Chapter 308 The Late Warrior

On February 24, the much-anticipated second round of the Triwizard Tournament finally arrived.

Since the notice had been issued long ago, almost everyone got up early on this day, wanting to come to the Black Lake early to occupy a good position to watch the game.

Mike, as a participating warrior, was no exception. He got up early and started to enjoy breakfast.

The breakfast was made by Penelope last night before she was taken away by the event organizer. Not only did she fully consider the nutrition needed for high-intensity exercise, but she also measured the amount of food accurately to grams in order to prevent Mike from feeling sleepy due to eating too much during the game.

Benjamin and others were afraid that someone would do something to prevent Mike from competing, so when Mike wanted to have breakfast, Benjamin and others stayed by his side and never left.

Mike was quite speechless about this, but Benjamin insisted on doing so, so he had to accept their kindness.

"Mike, it's almost time." Benjamin looked at his pocket watch, then handed a bottle of potion to Mike and said, "This is what you want. I calculated the time. It's just right to drink it now." "

Thank you."

Mike took the potion and drank it all.

As soon as the potion entered his mouth, it turned into a warm current that flowed into Mike's stomach along his esophagus, and then slowly spread throughout his body through the blood.

Mike felt that his whole body suddenly became extremely hot, and he felt much better until he took off his heavy winter school uniform robe.

"Oh, this feels really good." Mike stretched his body, stood up and walked out of the castle, "Let's go, it's our turn to go on stage."

The Ravenclaw students and mutual aid members behind him shouted excitedly, and surrounded Mike to the edge of the Black Lake.

At this time, the edge of the Black Lake was already full of people. The weather today was quite good, but the temperature did not rise at all. The sun in the sky was like the light in the refrigerator, and it had no other use except lighting.

The people at the Black Lake were rubbing their hands and stamping their feet, trying to resist the cold in this way.

Unfortunately, this method was not effective enough, and they were still frozen red.

At this time, people also noticed Mike and his group walking towards this side, and there was a deafening cheer from the crowd. Mike even heard a song vaguely. Judging from the intermittent lyrics, this should be a song they wrote specifically for Mike.

Ludo Bagman also noticed Mike. He walked quickly on the snow and came to Mike, asking anxiously:

"Have you seen Harry?"

"No, I came directly from the Ravenclaw Common Room. What? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

"Yes, that's right, he hasn't arrived yet! Merlin's beard! The game is about to start! This kid is really worrying!" Bagman gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Mr. Townley, you go in first. I will try my best to delay him. If it doesn't work, he will just give up!"

After that, Bagman ran back to the podium, forced a smile, and shouted in a loud voice:

"Dear audience, the warrior of Hogwarts is coming towards us now! Mike Townley! Let's welcome him with the warmest cheers!"

As soon as these words came out, the cheers on the field became even more enthusiastic, and the volume was so loud that even ripples appeared on the surface of the Black Lake.

Mike waved to everyone and was surrounded by people and came to the Black Lake, where Fleur and Krum were.

Krum was wearing a thin tights made of unknown material, and his sturdy body stood straight in the cold wind.

His face was a little pale, and he forced an ugly smile at Mike.

After nodding and greeting, Mike turned his eyes to Fleur.

Fleur looked very bad at the moment. She was wearing Krum's fur coat, but her body was still shaking. It was unknown whether it was because of nervousness or cold.

She seemed not to notice Mike's arrival, and she was still standing there trembling, looking at the Black Lake worriedly.

The time for the game to start has come,

but Harry still hasn't come. Karkaroff on the referee's seat was almost laughing. Although Ms. Maxim's performance was not as exaggerated as Karkaroff, she couldn't hide the smile on the corner of her mouth.

Harry's current points were second only to Mike, ranking second.

If he was really disqualified for being late, Fleur and Krum's rankings would automatically move up one place.

This is a good thing for both Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.

Bagman glanced at the two people who were already overjoyed, and stood up with his wand.

"Our game is about to begin, but before that, let me explain the rules again!" Bagman paused and continued, "Last night, we took away the most precious treasures of each warrior and hid them in the Black Lake! When the game starts, the warriors must enter the Black Lake and find their treasures within an hour! If they exceed the time limit, they will lose their most precious things forever!"

Bagman roared excitedly, but the audience didn't buy it.

They came here to watch the gorgeous and exciting game, but now the main venue of the game is in the Black Lake, and they can't see the specific scenes inside at all, which is very boring to them.

But Bagman obviously didn't care about these things. He suppressed the smile on his lips and pretended to be sad and said:

"There is one more thing. Our old friend, Mr. Barty Crouch, unfortunately missed this game due to health reasons. This is really a very sad thing. However, in order to make up for the regret of Mr. Crouch's absence, we specially invited a more important guest! That is our beloved Minister of Magic! Minister Fudge!"

Cheers rang out again, and Fudge stood up from the referee's seat, waved in response to the enthusiasm of the crowd, and raised his wand against his neck to cast a loud voice spell and began to speak.

The content of the speech was very meaningless. As the speech continued, boos finally sounded from the crowd below the stage.

