"This is bad, very bad! Champion Potter seems completely unprepared. Will Champion Corvinus's surprise attack succeed? Will it?" Bagman shouted, looking incredibly nervous.
And he was not the only one who was nervous.
All the witches and wizards of Hogwarts, young and old, were extremely nervous. After all, Harry was the only Hogwarts contender left. With Ron already eliminated, he was Hogwarts's last hope.
Although Hogwarts had already secured the best school award and could count itself a firmly established winner in this Triwizard Tournament, the title of Triwizard Champion, with its centuries of tradition, still held greater appeal.
Just as everyone's nerves were stretched tight, Corvinus, behind Harry, actually backed away slowly, then headed around in another direction.
"Huh? What's going on here?" Bagman said in surprise, voicing what nearly every spectator was thinking.
Then the image on the Viewing Screen added a few more degrees of surprise to everyone's existing bewilderment.
Harry, who had seemed completely unaware of anything behind him, actually turned around at that moment, gripping his wand tightly as he looked somewhat puzzledly in the direction Corvinus had just left.
"Huh, is this... did Champion Potter notice Champion Corvinus's presence?" Bagman said doubtfully at the sight. "Could it be that Champion Potter spotted Champion Corvinus, and Champion Corvinus also realized that Champion Potter had spotted him, so he ultimately chose to retreat?"
Bagman's speech sounded like a tongue twister, but everyone understood what he meant and immediately fell into thought.
The students of Hogwarts and Ilvermorny, however, had different ideas at that moment.
"That Jacob definitely didn't attack Potter because he wanted to leave a good impression on Granger," Ryan Moning Meng declared confidently. "That unprincipled fellow is simply... simply..."
"A role model for us all!" a boy beside her chimed in. "Who cares about