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"It's a pity that our price is too high," said Fred. "Even if he sold Durmstrang, he couldn't afford it."
"I think a slight discount is not impossible." Kyle also smiled, "If losing the game can replace Durmstrang, I would love it."
"Oh... look at him..." At this moment, a commotion suddenly came from not far away.
"Here we go again!" Fred said dissatisfiedly, "Can't Krum take his admirers somewhere else? How can others read books while he is here?"
"Hmm?" Kanna looked up at him and said, "You are all the same, so don't criticize anyone else."
If Fred had a book in front of him, maybe she would have believed it.
"At least we didn't affect anyone else," George said.
Kanna pouted, "You mean it's okay if it affects me, right!"
"Of course not... but it's almost the same." Fred said with a smile: "It's just dealing with a small fire dragon. Don't forget, Kyle has experience."
"Don't bring me into your bragging." Kyle glanced at him, "I was there when Norbert came out of the egg. His situation is different."
"But you must have experience, don't you?" said George. "Fleur and Krum haven't raised fires before... er, Norbert."
There was another chirping sound nearby.
"Here we go again." Kanna said irritably, "Let's go back. By the way, this is for you..."
She handed Kyle the book "Riding on a Dragon's Back" in her hand, then picked up another book "Basic Spells for Dealing with Hyperactive and Irritable Animals" and stood up to leave.
When they walked out of the library door, Hermione just happened to walk out quickly from the side.
She obviously couldn't stand the noise inside, and muttered with a look of complaint: "Why can't he stay on that stupid big ship and read a book."
"Stupid?"
"Why would she say that?"
Fred and George looked at each other. They had always thought that boat was pretty cool.
After returning to the common room, Kyle, who had nothing to do, spent the whole afternoon reading with Connor to kill time.
The first project will be carried out tomorrow. That night, Kyle, who had always been calm, became inexplicably nervous. He tossed and turned in bed and did not fall asleep until late at night.
the next day.
From the time Kyle woke up until he went to the auditorium for lunch at noon, people were constantly cheering him on.
Then Professor McGonagall arrived.
"Are you ready?" she said. "The warriors must go to the field now... to complete the first task."
"Okay." Kyle stood up.
"Good luck," Kanna whispered.
Cedric patted his arm, "Come on."
"You can definitely beat them!"...This is Mikel.
Kyle followed Professor McGonagall out of the Great Hall.
Professor McGonagall looked a little anxious. She kept telling Kyle not to be nervous, but Kyle felt that she was talking more to herself.
“We have arranged some wizards to stand guard nearby, and if things get bad, they will step forward to stop it.
And the most important thing... Professor Dumbledore will also watch the whole game, so there will be no problem. "
"Professor, you should be worried about the other two warriors." Kyle said with a smile: "I hope their headmaster can be as reassuring as Professor Dumbledore."
Professor McGonagall was amused. She put her hand on Kyle's shoulder and said, "In short, be careful. If it really doesn't work... it's not shameful to admit defeat. Don't forget that you are only fifteen years old."
"Don't worry, Professor," Kyle said.
After leaving the castle, Professor McGonagall did not go towards the Forbidden Forest, but came to the Quidditch field.
From the outside, nothing had changed, but inside, the thick fog obscured everything. The only auditorium that could be seen seemed much larger than before.
Professor McGonagall took Kyle to the door of a dressing room.
"Go in." Her voice was trembling. "Bagman is in there too... He'll tell you what to do next."
"Thank you." Kyle said, opened the door and walked in.
Furong had arrived. She sat on a low wooden stool, looking very pale.
"How are you, are you okay?" Kyle asked.
Fleur shook her head, she looked at Kyle and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ludo Bagman.
"Kyle, that's great." Bagman turned his head and looked at him, saying happily, "Come in and relax. The Triwizard Tournament is actually not that scary."
"Okay, now that everyone is here, it's time to introduce the situation to you." He stood up, took out three identical feather pens, and said happily, "This is a special door key. When the audience gathers, it will be responsible for sending you to the venue outside.
"And your mission is to do your best to pass all the levels in front of you and make it all the way to the end. In addition, I have one more thing to tell you... The red stones are very important. They are related to your second project, so you must collect as many of them as possible."
