Dumbledore coughed again, gaining everyone's attentions. "Some of you will not know what this Tournament involves, so I hope those who do know will forgive me for giving a short explanation, and allow their attention to wander freely. The Triwizard Tournament was first established some seven hundred years ago, as a friendly competition between the three largest European schools of Wizardry- Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. A Champion was selected to represent each school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks. The schools took it in turns to host the Tournament once every Five years, and it was generally agreed to be a most excellent way of establishing ties between young Witches and Wizards of different nationalities, until, that is, the death toll mounted so high that the Tournament was discontinued." Dumbledore explained. 