The Sixth Task, which was also the Champions' Fifth Task, would not take place until after the Easter holidays.
The task would begin as soon as the holidays ended.
And between the Fourth Task and the Fifth Task, another clue arrived to give the Champions endless headaches.
Yes, it was the Golden Apples they had obtained from the Sky-Piercing Vine. Those things were not for eating. Ron had tried after coming down, but the Golden Apple was unbelievably hard. Never mind teeth-even knives and axes could not cut it open.
Make no mistake, Ron and Harry really had tried both knives and axes. Of course, they had also tried magic such as the Sword Beam Charm.
But just as some of those bizarre legends claimed, the Golden Apple's skin was incredibly hard.
Harry and Ron had studied it for a long time without discovering anything.
It was frustrating. So frustrating. Every time, this part gave the two of them more of a headache than the task itself.
"The Tournament Committee keeps coming up with this cursed stuff." In the Gryffindor Common Room, after yet another failed attempt to break open the Golden Apple, Ron hurled it away in anger, smashing it against the wall.
It left a dent in the wall.
During the Easter holidays, Harry and Ron had neither homework to do nor exams to worry about, so naturally, they devoted all their attention to the Golden Apple.
Especially since Qiu needed to prepare for her Ordinary Wizarding Levels, while Lavender had gone home. With neither of their girls around to keep them company, Harry and Ron could only spend their time on the Golden Apple.
So far, he and Harry had tried no fewer than fifty methods, but none had had any effect on it.
"This is just