Benjamin could, he thought, be relatively okay with losing to his best friend—after all, he knew Fudge was far from useless, and had supported the other Ravenclaw's efforts in the earlier rounds of the competition. Still, though, the seventh year was rather competitive, and so worked diligently on his Elixir to Induce Euphoria. The fact that the headmaster was their judge did not help his nerves in the least. Finally, he was done.