"Everyone I have an important announcement to make." said Professor Dumbledore, and the Great Hall immediately went silent. "This year, Hogwarts will be home to the Triwizard Tournament, and there will be two other wizarding schools staying with us. Please make them feel welcomed, and please be courteous to them, as they introduce themselves in a few moments. Oh yes, also, due to the Triwizard Tournament, Quidditch will be cancelled for the rest of the year."
That statement got a lot of shouts and groans. No sooner when Professor Dumbledore sat down, the door to the Great Hall opened, and in came students from another wizarding schools. Harry noticed immediately that they were all male, and Ron noticed that Viktor Krum was among them. Dumbledore stood up and walked to the Highmaster and hugged him, as a sign of good will, then said aloud "Welcome to Hogwarts, students and Highmaster of Durmstrang Institute, Igor Karkaroff." The Highmaster sat by Dumbledore, as the students sat at the Slytherin Table.
The door opened once again, and to all of the male students excitement, it was a school with nothing but girls. The girls walked down the aisle towards Professor Dumbledore, and their Headmistress was huge, literally. She was taller than Hagrid, and Harry saw that Hagrid had a smile on his face. Professor Dumbledore got up again, and the Headmistress had to bend down to kiss Dumbledore on both cheeks, and he do the same. "Welcome to Hogwarts, students and Headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, Olympe Maxime!" The Beauxbatons students sat at the Ravenclaw table, where all of the boys tried to get a good look at them, while Professor Maxime sat at the staff table alongside Karkaroff.
When everyone was comfortable after the other two schools came, Dumbledore stood up once again, and this time Mr. Bagman and Mr. Crouch came in holding a casket covered in jewels. Dumbledore pointed his wand at the casket, and it turned into a goblet of fire. "Your attention, please! I would like to say a few words. Eternal glory. That is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament. But to do this, that student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks." Dumbledore said. Everyone started murmuring about taking part of the Triwizard Tournament. "Anyone wishing to enter the Tournament, only need to write their name and school on a piece of paper, and put it in the Goblet of Fire. Now, Mr. Crouch has a few words for you about the Tournament." Dumbledore said.
The Great Hall got quiet again, and Mr. Crouch got up, and said "The Ministry has decided that due to the danger the three tasks, that no student under the age of seventeen will not be allowed to put forth their name for the Triwizard Tournament, and that is final." The Great Hall erupted into a roar of disagreements, and Fred and George yelled "That's rubbish!" Dumbledore stood up again, put his wand to his throat, and yelled "SILENCE!", and the Hall got quiet. "That's it for the night, remember what I said you had to do if you're old enough to enter. As from this moment, the Triwizard Tournament begins. Now off to bed. Pip pip."
The students went to their respective dormitories, and the students from Durmstrang went back to their ship, and the students from Beauxbatons went back to their carriage. When they entered the Gryffindor Common Room, Harry, Ron, and Hermione took their usual seats by the fire. "Too bad we can't enter, eh Harry?" Ron said. Harry replied "Nope, I don't want eternal glory. Besides, the Tournament sounds like it could literally kill you." Hermione nodded her head in agreement "Well come on," she said "we better get to bed. It's going to be a long first day back tomorrow." Harry and Ron bid Hermione good-night, and went up to the Boys' Dormitory, and changed into their pajamas. Ron said before he went to sleep "still it would be cool if we could enter the Tournament. Oh well, I don't think mum would let me anyway." Harry murmured his agreement, and slowly fell asleep.