Amid earth-shaking cheers, Su Er gently brushed the dirt off the golden dragon egg, held it up in his hands, and displayed it to everyone in the stands. As he turned toward the Hufflepuff stands, he raised his eyebrows slightly at Hermione-
"Look, I did it."
Hermione applauded vigorously, a delighted smile on her face.
Dumbledore also rose from his seat, looking approving as he clapped gently.
By then, the dragon's wings and half its body had moved away from its nest. Only then did everyone see that the golden dragon egg it had been guarding was gone.
"Without question, without question!" Ludo Bagman clapped excitedly. "Absolutely outstanding, a brilliant performance! Not a single person noticed! Brilliant Transfiguration!"
Ludo Bagman's lavish praise rang out over the grounds amid cheers and applause. The students from every school rose to their feet, whether out of politeness or because of Su Er's outstanding performance. He had practically walked right past the dragon in plain sight!
Everyone had come to recognize this outstanding student from Hogwarts.
While Su Er was receiving the applause, Charlie and his colleagues jumped into the arena, smoothly knocked out the Swedish Short-Snout with a collective Stunning Spell, and began putting out fires everywhere with Nox, clearing the arena for the next dragon.
As Charlie passed Su Er, he gave him a thumbs-up.
"Awesome!" (Insert that Stephen Chow reaction meme.)
"The first Champion has successfully retrieved the Golden Egg! This was an impeccable performance, beyond any dispute. He demonstrated outstanding qualities and made flexible use of a variety of spells! Now, let us have the judges award their scores!"
Ludo Bagman had finally remembered his task and unhurriedly explained the judging rules to everyone.
"Each judge, including myself, will award a score for the Champion's performance, up to a maximum