After breakfast, the students swarmed around the magical notice board beside the hourglass and began studying the rules of the new competition.
Only then did many students learn that the so-called three prestigious schools were merely within Europe. Worldwide, there were actually eleven prestigious schools registered with the Federation!
One of them could not be contacted. The remaining ten would all take part in this tournament, and their students would arrive at Hogwarts at the end of October for a semester-long exchange, study, and competition program.
. Each school will send one hundred students. After arriving at Hogwarts, ten will be selected as competitors. With ten schools, there will be one hundred contestants competing for the three places of champion, runner-up, and third place.
. The champion will receive one hundred thousand Galleons, the runner-up fifty thousand, and third place ten thousand. Everyone in the top fifty will receive a participation prize of one hundred Galleons.
At that point, many students began breathing heavily. One hundred thousand Galleons—was that not practically a mountain of gold?
They hurriedly read on.
. Students must pass the judgment of the Wilson Cup in order to qualify. Selection will not be based on age or year level. The specific registration requirements cannot be explained, but theoretically, anyone may apply.
"What the hell?!"
Standing amid the crowd, Hermione clutched her head. The moment she saw that so-called Wilson Cup, she knew who was behind this. Had she not worked hard enough all last year? Could she not rest this year?
And what was that about "the specific registration requirements cannot be explained"? It was obviously meant to arrange things for her! Even an idiot could see that, right?!
No, she had to go talk to the professor. This year, she wanted to slack off.
But