Harry Potter ducked behind a boulder, holding his breath. He knew that the first challenge of the Triwizard Tournament was supposed to be near impossible, deadly even.

Slowly he moved around the boulder and came face to face with the beasts. They stood there, the three of them - an orange pegasus, a white unicorn, and a yellow earth pony with a bow. They stared back, with puppy-dog eyes and quivering lower lips.

Harry steeled himself and drew his wand....

If you don't like this, blame Dell. I had a much longer draft but the computer crashed and it was lost.

Dreadnought