Harry looked at the Magical creatures surrounding them and said with a trace of impatience in his voice, "The Dwarf Hogs are so fast, and they're cunning. They noticed the Glue I conjured."
Those Dwarf Hogs looked like deformed Piglets, with the vague outline of Piglets, yet they were all skin and bones;
Their limbs were oddly proportioned compared with their bodies, somewhat like a giraffe's build, with very long hooves. Every now and then, they shook their short, thick tails and let out strange, provocative cries.
"Close your eyes! Lumos Solem!" Draco waved his Wand, releasing a dazzling ball of white light.
The moment he recited the Wand-Lighting Charm incantation, the Dwarf Hogs seemed to sense something. They spread their hooves and scattered in all directions, only closing in again once the light had faded.
Draco turned his head slightly to look at Cedric. "Cedric, aren't you ready yet?"
"Ready!" Cedric answered quickly. "Good thing you bought me time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a clamor of barking rang out again. A dozen or so White Hounds barked as they charged at the Dwarf Hogs;
At the sight of these White Hounds, the pack of Dwarf Hogs, which had dared to provoke them only moments ago, finally panicked;
They were chased off by the White Hounds and no longer blocked Harry's group's way.
"They've finally driven off those Dwarf Hogs! Good job, Diggory! Very much in his father's style!" Ludo Bagman praised. "Amos is a dab hand at dealing with Magical creatures!"
When Amos Diggory heard Ludo Bagman say this, his face flushed with pride.
Beside him, Diggory's wife was also beaming, holding Amos Diggory's arm with a very proud look.
After entering the fifth level of the Maze, the Champions could clearly feel that the obstacles