The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 401 Arrogant Ada

The field was filled with applause, shattering the winter air like broken glass. Ida opened the tent curtain and walked outside. She was not nervous at all, but excited instead.

Esmeralda True Combat Fanatic Drizzt.

Passing through a gap in the field fence, Aida officially entered the field. There were hundreds of faces in the stands, and the cheers were deafening. At the other end of the paddock, the bright red Chinese fireball dragon stood tall.

The Fireball Dragon crouched low, guarding the dragon eggs beneath it, staring at Ada fiercely with its big eyes, as if if Ada took another step forward, it would use angry flames to turn the tiny ants in front of it into BBQ.

In the eyes of the fire dragon, Ada is a tiny, insignificant ant. In the eyes of Ada, isn’t the fire dragon an ugly, lizard-like reptile?
There was a roar of excitement in the audience, they were all waiting for Ada's move, waiting to see how Ada would defeat the dragon. Or, how she would be killed by the dragon, although they knew it was almost impossible.

Gradually, the audience became quiet, and people were talking in low voices about Ada, who was standing still and facing the dragon. Why didn't she move? Was she scared by the huge monster in front of her? Or could she not find a way to deal with the dragon?
Emotions of schadenfreude and uneasiness spread among the audience, and their hearts were full of doubts.

The same is true for Ludo Bagman's commentary, who said: "We see that the player Drizzt is motionless. She has been on the stage for more than two minutes. What is she waiting for?"

Just when people were about to call for a refund, Ada moved. She put her wand against her neck, raised her head and looked at the judges' table. She said, "Professor! Professor Dumbledore!"

"Contestant Drizzt is calling Professor Dumbledore and the referee. What does she want to do? Does she want to give up today's event?" Ludo Bagman's commentary touched the hearts of everyone in the audience.

Most of the people in the audience were Hogwarts students. They knew Ada a little bit. They didn't believe that Ada would give up the competition. It was not her character.

However, Ada has not taken any action so far and now calls Dumbledore. What exactly is she going to do?
Dumbledore stood up from the judges' seat and leaned over to look at Ada. He didn't know why Ada called his name, but Dumbledore had a bad feeling. He felt that Ada must be up to something bad.

Seeing Dumbledore looking at her, Ida continued, "Professor, can I kill the dragon directly? I thought about it and realized that it would be too troublesome to capture it alive. I promise that my method will be quick and decisive. The dragon will not feel any pain, and the dragon eggs will not be crushed by it."

The audience was in uproar. They knew that you, Ada, were very strong and could compete with the professors, but even the professors didn't dare to threaten to kill the fire dragon! And you did it in a neat and tidy way. Are you talking about the fire dragon or killing the chicken?
The dragon's skin and scales are saturated with ancient magic, making them extremely resistant to magic, and unless you cast a very powerful spell, you can't even tickle a dragon. The scales also allow the dragon to resist physical damage, and it is not afraid of being hacked by a knife or an axe.

The fire dragon's tail, fangs, and claws are all extremely deadly weapons, and it can also spit fire. With full resistance and explosive attack power, how can you tell me how to kill it?

Didn’t you see that there was a row of adult wizards sitting closest to the paddock? They were all dragon tamers, and they were sitting there to rescue the warriors and prevent them from becoming the dragon’s dessert.

The two contestants who had already appeared did not choose to confront the dragon head-on. Krum relied on sneak attacks to attack the dragon's weakness, while Fleur used lengthy magic to hypnotize the dragon.

Good man, you, Drizzt, came up and wanted to kill the dragon, who gave you the courage? Are you crazy, Drizzt, or are we the audience crazy? But the scene that happened next made the students feel that they might be the crazy ones.

Dumbledore shouted, "No, absolutely not! If this fireball dragon dies, you must pay the full price. I won't pay a single Knut! If it's seriously injured, you will also pay for the medicine!"

Dumbledore sat down immediately after he finished shouting. Less than a second later, he jumped up from the chair and shouted again: "Don't even think about dragon skin, dragon blood, dragon heartstrings and the like! The only thing you can take is the golden egg!"

