The fourteen Champions were evenly split: seven boys and seven girls. Both Champions from Beauxbatons were girls, while Hogwarts had two boys. Every other school had one boy and one girl.
It was hard to say whether the Goblet of Fire had deliberately been set up this way to emphasize equality (Night Dog emphasized playing it safe: equal numbers were a must to avoid getting punched).
The seven female Champions took almost an hour and a half.
The fastest among them was Shen Yalan. From the moment Bagman and Umbridge took her out until Bagman returned-Umbridge stayed outside-less than three minutes had passed.
Delacour took the longest. Harry estimated that she had taken at least fifteen minutes.
When the last female Champion, Jean Gardner, finished, Bagman returned to the tent once again. Only the seven male Champions remained inside now.
Bagman glanced around and said with a broad smile, "Well, next up. Champion Krum?"
Krum nodded and stood. His expression was rather grim, and his gaze was not as sharp and determined as when Harry had seen him at the Quidditch Match.
Clearly, even though he already knew roughly what the test involved, he was not particularly confident about what he was about to face.
To Harry's surprise, however, Krum took remarkably little time. Once again, Bagman returned to the tent in less than three minutes.
Unlike when Shen Yalan had gone, though, Harry could clearly sense Bagman's excitement when he returned this time. It seemed Krum must have performed very well.
Bagman said nothing about the other Champions' performances. His gaze settled on Harry. "Harry, second?"
Harry nodded and stood, hugged Ron beside him, then walked over to Bagman.
Harry followed Bagman out of the tent. At the entrance, Bagman first took out the Silk Cloth Bag. "Harry, first