A Complex Third Task

"How can a knight be compared to a hero? A hero has no lord. He acts out of a sense of justice."

"But aren't knights also fighting for their own beliefs, like the eight virtues?" Penelope retorted.

"But knights in history were nothing more than executioners who used their faith as an excuse to oppress ordinary people."

"Aren't chivalrous heroes the same? As far as I know, there's even a saying, let me think: 'Chivalrous heroes break the law with their martial arts, while scholars break the law with their literary skills.'"

Seeing that Ryan was about to argue again, Kate quickly stepped forward.

"Stop arguing, all of you. Didn't you notice anything?"

It seems Lily Evans and Professor Snape's child has been born?

"What's so strange about that?" Penelope raised an eyebrow. "In the video we watched, Professor Snape said that she would give birth in about a month."

That was in April then, and now it's almost June.

"I even gave Snape's child a birth gift."

Kate, you don't know?

I even asked you what would be a good gift for a newborn baby.

You said you'd just send us your own products. The Take-copter would be perfect. Ryan was a little confused.

But he immediately realized that Kate was probably trying to distract them.

To avoid a real argument.

"You, you." Ryan placed his right hand on Kate's head and gently stroked it like he was petting a kitten.

Time: 5:30 PM.

After the last class of the semester, everyone ran to the lounge.

Harry was to prepare for tomorrow's exam. But Professor McGonagall kept him behind.

Ron stayed behind too. He didn't seem like someone with a girlfriend at all.

Like Neville, even though he saw Harry being left behind, he still went straight to Hufflepuff's common room without hesitation.

He went to find his girlfriend Hannah.

Draco is the same. Ever since he got together with Pansy, he has rarely participated in their group activities.

He spends most of his time with his girlfriend.

Ginny, on the other hand, had been waiting outside the classroom for a while. When Harry didn't come out, she went straight in.

"Ron, you're always with Harry. I almost thought you were Ginny." Professor McGonagall paused. "Oh, speaking of Ginny, here comes Ginny."

I'll just get straight to the point then.

"That's no secret. You two can go too." She raised an eyelid and looked at Harry. "You go to the Quidditch Pitch downstairs at nine o'clock tonight. Arthur will be there to tell the Champion what the Third Task is."

So, at 8:30 that evening, Harry, Ron, Ginny went downstairs together.

Neville was busy studying with Hannah, so they didn't spend time together.

However, this time Draco chose to join.

As they passed through the Entrance Hall, Draco was emerging from the Slytherin Common Room.

"What do you think it will be?" Draco asked Harry as they walked down the stone steps and disappeared into the overcast night. "Pansy keeps nagging about the underground tunnels."

She believes we should be looking for treasure.

Crabbe and Goyle, on the other hand, thought the match would be in the water.

We've covered the sky and the land, now it's time for the water.

I think that's very likely. It might even be in the Black Lake.

However, in that case, we Slytherin students might as well stay in the common room.

This way we can see the entire match through the transparent glass.

"Aha, you're wrong!" Before Harry could answer, Ron burst into laughter. "It's Quidditch Pitch again."

I think Pansy might be right. It's in the underground tunnel.

Ron's laughter attracted Ilvas and Krum.

They disembarked separately from the boat and the redwood, and then met up on the lawn.

They saw Harry walking towards the lawn because of the sound.

"So you can bring people along!" Ilvas said cheerfully.

"However, I don't have anything to bring with me," Krum said with a wry smile.

"They will get their comeuppance. Just like that cursed Karkaroff."

"And you're a world-class Quidditch player. It's not your loss that they're staying away from you. It's their loss." Ron glanced disapprovingly at the large ship in the middle of the lake.

"Let's go together." Harry smiled and nodded, then put his arm around Ginny and headed towards the Quidditch Pitch.

Draco and the others followed behind.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the stadium.

"It seems Pansy was right." Draco shook his head.

The Quidditch Pitch was no longer flat and smooth. It looked as if someone had dug countless dents everywhere, all pitch black.

It looks bottomless.

"It's a tunnel!" Harry said, looking down to examine the nearest indentation.

He discovered that the recessed edge was a staircase made of mud.

If you go down, there are winding tunnels that lead in all directions.

"Hello!" a cheerful voice called out.

Mr. Weasley stood in the center of the pitch.

Then he jumped up excitedly and waved, "Hey! Ron, Ginny. You're here too!"

Phoebe stood at a distance, casually observing everything around her.

"Dad!" Ron left Harry and the others behind, stepping over the indentations and running toward Mr. Weasley.

Finally, he jumped straight into his arms.

"Well?" Mr. Weasley patted Ron on the back and said with a smile, "You've all noticed, haven't you?"

These are tunnels in the depressions.

Over the next month, we will plant shrubs next to the depression, Hagrid will grow them to be twenty feet tall.

You can all guess what the first challenge you'll have to overcome in this competition is, right?

For a moment no one spoke. Harry looked at Ilvas.

He looked straight at Krum.

Harry thought to himself that Ilvas probably anticipated Krum's reply.

"A maze," Krum indeed spoke.

"Oh, right!" Mr. Weasley released Ron and then hugged Ginny, who was rushing toward him. "It's a maze."

You will need to rely on your memory and your own magical abilities to navigate the maze and the magical traps set inside.

Find the depressions throughout the maze.

Each of these recessed tunnels can only be entered by one Champion.

The depression will automatically close once there are people inside, or once the Champion come out.

Moreover, only four of these depressions lead directly to the Black Lake.

The rest may harbor terrifying dark creatures.

"Dad, are Harry and the others going to go diving again?"

"Can we use an underwater breathing tube?" Ron asked. "I think so."

The underwater breathing tube is a product of Skywalker Alchemy Workshop.

They also invested in this competition.

"I almost forgot," Mr. Weasley slapped his forehead, then looked at Harry and the others, "No."

Once you find the correct depression and reach the Black Lake.

All you have to do is what Ron said: dive into the Black Lake.

You can only breathe underwater by yourselves; you cannot use ready-made products like underwater breathing tubes.

In Black Lake, what you need to do is collect badges from the four schools.

Each badge is guarded by a ferocious aquatic Care of Magical Creatures.

Once you've collected everything, you can return to the previous tunnel and use the badges in your hands to open the sealed recesses.

By now, you should understand.

The main point of this match is actually quite simple.

The first Champion to emerge from the maze and return to the starting point with four badges is the champion.