To be honest, the second task of the Triwizard Tournament was undoubtedly thrilling for the four champions, but for all the spectators in the stands by the lake, it was anything but friendly—one could even call it a cruel torment. They had to sit in the cold wind facing the lake for an hour without seeing anything, only to hear nothing in the end as the second task wrapped up hastily.
Compared with the first task, the viewing experience of the second task was utterly dreadful. It could even be said that there had been no viewing experience at all.
No matter what, this was something the curiosity-driven students simply could not endure. After the second task ended, everyone desperately wanted to know what had happened beneath the lake.
Thus, the "champions" and the "hostages" became the focus of everyone's attention. Only they could clear up everyone's questions and reconstruct the entire course of the second task.
Many girls tried to get answers from Albert, but they soon discovered that Hogwarts's genius was always elusive. Even when they cornered him during mealtimes, Albert's explanation of the whole affair was so simple and blunt that it made everyone question their lives.
What did he mean, he knew the exact location of the Merpeople village, so he had simply dived vertically from the lake's surface to reach it, then risen straight back to the surface after rescuing them?
What did he mean, he was on pretty good terms with all the school ghosts, and Moaning Myrtle knew what was beneath the Black Lake and had helped him locate the Merpeople village?
Well, even Harry was beginning to question his life.
So Albert had not found the Merpeople village through his own abilities at all. He had relied on Moaning Myrtle's help. Why