Disclaimer- George Lucas owns Star Wars, and JK Rowling owns the basic premise behind this story.

A/N- This idea was inspired by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The Triwizard Tournament gave me the idea to have something similar for Jedi Padawans, for the purposes of training. This chapter explains the principles behind it, which I made up.

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The QuadPadawan Tournament

Prologue: The Tournament

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The QuadPadawan Tournament has been a tradition at the Jedi Temple for at least as long as Master Yoda has been alive. More than a contest, winning is not the goal. The purpose of the Tournament is for Padawans to develop necessary skills of a Jedi in a creative setting.

The rules are simple. As the name implies, four Padawans participate: one who is fourteen, one fifteen, one sixteen, and one seventeen. After the age of seventeen, their duties are too great to be involved, and many thirteen-year-olds are still adjusting to being a Padawan. In order to partake of this event, the Padawan must meet the age requirement for the entire three month duration of the Tournament.

The Tournament is held during a different season every year, so all Padawans have a chance to compete at some point. Four Masters meditate on the selection, one for each age group. Master is always one of them, and he chooses the other four. For the purposes of fairness, no Master whose Padawan is eligible is asked to meditate on the selection of that age group.

Once a Padawan is chosen, he or she may not back out. Any reservations must be submitted by his or her Master before the selection takes place. A Padawan may not receive help from his or her friends. Master may help their Padawans at their own discretion.

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A/N- Sorry, short and boring chapter. I just needed to get the rules out there, since they were made up by me. Next chapter our favorite red-headed Padawan appears, along with his abnormally tall Master. Constructive criticism welcome.