"The Five-Wizard Tournament is led by the five schools. The Ministry of Magic will not take part in this discussion," Barty Crouch Sr. said. "As for rescoring, I hope all the headmasters will consider it carefully."
Beside him, Ludo Bagman lowered his wand and let out a long breath after hearing Barty Crouch Sr.'s words.
In his view, rather than discussing this nonsense, he would much rather look forward to seeing what Wizet would do when he took the field.
"If that is the case, then the current vote is three to one..." Dumbledore said with a smile. "Mr. Karkaroff, why don't we let the majority rule and score them again?"
Karkaroff's expression turned ugly, the muscles in his face twitching continuously. He opened his mouth, but all the words he wanted to say condensed into one aggrieved, "Fine."
"Since the headmasters have reached an agreement..." Ludo Bagman prompted, "then please begin scoring!"
Harry's wound did not split open again. He, Draco, and Cedric went to the judges' platform, wanting to see their scores first.
The headmasters all raised their wands. Madame Maxime was the first to score, and something like a ribbon streamed from the tip of her wand, twisting into the number "9."
The moment the audience saw the number formed by the ribbon, thunderous applause erupted.
Headmaster Kamba and Barty Crouch Sr. scored in succession, both giving Harry and the others nine points as well.
Next came Karkaroff. Wearing a sour expression, he let a ribbon emerge from his wand tip. It twisted into the number "4."
"Four points..." Having just received three nines, Harry immediately muttered when he saw Karkaroff's score, "That's way too harsh..."
Draco took in the applause from the circular stands, then observed the expressions of the other judges. He seemed to realize