Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 339 Duel
Dean Greengrass is indeed very kind to the mixed-race students.
She seemed to have no prejudice and sat down beside his bed.
In the past, seeing her behavior, Cedric would only feel relieved that there was such a professor in Hogwarts, but now, he was really nervous.
"No, no need, Professor. I don't have any serious problems. I just need to rest for a morning and I can go back to class in the afternoon."
If he had known that Greengrass would come to see him, Cedric would not have asked his roommate to help him take leave no matter how tired he was.
But Greengrass didn't seem to want to leave immediately. She chatted with Cedric about their studies and daily life for a while until she stared at the hair of the boy lying on the bed.
"There's a knot of straw in your hair, child."
The Half-Blood Dean reached out and took the grass off Cedric's head and asked in confusion.
Cedric's two hands hidden in the quilt clenched into fists in an instant, but the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he replied with forced calmness.
"I was so tired after coming back from the court yesterday that I went to bed without taking a shower. I may not have combed my hair."
Greengrass did not seem to doubt his answer. She threw the grass clippings into the trash can, patted Cedric on the head, and stood up while speaking.
"This is not a good hygiene habit. Don't forget to take a shower when you get up. If you still need to rest in the afternoon, I can grant you an extra half day off."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Cedric quickly waved his hand and resumed his speech.
"No, Professor. My condition is not that bad yet. I will go to class in the afternoon as usual."
After hearing what he said, Greengrass no longer wanted to stay in the dormitory. She turned and left, leaving Cedric alone.
Cedric looked at the dormitory door that was closed again and lay back on the bed.
He first stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while, then carefully lifted the quilt. The light from the window shone in, and he could clearly see that the pajamas he was wearing were missing a corner.
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"Swedish short-nosed dragon, there are about twenty Golden Snitches around... Next, Fox, hurry up, I hope we can complete our morning goal before lunch."
Staring at the fire dragon lying on the grass with its eyes closed and sleeping not far away, Jon made a note on a piece of parchment he had conjured up, while getting back on Hoss's back and ordering it to find the next fire dragon's base in the Forbidden Forest.
No matter how big the Forbidden Forest is, with Hoss around, it is not a difficult task to search the entire forest. Moreover, this lustful donkey is very familiar with the environment of the entire Forbidden Forest and can clearly find out which places have recently received a group of uninvited guests.
So they spent half the morning marking the coordinates of these fire dragons in the Forbidden Forest. In addition to planning to make an orderly count of how many fire dragons the referees of the Triwizard Tournament had released into the Forbidden Forest, John also wanted to take this opportunity to find Emile.
John always felt that he entered the Forbidden Forest not just to complete the competition. If Voldemort really wanted to achieve his ultimate goal by winning the competition, then this person would be even more complicated.
He had already shown his brutal side at the warrior selection dinner, but Voldemort was still confident enough to let Emil and Draco participate. He must have his reasons.
Jon didn't believe that the man held this competition just to allow Dumbledore to recapture France and Hogwarts Castle with minimal casualties.
He must have ulterior motives, and this motive was most likely achieved during the game.
Hoss took Jon through the Forbidden Forest like the wind, and soon they were near the next dragon.
However, before they could see the true appearance of the fire dragon, a roar pierced the sky of the forbidden forest!
"roar!"
Jon quickly hugged Hoss's horse's neck and signaled it to stop. Hoss understood and took Jon to stop behind a tall tree.
After the scene that was originally receding around him became clear, Jon could also see clearly the huge monster that had already soared into the sky.
It was a fire dragon with a bright green appearance. If it were lying on the grass in the forbidden forest, the color of its body should be able to blend perfectly with the green plants, making it difficult for people to discover its existence.
The Welsh Green Dragon is a native species of fire dragon . It is considered to be one of the fire dragons with a relatively good temper. It usually likes to eat sheep and basically avoids people in its daily actions.
And the fact that it was in such an angry state obviously meant that someone had provoked it.
Sure enough, it flapped its wings and rushed into the sky above the forbidden forest, then the dragon head opened its bloody mouth towards the ground!
"boom!"
The high temperature instantly enveloped the entire area within a radius of fifty meters!
Golden flames gushed out of its mouth and then began to sweep across the entire ground. The flames ignited the trees and grass, causing countless animals living around to flee in panic.
The high temperature also affected Hoss, which was itself a magical creature. When it encountered an angry fire dragon, it would feel an instinctive fear in its heart.
Jon did not make things difficult for it at this time. Instead, he got off it and let it hide outside first. He squinted his eyes and stared at the figure that was jumping up and down in the sea of fire, avoiding the dragon's breath.
Emile.
After searching for the fire dragon in the Forbidden Forest for a whole morning, Jon finally met him here.
He seemed prepared to provoke the Welsh green dragon, or rather, to do so on purpose.
Without a flying broom, it is quite difficult to catch as many golden snitches as possible around the fire dragon. The golden snitch is very fast and can fly. Even with a magic wand, it is basically impossible to hit them with a spell, not to mention there is a fire dragon nearby to interfere.
So, Emil found a very clever way. He did not regard the fire dragon as an obstacle, but instead let this big guy help him attack the golden snitch.
The referee team specifically set up a plan to confine these golden snitches to the vicinity of the fire dragon, and when this Welsh green dragon became angry and sprayed dragon breath at Emil, the wide-ranging flames also included most of the surrounding golden snitches.
