Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 288, Section 286: He rode a dragon! He rode a dragon!

As soon as Bagman finished speaking, after a very brief silence, the audience erupted into a thunderous debate.

What does it mean to complete a challenge independently?

Those were four fire dragons!

Apart from the Welsh Green Dragon, the other three can all be considered fighting dragons in the strict sense.

Even a normal adult wizard would flee in terror if faced with just one of them, let alone an underage wizard facing four at the same time? Even the best student couldn't do it.

Dudley's challenge of taking on four dragons at once caused a huge uproar.

Even if the death rate in the Triwizard Tournament is high, it doesn't mean they'll just stand by and watch a little wizard go to his death. They're here for thrills, not to watch a bloody massacre.

Are they supposed to just watch a little wizard get devoured by four fire dragons?

Viewers found the plot too outrageous and condemned the Ministry of Magic's actions.

Seeing the public outcry escalating and the audience becoming increasingly agitated, Bagman quickly added.

"Of course, if our warrior Dursley feels unable to cope, he only needs to loudly declare his surrender, and a professional dragon trainer will rescue him immediately."

After much persuasion, they managed to calm the audience down.

He now only hopes that the group of wizards who claim to be Romanian dragon tamers are somewhat reliable.

His mission is to obtain the golden eggs from the four fire dragons; there is no time limit, it continues until he wins or loses!

As he was speaking, Dali had already come out of the tent.

A deafening cheer erupted from the stands. The crowd surged, and all the wizards present, whether they knew him or not, stared at Dudley, the Hogwarts warrior who intended to challenge four fire dragons single-handedly.

The arena was located in a rocky valley-like area, with obvious signs of magical alteration. The surrounding walls towered into the clouds, and the spectators' seats were situated atop these walls. Four fire dragons were positioned in the four cardinal directions of the arena.

After all, apart from the Welsh green dragon, the other three are all aggressive and belligerent. If they were put together, Dudley wouldn't even need to do anything; they would start fighting on their own. The Ministry of Magic doesn't have the ability to keep four dragons of different species peacefully together.

"Which dragon do you think he'll choose?"

"Shh, don't speak, he moved!"

After scanning the position of the four-headed dragon, Dali moved slowly under the watchful eyes of countless people.

First target – the Welsh Green Dragon!

This decision was not too surprising, as everyone knew that Wells the Green Dragon was the most docile of the four fire dragons.

The Welsh green dragon, its head held high, watched Dudley warily. It did not attack, even though Dudley was within its reach. To ensure that the dragon would not attack the audience, the Ministry of Magic had fastened a thick iron chain around each of their necks.

People's impression of them is that they don't like to cause trouble and don't attack people unprovoked.

Of course, this is not absolute. For example, the Il-Fall Colm incident recorded in the book Fantastic Beasts is the most famous green dragon attack on humans in the 19th century. A mischievous Welsh green dragon attacked a group of sunbathers in Il-Fall Colm, Devon, England.

Dudley stopped less than three meters from the Green Dragon of Wells, but made no move, nor did he reach for his wand.

"What is he going to do?"

This distance is already extremely dangerous; no one can guarantee that the Green Dragon of Wells won't suddenly decide to unleash a dragon breath at them.

Although the flames spewed by dragons are not as ferocious as Fiery Blaze, they are still far superior to ordinary fire, and some dragons' flames are even poisonous.

At this moment, the audience held their breath, waiting for Dudley's next move and for the reaction of the Green Dragon of Wells.

What kind of magic should we use to deal with a dragon?

Dudley's next move completely surprised the audience.

"Wait. Is he speaking?"

"What did he say?"

"It's too far away to hear clearly."

"Is he communicating with the Welsh Green Dragon?"

"What a joke. Although dragons have higher intelligence than ordinary wild beasts and can understand some human language, there is no way to communicate with them. Otherwise, there would be no profession like dragon tamer."

Dragons are classified as 5X creatures because they are extremely aggressive towards humans and are also very powerful. In their diet, humans are on par with other livestock.

"If you were standing in front of a ham and asked to do his orders, what would you do?"

They probably ignore you when you're full, but devour you when you're hungry.

However, what happened next silenced him. After roaring at Dudley a few times, the Welsh green dragon actually lowered its emerald green head toward Ham—no, Dudley.

What's going on?

Viewers who had some knowledge of dragons were already struggling to keep up with the brainstorming.

Does the dragon bow its head to humans?

It's only possible if the dragon is tamed by a powerful wizard.

Putting aside the fact that this skill has been lost, what did Dursley just do? He only said a few words to the Welsh green dragon, without even taking out his wand. Was that some kind of secret technique? Or was it wandless spellcasting?

While the audience was still confused, Dali made another move.

"Good heavens, he removed the shackles from the green dragon's neck!"

Yes, Dudley walked straight up to the Welsh green dragon without any concern that it might attack him. He even broke the chain binding the dragon's neck and removed the shackles from its neck.

"Roar!" The Welsh Green Dragon, its neck now much lighter, shook its head happily a few times, letting out a joyful roar, and then, from between its thin upper and lower jaws, it spewed out a flame mixed with wisps of fluorescent green.

This move undoubtedly drew screams from the audience.

Compared to the Charizard's brutal roar, the Green Welsh Dragon's roar is surprisingly beautiful and melodious.

Dudley gently stroked the neck of the Welsh green dragon, who squinted its eyes, revealing an expression of enjoyment and comfort.

Then he made another astonishing move, straddling the body of the Welsh green dragon.

"He rode a dragon! He rode a dragon!"

Some audience members exclaimed excitedly, as if they were the ones riding the dragon.

Then, the Welsh green dragon spread its huge, bat-like wings, flapped them a few times, and was about to soar into the sky when it froze, remaining in place.

The Welsh green dragon tried several times but still couldn't take off. It turned its snake-like neck and looked pitifully at Dudley.

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Looking into those pitiful dragon eyes, Dali sighed deeply and silently climbed off the Welsh green dragon.

"What's going on? It seems the Welsh Green Dragon can't make the Dursleys fly."

"I remember the Welsh Green Dragon could lift objects weighing hundreds of kilograms into the air, right?"

"It's possible that the Ministry of Magic has kept this Welsh green dragon locked up for too long, causing it to be temporarily unable to fly."

That makes sense.

(End of this chapter)