Chapter 301: New Rules
At the dinner table, the dishes were extraordinarily sumptuous, but everyone's attention was not on the food, because everyone knew that tonight was the Triwizard Tournament and the last event would determine the final champion!
As the enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall turned from blue to a dark purple twilight, Dumbledore stood up at the faculty desk, and the crowd fell silent, "Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes, I'm going to invite you to the Quidditch pitch to watch the final event of the Triwizard Tournament! Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Darren let out a sigh of relief, it was finally over, he stood up, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, even Slytherin had some students applauding him, the Weasleys wished him good luck, Hermione held his hand tightly until he left his seat.
The three warriors walked out of the auditorium after meeting with Bagman in the foyer, and Bagman was still as big as ever, "How does it feel, Darren, you must be very confident!"
“…… Thanks, it's good. Looking at Krum and Fleur's faces, Darren replied with a wry smile.
Bagman led the three of them into the Quidditch pitch, where the low walls of the bushes a month ago had grown to twenty feet high, enclosing the edge of the field, leaving only a gap, the entrance to the great labyrinth, black and rumbling, and it was impossible to see inside.
Soon, Darren heard the crowds in the stands and hundreds of students entering, and there was an uproar, and by this time, the sun had completely disappeared, and the sky was a clear dark blue, flashing stars, and Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick walked into the playing field and walked towards Bagman and several warriors, all of whom had large red stars embellished with flashes on their hats, except for Hagrid, whose red star was behind the thick flannel vest.
"We're going to patrol the outside of the labyrinth," Professor McGonagall said to the warriors, "and if you're in trouble and want to be rescued, shoot red sparks into the sky, and we'll have someone to help you, understand?"
The three of them nodded together, such an important thing, you must remember!
"Alright, you can go!" Bagman said cheerfully to the four patrolmen.
"Good luck, Darren," Hagrid whispered to Darren, and then, with the other three men, they walked away in different directions, spreading around the labyrinth.
Then, as in the previous two games, Bagman pointed his wand to his throat, chanted "loud voice", and began to explain.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the final event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! I'll report the current score! First place is Wickdor Krum from Durmstrang, 84 points!" The stands erupted in applause and cheers, "Second place, Darren Shaun Lee of Hogwarts, 82 points!" Another round of applause and cheers, louder than just now, startled the birds of the Forbidden Forest, who let this be the home of Hogwarts, "Third place, Fleur Delacour of Beauxbatons House!" Another round of applause.
"Now...... According to the rules, the number one warrior will enter the maze first!Klum, listen to my whistle!" Bagman said, "Three-two―――――" With a short whistle, Krum hurried to the entrance of the maze and disappeared into the dark passage.
After a few minutes, Bagman's voice rang out again, "Next, the Warriors of Hogwarts, Darren!" his whistle blew.
Darren turned to the stands, and although it was already dark, he could see Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Ron, Hermione, and Harry in the surrounding lights, smiling and waving at him.
However, when Darren saw Harry, he suddenly remembered something, and stood there with his chin on his hands, not immediately running into the maze like Krum, and there was a whisper in the stands, and people didn't know what he was doing.
"Darren didn't enter the maze, didn't he hear the whistle? According to the rules, even if he doesn't start, the timer will still start, and if he delays, it will increase the gap between him and Krum!"
Darren made his decision, raised his wand, cast the spell, and he waited.
Soon, there was the sound of something flying at high speed in the air, and Darren's firebolt swept across the night sky, flew into the field, and suddenly stopped in mid-air beside Darren.
When he saw what was beside Darren, the whispers in the stands turned into a boiling noise, "Merlin! It's a broomstick! I think Darren just cast a 'flying charm', I didn't hear the spell!I don't know if I can use a broomstick during the game, especially today......" Maybe because he was so surprised, Bagman was already incoherent.
When Darren was about to sit on the broomstick, suddenly Bagman said, "Darren, please wait a minute, the current situation is too special, the referees think they should discuss it!"
Darren stopped, and the crowd grew louder, with the vast majority of people shouting in discontent, all waiting for the referees' decision......
Maybe it's a few minutes, maybe it's a few seconds, but it seems to Darren that it's pretty much the same, because the stands haven't been quiet, and he's just sitting on a broomstick, maybe he'll have to take a break for a while.
Finally, the referees made their decision, but it was not Bagman who stood up, but Dumbledore, who stood in the referee's seat, "Quiet!"
The surrounding voices died down, and Dumbledore continued, "Darren performed just like he used to, impressing all the judges, and he didn't violate the rules by using the 'Flying Charm' to get a broomstick for himself!"
Immediately, the audience erupted in cheers, "But," Dumbledore continued, "after the judges' discussion, this behavior conflicts with the original intention of this tournament, so Darren can't be allowed to use a broomstick tonight!"
Silent......
The audience instantly erupted, "It's not fair!"
"Why don't you use a broomstick!"
“……”
This time, even Dumbledore didn't directly stop the anger of the audience, but waited for the initial outburst before proceeding to say the results of the referees' research, "Of course, because of the temporary change of rules, it has caused losses to Darren, so, as compensation, the game will be restarted, and Darren will be the first to enter the maze!"
Oh, is that a place ahead of schedule?, but why not use a broomstick, Harry can do it......