The applause and chatter gradually subsided, and now everyone's attention was once again focused on the Goblet of Fire.
A few seconds later, the flame turned red again.
A second piece of parchment, propelled by the flame, leaped out of the cup.
"The Brave of Boothbottom!" Dumbledore said. "It's Hibiscus Chinensis Dracul!"
Hibiscus Chinensis stood up gracefully and shook her silvery hair.
She did not seem surprised by the result. She walked lightly between the tables of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
"Look, they're all disappointed," Hermione said amid the noise, nodding at the other representatives of Boothbottom.
In fact, "disappointed" was an understatement.
The two girls who had not been chosen burst into tears, burying their heads in their arms and weeping bitterly.
Gabri, on the other hand, was overjoyed and kept clapping for her sister.
When Hibiscus Chinensis Dracul also entered the next room, the hall became quiet again.
This time the silence was filled with an almost palpable excitement. Now it was the turn of the Brave of the Hogwarts...
At this moment, the Goblet of Fire turned red again.
Sparks flew and flames leaped high into the air. From the tip of the flame, Dumbledore pulled out the third piece of parchment.
"The Brave of the Hogwarts!" he shouted. "It's Cedric Diggory!"
"Oh no!" shouted Ron.
The cheers from the tables next to them were deafening. Every Hufflepuff student was jumping up and down, screaming and stamping his feet.
At this moment, Cedric walked past them, smiling brightly, and headed for the room behind the staff table.
After Elwyn had decided that he would not be a Brave, Diggory was indeed the best.
The cheers for Cedric went on for a long time. After a long time, Dumbledore got everyone to quiet down and listen to him.
"Great!" When the noise finally subsided, Dumbledore said loudly and happily, "Well, now that our three warriors have been chosen, I know that I can completely trust all of you, including Bob Barton and the other students of Demstrong. You will definitely do your best to support your warriors. By cheering for the warriors, you will also make a great contribution to this event. "
Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking, and everyone could see what had caught his attention.
The flames in the Goblet of Fire turned red again, and sparks splashed out.
A long tongue of flame suddenly leaped into the air, holding up another piece of parchment.
Dumbledore subconsciously stretched out a slender hand and grabbed the parchment.
He held it aloft and stared at the name written on it.
There was a long silence. Dumbledore stared at the note in his hand. Everyone in the auditorium stared at Dumbledore.
This was too shocking. The three warriors had been chosen, so why did the Goblet of Fire still have a piece of parchment?
"Here it comes!" Elwyn focused his attention on Dumbledore. Barty Crouch Jr. had made his move.
After a few seconds, Dumbledore cleared his throat in the silence and said loudly, "Ron Weasley!"
What?!
Ron was a warrior?!
How was this possible? Elwyn's mind went blank. Shouldn't it be Harry?!
Things had changed again. What was Barty Crouch Jr. plotting?!
He hurriedly turned to look at Ron. Everyone else also turned to look at him.
Ron's name emerged from the Goblet of Fire. This was even more unexpected than Elwyn becoming a warrior himself.
Ron seemed to be scared silly. He sat there in a daze, feeling like he was dreaming.
Had he heard wrong? He had become a warrior?!
After a brief moment of blankness, there was a wave of ecstasy.
He looked around excitedly, but there was no smiling face.
There was no applause. Instead, a buzzing sound began to fill the auditorium, like the buzzing of countless angry bees.
Some students even stood up to see Ron more clearly.
Ron stood where he was. The smile on his face gradually froze. He was suddenly at a loss of what to do.
His face was very red, and even his ears were red.
"Go to that room!" Elwyn said in a low voice, giving Ron a gentle push.
He glanced at Keresis, who was shaking his head slightly. He seemed equally surprised by the result.
No matter what had happened, Ron had become a warrior.
He heard Elwyn's reminder and wanted to go to the room at the top of the auditorium, but his body was so stiff that he couldn't move.
Professor Meg stood up from the VIP seat and walked quickly past Ludo Bargmann and Professor Kakarov.
She whispered urgently in Professor Dumbledore's ear. Dumbledore listened attentively and frowned slightly.
In the VIP seat, Professor Dumbledore straightened up and nodded at Professor Meg.
"Ron Weasley!" He shouted again. "Ron, please come here!"
"Go," Hermione urged in a low voice and gently pushed Ron.
"Go!" Harry also said.
Ron stood up, stepped on the bottom of his robe, and accidentally fell to the ground.
With the help of a few people around him, he climbed up awkwardly. He was very embarrassed.
Ron walked along the aisle between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff's tables. Hundreds of thousands of eyes were staring at him.
The buzz of discussion grew louder and the atmosphere in the auditorium became more and more strange.
They stared blankly at Ron as he walked by, their faces filled with uncontrollable rage.
But no one stopped Ron. Everyone was avoiding him like the plague. They looked like they had seen something dirty.
"Okay, Ron Weasley, go through that door!" Dumbledore said without a smile on his face.
Ron looked at Dumbledore expectantly, as if he wanted to get some kind of response.
But Dumbledore's expression was extremely serious. It was something he had never seen before. Even the surrounding flames seemed to be frozen.
After a few seconds, Ron nodded slowly, as if he understood something. He stumbled along the teaching staff's table.
After he entered the room, the other people at the VIP table, Dumbledore, Kakarov, Mrs. Maxim, Ludo Bargmann, Barty Crouch, Professor Meg, and Professor Snape, also followed him in.
Before Professor Meg left, he told everyone to go back to sleep. That was the end of tonight's banquet.
The students didn't leave for a long time. Instead, they exploded.
The sound of discussion and noise was so loud that it almost tore down the ceiling. Everyone was furious.
"How could Ron become a warrior?!" Harry said in disbelief.
"He was with us the whole day. He didn't have a chance to put his name in the Goblet of Fire!" Hermione said with a frown.
"It's obvious that this is a conspiracy." Elwyn said. He didn't know if Ron could pass those dangerous projects.
From his point of view, Barty Crouch Jr. making Ron a warrior was no different from him taking his life.
Damn it, what conspiracy was he plotting?!
Ron was different from Harry. Harry was brave and had always performed well in actual combat. With Dumbledore's help, it was possible for him to pass the top three competition.
But Ron …
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