Chapter 69: The Eve of the Match
After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he left directly.
The Gryffindor table was silent, and Harry and Ron bowed their heads and trembled slightly.
They didn't dare to look at everyone's faces, and the phrase 'don't let me look down on you' kept echoing in their hearts.
"You're amazing, better than all of us!" A voice said.
The two of them looked up and saw Colin Creevey holding his camera and snapping a picture of them.
"I'm going to put these photos together in a book after the Goblet of Fire is over, called Path of Champions!"
Colin said earnestly.
"Although everyone wants to be a warrior, but you become a warrior, in fact, we don't have any opinions, we think it deserves it."
Seamus shrugged his shoulders and held up a glass of pumpkin juice and gestured to them:
"Carry on with our hopes of winning the Goblet of Fire."
Fred and George collided fists with each other:
"Harry"
"And our stupid brother"
"We did a lot of Gryffindor's championship fireworks"
"Ready to make a big buck"
"Don't let us lose money"
"Otherwise."
"We'll remember you for the rest of our lives!"
Lee Jordan waved his fist:
"Come on, you've done so many incredible things in the last few years, is there a more suitable warrior than you?
We're Gryffindor! β
In fact, whether it is Harry, Malfoy, or Ron, their strength is very strong, after all, the small dueling club organized by Zhang Xiao is not what it looks like.
But the crux of the matter is that none of them know how strong they are, and the only senior comparator is Cedric.
Unfortunately, Cedric is also in the dueling club, and with the advantage of age plus extraordinary talent and serious training, Cedric's improvement is also huge.
As a result, Harry felt that normal seventh-year students were on the same level as Cedric.
Clever misunderstanding.
After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he ignored these little wizards who suffered from gains and losses, and some things had to be dealt with by themselves, such as how to face pressure correctly and self-regulate.
Passing through the doors of the auditorium and through the withered gardens, the morning breeze was bitterly chilly, and it was almost December, and the leaves on the branches were almost gone.
Only the bare branches stretched out towards the sky in a strange posture, and the weather was not good, gloomy, and there was a dullness of the coming storm.
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Xiao took out the small sword given by his father, and had already secretly found a place to try it before, convenient is convenient, handsome is really handsome.
Throwing the small sword into the air, it was long in the wind, and it was just a short breath that rolled in the air and turned into a thick giant sword, Zhang Xiao jumped and stood firmly on the sword as if playing a skateboard.
There was a huge suction force under his feet, which was very firm, and he pushed his toes down a little, only to see a sword light draw a long rainbow in the sky, and the whole person immediately broke through the air.
The wind is whistling in the ears, the clothes are fluttering, the feeling of this flying sword and the broom is very different, there is a sense of ease, Zhang Xiao only has a sense of cultivation today, the sword is in the wind, this is the romance of the people.
Not long after, Jianguang came to a mountain not far away, there is a bluestone slab here, very smooth, a few days ago when Edgeworth was wandering around, he stumbled upon it, just a glance Zhang Xiao liked it.
These days, I will come here in the morning to stand on the stump and box.
Jumping down from mid-air, the long sword under his feet also emitted a loud sword sound, dripping and smaller, chasing Zhang Xiao.
When it fell to the ground, the small sword also happened to come and fell into the Qiankun bag on his waist.
Zhang Xiao overlooked the scenery under the mountain with his hands behind his back, the morning fog in the valley was unusually dense, surging with the wind under his feet, like flowing water and like a thin veil, which had a special meaning.
A gust of wind blew, and the thick fog below drifted with the wind, revealing a strange corner.
Well? What is that?
Zhang Xiao opened his eyes and looked curiously, but he could only see a little corner of the building, and before he could take a closer look, the dense fog that had just been swept away by the wind quickly gathered and covered up the place again.
Something is wrong, Zhang Xiao reacted suddenly, this fog seems to be caused by magic!
Hiss - looking at the endless thick mist, who has such powerful magic?
Needless to say, he remembered the fog that once shrouded most of New York β and there was no doubt about the answer.
Dumbledore!
