Originally Posted by Noel Laurent

Tapping the side of his legs as he took step by step towards the stands behind the other two champions, his eyes roamed the area for people in particular. Of course, looking for friends and such, but perhaps also a certain head of blond hair? Perhaps.

It seemed that Flipper was definitely worried about by that one girl. Death-grip hug? At least it was better to die that way instead of that thing in there. Back there. Behind...them. Moving to the side so he wasn’t trampled on, Noel smiled before turning his attention back to the stands.

It was, really really nice to be out of that maze. Especially after that last part. He still was a teeny bit shaky because of it. But they were out!

They survived! Yaaayyyy…now make the maze go away!

Originally Posted by Cassirin

Whew. The debate had been so heated this time, and it took quite a long time for the three judges to come to an understanding. Of sorts. It had been a very tight race.

Finally, Tate moved to the front of the crowd and held up his hands for attention. "The last task was hotly contested, but we have finally come to a decision. First, let me say that all 12 of our champions were amazing, and that our final three have performed admirably all through the tournament. I'm proud of how everyone has behaved and competed, and I hope we will have an equally amazing tournament in a few years."

He waited a moment to be sure everyone was hearing before continuing. "I'm proud to announce that this year's Triwizard Champion, with a total of 382 points, is Duncan Fletcher. The final scores were closely contested, with Raiden Kururugi receiving 373 points and Noel Laurent receiving 366 points. Please join me in a round of applause for all our champions."

Before anyone could really begin to clap, Tate raised his hand one last time. "And in honor of our champion and really... all the champions, we will be holding the awarding of the Triwizard Cup at an End of Term costume ball. Get your costumes ready, and we will be celebrating in style in a few days. And now... our champion."

Originally Posted by Brielle Lambert

Brielle was instantly filled with the same feeling that she had experience when she was evicted from the tournament. Noticing that her eyes were damp, she turned to Noel, and hugged him.
"You will alwayz be ze Winner in my eyez!" Noel was like a brother to Brielle, and to see him miss out so close to the end was devastating!

However Brielle was also a gracious loser, so she made a mental note to seek out Fletcher and Raiden. BUt now there were more pressing matters like Noel.........and the Ball!