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"Alright, now that the warriors' wands have been tested, what are we waiting for? (icj) Come over and take pictures!" Bagman quickly stepped in to ease the awkward atmosphere.
Urged on by Bagman's enthusiasm, Karkaroff and Maxim reluctantly suppressed their dissatisfaction and, along with Dumbledore, posed for a group photo with the warriors.
After finally finishing the wand testing ceremony, Levin immediately stopped Hermione and Harry and led them out of the castle.
"Levin, what's going on?" Hermione asked curiously. "I need to prepare for the upcoming tournament. You know, the Triwizard Tournament has involved all sorts of things in history, so I need to make some plans."
Harry has the same problem, and he's working hard now to perform better in the game.
The "Porter Stinky Shit" badge was too much of a shock to him.
“There’s no need for that,” Levin shook his head. “With me here, you don’t need to cast a wide net. The props for the first project just arrived today, and I called you here to take a look.”
Levin spoke casually, as if it were as simple as brushing his teeth in the morning.
"Levin, isn't that cheating?"
Hermione couldn't help but say,
The honest little witch did not want to win by such means.
Levin shook his head upon hearing this: "Have you forgotten what I told you? Cheating is a tradition in the Triwizard Tournament; it doesn't count unless you get caught."
"Even if I don't say anything, it won't be long before the principals of the other schools tell their warriors, so there's no need to think too much about it. You just know a few days earlier than them."
Hearing Levin say that, Hermione felt her worldview crumbling.
I never expected that Dumbledore, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would do something like this.
Seeing her like this, Levin couldn't help but shake his head.
This girl still hasn't seen through the true nature of society.
The so-called Western contractual society is not just about "anything not prohibited by law is permitted," but rather "it's my skill not to get caught."
From the doping tradition in sports competitions to legitimate political donations, various human experiments and sterilizations targeting vulnerable groups, all are products of this principle.
While both involve corruption, in the moral society of the Dragon Kingdom, people know it's wrong and can only do it in private, while maintaining a facade of respectability.
However, in so-called civilized societies, such things are completely aboveboard, without any pretense. As long as there is no evidence of bribery, political donations are not considered bribery.
This is also what Levin admires about Hermione.
No matter how naive she may be, she is indeed a kind girl.
With Harry and a Hermione whose worldview had been shattered, Levin made his way into the Forbidden Forest.
Hermione suddenly heard something.
First came the shouts of several wizards, followed by a deafening roar.
She recognized that roar perfectly; she had heard it during the World Cup.
After navigating around a thick thicket of bushes, the two witnessed an unbelievable scene.
Fire dragon.
Chapter 317 Fire Dragon Queen
Three ferocious-looking adult dragons were confined in an area enclosed by thick wooden planks. They stood on their hind legs, roaring and panting as they spewed flames from their open, fanged mouths into the air.
They seemed to be struggling to leave the enclosure, but long vines stretched out from the ground, binding their feet and wings tightly. A beautiful centaur woman stood with her arms crossed, looking at the three creatures with distress.
Around them, at least ten wizards were taking turns casting spells on them, trying to calm the three fire dragons down.
"What's going on, Charlie?"
Levin took the initiative to find the person in charge here and inquired about the situation.
The other party was none other than Charlie Weasley, the eldest brother of the Weasley family, who worked at a dragon farm in Romania.
The partner for this three-way competition is his dragon farm, and he is the person in charge of this project.
He looked at Levin, nodded in a friendly manner, and said half-jokingly, "Hello, Levin, are you here for an inspection?"
"And Harry and Hermione, what are you doing...?"
“They are both Hogwarts warriors,” Levin said with a smile. “I brought them here to see what they are going to face, so they can be mentally prepared and write their wills in advance or something.”
Harry was speechless upon hearing this.
Hermione even rolled her eyes at the boy.
That's a joke!
“I see… I see.” Charlie wasn’t surprised by Levin’s cheating; he was clearly familiar with the traditions of the Triwizard Tournament.
More surprising to him than that was the fact that Harry and Hermione had become warriors. "Look, Harry and Hermione, you two have become warriors. Ron has such great taste in friends... but I bet he doesn't think so himself."
As expected of Ron's older brother, he knows his youngest brother too well.
After exchanging pleasantries, Charlie got down to business.
“I’m sorry, Levin, as per your request, we specifically selected three wild and untamed fire dragons to facilitate the warriors’ competition… but as you can see, they are a bit too wild and untamed.”
Just then, the centaur saw Levin and skipped over to him.
