All of Hogwarts' records concerning the Triwizard Tournament were completely blank.
Unwilling to give up, Zhang Xiao even sent an owl to Flourish and Blotts.
He bought every book they had about the Triwizard Tournament.
Then he discovered something astonishing.
The hundred years spanning the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were a complete blank.
It was as though an invisible hand had erased all the records.
Seriously, a hundred-year void? What was this, One Piece?
Did I have to go hunting for Poneglyphs, too?
Although curiosity made Zhang Xiao eager to discover who the Glove Lady really was, reason told him that pursuing secrets despite warnings would only bring trouble.
There was no denying that Zhang Xiao's description of the Glove Lady had fascinated the young wizards.
"Someone that powerful really wants to give us special training?"
Malfoy sounded doubtful.
"Come with me." Zhang Xiao shrugged. Harry and the others followed, unable to suppress their delighted smiles.
They went all the way to the Seventh Floor, stopping before the enormous tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy trying to teach trolls ballet. Opposite it stood a stretch of blank wall.
"What did you bring us here for? There's nothing here."
"This leads to the Headmaster's Office..." Ron muttered, then suddenly grew excited. "Could it be... Dumbledore's going to train us?"
Good heavens, if it really was Dumbledore...
Even Hermione and Neville could not help looking hopeful.
Uh, Dumbledore?
What were they thinking?
With this worldwide Goblet of Fire competition to organize, the old man was practically run off his feet.
It had to be said that Barty Crouch outclassed Fudge by an overwhelming margin.
He boldly delegated authority, handing many of his powers over to Dumbledore and letting him act freely.
That made Dumbledore the overall director of the Goblet of Fire project.