Harry Potter: Glory Bows to Me

The atmosphere became more solemn.

Amanta looked around. The four of them were still locked in the preparation tent and could only hear the thunderous cheers from the audience outside.

"Was that explosion just now caused by Krum and his team?" Harry scratched his hair, his tone excited but nervous, "It sounded like a hole was blown up in the venue."

"He'd better not blow up the dragon's nest." Draco said coldly, but his mouth was still tight.

"Boom——" There was another roar, and the ground shook.

From outside came the exaggerated announcement of host Ludo Bagman: "Ahaha - a shocking attack! The Durmstrang team seems to have adopted a frontal suppression tactic... but - the dragon hasn't fallen yet!"

"Can't we really take a peek?" Harry turned to look at Amanta.

Amanta shook her head: "We have to focus on our own tasks."

"What's the mission?" Draco frowned, and his tone didn't sound like a joke. "No one told us."

"It should be to seize the eggs." Amanta pondered for a moment, "Take the dragon eggs out of the dragon's nest and put them into the designated slot on the platform."

Her fingers moved across her palm, as if silently drawing a tactical map.

"Our SO team has studied the Hungarian Horntail before." She raised her eyes. "It is the most violent and aggressive species. It can spit fire over a long distance with high accuracy, and its flying speed is also... very fast."

"Excellent," Harry sighed, forcing a smile and patting his own broom.

"The three of us will follow the tactics we've been trained to form an aerial maze." Amanta glanced at them, "I'll be responsible for diverting attention, Draco will create a smoke screen, and Harry will try to dive and grab the egg."

"What about him?" Draco looked at Julius.

Julius was standing against a wooden pillar in the corner, his black robe neat and tidy, his face expressionless as always, and he slowly turned his head when he heard the question.

"I told you, I don't fly." He said lazily, "I hate brooms."

"So what are you going to do? Smile at the dragon?" Harry couldn't help but interrupt.

Julius slowly pocketed a vial of crimson liquid. "I'll cast a spell on the ground - to contain it."

Harry frowned at him. "What spell?"

"If it succeeds, you will see." His answer was still vague.

The atmosphere was heavy for a moment.

Amanta thought for a moment and said simply, "Then don't get in our way."

The next moment, the door was opened with a clang.

Ludo Bagman poked his head in and called out as loudly as ever, "It's the Hogwarts team's turn! Four brave warriors, follow me - we're tired of waiting for you!"

Harry swallowed and tugged at his robes; Draco smoothed his windblown hair and complained about "the worst weather"; Julius took his steps gracefully and calmly; and Amanta - she stood in front of the three of them, her cloak fluttering, the light in her eyes brighter than anyone else.

Outside the door, there was thunderous applause and cheers from the audience, and the entire competition venue seemed to be boiling.

When the four of them slowly walked out of the passage and stepped into the separated arena, the fanatical shouts almost broke the sky -

"Hogwarts - must win!"

"Merlin! Malfoy! Potter! Hoffman! Come on!!"

Dumbledore, who was sitting on the highest stand, stood up and smiled, then stood up and applauded with the other referees, while Fleur, Krum, and their respective teams sat in the viewing area on the other side with serious expressions.

And when they saw clearly the huge beast with wings like iron plates perched on the black rock——

Hungarian Horntail.

All sounds, at that moment, were silent for a second.

When the flames spewed out of its mouth, they even dyed the clouds in the sky red.

Amanta took a deep breath.

"here we go."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the echo of the amplification spell rang out from the referee's booth.

"The goal of the competition is to seize the dragon egg and bring it to the designated magic marked area."

"Each team must send all its members to fight against the fire dragon they have drawn. Warriors, you will fight in the open area around the dragon's nest, and the time limit is fifteen minutes."

"This round, the Hogwarts team will face the Hungarian Horntail Dragon."

There was a commotion in the audience and exclamations were heard everywhere.

"Oh my god, it's a Hungarian Horntail?"

"That's the most dangerous kind—!"

"Merlin, they are only in the fourth grade..."

Amanta stood at the end of the passage leading to the arena, facing the dazzling sunlight, with her fingertips on her wrist.

Two Firebolts whizzed out of the Sage's Ring - one was handed to Harry, and the other was held by her.

At the same time, Draco spread out his palm, his family emblem ring flashed with light, and a silver-white firebolt condensed from the air.

"Just the three of us flying? Are we really not going to care about him?" Harry asked in a low voice.

Amanta turned and glanced at Julius.

