I'm the King of Curry at Hogwarts

Chapter 292 The Second Round Ends

Hermione's anger finally subsided after being soothed by the Gryffindor girls' chatter, mainly due to Draco's words, which immediately calmed her down.

"You weren't even angry that Weasley is the most precious treasure of yours, so why would you care if that half-Veep kissed Weasley?" Draco's expression was extremely smug. If Hermione hadn't been worried about the bad influence of so many people watching, she would have given him a serious punch right away.

If a girl behaves so violently in public, it's a joke to see Yang Yin.

"It's all thanks to the harmonious society that you were saved." Hermione glared indignantly at Draco, only to receive a grimacing face with her eyes wide apart.

By the lake, Dumbledore was squatting there, having a close conversation with a particularly fierce and savage woman who appeared to be a female mermaid.

Dumbledore made the same sharp, piercing sound a mermaid makes on the surface of the water, clearly indicating that he could also speak mermaid language—legend has it that he can speak dragon language as well, since that's what it says on Chocolate Frog.

After he finished speaking with the merman leader, he straightened up, turned to the other referees, and said, "Let's have a meeting first before we start scoring."

Catherine, sitting next to the head of the table, was taking a snack from a plate that Sakuya handed her. She had just baked it and brought one for Louis. She nudged him a couple of times before he snapped out of his daze.

"What are you thinking about?" Catherine was very curious. Why was this kid suddenly staring blankly at Dumbledore and that mermaid?

Could it be that merfolk are good-looking? Catherine checked again, still not believing it. No problem, they certainly didn't look very eco-friendly…

"Oh." Louis chuckled. "I thought the merfolk language was the kind of fish-man language I know, like the pronunciation of 'wr gr ml wgrrlwmag gg mwmw'..."

Catherine chuckled; Louis's pronunciation just now was hilarious: "What did that... um, wah-la-wah-la mean? It sounded quite interesting. Is that really merfolk language?"

"Yes, it means 'we'll have a thousand babies together,'" Louis said casually, completely oblivious to the other meaning behind the words.

Perhaps he did it on purpose.

Catherine's face flushed instantly. That wretched little deer! There were so many people around, how could he just say that like that? They should at least say it privately when no one else is around!

"Are you going to die? Who's going to give you a thousand babies!" Catherine whispered, her face flushed, kicking Louis's shin with her little foot.

"Huh? A thousand won't do?" Louis didn't quite catch on at first, but he was quick-witted and immediately understood what Catherine was talking about. So he teased, "A thousand is a bit too many, how about a hundred? A hundred should be fine, right?"

"Get lost! Do you think I'm a sturgeon?!" Catherine was even more embarrassed.

"Ten then, no less!" Louis held up ten with both hands.

Catherine immediately started imagining things.

It's one of those really classic 70s or 80s soap operas where they live in the Wally family house, but the address is "Mountbatten House".

"Sweetie! I'm home!" The adult Louise pushed open the door and shouted loudly.

"Oh, darling..." Catherine came out of the kitchen, looked up and called out loudly, "Children, look who's back!"

Immediately afterwards, ten children skipped and hopped down from upstairs, each wearing clothes embroidered with the words "The Mountbatten Family"...

Thinking of this, Catherine's mind went blank, and she buried her face in Louis's arms, leaving her little deer completely bewildered.

What's wrong with this woman?

While the two were chatting, several referees gathered together. Madam Pomfrey freed Ron from the twins' tightly clenched arms, led him to Harry and the others, gave him a blanket and some energy potions, and then went to fetch Fleur and her sister.

Fleur's face and arms were covered in scars, and her robe was torn, but she didn't care about her injuries at all. Instead, she asked Madam Pomfrey to take care of her sister Gabrielle.

It's clear that she loves her younger sister very much.

But at that moment, Ludo Bagman cast an amplification spell on himself. The magically amplified voice suddenly rang in the ears of the warriors, startling them and silencing the audience in the stands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally made a decision. Mermaid leader Mercus has told us everything that happened beneath the lake. Therefore, we have decided to score each of you warriors out of a maximum of fifty points as follows:"

"While Fleur Delacour demonstrated excellent use of the Bubble Head Charm, she was attacked by Grindylow as she approached her target and failed to rescue the hostage."

