Chapter 171 The birth of the top four

It has to be said that the wizards are indeed very convenient in building buildings. While Mike was sitting on the throne, the staff had restored the arena to its original state, which also meant that the next game was about to begin.

Mike also turned his attention from the Giant Eagle to the field. The next game was Cedric's game. As the most powerful contender for the championship, Mike had to watch his game.

Cedric's opponent is a Slytherin player named Silpa, who can be considered an inspirational figure.

In fact, he is very similar to Professor Snape. They are both mixed-blood, their fathers are both Muggles, and they both have a tendency of domestic violence after marriage.

The difference was that Snape's mother, Eileen Prince, who came from a family of potion masters, chose to endure and persevere, while Silpa's mother chose to resist.

After getting rid of the man who would beat her whenever he was drunk, Silpa's mother took little Silpa back to the family and was accepted by the family.

But because she married a Muggle and gave birth to Silpa, a half-blood, both mother and son were regarded as a shame to the family. Although the family accepted them, their lives were also very difficult.

Especially little Silpa, who grew up surrounded by endless bullying from his peers.

This harsh environment not only did not make Silpa go astray, but instead inspired his rebellious psychology. He vowed to become a big shot and make those who looked down on him pay the price.

So he began to study the magic spell day and night.

Silpa is not a genius. His talent can only be said to be average, but hard work can make up for his shortcomings. He relied on his hard work to become the top people in Hogwarts, while many people with better talents than him are far less powerful. Not as strong as him.

This proves that many people don't work hard enough to compete for talent.

But even though Silpa works hard and is strong, that's all.

Without the support of his family's resources, he would be no match for Cedric.

Cedric's transformation technique was not only used for defense. Silpa only lasted ten minutes when Cedric conjured up a large number of jackals, tigers and leopards to attack him.

Silpa was deeply influenced by Snape's ideas and surrendered very decisively when she saw that there was no way to do anything.

Facing his failed student, Snape looked a little ugly but didn't say anything. After all, there was a huge difference in strength.

The throne next to Mike finally had its own owner. Just like when Mike sat on it, when Cedric sat on the throne, a huge British badger made of yellow light also rose into the air and walked through the air. , finally resting on top of the Hufflepuff Stand.

Compared to Mike's Fire Feast and Cedric's Beast Frenzy, the next two games were a bit boring.

There is no suspense in Slytherin's civil war at all. The Slytherin player who is playing against Willy, the seed player of Slytherin, has replaced Percy in the quarterfinals. He has no chance of winning against Willy. Just a face-to-face meeting will suffice. Defeated by Willy with a powerful bone-shattering curse.

The Gryffindor civil war was a bit interesting. Bruno, the president of the male student council and a Gryffindor seed player, actually fell into a disadvantage in the competition with his opponent. Professor McGonagall's face turned dark when he saw this on the edge of the field.

You must know that his seed player was selected by Professor McGonagall. If Bruno loses to a player from the same school in the competition, this will show to everyone at Hogwarts that Professor McGonagall does not know people well.

There are even remarks like 'Bruno may have paid Professor McGonagall a bribe to become a seed player'.

This will be a big blow to Professor McGonagall, who has always been upright.

Fortunately, Bruno did not disappoint Professor McGonagall in the end, nor did he give those with ulterior motives a chance. After a hard battle, he finally defeated his opponent.

At this point, all the semi-finalists of the first Hogwarts Duel Competition have appeared, and the semi-finals are all made up of seeded players from the four major colleges. This also proves to everyone that the deans have a vicious vision.

The golden lion and the green python also appeared in the amphitheater. The representative creatures of the four major colleges each occupied a corner of the arena, watching the other three giant beasts warily.

"Okay everyone! Now our top four have been born!" Lockhart was so excited that his voice was hoarse. "But there is one most important thing we have not done today, and that is the semi-final draw! Yes! Invite our most respected headmaster, Dumbledore!"

As soon as these words came out, the little wizards who were already preparing to leave sat back in their seats. Mike on the high platform was also a little surprised.

But when he thought about it carefully, he understood Lockhart's purpose of doing this.

Lockhart did indeed cheat in the last draw ceremony. If the eighth place advanced to the fourth place and the entire academy was wiped out, it would definitely affect the influence of the semi-finals.

But this kind of cheating has also greatly reduced the credibility of the organizers of the duel competition. After all, everyone is not a fool. Everyone can see what Lockhart is thinking. Now everyone is wondering whether Lockhart will draw lots in the semi-finals. Also do some little tricks.

Faced with this situation, Lockhart directly invited Dumbledore, which was undoubtedly a good move.

The students at Hogwarts don't trust him, Lockhart, don't they also trust their headmaster Dumbledore?

Under everyone's gaze, Dumbledore in the stands put his hand on Fawkes, the phoenix. The next moment, there was a flash of fire and Dumbledore appeared in the suspended attic.

Several good-looking female staff members brought a brand new lottery box to Dumbledore.

Lockhart simply did not allow any contestants to participate in the draw this time, choosing to let Dumbledore complete all the draws alone.

As Dumbledore put his hand into the lottery box, Bruno on the high throne was sweating profusely from nervousness. He knows his strength well, and he is lucky to be able to advance to the semi-finals today. If he wants to further advance to the finals, he must not encounter these two monsters, Cedric and Mike.

However, Bruno is obviously not the chosen one.

"The first game of the semi-finals, Mike versus Willy!" Dumbledore's old voice spread throughout the arena, "The second game of the semi-finals, Cedric versus Bruno!"

The moment the lottery results were announced, the four beasts above the amphitheater roared, the giant eagle against the giant python, the giant lion against the giant badger. The behemoths representing the four major colleges have all found their opponents, grinning as if an epic battle will break out in the next moment.