Zoryn was conflicted. Man. She had LIVED for the thrill of the competition early on.. She was 100% the IMPS biggest fan, but ever since she took notice to the anger it made Dora and Levi feel... She wasn't entirely sure how she felt about it any more....

Either way she was here and present and 117% #TEAMLEVI. The second year was decked out in ALL her Gryffindor gear!!! Ready to cheer on her HERO.

And hopefully she'd be sitting as FAR away from that annoying American cheerleader girl. Zoryn was not a fan of hers. NOPE.

The Grryindor sat RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of the stands, waiting for the competition to start!!! She didn't even stop to get snacks or ANYTHING 'cause she couldn't risk missing Levi kick some ilvermorny butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, who was commentating this round? 'Cause whoever it was....... Zoryn wanted to wish 'em luck since they had such a tough act to follow. AHEM. Just saying.

Was it strange for Louise to be feeling relieved of the responsibilities that came with being a competitor? Yes, she was smart and yes she was pleased that she had made it to the third challenge, but JARVEY testing was one thing. These competitions, with all of her school and Hogwarts and a certain dark haired adult male, watching her and scrutinizing her every move was another.

After obtaining a couple of soft pretzels and a butterbeer from the concessions area, the Thunderbird set off in search of a seat. She was still vastly undecided who she was rooting for, given that her fellow housemate had been removed from the competition, as had Aurora. And she only knew one of the Hogswartians still present in the competition. So perhaps cheering them all on would be best? Yes, Louise Hamilton would be cheering that all four made it out alive because no thanks to repeats of the Triwizard Tournament of 1994, thank you very much.

Now where to sit. Was there a #TeamNeutral area? The stands were relatively empty because she'd apparently arrived, save for that small Gryffindor who Valerie silenced last month. Eh, why not? If she got too loud or obnoxious, she could always move to a different seat and the girl did have a nice view of all four competitor screens.

"May I join you?" Louise asked. If her sister had been present, or even a certain male, her decision of where to sit probably would have been easier. But of course, the male would probably be sitting with his colleagues and the seventh year was fully aware that it would not have been appropriate. One more month, she reminded herself.

Kalen made his way into the stands with his normal thermos of tea, still a little ticked that they didn't serve it, but his tea was the best after all. So really everything was okay. He patted his Slytherin tie and his "Team Brent." pin. He had to go with house loyalty on this one.. though personally he wasn't sure he could win..

Ahh well.

The green eyed man stopped for a moment as he looked around the stands and his gaze settled on a certain dark haired girl sitting next to Miss Spinnet. For a moment, he started to walk towards them before he realized what he was doing and caught himself.

Probably not a good idea to go sit with the two of them..

Instead the Librarian merely gave them both a wave and a smile, and if his gaze lingered for a moment too long on the dark haired Ilvermornian, who was going to notice.

He turned and moved up to his usual place in the stands and sighed softly as he sat down.

With the way the challenges were... Noelle was already expecting the worst. She made her way to the viewing area with a slight frown. She had conflicting feelings.

She decided to leave those conflicting feelings to the back of her mind until she knew exactly what the challenges were. Because most of her feelings were proud. Proud of Gryffindor! Dora and Levi were doing amazing, even if Dora was no longer in the challenge. Just the strength, knowledge, agility it took to complete these challenges. It was really amazing. She was a proud Gryffindor. And because of her proud feelings, she was decked out in total Gryffindor. Down to the yellow and red stripes in her hair.

#TeamGryffindor
#TeamLevi

Licorice wands in hand, she took a seat to get ready for the match.

This was it.

The final competition of the standoff.

Only four students remained and Cassie noticed that it was evenly split between the two schools. Something to be pleased with given it gave both Hogwarts and Ivermorny a fair chance of gaining the honor of the overall win. She was also very much aware that Levi was one of the remaining Hogwartians in the challenge. The Ravenclaw supposed if she couldn't have the luck to get this far than she was happy her friend had. Happy he could very well win that scholarship to help with his studies in a year or so.

As she made her way back to the viewing stands for one final time, Cass took in her current company. One Hogwarts Librarian. "Hello Mr. Kennedy," she greeted politely. Then a young Hogwarts student and an older, former Ivermorny competitor who each gained a "Hi," and a nod before her attention was drawn to the screens.

