"Everyone can see the maze up ahead, right? This is the third task!" Bagman pointed at the tree-wall maze before them, its walls a full fifteen meters high. He looked positively delighted, as full of energy as ever.
"Hidden in the deepest part of the maze is a trophy-the Triwizard Tournament Cup! The first champion to reach it will be transported straight out. They will be crowned the winner of this year's tournament, earning the title of champion and a prize of one thousand Galleons."
Gasps rose from the stands at the mention of one thousand Galleons. Although this wasn't the first time they had heard it, quite a few young witches and wizards still couldn't help marveling at the sum.
The four champions themselves, however, all looked perfectly calm.
Pheobe was the most promising and most pampered member of the younger generation of the Delacour Family, an elite French family. One thousand Galleons wasn't exactly pocket change, but it only amounted to a few months' allowance. It hardly warranted her attention.
Krum might not have been the richest young wizard, but he was probably the highest-paid. As the top-ranked Seeker in the current Quidditch League, he earned a thousand Galleons in a few weeks at most.
Harry had more than just the substantial Potter Family inheritance his parents had left him. He also had Sirius and the Black Family behind him. The allowance Sirius gave him was equally staggering. One thousand Galleons wasn't a small sum, but it certainly wasn't enough to stir him.
As for the last of them, Tris had over two hundred thousand Galleons to his name. On top of that, the Twins' business was now running smoothly and turning a profit. As a shareholder, his income was far from meager.
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