The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Tom's face turned as red as a cooked Boston lobster.

"Well, this...ah..."

"So you don't want to, right?" Hermione took the somewhat stiff stockings from the bed and fiddled with them.

"No!" Tom answered very quickly, as if he would lose something if he was delayed by a second.

"That's fine, please, Mr. Yoder~" Hermione tilted her head and showed a devilish smile.

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After a long time, Tom and Hermione walked out of the Room of Requirement.

Although Hermione's dress was damaged by Tom, Hermione was a witch and naturally she would not let herself run out naked. She cleverly cast a transformation spell on her bathrobe, turning it into a wizard's robe, and then changed it back when she returned to the dormitory.

"Are you okay?" While walking in the corridor, Tom noticed that Hermione's steps seemed a little unnatural. As the culprit, of course he has to pay attention.

"The roundness disappeared from my eyes!" Hermione rolled her eyes at him angrily, refused Tom's request to carry her, and walked back to the lounge independently.

When Hermione returned to her dormitory, she was immediately surrounded by her little sisters.

"Tell me the truth, where were you last night?" Sue Li put her hands on her waist and stood in front of the dormitory door, blocking Hermione's way.

"Where's your dress last night? I remember you spent a lot of money." Padma observed more carefully, and she discovered that Hermione's beautiful evening dress was missing last night!

A young girl stayed out all night, and when she came back her clothes had changed... What does this mean?

Hermione, who was surrounded, felt dizzy and wanted to punch Tom.

But thinking of Tom, she had an idea and found a good excuse.

"Volunteers! I've been busy with volunteer work these past two days. We'll have to go find Professor Dumbledore in advance later!" Hermione remembered that she was still a volunteer for the first project of the Triwizard Tournament. , and the first project is about to start today!

As for the small things like volunteer registration, Tom had already arranged it for Hermione. After some consideration, Dumbledore approved Hermione to become a project volunteer.

It's not that Tom took the back door, but because Hermione is strong enough - she can beat Tom in pure magic!

Tom and Hermione's strength has gone beyond the scope of ordinary students. In Dumbledore's view, Hermione has a "quasi-professor" level of combat power, and Tom Yoder has a standard "professor-level" combat power, no worse than Grindelwald when he goes crazy.

This is supported by actual combat records.

On the night of the World Cup finals, Dumbledore rushed to the camp. There, he saw familiar traces - he dared to swear on his beard that this was the damage caused by Li Huo. Coupled with Tom's previous criminal record, Dumbledore was 100% sure that Tom Yoder did not know from Where did I learn the Fire Spell?

This is black magic!

However, Dumbledore is not a stubborn person. He has a very flexible moral bottom line in his attitude towards magic. In his opinion, there is not much difference in the magic spell itself. The key depends on the kind of person the wizard is casting the spell. A decent wizard would have no problem using black magic to fight against a dark wizard. As for the dark wizard, even if he casts the Patronus Charm, it is still evil.

Tom Yoder happens to be a wizard who has realized the power of "love"! Therefore, Dumbledore turned a blind eye to the Fire Curse. The child is highly talented and self-taught, so what can I do?

It can only be said that he is glad that he has embarked on the right path - if he cultivates another third-generation Dark Lord, Dumbledore will seriously consider retiring and living in seclusion. The three Dark Lords have a very close relationship with me, so should I reflect on it?

Tom Yoder is now the backbone of the fight against dark wizards! Sir Merlin is also planning to give Tom a medal!

It's not a bad thing to have two people participating in the game as volunteers.

Tom and Hermione weren't the only volunteers, either. Dumbledore selected a group of sixth- and seventh-grade students, as well as elites from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, and prepared to put them into the first project. According to the plan, they should meet with them some time before the start of the competition to know the content of the first project.

Hermione's words immediately attracted the attention of the sisters.

"What? Hermione, have you become a volunteer?"

"Tell me about the first project!"