Was that a jungle?

Excuse me, people. She needed to get a good seat for this!

After getting cold butterbeer and some food from the concession stand, Ava walk to the stand and tried to get a good view of this match because this was the final, people! She was here supporting the Hogwarts representatives, but mainly Levi because he's her friend and a fellow Gryffindor. Well, she felt bad about Dora couldn't make it to the final. even though she didn't really care about that girl, ahem.

Oh, look! Noelle was already there sitting by herself. Without further thinking she walked to her wifey's seat and flopped besides her. "Unless you're saving this seat for someone else, you're going to stuck with me." She grinned. Ava took a soft pretzel from her little haul bag at the concession stand. Mhm... "I know that most American food are not healthy, but this stuff is gooood! You want some?" Oh wait, the Gryffindor prefect was on some kind of diet because she's in animagus training so... Ava was going to enjoy the food by herself then.

Her eyes now focused on the competition. "Are they in some kind of rainforest... like in Borneo or something?"

"Hello there! Hi! Oh, excuse me! That's my seat, you know."

Challenge number four and the Ilvermorny headmistress had arrived in her usual disruptive manner. Loud and energetic as always, that was the Moxinator. She took her usual spot in the stands and unfolded a napkin carefully in her lap, revealing several biscuits she'd procured from the great hall. Though she had every faith in Valerie and Kyle, the Hogwarts competitors had proved their worth and she needed comfort food to get her through what was sure to be a nail biter of a task. Just the way she wanted it, really. No one wanted to sit through a snooze fest.

Picking up one of the biscuits, the brunette held it close and took small bites, looking around as she did. Her likeness to a squirrel in the moment was quite comical, but she was trying to fly under the radar where her snack was concerned. She really wasn't planning on sharing if she didn't have to.

Junia's person was already out of the competition and while her house still had a representative in the running, the brunette was more interested to see if the Kenning boy would take the win. His skills so far had impressed her and while she wouldn't be seen cheering openly for anyone, she was mentally wishing him luck.

Slipping into the viewing area quietly, the fourth year smiled at those she knew and took a seat somewhere in the middle, wanting the best possible view of what was happening on the screen. Come on, boys.

Professors weren't meant to have favourites or people they were outwardly supporting but, well, they were allowed to tweak that rule this one time, weren't they?

It didn't matter. Not now that he'd decked himself out in red for this very occasion. To tie off the look completely, there was a red TEAM LEVI badge on his chest that clashed with the green TEAM BRENT badge and, of course, his Ravenclaw pin. It was an odd assortment of clothes but, at least, he didn't look completely weird.

Right? Right.

After getting himself some chips, a hot dog and some pumpkin juice, Hirsch made his way up the stands, looking for a spare seat. He would've sat next to Zoryn but seeing as she was joined by someone else (Louise), he decided against it. No one wanted a professor sitting there and cramping their style, did they? Though, she did get a wide smile and a wave, as did Noelle, Ava and Cassie before he opted to sit down on an empty seat, just close enough to talk to.......

"Looking lovely, Meredith," No doubt she was supporting Ilvermorny? "Hey, Kalen!" Who, he was silently glad to see, had also picked a competitor to support. Good. That made him feel slightly better.

Nearly done. A competition between two schools, sixteen students competing in the beginning, a scholarship to be won, press attention and all that. Her boyfriend was one of the finalist and all Daisy could think was that this whole circus was almost done, finally. One hour to go and they would be free from disgustingly dangerous tasks involving family members or Dementors.

Who even let Hogwarts host this after what had happened last term?

In a sheer contrast to how she had attended the first task, Daisy wasn't wearing any outward sign of who she was supporting -- except for the Team Levi pin Althea had given her all those months go. No red shirt, no red paint, no L on her cheek. She wanted this done and over with.

Had the hour passed yet?

At least the cheering squad wasn't here yet. Daisy didn't usually mind cheering but this competition just wasn't a cheering event. Clearly. She wasn't particularly worried about any of the competitors' Levi's physical safety but -- yeah. Eight year old kids and old women had been left for Merlin knows how long in a tundra for a silly competition. All very honourable and worthy, of course.

