Red Lion [2] // Harry Potter// Draco Malfoy

Battling a Dragon

CHAPTER TWELVE: Battling a Dragon

"Place your bets!"
Fred and George hackled the crowds, betting odds written on blackboard plaques.
Hadleigh and I stood huddled together as Anthony ran statistics on what the task could be. At the bottom in the Champions box, Mrs Weasley stood with a tall ginger stood in Harry's corner, he had long hair that was tied with a leather ribbon and a tooth in his left ear.
"At least someone came for him." Hadleigh nodded towards the two gingers," Needs all the support he can get."
I nodded," Yeah, it's why I've put my distaste aside."
"Aww, Celyn's learning compromise." Hadleigh smiled," Do you want a gold star?"
"Do you want to have friends?" I joked in the same patronising tone.
She pulled me into a hug," Sometimes."

Wrapping my scarf around me, I continued to move as the cold air turned my cheeks pink. In the middle of the stadium was a fresh terrain made of pointed rocks that mimicked the top of a mountain. Around the edge, were three flags that represented each school, with others carrying their homemade banners. The teachers, guests and officials where seared under a large canopy to keep the wind off, Rita Skeeter was also part of the ensemble dressed in a dragonhide outfit, the jacket and skirt shimmered as the light caught the scales
"Does that women have any moral!" Hermione stormed up to us fuming.
I raised an eyebrow," What women?"
"Rita Skeeter!" Hermione fumed.
"No." Hadleigh and I said at the same time.
Hadleigh pulled her gloves from her pocket, "What happened?"
"I think I'm going to be first-page news tomorrow, cause she thinks I'm Harry's girlfriend."
I nodded, leaning on the wooden rails," I can see that."
"Really?" Hadleigh muttered," I don't, maybe Blaise?"
"No." I shook my head," What about Michael?"
Hadleigh nodded, "Oh or Anthony –"
"Can you two shut up?" She snapped," I love you guys, I do but please stop."
We nodded," For now."

My heart lurched into my throat at the sound of the cannon, the middle mask wobbling slightly from the backfire.

Cedric walked out from the tunnel, one step out of the cover of the cove – the Swedish Short-Snout was let out of the box. He was silvery blue that has blue flames that melted the rocks on the ground. In size it had sixteen feet and eight nine inches on Cedric, I wasn't sure if the Dragon could even see anything that small in comparison to himself.
Cedric took cover where he could behind the rocky terrain, focusing the best he could, using transfiguration a look bolder turned into a puppy. The dragon got distracted by the bouncing creature, with her floppy ears and wagging tail.
From the corner of his eyes, the dragon turned on Cedric as he picked up the egg, blue flames funnelled towards him.
Gasping, we watched as Madam Pomfrey and several Medi-witches from St. Mungo's tended to Cedric's burnt face whilst Charlie and several of his colleagues wrangled the dragon back into the travel cage, sedating him as the door closed to make transport easier.

"Next we have, Fleur Delacour."

Dressed in blue, she walked out more cautiously than Cedric did, her wand already raised. Upon seeing the Welsh Green, I smiled as the dragon stretched out her winds, a musical roar. Due to this type preying on mostly sheep, it wasn't interested in eating people.
With a few swishes of her wand, the Welsh Green yawned, falling into a mystical slumped. Fleur, walked around the dragon slowly, climbing the small hill to the nest where the golden egg sat.
Her classmates chanted loudly, the group dancing as she made her way back down the tunnel. Charlie checked the dragon over as they levitated her into the carrier, the box left the Stadium was replaced with another.

"Representing the North, we have, Viktor Krum."

Strutting out, he rolled his eyes are people cheered his name. Unlike Fleur or Cedric, he went out of the tunnel headfirst looking for the dragon. From the corner of the stadium, Charlie and another man pulled the rope letting the Chinese Fireball out.
The creature was scarlet with the scales around its head acting as a yellow mane, from out its nostrils balls of fire shot out as she breathed.
Holding his ground, Krum cast then Conjunctivitis Curse, blinding the dragon allowing him enough time to grab the golden egg that was surrounded by real eggs.
As the dragon stumbled around, Victoria screamed as the poor creature crushed her own eggs. Charlie held her back as she was on the verge of tears, Charlie kept her in his arms as she cried.
Dumbledore cleared his throat," Due to the destruction of very real dragon eggs, we are deducting a few points from Viktor Krum."
The Durmstrang students in the crowds yelled in protest, however, the Beuxbantons students and some of the students at Hogwarts were in full support of the action to deduct points for loss of life.
As the Dragon tamers cleared the arena, Victoria made no effort to hide her glare at the Durmstrang students as she put a new golden egg in a fresh nest.