Seeing Ludo Bagman wandering around in the tent, Fleur Delacour of Beauxbatons frowned.
"Mr. Bagman... shouldn't you be saying something?" she asked in a questioning tone. "For example... the official start time of the first task?"
As soon as Fleur Delacour said this, Ludo Bagman clearly felt the champions' gazes gather on him one after another.
"Well..." The smile on Ludo Bagman's face froze, but the sound of footsteps outside the tent came to his rescue.
It was an extremely noisy sound, full of chatter and laughter; clearly, the students were heading to the stands.
"It'll start any moment now!" Ludo Bagman said, pointing at the flap. "Once the audience is seated, our match can begin."
Old Barty Crouch pushed aside the flap and entered the tent. The assembled champions stood up and walked over to him.
The champions' gazes fell on Old Barty Crouch's right hand. In it, he was carrying a purple silk bag.
Old Barty Crouch handed the purple silk bag to Ludo Bagman. "Everyone... the audience is already seated, and the referee panel is all here. We can begin."
Ludo Bagman took the purple silk bag, tapped it lightly with his wand, and undid the tie wrapped around it.
Old Barty Crouch continued, "The content of the first task is very simple: overcome layer upon layer of obstacles and obtain the golden egg."
"Next, you will need to draw lots to determine the two fire dragons you will face..."
"Two fire dragons?" Most of the champions cried out in alarm, their eyes widening considerably.
"Yes, two fire dragons!" Old Barty Crouch nodded and repeated what he had just said. "According to our original plan, one champion would need to deal with one fire dragon."
He gave a brief explanation. "Since there are now three champions, the