Chapter 210: The First Project
When it was finally the day of the match, even though Harry had fully mastered the Flying Charm yesterday, and he was like a magnet to summon the branches of the book a few meters away to him, when it came to the court, Harry seemed to be back to the first time he participated in Quidditch, and he began to feel a little nervous and apprehensive again.
Hermione, on the other hand, had an eager expression on her face, which she looked like every time she met an exam. Seeing the confidence on her face, she has gained a lot in the past two days. Maple didn't know if he was doing the right thing. He helped Hermione improve her game, which would undoubtedly make her perform better in the game, but it also put her in greater danger.
Maple glanced at the three unopened bags in his heart, and his heart was a little relieved.
But although I have Zhuge tips, do I have to do something?
Maple was secretly thinking about it as she accompanied Hermione and Harry to encourage them. Until Professor McGonagall hurried to themβ
"Porter, Granger, now the Warriors are going to be down there β you have to be ready to finish the first project...
"Okay."
"Okay."
With that, Harry and Hermione stood up.
"Good luck, Hermione!" Maple said, then added, "And Harry." β
"Good luck, Harry!" Ron cheered on his good brother first, and then, "And Hermione!" β
"I will!"
"Hmm." Harry's confidence was a little lacking, and his voice didn't sound like his own.
After saying goodbye to Maple and Ron, Harry and Hermione leave the Great Hall with Professor McGonagall. Professor McGonagall looked very flustered, her face worse than Harry's. She led Harry and Hermione down the stone steps and outside.
"Well, don't be nervous," Professor McGonagall said, "keep your head above head... We have some wizards on our side, and if things don't go well, they will come forward to control the situation... The most important thing is to make the most of your abilities, and no one thinks you are inferior to others ... Are you all alright? β
"It's fine." Hermione said.
"It's okay, I'm fine." Harry heard himself say this, and he felt as if someone else had said it.
Professor McGonagall led Harry and Hermione around the edge of the Forbidden Forest towards where the dragon was. As they approached the bush where they could have seen the field, Harry and Hermione found that a tent had been erected to block the dragons, and the entrance to the tent was facing them.
"You'll have to go in with the other warriors," Professor McGonagall said, her voice shaking, "wait for your turn, Potter, Granger." Mr. Bagman is also in there ... He will show you the steps ... Good luck! β
"Thank you." Harry said in a monotonous, fluttering voice.
"Thank you, Professor McGonagall!" Hermione's voice was much lighter, but it didn't comfort Professor McGonagall. Because she didn't know that Harry and Hermione already knew what the game was about.
Professor McGonagall led them to the entrance to the tent, and Harry and Hermione walked inside.
Fleur Delacour sat on a low wooden stool in the corner, and two other girls from Beauxbatons sat next to her. Fleur was no longer as calm as before, and her face looked very pale and sickly. The two girls next to her performed worse than her, and I wonder if they regretted being this warrior substitute.
Victor Krum looked even more gloomy than usual, presumably his way of showing his inner tension. Durmstrang's two subs sat blankly there, they were big, but nothing compared to the dragons.
Cedric kept pacing back and forth, and when Harry and Hermione entered, Cedric smiled faintly at Harry, who smiled at him in return. Harry felt the muscles on his face tug awkwardly, as if they had forgotten how to smile.
Hermione also greeted Cedric and walked over with Harry to the two seats behind the remaining empty seats.
Once everyone was here, Cedric returned to his seat, in front of Harry and Hermione.
Ludo Bagman didn't show any particular enthusiasm for Harry, but he showed a bright little face to Hermione, and the smile seemed to have some flattery, which made Hermione a little confused.
That's because Maple gave him a live eight-eyed spider in a bag with a Traceless Stretching Charm. Maple was sure that Ludo Bagman would not disobey him, so he gave him an eight-eyed spider to cancel his bet with the elves.
If he loses his current position because of his gambling debts to the goblins, then Maple will lose all his previous investment.
Maple didn't let Sirius come along, and it wouldn't be good if Moody's Eye saw something wrong with his deformed dog. However, Maple gave him a magic TV so that he could watch the Triwizard Tournament live from the Screaming Shack.
Bagman stood in the middle of the pale-faced warriors, like a hulking cartoon figure, and he put on his old Hornets jersey again.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, it's time to brief you on the situation!" Bagman said happily, "When the audience is gathered, I will take turns to hand this bag to each of you."
