Why had fireworks signaling withdrawal from the competition appeared, yet there were still four dots on the map?
And what role did those physical education class students assigned to the Forbidden Forest play in this competition?
"Unless—"
Inferring the truth from scattered clues was Hermione's specialty. Naturally, she took on the role of making decisions for the team.
"I mean, there's one possibility."
Hermione spoke as she thought.
"One team might have had someone injured. The trials in the dark passage existed for every team. Maybe someone couldn't endure them, or perhaps they ran into Devil's Snare like we did. They were injured and had to withdraw, but the rest of their team kept competing."
"If that's the case—"
Harry's heart skipped a beat.
"One team might only have two members left, or even one?"
That would undoubtedly be an easy target. Whoever ran into that team would be lucky.
Of the four teams currently in the arena, Cedric's group was the strongest in terms of ability. Even Harry had to admit that if they encountered Cedric, Neville, and Luna, there was a strong chance they would not be able to keep their School Emblem.
As for Fleur's and Viktor's groups, provided there was no ambush, Harry was confident they could take them head-on.
However, Professor Breen had repeatedly said in his dueling lessons that the stupidest and deadliest mistake in a confrontation was letting one's guard down.
Fleur and Viktor were both the most outstanding young wizards in their respective academies. The three of them truly could not crush them outright. But if those teams were short-handed, then there would be little doubt about the outcome.
As for the physical education class students who had entered the arena, even Ron could figure out that they were definitely enemies.
"If