The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 400 The First Project

The way time passed seemed to become increasingly strange, as if someone had pressed the accelerator key and it was running forward at full speed. In a blink of an eye, it was November 24th, the day of the competition.

In the past few days, Harry and Ron's relationship has been restored, and the trio has been reunited. As the youngest of the two, Ron and Hermione have helped Harry practice these days, so that Harry can master the ability to pass the first project.

Unlike Harry, who was anxious and practiced every day, Ada continued to wander around the castle leisurely every day, occasionally playing snowball fights with the twins, and lived a very happy life.

It was not until the night before the game that Ada seemed to remember that she was also a warrior and had to deal with the fire dragon the next day.

On the day of the competition, the students were surrounded by tension and excitement from the morning on, discussing fiercely what the first event would be, whether anyone would get injured, and whether anyone would not be able to pass the first test.

As business wizards at Hogwarts, Fred and George directly opened the odds.

Betting on Ada is 1 to 1, because Ada has the greatest chance of winning; betting on Viktor Krum is 2 to 1, because Krum is a world superstar in Quidditch, so he also has a chance of winning; Fleur and Harry have the same odds, both 5 to 1.

Harry was only in his fourth year, so the odds were normal, but with Fleur's odds, the twins somewhat looked down on the Beauxbatons contestant.

Actually, there was a reason why the twins gave Fleur this odds. Ada was idle all day long, but Fred and George were not idle at all. The two brothers often tried to make friends with students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.

It was easy to deal with the students of Beauxbatons. Fred and George only needed to please Hector. He could talk to him for a long time about Fleur.

The twins acted like scoundrels once again. They took advantage of Hector's affection and got first-hand information about Fleur from him.

The students at Durmstrang were a little difficult to deal with, so the twins could only disguise themselves as Krum's fans to get information from them. Fortunately, hard work paid off, and Fred and George still managed to find out some truth.

This is how the odds were decided. This was the result of careful consideration by the twins and was not hasty at all.

As soon as the odds were opened, students who had nowhere to express their excitement rushed in. There were many people participating in the event, but the number of people betting on Ada to win was the least. Although Ada seemed to be a sure win, everyone seemed to want to make a small bet for a big gain, and the number of people betting on Furong to win was the largest.

Take a chance, the meteor will turn into a Firebolt and kill the Weasley twins!

Harry and Fleur had the same odds, but not many people voted for Harry either, only slightly more than Ada. The students at Hogwarts still hadn't forgiven Harry for becoming the fourth champion.

At noon that day, the school was suspended so that all the students had time to go down to the dragon's enclosure - of course, the students had no idea what they would see there.

The warriors were also called to the tent at the edge of the venue early. Ada, Fleur and Krum were all there, but Harry was missing.

Fleur Delacour sat on a low wooden stool in the corner, looking a little flustered, her pretty face looking very pale and sickly.

Viktor Krum looked more gloomy than usual, with strong limbs, a bit brainless, and truly unhappy. Ada really didn't understand what had happened to Krum. He had such a face every day. How bitter and resentful was he?

Harry arrived late accompanied by Professor McGonagall. He seemed to have forgotten how to smile. His facial expression was very stiff, as if he had done too much plastic surgery.

The four warriors arrived, and Ludo Bagman, wearing his old Hornets uniform, stepped forward to explain the situation.

The first event is the fire dragon. The warriors choose the fire dragon they will face by drawing lots. The warriors' task is to pass the fire dragon's guard and get a golden egg.

Just as Ludo Bagman was trying to ease the awkward atmosphere in the tent, the sound of hundreds of feet walking outside the tent was heard, and the owners of the feet were talking and laughing excitedly.

Everyone has their own joys and sorrows. Except for Ada, the other contestants in the tent probably just complain that the students outside are making a lot of noise.

Ludo Bagman untied a purple silk bag and handed it to Fleur Delacour. "Ladies first," he said.

Fleur reached into the bag with a trembling hand and pulled out a small, lifelike model of a dragon - a Welsh green dragon with a number tied around its neck: number two.

Fleur looked at Madam Maxime. She had a fatalistic expression on her face, as if she had no confidence in dealing with a dragon. "Ladies first, too." Ludo Bagman handed the bag to Ada again.

Ada reached into the bag and grabbed a model at random, a bright red Chinese fireball dragon with the number three tied around its neck.

Krum took out number 1, Swedish short-nosed dragon. Seeing this number, Krum's expression did not change at all. He found a stool and sat down, and began to adjust his breathing.

The last remaining dragon was the most ferocious of the four dragons, the Hungarian Treecrest Dragon. Harry didn't even have the chance to choose, and the youngest one was given the most ferocious dragon, a perfect template for the protagonist.

After the dragon was extracted, Ludo Bagman left the tent. He also had to take care of the commentary of the game. Now was the time left for the warriors, the final adjustment time.

After a while, Viktor Krum also left the tent and stepped onto the competition field amid the cheers of the students.

The crowd outside was screaming... shouting... and gasping. No matter which school Krum was from, the students were cheering for him and worried about him.

A wizard who has just reached adulthood faces an adult, ferocious dragon alone. This courage and bravery deserves everyone's admiration. No matter what the final result is, they deserve everyone's applause for daring to stand in front of the dragon.

In the tent, Furong paced around in circles, muttering something in French that sounded like a spell. Ada couldn't hear the details.

Harry was also very nervous. He sat on a stool and listened attentively, not missing any sound coming from outside the tent, because he would have to face the dragon later. What happened to Krum outside now might also happen to him later.

Harry and Fleur spent a long time in the tent, but outside Krum only took a short time to attack the dragon with the Eye Spell. This was very effective, so that the dragon had no time to attack him, but it crushed many real dragon eggs.

Then Fleur also walked out of the tent, and now only Ada and Harry were left.

When leaving the tent, although Fleur held her head high and held her wand tightly in her hand, her trembling body betrayed her. She might be more nervous than Harry.

Harry was under a lot of pressure. Everyone outside was waiting to laugh at him, and so was Fleur.

Furong's outstanding looks, excellent strength, and her arrogant personality have caused her to offend many people, and there are many people who want to laugh at her.

"Nervous?" Ada asked softly.

Harry nodded silently, his eyes fixed on the ground.

"I heard from Ron that you've done a lot of practice. You just need to perform well later. You won't get first place anyway." Ada said with a smile, not like she was talking about what was going to happen later, but rather stating what had already happened.

"Your way of comforting people is really unique." Harry said with a wry smile.

"I'm not very good at comforting people, but I'm good at criticizing them." Ida continued, "Also, you're just a kid, what a wry smile you're giving me."

Ada stood up, walked to the door of the tent, opened a crack and looked out, and said, "Fleur Delacour's game is about to end."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ludo Bagman announced that Fleur's competition was over and she successfully won the golden egg.

Furong used a kind of magic to hypnotize the fire dragon, but it seemed that she was not proficient in this magic and did not master it to a high level. The fire dragon woke up halfway and burned Furong's clothes.

On the field, Ludo Bagman's voice was heard again, and he shouted loudly: "Next up is Drizzt from Hogwarts!"

Harry suddenly looked up and said, "Come on, Ada."

"Don't worry about it. Just think about yourself." Ida said with a smile, "Since I have decided to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, you can only compete for the second place."

(End of this chapter)