sat down with a cold snort and said nothing more.
Ron Weasley's expression soured, while George, Harry, Sirius Black, and the others wore mischievous grins.
After a while, Sirius Black finally said, "The third event is tomorrow. From what I've learned, it'll be a maze competition, with the Goblet of Fire hidden somewhere inside."
"Harry, what you need to do is work together to get through the maze and obtain the Goblet of Fire. Whoever gets the Goblet of Fire and makes it out of the