Today was the day of the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, and everyone was thrilled and excited. The judges included the headmasters of the three schools, Ludo Bagman, Barty Crouch, and, surprisingly, the final judge was Salazar Slytherin. As the founder of Hogwarts and a legendary figure from a thousand years ago, having him serve as a judge was certainly fitting.
However, Madame Maxime was extremely dissatisfied. Ever since she discovered Cyrus's true identity, she had been both shocked and furious. With three of the six judges being her father and grandfathers, how could the scoring possibly be fair? She secretly vowed to ruthlessly dock Cyrus's points.
Cyrus herself was unaware of this change until she saw Salazar and Grindelwald bickering just before the match began. "Father? You're a judge too?" Cyrus looked at the three of them, while resentful glances from the other contestants drilled into her back.
Chapter 62