Strange

"You don't understand. This competition is very unfair to Phoebe."

She was captivated by the treasure trove of knowledge within the Black Lake. "Ryan argued, trying his best to distract himself from the shimmering Phoebe.

"But," Kate pointed out, "Wasn't all the help you gave Phoebe before the match the biggest injustice in this game?"

"The rules of the competition have already been explained."

I just don't allow professors to help me. I'm not a professor.

And I'm her boyfriend.

And this is also good news for the other Champion.

The most valuable thing about this Triwizard Tournament wasn't the 1,000 Galleons prize or the final champion's fame.

The question is whether the Champion lost focus during the game.

If nothing unexpected happens, Phoebe will win the championship swiftly and decisively in a short period of time.

This gave Harry and his friends more opportunities to be noticed by wizards throughout Europe and even the world.

They gained more fame and more money from their surroundings than before.

In that case, I am still helping them.

"Yes, that's it." Ryan nodded and said confidently.

"But is anyone actually watching Harry and the others right now?" Penelope pointed to the screen.

At this moment, Phoebe had already arrived at the depths of the cave.

Her radiant figure, combined with her already flawless face, attracted everyone's attention.

Deep within the cave, a Zhengling beast, wielding ten thick tentacles covered in suckers, was about to attack Phoebe.

That's the Giant Squid! Giant Squid year, some first-year students are lucky enough to see or even come into contact with it!

It usually lies dormant in the Black Lake, only surfacing in the summer.

Many young wizards swimming in the Black Lake have touched it.

When the Weasley family twins and Lee Jordan were sunbathing in shallow water, this Giant Squid would tickle their feet.

Through word of mouth, almost everyone knows that it is harmless.

But now, the spectators in the stands seem to have forgotten all of that.

They all gasped in surprise, some even hurling insults at the Giant Squid.

"Monster! Stay away from my goddess!"

Even Mr. Weasley instinctively yelled, "Watch out! Phoebe!"

With the help of the 'headphones', everyone could hear the sound.

Then, in the family section, Mrs. Weasley's face fell.

"Oh, Phoebe? That's a very affectionate way of addressing her."

All I can say is that the combination of beauty and the beast, the witch and the tentacle monster, has driven everyone to madness.

However, the insults and exclamations soon disappeared.

Because the Giant Squid's tentacles could not go any further than a foot away from Phoebe.

Then, a deliberately revealed magical light spread from the tip of the tentacle toward the Giant Squid's body.

It was petrified.

His skin color and breathing remained unchanged; he was petrified, completely still.

Amidst the adoring gazes of the crowd, Phoebe, still in the water, lifted the hem of her skirt and gave a curtsy.

Then, holding the badge that was swept over by the water, he disappeared from the screen.

The observation magic that had been applied to the Champion suddenly became blurry, and when it became clear again, Phoebe had already surfaced.

Stepping out of the pool, we returned to the tunnel.

"Dracula of Beauxbatons has collected all the badges! And the last Beauxbatons badge is in Kraken's house (the name Mr. Weasley gave to the Giant Squid back in school)!"

Mr. Weasley was unaware of the impending doom; he only felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp.

Unfortunately, he mistook the warning his wizard intuition gave him for the feeling of being blown by the Mediterranean Sea.

They couldn't tell the difference at all.

"What?

Dracula didn't move!

She didn't move!

No shoes on!

She simply sat sideways by the pool, dipping her feet into the water to play.

"Does she have some kind of magic that tells her how far the other Champion are? Is she going to wait for them?" Mr. Weasley exclaimed.

However, this is not the case.

Or not entirely.

Phoebe indeed knew everything about the Black Lake through her superior control over water compared to Harry's current abilities.

But that's why she's sitting here now.

It's because although Ryan helped her digest that knowledge.

However, she also expended a lot of energy.

She is now drawing energy from the water.

Her fair, rounded feet, without a single blue vein, were not playing in the water.

Ryan wasn't there either (Ryan was very aggrieved, now in a different form in the pool, after being suspected by Kate).

Instead, it serves as a conduit connecting her to the Black Lake.

With Phoebe remaining still and the cameraman unable to capture the only exposed foot, the audience in the stands shifted their attention to the other three—no, to Harry's screen.

Although at this moment, Ilvas had already found the Mermaid Statue and obtained Castelobruxo's badge.

Krum even obtained the Hogwarts badge through his actions as the sixth member, becoming the second among the Champion.

But most people's attention was still focused on Harry.

This is not because Harry's corpse-walking method was popular.

Instead, Harry has now arrived at the hiding place where the Durmstrang Badge is kept, the only place not revealed to the audience.

In front of the three badges, a Hippocampus was snorting loudly in front of Harry.

To be honest, it looks more like a horse than the previous Kelpie.

Although it has blue skin and a fish tail that no other horse has.

But its upper body is almost indistinguishable from a horse's (the horse's mane is replaced by a long blue dorsal fin).

The spectators in the stands were worried for Harry, because Harry looked frightened and didn't move.

In their view, this was understandable.

After all, this Hippocampus is too cunning.

They didn't hide next to the badge.

Instead, they buried their bodies in the sand.

Harry ignored the Rainbowfish that he had conjured up beforehand.

When Harry appeared, he suddenly appeared in front of the black rock inlaid with the badge.

But contrary to what everyone thought, Harry was acting strangely.

He was friends with Hagrid and had studied many rare and Care of Magical Creatures in advance.

This is the same as the Hippocampus, which originated in Greece and should only exist in the Mediterranean Sea.

Although it is called a sea monster, it can actually grow and reproduce normally in freshwater.

This is why, in 1949, a blue sand-haired Hippocampus was abducted by Merpeople off the coast of Scotland, successfully raised in freshwater, and eventually tamed.

Harry studied it specifically when he was researching Care of Magical Creatures.

I fell in love with the Rainbowfish the moment the Hippocampus was first discovered in freshwater.

It's safe to say that no Hippocampus can resist its love for the Rainbowfish.

Moreover, the Kelpie wasn't so obsessed with the Rainbowfish that it took the bait.

How could his transformation into Rainbowfish possibly fail this time?

However, this question was quickly answered.

After the Hippocampus lunged at him, he dodged it again.

I'll write one more chapter tomorrow during the day when I have some free time.

PS: Thanks to the Clear Water of the Icy Sea, Wolf King, Taishi Yumi Xu, Yuchi Jinyin for their monthly tickets, and to all the other students for their recommendations and subscriptions!