Harry and Ron could already faintly make out the screens floating high above the lakeshore.
Just then, however, Qiu, who was riding on Harry-Harry in dolphin form, of course-suddenly called out softly, "Harry, I think someone's catching up behind us."
With one hand resting on Harry and his other arm around Lavender, Ron glanced back. Far in the distance, he could just make out a figure, and it was indeed closing in on them fast.
"Harry, I think it's someone from Ilvermorny," Ron said. "I think I saw a killer whale!"
During the Second Task, Ryan Moning Meng had transformed into a killer whale, so the moment Ron saw another large fish on the surface, he blindly guessed it was someone from Ilvermorny, even though he could not make out what it was at all.
Well, he was right. Racing toward them from behind were Meng and Corvinus, along with their treasures, which were rather different from the other Champions' treasures.
Harry did not answer. He was a dolphin and could not speak. Instead, he responded with action, picking up considerable speed as his little tail swung twice as far as before.
This forced Qiu to lie flat against him.
Ron wanted to cast a speed-boosting spell on him, but unfortunately, both his hands were occupied, so he could not.
Fortunately, the finish line was already very close, and Harry managed to reach it before the Ilvermorny pair caught up.
Following the Second Task, the Hogwarts pair once again took the first two places at the finish, even though this was not a paired task.
"Ah, we almost caught you!" After coming ashore and quickly drying her clothes and hair with magic, Meng said to Harry and Ron with great regret,
"I was clearly faster than you. How did you