Hogwarts in the shadows

The dragon waited for the tree wasp to get close before slipping through its teeth.

The hornet missed its target and nearly sprained its neck from using too much force.

The dragon teased the hornet for a while, but seemed to get tired of it.

It swung its dragon claw again, this time with great force, and hit the tree wasp hard on the head.

The tree wasp fainted immediately and fell headfirst, hitting the ground with dust flying all over the place.

As the battle ended, the dragon's body gradually shrank and eventually returned to the appearance of Hephaestus.

The dragon's body gradually became smaller, and finally the figure of Hephaestus appeared, and he landed on the top of the Hornet.

He landed gracefully on the unconscious Horntail's dragon head.

His dark green robe was spotless, without even a wrinkle.

Hephaestus raised his hand slightly, and the silver light shield formed by the armor body immediately changed shape, and flew to his side with the golden egg wrapped around it.

The entire stadium fell into silence, and everyone was still immersed in unprecedented shock.

Dumbledore was the first to applaud, and it was like turning on a sound switch, instantly igniting the enthusiasm of the entire audience.

The audience erupted in screams, cheers and applause, the sound was deafening.

"Look!" Bagman shouted.

"Look! Our warrior defeated the Hungarian Horntail with absolute strength and got the golden egg in the fastest time!"

Hephis just stood quietly on the dragon head of the Hornet, enjoying the cheers of the crowd.

The shutter buttons of the photographers around seemed to be useless, and white smoke filled the air.

There was even a brave one who jumped off the twelve-foot stand and rushed towards Hephis with his camera in hand.

However, as soon as he entered the venue, he was discovered by the dragon trainer who had been on standby and was immediately subdued.

He kept yelling, "Let me through, let me through, what are you doing..."

Before he could finish, he was hit by a "stunner" and fell to the ground.

The dragon trainers were originally required to control the Hornet and then let the warriors go on the field to receive scores from the referees.

But in this situation, they are more worried about whether the hornet will die.

The golden chairs where the five referees sat gradually rose higher so that all the spectators could see them.

Bagman raised his wand impatiently, and a silver thread weaved into a big "10" in the air.

Madame Maxime's face was full of hesitation, but in the end she raised her wand into the air - ten percent.

Percy naturally had nothing to hesitate about - quite.

At this moment, Karkaroff's eyes were fixed on the Hornet at Hephis' feet.

His eyes were filled with fear, and finally he raised his wand - ten percent.

Dumbledore also raised his wand with a smile and gave it ten points as well.

The audience's cheers and applause were boiling again, as if they were going to overturn the sky.

This was the first time in the history of the Triwizard Tournament that a perfect score appeared.

Moreover, this full score is well deserved, and anyone who dares not to give it full score will be criticized.

Hefis bowed slightly to the referee's seat, then calmly stepped down from the faucet and walked towards the entrance of the venue.

At this time, the applause and cheers in the audience gradually subsided.

Snape and Hermione were already waiting there.

Hermione originally wanted to give Hephis a big hug.

But Snape was right beside her, making her feel a little embarrassed, and she rubbed her toes lightly on the ground.

Hephis walked forward with a smile and hugged them one by one, finally holding Hermione's hand.

"I never thought that you would fight as a dragon." Snape said with emotion.

"If I wasn't afraid that it wouldn't be shocking enough, I wouldn't bother to transform." Hephis said disdainfully.

"It's just a wasp. It's just a matter of a few punches. It's really boring."

Snape said unhappily, "Okay, you're scaring the audience to death. If you fight the Hornet directly, I'm afraid everyone will doubt your bloodline."

He had examined Hephes' body, which was comparable to that of a giant monster.

Even if Hephis doesn't use magic to fight the Hornet in close combat, he may not necessarily lose.

Hephesus smiled slightly. What Snape said was actually within his consideration.

Snape said seriously, "Okay, let Hermione accompany you to the tent. Buckman still has something to say about the second project."

"Okay." Hephis squeezed Hermione's hand gently.

Hermione's cheeks blushed slightly. After saying goodbye to Snape, she pulled Hephis towards the tent.

After taking a few quick steps, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong with you?" Hephis looked at Hermione in confusion.

Hermione shook her head, "It's okay, it's just a little stressful to stand next to Professor Snape."

"Oh, we've had dinner together, and you're still afraid of him!" Hephes joked.

"I'm not afraid. Never mind. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." Hermione rolled her eyes.

The less Hermione said, the more curious Hephis became.

After he asked her several times, Hermione finally told her the reason.

This time it was Hephis' turn to roll his eyes even more.

Snape was so handsome today that Hermione felt more stressed.

They soon walked into the tent, only to find it empty.

"Oh, they should go to the medical tent." Hermione reacted and explained to Hephis.

Hephis nodded and led Hermione to the soft sofa.

Hermione didn't sit down. She hesitated for a moment, "Hephis, why don't I go out and wait for you!"

"It's okay. Buckman is half of our family now. He won't dare to say anything."

Hephis pulled Hermione and sat on the sofa.

Hermione tilted her head. When did Hephis take Buckman in again?

Hephis briefly explained the matter to Hermione.

Bachman is a big gambler. During the World Cup final, he opened the market and became the banker.

When he met Lucius in the camp, he also invited Lucius to join in.

He also told some interesting stories about the Weasley twins and betting.

Lucius didn't know what went wrong and he placed the same bet as the twins.

Bulgaria caught the Golden Snitch and Ireland won.

When Buckman heard this, he thought Lucius was giving him money on purpose in order to make friends with him.

So he happily accepted the thousand Galleons.

Who would have thought that Lucius would win in the end.

According to the odds offered by Buckman, he needed to pay Lucius twenty-six thousand gold Galleons.

Even if he took out all his belongings, he still couldn't pay it back.

But he didn't dare not fulfill his promise because that person was Lucius.

Originally, Buckman was planning to borrow money from the goblins and make another bet in the Triwizard Tournament in an attempt to make a comeback.

But Hephis's participation gave him a little respite.

Hephis was the contestant, Lucius was his servant, and Buckman was the referee.

So Hermione understood the rest without having to say anything else.

No wonder Hefeth said Buckman was "half one of his own".