First Task: Adalrik

It was a race; Adalrik needed to reach the egg before the creature reached him. By the lack of sounds of pain he knew his ice missile had missed. He still needed a few more seconds of a head start, though. Pointing his wand back at the beast Adalrik roared, “flipendo,” in hopes that his knock back jinx would buy him the seconds he needed. Judging by the outcomes of his previous spells he doubted it would do anything but he had to try.

He was sprinting towards the egg, losing control. No longer was he worried about where he was going to end his charge but just that he made it to the egg. His feet were sliding now and he was diving into the melted pillar. His arms stretched out, grasping. It was nearly his, his fingers inches away. With no backward glance at the beast chasing him Adalrik gave himself one last ounce of momentum and reached for the egg.

The creature roared, just barely catching his back with two of his claws before Adalrik disappeared at the touch of the egg, dropping back at the starting point, Hogwarts infiltrating his view.

A scream tore through Adalrik's lips as the beast ripped at his flesh. Hot blood began to flow down his back, his shirt now in tatters. The pain was immense, but also satisfying. He had made it. As Hogwarts swam back into his view he laughed at the creature and at the task. One down, two to go.

He still clutched the egg in one hand, but used the other to wipe the dirt and sweat from his face as he looked around. His hand only smeared the mess on his face. Adarlik was a gory sight. Ash, sweat, and now copious blood was all adorning him but most eye catching of all was his glinting eyes, the blue turned to steel. He would not cheer and he would not fall to the ground with the pain searing through him. He would stand tall with his victory.

Eirina took a step forward as she saw the appearance of a champion, but soon enough the nurse had taken his side instead, and the two were rushed to the Hospital Wing to take care of Adalrik's injuries. Hopefully the other students would arrive shortly.