Julius did not prepare a broom. He simply reached out and pressed a certain spot under his cloak slowly, and whispered, "Flying is too rough for me."

"So what are you going to do?" Draco frowned.

"Cover me for five minutes, and I will trap it quietly." Julius smiled elegantly, but no one dared to believe him.

"Ready." The referee's voice was like thunder, and the audience from all directions burst into applause and cheers.

Amanta, Harry, and Draco suddenly kicked off the ground and flew up, and the Firebolts cut through the sky.

The iron cage-like magic barrier was opening, and a Hungarian Horntail Dragon lay in the center of the venue like a mountain. Its huge scales reflected light blindingly, and the hooked bone spurs on its tail were ready to sweep at any time.

It roared, and flames burned half of the sand.

Amanta waved the elderberry wand in her left hand, and an "armor protection" unfolded a shield. She raised her right hand, and dozens of star-shaped wandless magic turned into streams of light and hit the dragon's eye, interfering with her vision.

Draco flew quickly close to the ground and used "Obstacles" to create a stone barrier from the flank.

Harry soared into the sky and flew close to the top of the Hungarian tree, successfully attracting it to spit fire towards him.

The audience was buzzing.

"It's Harry Potter!"

"The blond one is Malfoy - the spell he just used seemed to be... dark magic?!"

"Oh my god, is that girl casting spells with both hands?"

High in the sky, Amanta swooped down and turned nimbly, using an S-shaped movement to avoid the flames rising into the air.

"Harry, lead it east!" she shouted.

"Got it!" Harry spun in the air and hastily threw out an Expelliarmus. Although it was ineffective against the dragon, it caused an explosion of dust and smoke, obscuring the dragon's vision.

At this time, Julius stood on the ground, motionless.

"What is he doing?"

"Wait—this seems to be some kind of ancient magic?"

No one noticed that a dark vortex was forming in the air around him.

He stuck his wand into the ground, and the light of the magic circle gradually expanded, as if trying to control the dragon's nervous system.

But the Horntail Dragon roared suddenly, and its magic power instantly rebounded, forcing Julius to step back several steps, with a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Plan failed?" Draco whispered.

"Didn't he say he was going to use a magic circle to control the dragon? This thing is too complicated, hasn't anyone used it for a long time?" Harry gritted his teeth.

Amanta frowned, recast the shield with her left hand, and used wandless magic with her right hand to cast several slowing spells and weight-reducing spells to help Harry adjust his center of gravity in flight.

The dragon turned sharply, its target becoming Draco, who was hovering low in the sky.

"Up!" Amanta shouted.

"It's targeting me!" Draco gritted his teeth, flipped his broom upward, and narrowly avoided the dragon's claws.

Amanta swooped down and grabbed the silver-shelled dragon egg in front of the dragon's tail.

"Amanta!" Harry cried. "It's breathing fire--!"

Amanta was forced to roll sideways by the scorching waves of fire, and the burnt edges of her cloak were rolled up.

The flame just brushed past her broom, and her body was unstable, but she made a beautiful turn in the air and stabilized her trajectory again.

The audience burst into thunderous screams and cheers.

She gritted her teeth, turned over and jumped up, throwing the dragon egg at Draco.

"Hurry!" she shouted.

Draco reacted extremely quickly, caught the dragon egg, and dived towards the designated magic area.

The black formation under Julius completely collapsed, and instead caused a shock wave on the ground, which made the dragon's hind legs go limp and its body sway.

Just right——

Harry waved his wand and a Stunning Spell struck the dragon directly in the eyes.

"Reached the target area!" the referee announced.

"Mission accomplished - Hogwarts team, in fourteen minutes and thirty-two seconds!"

The audience burst into warm applause.

Amanta fell to the ground, her knees went weak, her arms were burned by the fire waves, and her sleeves were charred.

Draco and Harry rushed over and held her up.

"Are you crazy?" Draco roared.

"That's awesome!" Harry said excitedly.

Amanta looked up at Julius, who was standing behind them with an expressionless face.

"When are you going to explain to us?" she said calmly.

"Later, Miss Warrior," Julius said softly, wiping the blood from the corner of his lips, his eyes unclear.

The next second, the whole audience burst into the warmest applause for this suddenly rising Hogwarts team. Dumbledore nodded slightly on the referee's bench, while the other headmasters had different expressions.

In the audience, Luna quietly wiped her eyes, Neville hugged his hat tightly, and Cedric opened his mouth without saying a word.

Astoria, on the other hand, stood in the corner, looking at the four people in silence with a complicated expression.