Chapter 192: Five Strong Fighting Dragons (four in one chapter)(2/3)
He lowered his head and his eyes fell on the parchment in his hand, which clearly stated a person's name, and Dumbledore was not unfamiliar with him.
All the students in the hall looked at Dumbledore, waiting for him to report who the name on the parchment was.
Ron secretly glanced at Hermione next to him and found that her hands were already tightly held together under the table.
"Can it be Hermione?" Ron couldn't help but feel a little savage. His two best friends, Harry, had already passed the door and became a warrior in the Triumph Championship, and now Hermione is about to become such a warrior.
Only him. It's ordinary!
Being friends with celebrities will be under a lot of pressure. There was only one Harry now, but now there was one Hermione. Ron felt that his confusion was even more intense.
"Hermione Granger!"
When Dumbledore called out this name, the whole hall was in full bloom.
"Another, another one is under 17 years old!" Lee Jordan exclaimed at several deskmates beside him.
"Check! They cheat!"
"It's not fair, they're not 17 years old!"
Dumbledore ignored the students' shouts, and he shouted again: "Miss Granger, please come!"
Hermione stood up, walked through the aisle under Lin Xiao's encouraging eyes, and walked to Dumbledore.
Dumbledore glanced at her deeply, then pointed to the door Harry had walked past.
"Go, everyone else is waiting for you."
Hermione nodded, then looked at Lin Xiao over there, and then walked towards the door. Compared to Harry, who looked confused before, Hermione was in a much better condition.
Being mentally prepared in advance is obviously different.
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"Harry, did you vote for the name yourself?" Dumbledore grabbed Harry's shoulders and looked at him with a serious look.
Harry shook his head blankly, "No, it wasn't my shot, I didn't!"
"Miss Granger?" Dumbledore turned and looked at Hermione on the side.
At this time, Hermione would not say that her name was voted by the teacher for her. She also imitated Harry's appearance, pretended to shake her head blankly, and told Dumbledore that she did not vote for her name.
In fact, she did not vote for it, and she did not lie about this matter.
At this time, Lin Xiao slowly walked in from outside. Seeing his teacher, Hermione immediately trotted behind Lin Xiao and stood there. Harry, who was confused, saw that the teacher of his best friend Hermione had come, so he followed Hermione and stood behind Lin Xiao.
"I think someone must have joked with us about this matter." Lin Xiao looked at the people in the room with a faint smile, "But since it was the decision of the Goblet of Fire, we must obey it, right, Professor Dumbledore?"
Lin Xiao directly threw this question to Dumbledore. Dumbledore obviously couldn't say no. Wouldn't that be questioning the decision of the Goblet of Fire? You should know that the history of the Three Thousands Championship is very long. Questioning the Goblet of Fire means questioning this game, which is really a big deal.
"The game will go as usual." Dumbledore said with a serious expression, "As for Harry and Miss Granger, they will also be officially recognized as the Warriors in the Triumph Championship!"
"But..." Professor McGonagall wanted to say something, but Dumbledore had made up his mind, and the other professors seemed to agree with Dumbledore's decision. Professor McGonagall himself could not change the fact that had happened.
The other three formally selected warriors were now looking at Hermione and Harry with strange eyes. Among them, Clum's eyes remained on Hermione, as if they were very interested in her.
For the three of them, both Harry and Hermione were vaguely excluded. Obviously, they also felt that the two had used improper means to qualify for the competition, and they took it for granted that they would definitely be eliminated in the first game.
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Dragon, Harry and the others had seen it in the first grade, but the first young dragon that was just a newly born one was far from comparable to that of a real adult dragon in terms of its lethality and size.
The first game of the Triumph is Dragon Fighting.
Hager took advantage of the opportunity to date Mrs. Maxim and told Harry the topic, but Lin Xiao had told her about Hermione.
Although the dragons in this world are not worthy of the word dragon in Lin Xiao's opinion, the role they play in this world is also very important. Whether it is the medicinal value of various parts of their bodies or their own strength, they are always attracting the attention of wizards.
