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Chapter 188: Chapter 185 - Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (3)

As everyone chattered, Dumbledore rose from his seat, holding a goblet in his hand and tapping the golden goblet gently with a knife.

Timmm!!!

Suddenly, the room was silent, and all eyes were on the old man wearing a blue robe with silver threads. His long beard was so white and smooth that you'd wonder how many hours a day Dumbledore spent grooming his beautiful beard.

"First of all, I must say that the game of Kings was an event that we all enjoyed watching." He spoke in his genuinely happy voice. "Now, on to the second trial."

As his voice trailed off, the clapping sounded extremely loud, like a wave spreading forward. Dumbledore wasn't lying, they were all excited to see such bloody, cruel and emotionally charged fights. There was no doubt that they all wanted more and couldn't wait for the next trial of the tournament.

Perhaps seeing the eager eyes of the young wizards and witches, Dumbledore cleared his throat and spoke. "After a great deal of indecision, the Hogwarts team and I have decided what the Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be."

"The Second Trial will be simple, we're calling it 'How to Train Your Dragon.'"

When his voice stopped, everyone's eyes widened in shock. It was common knowledge that dragons couldn't be tamed, the only report was that Newt Scamander, the famous magizoologist, had tamed one.

Ignoring the murmurs that erupted from the crowd of students and representatives from other countries, Dumbledore continued. "The Second Test will be in two phases. The first phase is the selection of the egg, which will be randomly assigned to the four members of each team. Those who fail to hatch the dragons from their eggs will be deemed disqualified from proceeding to the second phase." Everyone held their breath as they listened to Dumbledore's words; if before he had only had everyone's attention, now he had the attention of all the students and representatives of other wizarding schools.

"The second phase is the next and final one, for the teams that have managed to hatch their dragons from the eggs, these dragons will be ridden and used in a very challenging obstacle course. At the end of the race, points will be awarded based on skill and strategy. Those with the most points are, of course, the champions.

Before any students raised their hands to ask questions, Dumbledore continued. "I know most of you are confused about how to tame dragons, but as we all know, dragons aren't usually very friendly."

As Dumbledore said this, he couldn't help but think of the sleeping Elder Dragon and smiled as he remembered his words.

"But while taming may not be possible, we can always use our imagination and knowledge to control a dragon, even against its will. Remember, your only limitation is your knowledge." As he finished, Dumbledore looked into motivational eyes and nodded in satisfaction at his words. Young people needed motivation and ambition to keep going.

The Russian Minister of Magic, Dmitri Ivanov, muttered to himself. "I wish I had that ability. Fortunately, even if I don't have such skills and charisma, I have the strength to keep everyone in their place and obey."

Benjamin, President of MACUSA, looked at his old rival and spoke sarcastically. "Do you think you'll be able to control these rebels for long? If I were you, I'd live on a mountain for fear of being murdered in my sleep."

Showing no weakness, Dmitri retorted. "If I remember correctly, you're not too popular in the fifty states. I think there's a woman named Elizabeth Olsen who's gaining a lot of popularity with her liberal promises. If I were you, I'd go back to you country and take care of her first, or maybe you won't be able to sit next to me next year."

Benjamin's face couldn't help but darken as he listened to his rival's words. The worst thing was that every word Dmitri said wasn't a lie, he knew that very well.

At the thought of standing with the other Senators and looking up to where Dmitri would be standing with the new President, shaking hands, the MACUSA President's face grew even darker.

Dmitri felt like he was on cloud nine at that moment, even though he hadn't won Benjamin's Island in the previous wager, and seeing his grim face brightened his day.

"In the afternoon, all eggs will be distributed, all team representatives must be present at that time." Rolling his eyes at the two middle-aged men bickering like teenagers, Dumbledore kindly added to all the students.

At the Slytherin table, Theodore felt his hair stand on end with excitement; the mere thought of flying on a dragon and winning in front of hundreds of thousands of wizards and witches made the fourteen-year-old grin like an idiot.

