Chapter 365 Drawing Lots, Cedric’S Perfect Performance
Inside the tent, soundproofing magic has been cast here, so you can only vaguely hear the footsteps and noise outside.
The distance between a piece of cloth makes this place and the outside world become two different worlds.
The warriors in the room were silent. They all knew what they were about to face.
With the arrival of Wayne and Bagman, everyone's eyes were on them. Fleur held Wayne's hand to calm her nervousness.
Sakura was also very scared, but now she could only look at Furong with envy, hiding in a corner and huddled up.
Cassandra pursed her lips tightly, the blood on her face became much less pale, and she held her wand tightly in her hand, as if this could bring her strength.
Bagman put on his Hornets uniform again today. Unlike everyone else, he was very happy and held up ten purple silk bags.
"Let's draw lots to choose the fire dragon you will face. There are eight different varieties in total. Oh yes, your task is to pick up the golden eggs!"
After saying that, Bagman looked at the few warriors who had unresponsive reactions and opened his mouth.
There was absolutely no panic or fear as expected.
How does it feel... It's like these people knew about it in advance.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Bagman was still smiling, and finally looked at Fleur: "Ladies first, do you have any objection?"
Several boys shook their heads.
Fleur still held Wayne with one hand, and reached into the bag with the other hand, taking out a lifelike fire dragon model, which was round and fluttered its wings twice after being taken out.
The pearly scales are iridescent and colorful, and the eyes have no pupils and are pure white.
"Australian oval eyes?" Fleur's voice was full of surprise.
Among the eight dragon species brought this time, the Australian Opal Eye is definitely the weakest one. To be precise, it is the most beautiful and weakest dragon species among all fire dragons, and it also has a very strong desire to attack. Low.
With a one-eighth chance of winning, I have to say that Furong's luck is really good today.
"How about it? It's cute. I made it these days." Wayne joked deliberately to ease her nervousness.
"It's indeed cute." Fleur smiled: "Can I stay after the game?"
"Of course, I can make one for you of each kind of fire dragon."
Fleur happily kissed Wayne and forcefully stuffed everyone with dog food.
"I want it too." Sakura raised her hand timidly, and Cassandra also looked over.
Wayne nodded with a smile: "All of them, all of them, just think of them as souvenirs of your participation in the Holy Grail War."
"I..." Cedric started, but Wayne looked sideways and choked his words back.
"Can't I just buy it?"
At this time, Xiao Sai only regretted that she was not a woman, otherwise she would not be treated so differently.
"Ten galleons sincerely."
"I'll give it to you later." Cedric rolled his eyes. Unexpectedly, Krum took out the money directly: "I want one too."
All of a sudden, the tension was gone.
The lottery ceremony turned into a delivery scene, and Bagman didn't dare to have any objections. After Wayne finished speaking, Tuan handed the bag to Sakura.
"Oh, Fireball Dragon." Bagman looked at her with pity. This was not a good sign, and the risk factor ranked among the top three.
However, Sakura behaved quite calmly and ran to Furong's side to compare the two's fire dragon models.
Kassandra reached out after her, and she hit the Swedish Brachysaurus.
Next, it's the boys' round.
Cedric——Welsh Green Dragon, a pretty decent fire dragon.
Busso - Romanian Longhorned Dragon, has high attack power, but is bulkier than other dragons.
Vladimir——The black dragon of the Hebridean Islands, has a hot temper and a strong sense of territory.
Harry——Hungarian tree peak.
After seeing the model in his hand, everyone looked at the youngest exhibitor with sympathy.
How unlucky is this? There is a one in eight chance of choosing the most ferocious Hungarian tree peak.
Harry had learned a lot about fire dragons in the past few days. His mind went blank at first, and then he began to regret not asking Sirius to help him find a cemetery a few days ago.
Then I started cursing Moody mentally.
Only Wayne was looking at Krum with a strange look.
At this time, Krum was playing with a model of the Norwegian Spinosaurus, with a smile on his face. The Norwegian Spinosaurus was considered moderately dangerous. He was very satisfied with his luck. He only had to pay attention to avoiding the flames and the hard back for a while. no problem.
In order to make it easier for the warriors to identify their opponents, the model Wayne made did not look like Norbert, but a normal Ridgeback.
I hope Krum will calm down a little and stop being so reckless.
Otherwise, this game is over for him.
When everyone finished drawing lots, Bagman clapped his hands happily: "Very good, you will hear my voice when the audience is seated. Come out in the order of the numbers on the fire dragon model. I wish you good luck."