"Didn't I say that only senior students can become volunteers?"

"Hermione is great, isn't it?"

While the sisters were busy discussing, Hermione quickly changed her clothes and rushed out of the dormitory while Sue Li wasn't paying attention.

"I have to go find Professor Dumbledore. See you later!" She ran away quickly.

"I always feel like there's something wrong with her." Sue Li frowned as she looked at Hermione's leaving figure. She felt like something had changed about Hermione.

It seems to have a touch of "divine" temperament?

It must be my own illusion!

After Hermione left the dormitory, she went to the principal's office as she said. There, she will learn what the first project is about and get the "role" she will play.

"Hermione, wait a minute!" Just as Hermione was about to leave the lounge, Tom caught up with her from behind, holding a large package in his hand. Judging from the appearance of the package, it looks like his pair of magic silver wings?

Although this wing was a birthday gift from Hermione, it was always kept by Tom. Today, for some unknown reason, he actually brought out these wings.

"You'll definitely need it later." Tom winked at Hermione and put the wings into Hermione's arms without any explanation.

Hermione was a little helpless and put the troublesome package into the school bag that she had cast the Invisible Expansion Charm on. The two then headed to Dumbledore's office.

Only when he arrived outside the office did Tom realize how attractive the Triwizard Tournament was to everyone.

The time agreed upon by Dumbledore and the volunteers was nine o'clock, but it was not yet half past eight, and the corridor outside the principal's office was already overcrowded.

Tom saw several seventh-year Ravenclaw seniors and seniors, as well as people from the other three houses. Scattered here and there, there are more than ten volunteers for Hogwarts alone. Same goes for the other two schools. More than thirty people were crowded in the corridor, making the place seem a bit chaotic.

In addition to volunteers, Dumbledore, the four college deans, and members of the judging panel also appeared at the scene.

Seeing the arrival of Tom and Hermione, a smile flashed in Dumbledore's eyes. He cleared his throat and signaled those present to quiet down and listen to him.

"Okay, everyone is here."

As soon as Dumbledore said these words, the students present all turned their attention to Tom and Hermione. When they saw the two of them, everyone already had a premonition in their hearts. But when Dumbledore gave the real answer, everyone felt a sigh of relief.

There is no other reason than that these two people are too young! Those who can become volunteers are mostly the oldest students in the school. Most of the volunteers present were over seventeen years old. Are these two people in front of me sixteen years old? He actually became a volunteer.

But everyone was convinced, after all, Tom became famous on the day of the World Cup finals.

Seeing Tom and Hermione appear, Madame Maxime and Professor Karkaroff looked unhappy. Although the two of them didn't know much about the content of the project, they still had basic common sense.

It is normal for fellow Hogwarts volunteers to have a biased attitude when facing the Hogwarts warriors, right?

For a moment, both of them were worried.

Although there was a lot of drama in everyone's heart, everyone still calmed down, hid the little thoughts in their hearts, and listened carefully to Dumbledore's speech.

"To be honest, I'm surprised that you came so early. I thought that last night's party would consume a lot of your energy and make you unable to get up in the morning!" Dumbledore said to Tom and Hermione without leaving a trace. Min blinked.

Tom:…

How come this bad old man knows everything?

"Is today the day when the first event of the Triwizard Tournament begins? As volunteers, you will enter the competition venue first before the warriors..."

Everyone except Tom pricked up their ears. There seemed to be a fire fueled by curiosity in their hearts, making them eager to know the content of the Triwizard Tournament.

"The first project will be held in...the Forbidden Forest!"

Hearing this name, everyone gasped. Not to mention the young wizards at Hogwarts, the students at Durmstrang and Beauxbatons have also become aware of the power of the Forbidden Forest in Hogwarts. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most dangerous forest in the wizarding world.

This forest is lush and vast, and there are countless kinds of magical animals living in it, many of which are extremely dangerous. Ordinary students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest at all. Only those who have made serious mistakes will be punished to patrol the Forbidden Forest.

