I am truly sorry it took so long to get this chapter out, but I was having MAJIOR writer's block.
WARNING! WARNING! VERY SHORT CHAPTER AHEAD! VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY SHORT!
I don't own any of the characters that you have "meet" before reading my stories.
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It is finally time for the Goblet to be light and everyone is gathered in the Great Hall. Before the lighting there was a feast and everyone stuffed themselves. (For those who are wondering Hermione did not go into the S.P.E.W thing) Dumbledore stood up and said, " The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. I'd like to say a few words of explanation before we bring in the casket just to clarify the procedure that we will be following this year. First let me introduce Mr. Bartemius Crouch, Head of the Department of International Magic Cooperation and Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports." Applause was loudest for Bagman. "Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch have worked hard these past few months on the arrangements for the Tournament,' Dumbledore continued, ' and they will be joining the three Head Masters on the panel that will judge the champion's efforts."
Everyone is straining to see what is happening now. "The casket please Mr. Flinch"
Flinch brought Dumbledore a great wooden chest encrusted with jewels. It looked extremely old. Dumbledore explain some more boring rules that everyone would try to get around, then he taped the chest three times with his wand. Everyone was holding their breath waiting for something extraordinary to happen. Nothing did. " We seem to have a problem, the tournament can't start until the champions are chosen and the champions can't be chosen without the Goblet of Fire.
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What will happen now? Will the tournament be canceled? Will the Judges pick the champions themselves? Or will something else happen? And the most important question of all Why the ^%@# didn't the Goblet light. To find out the answers check into the next chapter of An Alternate Reality. It may be awhile if I don't get help though.
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