Don't even think about why you bother to get the fog out, that's the first event of the tournament.
The four walked silently, stepping across the frozen and hard ground, and Hagrid said that the things they had ordered had arrived, and asked them to come over and proceed to the next stage of the renovation plan.
Hermione wrenched her face from the tightly wrapped scarf, exhaled a large puff of white air, and looked at the three heavy-faced boys with some helplessness.
After what happened in the auditorium, the three of them didn't look as nervous as before.
But he became reticent and preoccupied.
The encouragement and cheering of the young wizards did remove their lack of confidence, but it also brought with them another problem, which was the enthusiasm of the people, who felt the need to keep the Goblet of Fire at Hogwarts.
At least a good place to finish.
"Do you think Hagrid can make it?" Hermione decided to lighten up the atmosphere with something light-hearted.
Sure enough, the little wizards raised their heads a little dazedly and began to think, and their solemn expressions gradually melted.
"Absolutely, I haven't seen anyone more than 3 meters tall except for Haiwai." Ron made up his mind.
Harry remembered that Dumbledley, who was already tall, had multiple heads up to Lady Maxime's belly, and nodded in agreement.
Malfoy snorted, "Granger, are you questioning the Malfoy family's aesthetic in clothing and outfits?" There is absolutely no way to go wrong! β
They came to Hagrid's hut noisily, and as soon as they knocked on the door, they saw Zhang Xiao sitting inside and waving at them.
The atmosphere that had just eased down suddenly sank again, not because they had any complaints about Zhang Xiao, but because they were ashamed.
Hagrid scratched his shrugged head, looked at the little guy with his head down suspiciously, and then glanced at Zhang Xiao, who was still drinking tea, who was nothing unusual:
"Uh, you're arguing?"
He pulled the three of them in, and said in a rough voice:
"If you want me to say, you are the best friends, Sirius and the four of them were more or less like that, there will inevitably be some quarrels between friends, but it's nothing."
Hermione shook her head and sighed helplessly:
"Hagrid, there was no quarrel. I don't know what to say. β
"It's our own problem!" Harry pursed his lips and raised his head, his emerald green eyes filled with relief and determination: "It's because we're scared, we feel that we can't do a good job, and we are not qualified warriors."
What Zhang said is not bad at all, if I were Zhang, I would also look down on the way I was before! β
Malfoy continued, "I'll prove myself in the Goblet of Fire!" β
Hagrid watched in confusion as the little ones said something they didn't understand, and he picked up the sizzling kettle on the stove and poured a glass of water for the men:
"It's good that there wasn't a fight, rightβwhat's next?"
He pointed to the pile of things piled up on the bed, rubbed his hands the size of a fan, and said expectantly and nervously.
Malfoy pinched his chin and looked at it, his eyebrows furrowed:
"Didn't you say before that your hair needs to be touched?"
"Leave that to me." Zhang Xiao smiled: "The elf housekeeping service company has a training course in this area, and I just took this opportunity to test their training results." β
Hagrid grinned, "That's right, that's one of the reasons I invited Zhang over. β
As soon as the crisp snapping of his fingers fell, Zhang Xiao called out the name of the best elf in the beauty salon course: "Toto!" β
With a slight popping sound, a house-elf in a white shirt and a small bow tie appeared in front of him, blinking and looking around with bright eyes the size of a tennis ball.
Cheerfully shouted to Zhang Xiao:
"The most honorable and benevolent boss, Toto reports to you!"
Zhang Xiao nodded: "I'll leave it to you!" β
The elf nodded vigorously, then looked up at Hagrid, who was so tall that he nearly fell backwards and had to use magic to float himself.
Toto circled Hagrid several times and nodded affirmatively:
"Toto has an idea!"
A few young wizards watched in amazement as Toto got busy, first conjuring up a huge barber's chair, then a mirror, and taking out a set of high-end barbering equipment and hanging it on his belt, but the tools on the belt looked very miniature, and it was very doubtful that these things were useful.
"Sir, may you please sit down?"
The elf whispered to Hagrid.
"Oh, sit here?"
