By around three o'clock in the afternoon, the sixth-graders had finished their final course and were happily looking forward to the upcoming competitions and holidays.

And the fifth-grade one. L. But he had to wait another two hours.

In the afternoon, Kyle and Cedric sat by the Black Lake, discussing the upcoming game.

Fred and George, on the other hand, went back to their old jobs, running to Bagman and Karkaroff, and according to them, the closer they got to the game, the more they couldn't let their guard down.

After all, now that the maze is complete, maybe Bagman will tell Karkaroff the route to the trophy.

"The game is still a few hours away, I wish it was ...... soon," Cedric said, looking at the giant squid basking in the middle of the lake, "How do you see those spells, no problem." ”

"Absolutely." Kyle said, "How do I feel like you're more nervous than I am." ”

"I don't know, probably because it's the last competition." Cedric said, "You're leading in the first two projects, if ...... I mean, it would be a shame to lose at the end. ”

"Don't worry, I won't lose."

"I know." Cedric laughed and said, "If you can win the Triwizard Tournament, Professor Sprout will be very happy."

"The last time I saw her in Hogsmeade, she seemed to be picking out new robes at the wizard's costume store."

"New robes?" Kyle turned to look at him, "You can't be mistaken, didn't she just buy a new robe last year?" ”

It may be a bit strange for someone else, after all, no one buys just one piece of clothing a year. But for Professor Sprout, it couldn't be more normal.

At school, she wears sturdier clothes that make it easier to take care of plants in the greenhouse, and only at the opening party does she change into a robe.

Kyle also noticed that her yellow robe hadn't been changed for years, and it wasn't until last year, when Hufflepuff won the House Cup four years in a row, that she got a new one.

And the new robe was even used by her as a dress at the Christmas ball.

"That's right." "After all, if you win, it's not just a Hogwarts honor, it's a Hufflepuff honor, and Professor Sprout will want to celebrate." ”

Well, get a new robe to celebrate...... It's really a lot like Professor Sprout's style.

At this time, Cedric suddenly said, "Kyle, look over there, it's the headmaster." ”

Kyle turned around and saw Dumbledore coming out of the castle, with him and several other referees, who were having a heated discussion.

"What are they talking about?" Cedric asked curiously.

"I don't know." Kyle shook his head, because it was a bit far away, and they couldn't hear what the referees were saying.

"I think it's something to do with the game."

"No, it won't." Cedric was surprised: "The game is about to start, do they still have any differences?" ”

"Who knows." Kyle said, not too much of a concern.

Every principal wants to favor the warriors of their school, and it's normal to have disagreements or something.

……

When it was five o'clock, there was a burst of excited cheers from the castle.

"I think the exam should be over." Cedric said.

Then they got up and prepared to go back to the castle for dinner.

"Hey, you're ...... here"

At this time, Fred and George, who had disappeared all afternoon, also returned, and the two looked very excited.

"Guess what we heard......"

"Bagman shouldn't really tell Karkaroff the route of the labyrinth!" Cedric asked quickly.

"Not really." Fred shook his head, "But Bagman did go to Karkaroff again." ”

"He said that the maze was done by all the judges together, and no one knew the exact route."

"That's fine." Cedric said.

"But we heard another message." George said mysteriously: "The judges seem to want to use the same method as the second event to make the game a little more difficult. ”

"The way of the second project?" Kyle wondered, "What does that mean?" ”

"Hostages." "They want to add a few hostages to the game, and the Warriors have to find all the hostages before they can get the final trophy," Fred said. ”

"You can't hear me wrong." Cedric blurted out: "The maze is dangerous enough, why add hostages." ”

"We swear, no." George said with a serious face, "Anyway, that's what Bagman said, and we hear it clearly. ”

"Wait...... No, it's daylight. Cedric suddenly thought of something, "Can your illusion charm get close to them?" ”

Ludo Bagman aside, no matter how good Karkaroff is, he is also a principal, in this daytime, there is no cover of night, he can't even find out if someone is approaching with a phantom charm.

"Of course not, so we borrowed a very useful prop." Fred raised an eyebrow, then pulled an ear-shaped object out of his pocket.

"Retractable ears, we only made them a week ago."

"We disguised it as a bush and happened to hear Bagman and Karkaroff," George said. ”

"Okay." Cedric sighed and couldn't help but look at Kyle, "Looks like Connor is going to be a hostage again, it's up to you to get her out." ”

"No, no, no, you guessed wrong this time." Fred shook his finger, "The Hogwarts hostage isn't Connor, it's Harry. ”

"Harry Potter?"

"That's right." "They thought it would make the game even more exciting if they had the boys who didn't die." ”

"Involve Harry in the last game?" Kyle senses something is wrong and asks, "Do you know who suggested this?"

"Karkaroff? Still is...... Barty Crouch? ”

"I don't know about that."

Fred said, "It must have been decided a long time ago, we only paid attention to Bagman, and he mentioned this when he was talking to Karkaroff." ”

Bagman also said the match would be on the front page of The Daily Prophet for the next week.

Kyle frowned, still thinking that something was a little strange, but before he could ask again, Connor and Cho happened to come running from not far away.

"What are you talking about?"

"Triwizard Tournament." Fred said, "By the way, you guys go to dinner first, we need to go find Headmaster Dumbledore." ”

"The hostage doesn't have to be Harry, we can too." George said.

"It's a triwizard tournament, and it's the only ...... we've been able to participate in."

"We talked about it when we came."

"Although I can't be a warrior, I have the job of being a hostage...... Fight for it anyway. ”

With that, they rushed out of the castle in a rage and went to find Dumbledore.

Kyle pondered for a moment.

It's a bit strange to have Harry hostage, but with Dumbledore here, there shouldn't be any problems......

Just remind them later to check the Goblet of Fire for problems.

With this figured out, Kyle went to the auditorium with the others.

(End of chapter)