"Do I smile or..." she asked.
"Smile! It looks good on you!" Cedric answered quickly, without hesitation.
The Gryffindor looked down and blushed.
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(goblet of fire ~ deathly hallows)
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"Diggory! Diggory! Diggory!"
Even from that far away, Aria could see the terror on Cedric's face as he saw the dragon for the first time. He slowly pulled out his wand, looking nervously around the arena, which had fallen silent.
"You can do it, Ced!" Aria yelled at the top of her lungs, a smile breaking onto his face when he saw her in his yellow.
People even held their breaths as Cedric cast his first spell, transfiguring a nearby rock into a playfull Golden Retriever.
The dragon's eyes swung towards it, Cedric creeping forward. Aria didn't even realize she had grabbed Tayla and Katie and was now tightly hanging on their hands.
He was around two meters from the egg when the dragon devoured the dog in a gout of flame and turned, leering down at him. His hands wrapped around the egg, sprinting back out of the arena.
He let out a painful scream, his face coming into contact with the flame just as he disappeared into the tent. A large round of applause broke out across the arena as the dragon fell into a sleep and was dragged away by Charlie and the others, replacing it with the Welsh Green.
Fleur shakily appeared, charming the dragon to sleep and grabbing the egg, only her skirt set alight as she passed the task.
Krum came next, casting the Conjunctivitis Curse at his dragon. It roared, bellowing as it stepped all over its eggs, Krum dancing with death as raced between its legs and took the egg.
"Three of our champions have now faced their dragons!" Dumbledore bellowed, his voice magically amplified, "And so each of them will proceed to the next task. And now, our fourth and final contestant."
"Harry! Harry! Harry!"
The youngest champion slowly appeared, diving behind a rock just as the dragon lashed its spiked tail down at the ground. He made a dash for the egg, narrowly missing it again as the dragon hovered over him.
The dragon roared, settling herself on a rock above the eggs as Harry was thrown through the air. His head appeared, darting back just before it was consumed by flame.
"Accio Firebolt." Harry shouted, hiding behind another rock as the dragon jumped above him. He made a running leap, landing perfectly on his broom and soaring upwards. Hermione and Aria cheered as Harry went for the egg, pulling back to avoid being burnt.