He held up a purple silk bag and shook it at them, "The warriors of each academy pick out a small model of the thing that their respective academy will face!" They have different β well-β kinds. I have one more thing to tell you, ah, by the way, your mission is to pick up golden eggs! β
Cedric nodded, indicating that he understood Bagman's words. His face turned slightly green, and Fleur Delacour and Krum didn't react in the slightest. Probably they thought that once they spoke, they would panic and vomit.
Not long after Bagman finished speaking, the students outside the tent began to walk to the competition venue one after another, arranged by the professor. The photographers of the Daily Prophet and E. TV are already in place, and the photographers of E. Radio are still shooting at two different levels, but this time there are twice as many photographers. Two photographers riding broomsticks in the sky, two in two different directions in the audience.
Because this time was different from the last filming, they were going to make this show live, and they already knew the name from Muggle television. In order to meet the effect of the live broadcast, they rehearsed countless shots and camera switching operations before today.
"Ladies first." Ludo Bagman said, handing the bag to Fleur Dracul.
She reached into the sack with a trembling hand and pulled out a small, delicate model of a dragonβa Welsh green dragon with a number tied around its neck: Two.
Sure enough, Fleur didn't show the slightest surprise, but a look of resignation, it must have been Madame Maxime who told Fleur what the challenge was coming.
Krum also confirmed the same situation, the silver-blue Swedish short-nosed dragon with the number one tied around its neck. Without even blinking an eye, he sat down with his eyes fixed on the ground.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other, they already knew what they were up against, and Cedric reached into his silk pocket and pulled out the Hungarian tree bee, number three. As he looked down, the little dragon spread its wings, revealing its tiny fangs.
"Alright, you've got it!" Bagman said, "All three warriors have drawn the fire dragon that their respective houses are going to face, and the number on its neck is the order in which you went to fight the fire dragon, understand?"
Okay, I'm going to leave you for a moment, because I'm going to give an explanation to the audience. Mr. Krum, you're the first, and you walk into that field as soon as you hear the whistle, you know? After Mr. Krum was finished, then Custer and Mr. Mabur. After Durmstrang's Warriors, then Beauxbatons House's Warriors, and finally Hogwarts. β
With that, Ludo Bagman suddenly turned his gaze to Hermione, "Miss Granger, can I say a few words to you?" Coming outside?
"yes, okay." Hermione said blankly. She stood up and walked outside the tent with Bagman. Bagman led her a little further away, into the bushes, and then turned to look at her with a fatherly expression on his face.
"How does it feel, Miss Granger? Is there anything I can help with? β
"What?" Hermione had a surprised look on her face, but quickly said, "I, oh, no. β
"Do you have a score in your heart?" Bagman asked stealthily lowering his voice. "If you'd like, I could give you a few ideas. I mean," Bagman lowered his voice and continued, "Miss Granger, if you need help, I can... β
"No," Hermione refused, "I know what I have to do, thank you." β
"No one will know, Miss Granger." Bagman said, winking at Hermione.
"No, I can do it myself." Hermione said in a somewhat unceremonious tone, "Mr. Bagman, it's time for you to direct the game. β
"Okay." Ludo Bagman seemed a little regretful, a little disappointed, "If you insist." β
At that moment, a whistle sounded on the other side of the venue.
"God, I have to run!" Bagman said in a panic and ran away.
Hermione walked towards the tent and saw Victor Krum come out of it, his face even more ugly than before.
As the two passed by, Hermione said to him, "Good luck!" β
Krum was stunned for a moment, then stopped, with some surprise on his face: "Thank you!" β
With that, he walked past Hermione and walked towards the venue.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this edition of the Triwizard Tournament. First of all, I would like to thank the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, for his strong support, and the smooth holding of this Triwizard Tournament is inseparable from the efforts of all the members of the Ministry of Magic's Barty Crouch and other members of the International Cooperation Department. Of course, we in the Sports Division have also made a little contribution... β
"The first event of the Triwizard Tournament is the Fire Dragon, which has its Dragon Egg underneath each Dragon, as well as three Golden Eggs. The goal of each warrior is to pass through the fire dragon and then pick up a golden egg. β
"The first to enter is Durmstrang's champion Victor Krum, and he and the other Durmstrang warriors have to deal with the Swedish short-nosed dragon." After Ludo Bagman finished speaking, the audience below showed fierce cheers.
The fire dragon, as well as Victor Krum, are very eye-catching when they are taken out alone, and they are even more enthusiastic cheers from the audience.
