The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Fred, George:? !

This was the first time that they were given the adjective naive.

"Hey, George, some people call us naive." Fred winked at his brother.

"Fred, we should mark this day down and engrave on our tombstones 'On September 1, 1994, Tom Yoder once said that we were both naive'."

The two laughed together.

Tom just watched their performance quietly. Soon, Fred and George stopped laughing under Tom's caring eyes.

"So Yoder, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Tom sighed and said quietly: "So you two think that the 'impartial referee' invited by Dumbledore will be a living person?"

Fred and George both frowned. They really hadn't thought about this issue. Now that they thought about it carefully, the referees really weren't necessarily human beings.

"Wouldn't it be easier to deceive someone if they weren't a human being? Don't forget we have an age-enhancing agent——"

"I mean Dumbledore can basically prevent students under the age of seventeen from participating. He just needs to make a list!" Tom interrupted Fred's fantasy.

Yes, no magic or referee is needed. As the principal of Hogwarts, Dumbledore had enough time to collect the birth dates of the students, and then simply banned students under the age of 17 from enrolling in Hogwarts.

Take Fred as an example. Suppose he used some means to make his biological age reach seventeen years old and successfully broke through the first line of age detection defense. After he reports his name, it will trigger the detection mechanism left by Dumbledore. After final inspection, it was found that the applicant Fred Weasley was on the blacklist, and his registration qualifications would be automatically cancelled.

This should be the two methods Dumbledore left behind. The first level is used to screen the students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, and the second level is to get rid of the naughty people in Hogwarts. If you want to bypass these two lines of defense, you can only look for bugs. For example, tell the Goblet of Fire that the rules have changed this time. There are four schools, and only one person from the fourth school has signed up...

After listening to Tom's explanation, Fred suddenly realized, and then said with great sadness that Dumbledore was cheating!

He used the simplest and most unpretentious way to deprive Fred and George of their qualifications to register.

"This is so unmagical!" George said angrily. In his opinion, Dumbledore had broken the tacit understanding between them and used methods that were not honorable.

"Wait, there is still a flaw in that. Dumbledore knows that we are not old enough, but he has no decision-making power, right? According to what Dumbledore said, this referee seems to only select the most suitable person among the registered people. , so in fact Dumbledore can only stop us from signing up - in this case, no matter whether the referee is a real person or not, we will have a way to take advantage of the loopholes, and the two of us are masters of taking advantage of loopholes." Fred still refused to give up.

"For example, in the blacklist you mentioned, George and I could briefly change our name to 'Wesselai' or something like that." George quickly came up with a countermeasure.

Seeing that Fred and George were determined to compete, Tom couldn't say anything and could only let them continue to mess around.

"I don't understand why you must sign up for such a dangerous competition. Didn't you hear what Dumbledore said? Many people died in the competition." Hermione was very worried.

"Indeed, but he also said that he would be prepared this year. Besides, there is always an element of adventure in life. George and I sneaked into the Forbidden Forest when we were in the first grade - by the way, Tom, if you have the chance, Sign up, will you participate?" Fred said nonchalantly.

Hermione heard this and glanced at the carefree Fred. For some reason, Hermione became so angry when she saw these two people not acting upright, as if she was possessed by Professor McGonagall.

So she decided to cause trouble for the twins.

"If Tom and Harry can sign up, why do you think the referee will choose someone other than them?"

Fred:!

He thought about it carefully and felt that what Hermione said was correct. If he were to be the referee, he would also choose Tom as the warrior.

Fred and George sighed, Hermione's words almost giving up the idea of ​​participating.

"To be honest, the probability of you becoming a warrior is low, but it is not difficult to make some preparations in advance and gain some benefits in the selection."

Tom's words made Fred's ears perk up. Fred wanted to become a Warrior because of the Warrior's super high authority and the bonus of up to a thousand galleons after winning the championship.

Now that there is an opportunity to make money, of course he will not let it go.

"Think about it, everyone seems to be very interested in who can become the Warrior, so why don't you take the opportunity to open a bet? Just bet on who can become the Warrior of Hogwarts, and you two will take the cut."

Tom didn't dare to mention the odds because he was worried that Fred and George were not good enough at mathematics to perform such a complicated operation, and it would be terrible if they ended up like Bagman.

"The key point is later. When the warriors are born, you can immediately make a batch of warrior peripherals and sell them. For example, badges with the warriors' names and cheers, fireworks that can spell out the warriors' names... Also, as mentioned before The blind box can be put on the agenda." Tom talked eloquently and gave Fred and George a lot of money-making tips. The two nodded repeatedly and wanted to follow Tom back to Ravenclaw Tower.

After separating from the two of them, Hermione shook her head. She always felt that students who were too obsessed with business behavior were not the right path.

"Will you sign up? If the two of them really find a loophole?" She frowned and stared at Tom, secretly deciding that if Tom really planned to sign up, she would go talk to Professor Flitwick.

Tom shook his head. He had no intention of becoming a warrior, because according to his arrangement, he could play a more interesting role...

After correctly answering the knocker's question, the wooden door at the entrance to the lounge swung open, revealing the familiar and welcoming Ravenclaw common room. At this time, it was windy and rainy outside, and the rain slapped on the windows of the tower, making the lounge even warmer.

Hermione said goodbye to Tom and headed towards the girls' dormitory alone. Tom followed the stairs to his bedroom.

In the bedroom, six four-poster beds are arranged against the wall, with blue curtains hanging above them. Everyone's suitcases have been placed at the foot of their respective beds, looking very neat. Perhaps because chatting with Fred took too much time, Tom's roommates had already climbed into their beds and closed the curtains to rest. Tom didn't say much, and quietly climbed into his own bed to rest. At this time, he discovered that the system he had not paid attention to for a long time seemed to have some new movements with the beginning of the new semester.

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A second bar joke comes with the chapter.

Bar jokes (2):

One night, a man walked into the bar and said to the bartender, "Give me a beer, please."

Bartender: "Okay, one beer for one penny."

The customer didn’t believe it and yelled: “One penny for a glass of beer?!”

Bartender: "Exactly, a penny!"

The customer looked at the menu and said, "Can I have a large rib steak, plus mushrooms, French fries, and two fried eggs?"

Bartender: "Of course, but it's quite expensive."

Guest: "How much does it cost?"

Bartender: "Four cents total!"

Guest: "Where is the owner of this bar?"

Bartender: "Upstairs with my wife!"

Guest: "What is he doing upstairs with your wife?" Bartender: "Just like I did downstairs with his bar!"