Sunday night at dinner, Dumbledore was about to announce the contestants for the Triwizard Tournament. Lila, in her silk dusky blue dress again, was particularly excited in finding out who would be competing. She never knew about the Triwizard Tournament before returning to Hogwarts. Lila and Severus had a wager going that a student from their house would be chosen for the tournament.
When the first three contestants were confirmed, Lila elbowed Severus. "So neither of our houses are competing eh? I guess it's for the better. I would be so consumed in worry if one of my students was chosen." From what Dumbledore had briefed her on, she knew the tournament could be deadly.
When Harry Potter's name shot out from the goblet of fire, Lila was just as shocked as everyone else in the room. Well, everyone else aside from Severus. Lila was truly astonished at what had just happened. She knew Harry didn't put his name in the cup, because there was an age line around it, but she had no idea how his name got in there. She was going to ask Severus about it later because it seemed like he expected it to happen. Other teachers did not follow the same logic as Lila. They wondered how Harry Potter's name ended up in the cup. They grew suspicious of Potter and believed he was the one who somehow put his name in the goblet.
Lila was consumed in thought; she was trying to understand how Harry's name was put into the goblet. Someone must have done it for him. He paid someone to put it in there or someone put it in there without his knowledge… She was so deep in thought that she hadn't noticed Snape, along with most of the students and professors, had left the great hall. Lila decided to seek out Dumbledore, to find out if he knew anything about what had just occurred.
At his office, he was already speaking to all the other professors, Igor Karkaroff, Madame Maxime, and Barty Crouch. Snape was not present. Dumbledore did not acknowledge Lila as she walked in late, "I just confronted the boy, and he has told me that he did not ask an older student or individual to put his name in the goblet of fire, and I have decided to trust him."
"That's absurd! No one in Hogwarts would put his name in the cup unless they were given some incentive by Harry!" exclaimed Barty Crouch.
Dumbledore was suspecting that it was someone not inside Hogwarts, but decided not to voice that opinion to control everyone's fears. "At any rate, it does not matter how his name got into the cup. We must decide if he should compete or not."
"Well absolutely not! It's not safe!" said Crouch, determined to get his way.
"While I understand your concern, the goblet's decision is final and he must compete. We shall take a vote."
Lila, along with every other professor, Igor, and Maxime voted with Dumbledore while Crouch was the only opposing vote. She decided to vote with Dumbledore not necessarily because she agreed with him, or Barty for that matter, but because she trusted his judgment.
"Of course they're going to vote with you, after all you pay them!"
"I'm sorry you see it that way Barty, I hope you'll come around to understand that we must obey the goblet's decision. If any of you hear any news as to who put Harry's name in the goblet, I would greatly appreciate it if you could notify me as soon as possible." He dismissed them.
As Lila exited the headmaster's office she looked around for Snape. He wasn't there. She had been focused on Dumbledore during the meeting and didn't notice Snape's absence. Where was he sneaking off to each week? She decided to check his office; maybe he had skipped the meeting to grade papers.
She knocked on his door; no answer. She knocked again, this time longer and louder; still no answer. She tried twisting the door knob; it was locked. "Alohomora!" The opening charm didn't work. Snape was smart enough to protect the lock. Lila put her back against his door as she thought about where he might be. Still thinking about it, she slowly walked back to her room.