Hermione's choice was heard by everyone in the classroom.
This is not an unexpected answer. Everyone in Gryffindor, this year's students know that Harry, Ron, and Hermione are the best of friends.
When they were in lower grades, they were inseparable. After they entered high school, occasionally they wouldn't be together because their schedules were not completely compatible.
However, some people still express disappointment with sighs, such as Neville, such as Ginny
"Harry Potter and Ron Weasley--"
"Amosta nodded at Hermione,"
"Already determined, Miss Granger?"
After receiving Hermione's affirmative response, Amostha turned his gaze to Cedric.
"Then, what about your choice, Mr. Digory?"
Compared with Hermione who made a quick choice, Cedric was hesitating a lot more.
He looked down at the classroom, towards the Hufflepuff team, his gaze moving back and forth among the eager faces, unable to make up his mind.
Among the Hufflepuff students currently participating in sports classes, the main teams are mostly those from lower grades. Although they are familiar with each other, they have not yet reached the level of trustworthiness that can be relied upon.
Of course, he could also choose his school friends like Hermione, not necessarily his classmates in sports class.
But his friends are not particularly skilled; they're the kind where whether a Shield Charm works depends on luck.
The arena for the Triwizard Tournament is no joke. It is irresponsible to put them on the field.
And his teammates in sports class
After hesitating for a moment, Cedric finally turned his gaze towards his girlfriend, Ravenclaw's Cho Chang.
Just like Harry, Cho Chang seemed to have anticipated it. However, when Cedric's gaze finally fell on her, her breath still became disordered without control.
"Professor Breathe"
Cedric bit his lip.
"I'd like to talk to Cho Chang first, may I?"
"That's no problem at all, Mr. Digory."
Amostha raised an eyebrow, smiling as he said.
Thus, in the midst of the jeers and teasing glances from other young witches, Cedric pulled out Cho Chang, who had her face as red as a ripe apple, from the crowd. The two of them ran to the back corner of the classroom, away from the view of their classmates, and started whispering.
"Cho-"
Gazing at Cho Chang's limpid eyes that moved like a shadow play, Cedric's heart gave a sharp thump. He took her hand, asking in a low voice,
"If I want you to come with me to the tournament."
The pure eyes of Cho Chang misted over. She bit her full lips almost melting into Cedric's loving eyes.
"I, I would love to. Cedric--"
Cho Chang's voice was as low as a mosquito. However, after she gave her response, Cedric's eyes suddenly tightened in a way that made her heart skip a beat.
"What's wrong, Cedric?"
As lovers who know each other well, Cho Chang couldn't fail to notice the heavy burden Cedric was carrying in his heart.
"I"
Cedric opened his mouth, then closed it again.
Cho Chang's eyes flickered a few times, and she immediately guessed what was on her boyfriend's mind.
"Are you worried about me, Cedric?"
Cho Chang's eyes softened into a smile.
"Concerned about me getting into danger in the tournament."
"I don't know."
Cedric sounded like he had caught a bad cold, his voice muffled. He tightly held onto Cho Chang's hand,
"I'm not sure. But you know, the first match is against a dragon, and something went wrong in the second match. Hermione and Harry said they encountered the Mystery Man."
Speaking of this, Cedric shivered violently, the handsome face filled with fear,
"The Headmaster of Durmstrang and Mr. Bartemius Crouch. They all... The third match must be quite difficult, otherwise Professor Breathe wouldn't have allowed us to bring teammates."
"As long as I can help you, Cedric, I"
"I know, I do know—"
Cedric's heart-wrenching expression was as if Cho were destined to suffer misfortune in the tournament.
In fact, since the second match, Cedric often wakes up in the middle of the night with nightmares about the near-miss accident.
If he hadn't been the first to save Cho from the bottom of the lake during the second match, she might have ended up being taken outside the school with Harry and Hermione, even though Professor Breathe had prepared them with competition suits. But that couldn't eliminate all risks, could it?
And now, in the third match, he has to put his beloved girl in harm's way.
This wasn't what Cedric wanted, but on the other hand, the thought of him and Cho fighting side by side on the tournament field was too enticing to resist.
Watching her boyfriend's close eyes, which were sometimes tangled and sometimes relaxed, Cho felt a sudden realization flash across her heart.
Clearly, her presence has become a heavy burden on Cedric. If it were on the tournament field,
"Do you want to win, Cedric?"
Cho's expressive eyes flickered with her unique grace and wisdom given by her Asian heritage. She asked gently.
"Victory, oh, of course!"
Cedric said without hesitation, but then he blinked in confusion.
"But then what, Cho, don't all the warriors dream of winning?"
Cho gave a smile. She withdrew her hand from Cedric's palm and instead held his cold hand.
"I already know how to make my choice, Cedric."
"What do you think the silly little face will choose as a teammate?"
Hermione shot a disapproving glare at George, who was already back in the Gryffindor team.
"Cedric is also a champion of Hogwarts, you shouldn't speak to him like that."
"Ah, I will, Your Highness--"
George gave a lazy response to Hermione and then turned his enthusiastic gaze back to Harry.
"Want to bet again, Harry?"
"Are you guys determined to win back the money I lost to Hermione and her team when they mocked the stupid toad at the Ministry of Magic?"
Harry rolled his eyes.
"Sorry, I'm not interested this time."
Regardless of the 'cold ridicule' from the twins, Harry stared fixedly at the couple in the corner who were immersed in their own emotions. Anyway, he felt a bit down in his heart.
"Doesn't Cedric seem a bit surprised?"
"Nervously Niveller was eagerly speculating,"
"I bet, she suggested something outlandish to him, they agreed."
Looking at Cedric and Cho, holding hands and jogging towards him, Amostha's face once again broke into a gentle smile.
"Have they already decided?"
Amostha asked, but in fact, he had 'heard' their choice. This was not eavesdropping, but rather, it was difficult for any sound in this classroom to escape his ears.
Gurgle—
Cedric swallowed hard and nodded weakly. Before he could answer, he looked at Cho, and saw the encouragement in her eyes. He took a deep breath,
"I have made my choice, Professor Breathe. It is."
Cedric turned his head, and his gaze landed on the two teammates Cho had suggested. As expected, one of them looked confused and shocked, while the other did not respond to his gaze at all. She was staring up at the ceiling with a slightly dazed expression, as if counting stars.
"Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood!"
There was a moment of silence, the young witches were all stunned by the surprise in their hearts!
"Oh, what a joke?"
Fred was the first to show an exaggerated expression of surprise,
"You have such a good brain, Cedric!"
The classroom was a buzz of surprise, Harry was slapping Neville's arm, trying to shake him out of his daze, while over on the other side, Luna was surrounded by several Ravenclaw students congratulating her.
"Cedric, Neville and Luna——"
Hermione pursed her lips and gave Cho a few appreciative smiles.
"There's no doubt they'll be formidable opponents."
The noises of coughing from the front quickly settled down.
Amostha smiled and spoke cheerfully,
"Amosta said with a smile, his voice light, "Hermione Granger has chosen Harry Potter and Ron Weasley; Cedric Diggory has chosen Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood. That's good, I hope that in the coming matches, you can fully trust your teammates, as well as..."
The meaningful gaze from Professor Breathe made Hermione pause for a moment.
"Your opponents are well chosen. Now, please leave the PE classroom for the two champions and the teammates you have selected. I have to talk about the end-of-term exam with the rest of the students."
