To be honest, the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament was undoubtedly thrilling for the four Champions, but it was anything but friendly to all the spectators in the stands by the lake. It could even be called a cruel torment, because the audience had to sit in the cold wind by the lake for an hour without seeing anything, only to hear nothing in the end as the Second Task hastily concluded.
Compared with the First Task, the viewing experience of the Second Task was absolutely dreadful. It could even be said that there was barely any viewing experience at all.
No matter what, the curious students simply could not bear it. After the Second Task ended, everyone desperately wanted to know what had happened beneath the lake.
Thus, the "Champions" and the "hostages" became the focus of everyone's attention. Only they could answer everyone's questions and reconstruct the entire course of the Second Task.
Many girls tried to get answers from Albert, but they soon discovered that Hogwarts' genius was always nowhere to be found. Even when they cornered him during mealtimes, Albert's account of the whole affair was so simple and straightforward that it made everyone question their lives.
What did he mean, he knew the exact location of the Mermen Village, so he had simply dived straight down from the lake's surface, reached the village, rescued the hostages, and surfaced directly afterward?
What did he mean, he was on fairly good terms with the school ghosts, and Moaning Myrtle knew what lay at the bottom of the Black Lake and had helped him locate the Mermen Village?
Well, even Harry was starting to question his life.
So Albert had not found the Mermen Village through his own abilities at all, but with Moaning Myrtle's help. Why