"Ohhh!" A thunderous applause and cheers echoed throughout the entire stadium after the final result was announced. Everyone was impressed by Fairy Tail's performance and felt they deserved the victory.
Beautiful fireworks burst into the sky, creating a giant fairy wing pattern against the dark blue night. At the same time, banners with the fairy wing symbol fluttered all over the Quidditch Pitch.
Cedric led the Fairy Tail members to the podium to receive their prize. Dozens of journalists from the wizarding media swarmed forward, taking pictures frantically.
After receiving their award, each member was surrounded by reporters who wanted to interview them. With that, the first day of the Hogwarts Grand Wizarding Tournament came to an end.
The next day was a rest and preparation day, so the young wizards who had been competing all day could finally relax and get some rest…
"Cheers!"
That night, after the competition, the award ceremony, and the interviews were all over, all the members of Fairy Tail and their parents gathered in an open area in front of the Fairy's Abode for a celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Swinton were excitedly talking about how proud they were to be Victor's parents. They were clearly a little tipsy. The Grangers came over with Butterbeer to thank Victor for teaching Hermione so well. Then, Neville's grandmother held Victor's hand, thanking him and talking about how much Neville had changed over the year, saying her grandson had become much braver than before.
After accepting the adults' gratitude, Victor sat on a recliner, eating barbecue. To be honest, it had been a long time since things were this lively.
In Earth Land, Fairy Tail would hold a banquet once or twice a year, especially during the town-wide festival in Magnolia. Back then, there would be parades, and it was the happiest and most lively time.
Thinking back on it, it had been a long time. He wondered how his guild mates were doing now. Were they freed from the seal of the Fairy Sphere?
Just as Victor was reminiscing, Cedric suddenly came over. He sat next to Victor, and after making sure they were alone, he said, "Master, there's something I think I need to tell you."
"Did the people from the Ministry of Magic contact your father?" Victor saw the troubled look on Cedric's face and already guessed what he was going to say.
"Master, how did you know?" Cedric was a bit surprised, but he quickly realized it was an obvious thing to know.
"Fudge kept looking for an opportunity to approach me today. After Luna showed her magic circle, some of the people around him disappeared," Victor said calmly with a smile. "You said before that your father is an employee in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. And since you're the Vice Master of the guild, it was only expected that the Ministry would try to use your father as a way to get to us."
"The power of the magic circle would definitely attract attention once it was revealed, especially from a powerful organization like the Ministry of Magic. They would never allow a powerful, unknown force to be outside of their control."
"I'm sorry, Master…" Cedric looked ashamed. He felt that he and his father had brought trouble to the guild.
"What are you apologizing for? The day I taught you the power of the magic circle, I expected this day to come." Victor found it both funny and sad. He comforted Cedric, "Cedric, you have to remember. We are wizards of Fairy Tail. Guild Rule #2: From the moment you join the guild and have the Fairy Tail symbol on you, we are family!"
"We support each other, rely on each other, and trust each other!"
"So, don't feel guilty. If you have any problems or difficulties, I and everyone else in the guild will face them with you!"
"But…"
"No buts! Aren't you familiar with my strength?" Victor cut Cedric off and waved his hand as if he were annoyed. "Now go on. Go back. Can't you see that Mr. Diggory is worried about you?"
Cedric looked at his father, who seemed to be worried that his son would be expelled from the guild because of him. He thought for a moment, and then nodded reluctantly. "I understand, Master."
"That's good. Now go back and be with your father," Victor replied without turning back and waved his hand again. After Cedric left, Victor looked at his back and shook his head helplessly.
He had to admit that Cedric was a very honest person. He had always heard some Harry Potter fans say that he had the best qualities of all four Houses. Now he knew it was true.
Time flew by. The second day of rest ended quickly, and the team match of the Hogwarts Grand Wizarding Tournament began as scheduled.
On the third day of the Grand Wizarding Tournament, the five-to-three qualification rounds still used the arena match format. The final result was not a surprise, but it was also a bit unexpected. It was no surprise that Fairy Tail and Ravenclaw advanced with their solid strength, leaving the other teams in the dust.
What was unexpected, however, was that Hufflepuff defeated the Lions and the Snakes and successfully advanced to the finals of the team match.
Originally, everyone thought Slytherin would be the most likely to advance among Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff, since they had a strong foundation and a lot of talent. But in this Grand Wizarding Tournament, Hufflepuff had a bug-like existence: Rolf Scamander.
His ancestral case almost caused the young eagles of Ravenclaw to lose. Luckily, Victor was temporarily filling in as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year, and the young eagles had been taught with a high combination of theory and practice. They had a basic understanding of the characteristics of all kinds of magical creatures, so they were able to win.
On the third day of the qualification round, Hufflepuff brought out their trump card right away. Although they lost to Fairy Tail and Ravenclaw, the Hufflepuffs were able to sweep Gryffindor in the subsequent matches with the help of Rolf's magical creatures.
Originally, the seven-member team from Gryffindor had no chance against Rolf's magical creatures. But no one expected one of Rolf's pets to be a Demiguise, which caught them off guard.
During the match, the young lions didn't even realize what was attacking them before they were all thrown off the platform, and they were all Game Over. The entire Gryffindor House was so angry that they cursed and threw their wands on the ground.
After defeating Gryffindor, Hufflepuff had a difficult battle against Slytherin. Because Hufflepuff had revealed Rolf's trump card on the first day, the other Houses were prepared for it. So, as a Potions Master, Snape had naturally brewed potions that could counter magical creatures.
But the Hufflepuffs weren't idiots. Since they knew their trump card had been revealed, they had expected the other Houses to target them. So, they had prepared in advance, especially for how to deal with Snape, the Potions Master.
The Hufflepuff think tank had racked their brains. Professor Sprout had even gone to great lengths to invite the former Care of Magical Creatures teacher, Silvanus Kettleburn, who was also a Hufflepuff, to come back and help them with their strategy.
So, with the help of Professor Kettleburn and Professor Sprout's knowledge of Herbology, the Hufflepuffs put up a full defense for Rolf's pets, and as a result, most of the potions Snape had prepared were rendered useless.
But the young snakes of Slytherin were not to be underestimated. Their various tricks and devious methods, along with the numerous enchanted items they had from their families' wealth, made the Hufflepuffs miserable.
But in the end, the young snakes still couldn't defeat Hufflepuff's "four protecting one" strategy and lost to Rolf's magical creatures.
So, it turned out that snakes were a difficult challenge for badgers.
And now, it was the fourth day of the Grand Wizarding Tournament, the final of the team match.
The scene came to the Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch, which was, as usual, full. After a speech from Dumbledore, the match was about to begin. The commentator was still Jordan.
Fairy Tail Team Members: Cedric Diggory, Hermione Granger, Penelope Clearwater, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Sonia de Oliveira (substitute), Luna Lovegood (substitute).
Ravenclaw Team Members: Marietta Edgecombe, Anthony Goldstein, Ivanna Blanchard, Young Eagle A, Young Eagle B, Young Eagle C (substitute), Young Eagle D (substitute).
Hufflepuff Team Members: Rolf Scamander, Megan Jones, Owen Cauldwell, Young Badger A, Young Badger B, Young Badger C (substitute), Young Badger D (substitute).
[AN: Friends, the author did his best. I really couldn't find the names of the older students in Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, so I had to use letters to replace them. Please forgive me.]
In the center of the stadium, four Golden Snitches were broadcasting the live match. One could see the starting members of the three teams had already appeared at the designated spots.
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