On the day of the match, Hogwarts students still had classes—or, to be precise, half a day of classes, which would stop at noon. Fred, George, and Lee Jordan complained endlessly about this, arguing that the Triwizard Tournament placed an immense amount of pressure on the Champions, and they should be given a relaxed environment to prepare for the first task.
Well, that sounded reasonable enough, but Albert knew they were only saying this because they didn't want to attend Charms class.
After all, going to class when you were going to watch a match in the afternoon felt like a complete buzzkill.
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