bioinnovel Chapter 317 The Intent to Kill Has Begun
Chapter 317 The Intent to Kill Has Begun
Chapter 317 The Intent to Kill Has Begun
A person can die, but society cannot die.
Fortunately, Belvina's brain circuits are different from ordinary people, and she successfully turned herself from social death to the brink of social death.
It was just a passionate commentary once, nothing serious. Everyone will forget about it in a few days, and it will all be over.
After some self-consolation, Belvina instantly regained her spirits, raised her head again, and her confident smile blossomed once more.
"Ahem." Belvina coughed lightly. "Let's start scoring Harry Potter! Don't keep the warriors and the audience waiting too long."
Without the amplification spell, her voice was no longer as loud and clear as a great bell; instead, it became somewhat hoarse.
The aftereffects of commentary, especially after a passionate, shouting commentary.
"Miss Black was really passionate just now!" said Barty Crouch. "Perhaps the Department of Sport is a better fit for you."
Belvina blushed.
"Youth is wonderful," Dumbledore said. "You're full of passion for everything and always brimming with energy."
Belvina blushed again.
Fortunately, the other two principals didn't join in the teasing, otherwise the blush on Belvina's face would have spread all the way to her ears.
Without any prompting, Mrs. Maxime was the first to raise her wand, her hurried manner as if she feared someone would snatch away her right to score first again.
Soon, Mrs. Maxim's wand spat out a long silver ribbon that twisted and formed a large "9".
This is the highest score given by Beauxbatons principal today, tied with Beauxbatons' warrior Fleur Delacour.
A round of enthusiastic applause immediately erupted from the stands, both for the fair referee, Mrs. Maxim, and for the outstanding warrior, Harry Potter.
Harry, as the youngest warrior, had to face the most dangerous Hungarian Hornet Dragon, which even broke free of its restraints and took flight.
Despite the perilous situation, Harry did not perish in the dragon's belly. He not only successfully retrieved the golden egg but also severely injured the Hungarian Horned Bee Dragon by using Lansky's feint. His performance was truly amazing.
If it weren't for the spikes from the dragon's tail that injured his shoulder, Harry's performance in this match would have been impeccable.
After the fair and impartial Mrs. Maxim finished giving her score, thousands of eyes immediately fell on Karkarov standing beside her.
Based on the scores from the previous three evaluations, Durmstrang's headmaster is extremely shameless; his heart is even more skewed than Snape's.
Cedric performed exceptionally well, yet he only gave him a 5. Krum caused irreparable damage, yet he gave him a perfect score. This is utterly biased and unfair!
Only when facing Fleur Delacour could Karkaroff manage to be somewhat impartial and give her a relatively reasonable score.
At this moment, faced with Harry's outstanding performance, the audience wanted to see whether Karkaroff would remain fair or revert to his biased mode and give him a low score.
On the referee's stand, Igor Karkaroff appeared calm on the surface, but his mind was in turmoil. His usually indifferent eyes were practically spitting fire. Harry's unexpected and stunning performance completely disrupted Karkaroff's plans.
Karkaroff originally intended to give Harry an extremely low score, making him the last in the class and helping Krum escape his fate of being at the bottom.
But Harry performed so well that even if Karkaroff gave him a very low score out of conscience, it would be difficult for Harry to be at the bottom of the first category.
Wouldn't this mean Viktor Krumm was destined to be last? Karkaroff found this cruel fact hard to accept.
In the national team's Quidditch tournament, Krum fought his way through to the finals; but in the Triwizard Tournament, he finished last... Is it even a question?!
After a long while, Igor Karkaroff finally made up his mind. He quickly raised his wand and swiftly revealed the fraction—1.
Minute.
Boos and curses erupted; the stands were filled with insults directed at Karkarov.
"Kakarov, get out!"
"Kakalov, get out of here right now!"
"Get out of Hogwarts, you biased jerk!"
Durmstrang students were also affected.
"Demstrand, get out!"
"Krum, get out!"
"Get lost!"
Durmstrang students dared not speak, fearing they would be drowned in Hogwarts' spittle if they opened their mouths.
The Hogwarts students were indignant. Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw glared and swore, while Gryffindors rolled up their sleeves.
Judging from his posture, he wanted to rush onto the referee's stand and teach the biased Karkarov a lesson.
The situation on the referee's stand wasn't much better. Mrs. Maxim looked at Karkarov beside her incredulously, thinking that the man must be insane.
How dare you give this a 1-point rating? What were you thinking? Are you out of your mind or just plain stupid?
It's one thing for Igor Karkarov to be shameless, but Durmstrang has also lost all sense of shame?
At the other end of the referee's table, Belvina smiled, but her eyes were icy cold. Her smile was warmer than a spring breeze, but her gaze was harsher than the dead of winter.
