Chapter 748: Daphne vs. Draco — Stepping Forward!!!
On the dueling platform, the girls waved their wands, lighting up the entire Grand Hall.
Padma Patil shifted on her feet, raising her wand to fire another spell.
"Expelliarmus!" Cho Chang’s wand flicked masterfully.
With a tiny pop, Padma Patil’s wand went shooting off her hand, the Ravenclaws cheering for both girls.
Sitting on a chair behind Cho Chang, Umbridge declared her the winner of the duel.
Meanwhile, Madam Villanelle checked up on Padma for injuries.
Fortunately, despite getting riled up by Dumbledore’s speech, the students had failed to push each other to the point that they needed a one-way ticket to the Hospital Wing.
Unlike the duel between Darcie and Black, the rest of the duels either ended swiftly or became too long, ending up being declared draws by the two referees.
Well, Umbridge wanted to declare both students losers in such cases, but the Heads of Houses and Madam Villanelle deferred her intentions.
As the girls stepped down, behind the high table, the Professors noted down their points, awarding them on various basis like the use of spells, ingenuity, out-of-the-box thinking, improvisation, wandwork, etc.
Who won the duel mattered the most, of course, but it wasn’t the sole criteria that would determine the final list.
That’s why, there remained a constant surge of elated emotions in the Grand Hall.