Chapter 473 "Fifth Team"

Dumbledore clutched the parchment and the note brightly illuminated by the fire. When he pronounced Sean's name, the hall suddenly fell into silence again.

Immediately, there was a loud discussion, and everyone turned to look at Sean, the fourth Hogwarts delegate. Sean frowned. Why does this feel so familiar?

"Mr. Wallup, please come." Dumbledore said to Sean, holding a parchment.

Sean silently looked at the people sitting at the professor's table. Dumbledore looked a little surprised. Karkaroff just stared at him, and Grindelwald kept smiling happily.

He stood up, everyone looked up at him, and the discussion was endless. However, Sean's reputation is higher than he imagined. After he took two steps, Sean heard a burst of applause. It was Capone, the student in the first grade, who stood up and was clapping vigorously there.

As if the fuse had been ignited, Capone took the lead. Hermione, Daisy, and others immediately applauded. His friends, roommates, the first, second, and third-grade students he taught, and Even Draco stood up.

Soon, the applause exceeded that of all the students who had chosen before. Some students from other schools who didn't know what happened looked at this scene in surprise, wondering what kind of magic power this person possessed.

Of course, none of this is the main problem. The problem is that Sean is the extra delegate.

Walking to the teacher's table, Dumbledore looked at Sean and shrugged, "I did put it in, but I didn't expect that I would be selected in this way."

Dumbledore's glasses flickered, coughed lightly, and said, "In that case..."

Before he could finish speaking, Karkaroff stood up abruptly behind him, "That's not fair! There are four contestants at Hogwarts!"

Judging by his angry expression, he seems to have regarded Sean's extra selection as a Hogwarts conspiracy.

Wasn't it Karkaroff's doing? Sean silently observed everyone in front of him. After Karkaroff's voice, the shocked students also reacted. This is not a one-on-one match, and the inconsistency in the number of teams will greatly affect the fairness of the entire tournament.

Many of Durmstrang's students joined their principals.

"Please be quiet," Dumbledore said, reaching out his hand to stop the noise. "Please allow me to discuss this with the referees."

"Professor," Sean interrupted Dumbledore, pointing to the Goblet of Fire.

"Sean, what is it?"

Another piece of parchment was sent out under the flames.

"Stephanie Ollivander..." Dumbledore read softly, looking at the cursive characters on the parchment.

She stood up and received no less attention than Sean, not only because of her outstanding beauty but also because she was the second Hogwarts delegate to be chosen like this.

Is something wrong with the Goblet of Fire? This was on everyone's thought. Everyone looked at the Goblet of Fire in unison.

The Goblet of Fire did not stop, and the third parchment that should not have appeared flew out. Dumbledore was completely shocked. He grabbed the parchment and read out the last name word by word.

"Daisy Potter."

Sean was completely surprised. How could Daisy be allowed in this tournament? When the third parchment flew out, he guessed that it was Harry or Neville. Sean instinctively believed that the person behind all this was going to let the three Sins join the tournament.

But why Daisy?

Daisy was still whispering something to Hermione and looked dazed until Dumbledore repeated her name again before she stood up.

"Daisy Potter," Dumbledore shouted, "Please come up here."

Daisy looked at Sean blankly, asking for help in her eyes, and Sean couldn't understand how Daisy put her name into the Goblet of Fire at all. He nodded gently, signaling to her not to be afraid.

Finally, Daisy walked quickly with her head bowed amidst the attention of all the students.

"Daisy," Dumbledore leaned down a little.

"Professor, Sean, I… I didn't put in my name. I really didn't." Daisy said anxiously.

"All of you go to the room first." Dumbledore said to Sean, Stephanie, and Daisy.

Sean nodded, gestured to Stephanie, and patted Daisy on the shoulder, telling her not to worry.

The three of them walked towards the room, and when they approached, they could already hear the noise of the Weasley twins' excitement.

When they entered the room, the twelve people who had already entered in advance were secretly looking at their opponents around them. Fred and George were holding Cedric's shoulders and talking continuously, which caused him to have a headache.

Although it was impolite to think so, Cedric had to admit that the twins were the ones who should be delegated, and Sean was his ideal candidate. However, when Sean and the others pushed the door and walked in, everyone in the room was stunned.

"Sean, what's the matter? Are they calling us back? Why is Daisy here?" George waved to him.

Before Sean could answer, there was a sound of hurried footsteps from behind, and Ludo walked into the room. He grabbed Sean's arm and pulled him forward.

Ludo was stunned for a moment and said, "This is strange, but it really happened..."

He looked at the other students in the room and said, "Please allow me to let you know that Sean Wallup, Stephanie Ollivander, and Daisy Potter have been selected as delegates."

"What?" Fleur said in a surprised voice, "They're additional delegates? Why are there three more people? Besides, they are just children!"