Hermione's strength is no less than that of the elite students in the graduating class with Lin Xiao's guidance. Her mental strength has also increased significantly. What she lacks is practical experience, but this is something other students do not have.
What Lin Xiao said about actual combat is not a competition, nor is it a battle that is carried out on the premise that both sides retain their respective strengths. What he said about actual combat is a real battle with the purpose of killing the other party.
Neither Hermione nor other Hogwarts students have ever been exposed to this kind of battle. Even Harry, who has been offline for several times, has not experienced any actual battle. Because most of them rely on luck and some cleverness, rather than relying on his own strong strength.
Lin Xiao gave Hermione the task to defeat the dragon. Although the adult dragon is very powerful, the few dragons used in the competition are not among the best. They can only be regarded as mid-level dragons, and it is not difficult to defeat them. In Lin Xiao's opinion, only a simple and improved version of the God-Fighting Wuying is enough to seize the life of a dragon.
The improved version of Shenfeng Wuying Hermione has also learned it, but with her kind personality, Lin Xiao is sure that she will not use it. Unless the target is a devil who is unforgivable, she will never use it easily.
Lin Xiao just told Hermione about the content of the first battle and did not give her any other help. Whether she could defeat the dragon or get the golden egg as required by the game depends on her own performance.
Perhaps because Harry and Hermione are the only two who successfully signed up at the age of 17, and made an exception to make the Triple Championship, which has always had only three contestants, become the Five Championship, everyone in Hogwarts is discussing Harry and Hermione.
Gryffindor students are generally optimistic about this matter. Although they are a little bit poor, at least Harry and Hermione are both Gryffindors, and with Cedric and Hogwarts, there are three students participating in the competition. Isn’t the chance of winning this way? Although they don’t think Harry and Hermione can win.
As for the others, well, Lin Xiao has to admit that the power of jealousy is infinite, and the badges that slander Harry and Hermione were made the next day.
It would be fine if you slander Harry, but if you slander Hermione, Lin Xiao would not turn a blind eye.
For those students who have the courage to wear it, they were all subjected to Lin Xiao's murder. For a moment, no one dared to speak loudly almost where Lin Xiao went, for fear of being subjected to evil.
Dumbledore and others were helpless in this and told Lin Xiao that they were right. And it was not a big punishment. It was just a trick to tease people. There was no reason to blame Lin Xiao.
For a moment, no one dared to wear the badges that slander Hermione, but there were many people wearing the badges that slander Harry.
However, despite Lin Xiao's stopping, Hermione kept breathing in her heart. She vowed to prove it to everyone and let them know that they have the ability to qualify for this competition, rather than relying on some small means to go through a formality.
Lin Xiao is naturally very supportive of this. It is a good thing that Hermione can think so, and this is also the only contribution made by the students wearing badges.
Compared to Hermione's condition, Harry's side is even worse.
Harry's best male friend Ron suspected that he had signed up for him, but he did not tell him this good friend. Because Lin Xiao had said that she had signed up for Hermione in the morning, Ron also knew that Hermione was able to participate because of a good teacher. He also knew that his relationship with Lin Xiao was not very good, so he naturally didn't think about asking Lin Xiao for help and sign up for him.
But Harry is different. No one told Ron that anyone would help him register, and even Harry himself had never said that, and Lin Xiao denied that Harry had helped him register. All Ron naturally believed that Harry had found a way to register, and secretly signed up without telling him because he didn't want to share it with him.
Because of this incident, Ron and Harry had a breakup, which was the first time they had turned against each other since they were very good friends.
Harry and Ron had a falling out, but Hermione was suffering. As their common friends, she once became the microphone for communication between them, which made her very angry.
Fortunately, it's finally time to end, because the Trio Championship is finally about to begin.
On that day, in the huge audience, Lin Xiao sat on a high place with other professors watching the upcoming game below.
At this time, everyone already knew that the content of the competition was Dragon Fighting, which also made the students in Gryffindor become more and more nervous.
Obviously, dragons are synonymous with strength in their hearts. Is it too hard for Harry and Hermione, who are only in fourth grade? This is what almost all Gryffindor students think.