No one in the room spoke. Fleur and Crewe simply nodded slightly to show that they understood.
"Well... that's it," Bagman said. "You have a few minutes to calm yourself down."
Having said that, he prepared to distribute the quills.
"You must hold it well. If you miss the time and fail to enter the competition venue, you will be declared the loser directly..."
"Wait a moment."
At this time, Furong suddenly said: "Don't we need to draw lots?"
"Draw lots?" Bagman was a little confused and said, "There is no need for that. All the events are the same, it's just that each warrior is in a different position... Of course, if you want, you can do it."
He quickly found a cloth bag, put the three quills in it, and then handed them to each person in turn.
Furong was the first to draw.
She looked at the three people holding identical feather pens, her expression somewhat at a loss.
What's going on? There's no Fire Dragon and no byes... This is different from what Ms. Maxime told her.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 512 The First Project
For the three people in the locker room, time seemed to have stood still since they got the quill.
Ludo Bagman was cheerful and tried to tell jokes to liven up the atmosphere...but no one listened to what he said.
"Well, it seems you don't like jokes," Bagman said, not really paying attention. "I'm going to be out for a while because I have to explain to the audience. You must remember not to let go of the quill in your hand, okay?
"Well... Mr. Krum... can I have a word with you? Come outside?"
"Oh..." Krum looked up in confusion.
Although he didn't know why Bagman asked him to go out, he was one of the referees of the Triwizard Tournament after all. He hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed Bagman to the corridor outside the locker room.
"What do they want to say?" Furong frowned and asked, "Is there anything else that you want to tell me separately?"
"Who knows?" Kyle said casually.
He noticed that the cheering and laughter outside were growing louder, buzzing in his ears.
At this moment, a whistle sounded from somewhere.
Then, Kyle found that the feather pen in his hand was getting hotter and hotter, and it was accompanied by a huge suction force.
For a moment, Kyle felt as if he was sucked into the quill. When he came to his senses again, he found himself in the middle of the Quidditch field... with deafening cheers in his ears.
Kyle looked around and found that he was the only one in the huge venue... Strange, where were Fleur and Krum? Didn't they say that they were going to compete together?
"Welcome to the Triwizard Tournament!"
At this moment, Bagman's voice rang out from the stands.
"As you can see, the warriors are already in place, but they are in separate places and cannot see each other... Of course, we can all see them, the only thing to consider is who to see... This is really a difficult problem."
Bagman made a witty remark. Although it wasn't very funny, it answered Kyle's doubts.
"First, let's go to the first level." Bagman shouted, "All warriors must pass through this door to reach the next level. Let us wish you all good luck... By the way, the little guy who is responsible for guarding the key is very difficult to deal with."
door?
Kyle was stunned for a moment, then he realized that there was indeed an oak door standing where the goal post was originally.
But there was nothing around, as if someone had forgotten it here.
Kyle walked over immediately.
There was indeed only one door, and he could even easily go around it from the side... but nothing changed around him, so obviously, doing so did not count as passing through.
"Open the Alaho hole!"
Then Kyle tried to cast the unlocking spell, but the moment he recited the spell, a blue shadow pounced over from somewhere.
Kyle dodged instinctively.
"Creaky!" There were several obvious scratches on the oak door.
At the same time, he also saw clearly what it was, a cat, but much larger than an ordinary cat, and its eyes were also very big, like two pebbles emitting blue light.
Civet cat!
And around its neck hung a large golden key.
So that's why he saw Professor Lockneill in Hogwarts.
This professor from Beauxbatons is the most famous master of magical animals in France. He particularly likes civets and takes them with him wherever he goes. When he was in the dragon sanctuary, he carried one with him.
Thinking of this, Kyle's expression moved, and he whispered, "Shaqir?"
The civet cat didn't react at all, its big bright blue eyes still staring at him.
Needless to say, he had the wrong cat.
Although it is a bit disappointing, it is not surprising or even expected.
When they were in the Fire Dragon Sanctuary, the civet cat named Shachiel had become very familiar with him. Professor Lockneil also knew this, so it was naturally impossible for him to bring it here to reduce the difficulty for Kyle.
After all, Fleur was a true Beauxbatons warrior.