After deliberation by the judging panel, we have decided to award Miss Fleur Delacour twenty-five points. Thank you!

A round of applause erupted from the stands.

"I should have gotten zero points." Hibiscus shook her beautiful head, her voice hoarse with anxiety.

"Cedric Diggory also used the Bubble Head Charm. He was the second to return with the hostage, but he exceeded the one-hour time limit by one minute."

As Mr. Bagman finished speaking, a deafening cheer and scream erupted from the Hufflepuff camp. Zhang Qiu's gaze towards Cedric was extremely blatant, as if she wished she could take good care of that weak and bookish Cedric right now.

"Therefore, we award Cedric Diggory 45 points. Thank you."

When the applause subsided, Mr. Bagman announced loudly again, "Contestant Viktor Krum used Transfiguration. Although Mr. Krum's Transfiguration spell was not ideal, it was still effective. He was the third to return with the hostage. Therefore, after discussion, we have decided to award Mr. Viktor Krum forty points."

Karkaroff clapped his hands with great enthusiasm, looking smug, showing no trace of the disheveled state he had just been in after being dealt with by Catherine.

After a short wait, Mr. Bagman announced the next contestant's score: "Miss Marilyn Chabanor, she skillfully used the Bubble Head Charm to rescue her hostage and is the fourth contestant to return safely. Therefore, we award Miss Marilyn Chabanor thirty-nine points!"

Mrs. Maxim smiled and nodded in response, and applauded enthusiastically to encourage Marilyn. To be fair, Marilyn had performed very well, and she was quite satisfied.

"Fifth place goes to Mr. Vasily Petrenko from Durmstrang. He also used a Transfiguration Charm and transformed into a perfect dolphin, only a little slower. So after discussion, we have decided to award Mr. Vasily Petrenko thirty-eight points!" Mr. Bagman announced the fifth-place score loudly.

Aside from his Hogwarts classmates, only Vasily's girlfriend Yelena was genuinely applauding him, but that was enough. Overjoyed, Vasily rushed over and hugged his girlfriend tightly.

"Mr. Harry Potter used gill sac grass and achieved amazing results," Bagman continued, with an exaggerated expression on his face. "He was the last contestant to return, well over the one-hour time limit... However, the mermaid leader told us that Mr. Potter was the second to find the hostages, and he couldn't return in time because he wanted to ensure that all the hostages returned safely to land, not just his own."

"Sigh..." Ron sighed regretfully. Harry could have achieved better results than Cedric, but because he did something he shouldn't have done, he ended up last...

Harry didn't care. He laughed carefree, happy to have saved Gabrielle; that was more important than anything else.

"Most of the referees," Bagman said, glancing at Karkarov with obvious displeasure, almost implying that this "minority of referees" referred to Karkarov himself.

"This fully demonstrates high moral character. However... after unanimous discussion and careful consideration, it has been decided that Mr. Potter's score is forty-five points!"

Harry's heart pounded wildly; this was the first time he had ever fought Cedric to a draw—in any respect.

"You're something else, Harry!" Ron laughed heartily. "You're our moral exemplar! Look! That's Gryffindor for you! Always ready to help others! Burning yourselves to help others!"

Ron's words were very skillful; he not only flattered Harry, but also himself and everyone else in Gryffindor.

Because Harry saved Gabrielle, Fleur was also clapping enthusiastically and cheering for him.

As the cheers subsided, Mr. Bagman said, "Alright, alright, we still have one more contestant in first place—Miss Catherine Worley. She took the lead in ten minutes and rescued her hostage in an impeccable and unquestionable manner. She is just like the Muggle Empress of the same name from over three hundred years ago, commanding the world with unparalleled authority! Therefore, after discussion, everyone unanimously decided to award Miss Catherine Worley—fifty points!"

