School life wasn't complete without cheating!
Harry had always felt that way, but ever since coming to Hogwarts, he had never had another chance to cheat. That was a source of regret for him.
But while he couldn't cheat on exams, the Triwizard Tournament had given him an opportunity!
Ron's second-oldest brother, Charlie Weasley, had sent a secret letter. In it, he said he would be coming to Hogwarts in early December on business with his colleagues.
He hoped he could have some fun with his brothers then.
It was only early November. Even if Charlie was coming on business, there was no need to give them a month's notice. So why had he done it?
It was easy to guess: he wanted to give his younger brother, who had become a Champion, a little help.
And that help was pretty obvious!
Charlie Weasley worked at the Dragon Sanctuary in Romania, studying and raising fire dragons to supply wizards with various dragon parts.
Something required him and his colleagues to come on business, and he had even gone out of his way to drop his brother a hint. Putting that together with the timing, it was easy to guess that their arrival had something to do with the First Task!
And Mr. Bagman had said the First Task had to do with courage, so everything fell into place.
"Our First Task is fire dragons?" In a classroom with no one else around, Harry and Ron both looked astonished.
"At the moment, that looks like the most likely possibility." Naturally, Hermione had been the one to make that whole series of deductions. Surely no one would have guessed otherwise, right?
"But..." Harry looked conflicted. Even someone as outrageously bold as him felt incredibly uneasy at the thought of facing a fire