Woke up early from insomnia. Bored out of my mind, so here's a bonus chapter for you.
With the dust settled, the people from the Romania Dragon Sanctuary happily returned to Romania with the Galleons in compensation from the England Ministry of Magic.
After all, they had lost four dragons while cooperating with Hogwarts. They deserved some compensation no matter what.
No, to be precise, they had lost five. Their sanctuary director had died here too.
A generous compensation package was handed over to the staff who had come here and the board behind the Romania Dragon Sanctuary, and the matter came to a satisfying end.
Lupin also took a long leave from the sanctuary. Hogwarts was in troubled times now, and staying here might let him help out somehow.
Unlike Lupin and Sirius, who were taking it easy after everything had settled down, spending their days either fishing or drinking, Kayson was so busy in his office that he barely had time to breathe.
The day of the second task was drawing closer, and the champions had more or less figured out what it was about. Nothing more than diving into the Black Lake to deal with all sorts of nonsense.
That required two things. First, they had to be able to breathe freely underwater. Kayson had already taught the young wizards underwater breathing in his Alchemy class, so there was no need to worry about that.
Second, they needed a way to disengage quickly. Anyone could guess that a competition in the Black Lake would definitely involve merpeople opposing the champions. And in terms of maneuverability underwater, the champions could never match merpeople. So after much thought, Kayson came up with another brilliant creation.
He combined the three enchantments Sea's Favor, Frost Walker, and Loyalty in a slightly