Quadwizard Tournament

> "And I must also introduce you to a rather exciting event which we have scheduled to run during this academic year. As some of you may know, there was once a tradition of competition between the three great European wizarding schools, known as the Triwizard Tournament. After a number of tragic events, this tradition was put into abeyance, and it has never yet been resurrected. This year, however, a significant occurrence in the world of magical education must be marked. The first of the Australian magical schools has been admitted to the International Confederation of Wizards' educational register, and in order to celebrate, we intend to demonstrate the increasingly global nature of education in the modern magical world."
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Starting in September 2022, Hogwarts students were informed of the start of the first Quadwizard Tournament. Unlike the Triwizard Tournament, this new competition was created in celebration of the newly recognized WANDA. Students from the four schools participating (Hogwarts, Mahoutokoro, Uagadou, and WANDA) will all spend a quarter of the academic year at each school where one task will be laid out for the four school champions to participate in. Champions will earn points for their participation in each task and the one with the most cumulative points at the end of the fourth task will be declared the winner.

### Champion Selection

Starting on October 1st, students were able to submit their name for consideration as their school's champion. On October 31st, four champions were selected: Bastien Kelly from Hogwarts, Hiro Lim from Mahoutokoro, Malia Kamau from Uagadou, and Tamika da Silva from WANDA.

### Task 1

For the Hogwarts task, the champions were assigned doors that were standing in the middle of the grounds. Each champion entered their assigned door at the same time and were faced with a room designed to reflect the ideals of one of the four founders. Hiro was assigned Godric Gryffindor's room which was an armory filled with weapons, ghouls, and many other things. He needed to overcome many challenges in order to use his strength to pull a sword from an anvil and be able to leave the room. Malia got Helga's scullery in which she had to collect up the ingredients and make biscuits that shrunk her down to the proper size to be able to leave the door she came through. Bastien was lucky enough to get his own founder's room and made his way through Rowena's library and climbed through a wardrobe in order to get back to the Hogwarts ground. Finally, Tamika was given Salazar's studio and had to climb up through a fireplace and fly down toward the ground in order to be granted cunning enough to leave.

### Task 2

Taking to the underground city of Eora, champions were tasked with a triathlon. First they ran along Jadmarra's beach encountering many Australian magical creatures along the way. Next, the champions swam a length of the ocean, needing to use their magic in order to escape from a slurry of aquatic creatures. Finally, they took to the air and made their way across the city and toward the big boomerang where the finish line was located. Malia was the first champion to cross the finish line, followed by Hiro, then soon after was Tamika. Bastien did not finish the race.

### Task 3

Heading out of Mahoutokoro and to the volcano that it sits upon, the champions were led into an underground maze that wound it's way through volcanic chambers and tunnels. Along the way, the champions were asked to prove their intelligence by answering riddles. Should they answer correctly, the lava in front of them would harden and they could progress forward. If they happened to give an incorrect answer, the champions were chased backward into the maze by a wave of lava. Hiro Lim emerged first from the task, making his home school proud, and was shortly followed by Malia Kamau. Tamika da Silva was close to the exit of the maze when time ran out and she was escorted out by Ministry officials. Bastien Kelly never entered the maze.

### A Change of Plans

Shortly before the Easter holiday, Bastien Kelly was discovered to have alcohol in his possession on school grounds. Due to this rule violation, he was removed from the Quadwizard Tournament as a champion. Upon returning for the new term, the students settled into Uagadou and it was announced that a new Hogwarts champion would take his place, Dominique Weasley. She would be given the opportunity to compete in the final task and make Hogwarts proud.

### Task 4

For the final task of the Tournament, the champions all competed on different days. Each morning, the entirety of the student body of Hogwarts, Mahoutokoro, Uagadou, and WANDA all took the journey from the school buildings to the outbuildings where each champion's strength, bravery, and spellwork was put to the test by challenging an African magical beast. Hiro faced the Ammit, Dominique faced the Grootslang, Malia faced the Kongamato, and Tamika faced the Nundu. Both beast and human blood was spilled as the champions struggled to get past the creatures and to safety.

### Closing Ceremony

Students gathered for a dance to celebrate the champions and await the results of the first Quadwizard Tournament. The scores were tallied and it was announced that Hiro Lim was the winner!