Chapter 375 The game ends
Amid the deafening cheers from the audience, Harry and the other two, holding the golden eggs and filled with joy of victory, walked towards the exit of the stadium.
Madam Pomfrey and Mia had been waiting on the side. The moment they saw them, they hurried forward and without saying a word, pulled the three of them towards the medical tent near the exit.
The warrior teams from other schools were also in the medical tent at this moment. They looked at Harry and the other two with expressions of admiration.
They had also faced off against dragons and knew the danger, so they understood that Harry's team's victory was no fluke, but the result of wisdom and strength.
The only ones with gloomy faces were the three warriors from Durmstrang. They stood silently by, with a hint of unwillingness and envy in their eyes.
There was no way out. Without the golden egg, they would undoubtedly be at the bottom of this round. Just thinking of the result made them unable to hide their loss and frustration.
"You did a really great job!" Mia did not hesitate to praise.
The battle just now was beyond her expectations.
After tricking the dragon into becoming paralyzed, the battle was so quick and efficient that even many adult wizards could not do it.
She ruffled Harry's hair and gave each of the three a bottle of vitality tonic.
"You must be tired from fighting. Come and replenish your energy."
Madam Pomfrey was worried, so she pulled Cedric over and started to examine him.
"That's enough. Letting little wizards fight dragons, I don't know what the people in the Ministry of Magic think."
"Don't move, Cedric. You were the one blocking the attack just now. I need to make sure you are not injured."
Cedric couldn't refuse, so he could only stand there obediently and gave Harry and Malfoy a helpless smile.
As they were talking, hurried footsteps were heard outside the tent, and soon, a group of people crowded into the tent.
"Cedric!" Qiu Zhang saw Cedric immediately after she came in. She ran over hurriedly and threw herself into Cedric's arms.
Cedric staggered after being knocked, and subconsciously held the other person in his arms.
In full view of everyone, the two of them hugged each other tightly, which made Harry's throat tighten.
Harry forced himself to turn his head and chat with Ron and Hermione who came to congratulate him.
Mia noticed a hint of loneliness in Harry's expression and sighed slightly.
She had heard from Sebastian that Harry had a crush on Qiu Zhang, but she couldn't interfere too much in matters of the heart.
What's more, Qiu Zhang and Cedric have a harmonious relationship and are obviously a couple that everyone is optimistic about.
Mia understood that she couldn't persuade Harry to let go of this feeling, and could only silently hope in her heart that he could find his own balance and answer.
Malfoy also noticed that something was wrong with Harry. As soon as he glanced at Harry, he was hugged by his mother.
"Oh, Mom, I'm so big now." Malfoy broke free from Narcissa's arms, his face flushed.
"What's wrong with him being this big? He's still my son!" Narcissa's eyes were full of fear, and she pulled Malfoy to look left and right.
"You were really taking a risk just now! How could you provoke the dragon like that? If it breaks the chain, I wonder what you will do."
Narcissa became more and more angry as she spoke, and started to scold Malfoy. God knows how worried she was in the audience just now.
Malfoy didn't care. He raised his head and said proudly, "Mom, even if it breaks free from its chains, we have a plan to deal with it."
"Besides, it's not difficult for us to subdue the fire dragon. Look, I'm not injured at all."
Looking at Malfoy's neat clothes, Lucius stood aside holding his cane, with the upturned corners of his mouth unable to be suppressed.
He is truly worthy of being my son. The Malfoy family has a successor!
Just as the tent was becoming increasingly lively, a shrill whistle suddenly sounded outside, interrupting everyone's conversation.
Then, Bagman's loud voice echoed outside the court: "Warriors, please return to the court! Now is the time for us to announce the scores!"
Hearing this, everyone in the tent rushed out. No one wanted to miss such an important moment.
"Now we will start scoring. The highest score for each referee is ten."
Bagman cleared his throat at the referee's table and glanced at all the warriors.
"When the scores come out, we will remove the highest and lowest scores, and then add up the remaining scores. The total score obtained is the final score the Warriors received in the first round."
Hearing this, Karkaroff's face darkened again. He had protested against this grading rule because it prevented him from lowering the scores for other schools.
However, the other headmasters all agreed with this fair grading model, so it was useless for Karkaroff to object.
"First up is number one, the warriors from Beauxbatons. They have successfully obtained a golden egg! Please give fair scores to the judges."
As he said that, he gave his own rating - 7 points.
Crouch also gave his rating - 7 points.
Dumbledore waved his wand and drew an 8 in the sky.
Gilbert and Akinbade both gave 8 points.
Madame Maxime did not hesitate. She raised her wand and a long ribbon emerged, forming the number 9 in the air.
"There is nothing wrong with their strategy. If it weren't for the lack of time, I believe they could have hypnotized the dragon and then slowly picked the golden eggs."
"Also, if they weren't so unlucky, they should have gotten more than one real golden egg."
"So I think they deserve nine points."
Finally it was Karkaroff's turn. He slowly raised his wand and gave a score of 7.
"Subtracting the highest and lowest scores," Bagman's voice sounded, "the score of the Beauxbatons Warriors is - 38 points!"
Amid the cheers of the audience, Bagman began to introduce the next team of warriors.
Ivermorny, who snatched a golden egg from the dragon, scored 34 points.
Durmstrang was in a worse situation because he didn't get a golden egg and his total score was only 30 points.
Karkaroff was very unhappy about this because the 10 points he gave were not taken into account.
The performance of Ugadu was obvious to all. They used Transfiguration to flexibly deal with the dragon and obtained two golden eggs. Therefore, they received a high score of 42 points.
"Finally, it's our fifth team of warriors, the Hogwarts Warriors." Bagman's voice was full of excitement.
He didn't rush to start scoring, but instead tried to stir up the emotions on the scene.
"The Hogwarts Warriors performed very well in the competition. They were the only players to defeat the dragon and won three golden eggs."
"They are worthy warriors, let's cheer for them!"
The atmosphere in the paddock instantly became boiling, and everyone's eyes were focused on Harry and the other two.
The little wizards stood up one after another, waving the flags in their hands and shouting their names loudly. Cheers and screams rose one after another, turning into a hot wave, covering the entire arena.
When the cheers died down, Bagman continued, "Now, please ask the judges to give the most fair scores."
"I give them 10 points for their wonderful performance!"
Crouch gave 10 points without hesitation. He smiled and looked at Harry, without showing anything unusual.
As the host, Dumbledore considered it and gave it 9 points. Hogwarts' performance was already good enough, and he had to consider the international impact.
Madame Maxime, Agilbert and Akinbade all gave it a score of 9.
Their reasons were exactly the same, that was, Malfoy's behavior of provoking the dragon was too dangerous, so one point should be deducted.
Karkaroff only gave it a 7, but no one cared because his rating was not included in the total score.
"Very good!" Bagman cheered. "The Hogwarts team has achieved a high score of 46 points and is now ranked first."
"Let's make it short. Game 2 will be held on February 24th of next year. Therefore, the Warriors have plenty of time to prepare."
"As for the hint, it's hidden in three golden eggs. Each golden egg contains a hint. That's all I can say. See you later."
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