By the time the duo from Nagadainaf Magic School reached the finish line, two hours and fifteen minutes had passed since the task began.
And for the final fifteen minutes, the two from Nagudinnaf had actually been the only ones left in the task.
Clearly, Nagudinnaf did not offer alchemy classes either, or at least neither of them was any good at it. Studying the problem while arguing had certainly cost them a great deal of time.
Still, by threatening Castelobruxo, they had finally obtained the parts from the last crate and managed to complete the task, rather than failing to obtain even a clue as they had in the First Task.
There were still four whole tasks left anyway, and Horton was confident they could come from behind and take the lead.
In fact, if they had not missed out on a clue in the First Task, this Second Task would already have been an excellent opportunity for them to pull ahead.
As someone skilled in a very unusual form of water magic, he had performed considerably better than the other Champions in this task, both above and below the water.
When the two arrived, the pair from Castelobruxo glared at them, but they had not cared before, and naturally cared even less now.
Especially after seeing the approving look their Headmaster gave them.
The Tournament Committee's judges, namely the Headmasters, were arguing fiercely. Clearly, they had major disagreements over the students' performances and the scores they were about to award.
Apart from Dumbledore, who was still smiling, even Headmistress Stuart and Headmistress Maxime, who had previously seemed so elegant and unconcerned with the scores, actively joined the argument.
Fortunately, their argument had begun when the fifth pair, the duo from Durmstrang, arrived. Once the task was completely over,