Hogwarts: I will not become the Dark Lord

The scorching heat surged towards the spectators like a tide. Even the winter's cold wind seemed to be swallowed by this sudden heatwave, disorienting everyone's senses, as if they were standing under the scorching sun of midsummer.

On the field, the originally moist soil cracked and dried up in the blink of an eye, as extraordinary energy surged rapidly.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Jerry's figure was engulfed by a circle of dazzling and mysterious blue-purple flames. He seemed to merge into light and heat, instantly disappearing without a trace, leaving only that blazing flame, heralding the beginning of some extraordinary transformation.

“Roar—!” A deafening dragon's roar suddenly tore through the sky. The sheer volume, pressure, and majesty it displayed far surpassed that of the Hebridean Black Dragons.

Immediately afterward, a pair of giant wings, with a wingspan exceeding twenty meters, elegantly and slowly stretched out from the dazzling curtain woven by the blazing flames, as if the passage of time itself slowed down before them. The surrounding air twisted and deformed under the ravages of the high temperature, as if even space itself was making way for this shocking scene.

“You…” Karkaroff looked at Dumbledore, who seemed ready to argue with him, and felt dizzy with anger. What definition of dark magic? Why don't you just tell me that you're the one who defines it!

“I never would have thought!” Karkaroff stared at Dumbledore, “Your Hogwarts also teaches students this kind of spell!”

Dumbledore didn't say anything, just smiled at Karkaroff. This wasn't taught at Hogwarts, this was… a family heirloom!

“Professor Dumbledore, is Jerry Green really a fourth-year?” Madam Maxime looked at the fire dragon in the arena, cautiously testing the Hebridean Black Dragon, her tone filled with disbelief. Is this really a fourteen-year-old child?

The blue-purple flames looked extremely hot, and one could imagine the magic power consumption of this spell. So, what kind of monster is this? Which normal child of this age can withstand this kind of magic power consumption?

“It is indeed incredible, sometimes I find it hard to imagine,” Dumbledore smiled, but his tone was extremely calm, “He learned the Patronus Charm before the Christmas holidays in his first year, summoned his own Patronus, and by the end of his second year, the magic power in his body was not inferior to that of an adult wizard. Fourth year… is like this!”

The act you're putting on… Those around him couldn't help but mutter in their hearts when they heard Dumbledore's calm words.

“Jerry Green actually conjured a fire dragon!” In the commentary box, Ludo Bagman's tone was very exaggerated. “Is he planning to slay the dragon first and then take the golden egg?”

“If I may be so bold, this year's Triwizard Tournament is very unfair to the champions from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, and also unfair to the other two champions from Hogwarts, because their opponent is Jerry Green!”

“From the moment his name was the first to be selected by the Goblet of Fire, this Triwizard Tournament has already lost its suspense. The final champion will undoubtedly be Jerry Green!”

Ludo Bagman's voice reached the ears of everyone in the arena, causing great dissatisfaction among the students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. They seriously suspected that Ludo Bagman had secretly bet on Jerry.

Isn't the commentary supposed to be fair? The competition hasn't ended yet, and the other two tasks haven't even been held yet, and you're already declaring him the winner?

In the Slytherin area, the cheers and shouts of the older students were the loudest. Open your eyes and see clearly, this is Jerry Green! See if anyone dares to say that we were scared out of our wits by him in the future!

Some of the younger students, however, looked pale. In the past, they often heard the older students boasting about Jerry Green's methods and how powerful he was, and they scoffed at it, even secretly teasing him, calling Jerry Green a cjb (菜鸡脖, meaning weakling), the strongest Slytherin student they had ever heard of!

The younger Slytherin students prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that their private comments had not reached Jerry's ears. If not… then they would just be his dogs in the future, it's all the same anyway!

Inside the temporary infirmary by the side of the arena, the people who had finished their tasks and were resting and healing here ran out one after another after hearing the commotion outside, watching the two fire dragons circling in the sky.

“Isn't this Jerry's task? Where is Jerry?” Fleur, holding her sister Gabrielle's hand, carefully searched the arena but couldn't find Jerry's figure. “Or is that fire dragon Jerry transformed into? What kind of spell is this?”

Harry, Ron, and Neville all shook their heads blankly. The three of them then looked at Hermione.

Hermione also shook her head. Although she did know that Jerry was very powerful, but this…

“It seems that you don't know much more about him than I do!” Fleur glanced at Hermione and said with a smile. The two of them stared at each other intently.

In the sky above the arena, two fire dragons soared and confronted each other. The combative Hebridean Black Dragon had a strong sense of territory and could not remain indifferent to the provocation of the fire dragon summoned by Jerry.

After the two fire dragons probed and dodged each other, the Hebridean Black Dragon's fiery breath suddenly attacked, pointing directly at the blue-purple fire dragon. However, this seemingly fatal blow was like a clay ox entering the sea, not only failing to harm the opponent in the slightest, but instead fueling the blue-purple fire dragon's flames.

Seeing this, the Hebridean Black Dragon stopped breathing fire and instead approached with astonishing speed, its tail's sharp arrow-shaped stinger like the scythe of death, stabbing fiercely at the blue-purple fire dragon.

At this moment, everyone watching the competition held their breath and stared intently, thinking that there would be a close-quarters battle between the fire dragons.

But unexpectedly, the blue-purple fire dragon not only did not choose to dodge, but instead met it with an almost provocative posture. The moment the Hebridean Black Dragon's tail pierced through the fire dragon's body, it was as if it had passed through a phantom.

Immediately afterward, the majestic blue-purple fire dragon, like a fragile and illusory bubble, gradually faded away in the unbelievable gazes of the crowd, and finally completely dissipated in the arena.

“Fa… fake?” Ludo Bagman in the commentary box exclaimed, “Wait, where's Jerry Green?”

Everyone focused their attention on the location where the golden egg was placed, only to see Jerry had already appeared and was holding up the golden egg!

“Incredible, Merlin's beard! Is it a Disillusionment Charm? He succeeded, he not only deceived the Hebridean Black Dragon, but also deceived the audience, deceived me, deceived the judges in the judging panel, deceived all of us!”

“But it cannot be denied that if this fire dragon were to reappear and charge towards me, I would definitely be scared to pee my pants!” Ludo Bagman said exaggeratedly.

As Ludo Bagman's voice fell, another tsunami-like cheer erupted from the stands. Dumbledore also smiled helplessly. The truth of the fire dragon, in the arena, was probably only clear to him and Jerry.

“Now, please judges give your scores!”

Madam Maxime gave Jerry a nine, Barty Crouch Sr. gave a ten, Dumbledore also gave a ten, Karkaroff hesitated for a moment, and finally gave Jerry a four.

As Karkaroff's score appeared, the scene suddenly quieted down for a few seconds, followed by an even louder uproar and discussion.

“Why are you all looking at me?” In the judging panel, amidst the strange gazes of the people around him, Karkaroff sat up straight and straightened his back. “Hmph, I am mortal enemies with dark magic… I will never coexist with it!”