These golden snitches are all products of alchemy and cannot withstand the high temperature burning of dragon's breath. Basically, once they are roasted by the flames, their originally hummingbird-like wings can no longer flap and they soon fall straight to the ground.
Emile took this opportunity to dodge the attacks of the Welsh Green Dragon while collecting the Golden Snitch that fell on the ground. By the time Jon discovered him, he had already gained a lot.
This Beauxbatons student is indeed smart and courageous. This will make it easier for him to get the Golden Snitch, but it will also involve extremely high risks.
No matter what kind of fire dragon it is, it is not so easy to deal with, especially when they have air superiority. The wizard's means of counterattack are very limited. Looking at the current state of this Welsh green dragon, Emil should have just used an Eye Disease Curse in a sneak attack, which made it so irritable.
After picking up all the golden snitches that were burned by the dragon's breath on the ground as quickly as possible, he rolled over to avoid another breath of dragon's breath, and then began to flee the scene.
The fire dragons here in the forbidden forest are not without restrictions. Their activity areas have been fixed from the beginning. I don’t know what methods the dragon trainers use to make sure that unless their lives are in danger, they cannot leave the designated range even if they are angry.
Therefore, as long as Emile ran out of the area, he could regain safety and finally count his spoils.
But of course, the reason why John spent so much effort to find him was to prevent him from getting his wish. However, he did not resort to sneak attacks, but just openly blocked Emile's way of escape.
He had actually escaped from the green dragon's territory, but the area where the dragon's breath spread was too wide, and he could only ensure his safety by moving farther away. However, this road had been blocked by Jon.
Emile also discovered Jon at the first moment.
He looked a little dusty and his robe was torn to pieces by the sparks that accidentally flew out of his body. Compared to what Jon had guessed at the beginning, he was at least relying on his own real efforts to strive for a good result in the competition.
Based on this alone, Jon planned to give him a chance to resolve the conflict face to face instead of using a sneak attack.
"call."
Emil looked gloomy, stared at Jon and let out a long breath. He clenched the wand in his hand and called out Jon's name.
"Jon Green!"
Jon also held his wand, and he looked at the boy who was half a head taller than him and three years older than him.
"No need to address me so affectionately, Mr. Lestrange. As I recall, we are not only rivals, but also enemies."
The Welsh green dragon that was cursed by the eye disease was still roaring behind Emil. It had no way to leave its territory and could only vent its anger by spitting out dragon breath in vain. This also caused the surrounding temperature to not drop, but to continue to rise.
"Don't imagine that our family is so close to those two bastards you killed." Emil wiped off some of the black dust on his face with the sleeve of his robe. His voice was cold and indifferent. "To be honest, from a personal perspective, I might even thank you. If you hadn't killed my uncle and aunt, it wouldn't be my family's turn to manage the entire Lestrange family now."
Jon said with a chuckle.
"So you should thank me now? I don't need much as a thank you. How about giving me all the Golden Snitches you got?"
Hearing his words, Emil also laughed, but his smile was a little weird.
"I guessed that you would come up with this idea. I have to say that among all the warriors, your strength is indeed the highest. But after all, you are only in the fourth grade."
Jon heard the hidden meaning in his words.
"Do you think that you can make up the gap between us just because you have learned three years more than me?"
"We have to try, don't we?" Emile took a deep breath, his eyes vaguely revealing a hint of cruelty, "Even if I don't like my uncle and aunt, the noble blood of the Lestrange family should not be damaged by a lowly person like you!"
The next moment after he emphasized it, a spell came out of his mouth!
"Fainted!"
The red light penetrated the distorted high temperature and shot straight at Jon, who was standing less than ten meters in front of him!
Jon didn't make any big evasive moves. In the past year, he had experienced so many Death Eaters' pursuits and interceptions that he already had a clear grasp of the spell battles between wizards.
The moment Emil's magic was released, he could already accurately determine where the spell would land.
He tilted his head and then waved his wand.
"Expelliarmus!"
Two red lights flashed alternately in the air, and the stunning spell flew past the edge of John's hair, but Emil did not dodge the disarming spell he used.
A red light reflecting the spell appeared on his body, but before the light lasted long, a series of sounds like breaking glass rang out!
The next moment, the armor spell in front of Emil was shattered, and he was knocked back several steps by the residual force of John's disarming spell.
Compared to his first year, when John's petrification spell couldn't even break Slughorn's casual Shield Charm, the magic he now uses with his own magic power is enough to suppress a quasi-adult wizard who is about to graduate.
This was not only because he had not relaxed his study and training of magic despite going through so many things over the years, but also because his own magic power had grown to be strong enough, which was completely incomparable to what he was three years ago.
Emile was obviously a little surprised by the power of this spell.
He had seen John kill people, but even though the scene was bloody and chilling, everyone could see that Rodolphus and Bella were killed because they lost in physical combat.
They were both wizards, and possessed more powerful magic and richer spellcasting experience than Jon. However, in the end, they chose a fighting method that was extremely disadvantageous to themselves. What happened in the middle could not be investigated after the death of the couple, but this also made most people not have a real impression of Jon's magic level.
That was why Emil chose not to dodge the first spell, but to use the Armor Spell to take it head-on and test John's strength.
Just this one exploration made his already vigilant heart even more depressed.