After saying that, he walked out of the tent.
outside world.
The first Welsh green dragon to appear has arrived at the designated location under the escort of the dragon breeder.
It was surrounded by a high platform, and a man-made pit was built in the middle. It was densely covered with rocks and hundreds of feet in diameter. When the fire dragon appeared, there was a huge exclamation on the high platform.
Many people may have never seen a real dragon in their lives, and the overwhelming pressure made them sweat for the players.
Newt and Tina were also in the auditorium specially prepared for foreign guests. Seeing the state of the Welsh Green Dragon, he nodded imperceptibly.
"This dragon is in a pretty good mood and there shouldn't be any risks."
Tina also nodded. Today, the two of them are not in the same camp. She wants to cheer for her alma mater.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind the two of them.
"The dragon blood at home is almost used up, and I don't know if Wayne has collected it."
"No, with this kid's character, everything will peel off if he touches it. He must have taken a lot."
Newt turned around and saw an unfamiliar face. It was an old man whom he had never seen before.
Newt whispered uncertainly: "Nico? Why are you here too?"
The old man blinked: "It's so lively, of course I have to come and see it, and support Beauxbatons by the way.
After speaking, he also took out a small flag and waved it with Beauxbatons' coat of arms and school emblem on it.
Newt looked at him speechlessly, fearing that the old man had broken a bone, "Where's Perenal?"
"Here." Next to Nico, the middle-aged witch who had been silent spoke. Tina and Newt's eyes widened at the same time: "You"
"Don't be surprised." Perenal sighed, but with a smile in his eyes: "I can't defeat that kid Wayne, so I have to do this.
Nico added, "I still prefer the current state of white beard. I have to admit that it feels good not to have to take calcium tablets every day."
Newt and his wife looked at each other, not too shocked.
After all, this kind of thing is really too simple for Wayne and Feng Wang.
What surprised them was that the two old men had insisted on not rejuvenating before, but this time they accepted it.
At this time, Bagman and Wayne came out of the tent.
Bagman came to the referee's table, and Wayne flew directly into the sky.
"Friends around the world! Welcome to the Holy Grail War!"
Bagman once again acted as the commentator. He waved around, and everyone responded enthusiastically.
"Our warriors are actively preparing for the competition. In the remaining time, please allow me to introduce to you the guests of this event.
"First of all, it is our Minister of Magic, Mr. Cornelius Fudge, who has made great contributions to the preparations for the event!"
Fudge stood up with a smile, enjoying the cheers and applause. Then Bagman introduced the members of the referee team one by one. When people were a little impatient, he announced the start of the game.
"The first person to appear is the first warrior of Hogwarts——Cedric Diggory!"
boom!
Huge fireworks exploded in the sky, and the little badgers shouted Diggory's surname in unison, pushing the atmosphere to a climax. However, this annoyed the Welsh green dragon lying on a pile of eggs, and it spit out a stream of flames angrily.
Cedric saw this scene just after he came out, and his face turned pale.
The audience quickly fell silent, and Wayne stood in the void, condescending.
He hid all his aura and even added a layer of phantom spell.
There is no way, if not, the fire dragons will turn into quails when they see him, and the competition will not be able to continue.
Cedric took a deep breath and did not take action immediately. Instead, he first observed the surrounding environment and the fire dragon.
The Welsh Green Dragon just glanced at him, then ignored the 'ant', hugged his egg and closed his eyes.
Including this mission target——the golden egg.
Magic was cast on these eggs, causing the fire dragon to mistakenly think they were his eggs.
It's impossible to use real dragon eggs anyway. If you accidentally step on one, the loss will be huge.
After determining the strategy, "Cedric finally took action. [013705419 Feilu 170572140]
His wand clicked on the nearby small stones, and two hounds and a majestic bull appeared.
Then, Cedric carefully added a layer of iron armor spell to himself.
The bull rushed towards the fire dragon and hit its scales hard.
"Roar!"
The Welsh Green Dragon let out a roar, staggered, and with a wave of its claws, the bull was torn to pieces and turned into broken stone.
But Cedric's goal has been achieved. He commanded the two hounds to constantly harass him. He relied on his size advantage to avoid attacks again and again, and destroyed the village intentionally or unintentionally.
Bagman explained passionately.
"Exquisite transformation technique! Transform three animals at once. Look, the fire dragon's attention is completely attracted. It can't hit the hound at all. The dragon egg is exposed. Is Diggory going to take action?"