"Levin, you're here!" She looked very happy, her rainbow-colored hair quite striking.
"And Hermione, so you're a champion of Hogwarts. Hello!" She greeted Hermione as well.
"Hello, Daisy." Hermione waved to her familiarly.
Hermione was quite familiar with this centaur who frequently visited the tower; she knew that the mushroom circle near the tower led to the centaur's house.
As the president of the Erudite Society, Hermione would occasionally ask her to help collect some of the society's "teaching aids".
"So you were here helping to tie up the dragon, right?" Hermione asked, noticing the vines binding the dragon.
“That’s right, those three guys are too volatile, and those wizards are too useless; they’re nowhere near as good as you guys.” Daisy couldn’t help but complain, looking at Levin: “When are you going to get rid of those three? They’ve been yelling and screaming all day, their dragon breath has burned a lot of trees, and the Forbidden Forest…”
The small animals were terrified.
“Don’t worry, Daisy,” Levin immediately agreed, “The first match will start in a while. All three dragons will be taken away then and won’t stay here for long.”
"Levin...Levin, you mean we're going to face the Fire Dragon in our first match?"
Harry then realized what was happening, and his voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
This is way too unfair. Don't you see that there are ten adult wizards fighting each of the fire dragons?
Hermione, however, was focused on a different question: "Why were we only given three dragons when there are six warriors?"
Harry glanced at Hermione in alarm, thinking the little witch was being a bit too extreme.
He already finds two people fighting one fire dragon too terrifying, and you're thinking of one person fighting one... If that's really the case, he might as well withdraw from the competition. This lousy warrior, let whoever wants to be it be it.
"In fact, Ludo and Crouch also suggested adding three more dragons, but I refused."
Levin explained,
"Actually, three dragons are enough to meet the requirements of the competition. We just need to change the competition format slightly. After all, each school has two contestants this time, so we can add some teamwork elements to make the competition more exciting."
Then he looked at Harry and added, "Don't worry, we don't expect the warriors to defeat the dragon. The dragon is just an obstacle for you to achieve your goals in the competition."
Hearing this, Harry's pale face improved considerably.
While they were discussing, the fire dragons continued to make a ruckus.
Charlie tried to command his men to cast a Stunning Spell on the dragon, but it never worked.
The fire dragon's magic resistance is really strong.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the sky.
Everyone looked up at the sky and saw a beautiful woman dressed in luxurious clothes, with a pair of dragon wings flapping on her back, flying directly down from the sky.
After she landed, the dragon wings on her back disappeared.
"What's going on? I was only gone for a short while, and you guys couldn't handle these guys? Are you Moon-obsessed Beasts in disguise? You're all so useless."
As soon as the woman landed, she launched a sharp critique of the dragon trainers.
Her words sounded rather harsh to Harry, but without exception, all the dragon trainers obediently lowered their heads and accepted the scolding, not daring to refute her, and even began to criticize themselves.
"Sorry, it's our fault for being useless."
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Presto."
"I'm really sorry."
"Your Majesty, please punish me!"
I always felt that there were some strange people mixed in with the Dragon Trainers.
"Alright, all of you step back, I'll handle this."
Harry saw the woman roll her eyes, then turn directly to the dragon in the fence.
"Hey, you big idiots, shut up!"
Harry found the woman's somewhat "naive" behavior amusing.
Who would think that they could make a fire dragon surrender without a fight simply by talking to it?
Then he was slapped in the face.
Upon hearing the woman's reprimand, the three fire dragons seemed to transform into obedient puppies, immediately folding their wings, lowering their bodies, and pressing their massive heads close to the ground.
It was as if they were worshipping her.
“Who…who is she?” a dumbfounded Harry asked Charlie. “How can she make dragons so obedient?”
"Lady Katrana Prestor, Director of the Beast Office, Department of Magical Creature Management and Control, is a renowned dragon tamer who can subdue dragons with her mere presence and is known in the industry as the Dragon Queen."
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Charlie introduced Katlana to Harry, his eyes filled with infatuation as he looked at her.
I wish I could turn into a fire dragon and get scolded by her!
"In addition, she is the second magical Animagus after Levin. Everyone thinks that her Animagus is a fire dragon. However, no one has ever seen her complete transformation. But even just the partial transformation technique is enough to go down in history."
“Those are all techniques that Levin taught me,” Katlana walked over and casually explained. “Whether it’s the magical Animagus or partial transformation, he invented them all.”
"I see!" Charlie nodded, his gaze towards Levin now filled with more admiration.
But Levin was not happy about this.
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