Chapter 664 Ratings and Tears of Hibiscus
Just as the four warriors returned one after another, several judges in the audience also gathered together to discuss. After arguing for about five minutes, Bagman, as the commentator, stepped to the front of the stage and cleared his throat. He spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, after careful review by the judges, we will announce the final score of each warrior..."
"The first is Mr. Viktor Krum, who used incomplete shapeshifting to overcome the difficulty of breathing underwater.
But it is a pity that Mr. Krum was unfortunately knocked unconscious by the mermaid after the game started and was unable to complete the rescue mission, so I personally can only give Mr. Krum one point! "
As he spoke, Bagman shot a beam of light into the air, which exploded after a while, with a bright "1" on it, which was very annoying.
Crouch, Dumbledore and Maxim next to him were not as brilliant as Bagman, but they all gave a friendship score - four points!
Karkaroff's face was frighteningly dark, but he still quickly raised the sign - seven points!
"This is cheating!" Hermione yelled angrily.
Not only her, but other students on the field also criticized Karkaroff for his shameless cheating.
Even several referees frowned.
"I think Krum's transformation skills are very superb, far beyond the level of his peers! Although he encountered a large number of mermaids during the competition and was knocked unconscious, that was just an accident and does not mean that we should Obliterate his efforts!" Karkaroff defended Krum shamelessly, turning a deaf ear to everyone's doubts and just pretending not to hear them.
Taking into account that Krum's score was already very low, Bagman didn't bother to argue with Karkarov and directly announced Krum's final score - a total of twenty points.
Then, Bagman turned his attention to Fleur again and began to introduce her experience in the competition. "Okay, next is the Beauxbatons warrior Ms. Fleur Delacour! She showed us her excellent use of the Bubble Charm during the competition and successfully escaped the pursuit of the mermaid..."
"Wait, Mr. Bagman!" Fleur suddenly interrupted Bagman.
"What's wrong? Do you have anything to say? Ms. Delacour?" Bagman looked at her in surprise.
Fleur took a deep breath, turned to look at Ivan aside, and said in a hoarse voice. "I think you may not have noticed that I had promised Mr. Ivan Hals not to give up the second game when I was at the bottom of the lake. You don't need to score for me."
Bagman frowned. This was the first time he encountered such a situation. He didn't know how to reply for a while, so he discussed it with Dumbledore and others in a low voice.
The little wizards sitting in the audience were also talking quietly.
In particular, the Beauxbatons students stared at Fleur with dissatisfaction. They believed that Fleur's act of voluntarily giving up the second competition did not consider the consequences at all, which would make Beauxbatons lose face and completely lose the chance to win the championship!
Faced with all kinds of doubts and abuses, Furong pursed her lips and looked a little gloomy, but she still insisted on her own ideas.
Ivan, who finally got rid of Gabrielle, was also looking at Fleur. He did not expect that the other party could keep his promise and actively requested to cancel the score evaluation.
However, Ivan didn't want to take the blame. He didn't want another report in tomorrow's Daily Prophet saying that he took advantage of the situation and forced Fleur to withdraw from the competition on the condition of rescuing Gabrielle, so he spoke loudly.
"Miss Delacour, I'm afraid you have forgotten one thing. I have never agreed to your request, so strictly speaking it does not count. You have not given up the game!"
"Also, if you have to get zero points, what about Mr. Krum? Doesn't he have to be the same as you? So even if you don't mind, you have to take Mr. Krum's feelings into consideration, right? Ivan said eloquently, and motioned Fleur to look at Krum, who had been unconscious until now.
Ivan's words exceeded the expectations of everyone present, and the entire paddock fell into a brief silence. After a while, more and more people applauded, applauding Ivan's tolerance and generosity.
Only the Durmstrang students looked ugly - they always felt that Ivan was taking the opportunity to discredit Krum.
"Mr. Hals is right. Several principals also agreed that the difficulty of this competition is too high. Even the warriors who failed to complete the competition also performed very wonderfully, so we are still willing to support Delacour. The lady's performance on the field will be evaluated!" Bagman said with a smile.
"In addition, one thing I need to emphasize is that the Goblet of Fire does not allow the Warriors to give up the game midway! No matter what happens, you must continue the game to the end!" Dumbledore also looked at Fleur seriously at this time. , said with that bell-like voice.
Dumbledore's words undoubtedly completely rejected the possibility of Fleur withdrawing from the competition, and then the normal scoring process entered again.
Since Fleur had stayed underwater longer than Krum and had some wonderful performances against the mermaids, the score was actually higher than Krum, with a total of twenty-seven points!
"Thank you, thank you!" Fleur said excitedly. She looked at the judges in the stands, and then looked at Ivan, tears streaming down her face.
Bagman did not wait for Fleur to calm down, but went on to announce Harry's score.
As the only warrior to pass the game, Harry's score should have been quite high.
But when he came back with Ginny, it had already timed out. In the second half of the game, Ivan relied on Ivan to survive the dangerous aquatic jungle and mermaid square. Harry's score dropped to thirty-nine points.
When Bagman read out the scores, Hermione, Ron and others in the audience looked very angry. They thought Harry should get more than forty points!
But Harry himself felt very satisfied, because his score was ten points higher than Fleur and Krum!
"Finally, let us reveal the final score of the warrior Ivan Hals!" Bagman smacked his lips, pointed to Ivan on the shore of the lake, and continued impassionedly.
"Mr. Hals completed the game perfectly, taking fifty-seven minutes and thirty-seven seconds, and saved the distressed Miss Delacour and her hostage Gabriel, showing us his noble morality. Style!”
"After discussion, the judges unanimously agreed that Mr. Hals's performance was impeccable, and the final score was 50 points!"
Bagman shouted at the top of his lungs. Because he was worried about Karkaroff causing trouble, he did not give the judges a chance to vote this time, but directly announced that Ivan passed the level with full marks!
(PS: I would like to recommend a new book "I'm Really Not Her Disciple". The protagonist follows the mountains and becomes a disciple of the number one fairy Bai Zirou. The author is a serious person and does not step on the brakes.)