The meteors in the sky. Two passed to the left, one to the right.
Several people stared blankly at the glittering stars continuously falling beneath the galaxy.
It... it was that simple?!
The brilliance of the meteors reflected in Harry's emerald-green eyes, but his slightly pale face gradually twisted, and his breathing grew heavier.
Ever since Neville's sacrifice had helped them understand the exact nature of this trial, Harry had known Professor Breen must have hidden some kind of "secret passage" somewhere.
After searching to no avail, they had been forced to use Viktor's little trick.
But Harry had known all along that Professor Breen would never leave such a huge loophole for them to exploit. Sure enough, Professor Breen had also set up "countermeasures" in the challenge, making it impossible for them to pass by relying on that little trick.
As they struggled along the glass walkway above the Black Abyss, Harry had kept wondering where Professor Breen had placed his hint.
But no matter how much he thought about it, Harry had never imagined that the clue would be somewhere so obvious!
Everyone could see it just by looking up.
And precisely because of that, it was so easy to overlook. Even Hermione, whom he trusted so deeply, had failed to notice that there was something strange about those perfectly ordinary-looking meteors in the starry sky!
"Professor Breen really is a master at understanding people."
Once the group was moving forward smoothly again, Viktor spoke weakly.
"I'm sorry, Harry—"
Hearing Viktor's words, Hermione pressed her lips together and turned to look at Harry, who had now fallen to the back of the group. Her eyes were red, her face full of guilt. "The answer was right in front of us. If I—"
"This isn't your fault, Hermione," Harry