"Not only is he a silly idiot in love, he's also become a real idiot, forgetting that he's not part of the Hogwarts team." Blaise muttered to himself, seeing the state of his friend. Although he, like any teenage wizard, wanted to fly on a dragon, the Italian wizard knew it was impossible.

"What are you going to do to control your dragon, Asterion?" Ophelia asked with a mouthful of toast, earning an annoyed look from Astoria and Gina.

The girl seemed to have recovered from the cruel words she'd heard from Bellatrix, though maybe that wasn't a very believable truth.

Asterion thought for a moment before answering. "A cursed spirit in the form of a parasite, capable of controlling the dragon. If it were in a human, this wouldn't happen, but since a dragon is much stronger than a human sorcerer, it can withstand it without being melted by the negative magical energy."

Asterion's words drew surprised looks from everyone around. They thought it would be difficult, but when Asterion spoke simply, they understood that House Black's innate technique was very favorable for this kind of task.

"Fleur should charm the dragon with Veela's Charm?" Blaise spoke uncertainly, could dragons find other races attractive?

"The Veela Charm doesn't work that way. The target has to have a preference for the person and gender, so a gay man can't be attracted to Fleur." Gabrielle shook her head and explained to everyone, she was also curious how her sister would control the dragon.

Maybe with her voice? She wondered, but didn't tell anyone. Gabrielle was no fool, in this first phase she wouldn't be surprised if other teams tried to disrupt or sabotage each other. After all, in any sport, eliminating one's competitors was a huge advantage.

So Gabriele kept her mouth shut about her sister's potential trump cards, because she didn't know how many ears and eyes were glued to the table, secretly listening.

"I hope we win the four Antipodean Opaleye eggs." Astoria spoke in a tone full of desire for one of the most beautiful dragons in the world. Unfortunately, even a noble house couldn't raise dragons, the territory a dragon needed to be raised in was too large.

"That would make things easier, these are the most docile and least aggressive dragons." Gina added her friend's words in a somewhat shy voice, still a little embarrassed to speak in front of so many people.

Asterion nodded, this breed of dragon was indeed more docile, technically the easiest to control, something he wanted, not for himself, but for Rose, Cedric and Luna, who would have a hard time controlling a dragon.

Especially Rose and Luna would suffer a lot, because both of their innate techniques had nothing to do with magical animals. Which made things quite complicated.

"Still, I'd rather have a Chinese Fireball, they're just beautiful." Draco, who had been silent, spoke like a fanboy, his expression showing a lot of envy as he looked at Asterion.

He discovered that even though he was the patriarch of a noble house, he couldn't do everything he wanted, which included acquiring a dragon. Unfortunately, even with his financial resources, it was impossible to secretly smuggle a dragon egg.

Dragons were too powerful to be bred at home; Draco wasn't the first person to have similar thoughts, and he wouldn't be the last. It was quite normal to want a dragon in the wizarding world.

"A Ukrainian Ironbelly, it's also very beautiful." Dorea, Draco's sister, also showed a rare envy on her face. She seemed to share her brother's love for dragons.

Seeing both siblings acting like this, Asterion rolled his eyes. Dragons were nothing like they were in the Harry Potter movies, they were much bigger and more powerful than in the books and movies. They really were big creatures that could easily burn down a small town.

But there was still a doubt in Asterion's mind, the choice of the dragon theme seemed very suspicious with an Elder Dragon sealed beneath Hogwarts.

Could Dumbledore be up to something?

Don't blame Asterion for being too paranoid about Dumbledore, the whole situation was very suspicious!

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Author's Thoughts: Chapter 200... Wow, I really have no idea how I managed to write a fanfic to this point. 300,000 words written and an incredible feeling of accomplishment. 

I can only thank you for your support, your kind comments, your criticism (particularly harsh, but it's made me grow and improve, although some words still hurt a lot...). You really don't know how much you've helped me and I ask that you continue to help me, as I still plan to write and finish this fanfic.

