Old Barty Crouch came to the judges' platform and handed out the freshly prepared parchment. "These are the fire dragons the champions will have to face. The general information is all here..."
The headmasters took the parchment and looked over the listed matchups, their expressions very much a mix of "some delighted, some distressed."
"Thank you..." Dumbledore took the parchment with one hand, while with the other he aimed his wand toward the arena.
He lifted his wand upward, and a surge of magic followed. An invisible Magical Energy Field rapidly took shape.
The commentary for the first task naturally fell to Ludo Bagman. He raised his wand, pressed it to his throat, and cast the Amplifying Charm. "Sonorus!"
Though the circular stands were roaring with voices, Ludo Bagman's voice was still clear enough. "Ladies! Gentlemen! Welcome!"
"Allow me to introduce the challenge... The champions will have to confront XXXXX Level dangerous creatures and seize the golden egg from under their protection!"
The entire circular stand stirred. Many students had caught the key word Ludo Bagman had mentioned. "Them?"
Ludo Bagman went on, "I imagine everyone must be very curious as to just who 'them' refers to?"
Just then, a group of wizards holding wands led two fire dragons into the spacious arena;
At the edge of the arena, more than a dozen wizards were also escorting a cage toward the other side of the arena;
Perhaps because the fire dragons were so huge, only a small number of people noticed the cage's existence.
Luna stayed with her dormmate. When Amica Miller saw the two fire dragons appear, she could not help grabbing Luna's hand and shaking it. "Why have they brought up two fire dragons!"
She noticed that Luna's focus was somewhat different, so she followed Luna's gaze and