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To this, Harry straddled it without hesitation.

At this moment, the sounds from the stands became louder, and even Ludo, as the host, was shouting something.

Unfortunately, all of this was filtered out by Harry.

Straddling the flying broom, he pushed off the ground and soared into the air.

The young wizards of Hogwarts cheered and celebrated, while Ludo looked at Dumbledore and the other three.

Originally, as the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, and also the referee and host of this match, he could have directly made a decision on whether Harry's move was legal, but he did not, and instead handed the choice to the other four.

He was able to sit firmly in the position of Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports despite his dark history and constant problems, not only because of the support of his fans, but also because of his skill in avoiding responsibility.

"I think this is a violation of the rules, and he can be directly eliminated."

Karkaroff spoke first, since he had decided to eliminate Hogwarts first, he couldn't leave any room for leeway.

According to the rules, the Triwizard Tournament does not allow the use of alchemical tools, and the flying broom is definitely one of them.

Of course, Karkaroff also regretted it. If he had thought of this trick earlier, he would have had Krum prepare in advance.

With his skills, wouldn't he be able to treat these bound dragons in the arena like dogs?

"I agree with Karkaroff's statement."

Madam Maxime also immediately expressed her position.

Now that their two schools are in a relationship of mutual advancement and retreat, there is no reason to let Karkaroff fight alone.

"I have some other views. Harry Potter was inspected when he entered the arena, and he did not carry any alchemical tools. This rocket crossbow was summoned from outside the arena using the Summoning Charm. It was an aid he obtained through his own ability."

Dumbledore changed his previous lazy appearance and appeared quite serious.

He still wanted Harry to gain experience in the competition, how could he so easily let Harry be eliminated, undermining his subsequent self-confidence.

"I also think this is reasonable and legal."

Barty Crouch also said with a straight face.

Immediately, four pairs of eyes looked at Ludo, the fifth referee.

To this, Ludo naturally knew how to choose.

"Since this flying broom was summoned from outside the arena, I think it naturally complies with the rules. After all, there is no rule that prohibits using the Summoning Charm to summon alchemical tools from outside the arena, am I right!"

The two big shots from his own country supported Harry, and if he sang a different tune, he wouldn't want to continue in his position.

As for offending Karkaroff and Madam Maxime, although it was a bit inconsistent with his expectations, they couldn't affect him anyway, so it didn't matter.

Karkaroff and Madam Maxime, seeing that Ludo had said so, even if they were unwilling, there was nothing they could do.

Moreover, Dumbledore's attitude towards this so-called British savior was completely different from that of the red-haired kid just now!

Harry didn't know anything about what happened on the judges' bench. At this moment, he was rapidly spiraling upwards.

When the wind whistled through his hair, when the faces of the audience below turned into tiny, fleshy pinpricks, when the tree bumblebees shrank to the size of a dog, he had abandoned his fear.

This was just a special Quidditch match, nothing more.

These dragons were just opponents that were much more difficult to deal with than Malfoy.

Quickly finding his target, the Welsh Green Dragon.

That nest of golden eggs was now shining between the Welsh Green Dragon's legs.

Harry dived straight down, and the head of the Welsh Green Dragon, as the target, followed Harry's movement.

It seemed a little timid at first, but soon it seemed to have discovered something.

A ball of fire was sprayed directly out. If Harry hadn't dodged in time, he would have been hit directly and turned to ashes in the dragon fire.

But at this moment, Harry was still diving down, as if only those golden eggs remained in his eyes.

Just like dodging a Bludger, Harry swayed slightly and avoided the incoming dragon fire, but the Welsh Green Dragon's tail swung towards him head-on.

In response, Harry made an emergency turn to the left, narrowly avoiding the dragon's tail, and bent down to pick up a dragon egg, then single-handedly controlled the rocket crossbow to quickly ascend.

Thunderous applause immediately rang out from outside the arena, and Ludo also praised Harry.

And Harry himself was greatly encouraged, it wasn't that difficult.

Now that he had obtained a golden egg, it was impossible for him to score zero points like Ron.

Fleur and Field Durmstrang in the arena also felt a lot of pressure when they saw Harry get a golden egg.

Before the game started, their respective headmasters had told them that if they didn't encounter Ethan, they should try to suppress the opponent as much as possible, and it would be best to make him score zero points.

As a result, Harry was now taking the lead in front of them.

Fleur touched her chest and directly pulled out a black scale strung together by golden threads from her wizard robe. Originally, Fleur was going to rely on her own methods.

But now, if she didn't cheat, these dragon eggs might be stolen by Harry.

Hanging the black scale on her chest, Fleur carefully held her wand and approached the nearest Norwegian Ridgeback.

Fleur still quite believed in Ethan's words, this thing could make these dragons quite afraid.

When entering the arena, Fleur also handed in this scale, saying that it was just a talisman. After confirming that it did not contain any magical power, she returned it to Fleur.

This was Onyxia's shed scale, but it had always been placed in the nest as a cushion, so it was stained with a relatively strong aura. It had not been subjected to any special treatment, so naturally it couldn't be considered an alchemical tool.

As Fleur approached, a trace of fear flashed in the Norwegian Ridgeback's eyes, and its body involuntarily retreated, rattling the chains.

Directly exposing the golden eggs beneath it...

Whose strange guy's aura is this, there's no mistake.

Onyxia has been frequently going to the dragon's camp these days, on Ethan's orders.

Since she became an adult, Ethan hasn't paid much attention to whether she will be exposed. Under normal circumstances, dragons require the joint efforts of twenty experienced wizards to subdue, but for Onyxia, this number must be at least multiplied several times.

It's basically impossible for her to be obtained by poachers, unless someone of Dumbledore's level personally takes action.

