( he's careful about it, paying enough mind to let jin ling move his hand, but not enough that he chases the tear away himself — acknowledgement is a pill hard swallowed, at least to harry, and he finds distraction a better course to lead up to whenever jin ling wants to talk about whatever happened. harry nods firmly, taking himself back to his fourth year. )
It's — the Triwizard Tournament. Like I said, it's ... it's legendary, three different magic schools all coming together to compete for the Goblet of Fire. ( his voice takes on a whimsical flair, trying to audibly deliver jin ling somewhere else. ) They each get a champion. There's Fleur Delacour, a beautiful girl from Beauxbatons. Then there's Viktor Krum, quidditch star from Durmstrang. Then ... ( he tries to keep the heaviness out of his voice. ) Cedric Diggory. The brave boy from Hogwarts.
That's my school. There was a bit of foul play involved, and so Hogwarts ended up with two chosen champions — Cedric and myself. You can imagine no one was too happy about that, but there was nothing much to be done. The four of us are to go through three tasks, and the person who comes out on top in the end is the winner. Pretty simple.
But first task is the dragon. All of us get to pick one out of a hat to chose what kind of dragon we'd be up against. I pulled a Hungarian Horntail, naturally considered to be one of the most dangerous dragon breeds. Our goal was just to retrieve a golden egg from its keeping, so on my turn I summoned my broomstick and led it astray, snapping its chained collar on accident and taking it on a bit of a flight, which eventually proved a success. ( turning to face jin ling a bit, he pulls down the collar of his threadbare shirt, revealing a claw mark on his shoulder. ) Did get a good swipe at me, though. Still, I tied for first place with Viktor on that one.
After that it was ... ah, merpeople in Black Lake. Not before having to attend the Yule Ball, though.
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It's — the Triwizard Tournament. Like I said, it's ... it's legendary, three different magic schools all coming together to compete for the Goblet of Fire. ( his voice takes on a whimsical flair, trying to audibly deliver jin ling somewhere else. ) They each get a champion. There's Fleur Delacour, a beautiful girl from Beauxbatons. Then there's Viktor Krum, quidditch star from Durmstrang. Then ... ( he tries to keep the heaviness out of his voice. ) Cedric Diggory. The brave boy from Hogwarts.
That's my school. There was a bit of foul play involved, and so Hogwarts ended up with two chosen champions — Cedric and myself. You can imagine no one was too happy about that, but there was nothing much to be done. The four of us are to go through three tasks, and the person who comes out on top in the end is the winner. Pretty simple.
But first task is the dragon. All of us get to pick one out of a hat to chose what kind of dragon we'd be up against. I pulled a Hungarian Horntail, naturally considered to be one of the most dangerous dragon breeds. Our goal was just to retrieve a golden egg from its keeping, so on my turn I summoned my broomstick and led it astray, snapping its chained collar on accident and taking it on a bit of a flight, which eventually proved a success. ( turning to face jin ling a bit, he pulls down the collar of his threadbare shirt, revealing a claw mark on his shoulder. ) Did get a good swipe at me, though. Still, I tied for first place with Viktor on that one.
After that it was ... ah, merpeople in Black Lake. Not before having to attend the Yule Ball, though.