Chapter 2 - The First Task
The weeks after the choosing went by quickly. The only things of mention were the Weighing of the Wands ceremony and the first Hogsmeade weekend. Both of those past with little mention or unusualness. The 24th of November, and the first task, was upon them.
Luckily, the day before the task, some of her fellow Mahoutokoro students were able to tell her that the first task was dragons. They found out by following the extra champion around to make sure that he was okay. Keiko agreed with her upper class men about keeping an eye on him. There was something strange about his entrance into the competition.
In the champions' tent, Keiko plucked out the Chinese Fireball with a three around its neck.
When it was her turn, she walked out with confidence. The first thing she did when she got into the arena was whistle. This both gained the attention of the dragon and called her familiar to her. "Pina, I need you to ask the dragon for the fake egg."
Pina chirped in response and slowly, as to appear non threatening, approached the Chinese Fireball. Once Pina deemed that she was close enough, she chirped at the much larger dragon for several minutes. Finally, after what seemed like forever to the audience, the bigger dragon went to its nest and removed the fake egg. She held it for a moment before placing it on the ground in front of Keiko.
Keiko slowly approached the egg after the large dragon moved away. Keeping a wary eye on the dragon, Keiko crept forwards. Soon she was within reaching distance of the egg. Slowly, she reached for the egg. Her hand touched the egg. She gripped it tightly. She slowly brought the golden egg to her body. Cradling the egg, Keiko, with Pina on her head, slowly backed away from the dragon until she was outside of the arena.
She received a total of 40 points. She got points for a lack of injuries and time. She got points deducted for using her familiar to complete the task.