Ternion || Oliver Wood

Chapter 5

The Triwizard Tournament

I woke up to Trisha waking me up for breakfast, 3 days have passed since we won my first quidditch match against Ravenclaw, Mondays, God I hate Mondays as much as I hate myself. I dressed up and we, Poppy, Trisha and Linda went to the Great hall to have breakfast.

We were having breakfast when students went running to go outside, I went to see what was happening and saw Pegasus with carriages and a ship that emerges from the water arriving to Hogwarts, we were all gathered in the great hall by Dumbledore to announce something.

"The inter-house Quidditch cup will no longer continue this year," Professor Dumbledore announced making people go noisy and focused in front

"For we will be hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year, for those who doesn't know what the Triwizard tournament brings together 3 schools for a series of magical contests for each schools a single student is selected to compete and these schools are Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy," He mentioned our school's name and we all rejoiced.

"Let's now welcome the lovely ladies from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic" The students from the School entered the great hall dancing so gracefully, it was an all-girls school, "And now our friends from the north The Durmstrang Institute" He announced and the door opened and men started marching inside the great hall with staffs.

"Your Attention Please!" Professor Dumbledore shouted all our glances went to the front of the great hall, "I'd like to say a few words. Eternal glory that is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard tournament but to do this, that student must survive 3 tasks, 3 extremely dangerous tasks." Dumbledore said

"Wicked" I heard Fred & George said

"For this reason, the ministry has seen fit to impose a new rule to explain all this we have the head of the Department of International magical cooperation Mr. Barty Crouch" Dumbledore introduced us to the head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation when our enchanted ceiling went nuts, not very long when we saw a guy waves his wand to stop it and it was now cleared

"It's Mad-Eye Moody" I heard Ron Weasley said and I looked at the guy who is now limping and got a prosthetic eye, he then noticed me and looked at me weirdly, I immediately looked away for it was so creepy

"My dear old friend thanks for coming" Professor Dumbledore said and shook his hand, we followed him with our eyes and saw him drinking from a hip flask

"What's that he's drinking do you suppose?" I heard Finnigan asked

"I don't know, but I don't think its Pumpkin Juice." Potter answered him

"After due consideration," Mr. Barty Crouch started to talk, "The ministry has concluded that for their own safety. No student under the age of 17 should be allowed to put their name for the Triwizard Tournament this decision-" he got cut off by the students booing and yelling that it was rubbish.

"Silence!" Dumbledore yelled and the whole Great hall went quiet. His wand touched the small golden tower in front the golden tower disappeared and revealed a goblet and soon a blue fire arise from it, "The Goblet of Fire, anyone wishing to submit themselves to the tournament nearly write their name upon a piece of parchment and throw it in the flame before this hour on Thursday night" Dumbledore said and I looked at Cedric who was sitting a little bit far from me, "Do not do so likely, if chosen there's no turning back, as from this moment the Triwizard Tournament has begun" he continued. After the announcement we were dismiss to enter our classes.