"Regardless of the Competition, I Saved Her Because I Wanted To"

Harry looked around, wondering if there was anything he could use. Then he suddenly saw Cedric and Krum approaching from different directions.

He froze for a moment, then remembered they could not speak underwater. He gestured to the two of them, asking where Pheobe was. Both shook their heads.

Neither of them had encountered Pheobe. Harry looked at Pheobe's bound little sister, seemingly lost in thought.

Now there were three of them. Pooling their ideas and communicating through gestures, they found an empty scallop shell. Soon, they cut through the water plants.

"Great!" Muya could not help crying out along with the audience. Realizing Snape was still seated beside her, she asked, "Professor, if Harry successfully saves Ron in this event, will you still hold him accountable for stealing your Gillyweed?"

Snape turned his head away. "Hmph. Does Miss Muya take me for some kind-hearted wizard?"

Muya truly thought Snape was a tsundere. He clearly still cared about Harry, yet sometimes deliberately targeted him. At other times, he looked at Harry with complicated eyes, as though he were seeing someone else through him.

Pheobe returned to shore before Harry and the other two. Calori had fished her out from the depths of the Black Lake.

A Beauxbatons student on shore draped a blanket around Pheobe. She coughed a few times, and once her breathing steadied, she suddenly stood up and tried to dive back into the water. But there was not much time left.

The girl who had just handed her a towel pulled her back and pointed at the water's surface.

Harry and the others had returned with the hostages. To everyone's surprise, Harry had not only brought Ron back, but Pheobe's little sister as well.

The entire venue erupted into thunderous applause and cheers, even louder than during