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Next Chapter Second Volume: Chapter 186 - Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (4), Chapter 187 - Second Test of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (5), Chapter 188 - Asterion & Daphne (R-18), Chapter 189 - Asterion & Daphne, Chapter 190 - How to Train Your Dragon (1), Chapter 191 - How to Train Your Dragon (2), Chapter 192 - How to Train Your Dragon (3), Chapter 193 - How to Train Your Dragon (4), Chapter 194 - How to Train Your Dragon (5), Chapter 195 - Dragon Race (1), Chapter 196 - Dragon Race (2), Chapter 197 - Dragon Race (3), Chapter 198 - Dragon Race (4), Chapter 199 - Dragon Race (5), Chapter 200 - Dragon Race (6), Chapter 201 - Dragon Race (7).


Chapter 189: Chapter 186 - Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (4)

On the Quidditch pitch, now empty of spectators, only the representatives of the wizarding schools stood side by side in rows of four.

Beneath a platform were dozens of dragon eggs of various colors, sizes and shapes. There were four eggs of each race. They were especially eye-catching in the afternoon sunlight, drawing the attention of all the participants.

Everyone looked at the eggs like children who are about to receive their favorite toy. Sometime in their childhood, because of stories about princes, princesses, and dragons, a child had wished to have a dragon and ride on it.

At that moment, these seventeen or eighteen-year-olds seemed no different from children. Since Dumbledore's early morning warning, each of them couldn't wait to get their dragon egg.

Observing the anxiety in the eyes of each contestant, Dumbledore laughed and with a wave of his wand, a purple-looking box flew out of the small pouch at his waist and stopped in front of the platform, hovering calmly in the air.

"Inside this box are numerous tickets, each ticket bearing the name of a dragon race. All you have to do is take a ticket and the egg that's written on the glitter." Dumbledore spoke, his voice very warm, like the late afternoon sun.

"From the first row to the last, please step forward." Dumbledore looked at the first row, the champions of the first round, and nodded to his student, Rose.

The girl seemed more than excited, something he couldn't understand. She was a special class witch, how could she get excited about a slightly larger lizard?

Rose was the first, she appeared on the platform almost instantly. No one noticed, but her eyes seemed to glow with a faint, almost imperceptible light.

With a sly smile on her lips, her hand dipped into the box, rummaged around for a moment, and when she pulled it out, there was a blank note between her fingers.

The note read - Ukrainian Ironbelly.

Looking at the paper, Dumbledore waved his wand and a silver egg with a spine on top flew straight into Rose's hand, a broad smile on her lips.

Back in line, Rose whispered a few words to Cedric and Luna, who looked at their teammate strangely, Cedric in particular giving her an accusing look.

The second of the Hogwarts team was Asterion, who quickly took a piece of paper with the dragon's name on it and showed it to Dumbledore - Hedridean Black.

It was an egg with pale green and purple stripes. It was smaller than Rose's Ironbelly and looked more like a fruit than a dragon egg.

Looking at the egg in his hand, Asterion felt strange, it felt different from Nidhogg, which was normal considering his dragon was an infinitely more powerful cursed spirit.

However, unlike Nidhogg, the dragon egg in his hand seemed alive and had a warmth that was transferred by the touch of his hand.

After Asterion, Cedric climbed onto the platform and pulled out a piece of paper with the dragon's name on it - Hungarian Horntail.

Cedric's face contorted at the sight of the name, and he couldn't help but look at Rose with a look of frustration and helplessness. He knew that cheating would never make up for luck!

Now he had the most aggressive of all dragons on his hands. Cedric looked at Dumbledore with a pleading expression. "Can I trade?"

"What do you mean?" Dumbledore didn't answer and returned the question to the young Hufflepuff representative. There was an amused smile on the man's lips.

Cedric had a dejected look on his face, while all the other representatives seemed happy. So far, Hogwarts had captured almost all of the most aggressive dragons in the world. This was more than good news for them.