Making her way across the stands near the back, Daisy nodded at a few familiar faces. Noelle's hair even got a small chuckle. Gryffindors; got to give it to them, they were always expressive. Hirsch's outfit was ... colourful, to say the least but the Brent badge did nothing to disguise the fact the man was dressed in red. Curious choice, really. Sitting down a bit far away, she clutched the golden pendant in her hands and took a deep breath. Let this hour go by fast and painlessly, at least.

Lachlan had thought that he might pop into the stands closer towards the end of the task. While they were far away from home, he still had important examinations coming up, as well as other things he was personally gearing up for. Meaning his time was precious. However, it was Valerie and Kyle. Had it been anyone else, literally anyone other than these two, he wouldn't have bothered leaving the beetle.

Jesús seemed to share similar thoughts.

Checking his nose in a mirror before heading out, the Mississippi boy easily fell into step with his Thunderbird comrade. This was going to be a highly emotional event for some, and he'd thought ahead. In fact, he anticipated that the intensity that usually followed these tasks would be amplified. With it being the final. So, Lachlan had prepared himself accordingly.

There wasn't anything said as they climbed the stairs and took seats.

And Aurora Chae would do well in keeping herself far away from him today.

Jesús would have rather been doing anything else but sit and watch the fourth challenge in the stands; not because he cared about being eliminated, but because he actually did not want to be there. Unfortunately for him, he had a strong sense of loyalty to his school and peers, and as it was Valerie and Kyle (and Levi) in the final four, Jesús found he had little choice but to go out and support.

Thankfully, Lachlan had also decided to have some school spirit, or else Jesús wouldn't have come at all.

The sixth year donned a sloppy sort of grin even as they climbed through the stands and found a place to sit. "I wonder if I brought enough snacks," he mused out loud, patting the pockets of his jacket. He didn't understand the weather; it was May but it was beyond chilly. He expected it to be warm but, again, Hogwarts continued to be unimpressive.

The final IMPS challenge had arrived. Thank Merlin. Regina was ready for the competition to be over with, mostly because of the students and their dramatics. In just one more hour the winner of the competition would be announced and they could all then proceed to focus on getting ready for their end-of-the year examinations.

Trailing some distance behind Lachlan and Jesús, the woman made her appearance to the stadium. As to be expected, she wore nothing that signified which of the competitors she was supporting -- she would be keeping her support as an internal thought, than you very much. Her eyes glossed over those that had already arrived while simultaneously looking for a spot to sit and enjoy her giant slice of pepperoni pizza before the challenge began.

Naturally, she had spotted an empty seat next to Roderik and made her way toward it. "Good evening, Meredith," the Hogwarts headmistress said as she made her way past the squirrel-like woman. No she did not want one of your biscuits, relax. Then she was passing by the librarian, so she quickly added, "Hello, Kalen."

And that spot next to the Defence professor was hers. Regina couldn't help but laugh at his attire, looking him up and down and taking in all of the red and then the speck of green and blue. "You're clashing, Roderik," she joked.

That was all she said about that. A quick smile was flashed his way before she sat down on the seat beside him and took a bite of her pizza. Blue eyes then moved toward the screen displaying the African coastal forest as she chewed and swallowed. "Think they'll be relieved that they are in a warmer climate?"

This was it, the final challenge. Kitty was super excited as she got dressed that morning (into a casual black shoulder strap dress and flashy boots) and headed to the stadium. She brought her camera because this was one task she wasn't missing even one second of.

"Hello, hey guys, hey..." she said, greeting her friends and others as she moved towards her seat. A special nod and smile went for her fellow prefect Noelle and for the Slytherin Daisy, and also Professor Hirsch. She looked up at the screens as she sat down. This time there were only four, so their attention would be much less divided than it was other times.

She admired the streeler. Of course its venom was poisonous, but it was still a beautiful animal. It was daring and bold for Valerie to take some of its venom. Kitty wondered if it would come in handy.

