The Champion's Revealed

[Albus. P.W.B. Dumbledore]

It was time. The very first Hogwarts Tournament was mere minutes away. Over the summer, he had been taking with the faculty and they had all agreed that it was time for a little inter house competition. And, so it had been decided that for the first time in Hogwarts history, an inter-house Tournament, different from the House and Quidditch Cup had been set up. Aptly named the House Tournament, he had announced it at the beginning of term, and three days ago, he had set up the House Tournament Cup, and given all students aged 15 or over the chance to enter their name into the cup, and given the warning that once the name was entered, they had entered a Binding Magical Contract, and there was no going back if chosen, and that the challenges were not for the faint of heart. After that, he had dismissed the students, although some had automatically walked up to the cup and put their names in. After that, he had seen many a student walk up the cup during break times, and during the various meals of the days.

And now, the day had come. Today was the last chance for people to enter their name. Not as many people had though. Most people had already done it, and so they were waiting for dinner tonight so they could see who would have the opportunity to bring Honor and Glory to their house.

Dinner time was fast approaching. Many students were eager for their final lessons to finish, and for dinner to start so that it could finish, and they, Dumbledore would announce the winners, and who would be representing their house.

When dinner finally came around, people didn’t eat as much. Some were too excited to see who would representing their house, and the others were most likely to nervous about being chosen. Many faculty members weren’t feeling the same however, and most spent dinner as they would any normal day, and the same went for Albus. He was 114 years old, and he wasn’t getting any younger. At his age, he knew a thing or two about being patient, and he was sure the students could wait as well. But, eventually, he finished his desert, and once the plates were magically cleaned, he stood, and automatically, a hush fell over the Great Hall. This was the moment most of them had spent the last three days thinking about, and now, finally, he was about to reveal who was going forth.

“Students, Faculty, the time is now. For the past three days, students have been coming forth and putting their names into the Tournament Cup, and now is the time to reveal who will going forth and gaining Honor and Glory for their House. When the Champion is called forth, I would like them to go into the Chamber to the side of the Hall.” He gestured to a door to the side of the hall, before he approached the cup. With a wave of his hand, he burnt out most of the candles, so soon, most of the light was coming from the cup itself. For the next few seconds, there was a hush tense over the hall, and then, it happened. A flash a light occurred, and the first slip of paper was waiting for on the floor. He bent over, picked it up, and unfolded it. “The Champion for Gryffindor House, is... Seamus Finnigan” Cheers came from the Gryffindor as Seamus stood up and was congratulated by his house-mates. He watched as he approached the Teachers table and entered the room. He silenced the crowd, and once again, a hush fell over the Hall. There was another Flash of light, and another folded slip appeared on the floor. “The Champion for Ravenclaw House is... Geminus James Rattigin” Once again, cheers exploded, and the young lad swiftly departed into the room. Another flash of light, “The Champion for Slytherin House is... Harry Potter” More cheers as he entered the room. There was silence. This was the Final name. Whoever was called next, would be the Hufflepuff House Champion. A deathly hush, and finally, the final flash of light. “The Champion for Hufflepuff house is... Jasper Forest.” The final lad departed into the room. Albus turned to face the rest of the Students. “Well, that’s it. Are four House Champions have been chosen, These four Students will now have the chance to earn Honour and Glory for their houses. I will inform you all when the first task is scheduled to take place. But for now, it is late, and I believe your beds are calling. Good night to you all” With those final words, the rest of the student body, filed out of the hall, all of them discussing what had just happened, and who they thought was going to win.

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