As the crowd cheered as the heat rose one after another, Maple quietly left his seat.
"Slytherin's broomsticks are flying!" Maple walked to the back of the playing field, pulled out his wand, and said.
Since Harry's broomstick can be summoned directly from the dorm hall with the Flying Charm, it means that the Hogwarts dormitory does not shield the magic of the Flying Charm.
Whoosh, and sure enough, a broomstick Halo 2001 was summoned by him from his Slytherin dormitory, and he didn't know it was the Slytherin man's broomstick.
As Victor Krum walked into the arena, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears, "Use the broomstick, summon the broomstick with the Flying Charm, and there's one behind the audience." β
Krum was startled and turned his head to look, but found nothing.
"Broomstick, I didn't expect that?" Krum immediately blamed himself for not having thought of such a good idea, if he had thought of it in advance, he would have been able to bring his fire bolts.
Not knowing if what the man said was true or not, Krum decided to give it a try, and if it didn't work, use the Eye Sickness Charm that Karkaroff had told him.
Victor Krum walked into the field, and the Swiss short-nosed dragon and its eggs had been placed at the other end of the field. After being brought to the field in a coma and reawakened, the dragon guarded its eggs more carefully, crouching low, guarding its nest of eggs, its wings half-folded, and its vicious yellow eyes staring at Krum as he walked into the field.
It is an incomparably large lizard-like reptile with striking silver-blue skin and scaly armor all over its body. Although it was not as large and threatening as the Norwegian Ridgeback, Viktor Krum was still too small in front of it, and in its opinion, Krum was like a fly.
There were many young wizards who had seen the fire dragon for the first time, and the hustle and bustle in the audience had reached a new climax. Among them, the boys' cheers are the strongest, and the boys have a dragon plot, and they can't help but feel excited when they see this scene. Among the girls, there are many little fans of Krum, and after seeing the horror of the fire dragon, they are a little worried about Krum.
Krum raised his wand and shouted, "Broomsticks are flying!" β
Isn't it useful? Is he teasing himself?
Krum waited patiently for a while, but there was still no movement. Just when he thought he was being teased and was about to curse with his eyes, he suddenly heard movement. It was a familiar voice to him, the sound of a broomstick flying.
Unbeknownst to Krum, though, it wasn't his Flying Charm that made the broomstick fly, but Maple's Levitation Charm.
"What a clever way to summon a broomstick. Sure enough, he is a Quidditch superstar, and Mr. Crum has found the means that works best for him... β
Krum lifted his leg and stepped onto the broomstick, although it was not his own, but Krum quickly adapted to it with his extraordinary skills. Halo 2001 is much slower than Firebolt, but Krum is still at ease.
After Krum made a beautiful flight in the air, it immediately caused a scream from the little fan girl in the audience.
Krum looked down at a nest of eggs beneath the dragon, and soon saw three golden eggs inside, one of which he was targeting.
Krum first flew around the Swiss short-nosed dragon, attracting its attention, and the dragon's head moved with him, occasionally spewing a ball of fire from its mouth.
Krum dodged with ease, and when the dragon was a little confused, he suddenly raised to full speed and swooped down towards the egg.
Alas, alas, just a little.
The dragon turned its head around and spewed another breath of fire, and Krum had no choice but to abandon the golden egg and avoid it immediately.
It's a pity, if it was his own fire crossbow arrow, with its speed, it would have succeeded just now.
Krum flew back to the front of the Swiss short-nosed dragon and picked up his wand: "Eye-burning!" β
Krum used the Eye Disease Spell taught to him by Karkaroff on the Swiss Short-nosed Dragon, and the spell struck the Fire Dragon in the eye. The eye spell worked, or it worked.
"His spell hit the fire dragon in the eye, oh my God, the fire dragon seems to be going crazy, ah, it must be in pain, it actually crushed its own egg...
The Swiss short-nosed dragon let out a terrifying deafening roar that directly drowned out the cheers of all the spectators.
The audience's ears were instantly filled with the roar of the fire dragon, and their ears were buzzing, and they immediately covered their ears.
βγγγ What a terrible roar. Ah, Mr. Krum swooped down again, and yes, he showed his extraordinary talent for flying, and he managed to get the golden egg. β
The overwhelming applause shattered the winter air like shattered glass, and Krum's popularity was really amazing!
All three academies had his fans, and all three had people cheering for his victory. The expression on Karkaroff's face was particularly smug.
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