"I really don't understand why we have to wait until night to make preparations. Didn't they consider the weather?"

"Yes, you are right." Karkaroff showed a concerned look. "Well, would you like a drink? I have a collection of gin on board. It should warm you up a lot."

"Drmstrang's gin..." Bagman seemed a little tempted, but then shook his head. "Forget it, Igor, I still have to supervise the construction of the maze... and Chris and Batty are here too. You know, they work very hard and may not like me drinking at this time..."

"I think that's a bit of an exaggeration," Karkaroff said dismissively. "Just a small drink. They won't notice."

"Forget it." Bagman glanced at Kyle in front of him, intentionally or unintentionally, "But I do have something to tell you... Um, regarding the number of stands reserved for Durmstrang, do you have any other requirements?"

"Of course." Karkaroff said immediately, "This event is very rare. Many of our professors and honorary alumni want to come and watch Viktor's final victory. I request to add twenty more seats in the first three rows."

"That might be a bit too much, ten more at most..."

"Not enough, at least fifteen..."

"You know I'm in a difficult situation. Let's talk about it over here."

As they walked, they separated from the group and turned in the direction of Black Lake.

At this time, Kyle had already arrived at the stone steps of the castle.

He looked at Furong and asked, "Are you going back to the dormitory?"

"No, I will live in the carriage for the next few days."

She glanced back, "And I'm going to wait here for Ms. Maxime. If Durmstrang can add more seats in the stands, we'll make the same request... It's strange that she hasn't come back yet."

"Is that so? All right then," Kyle said.

Then he walked up the stone steps alone and returned to the castle.

It's already half past nine, which is curfew time. There is no one in the castle, and it is eerily quiet.

Usually at this time, Filch's footsteps could always be heard in the castle, but recently the administrator seemed to have lost his enthusiasm for patrolling the castle, and spent most of his time in his small office with Mrs. Norris.

"Fred, George, are you going back to the Gryffindor common room?" Kyle asked.

But he didn't get a response, and the surroundings remained quiet.

"Cedric?" Kyle tried another name, but no one answered.

I guess they are still outside and haven't come back yet.

Kyle wanted to wait for them, but after standing in the chilly hallway for five minutes, he turned back to the common room.

Mainly because it looked a bit too silly standing alone in the foyer after curfew.

There were a lot of people in the lounge, and when Kyle came in, they all looked over as if they had made an appointment.

"What is the third project? Is it a treasure hunt?"

"Nonsense, I guess it must be a duel."

"I agree. Only the strongest can become the champion."

Everyone was guessing the content of the third project.

"Neither." Kyle shook his head.

But when he came back, Chris reminded him to keep some mystery, so Kyle didn't reveal too much, only saying that the game would be exciting.

At this moment, the wooden door on the wall suddenly opened, and the next second, three people appeared in front of Kyle out of thin air.

In addition to Cedric, there were also Fred and George. They did not return to the Gryffindor common room, but came here together.

"You'd never guess what we heard."

As soon as he entered the door, Fred couldn't wait to speak. He looked so angry that even the tips of his ears turned red.

"We were just a little curious and wanted to hear what Ludo Bagman and Karkaroff had to say."

George said angrily, "I didn't expect they were talking about the content of the third project."

"That Ludo Bagman, I didn't expect him to want to help Durmstrang against Hogwarts. I thought he was the best beater before."

"When we get back later, we'll tear down his posters and throw them into the fireplace!"

"As a referee, you helped the warriors cheat. This is a serious violation of the rules of the Triwizard Tournament!" Cedric was also very angry.

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He had followed Fred and George because he was worried about them getting caught, but he didn't expect to accidentally discover such a big secret.

"Wait..." Kyle frowned and said, "Are you sure you heard him reveal the content of the project?"

"I heard it clearly," George said. "They probably thought there was no one around, so they didn't cover up at all."

"No, we have to go to the principal and report them!"

Fred was so angry that he was about to go outside, but was stopped by Cedric.

"It's useless. We don't have direct evidence and they won't admit it." He sighed.

"We can't just let this go!" George slammed the table. "This is such shameful cheating."

"What did they say?" Kyle, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "Did they mention the correct route to the maze?"

"Well... it seems not." Cedric thought for a moment and shook his head. "Although Karkaroff asked this, it is probably because the maze has not been built yet. Bagman said that he doesn't know which path leads to the central trophy."

"No, they mentioned a similar piece of news." Fred added, "Bagman said that the place with the Sphinx and the Manticore is the right one, and we just need to keep going along it... This is no different from telling him the correct route directly."

"Hey, guys." George suddenly thought of something and slapped the table. "I agree with Cedric's suggestion. It's better not to tell Dumbledore what happened today."

"What? You..." Fred was about to say something when he was stopped by George.

"We were so angry just now that we didn't realize the most important point." He said meaningfully, "Remember? Kyle was the first person to enter the maze."

After being reminded of this, Fred immediately understood what this sentence meant, and the expression on his face quickly changed from anger to excitement.

"Damn it, how could I have forgotten this." He lowered his voice, "Bagman told Karkaroff about the contents of the third project, but we heard it, which means Kyle also got the information."

"That's right," George said. "And Kyle will enter the maze before Krum. By the time he finds the Sphinx Beast, Kyle might have already reached the trophy..."

"Krum's expression will be very interesting then..."

"And Karkaroff's..."

(End of this chapter)