After a pause, he looked at the Hogwarts students again. "Which of you would like to accept the challenge?"
"Krum, you go!"
Several girls immediately pushed forward a boy with a buzz cut. "You're in your fourth year, right in the middle-not too high or too low. Show Hogwarts what we at Durmstrang can do!"
The boy nodded and was about to step forward, but the girl with pale blond, almost white hair who had exchanged looks with Audrey spoke first. "Let me go first."
Some of the older boys immediately stared. "Whoa! She's gorgeous! I thought everyone at Durmstrang was a big, dumb brute."
"I think she's nowhere near as pretty as Audrey."
"But Audrey has a boyfriend. What good does it do us, however pretty she is?"
"True."
"Does anyone know her name?"
"I think it's... Emily Larson."
While everyone whispered among themselves, the girl looked at Audrey and said earnestly, "I'd like to challenge Miss Audrey Hall."
An uproar broke out!
Everyone's eyes turned to Audrey again.
The boys were even happier. Fantastic! The only thing better to look at than one beautiful girl was two beautiful girls. And what could be better than two beautiful girls? Two beautiful girls fighting, of course!
With someone calling her out by name, what could Audrey say? She could only step forward.
"But I have one condition."
Emily Larson spoke again. "If I win, I want you to let Edward go on a date with me!"
"???"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Good grief. We thought you two beauties disliked each other and wanted a fight to settle who was better. Turns out this was a catfight over a man? How tacky!
Cedric was beside himself with excitement. *Yes, yes, yes! Now this was going to be a show! Who would have