Sean is in 5th grade, Daisy is in 4th grade, and Stephanie, who is actually in 7th grade, looks like a 3rd grader. Krum and Reinhardt all showed gloomy expressions, especially Reinhardt, who looked extremely dissatisfied.

On the contrary, the three delegates from Nurmengard smiled with interest. They were all acquaintances with Sean; Daniels knew Sean and knew that offending him in person would definitely not be the right choice. The twins, including Cedric, all showed surprised expressions.

"How did you do it, Sean?"

"Did you stuff something into the Goblet other than your name?"

Fleur glared at the two, and she looked at Ludo, "This is a joke, isn't it, sir?"

"No, no. This is not a joke," Ludo said loudly, "Their names have been pulled out from the Goblet, and they have been chosen."

"But they're a child." Fleur looked at Ludo.

"The Goblet has chosen them," He rubbed his hands and said with a chuckle, "The choice of the Goblet of Fire needs to be followed."

The door behind them was pushed open again, and a large group of people rushed in. Professor Dumbledore, followed by Ms. Bones, Karkaroff, Madam Maxime, Professor Rosier, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, and Grindelwald, who slowly followed behind. Before Professor McGonagall closed the door, Sean could hear the buzzing of a thousand students in the hall next door.

Madam Maxime straightened her figure. Her head touched the chandelier full of candles.

"What the hell does that mean, Dumbledore?" She asked.

"I'd like to know that too, Dumbledore," said Karkaroff. "Two teams at Hogwarts? I don't remember someone telling me that the host school can have two teams. Could I not have read those rules carefully enough? Or are you planning to make six people form the strongest team in the history of Hogwarts?"

Madam Maxime lowered her head slightly to prevent herself from being hit by the chandelier, "It's not fair, Dumbledore. There are twice as many delegates in Hogwarts as us."

Dumbledore stood in front, "First of all, both Sean and Stephanie are eligible to sign up. But, Daisy, tell me,"

"Did you put your name into the Goblet of Fire, Daisy?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

"No, Professor." Daisy shook her head.

"Lies," Karkaroff said gloomily.

Sean's eyes turned cold all of a sudden, but before he could speak, a more sinister voice came from behind him.

"Karkaroff, until there is evidence, you should maintain respect for a student, after all—" Snape's face looked as if he had just been dug out of an iceberg, "You can't accuse someone plainly."

Karkaroff took two steps back.

Dumbledore also said, "I trust my student, Karkaroff. Please pay attention to your words."

Madam Maxime frowned and said, "What should we do now? Let these three children also participate in the competition. This is ridiculous. If that's the case, I want Beauxbatons to have three more delegates."

"So is Durmstrang." Karkaroff stood behind.

At this time, everyone turned their attention to the referees, Ms. Bones and Grindelwald. Just as Bones was about to speak, she heard Grindelwald's footsteps behind her and immediately fell silent.

Grindelwald walked slowly to the center of the crowd and said slowly, "I think these three children must participate in the tournament."

"The Goblet of Fire is a powerful item. Someone has tampered with it with powerful magic and put Daisy Potter's name in it, which the Goblet of Fire thought was a contestant from a fifth school. I would assume Sean and Stephanie's cases are the same."

Bones said, "They still have to participate because it's the rule."

Grindelwald smiled and nodded at her, "She is right. After the names put into the Goblet of Fire are selected, they will form a magical contract. They have to participate."

Madam Maxime frowned, "This is ridiculous. Hogwarts has three more people than ours."

Grindelwald chuckled lightly, "It's not a big problem. There is only one team to win it, and these three are also in competition with the three boys from Hogwarts. How about the referees to vote?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand leisurely, "I agree with these three participating in the tournament."

Professor Rosier immediately followed suit, "So is Nurmengard."

Bones took a look and made the same call. Karkaroff and Maxime looked at each other, knowing that it was useless for them to vote against it; they could only agree on this fact in the end.

Sean, Stephanie, and Daisy looked at each other and formed a new team immediately.

"Good luck, Sean." Fred and George winked at him.

"So, it's settled?" Ludo rubbed his hands and walked forward with a smile.

"Come here, kids. I'm going to tell you the rules." He greeted the fifteen contestants.

"The first stage is to test your strength," he told the delegates, "We're not going to tell you what it is. Facing the unknown is an important quality in a wizard."

"The first stage will be carried out on November 24th, and it will be completed in front of other students and the referees."

"Contestants are not allowed to ask or accept help from their teachers to complete their competition tasks. The only weapon you have in the first stage is your wand. You will not learn about the situation of the second stage until after the first stage is over. Because the competition is very demanding and the duration is long, the delegates will not participate in the school year examination."

"Of course, excluding the NEWT exam."

Fred and George immediately lowered their heads in disappointment.

Dumbledore chatted with the others for a while, and after they all left, Dumbledore said to the remaining six Hogwarts delegates, "Return now. You need to get some good rest to prepare."

They nodded while Sean looked at the leaving people.

Who caused this to happen?