"The Super Goblet of Fire!"
Harry held his breath, ready to leap up and cheer the moment Dumbledore made his announcement. But when Dumbledore finally revealed the big news Harry had been waiting for...
He discovered that he had no idea what it meant.
Looking utterly bewildered, Harry tugged at Ron beside him.
"What's the Goblet of Fire?"
"No idea-but it sounds pretty impressive." Ron was just as confused. So much time had passed that even something as famous as the Goblet of Fire lived on only in a few people's memories.
Unexpectedly, Fred and George seemed to know. They clutched their heads in shock and shouted in unison:
"Professor, are you joking? That's the Triwizard Cup!"
Dumbledore chuckled too.
"I am not joking, Mr. Weasley," he said. "But since you mention jokes, I did hear a rather amusing one about a troll, a hag, and a leprechaun who all walked into the same pub..."
Professor McGonagall cleared her throat very loudly.
The comic timing was far better than the joke Dumbledore had been about to tell, and the Great Hall filled with the students' delighted laughter.
Zhang Xiao laughed particularly loudly. He suddenly realized that Dumbledore really was rather like his grandfather: both had the playful wit of children at heart.
They did not care what others thought; being themselves was enough. Was that the inevitable result of reaching a sufficiently high level of cultivation?
"Oh-perhaps this isn't quite the time... not quite the time..." Dumbledore said. "Now, where was I? Ah, yes, the Super Goblet of Fire!"
Dumbledore spread his hands, signaling for everyone to settle down.
"The Triwizard Tournament... I imagine many of you still know nothing about the original event on which the Super Goblet of Fire is based, so I hope those who do will