The audience was in uproar again. Dumbledore actually thought that Drizzt had the ability to kill the dragon! Someone come and wake me up. I must be dreaming!
Although Dumbledore sat down on the judges' bench, he still felt uneasy. This little girl was getting bolder and bolder!
Madam Maxime looked at Dumbledore as if he were a fool, thinking that Dumbledore must have forgotten to take his medicine when he went out today. Karkaroff sneered, thinking that the little girl in the paddock was overestimating herself. Dumbledore was so old and stupid, and he even killed a dragon. Who did she think she was?

Ada turned around unwillingly in the paddock and faced the fire dragon. She scratched her head and pouted, thinking: I am just a mouthy person, and I asked this question unnecessarily. Why not just kill the fire dragon directly? Then I can say that I missed it... Who can do anything to me? There is no other way. If I can't kill it, I can only capture it alive. Go around to get the golden egg? Impossible, there is no such word as go around in Ada's dictionary. Others would choose to turn back when they hit a wall, but Ada would stubbornly break the wall!

Ada raised her wand and chanted, "The mist is floating!"

Suddenly, layers of fog appeared in the paddock, blocking everyone's vision. The fireball dragon at the other end of the paddock also fell into the fog and could not see the ants on the other side. The angry fireball dragon let out a terrible, earth-shattering roar.

Surrounded by layers of clouds and fog, the spectators could not see clearly what was happening in the paddock. All they could see was the flames spewed out by the fire dragon, and all they could hear was the fire dragon's earth-shaking roar and the huge sound of an unknown object hitting the ground.

"The fog is so thick that I can't really see what's going on in the paddock." Ludo Bagman's loud voice echoed in the air. "Can anyone tell me what's going on down there?"

The audience was confused and didn't know where to look. In the paddock, apart from the faint light of the fire, there was nothing to see. But the students had obviously never seen the little black fat man, and had not yet understood the true meaning of refunding tickets. They just sat there, staring at the clouds in a daze.

About two minutes later, the clouds rose and the fog on the paddock gradually dissipated. I don’t know whether it was dispersed by the flames or by itself. Fortunately, the students could finally see the competition scene.

"Merlin, can someone tell me what's going on!" Ludo Bagman exclaimed again.

The audience's reaction was similar to Bagman's. One second they were happy that they could continue watching the game, and the next second they were all stunned, with their mouths wide open, allowing the cold wind in late November to pour into their mouths.

The scene in the paddock made them unable to believe their eyes!

The huge fire dragon was crawling on the ground like a small mountain, and thick vines tied the fire dragon tightly. The vines that bound the fire dragon continued to wrap around and tighten, as if they wanted to strangle the fire dragon.

That's not all. The joints of the fire dragon were firmly locked by giant stone locks and nailed to the ground. I think the huge crash just now was caused by these stone locks hitting the ground!
There were many huge rocks on the field for the warriors to avoid the fire dragon's attacks. Now all the rocks disappeared, the field became very flat, and all the rocks were pressing on the fireball dragon.

The muscles on the fire dragon's body continued to bulge, and the bright red fireball dragon tried to break free from the shackles that bound itself.

But its whole body was tied up, its joints were locked, and even its neck and tail were nailed firmly to the ground by trapezoidal stone locks. The Fireball Dragon couldn't even raise its head or move its tail.

And the more it struggled, the faster the stone locks and vines on the Fireball Dragon's body tightened, and the Fireball Dragon could only let out wailing sounds.

On the other side, Ada was still standing there, as if the tied-up dragon in front of her had nothing to do with her! If she hadn't held the magic wand in her hand, the students would have thought Ada was just passing by!

Seemingly easy, it took only one or two minutes for the fire dragon to lose its ability to resist and was nailed firmly to the ground. However, Ada was fully focused in the cloud and mist just now and did not dare to slack off for a moment.

Even now, Ada did not let down her guard and was still suppressing the fire dragon, not giving it a chance to turn around.

(End of this chapter)