"Viktor!" Franz Schmidt and Maria Wellmann reacted strongly, roaring at Viktor Krum, "What are you saying!"
Draco furrowed his brow slightly and looked Viktor Krum up and down. "What is he planning?"
"I don't know either..." Cedric looked rather surprised. "This is too sudden!"
"Maybe he just doesn't want to leave himself with any regrets?" Harry guessed. "Like that final back then?"
It was not only Draco, Cedric, and Harry discussing it. The Champions from the other schools were discussing it too, and even the spectators outside the maze were buzzing with talk. The Quidditch Pitch grew noisy once again.
"Krum has made an extraordinary decision!" Ludo Bagman shouted. "He's actually challenged Lovegood to a duel!"
"Could it be..." He thought of a possibility. "Because of the previous Quidditch World Cup Final? He wants to truly test himself against Lovegood?"
What Ludo Bagman had said counted as one of Viktor Krum's reasons for proposing a duel—or perhaps as a trigger.
Before Durmstrang began term, when Viktor Krum was still training with his team, he had often heard his teammates mention the final and talk about Vizet's terrifying performance on the pitch.
From that time on, an idea had taken root in Viktor Krum's mind. He wanted to face Vizet head-on.
There was no doubt that the Five Champions Tournament had provided that opportunity.
Not only had he seen Vizet calmly handle the Fire Dragon and heard the rumors that the Black Lake had been split in two by Vizet, but while taking part in the exchange meetings, he had also felt the depth of Vizet's magical foundation.
After experiencing all of that, Viktor Krum was actually quite clear that defeating Vizet was almost impossible.
As a Quidditch Seeker, Viktor Krum knew very well how to deal with people or