Back in line, Cedric looked at Rose with a dejected look full of sadness.

"It wasn't my fault, who told you to stick your hand in deeper than necessary? It was as easy as sticking your hand in and grabbing the first piece of paper it touched." Rose whispered back as she shrugged her shoulders.

Luna looked at Cedric and then at Rose and then at Asterion. There was a look of helplessness on her delicate face. She knew she was going to get one of the lazy ones. It was inevitable, almost as if this damned dragon was meant for her. With a weary sigh, Luna made her way to the platform where the dragon eggs were kept. Once there, she reached into the box and pulled out a piece of paper with the name - Swedish Short-Snout.

Seeing the name, another sigh escaped the girl's lips, she looked at the silver-white egg in her hands and returned to the line with a sad expression on her face.

Meanwhile, the Hogwarts team had received all of their dragon eggs. Apart from Rose and Asterion, Cedric looked extremely sad, while Luna exuded a decadent aura.

The other team captains couldn't help but smile. Being the first team to choose was not an advantage, but a disadvantage. The number of dragon eggs was too high at the moment. The chance of catching an aggressive dragon was much higher.

Like Hogwarts at the moment, all four members had more aggressive dragons, even if Luna's wasn't as much, but a dragon was a dragon.

Cedric's face showed a look of shame as he felt a cold, murderous stare coming from the French team. It was the girl he had knocked out with a Confundus. It wasn't the attitude of a dignified man, but the circumstances at that time could speak for him.

However, he wasn't proud of what he had done, attacking a woman behind her back. After the Game of Kings, he received letters from his father for a few nights.

All the dragon egg selections had begun to work normally, the French team was next, and apart from Fleur and Sophie, who got the most docile dragons in the magical world, the other two got rather temperamental dragons like Hungarian Horntail and Hedridean Black.

Looking at the Antipodean Opaleye egg in her arms, a smile appeared on Fleur's lips, she looked at the Hogwarts team and smiled amiably.

She and Sophie had taken Opaleye eggs, the most docile dragons, something she would use in an exemplary way.

Asterion nodded back at the beautiful young woman with a calm expression. For him, it didn't matter which dragon he took, it would be controlled by the parasite he had created.

Suddenly, he heard Cedric's whisper. "Every time Fleur looks at us, I feel a shiver run through my body. She's scary."

Asterion rolled his eyes, although the Veela Charm was scary, as long as you blocked Fleur's charm, you'd practically lose a layer of protection.

Of course, Fleur Delacour wasn't weak, far from it, with her expanding domain, she could almost sweep the whole tournament by herself. But subconsciously, everyone ignored this fact and only cared about Veela's Charm.

All the other teams also picked up their respective dragon eggs, some looked happy, others the complete opposite.

Seeing that all the dragon eggs had been distributed, Dumbledore spoke again. "Bear in mind that how you hatch the dragons is entirely up to you, any outside help other than your own knowledge is forbidden. If you are caught, you will be disqualified from the Second Trial."

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Author's thoughts:

Support me to write more and read chapters ahead of all regular readers! 

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Next Chapter Second Volume: Chapter 187 - Second Test of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (5), Chapter 188 - Asterion & Daphne (R-18), Chapter 189 - Asterion & Daphne, Chapter 190 - How to Train Your Dragon (1), Chapter 191 - How to Train Your Dragon (2), Chapter 192 - How to Train Your Dragon (3), Chapter 193 - How to Train Your Dragon (4), Chapter 194 - How to Train Your Dragon (5), Chapter 195 - Dragon Race (1), Chapter 196 - Dragon Race (2), Chapter 197 - Dragon Race (3), Chapter 198 - Dragon Race (4), Chapter 199 - Dragon Race (5), Chapter 200 - Dragon Race (6), Chapter 201 - Dragon Race (7), Chapter 202 - Dragon Race (8).

 


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