Discussion in the Cave

"Now I finally understand why you built this." Draco slumped onto the tatami mat and patted it. "Hmm, it feels like it's massaging my butt."

Harry, you're just looking for a place to rest after you climb the mountain, aren't you?

However, this straw mat is so soft and relaxing.

"Magic, it's been enhanced with magic."

This is a lifestyle called "seated living" that originated from an ancient country. Now it is popular in another island nation in the Far East.

"You can call it tatami." Harry paused.

"However, I didn't build it just for resting after climbing the mountain."

Instead, he wanted to set up a secret base, just like Luke Walker (Nobita) in Doraemon. Harry tapped the small table in front of him with his wand.

A porcelain bowl, perfectly aligned with the indentation, appeared on the table. As if by magic, clear liquid continuously flowed from it.

"You should all try it; the Gillywater has the fragrance of osmanthus flowers."

I thought it was pretty good after I drank it.

There are about a hundred bottles in stock here.

It will automatically refill when you finish drinking.

If you don't want to drink anymore, just tap the table again, and it will disappear.

Seeing that there was a drink, Draco, who was already drenched in sweat, quickly followed Harry's example and tapped the table with his Hawthorn Wood wand.

After the bowl and Gillywater appeared, they quickly picked them up and drank them. Ginny and Neville followed suit.

But Ron didn't. He just kept staring at Harry, as if he was thinking about something.

Just as Harry was starting to feel uneasy under their gaze, Ron finally spoke, "Do you have Portkey?"

After we painstakingly climbed up here, you tell us there's Portkey?

Ginny was slowly tasting the Gillywater, couldn't sit still any longer.

She first glanced at the unmoved Neville, then looked at Ron and said sarcastically, "'We,' 'hard-working,' 'crawl'."

But I remember you were carried up by Neville, right?

Moreover, Harry's original words were, "It passed inspection, the Portkey came by."

"Perhaps after completing this here, they'll destroy the Portkey to protect the employer's privacy."

"No, there is indeed Portkey."

"But this Portkey doesn't lead to Hogwarts. It leads to 10 Rosaceae Drive." Seeing Ron, Neville, Draco's slight confusion, Harry added, "The place where Ginny and I got engaged."

"That makes sense," Ron muttered, then immediately looked up. "But are we just going to sit here?"

What to play? Are there any other toys here to pass the time? Wizard's Chess? Exploding Snap? Gobstones?

"Wait a minute," Harry quickly interrupted Ron's question, which sounded like he was listing dishes, "There aren't any toys."

As Harry spoke, he waved his wand again.

Five stacks of parchment appeared on their respective tables.

"What is this?" As a non- Ravenclaw, Draco was completely unfamiliar with it.

"Haha, this is the strategy guide that Ravenclaw gave to Harry!"

"The guide has everything Harry needs: personal information about the Champion, useful spells and tips, the dragons' weaknesses, and simple magic to deal with them!" Ron said smugly, as if he had written it himself.

"A fire dragon?" Draco's pale face flushed with excitement upon hearing this. "The First Task is related to a fire dragon?"

"That's what Hagrid told us."

"Draco, didn't you already know? It was you who suggested which dragons to choose," Harry asked, puzzled.

Draco shook his head. "I thought the dragon would be the final act, appearing only in the last event!"

Wait, Hagrid said—could it be that he invited us to his cabin last time to reveal information about the competition?

If that's the case, then Hagrid has truly seen the light. He's learned the shrewdness of us Slytherin!

"Is it true?" Neville, who also hadn't gone to Hagrid's cabin, asked.

That's not true at all!

Hagrid didn't intend to cheat! He's not that kind of person.

He just wanted to tell us that our Contract Tree had been transplanted to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Last time it was to give us directions.

So that we can be with the Contract Tree more often.

Awaken your abilities soon. There's something you guys don't know. Harry has already awakened his abilities—the ability to manipulate magic with high precision! Ginny finished speaking with a proud expression.

Neville scratched the back of his head. "Then you guys—"

Ron was behaving rather poorly.

It's like an old father to a good-for-nothing son.

He sighed deeply, "Alas! What else can I say?"

Hagrid let something slip again.

But Draco, you're in for a treat this time.

There are four dragons in this competition. ("Four!" Draco seemed about to faint.)

"And they will also be used in the Second Task."

It's said that Harry and his friends will become dragon riders, fighting while riding dragons.

"What's that extra dragon? The biggest Ukrainian Ironbelly? The Chinese Fireball Dragon? The Swedish Short-Snout Dragon?" Seeing that none of them guessed correctly, Draco gasped and looked at Harry. "Could it be Nether Dragon?!"

Harry shrugged helplessly. "You almost guessed right."

Hagrid did consider using the Nether Dragon.

However, Dumbledore rejected it, saying it was too dangerous.

As for the extra dragon, its scientific name is Opaleye *.

"What? A vase dragon? It's practically useless except for being pretty!" Draco seemed a little indignant.

Neville, however, stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "This is going to be broadcast live, right?"

The dragon's appearance would be a plus, right? If Harry, you drew the eggshell eyes, your stats would definitely be great.

"Let's look at these parchments first." Ginny looked at the parchments in her hand, then at the ones in Harry's hand. "Harry, why are the ones in mine the same as yours?"

"I used the Doubling Charm to make four copies." Harry affectionately ruffled Ginny's hair.

The other three lowered their heads in unison, looking at the parchment in their hands.

However, Draco quickly raised his head. "Wait, am I seeing things? This guy with the ridiculous name can read minds?"

No, this has been marked with a black line.

Hmm, is it foresight? Is it the Arborsage?

This handwriting, well, it's clearly different.

"This—this part was added by you, Harry, right?"

"Well, I..." Harry began his previous analysis again. He wanted to hear what Draco had to add.

"So, Harry, you guessed right."

"Let me see what the next one is—" Draco turned to the next page. "This is Krum."

Is he that unpopular?

Grindelwald has so much energy right now?

A world-class Quidditch star, yet not a single student speaks to him.

Let me take another look. Where is that France girl named Phoebe?

I noticed that most of the students at your table were practically drooling.

Why is there absolutely no information about her?