Although Professor Lupin and Professor Moody thought they had made themselves perfectly clear, Harry and Ron only fully sorted out their thinking with Hermione's help.
Of course, it was also possible that the two simply could not be bothered to think, so they told Hermione the two professors' ideas and explanations, then let her puzzle them out.
With Hermione around, the two always avoided thinking whenever they could.
And Hermione never disappointed them.
"Yes, flying is a good approach. If you can summon your Flying Broomsticks to the competition grounds, I think keeping yourselves safe for a short time shouldn't be a problem," Hermione said, sounding rather excited.
She knew very well how good Harry and Ron were at flying.
If there had not been someone as exceptional as Krum among the Champions, she would even have thought Harry and Ron were the best flyers of them all.
"So we just need to put the broomsticks somewhere not too far from the competition grounds. Then you two can use the Summoning Charm," Hermione said happily. "You definitely won't have any trouble with the Summoning Charm, right?"
"Of course!" Harry and Ron nodded together.
The Summoning Charm, also known as the Calling Charm, was considered one of the more difficult spells in ordinary magic. It was usually taught in Charms during the second term of fourth year.
Harry and Ron had not learned it in class yet, but both had mastered the spell long ago.
Well, Harry had gained a basic grasp of it back in his first year, and by now he could use it with ease. In the dormitory, he often had bouts of laziness when he lay in bed and did not want to move, yet wanted to get something.
That was when the Summoning Charm really came