Hagrid, who had never had a haircut, had cut himself haphazardly twice with the same thing he had shaved for the unicorn, and he sat awkwardly in his chair, watching the elf snap his fingers and a snow-white cloth tied around his neck, covering his body.
"Toto is about to start!"
After the elf spoke, he saw his slender ten fingers dancing in the air, as if playing a passionate music.
The little scissors on its belt flew up and grew larger in the air, as if they had a life of their own, and sheared quickly on Hagrid's head.
Strands of hair fell to the ground, and Toto snapped his fingers again, and a cloud of water hovered above Hagrid's head, soaking his hair like a drizzling rain.
Toto's expression was both serious and serious, and he carefully operated the razor, first cutting Hagrid's beard short, then applying a hot towel to his face, and finally shaving Hagrid's beard clean.
The little wizards looked in amazement at Toto and the several scissors flying up and down beside him, and the control of the magic alone amazed them.
By the time Toto snapped his fingers and bowed gracefully to everyone, Hagrid had completely changed.
The long, messy hair has been replaced by a lean hairstyle, which looks refreshing and refreshing.
"Incredible!"
The little wizards couldn't believe it was Hagrid.
When he finished putting on his custom-made suit and watch, he saw a big man with a new look.
After carefully folding the handkerchief and inserting it in Hagrid's pocket, the young wizards applauded:
"Hagrid, absolutely no problem!"
"You're almost going to be able to participate in the magazine's most attractive male poll!"
Hagrid looked in the mirror for a long time, and even burst into tears of joy, and he hugged the little wizards one by one, thanking them for their help.
The little wizards had to spend a great deal of time comforting him.
Finally Hagrid regained his composure, and he looked out the window at the sky that had begun to darken, and suddenly said with some chagrin:
"By the way, I almost forgot what I called you for."
He walked to the window and looked around for a moment, then cautiously drew the curtains.
Mysteriously walked over and lowered his voice:
"It's almost time for the first project, you guys. You ready? β
The little wizards looked at each other and shook their heads in annoyance: "We don't even know what the project is,"
Hagrid laughed, his eyes drifting in one direction:
"I mean, if. . . If you were asked to deal with a fire dragon, would you have any way? β
Following his line of sight, the round Noble was lying in his nest sleeping with Zhengxiang.
It was already winter, and although dragons did not hibernate, they did sleep much longer in winter than in other seasons.
Even though it was warm in the cabin, nature still caused Noble to fall into sweet dreams.
Zhang Xiao's heart moved, fire dragon? Could it be that the first project is still a fire dragon?
This shouldn't be, the original first project was just to take the golden egg from the fire dragon, but now it's five people.
If it's still similar to the original event, then it's not meant to be challenging at all.
But what does Hagrid's hint mean?
Not only Zhang Xiao, but the other little wizards quickly reacted as well, their mouths opening in surprise, their eyes moving back and forth on Noble and Hagrid.
Stammered and asked:
"Fire dragon? Let's. Go. to deal with. Dragon? β
Hagrid hurriedly waved his hand:
"I mean, if it's just a hypothesis!"
Ron wept, his voice already trembling a little:
"Charlie told me. If you want to subdue a dragon, you need at least seven or eight well-trained dragon wizards, they are specially trained and professional, but even so, there are several people who die in the dragon's mouth every year."
"Goo-toot!"
The little wizards' eyes were straight, and just now because of the trust of their classmates and the confidence to encourage them to reply, there was a rift again.
Dragon! It's a fire dragon!
They said goodbye to Hagrid in despair, and walked towards the castle with vain steps.
Zhang Xiao looked at Noble thoughtfully, and suddenly remembered the morning glimpse - the huge building hidden by the fog.
He always felt. The first project won't be that simple.
Perhaps, this competition will far exceed their expectations.
Hey, interesting!
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Today there are only 4,000 words, and I am not in a good state, and my head is a mess, which is very uncomfortable.
Thanks to the helmsman of "The Whale Cover of the Sewers" for the reward, thank you for the illustration of the reader Little Hulu, big guy 666, and strive for a 10,000-word update tomorrow
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