Pheobe scored fifty-three points, far below Tris. But considering she was the only one of the four Champions who had actually been burned by dragon flame, there did not seem to be much to complain about.
Next, Krum scored sixty-two points, one more than Tris. Besides his genuinely excellent performance earning him good marks from all the judges, that shameless old bastard Karkaroff had given his own student a straight ten.
Harry, meanwhile, scored fifty-nine.
Several judges took issue with his clever use of a flying broomstick, and their scores reflected that. Still, that shameless old bastard Karkaroff had only given him six points, which left plenty of people unhappy.
"Harry was the fastest of all the Champions to grab the Golden Egg! How could he give him only six points?" Ron protested on Harry's behalf.
Harry himself did not seem to care. He was happily basking in Cho Chang's concern and had not given the score a second thought.
With the first round of scoring over, Krum was temporarily in first place, Tris in second, Harry in third, and Pheobe at the bottom.
It took a great deal of effort for Tris not to go over and taunt Pheobe.
Where did all that swagger go? Didn't you say we'd see who was better at the Triwizard Tournament? After all that showing off, this was all you had when it actually mattered?
Fortunately, he held himself back. As a man, he did have to give a little thought to how he came across.
Many years later, when Tris looked back on this moment, he would be immensely grateful that he had not mouthed off for a moment's satisfaction.
During a Transfiguration lesson in early December, after finishing the day's teaching, Professor McGonagall made an announcement about the Yule Ball. Hogwarts