Today's dinner was much more hearty than usual, and when the referees walked up to the classroom seats through the side door, there were delicious dishes on the golden plates.

Kyle took a piece of bacon and glanced at the square seat in the classroom.

Ms. Maxim looked happy and smiled, but Karkarov, who sat next to him, had a stiff face.

And Bagman too, he was usually very happy, but today he was uncharacteristically unusual, anxiously talking to Dumbledore.

But Dumbledore just shook his head.

"His front-page dream was dashed." Suddenly, a voice comes from the side, and Kyle turns around to realize that it is Fred and George.

They didn't know when they arrived in the Great Hall, and they were seated at the Hufflepuff table.

"Don't be too surprised, we're worried that you're too nervous, so we're here to cheer you on." George said with a smile.

"Thank you so much." Kyle said, "But what do you mean when you just said Bagman's front-page dream?" ”

"That's the second news we're going to tell you." Fred whispered, "The plan to add hostages has been canceled." ”

"What?"

"It's literal." George spread his hands, "We just found Headmaster Dumbledore and offered to volunteer to be hostage......"

"But the principal refused......"

"He said that the maze was too dangerous and he didn't want students outside of the Warriors to risk it, so he ...... before they entered the auditorium."

"Dumbledore, Maxim and your dad, the three judges voted to cancel the plan."

"Karkaroff looked unhappy." Fred glanced at the teacher's seat, "He thought everyone was too timid, and said that this was not the Triwizard Tournament he remembered at all, and he had a big fight with everyone in the foyer. ”

"Does it work?" Cedric asked.

"Of course not." "The Triwizard Tournament was originally suspended because of the number of casualties, but now it's finally restarted, and most people don't want the students to take too much risk," George said. ”

Kyle subconsciously looked at the teacher's chair as well, Bagman was still talking to Dumbledore, and it was clear that he was also supporting Karkaroff.

But none of that matters.

It would be best to remove the hostages, at least he would save some trouble during the game.

Soon, dinner was over, and the enchanted ceiling was turning from blue to a dull twilight.

Dumbledore stood up, and everyone fell silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in ten minutes I'm going to invite you to the Quidditch pitch to watch the final event of the Triwizard Tournament, and now invite the Warriors to the playing field with Mr. Bagman."

Kyle stood up, and the Hufflepuff students around him applauded him as he walked out of the auditorium with Fleur and Krum.

Fleur looked a little nervous and kept taking a deep breath. Krum wasn't much better, and he went crooked several times.

They walked into the Quidditch pitch, which was different from what they had seen before, the hedges that covered the pitch had all grown to twenty feet long, leaving only a dark gap in front of them.

"You guys take a break and get fit." Bagman took them to a nearby locker room and went out.

Fleur and Krum each found a place to sit down, and Kyle wanted to chat with Flaunt for a while to pass the time.

But she didn't look like she wanted to talk at the moment, so Kyle didn't say anything, and found a place to sit down, quietly waiting for the game to start.

Ten minutes later, the stands began to be crowded, surrounded by excited chattering and noisy footsteps, and in a trance Kyle thought he was back before the start of the first project.

At that time, he was also in the locker room, listening to the crowd outside.

At this moment, the door of the locker room suddenly moved, and everyone immediately looked up.

A head slipped through the crack in the door.

"Who's there?"

Kyle, who was closest to him, walked over and opened the hidden door, just in time to see the backs of Hermione and Ron as they prepared to sneak away.

"Sorry, we didn't mean to bother you." Hermione said with some embarrassment, "We just wanted to see Harry and make him not nervous." ”

"Harry?" Kyle frowned.

"yes, he was taken away by Filch, saying it was for the third race." Ron said with a look of envy, "I'm so lucky to be part of the Triwizard Tournament." ”

"But he doesn't seem to be here." Hermione said, "Let's go, good luck, Kyle." ”

"Wait......" Kyle hurriedly stopped them, "when was Harry taken away?" ”

"Just now." Hermione said, "Filch came over shortly after you left...... He said that he had taken Harry to the Quidditch pitch to match the game at Professor Dumbledore's request. ”

"After we leave?" Kyle senses that something is wrong.

At dinner, Fred and George say that the plan to add hostages to the maze has been canceled, and why Filch would take Harry.

Wrong!

In Hermione and Ron's surprised eyes, Kyle sped towards where the referee was.

"Is there anything strange about that?" Ron scratched at his hair, a little confused about what Kyle meant.

How to talk so well suddenly ran away.

"Oh no, he's not going to denounce us, is he...... You know, according to the rules, we are not allowed to come to the Warriors' Rest Room. ”

"Don't be stupid, Ron, Kyle isn't like that." Hermione said, her expression a little solemn. "Let's go, let's go to Beauxbatons and Durmstrang locations and see if they are short."

"Why go there." Ron was a little reluctant, "The game is almost underway. ”

But Hermione ignored him and ran to the middle stand.

On the other side, when Kyle arrives at the place where the inquisition is, Dumbledore is talking to a few professors with star signs.

"Oh, Kyle?" He looked at Kyle and wondered, "It's going to be a game soon, what are you doing here?" ”

"There's something, Professor." Kyle glanced at the others.

Dumbledore immediately understood, and took a few steps forward, "Say, what's wrong?" ”

"Do we need to free the hostages in this game?"

"You're really well-informed." Dumbledore laughed, "We did have an idea of this, but then we rejected it, so you don't need to ......"

"Harry was taken."

Before Dumbledore could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Kyle.

"Just now, after dinner, Ron said that Filch had taken Harry on the grounds that it was to match the game."

Dumbledore's expression grew solemn.

"It couldn't be, and the proposal to add hostages was rejected before dinner began."

"But Harry did get taken." Kyle said, "Ron and Hermione saw it with their own eyes. ”

The smile on Dumbledore's face vanished completely, and he turned his head to look around, his gaze pausing on Karkaroff's face for a moment, and then looking at Kyle again.

"I see." He said in a deep voice, "The game is about to start, you should go back quickly." ”

"Okay." Kyle said, and left the stands.

To be honest, this incident did surprise him...... In particular, he never thought that it was Filch who took Harry away.

Imperius? Or a polyjuice decoction?

Kyle isn't sure either, because for the last month, in order to better grasp Ludo Bagman's movements, the Living Point map has been in the hands of Fred and George.

But even if Kyle had the map of the live spots, he probably wouldn't have paid attention to Filch.

An obnoxious, squib janitor, is the best disguise.

He can be present anywhere in the castle without arousing suspicion.

Even if he took a sip of the compound decoction in front of the students, I'm afraid no one would think there was anything wrong, or he could deliberately find a place where no one was there and drink the compound decoction again.

Kyle thought about it for a moment. He gave Fred and George one last last look as he returned the map to Fred and George...... But at the time, Filch didn't seem to have any problems.

If Kyle remembers correctly, he was in his office, with Lady Loris, and the castle didn't have the name "Barty Crouch".

Kyle thought as he returned to the entrance to the maze.

By this time, Fleur and Krum had already come out of the room, and Ludo Bagman was also there, and everyone was waiting for him.

"Thankfully, you're only one minute away from missing this game." Bagman hurriedly ran over and pulled Kyle into the group.

That being said, there was a flash of disappointment in his eyes, as if he would love to see Kyle miss the match.

……

(End of chapter)