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First place: Hogwarts

Second place: Durmstrang

Third place: Beauxbatons

Fourth place: Castelobruxo

Success or failure this time is only temporary.

I truly believe that.

You all did a great job!

In my estimation, your group spells might fail once or twice.

However, even the students from the school that ranked last successfully performed the feat three times in a row.

Now I'm going to say something unpleasant.

Let's cool down your excited or frustrated minds because of being ahead or behind.

You need to deeply understand what this lead and fall behind mean.

The fact that your schools are leading only proves that your War Magic is temporarily more powerful.

Your Champion have the right to choose first.

Don't be too proud.

Schools that are lagging behind should not be discouraged.

You should remember that the First Task officially started on the afternoon of November 24th.

You have one month to catch up with the schools ranked ahead of you.

Therefore, everyone should remain vigilant.

Especially the Champion

After Dumbledore speaking, the match ended.

Although the students were from different schools and were returning to different locations, they were all heading in the same direction.

Beauxbatons' carriage was at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and they were the first to arrive at their destination.

Then there were the students of Castelobruxo, whose redwood stood on the lawn near the castle and the Black Lake.

Next were Durmstrang's students, who went straight to the large ship by the lake.

In the end, only the Hogwarts students remained, and most of them slowly walked towards the castle.

"What?! We got first place!"

Why is Dumbledore talking like that?

They said those backward guys had a month.

We have that too!

This victory itself proves that our learning efficiency is superior to theirs.

So what if a month has passed?

We might have surpassed them by a significant margin!

With our magic, Harry will be a piece of cake!

"Hey! Ginny!" Just as Ron was about to finish his sentence, Ginny elbowed Ron in the stomach.

Ginny looked displeased and whispered, "There are people all around!"

Perhaps someone will leak the information.

"These are all Hogwarts students."

Where would someone leak information to other schools?

"Besides, doesn't Krum already know?" Ron curled his lip, his face full of disdain.

Upon hearing this, Draco quickly retorted, "Of course you would!"

Judging from the way you and Harry looked at Delacour back then (Ginny couldn't help but pinch Harry's soft flesh), the other students are probably even less reliable. Who knows, someone might have secretly leaked information to her."

"I don't think it's necessary." A voice suddenly rang out beside them.

"Hey! Neville, when did you—" Ron was startled at first, knowing that Neville had just gone to see Hannah.

But the next second, he became smug, "Look— Neville supports me too!"

"Who are you?" Draco wasn't angry at Ron's smug expression.

Instead, he fell into deep thought.

Because he knew that Neville was a very reliable guy.

During their contact this summer.

Neville was at least more reliable Ron.

"I saw it."

You all know I like to find a quiet place to practice swordsmanship, right?

On Monday night, at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, I saw Dumbledore the Dark and Madame Maxime, the headmaster of Beauxbatons.

They emerged from the Forbidden Forest one after another.

"How is that possible?"

Hagrid —could it be..."Draco looked at Harry.

Draco thought to himself, "Hagrid has been cheated on?"

Harry nodded heavily. "Hagrid has felt extremely guilty ever since he accidentally revealed the details of the individual competition to us."

But he was much better when we met last time.

Combining this with Neville's words, it makes sense.

Hagrid was able to prevent Professor Polaqi and Madame Maxime from entering.

But Professor Polaqi taught us the precious magic of the Arborsage.

Madame Maxime and Hagrid had that kind of relationship.

In addition, there was information he had inadvertently revealed to us earlier.

Out of a desire for fairness and a touch of personal motives, he probably tacitly approved of their actions.

("I thought—" Draco breathed a sigh of relief.)

Harry paused, then looked at Neville. "The problem now is..."

Did they go in together?

If so, then Beauxbatons and Castelobruxo have probably already joined forces without our knowledge.

"I don't know," Neville shook his head, "But the times and places they left the Forbidden Forest were different."

The likelihood of them acting together is not very high.

"If it's true, that's incredibly insidious!" Ron, somewhat indignantly.

Draco, however, seemed a little worried, looking towards the small cabin at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. "What I'm worried about now is whether Hagrid has been deceived by that Maxime."

He seemed to care a lot about that relationship.

"Unlikely," Harry shook his head. "Last time, when you and Neville weren't here."

We've discussed this issue with Hagrid.

You're probably referring to Hagrid's abilities.

Among them is the ability to make Care of Magical Creatures bow down upon seeing him.

Hagrid said that Madame Maxime, Half-blood- Giant, was also affected by this ability.

"That's good." Draco breathed a sigh of relief.

As for other things, such as whether this could be considered love, he didn't care.

As Slytherin, he cared more about the result.

Not the process.

In his view, as long as Hagrid can find a partner who is worthy of him.

As long as it's not forced, it's fine.

Hagrid's ability is ingrained in his blood.

Just like being handsome, it's inherited from your parents.

There is nothing to be ashamed of.

"Then we can have a peaceful Halloween!" Ron said with a smile.

He remembered the gift Harry had promised him, a gift he had always dreamed of.

He earned this through his own efforts!

"However, we should also thank Neville; he made it all too obvious!" Ron thought.

Then he gave Neville a bright smile.

This puzzled Neville a bit; he wondered what had happened to Ron.

But he immediately interpreted it as the result of speaking up for Ron.

Ginny, who was standing nearby, was about to start a conversation about something lighter.

So she asked, "Speaking of Halloween, do you know the rest of Dumbledore's joke from the last Halloween Feast?"

And why did Professor McGonagall stop it so quickly?

"'A Troll, a she-devil, and a Leprechaun, all in the same tavern'?" Harry said.

Ginny nodded.

Draco, who was standing nearby, immediately gave a strange laugh.

She covered her mouth and said, "This is very immoral."

"How so?" Ron asked.

Harry, Ginny, and Neville also grabbed the ears.

"Didn't any of you notice?"

Sitting next to Dumbledore at that time were Hagrid, Professor Flitwick, and Professor McGonagall.

In this pairing, the Troll is Hagrid.

The shrew is Professor McGonagall.

The Leprechaun is Professor Flitwick.

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