Because he had heard from the Hogsmeade Tavern that he had seen people from the Ministry of Magic circling the Black Lagoon, Ryan had made some preparations for possible underwater activities after returning home, such as using Professor McGonagall's channel to order some gill grass to make underwater breathing potions.

Professor McGonagall was happy to help the warriors of his house, and with the Professor's help, Ryan only had to wait a few days to get the herbs he needed. If Ryan had ordered it himself, he might not have been able to get it after the game.

However, even if everyone was inquiring, the three schools still did not get any news about the specific content of the second game for such a long time. As the time of the competition approached, each contestant began to get agitated.

Just when everyone was worried about facing the unknown, the unexpected happened: Ryan and Harry were called out of the class during the Charms class five days before the competition.

Confused, he arrived at an office in the castle, where Ryan saw the three headmasters and Bagman waiting.

"Kids, it's great to see you again. Bagman said to all the contestants with a happy face when he saw the crowd coming. "Originally, we were going to keep the content of the event hidden until the start of the competition, but this year's second competition is a bit complicated. For security reasons, I decided to inform you of the contest in advance. ”

"What the hell is going on? Why did you suddenly change your mind and give up secrecy before? And the whole week of preparation time is a bit too long, considering that except for the two players at Hogwarts who are a little younger, the other players are already adults. For them, if they know the content of the game in advance, they will definitely prepare for it, so that the disadvantage of Hogwarts is too great. ”

However, seeing that Professor Dumbledore did not show any dissatisfaction, Ryan did not object. Instead, he sat quietly on a stool like the other contestants, intending to hear what the competition was about to give the organizers confidence that the competition was fair. Well—at least it sounds fair to everyone on the surface.

Bagman began to announce the game bluntly: "Well, the first game is a test of your courage – and the second game is a test of your school's honor. ”

Just when everyone was confused about the concept, Bagman explained the game at a rapid pace.

"There will only be one winner who will lift the trophy, but the credit goes not only to the winner, but also to the winner's school. Therefore, the second competition calculates the score of the average score of the two people in the school to reflect the honor of the school. ”

"What?" "No!" In addition to the Hogwarts players, the players from the other two schools voiced their objections. After all, because there is one more player, the players from the other two schools are inconspicuous to each other, and in this case, it is simply difficult for them to share the score.

Bagman restrained his smile and said solemnly after hearing the objection: "This is unanimously approved by all the headmasters and the head of the Ministry of Magic, if you refuse, even if you abstain directly." "Everyone was silent.

Seeing that everyone below closed their mouths, Bagman continued: "So the five days from now until the competition is the practice time left for you. From now on, in order to ensure that these projects are completed independently, you will be living in tents on the edge of the Forbidden Forest and will only be able to move around designated areas. If you need anything, you can let the staff know and they will bring it to you. In the end, each player has a quota of 50 Galleons to purchase, which is allowed to be brought into the arena, so please arrange it properly. ”

"That's right. Mr. Crouch stood up as Bagman finished, "Director Bagman just missed a point, and I would like to add that the next event will be played in the Black Lake and the Forbidden Forest, and it will have to do with the creatures there. I hope you can be well prepared in advance, and if you have any questions, you can ask questions now. ”

It's no wonder that everyone was locked up this time, after all, it was too easy for schools to find a solution to deal with the situation on the premise of knowing the location of the competition in advance. Keeping everyone in one place is also about minimizing outside factors.

"There's an alchemist at Hogwarts, so it's a bit unfair to us to buy the same amount in this case. Fleur was the first to ask her question, and she looked at her angrily pointing at Ryan as if Ryan owed her a lot of money.

"No, that's fair. Crouch explained. "First of all, everyone has their own strengths, just like the Delacour player used his innate spell-like abilities in the first match. We can't ban it. Secondly, most of the contestants present were adult wizards, and only the participants at Hogwarts were far from adult. In this case, all the Headmasters agreed that the arrangement, while somewhat biased towards Hogwarts students, was still fair for normal play. ”

Accompanied by three headmasters and several Ministry of Magic staff (escort?), everyone exited the main entrance of the castle and walked through the lawn to bypass half of the Forbidden Forest before coming to a clearing. Three tents had been erected in the clearing at this time, and there was a golden circle in the outer ring of the clearing.

"Well, you'll be staying here for the next five days. Remember, you are never allowed to step out of this circle, and no one from outside is allowed to enter this circle. Crouch said seriously, but Ryan inexplicably remembered the King Kong circle that Sun Wukong drew for Tang Seng in Journey to the West, and then thought of the difference in magic between the East and the West, and then-

Forget it, this thing can't be messed around anymore, every second of preparation time is important now, Ryan used his mental method to calm his brain, and then walked directly into the tent with the Hogwarts crest on it.

"Ryan, what the hell is going on?" Harry asked eagerly as soon as he entered the tent, "I'm almost overwhelmed by the flow of this competition, what the hell does the Ministry of Magic think, I feel that this competition is arranged in a mess." ”

"What else is going on, it must be that the competition project that those people arranged temporarily changed the original project. Ryan sat on the couch and took a deep breath before responding.

"Huh?" Harry looked dazed, "Didn't you say that the Ministry of Magic had been preparing for a long time? ”

"Why can't you change it? Didn't you hear Bagman just say that the second game was about calculating the school's team points, you must know that when the Triwizard Tournament was first organized, no one would have thought that there would be six players in this game, and there would be no team points for this event. Therefore, I deduced that the competition was changed temporarily, so it was possible to expect all kinds of troublesome problems in this situation. ”

Seriously, though, Ryan is very calm about what could well be a smash brawl in the next match. At least he thinks that the other four contestants, even if they are tied together, will come to give away their heads.

Ryan was calm, but Harry was a little agitated. Despite his first successful victory over the dragon, he still thought in his heart that he was just a trick, and he was far from the level of Ryan who had just dropped the dragon head-on. So now he's very worried that the second team game will drag Ryan back.

"Ryan, what do you think I'm going to do this week?" Harry asked as he thought about it, feeling a little uneasy.