The towering Hedges formed an impenetrable wall, casting deep shadows across the path. As soon as Jerry entered the Maze, the noise outside and the spectators' cheers fell away, leaving only the deepening dusk to stain the sky dark blue.
"Lumos."
A gentle light shone from the tip of his wand, illuminating the path beneath Jerry's feet. After about fifty meters, the path through the Maze forked. Just then, a sharp whistle sounded behind him. Harry and Cedric had entered the Maze!
That fast? So much for my head start!
Jerry glanced at the towering Hedges, then turned into a raven and flew above them. The rules of the Triwizard Tournament said nothing about flying, so it wasn't cheating. A little advantage hardly counted!
The view from up there was far better than it had been in the gloom below. If he wanted, he could fly over every monster and trap in the Maze, go straight to its center, and end the Triwizard Tournament.
Jerry wandered through the Maze for a while. After passing through a mist shimmering with golden light, he soon spotted Pheobe running along a path. At the next fork, she turned a corner and came face-to-face with Krum, who was under Moody's—Barty Crouch Jr.'s—Imperius Curse.
"Crucio!" Krum fired the spell at Pheobe without the slightest hesitation. She was utterly unprepared for the sudden attack. With practically no combat experience, she had no time to react.
"Ah!" Pheobe squeezed her eyes shut and screamed, but the agony she expected from the Cruciatus Curse never came. She slowly opened her eyes and found Jerry standing in front of her.
When Krum saw Jerry, he lowered his wand and turned away, his face expressionless and his eyes vacant. He went after Cedric instead. His task was to clear Harry