Homecoming from Hogwarts

"Cedric Diggory showed commendable courage. It is not difficult to see that Mr. Diggory had a clear idea of ​​how he should deal with the fire dragon. From beginning to end, everything was within his plan. . I think everyone will agree that Mr. Diggory has extraordinary wisdom. You must know that before entering the field, the warriors, like everyone else, know nothing about what they are facing-"

A surveillance camera flew in front of Ludo Bagman. When he found that his face was magnified on the big screen, Ludo became even more excited.
"We all thought that Mr. Diggory's performance when he first entered the arena was because he was frightened by the fire dragon. However, it turned out that he came up with a perfect tactic in just a few minutes. He is worthy of our Give him a round of applause!”

The sudden thunderous applause on the field lasted for a long time, and colleagues at Hogwarts all expressed their congratulations to Mrs. Sprout. There is no doubt that Cedric's brilliant performance, his excellent transfiguration skills and The little magic spell that played a key role in the end won almost everyone's approval. However, Professor Karkaroff on the referee's bench had a cold look on this and his eyes were rather contemptuous.

Regrettably, Cedric was unable to completely avoid the breath of Brachysaurus in the end. His left hand was seriously injured, which would obviously affect his score.

And the result is indeed like this. Dumbledore, Maxim and Barty Crouch all gave 9 points, and Ludo Bagman unexpectedly gave 8 points - people listened to his praises If so, I thought he would give a perfect score, but compared with the 6 points given by Karkaroff, it is enough.

When Karkaroff gave the score, the little wizards at Hogwarts booed disdainfully. The excited Ernie even rolled up his sleeves and wanted to climb up to settle the score with Karkaroff. Even Professor Sprout He also yelled angrily at the referee's seat.

"One of them has gone down, and there are three more warriors!"

The dragon trainers were probably the busiest people in the competition. They used the stun spell to put the fire dragon down, and then dragged the unconscious Swedish short-nosed dragon down. After exhaustion, they dragged the Welsh green dragon up again. , this green dragon is more awake than when the short-nosed dragon came on stage, so it will be a greater test for the dragon trainer.

"strangeness--"

Ginny looked at the scene of flying chickens and dogs displayed on the big screen, moved her eyebrows and said,

"Where is Charlie? He is their leader, isn't he? He should come up to help, right?"

"Oh, maybe it has entered the belly of a certain fire dragon-" Fred said sadly.

The crisp whistle sounded again, and Bagman shouted,

"Miss Delacour, it's your turn, please come on!"

People's eyes fell on the big screen. Two minutes later, Furong, wearing a competition uniform, walked out of the tunnel and appeared in the arena.

As the most dazzling among the many lovely girls in Beauxbatons, in the past at Hogwarts, except when facing a certain professor, Fleur Delacour always had a arrogant attitude, as if nothing here was the same. She took it to heart, but maybe it was because of her appearance that Fleur's popularity remained high. Privately, the number of boys who expressed their love for Fleur was no less than Klum's huge group of female fans.

But today's Furong doesn't look as proud as before.

Fleur, who was wearing a high ponytail, behaved the same as Cedric when she first entered the scene. She stood at the foot of the hillside, looking at the top of the mountain, with helplessness written on her pale cheeks, but her soft posture revealed a different feeling. Such a temptation made many boys want to jump directly into the arena and challenge the Welsh Green Dragon instead of Fleur.

"People who follow this event may have already heard about it through relevant reports——"

Ludo explained to everyone enthusiastically,
"Miss Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons has Veela blood, and this is the source of her amazing beauty. Oh, Miss Fleur Delacour and the Welsh Green Dragon, everyone, this makes me think A popular fairy tale among Muggles, Beauty and the Beast. Oh, let me wait and see her wonderful performance!"

Cough!

Mrs. Maxim coughed heavily and stared at Ludo Bagman with angry eyes. After successfully interrupting Ludo's frivolous words, Mrs. Maxim looked at the face as pale as snow on the big screen. , face full of worry,
"There will be no accidents, Dumbledore. It's not that I don't believe Fleur, but...oh, where did Amosta go? Shouldn't he be on the scene at all times to be alert for accidents? Why didn't I see him?" "Don't worry, Madam, I believe Miss Delacour will surprise us—"

Dumbledore said politely. He ignored Karkaroff's sneer. After looking around for a week, his eyes were fixed in a certain direction outside the field. His silver eyebrows trembled. It seemed that he had discovered something.
"Amosta is probably patrolling outside. I guess he is probably afraid of a repeat of the tragedy in the World Cup."

After dealing with Mrs. Maxim's question, Dumbledore's blue eyes flashed with thought. He calmly retracted his hands into his wide sleeves. After a few seconds, a faint silver light quickly came out. , without attracting anyone's attention, disappeared directly through the floor.

"Everyone, Miss Delacour has probably already decided to pay attention. She has a plan, I thought!"

Everyone knew the reason for Ludo's surprise - everyone would have thought that Fleur would probably adopt the same strategy as Cedric: approaching quietly, not letting the fire dragon notice, and then waiting for opportunities.

However, Furong's choice was beyond everyone's expectations. She took the most convenient road to climb uphill. Her steps were stumbling, but it was not difficult to find that Furong had no intention of hiding herself at all.

And her posture was naturally noticed by the Welsh green dragon on the hillside.

Compared with the Swedish Brachynosaurus that Cedric just dealt with, the Welsh Green Dragon in the Welsh region of the UK is obviously more gentle in temperament. It looked at the wizard who was approaching him on the ridge, and his green vertical pupils were not so bright. Strong hostility, but full of vigilance.

woo--
The Welsh Green Dragon let out an ethereal, long roar. The wizards who didn't know this kind of dragon were all surprised. They couldn't believe that a ferocious fire dragon could actually make such a beautiful roar.

In fact, Welsh green dragons are probably the gentlest of the fire dragon species. They like to feed on sheep and will actively avoid humans unless provoked.Wizards have established sanctuaries for this dragon in the Welsh mountains. They like to live on high cliffs, which makes them particularly good at rock climbing.

However, having a gentle temper does not mean having no temper, especially since this Welsh green dragon is at a critical moment.

After the green dragon roared, Fleur's footsteps did stop for a few seconds, but then she started walking again. Because she didn't have to hide her tracks, Fleur reached the top of the slope faster than Cedric. .After knowing that they were dealing with a fire dragon, each warrior investigated the range that the fire dragon's breath could cover, and Fleur also stopped fifty or sixty feet away from the dragon's nest.

"What is she going to do?"

Ludo asked everyone's questions,

"Have a head-on confrontation with the fire dragon? Oh, with all due respect, this is not a wise choice!"

Everyone was looking forward to Fleur's performance, but at this moment, something happened that caught everyone off guard. The Welsh green dragon saw that Fleur ignored its threatening roar and raised its wand towards it. A hint of fear flashed through its beautiful green vertical pupils. The fire dragon remembered that not long ago, a wizard ravaged it and several other similar creatures, and then -
Whoops!

The Welsh Green Dragon suddenly spread its left wing and swept towards the ground. After a burst of smoke, the dragon eggs originally lying in the middle of the hay disappeared, but the green dragon's wings curled up. Then, the green dragon glanced fearfully He glanced at Furong and immediately turned around to face the rock wall. With a click, his sharp claws penetrated the mountain wall sharply!
Click, click, click--
Smoke and dust filled the air, chaos spread everywhere, and the sound of breaking rocks finally ended with a heavy clang. Everyone, including Fleur, was dumbfounded when they looked at the Welsh Green Dragon hiding halfway up the rockery.




(End of this chapter)