Zoryn kicked her feet back and forth as she waited for the round to officially start off, her eyes glued to the screens though there was really only one screen she was interested in this time. In the previous round of the competition she had been tasked with keeping a close watch on every single competitor, but this time she could sit back and watch the only one she REALLY cared about. Of course she cared about TWO last time, but now that Dora wasn't taking part in the challenge... Her loyalty belonged to one person and one person only: The most beautiful man alive and her HERO, THE <3 Levi Kenning <3.

Ahem.

Speaking of competitors, Zoryn recognized the pretty girl who approached her to sit near. Though, she didn't notice the girl's presence until the Ilvermornian spoke. "Only if you keep your wand in it's holster the entire time," 'cause the Americans were WAY too touchy with those. And Zoryn didn't fancy being silenced again. NOPE.

Also, no offense or anything, but Zoryn was all here for Levi and only Levi. BUUUUUT, "You're pretty," she did have eyes. The same eyes that caught the wave of their school's librarian, one which she returned enthusiastically. He was a decent man. But he also looked like he was confused. How come he was staring at the two of them for so long? Zoryn chanced a quick glance over at her new neighbor to see if she'd reveal anything. WEIRD.

She did see Professor H too and wanted to invite him to come sit. 'Cause that's what best friends were for! 'Cept, he looked like he had another place to sit. Oh well. It's not like she'd be doing a lot of talking anyways. 'Cause LEVI WAS DOING STUFF!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH. Disillusionment charm??? This was gonna make him very hard to follow... Uh.

Irene was excited for the next task and slightly relieved that Aurora, Louise, nor Etta were in the competition anymore. She could finally relax and not spend the whole time fretting over whether or not they would survive. After her most recent encounter with Illvermornian Professor, Irene had begun comtemplating a move to Hogwarts the upcoming year. She loved the people at Illvermony but some of them...? She could do without. Most of them? Not. Some of them? Yes please... save her now!

Speaking of transfers, Irene was supporting Brent Westwood. Her fellow classmate and former crush had her vote. And so did Levi Kenning. Kyle was nice. She liked Kyle. And Valerie was brilliant but... she wasn't t exactly friendly... Conversations had been conversations... and the ones she had with Valerie had all been rather unpleasant except for their past one where Valerie actually exhibited... HUMILITY? It threw the Pukwudgie off for sure.

As she walked further into the stands, she saw Jesus and Lachlan. She gave them a wave accompanied by a smile (because what harm could a smile do) and then found Louise. She beamed. Louise! She was here. It was weird seeing her in the stands because Louise had just been so incredible. She still IS incredible and Irene still looked up to her. So a bee line was made for her. "Louise!!" she exclaimed. "May I join?"

Aurora had put a lot of thought into her outfit today - much more so than usual, which was saying something. Admittedly, she was Team-Anybody-BUT-Valerie. There was no real way to express that via fashion, though. The only way TO express it was to hold up a sign expressing her distaste for the Wampus, but then again, she was PRETTTYYYY sure everyone knew about that after the last challenge.

She should be embarrassed, or remorseful - but she really wasn't. She had debated crying and making a scene and apologizing to try and save face, but then it dawned on her that she wasn't sorry at all. She had been getting nasty looks from the girl since the moment she had stepped foot in Ilvermorny, and she refused to get treated with disrespect when she had done nothing to deserve it. If she had DONE something to her she totally would have understood. Aurora Chae didn't stab anyone in the back - she just grabbed their hair and pulled them backwards because they were beating her at something. She had never done that to Valerie, or anyone from that infuriating clique before. So yeah, no, she was not apologizing any time soon. Or cheering for her, obviously.

Plus, she had been locked up in her dorm almost every Friday night for the past month, crying her eyes out and ripping up old pillowcases in rage to help her get over the fact that SHE. HAD. LOST.

She had moved on wayyyy past anger and disappointment to the point of...acceptance maybe? She was a bit more concerned about her emotional breakdown, to be honest, but she was ignoring that until next year. So she hadn't really gotten to acceptance. She was in denial - not about the competition, but about her brain.

After much thought and consideration, she had decided to wear her Horned Serpent long sleeve t-shirt - it was cool and breezy for a May day, which made this perfect attire. She had done her hair in two braids and done her makeup up all cute, and even made a SIGN and everything. When it came down to it, she couldn't turn her back on her school - or her house.

