SPOILER!!: the comicbook name with the comic book fan :)
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SilverTiger 
Wow, he really has a lot of questions, Grayson though, a bit idly. It didn't even really occur to her the oddness of having an involved conversation with someone she didn't really know. Obviously he was a fellow Hogwarts student, she coudl see the Slytherin patch on his robes and everything. So she figured there wasn't any problem in continuing to answer his questions. Starting with the quiet one she barely heard. "Seems that way. I knew he was older than me, at least," she said with a tiny shrug. Diggy'd made it past the Age Line, at least. That had to mean something. She glanced at the boy, then, as he continued. He was really thinking about something. Something that almost looked like it bothered him. "If Diggy can try out, then anyone can. That's what you were gonna say, right? It's true. Like Headmaster Tate said, anyone who'll be seventeen before end of June can submit their name for consideration." A thoughful look crossed her face as he continued speaking, though. "Ye-es. I mean, the age thing and a student at one of the schools. As far as I know, that's all that's required." Once the tasks started, obviously the skills to get through them would be needed, but that's why only the older students could try. At least, that's what she'd always believed.
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Tomasina Riddle He almost missed the last step of the platform when someone shouted his name. He snatched at the railing to keep himself vertical. That was a close one, he looked around to find the source of the voice and smiled when he saw the tiny Grayson smiling at him. "Thanks." he told her with a smile. "Did you put your name in?" he asked her as he held on to the railing.
And the good mood just had to be ruined by that bully from the gumball machine. He turned slowly to the look at the boy. "Yes I'm allowed to enter the tournament. I will be 17 in January." he told the boy. Just because he was small and skinny didn't mean he didn't have what it took to be a Triwizard Tournament. "You can cross the age line if you're going to turn 17 during the tournament," and that was that. He didn't have to explain himself to that boy. He could be the Hogwarts champion just the same as anyone else.
He smiled as Grayson defended him. "Thanks Grayson. That means a lot to me," and it really did. People always wrote him off because he liked hugging his mother and comic books and he was shorter than the average 12 year old. But Diggy knew what he could and couldn't do and he go be the Triwizard champion. He gave her a slight bow and a wink before he disappeared into the crowd of milling students. He didn't want to get into anything with that gumball bully.
Salander's eyes narrowed instinctively as Diggy came up to them. He shifted his gaze to the blond Ravenclaw girl as Diggy thanked her support.
Grayson. he thought, mulling her name over, then realized he hasnt even introduced himself.
He flicked his eyes towards the Goblet when Diggy all but confirmed what Grayson has said earlier-- even when Salander wasnt quite 17 yet, he
is allowed to submit his name to be a Hogwarts champion, even when he was just the new kid on the block, or the fact that he was a few years lower than his contemporaries. Whether or not he actually deserves to be called a
Hogwarts Champion is up for the Cup to decide.
At least this will get him past the Age Line.
He waited for Diggy to leave before picking up his convo with Grayson.
"Sorry I kept grilling you with questions without even introducing myself. My name is Salander." he said offering the Ravenclaw blond his hand. Shifting his eyes back onto the Goblet he sighed deeply before continuing.
"So anyone can add their name to the cup so long as they turn 17 before the end of June next year right?" he said, giving a pensive smile
"Guess I just made it through the skin of my teeth. I turn 17 on June 5th. "