Chapter 916

Fleur was extremely sad.

She never imagined that Darren was living so difficultly.

And all of this was caused by her.

"Alright, we can all eat at school, don't worry about me... and I have my brother!

My brother is especially good to me; he knew I had no money and insisted on giving me a lot.

And other classmates, they also gave me a lot of Galleons last Christmas; I'm not short of money, don't worry!"

Darren's words made Fleur not believe him at all.

Because she heard a Slytherin girl muttering that Darren had donated those Galleons to others.

Donated...

This was another thing Fleur found outrageous.

But...

"Don't be afraid, I came this time to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, and in the end, I will definitely be in first place.

I'll share half of those Galleons with you... you still have to eat!"

Fleur became happy again.

Then she brought over the fish soup from the side for Darren.

"Try this, our specialty."

Darren curiously took a taste.

He finally concluded that French cuisine was definitely much better than British.

"Do you want more?"

Fleur asked with a giggle.

Before Darren could nod, she walked to other tables and asked for a plate.

"Drink some more, you Hogwarts students are really generous; they gave it to me as soon as I asked."

Darren was helpless.

Good heavens.

Whether the students were generous or not, he didn't know, but they gave it to Fleur definitely because Fleur was beautiful.

He saw several boys acting like fools.

As soon as Fleur asked, they pushed it over without a second thought.

Then they watched helplessly as Fleur gave their fish soup to Darren; only then did they come to their senses.

They slapped their thighs in frustration.

But they didn't dare to come over and take it back.

They could only watch Darren drink their fish soup clean.

"Tch, using beauty to seduce others!"

Cassandra said in a disdainful voice.

Darren thought Fleur definitely heard it, but she smiled even more happily. Clearly, she felt that being complimented on her beauty by a girl was a very honorable thing.

Darren pretended not to see or hear their situation and buried his head in eating.

With these dishes full of exotic flavors, he was very happy even without ordering takeout.

When he finally rubbed his stomach, Dumbledore had already waved his wand, and the food on the table was swept away.

The plates also vanished cleanly.

He clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said: "Children, the moment has finally arrived; bring that box over!"

He said to an unfamiliar wizard.

This was the wizard brought by Crouch.

"Before the box is brought, I think we should let our judge, Ludo Bagman, speak first."

Ludo Bagman was the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.

He spoke about some things and then indicated that he would form a panel of judges with Dumbledore, Maxime, Karkaroff, and Mr. Crouch.

Every time he pointed to a wizard, they would nod and smile.

But when he mentioned Mr. Crouch, Mr. Crouch moved coldly.

He seemed not to want to speak at all.

It formed a sharp contrast with the others at the banquet.

However, the others didn't say anything.

Ludo Bagman had already handed the floor to Dumbledore.

And at this time, that wizard had already brought the box over and handed it to Mr. Filch.

Dumbledore nodded at Mr. Filch.

Mr. Filch solemnly handed the box into his hands.

It was a large box inlaid with jewels.

And it looked very old.

"This year's competition events, Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch have already reviewed them; there will be three events, they..."

Dumbledore spoke at length.

This made the others in the Great Hall listen very excitedly.

Finally, Dumbledore reached a pause.

He stopped speaking.

He took a cup out of the box.

He continued: "This is the Goblet of Fire; every contestant can write down their name and school and throw it in... to prevent students who are not old enough from being unable to resist the temptation, I will draw an age line in front of the goblet..."

"Oh, you can't do this!"

"Too much, we're only a few months short!"

Fred and George shouted loudly.

But Dumbledore and the others all laughed.

Clearly, they were not allowed to participate.