"GO KYLE! YOU GOT THIS!" she exclaimed, waving the sign in the air.

Now, where were Jeremy and Irene? She needed some help cheering here...OH, there was Irene! She grinned and hopped up to her best friend. "Check out the sign," she told her with a grin, showing off her glittery painting skills.

Sure, she might have lost, but...she was the best glitter painter around, at least.

Kalen opened his thermos and poured some of the hot liquid into the lid and slowly started to sip it as his green eyes moved towards the screen. He wondered about this challenge and what was going to happen in it.. Thankfully it didn't look as cold as the last one did..

Movement caught his eyes and he grinned as he saw his niece, he waved as she came to sit down by him. Before he had a chance to say hello to her, he heard a few other voices speaking.

"Hello Miss McNally. " He said kindly as he spotted Roderick and had to hide a chuckle at the sight of him. What the Dear Merlin's name was he wearing? Was he trying to represent all houses at once? Because quite honestly.. it wasn't working.

"Hey there Hirsch, nice outfit. " He said with a grin.. "Though you are missing the yellow. " The Librarian smothered a grin as The Headmistress herself came walking by. He nodded at her words and smiled.

"Hello Headmistress. " He said with a polite smile only to grin as she spoke to Hirsch..

He buried a chuckle in his tea as he took a sip and tried to look innocent.

He wasn't giggling.. honest.

He exchanged a mirth filled glance with his equally amused niece and tried to gather himself.. He was okay!

He waved back at Zoryn and then quickly turned his eyes towards the screen.

Gaston was done with this competition and had been for a while. The events of the third challenge hadn't been forgotten or forgiven, and frankly he didn't want to know what kind of torture this challenge had in store for the students. The only reason he was here at all was for Levi and Brent. He didn't want the boys to think he didn't care about them, and if this challenged was anything like the last one, they would need all the emotional support they could get! He was here, but he would not be participating in the revelry.
Just like at the pep rally, he wore a black outfit that showed no outward sign of support for any particular competitor. If anyone asked, the wardrobe choice was because he didn't want to show bias, but it was really a subtle act of defiance against this barbaric competition.

He weaved through the crowd, greeting the people he saw as he went.
He spotted Miss Spinnet with one of the Ilvermorny girls (Louise) and,
sensing danger, kept a watchful eye on the pair for a moment. Good, it looked like this girl was being nice so far... unlike that other Ilvermorny champion. "Hello, Miss Spinnet, Miss Hamilton," he greeted them. The other Ilvermorny champions who showed up (Lachlan, Jesus, Irene, and Aurora) also received hellos from the professor, as did Miss Carden, Miss McNally, Miss Botros, and Miss Valentine.

Gaston wasn't sure whether to laugh or scoff when he saw Miss Summer's red and yellow striped hair, but the display of support got a slight smile from him. "Hello, Miss Summers," he said. "Nice hair." And Miss Burton was there too! She received a smile as well. "Hello, Miss Burton."

"Hello, Headmistresses," Gaston greeted the two heads of their respective schools as he joined his colleagues, giving each one a polite nod in acknowledgement. "Roderik, Kalen..." The DADA professor's outfit got a double take. That was certainly an interesting color combination... He took a seat, balancing a coffee in one hand and a bag of popcorn in the other... though he doubted he'd be eating much. He was too worried! He kept his eyes glued to the screens. Stay safe, boys! he thought.

THIS WAS IT!!! The final challenge was here at last,
and Emma was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement. Instead of the thinderbird shirt she'd been wearing, today she was wore her school's colors, and she still had the blue and cranberry pom poms she'd made to match. A part of her still wished it was Louise or Jesus or both competing today, but she was going to support her school no matter what! And speaking of which...

She saw her housemates with the other Ilvermorny champions and waved to the group. "Hey, guys!" she greeted them. Was she allowed to join them? She was a little shy around the older students, especially the champions. She waved hello to the other people as her eyes scanned the crowd. Hi, Headmistresses! Hi, professors! Hi, Hogwarts people! Now where were her friends?

She spotted a familiar face and went to join the nice Hogwarts girl from the paintball game (Kitty). "Hi, Kitty!" she said with a friendly smile. "Can I join you?"