When they knew that the first project would be held in the Forbidden Forest, everyone's expressions froze, and several volunteers even backed down - who knows what monsters there are in the Forbidden Forest? It is said that there is a werewolf inside. If he is caught or bitten, wouldn't his life be ruined?

Not only were the students shocked, but the two principals, Maxim and Karkaroff, were also extremely surprised: This was inconsistent with the intelligence they had obtained! Didn’t I say that the first project was the fire dragon? Why did it become a wilderness survival?

Wait... Could it be that a few fire dragons were "released" into the Forbidden Forest?

The two principals shook their heads.

Dumbledore looked at the students present with an extremely serious expression: "I must remind you that even if you are volunteers, you will face fatal risks if you act recklessly in the Forbidden Forest. Although the Ministry of Magic has made many preparations, The strongest insurance is prudence and caution.”

Everyone nodded silently, secretly determined not to go out of line.

After Dumbledore warned everyone, he took out a gold bracelet from his robe. The bracelet was large and thick, and looked perfect for Hagrid to wear. The bracelet is engraved with dense inscriptions.

Before everyone could see what the bracelet looked like, Dumbledore pulled out his wand and did an unexpected operation - he touched the tip of the wand on the bracelet, and the bracelet instantly fell apart, breaking into dozens of pieces. Pieces of varying sizes.

Then, the fragments turned into streams of light and flew out from the corridor window. There were also a few fragments thrown into the hands of the volunteers present.

Tom received one, which seemed to be the largest fragment, weighing as much as an ounce. Hermione also got a small piece, but it was much smaller than Tom's, no more than the size of a fingernail.

The volunteers who received the fragments couldn't help but look at the golden ring fragments in their hands carefully, while the volunteers who didn't received them also looked curious.

"You must keep the fragments in your hands well. The three warriors and their assistants will try their best to take them away... What you can do is to keep the fragments in your hands, or give the fragments to someone you recognize. Warrior." Dumbledore said with a smile.

The faces of the volunteers present suddenly changed. The person who got the fragment immediately put it away and looked at the young wizards from other schools around him with some caution. Those who didn't get the fragment quickly remembered the name and appearance of the volunteer who had the fragment.

The air was suddenly filled with opposing emotions.

Madame Maxime glanced at the extraordinarily large fragment in Tom's hand, and could hardly restrain her inner desire to complain: Sure enough, Dumbledore was still biased and gave the biggest piece to his own people!

"Remember, the fragments in your hands will determine the outcome of the game! Let me tell you some basic rules..."

After explaining the basic rules, Dumbledore began to ask the members of the referee team to distribute protective suits to volunteers, which could save their lives as much as possible.

There are two things in the suit. One is a firework. Once a volunteer is seriously injured or faces a fatal threat, the firework can be fired, and the professor outside the site will enter the forbidden forest and take the volunteer out. Once the fireworks are fired, it is considered a waiver, and the warriors and other personnel are prohibited from causing further harm to the volunteer.

The second thing is even more interesting. It is a trigger-type portkey that can be taken to the Quidditch pitch by touching it. This is also a life-saving suit prepared by the Ministry of Magic for volunteers. There is a cover outside the door key. Normally, the little wizards cannot touch the door key. Only in critical moments can the door key be triggered by breaking the cover and taken back to the venue.

With these two pieces of equipment, the safety of volunteers is also guaranteed.

In addition, the volunteers each received a small bag. No one knew what was inside. They could only open it and check it when they arrived at the competition venue.

According to Dumbledore, it might be a magic prop, a map, or both, completely random.

As for food, drinking water, tents and other things, it is a matter of course.

"Okay, please lead the deans and members of the judging panel to lead the volunteers to the Forbidden Forest." After completing the arrangements, Dumbledore waved his hand and announced that everyone was ready to set off.

Tom's expression changed slightly: he still had something to do.

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