However, cheating was not foolproof. Alvard, who had sailed smoothly from the very beginning, seemed to have run into a little trouble.
He got stuck at the subsequent "Veela Quiz."
Perhaps this was what they meant by heroes falling at the feet of beautiful women!
The "Veela Quiz" was actually a multiple-choice question. Champions who reached this point had to make a difficult choice: answer the questions under the Veelas' "enchantment," or force their way through.
Neither was a good choice.
Ordinary wizards found it difficult to resist Veela Charm magic, especially when facing a whole group of Veelas. Being hopelessly trapped in Charm magic like Alvard was the norm.
The poor Durmstrang Champion was flailing his limbs around and making bizarre movements, thoroughly humiliating himself. Worse still, the scene was being displayed to the entire audience on the Large Screen.
When Matthew finally dealt with the Red Caps and hurried over, he happened to witness the scene.
Matthew hesitated. He had no desire to make a fool of himself like Alvard.
Fortunately, Matthew had Veela blood. He was skilled in Charm magic himself and knew Occlumency, which gave him some resistance to Charm magic. He quickly shook off the Veelas' magic and regained his senses.
That only made Alvard even more embarrassed.
If they had both made fools of themselves, someone would have shared the ridicule, and no one would have mocked him too much. But Alvard was the only one severely affected by the Veelas, continuing to make strange movements unconsciously. He was utterly socially dead among the Durmstrang students.
After Matthew gave his answer, the Veelas parted to either side and made way for him.
Before leaving, he glanced back at the "dancing" Alvard and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Could this guy be faking it?
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