After some thought, Asterion stopped worrying about a possible attack on Hogwarts, he would leave Morgan to guard the seal, even if a Special Grade wizard came, he could still be stopped until he, Dumbledore and Rose arrived at the site.
If the Special Grade wizard came within ten meters of Morgan, that Special Grade wizard would be dead before he could even reach the location of the seal.
"Luna, what can you tell me about the second trial of the tournament?" Asterion asked, changing the subject; the atmosphere seemed to be relieved by his words,
Luna looked at Asterion, she understood that he was changing the atmosphere, but she didn't say anything and answered truthfully.
"A race."
Luna's words surprised everyone, including Asterion; he hadn't expected the second trial of the tournament to be a race. It seemed too simple, considering what happened in the first trial.
"It's not that easy, we'll have to suffer a lot to tame these little winged reptiles." Luna commented with a bored expression, her voice containing a bit of bitterness. She herself will have a lot of trouble with her little experimental companion.
Asterion looked at Luna in surprise, he hadn't expected Dumbledore to choose a dragon race for the Second Trial. Though the dragons of today were infinitely weaker than their ancestors, there was something about them that hadn't changed. Pride, tyranny, and cruelty.
It wasn't easy to tame a dragon, even if it was bred from an egg. The word "untameable" was almost associated with this race. If it hadn't been for an English wizard named Newt Scamander, there probably wouldn't have been a credible account of taming a dragon.
Asterion didn't think he could tame a dragon, let alone any of the other participants, so the school didn't want dragons to be tamed at all, but rather forced to be controlled by any means necessary.
Seeing Luna's annoyance, Asterion assumed that she had chosen to tame the dragon and that it hadn't worked out very well.
But knowing what the Second Trial was already about was more than an advantage.
"Hermione, tell Rose what you heard and Luna will tell Cedric when she recovers." Asterion ordered in a calm tone. He wanted to concentrate on something more important than the second trial now, to analyze and calculate how he had turned the last of a whole race into a battery to help Morgan complete the second stage.
Hermione nodded with a serious expression and left the room with quick steps, obviously wanting to talk to Rose as soon as possible.
Luna, who had heard the slight signal for her to leave, pouted, very unhappy with his attitude; she had suffered so much to tell Asterion and had only managed to be thrown out of the room. Worthy of a selfish king! "Rest well and don't use your gift too much, although I don't know the price for seeing the future, it will never be easy, fate always takes its toll, Luna." Asterion commented as he approached Luna and stroked her hair in a calm tone.
Enjoying the pats on the head, Luna closed her eyes with pleasure and nodded silently. She also knew that seeing the future came with a price, an especially expensive price.
Life itself was the least of the prices to be paid, even a relief for someone like the Seers. The highest price was to be held hostage by one's own mind and paranoia, to live a life of tragedy, if one could call it a life at all. Madness, obsession and insanity were practically normal for any powerful Seer.
Grindelwald and other Seers were there to prove it; practically at the end of their lives, all Seers become insane and extremely paranoid. Perhaps this was the fate of those who saw the world through special eyes.
"I'm going to sleep and let Daphne snuggle up to you again." Getting up from the chair, Luna spoke, causing Daphne to roll her eyes as she crossed her arms under her breasts.
Luna stuck her tongue out at Daphne and left the room, jumping for joy and whistling like a bird.
"She's going to go crazy sooner or later." Daphne commented in a tired voice, she couldn't imagine that Luna was still sane at thirty.
"It doesn't matter, I can help her anytime, having a personal psychic is very useful." Asterion sat down in his chair, resting his head on his hand as he leaned sideways.
Daphne sat on his lap, leaning comfortably against him, doing nothing but keeping him company. At that moment she knew he was thinking about something very important, something she noticed every time Morgan was involved in any way. Without realizing it, Daphne felt her eyelids grow heavy and she fell asleep in his arms, her head resting on his chest.
Asterion looked at Daphne sleeping peacefully in his arms and couldn't help but reach out to stroke her hair gently.
She seemed to trust him completely, being completely unprotected, which might sound strange, but it was something that made Asterion's lips curl into a smile. It was quite comforting to have someone who trusted him on that level.
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In the Gryffindor dormitory, Rose was asleep in bed, but her sleeping position was anything but comfortable. She was lying horizontally on the bed with her feet facing in different directions. She was wearing a large white man's blouse and very small black shorts.
This was the scene Hermione saw when she entered the room, which didn't surprise the brown-haired girl at all. For some reason, she compared Rose to Daphne at that moment and couldn't help but pucker her lips unnaturally.
She was really curious how Rose would manage to seduce Asterion with her manners. Shaking her head, Hermione quickly approached the bed and began rocking Rose back and forth, trying to wake the white-haired girl.
"Wake up, Rose!!!" Seeing no sign of her waking up, Hermione shook her even harder, speaking in a louder tone than usual.
"Hmm..." Rose didn't bother to open her eyes. "Five more minutes, Mione~"
Hermione rolled her eyes and spoke directly. "Luna's been attacked!"
Rose's eyes opened at the same moment, her drowsiness disappearing instantly. She sat up in bed and looked at Hermione seriously.
"What happened?" Her tone was unbelievably dignified. She knew Luna was a Seer, what could happen to a Seer who could easily run away from any ambush?
Hermione took a deep breath and repeated what she had heard in Asterion's room.
The more she listened to Hermione's words, the more Rose's eyes lit up with excitement. To say that she was excited to fight someone like Vortigern was an understatement!
Mentally, she couldn't help but thank this organization called R, which Dumbledore had said was responsible for putting her and Asterion's names on it.
"To thank you for your thoughtful gift, I'm going to destroy you in the most direct and brutal way I can think of. No one can threaten my life and get away with it without consequences." Rose thought as an amused smile played on her lips. Although she found her participation in the tournament amusing, she still didn't like being plotted against, especially with a weapon that could kill her!
"As for the second trial of the Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I want to train my dragon," Rose commented with a glare, not once or twice had she felt envious of Asterion's dragon named Nidhogg.
Now she could finally get one, even if it was nowhere near as strong, but she could change that. Potions were one of her strengths, she could make a potion to purify a dragon's bloodline!
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Author's Thoughts: The second trial was inspired by How to Train Your Dragon. I liked the concept, and it seemed appropriate if we think back to the original Triwizard Tournament. This second Trial will be shorter than the first because I don't have to introduce the characters.
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Next Chapter Second Volume: Chapter 184 - Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (2), Chapter 185 - Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (3), Chapter 186 - Second Trial of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (4), Chapter 187 - Second Test of the International Tournament of Witchcraft and Wizardry (5), Chapter 188 - Asterion & Daphne (R-18), Chapter 189 - Asterion & Daphne, Chapter 190 - How to Train Your Dragon (1), Chapter 191 - How to Train Your Dragon (2), Chapter 192 - How to Train Your Dragon (3), Chapter 193 - How to Train Your Dragon (4), Chapter 194 - Dragon Race (1), Chapter 195 - Dragon Race (2), Chapter 196 - Dragon Race (3), Chapter 197 - Dragon Race (4).