Cedric ignored Bagman and still teased the fire dragon very patiently.
The Welsh Green Dragon's flame jet can reach about twenty feet, but the current distance is not safe.
In the stands, Professor McGonagall smiled broadly.
"Digory's transformation skills have made great progress. Look at that hound, it's more flexible than real. I haven't seen this kind of control ability for many years."
"He really should come to Gryffindor!"
Professor McGonagall is really happy to see the students flexibly apply the transformation technique in the competition, which is definitely an affirmation for her.
Professor Sprout, who was nervous about Cedric, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Minerva, not all students who are good at Transfiguration should be Gryffindors. According to your calculations, Granger and Longbottom are also very good at Herbology. Why don't you give them to me?"
Professor McGonagall looked embarrassed and did not accept this message.
She is really jealous.
A 'other people's kid' like Cedric who is polite, disciplined and has excellent grades is simply her favorite student model.
If possible, Professor McGonagall would really like to trade the Weasley twins with Sprout.
Well, I guess the other party won't agree either...
On the field, Cedric accelerated his attack.
Getting the golden egg is just a hard pass.
Time, the integrity of the dragon egg, and your own safety are all factors that need to be considered when scoring, and it cannot be delayed forever.
Two more mice were transformed by him, and they climbed onto the fire dragon's body lightly, chirping in its ears.
0.......
The fire dragon became more and more violent, and the distance from the golden egg became further and further.
That’s it now!
Cedric's eyes condensed, and a stone beside him turned into a goshawk, flew towards the fire dragon, pecked its eyes hard twice and then soared into the sky.
At this time, the Welsh Green Dragon was completely ignited with anger and chased after him regardless.
Cedric acted quickly, almost using the fastest speed in his life, and rushed to the golden egg and lifted it up.
The audience's stands erupted in enthusiastic cheers, people were screaming and cheering, and the sound was deafening [Ten Kang made Cedric feel like he was back on the day of the World Cup.
At this time, the fire dragon also noticed his movements, roared angrily, and sprayed out long flames from its mouth and swooped down.
The dragon keeper who had been standing nearby rushed over, and dozens of magic spells fell on the green dragon like raindrops, tightly controlling it.
After a brief period of joy, Cedric fled with the golden egg.
"It's so exciting!" Bagman's voice became much louder: "Contestant Diggory was unscathed, used wonderful transformation techniques, and easily obtained the dragon egg - it took thirteen minutes!"
Dumbledore stood up and clapped with a smile, his eyes full of appreciation. Fudge also smiled brightly and waved in the direction of the reporters from time to time.
The principals of other schools didn't look so good.
Cedric was perfect.
There is no gorgeous magic, all are solid skills. Even if they want to deduct points, they can't find many reasons.
Soon it was time to score. Crouch plus Bagman, plus seven principals, had a total score of ninety credits.
First came Dumbledore, who gave nine points, and the audience cheered louder.
Crouch - nine points.
"If the game is completed within ten minutes, I think I will give it ten points." Crouch gave the reason, and Bugg nodded in agreement.
"But it's pretty good, isn't it?" After saying that, he raised the ten-ten sign without hesitation, and several little badgers almost fainted with excitement.
Afterwards, five of the six deans gave him a few points, which was the lowest score they could give out of shame.
Except Karkaroff.
"Six points?" Bagman looked at him in disbelief: "Professor Karkaroff, did you raise the wrong sign?"
"No." Karkaroff said stiffly: "The difficulty of the Welsh Green Dragon is too low. I am a strict person."
The boos were loud, and countless people were cursing him, but Karkaroff had done many more shameless things than this, so he naturally didn't care.
Cedric was not affected by him. He sat next to Professor Sprout holding the golden egg, and the silly smile on his face never disappeared.
The efforts of the past few days have not been in vain. With the blessing of meditation and hard training, the transformation technique has successfully reached a higher level, otherwise it would not be possible to get the golden egg so easily.
A score of seventy-four points was not considered low, and he was quite contented.
Bage finally announced the full number, and left a few minutes for the audience to curse Lukarkaroff. At the same time, he asked the dragon farmers to bring up the second fire dragon, and then announced:
“Now, let’s invite our second contestant—Kinomoto Sakura-san from the Magic Institute!”
The curtain of the tent was opened, and Sakura, wearing a golden robe, took a deep breath and slowly entered the competition site. .