Oh hey Aurora was here! Big smile now for the bestie. "Aurora! Lovely sign," she said, relieved to find her friend out of the beetle and here ready to cheer on the competitors. When she read the sign, Irene smiled a little more. Fantastic. "Cheering on Kyle? That's lovely. I'll help you cheer for him. I'm cheering for Brent and Levi." And maybe a little for Valerie too but given the recent interactions between her best friend and Valerie, she decided not to mention that. She would support all the candidates but she was really here for #TeamHogwarts. Speaking of TeamHogwarts, she got another wave from Professor Marchand. She returned his greeting with a happy smile. Why were Professors here so cool?

And then there was Emma. "Hey Emma! Enjoying the event?" she asked with a happy smile. The younger girl must have seen some shocking things over the course of the tournament. Hmm... she wondered how the younger years were dealing with everything they saw. The dementor surely would have terrified Irene if she had been a first year.

Turning back to Aurora, she leaned over and whispered, "I'm really happy to see you out and about again. I've been worried about you." The competition had taken its toll on all the champions but it seemed to have hit her best friend the hardest. Irene didn't know how to help her best friend. For the most part, she stood helplessly, hoping that there was something she could do.... Alas there wasn't.

Stuffing his gloved hands down into his coat pockets, Lach snorted. As an aside, this Scottish weather was a nuisance. "I'll buy you a slice from the concession stand if you run out." He wasn't hungry himself, his appetite chemically suppressed. "This shouldn't take that long." He fully expected Kyle and Valerie to make quick work of whatever this task would entail. Competence, you know?

As more people began flooding into the stands, Lachlan laughed to himself. For no real reason other than it being hilarious to him that they'd shown up early. That and his artificial euphoria. Of course, Irene did get a small wink for her waving. She was an adorable girl, and Louise received a respectful nod.....before his shifted his attention to Professor Hawthorne. Be still his heart. Opinions about the older woman may have been conflicting, considering this competition, but he still found her formidable. And fierce. Twelve-year-old Lachlan Wheeler had had a crush on her. Once upon a time. Speaking of formidable, Professor Hirsch was looking well today. If not a bit color-confused. A self-assured hello was returned to one of the other Hogwartian teachers. Manchard?, Lachlan thought his name was. And Mr. Kennedy, of course, was grinned at. The book maze remained a wonder.

And as was sworn, Aurora didn't even read on his radar.

"They're starting." The large screens were suddenly lighting up and he could clearly make out the two Ilvermorny competitors. Flicking his gaze back to Jesús, he settled more comfortably in his seat. "Whoever wins, let's do something after."

She might have been a bit late, but honestly, Madelyn Cunningham wanted to look perfect today, but she felt like it wasn't working. She had done her makeup three times and put her hair up twice before finding the right height for her pony tail. Wearing her Ilvermorny cheer uniform and holding her pom poms she made her way to the stand. The first thing she noticed was the commentators. That was interesting, she wasn't sure she if she had ever even seen the boy that was doing it, but Dana? Dana was shy and this just seem like something she would do. Good for her though, Madelyn was proud of her. Now, who to cheer for today, she would never not support the Ilvermorny competitors, but they weren't her favorites if she was honest. Her favorites were now in the stands with her.

Looking around she hoped maybe Maesi, Blakeney, or Will would be there already, but she soon found her way towards the crowd and sat down. "Hellllooo everyone" beaming as she waved one of her poms. Her eyes moved to the screen as she saw the competitors and her eyes stayed on Brent. They were officially friends again and she felt a ping of nerves watching him compete.

Nope, no nerves it was time to get down to business.


"GOOOOOOOOO ILVERMORNY!!!"

It would have been in poor taste for the eliminated champion not to show up to support her housemate, right? Of course. Was she still a bit shell shocked from what had transpired during her own time in the competition? A little. But above all else she was relieved. Oddly enough. She didn't envy any of the final four this last challenge.

Having slipped in quietly, the Gryffindor sat down and tugged at the ends of her Gryffindor scarf. It popped against her black clothes, really. Heh.