This time, the cheers and applause were even louder, especially at the Slytherin seats, which looked like a pot of green potion boiling over.

Professor Snape's face lit up with an unprecedented smile of joy, but that smile vanished the moment he saw Harry.

This kid looks more and more like James...

Snape really didn't want to give that face any kind of treatment, but he always softened when he saw those green eyes.

Honestly, how come a face grew on a perfectly good pair of eyes? He was always puzzled.

"The third, the third and final event will be held on the evening of June 24th," Mr. Bagman announced finally. "The warriors will know the details of the competition a month in advance. Now, I declare the second event officially over. The leaderboard will be displayed later in the Great Hall of Hogwarts. Thank you all for your support of the warriors. Goodbye!"

It's over... everyone thought to themselves. Lady Pomfrey began to escort the warriors and hostages to the castle to change into clean clothes.

"We don't need to," Catherine politely declined Mrs. Pomfrey's suggestion; all she wanted now was a good night's sleep.

She caught Louis as he tried to leave and mysteriously announced that he would be grounded for a day.

"I haven't seen you for half a day, I should at least make up for it," Catherine thought happily.

Louis didn't really refuse Catherine and obediently followed her back to the office.

The next day, he decided to take a good vacation. Since there was nothing he needed to learn anyway, he might as well explore the world in the mirror.

Catherine wanted to go with him, but Louis refused, since the first time exploring the map would be truly life-threatening, and it was better for her to go alone.

The moment he entered, a system prompt popped up with a task.

*Top of the Ancient Dragon

Quest Description: At the top of the ancient dragon, the place of exile for the eldest son of the sun, the erosion of time and the extinguishing of fire have made it difficult even for a son of a god to escape the erosion of his sanity.

Mission Objective: Defeat the Ancient Wyvern, the Nameless King

Quest Rewards: Rune: Lo; Scroll: Eye of Skadi; ​​Superb Robe of Wishes (Four Holes) *2; "Fist of the Mage" White Lace Gloves *1; "Power of the Thunder God" Great War Belt *1.

Louis looked at the rewards, feeling a mix of envy and helplessness.

It turns out that the Fist of Magic is exclusively for women, so it seems that it can only be used by Catherine.

But it's alright, we should keep the good stuff in the family.

On the contrary, Thor's belt piqued his interest. He wondered what attributes this belt, known as the father of lightning, would have here.

He closed the task panel, and his eyes lit up.

Magnificent and grand are not enough to describe even a fraction of the summit of Gulong. Standing atop the mountain, overlooking the surrounding peaks, it truly embodies the feeling of being on top of the world.

"Can you stand alone atop the mountain, enduring the wind and frost, until the sea turns into mulberry fields and the mountain sinks into the ocean...?"

A system voice message popped into his mind.

"You've got the wrong game, buddy," Louis interrupted the system's rant. "This is Dark Souls, not World of Warcraft..."

The system is silent.

Immediately afterwards, Louis sensed a murderous aura.

A man dressed in tattered clothes was approaching him, holding a knife and a worn-out shield. When he was about seven or eight meters away, the man suddenly stretched out his neck and bit at Louis!

Having fought the top of the Ancient Dragon, Louis knew this guy's characteristics. He cursed "beast" in his heart and sliced ​​it in two with a divine blade.

There are many good items at the top of the Ancient Dragon. Basic items like wedge-shaped stones go without saying, but Louis even found two lightning gems.

Lightning Gem

It can be socketed; it can be used for enhancement, providing lightning attribute attack power or defense power.

All lightning damage +4%

"So-so." Louis clicked his tongue, casually put the weapon into his bag, looked up and cast a spell that knocked the snake-man wielding the giant axe off the cliff, then stepped into the ancient city gate in front of him.

He wasn't walking fast, and surprisingly there were no monsters to his left or right. In front of him, near the cliff, there was a ball of light on an altar.

Louis walked over and pinched the ball of light in his hand; it felt like he was squeezing a cotton ball.

It feels pretty good in the hand.

(End of this chapter)