Because of this, Oonagh had shown her face quite a bit, and many people knew that there was a strangely shaped, large dragon in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.

With Hogwarts' endorsement, and the fact that she hadn't done anything out of line, the Ministry of Magic had more or less tacitly approved of Oonagh being in the Forbidden Forest. Anyway, there was no shortage of other XXXXX magical creatures there.

So, under Ethan's instructions, Oonagh went to the dragon camp in a completely open and aboveboard manner. Every time she went, she even got a good meal and scared the dragons in the camp.

Originally, Oonagh didn't have this ability.

However, after Ethan's bloodline was sublimated, he gained the abilities of dragon transformation and pressure, which he practiced frequently on Oonagh and Norbert.

Norbert didn't learn it, but Oonagh did after she came of age. It was quite useful for magical creatures, especially the dragon family, as if there was a bloodline suppression.

In the past few days, Oonagh had frequently visited the camp and released her pressure every time, which had made these dragons neurasthenic.

Now, it would be strange if they weren't afraid of Fleur, who carried Oonagh's aura.

Although dragons also have egg-guarding behavior, they don't really care about their cubs that much. When they encounter danger, they will not hesitate to abandon their cubs.

According to their habits, every time a dragon cub learns to fly, it will be driven out of the camp. It is indeed a race with a bit of affection, but not much.

As a result, at this moment, these dragons did not hesitate to sell the golden eggs under them.

Fleur, who had already walked up to the golden eggs, was relieved to see that the Norwegian Ridgeback dragons showed no inclination to attack.

Although she trusted Ethan's words very much, how could she not worry when facing dragons?

Patting her trembling heart, Fleur began to deal with the golden eggs.

This time, it was Field Durmstrang's turn to be dumbfounded.

Why?

Why didn't the dragons attack her?

But he didn't dare to try rashly. When Harry approached on his Firebolt, he was attacked.

"What's going on?"

Karkaroff, seeing this scene from the judges' seat, was so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

Although he didn't know what was happening, that Beauxbatons girl must have cheated.

5.7 Although over the years, cheating by champions has been common in the Triwizard Tournament.

But now, you can't abandon me and play like this by yourselves!

And what about the agreement to advance and retreat together? What are you doing, Madam Maxime, getting involved with Dumbledore?

"I don't know either?"

Madam Maxime also looked confused. Fleur had never told her about this.

"It should be the scales she's wearing on her chest."

Although the distance was relatively far, Dumbledore saw it at a glance. After all, that thing was still reflecting light at the moment.

Dumbledore even knew where it came from.

When Oonagh settled in the Forbidden Forest, although Hagrid didn't say anything, Dumbledore went to talk to Hagrid after it was discovered, and he observed her at close range until he confirmed that she would not pose a threat to the students of Hogwarts.

This was definitely given by that little devil Ethan.

But, doesn't this count as aiding the enemy?

After a brief discussion, the judges also ruled that this behavior was legal.

After all, Fleur had also been tested and did not bring anything illegal.

Being able to come up with something compliant and that scares the target is also a kind of wisdom.

This kind of competition shouldn't be taken too seriously. Who doesn't have a little trick up their sleeve?

And Fleur, at this moment, had already packed all five golden eggs of the Norwegian Ridgeback dragon. She directly used Transfiguration to turn them into a large bag and dragged the golden eggs away.

She was heading towards the Hungarian Horntail's direction, preparing to take down all the remaining golden eggs.

Harry had also placed the golden eggs he had previously obtained on the other side of the high platform, and then repeated the same trick to obtain the second golden egg.

Chapter 263: Dumbledore's Solemnity

"Hogwarts champion, Harry Potter, score thirty-one!"

"Beauxbatons champion, Fleur Delacour, score forty-seven!"

"Durmstrang champion, Field Durmstrang, score thirteen!"

Inside the tent, Ethan heard Ludo announcing the scores from outside, and he roughly knew what was happening in the arena.

Unsurprisingly, Fleur relied on Oonagh's scales to take the lead. Harry also used the Firebolt to snatch the golden eggs from Fleur, but the specific number was unknown.

Anyway, as long as Harry had gains, Dumbledore wouldn't give Harry a low score, and Ludo and Crouch would do the same.

On the other hand, that Durmstrang's Field Durmstrang, if this competition doesn't have some unique skills, he shouldn't have any gains.

It's a bit strange that he didn't get a zero score!

If Ron were at the scene to see this, he wouldn't know if he would cry in the toilet.

Also with zero gains, one gets zero points, but the other gets thirteen points.

Just as Ethan was diverging his thoughts, a sharp whistle sounded in his ears.

Richardson Clarence, with an extremely ugly face, was the first to rush out of the tent. When he heard that Field Durmstrang had obtained thirteen points, he couldn't help it.

The Beauxbatons witch and the Hogwarts brat, who were originally not taken seriously, were able to obtain high scores.

Field Durmstrang, whose strength was definitely above the average level of this year's Triwizard Tournament, received such a low score.

Therefore, Richardson Clarence was eager to know what was going on.

In terms of strength, he and Field Durmstrang were only on par.

Doesn't this mean that he might only be able to get this score?

On the other hand, the Beauxbatons champion, Hilda Donahue, followed behind calmly, with a smile on her face.

Although she didn't like Fleur, she had to admit that she was indeed better than her. Now that she had obtained such a high score, coupled with Hesper Godwin's highest score in the first game, Beauxbatons had directly topped the first game!

Whether it was Durmstrang or Hogwarts, their scores were quite far from Beauxbatons.

As long as she didn't perform too badly, she would definitely maintain the advantage in the first game.

We Beauxbatons are really amazing.