Compared to Gryffindor's worries, Slytherin on the other side was completely watching the fun. They couldn't help but feel like this. They were also the ones who started to laugh at Harry and Hermione. At this moment, they were talking loudly about how long Harry could last, and the loudest voice was Malfoy.
They dare not talk about Hermione because they knew that Hermione was not the little girl born in Muggle without a backer. The backer behind them is very hard now. They are not in a hurry to hide, so how could they seek death?
The first person to play in the dragon was Cedric from Hogwarts Hufflepuff Academy. The young man who snatched the first girl Harry fell in love with was very embarrassed.
Fortunately, he finally got the golden egg without any danger and successfully qualified for the next game.
The second one to appear was Furong from Boothbaton. This girl with a delicate face was almost shaking all over when she appeared, and she was obviously very scared.
In fact, not many young wizards of their age dare to face an adult dragon. Except for a very few geniuses like Voldemort, there are more ordinary or better wizards.
It took her nearly twenty minutes to get the golden egg. Lin Xiao clearly saw that her hands holding the golden egg were still trembling constantly.
"Are I glad that Hermione saw my Animagus before?" Lin Xiao suddenly remembered the scene when he accidentally caught up by Hermione when he contacted Animagus some time ago.
Hermione was so scared that she sat directly on the ground. After all, she was a Titan giant fifty meters tall. Anyone who could see such a giant would be frightened at first sight.
Compared with Lin Xiao's changing Titan giants, these giant dragons seem a little small.
The largest one of the dragons used for the competition is less than fifty meters from beginning to end, and the height of the standing up is far from comparable to Lin Xiao's Titan giant transformation.
Compared to Hermione, who has seen the Titan Giant, he probably won’t do this to them, right?
After Furong came out, it was Victor, the next player, the representative player of Demstrong.
This strong young man is in much better condition than the two above. Although it can be seen that he is still very nervous, at least on the surface he does not tremble.
Victor's speed was much faster than Cedric and Furong, and he was really brave. He actually dared to attack the dragon directly, and used his own attack to distract the dragon's attention, thus getting the golden egg more easily.
He is also the best performer among the three players who have appeared.
The next player to play is Harry Potter, who seems more nervous than anyone else.
Lin Xiao saw him walking into the competition field with his wand with his hand, and his steps were a little staggering. Maybe he would fall down. Whether he was injured or not was second, and the most important thing was embarrassment.
Harry's performance was more dangerous than anyone else. In the end, he flew out on his broom, but the opponent he chose was the giant dragon, which seemed even more irritable than the other ones. He saw it actually tore off the iron chain tied to it. Then he flew out after Harry.
"Harry's flying well." Lin Xiao commented on the scene where Harry flew out heartily, which made Moody, who was sitting next to him, feels chills, thinking that this adult has also fallen in love with Harry Potter?
It took Harry more than half an hour to come back. When he came back, he looked particularly embarrassed, but he came back alone, and the giant dragon that had chased him away before disappeared.
In the end, he successfully got the Golden Egg, although he left the field during the game. However, Dumbledore and his men discussed it and still failed to disqualify him from the game.
Hermione was the last to appear. She was lucky and chose a giant dragon with relatively weak strength.
Lin Xiao couldn't call out the name of the dragon. Of course, it might be that he was too lazy to remember the names of these reptiles in his eyes.
"Mr. Jax, aren't you worried?" Professor McGonagall asked curiously when he saw Lin Xiao's face with a faint smile.
"Worried?" Lin Xiao glanced at her, smiled and shook his head, "I have full confidence in my disciples!"
Lin Xiao's words couldn't help but attract the attention of Dumbledore and others, but at this time the battle between Hermione and the dragon began. Everyone's eyes were also attracted.
The students of Slytherin were very upset when Harry successfully got the golden egg. At this moment, when he saw Hermione, a student who was also Gryffindor, appear, he wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but when he was at the mouth, he suddenly remembered something and trembled all over. They all closed their mouths and dared not speak.
"Clear water is like a spring!"
To be continued...