Dumbledore would never set an impossible task.
That remark immediately caught Zhang Xiao's interest. He had been focused all along on how to demonstrate his strength as fully as possible.
How could he draw people's attention and gain "reputation"?
He really had never considered how an ordinary young wizard might complete this seemingly impossible task.
Never mind the young wizards-even his own spells could barely hurt a dragon. Even when they worked, their effects were severely diminished.
So what were the young wizards supposed to do?
In those few moments, countless plans surfaced in his mind, only to be rejected one after another.
Too risky, too impractical, too many unknowns...
Zhang Xiao realized he genuinely couldn't think of a good solution, yet Malfoy and the others had indeed completed the task.
"Come on, tell me. How did you do it?"
As the young wizards all talked over one another, with Ron eagerly filling in the details, the full picture of their harrowing challenge gradually emerged.
The Hebridean Black Dragon had been extremely aggressive. The moment they entered, all their plans fell apart, leaving them with nothing to do but run for their lives.
Fortunately, the black dragon wasn't particularly adept with fire. Their Shield Charms could hold it off to some extent, and with the others harrying it from the flanks, no one had been in too much danger.
In any case, the spectacle had been thrilling, leaving the audience's hearts racing as they cried out again and again.
"We were actually planning to give up. That Hebridean Black Dragon's hide was unbelievably thick. Our spells barely tickled it.
"The Conjunctivitis Curse helped a little, but it recovered far too quickly."
Hermione spoke sheepishly. As the brains of the team, suggesting they give up had clearly felt worse to her