The headmasters and headmistresses of the three schools had indeed figured out the exact details of the Second Task at the earliest opportunity.
There was no helping it!
The First Task had been far too unreliable, prompting joint protests and boycotts from all three schools against this year's Triwizard Tournament.
The Triwizard Tournament of today was already vastly different from the past. The students qualified to become their schools' Champions were all among the finest their schools had to offer. No one wanted to throw away their bright futures in some inexplicable competition.
Thus, after the unreliable First Task, everyone unanimously decided to bring out the details of the Second Task for public discussion before it began, so that it would better meet the requirements of the Triwizard Tournament.
Fortunately, they had discussed the content in advance. Otherwise, who knew how many more disasters the Second Task would have caused.
Yes, the Second Task was not only particularly difficult, but also riddled with serious safety hazards.
When Headmistress McGonagall discussed the matter with Alice, her expression was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Hardly anyone who attended that discussion took seriously that nonsense about finding clues for the Second Task in a treasure chest once they completed the First Task.
Everyone knew perfectly well that, given the difficulty of the First Task, it would have been a miracle to complete it successfully.
Even Alice, whose strength utterly eclipsed that of the other two Champions and who had successfully completed the task, had only barely managed
to retrieve the treasure chest from the bottom of the lake after tremendous effort.
This had put the other two Champions, who had failed to retrieve their chests, at a disadvantage before the Second Task even began, forcing them to take even greater