Homecoming from Hogwarts

"Oh, that's Charlie!"

When Charlie Weasley and his friends led the Swedish Brachysaurus, which was several stories tall and had beautiful silver-blue scales, on the stage, the auditorium immediately erupted with a sound of air-conditioning, and people Looking at this ferocious-looking fire dragon, I felt both terrifying and extremely hopeful.

Amidst the buzz of people's discussion, Fred shouted dissatisfiedly,
"He already knew that the first project was the fire dragon, but he didn't tell us!"

"I hope he can survive 10 minutes!" George said enthusiastically, stretching his neck, "But his handsome face will definitely suffer, right?"

Taking advantage of the last few minutes when the fire dragon was unconscious, Charlie checked the chain around the neck of the Swedish Brachysaurus again. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he took the golden egg from his companion and moved it with agility. The golden eggs and the real dragon eggs were put together, and then they quickly called on their companions to escape.

This scene was clearly shown on the big screen. Many people thought the dragon tamer's escape was very interesting, and they laughed softly.

For safety reasons, the entire perimeter of the arena was blocked by thick blue stone slabs, and the viewing platform was set up relatively high. People found that it was better to watch the images captured by those magical surveillance cameras directly than to hold their necks and look down. Much more convenient.

On the big screen of the competition, the hazy eyes of the Swedish Brachysaurus gradually returned to clarity. As it slowly stood up, it snorted and unconsciously sprayed blue flames, which ignited a rock more than ten feet away. In the flames Under the burning, this hard rock quickly softened like a candle, and the stone liquid fell to the ground.

The studio gave a close-up of the rock. Now, all those who don't know anything about fire dragons finally have an intuitive feeling for the terror of fire dragons!
"Don't worry, Pomona, it'll be okay, we all know how good that kid is!"

Professor McGonagall noticed that Professor Sprout's shoulders were shaking slightly and her expression was full of fear, so she patted her back and comforted her, but she did not notice that her voice was also sharp and terrifying.

This fire dragon from Sweden finally discovered the thousands of humans surrounding it. Its wings flapped rapidly, raising puffs of smoke and dust. It wanted to escape from here, but the chain around its neck restricted its movements.Realizing that he could not escape, the Swedish Brachyrhinosaurus emitted thick smoke from its nasal cavity, and then folded its wings like a bat, covering itself and the dragon eggs at its feet.

If it hadn't been for Bagman's reminder, people might not have noticed that the first warrior had arrived.

"--Let us give warm cheers to Mr. Cedric Diggory of Hogwarts, okay? I hope he can complete the task brilliantly!"

Bagman's voice drew everyone's attention away from the Fire Dragon, and they subconsciously looked for Cedric's figure on the wide and rocky arena. However, compared to the Fire Dragon, Cedric was really inconspicuous. , condescendingly, people can only see Cedric standing there as big as a match stick, and cannot see the details at all.

Several surveillance cameras flew over quickly, and people were finally able to see Cedric's facial expression at this time, and this was what many people found interesting.

The fire dragon was placed under a huge rockery in the center of the arena, which was the highest place on the field. Cedric was standing at the foot of the gentle slope, holding his wand tightly in his hand, like a sculpture, motionless. .

He saw the fire dragon under the boulder on the top of the mountain. It was the largest and most terrifying creature he had ever seen in his life.From a distance of more than 1000 feet, he could feel a surge of breath hitting his cheek. It was not difficult to imagine that if he made a mistake, the fire dragon could easily tear it into pieces. Fragments!
When the game actually started, the stadium became quiet. People stared at Cedric standing there with wide eyes, looking forward to his wonderful performance.

Cedric felt a dense buzzing in his head, making it impossible for him to think and calm down. He only learned what he was facing four days ago. After that, he spent most of his time They are all mired in doubt and fear, and there is not much time to think clearly about how to face the crisis.

