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After the champions were selected, it would extinguish itself and would not reignite until the next tournament.

Since the goblet was a highly powerful magical artefact, it would require a Confundus Charm of equal or greater power to accomplish. Though it was intended to be impartial, it could be bewitched to make decisions that transgressed the rules. Anyone who tried to do so with an Ageing Potion would end up hit with its flames and forced them to age even further as old men, as demonstrated by what happened to Fred and George Weasley when they tried to trick the goblet via that exact method. During the 1994 tournament, an age restriction was added and as such, an Age Line was cast to ensure that no one under the minimum age could try to put their name into the goblet. When it was not in use, it was kept in a jewelled casket. The goblet was described as being made of wood and - when active - had blue-white flames up to the edges, which turned red when someone put their name in or when it spit the name of the chosen champions. Once chosen, the participants were subject to a binding magical contract in which they could not back out of the tournament. Īfter the students finished placing their name in the goblet, it would then choose one student from each school by spitting out their name in a rush of red flames. The Goblet of Fire was the "impartial judge" for the Triwizard Tournament, which chose which students would represent their respective schools during the upcoming tasks of the tournament. The goblet will be placed in the entrance hall tonight, where it will be freely accessible to all those wishing to compete." - Albus Dumbledore introducing the Goblet of Fire in 1994 Tomorrow night, Hallowe'en, the goblet will return the names of the three it has judged most worthy to represent their schools. Anybody wishing to submit themselves as champion must write their name and school clearly upon a slip of parchment and drop it into the goblet, aspiring champions have twenty-four hours in which to put their names forward. " The champions will be chosen by an impartial selector: the Goblet of Fire.