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AmbiguouslyMe 
He returned his attention, then, to Professor Lafay. "Pleased is an interesting word to use, Professor," he said swiftly. "I am of course pleased that all the competitors survived and emerged mostly unmaimed."
He took a steady breath. "I am not, however, pleased that they were subjected to such dangerous tasks. I wouldn't put full grown wizards against a cockatrice unless they were highly skilled and trained, let alone children."
Tournament opinions? He had them.
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Perfect... She was trying to be... amiable... friendly even. But she couldn't just sit and be quiet about this. "The tournament is a tradition. An Important one. Children need to grow. They need become strong witches and wizards. They can't just learn it out of a book. Physical experiences count for a lot. A scratch or two, burns, even broken bones will heal and go away. This tournament will stay with them forever." She said to him condescendingly.