There were no Dragons or merpeople in the maze, but there were greater challenges. People changed after entering the maze. Try to find the Goblet of Fire, but be careful, or you would lose yourself.
—Albus Dumbledore
The girl found it hard to understand the boy's obsession with winning and losing.
To someone like Hermione, Quidditch was merely a game, one that made relations between the houses very tense.
Boys saw it differently. Even if it was only a game, there had to be a winner and a loser. A game like the Triwizard Tournament was taken more seriously than Quidditch, but not to the point where someone would stand by and watch another die for the Goblet of Fire.
Yet the people in the maze where Pomona now stood could kill.
When Mongines Hagrid designed the maze, he had never stipulated that only those challenging it could enter.
The first group braved countless dangers to obtain the treasure, while the latter lay in ambush. Perhaps those who came later lacked the intelligence and physical strength to solve the puzzles Mongines had designed, but they could deal with people like themselves. Besides, those who completed the challenge were often exhausted, making it the perfect time for "robbery."
However someone entered the maze, they had to return by the same path. They had to face the difficulties they had encountered before all over again. Leaving was no easier.
It was understandable why Grindelwald had ultimately chosen not to enter the maze. Tackling it alone was too exhausting, while bringing his followers with him meant they might become untrustworthy when faced with the temptation of treasure. Grindelwald was very skilled at manipulating people's hearts, and precisely because he could see through human nature, he would not take that risk.
Paroldo's wizards might