Worse still, a palpable killing intent spread across the referee's bench.
The moment this murderous intent appeared, the three headmasters immediately turned to look at Barty Crouch and Belvina.
Mrs. Maxime and Karkaroff both looked at Belvina, while Dumbledore glanced at Crouch first.
Then he looked at Belvina.
"Potter is injured; he was hurt in the shoulder by the dragon, so points should be deducted," Karkaroff explained. "And he hurt the dragon, shouldn't points be deducted for that too?"
Perhaps sensing the danger to his life, Karkarov's voice trembled slightly, revealing his fear.
"So you're only giving me 1 point?" Belvina's tone was icy. "Igor, don't go too far with some things, or you'll suffer the consequences."
"I'm just giving what I consider a reasonable and fair score, is there a problem?" Professor Kakarot's face turned pale. "If you're injured yourself and the fire dragon is injured, you should deduct points."
Even so, Igor Karkarov's increasingly trembling voice could not hide his guilty conscience.
One point was Principal Durmstrang's last-ditch effort; he realized that Krum had almost no chance of escaping the fate of finishing last in the first project.
Then we'll just have to make do with Harry Potter for now.
In any case, Harry cannot be number one. If Harry becomes number one, it means that the gap between Krum and the number one player will widen.
Currently, Cedric Diggory is in first place with 41 points, followed by Fleur Delacour with 40 points, while Viktor Krum is in third place with only 37 points.
Harry only received 10 points after being scored by two judges. Even if the next three judges all gave him full marks, he still wouldn't get first place.
In this way, Krum's lead over the leader will remain at 4 points, and if the second event is handled properly, Krum has a chance to overtake him.
Belvina was well aware of Karkarov's little schemes and knew that he had set his sights on the second project.
Very good, excellent. When the second project comes, Belvina will show Karkaroff what revenge is and what cruelty is!
"Professor Dumbledore, give the grades," Belvina said. "The sooner we finish, the sooner everyone can get some rest."
Upon hearing this, Dumbledore nodded and raised his wand.
Karkaroff immediately looked over, staring intently at Dumbledore and his wand.
It wasn't that Igor Karkaroff recognized anything, but rather that the score Dumbledore gave was very important.
Karkaroff clasped his fingers together under the table, silently praying that Dumbledore would give him a score lower than 7; this was Karkaroff's only hope.
Even if Belvina and Barty Crouch both give perfect scores, it won't make a difference if Dumbledore's rating is below 7.
However, that was Albus Dumbledore, the Albus Dumbledore who is widely regarded as the greatest wizard of his time!
His silence and lack of expression were out of respect for Belvina and Crouch, who represented the Ministry of Magic; it wasn't because he was truly troublesome.
Amidst great anticipation, the silver ribbon spewed from the Elder Wand, made of elderwood, twisted into a large "10"—perfect score!
Dumbledore's score not only shattered Karkaroff's last illusions but also caused a stir among the audience.
"I think my score is fair and reasonable. What do you think, Igor?" Dumbledore asked with a smile, a hint of anger flashing in his wise sapphire blue eyes.
Karkarov, his face ashen, was speechless. He knew his "fair and reasonable" argument was untenable and he couldn't refute it at all.
"Very fair, very reasonable," Barty Crouch said, raising his wand.
Without a doubt, it's another perfect score. Barty Crouch once again gave the Hogwarts Warriors a 10, and no one will question his favoritism.
Then, Mr. Crouch looked at Karkaroff and asked coldly, "I think my score is fair and reasonable. What do you think, Karkaroff?"
Whether in his tone of voice or his expression, Barty Crouch made no attempt to hide his disgust for Karkaroff.
Igor Karkaroff, whose face turned from white to green, was not only unable to speak, but also found it difficult to breathe. He finally realized that the murderous intent just now did not come from Belvina, but from Barty Crouch!
Why?
Karkarov was puzzled.
Why does Kabaddy Crouch want to kill me?
Karkaroff couldn't understand why Crouch would harbor murderous intent towards him.
“Very fair, very reasonable, Mr. Crouch,” Belvina said, raising her wand.
This seemingly familiar scene didn't affect Karkaroff; Principal Durmstrang was filled with questions. What was Barty Crouch planning?
Despite Igor Karkaroff's distraction, Belvina continued as planned, and the acacia wand gave him another 10 points without hesitation, another perfect score.
"I think the score I gave was fair and reasonable. What do you think, Igor?" Belvina asked with a warm smile.
Her eyes were cold, but she did not intend to kill Karkaroff.
What happened on the referee's stand was of course unknown to the audience; all they wanted to do was cheer and celebrate wildly.
After a disastrous 1 point, he received three consecutive perfect scores of 10. Even though Harry didn't become the top scorer in the first event, in most people's minds, he was the undisputed number one.