Squelch!
Harry Potter, who had been struggling to swim upward and had no idea danger was upon him, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
When he looked down, blood had already seeped through his clothes and stained the lake water red.
What terrified Harry Potter even more was that Ginny's eyes were bloodshot, and her smile was incredibly eerie and cold.
Bang!
While Harry Potter was still reeling in disbelief and fear, Ginny suddenly struck. Before he could react further, his entire body rapidly plunged downward.
Countless water plants even began growing wildly, seeming intent on binding Harry Potter tightly and leaving him forever at the bottom of the lake.
Not only did the water plants move, but the Grindylows that should have been unconscious also began waking one after another. With bloodshot eyes and tridents in hand, they made eerie, chilling sounds.
In only a brief moment, Harry Potter was entangled by countless water plants. The gathered Grindylows waved their tridents, eager to tear him apart.
"Look over there! Someone's hurt!"
Someone shouted, drawing everyone in the stands toward one corner of the Great Lake.
There, blood had stained the water red.
Though the color was not especially vivid, it was enough to confirm that someone had been injured.
Grindylow blood was not red.
And while fish blood was red, they did not believe that Harry Potter, Pheobe, and a Durmstrang student who had yet to come ashore would be bored enough to slaughter the fish in the lake.
Draco, who had already come ashore, frowned as he stared at the lake, looking uncertain.
For some reason, he had a feeling that this was definitely related to Harry Potter.
Dumbledore and the others on the judging panel had no choice but to rise and carefully watch the