Just as the girl was getting settled she began to listen to what was going on around her... and one of the first things she picked up on was the snide remark from her own Headmistress. That was rich. Dora refused to turn around and make eye contact, but her posture changed slightly... she sat a bit straighter and clenched her hands and released a few times. Yes they had all been more than a little heated following the last challenge, but like... why was it such an ISSUE that a bunch of dramatic teens were just that?

She would never understand that mentality.

Ever.

But for now she was not going to focus on the negative mess. Nope. She was there to support Levi. The ONLY champion that mattered to her. Yep. Her eyes did wander a bit from the screen though. Landing a few times on her own Head of House. She had regretted her display with him almost immediately, but whatever. He was used to it when it came to her, she was sure. But then Hirsch... her eyes fell on the offensive Professor and she could NOT keep her eyes from rolling. Favoritism was strong with that one. Always was though.

And then that damn cheerleader happened again. Could she just cast Muffliato on herself to avoid this hot mess? No... she'd likely miss something important if she did. Sighs. And contrary to popular belief, she did not make it a habit of hexing, jinxing, or cursing people on a whim. With that being said, she did have a strong stink eye. So that was what she shot at the offensive girl. She really needed to get a grasp on reality.

UGH.

And so the last challenge arrived. The groundskeeper/flying instructor/feather appreciation man made his way to the stands to watch the students compete one last time. He just wanted Hogwarts to win. That was really all he wanted. He acted all "This is a friendly competition, all is good, equality and friendship yada, yada, yada." .

But it was a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie.

He really only cared about the Hogwarts kids that were selected and still in the competition. But the others didn't need to know how biased he was. Who'd have thunk that a young Durmstrang boy would grow up to be such a Hogwarts supporter?

Haraldur wasn't that late for this one. Mainly because that meant he didn't have to trample kids elbow his way to the other staff members. He glanced up at the rows and noticed the rest of the staff, he especially noticed (and so did everyone else) professor Hirsch's attire. Heeeeee LIKED it. Haraldur gave him two thumbs up to show his appreciation. Hogwarts fan boys - UNITE.

As he made his way over to the rest of the adults he greeted the Hogwarts kiddos. The stands were filling up with the young and excited Miss Spinnet as well as the Gryffindor Prefect, Miss Summers. He greeted them both and did a little wave over to Miss McNally and Miss Burton, even though the latter had more appreciation for the treehouse than his precious igloo. He greeted Miss Junia Botros as he pased her and made a quick stop next to the talented young flyer Miss Carden to give her a shoulder squeeze. The Ravenclaw prefect Miss Valentine got a nod and a smile as well before he looked over at the Ilvermorny students, both the eliminated competitors Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Rodriguez, Miss Avery and Miss Chae as well as the ever so loud Miss Cunningham.

Haraldur noticed another student he knew and hesitated for a moment. Usually he would have continued up to the rest of staff and the Headmistress but he stopped halfway and decided to approach the Gryffindor girl sitting alone.

"Hello, Miss Umbridge." He announced his precense and twiddled his thumbs a little where they were clasped over his stomach. "Looking foward to the challenge?"

As soon as Dora heard the man her favorite Hogwarts professor person tbh she turned and smiled warmly up at him. What a pleasant surprise! "Hey professor! Honestly? I'm ready for it to all be over so all this... drama will end. " Which was not something she voiced often... but there you have it.

And all of the ill thoughts left her as she grinned at the flying dude. "Wanna sit with me, sir? " Cause he was welcome to and really it would keep her from being a poop, wouldn't it? And really the dude exuded good vibes so double bonus!

She was just thinking to herself how lucky it was that so far this task looked easier than the most recent one. Maybe that was an illusion, but so far the jungle setting with a giant streeler slowly trailing across the jungle and some Fwoopers singing in the distance made her feel more peaceful watching it than the tundra had. Hopefully the champions felt the same. She was rooting for them all, and really didn't want to see any of them get hurt.

Just then she was pleasantly distracted by an Ilvermorny student who she'd played paintball with asking to sit with her. Kitty beamed at the girl and indicated the seat next to her. "Ooh hi Emma! Please join me!" Watching this would be much better with someone else. 'I love your outfit, by the way," the Goth said honestly.

"They're all so brave, aren't they?" she said as they watched the champions on screen.