In the passage, Qiu Zhang, who was performing the task of maintaining order, couldn't help but cover his eyes. In a temporary building on a vacant lot not far from Diagon Alley Commercial Street, Amos and his wife held each other's hands tightly. Hands, eyes showing great concern.

"It seems we need to give Mr. Diggory some time to adjust-"

Bagman's voice suddenly sounded in the arena. He said it in a very interesting tone, but as soon as he finished speaking, Cedric, who had been frozen for several minutes, finally moved.

His movements were still stiff, like an uncoordinated puppet climbing a difficult slope, but at least Cedric didn't forget to hide himself. He leaned down, avoided the rocks in front of him, and stumbled up. .

The silence in the arena could be heard, and no one laughed at Cedric's clumsy appearance. He at least conquered the fear in his heart and was ready to take some action. "Well, Mr. Diggory seems to have overcome his mental obstacles and is trying to get closer to the fire dragon!"

Bagman shouted excitedly,

"Let's wait and see what Mr. Diggory will do!"

More than 1000 feet, nearly a quarter of a mile, this distance is just about the same distance as the distance to avoid the big dung eggs in gym class. Cedric can now successfully complete the test of avoiding the big dung eggs, but the distance close to the fire dragon, Cedric found it many times more difficult than the distance he had to cross in physical education class.

By the time he was still two hundred feet away from the fire dragon, he was already sweating profusely.

He lay down behind a rock and carefully exposed half of his head to observe the situation. At a glance, he saw the golden dragon egg that was also in the belly of the fire dragon together with the normal dragon egg. Moreover, he also discovered that this A chain around the neck of a fire dragon.

This was both good news and sad news for him.

The chain restrained the fire dragon's movements, which meant that as long as he kept his distance, he was safe. The bad news was that the fire dragon would not stray too far from his egg, he had to be close enough.

Therefore, Cedric approached the Fire Dragon in a more cautious manner. The closer he got to the center, the fewer large rocks that could provide him with cover. He had to seize the opportunity when the Swedish Brachynosaurus looked around and get closer little by little.

Two hundred feet, 150 feet, a hundred feet--
From this distance, Cedric could already clearly feel the majestic and powerful body of the fire dragon. He could even see the ferocious fangs exposed in the fire dragon's mouth!

"Now it's time to make up your mind, Mr. Diggory!"

Bagman, who is good at seizing opportunities, spoke out again.

Cedric finally stopped at a position sixty feet away from the Swedish Brachyrhinosaurus. Everyone knows why he stopped there, because except for the tower-shaped stone pillar where he lived, there was no big enough rock nearby. For him to hide.

Up to now, the amount of exercise has not been too great, but Cedric is already sweating and panting heavily. He leaned against the rock and quietly turned his head to observe the surrounding environment. Unless you have crushing strength, never forget to be familiar with it. The surrounding environment, this is Professor Brain's teaching.

The terrain on the top of the slope is relatively simple. Except for the huge rockery protruding from the ground, the other three sides are loess dotted with small rocks. Perhaps to make it easier for the warrior to get closer to the fire dragon, the slope on this side is gentler, and The slope opposite him was much steeper.

There is only one chance. As a warrior, Cedric knows very well that if he waits until the fire dragon realizes that someone wants to steal its eggs, then he will have no chance again!

He was judging the distance, so absorbed in his concentration that he forgot that he was being watched by thousands of wizards!
Time seemed to freeze in the entire arena, everyone was waiting for Cedric to make a move.Perhaps due to the influence of this weird smell, the Swedish Brachyrhinosaurus looked around and its ratings were getting higher and higher, and puffs of thick smoke full of sulfur smell came out of its nose!

Under the spotlight, Cedric finally took action.

His wand poked out from behind the rock and pointed it at a rock more than ten feet away. Blown by a breeze that appeared out of thin air, the rock underwent complex morphological changes. Finally, a Newfoundland hound appeared on the game screen. superior!



(End of this chapter)