That night, a huge variety show called Where Did the Goblet of Fire Go? played out within the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
More than two hundred young wizards from seven magic schools searched all over Hogwarts Castle. Thanks to their familiarity with the Castle, a team of young Hufflepuffs was the first to find the Goblet of Fire.
At the time, the Goblet of Fire was in the Trophy Room on the third floor.
But then something awkward happened: not one member of this little team of Hufflepuff students had brought any parchment. Without parchment, they naturally could not write their names and school on it, nor could they put it into the Goblet of Fire.
By the time they sent someone sprinting off to find Cedric, who was also searching for the Goblet of Fire, and had him bring a piece of parchment bearing his name and school to the Trophy Room, the Goblet of Fire had already vanished.
Just as Dumbledore had said earlier, the Goblet of Fire would only stay in one place for fifteen minutes.
Most of the other students who received the news and hurried over had not brought parchment either. Only a handful of Ravenclaw students had some on them.
That was very Ravenclaw.
And by the time more students arrived, they did not catch so much as a glimpse of the Goblet of Fire.
"What the hell. Is this first trial of the Goblet of Fire a test of luck?" Harry said, feeling rather indignant.
The feast had ended at eight, and it was now nearly ten. Two whole hours had passed, and Harry had still not caught so much as a glimpse of the Goblet of Fire.
"I feel the same way." Ron, Fred, and George, who had