"What's wrong?" Hagrid set three teacups on the table, and three streams of green tea poured from the scalding teapot. Of course, there were also the Rock Cakes that never failed to appear on such occasions.
"What was all that shouting outside just now?"
"Oh, nearly forgot. Harry, Su Er, congratulations on becoming Hogwarts' Champions. I can't make you anything nice to celebrate right now, so try these Rock Cakes. Someone gave me a suggestion, and I improved them a little. They're even crunchier than before."
At Hagrid's insistent recommendation, Su Er had no choice but to pick up a Rock Cake and put it in his mouth.
Fuck... my teeth...
"If I had a choice, I'd rather give Ron this chance. Whoever wants to be a Champion can have it." Harry took a Rock Cake too and bit into it resentfully.
Crack... His face turned green too.
Hermione chuckled and said she had just had breakfast, so tea would be fine.
"Hmm? Speaking of Ron, didn't he come with you?" Hagrid asked in puzzlement.
"Don't mention him," Harry said indignantly. "I don't want to chase after him, teaching him how to act mature."
"But he's your best friend, isn't he?" Su Er finally managed to grind a tiny rounded corner off with his teeth and held it in his mouth.
"When a good friend has a problem, that's exactly when you need to do something. Say Hermione, Hagrid, and I abandoned you here right now and washed our hands of everything. What would you do?"
"But..." Harry racked his brains for an excuse to avoid it. "But I still have to prepare for the First Task."
"Oh, stop making excuses, Harry. You don't even know what you need to prepare for." Hermione rolled her eyes.
As she spoke, she