But Fudge completely ignored these insignificant voices and continued to preach those nonsense with an emotional voice.

Karkaroff's face on the referee's seat was so gloomy that water could drip out. Fudge was obviously stalling for time to wait for Harry.

But although he was very angry, he still didn't have the courage to interrupt his speech in front of the Minister of Magic.

I don't know how much time passed, but Harry finally arrived.

"Thank God! You are finally here!" Professor McGonagall shouted anxiously, holding her chest, "Go over there! Everyone is waiting for you!"

Harry looked like he had not woken up yet, and was pushed and pulled by Professor McGonagall to Mike's side in a trance.

At this time, Fudge on the podium finally stopped his speech, blinked at Mike and Harry, and said with a smile:

"Okay, now I declare that the competition is officially open..."

"Wait a minute!"

Everyone's eyes turned to the source of the voice. Everyone wanted to know who was so bold as to interrupt the Minister's speech.

"Mr. Minister, I am sorry to interrupt you, but I have something to say." Karkaroff's face flushed, and he stood up tremblingly and said, "Now it has been ten minutes since the original start time of the game. Player Harry is undoubtedly late. I suggest that he be disqualified from the competition!" As soon as these words came

out, Harry, who was still a little dazed, immediately woke up.

His face turned pale, and although the weather was cold, beads of sweat still appeared on his forehead.

Harry was extremely nervous at the moment. He could hardly imagine what would happen to him if Professor McGonagall and his classmates knew that he was disqualified because he overslept.

Fudge narrowed his eyes and looked at Karkaroff with a bad face.

He really didn't expect that Nof Karkaroff, who betrayed all his companions, would have the courage to say such a thing.

'It seems that the lesson he was given was not enough.'

Thinking of this, Fudge put on a warm smile on his face and said:

"Personally, I am willing to give contestant Potter a chance. Since we disagree, why don't we vote."

Karkaroff nodded with difficulty. He knew that this was already a very good result.

"Well, judges, please raise your hands if you are willing to give Harry a chance."

Fudge raised his hand, and Bagman next to him raised his hand before Fudge finished speaking.

Everyone's eyes fell on Dumbledore. There were only five judges. If he raised his hand again, Harry could continue the game.

Karkaroff and Maxim clenched their fists.

In the past, they both despised Dumbledore's rigid and absolutely fair character.

But now they hoped that Dumbledore would continue to be rigid.

'Don't raise your hand! Dumbledore! You must remember! You are the most fair person in the world!'

Karkaroff screamed in his heart, but Dumbledore looked at Harry in the audience.

At this moment, Harry was also looking at Dumbledore with expectant eyes.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and Dumbledore seemed to understand the meaning of Harry's eyes.

He nodded slightly, and then slowly raised his hand.

"Oh! Great!"

"Long live Dumbledore!"

...

The crowd was in an uproar, everyone was shouting Dumbledore's name, praising his wise decision.

Harry exhaled deeply, and he felt that his whole body was soaked with sweat.

Amid the cheers, Karkaroff collapsed on the referee's chair with a pale face.

"Hahaha!" Fudge laughed at this, "In that case, I declare that the competition officially begins!" As soon as

these words came out, Krum took the lead.

He had taken off his shoes and socks at some point, and was now running rapidly towards the Black Lake.

While running, he was still waving his wand, casting an unknown magic.

Then an amazing scene happened. With the waving of the wand, Krum's upper body began to deform. His handsome face and bronzed strong muscles were all gone, replaced by rough and tough skin and a ferocious shark head!

"Merlin! Human Transfiguration! Krum is actually using Human Transfiguration! This is too dangerous. You know, Human Transfiguration can cause irreversible damage. The last guy who used Human Transfiguration in front of me hasn't recovered yet!"

Bagman explained excitedly, and Cedric, who was watching on the side, had a dark face when he heard the words.

"No! Krum's Transfiguration failed! Only his upper body turned into a shark, and his lower body remained the same!" Bagman said regretfully, "It's too late to fix it. Krum has already reached the lake and he jumped in! Oh! Well, let's wish him good luck."

Many onlookers laughed out loud. It was so funny to see Krum desperately running with his legs against a sturdy shark's body and finally jumping into the water.

The other three people on the field couldn't laugh.

Fleur and Harry were desperately pulling at their shoes and socks. Harry seemed to be too anxious and couldn't take off his socks.

And just after a short delay, Fleur took off her fur coat and shoes and socks, put on a tights that showed off her devilish figure, put on a Bubble Head Charm and jumped into the Black Lake. Seeing this,

Harry became even more anxious. He desperately tore off the damn socks, but it was still useless.

Harry hated the pair of socks that Dobby, the house-elf, gave him as a Christmas gift. He swore that Dobby had not studied the difference between human feet and house-elf feet when making these socks.

At this moment, Harry found that the colorful socks on his feet suddenly turned into a pair of frogman flippers. He looked at the flippers in confusion, but Mike's voice came from behind him at the right time.

"What are you still standing there for? Run!"

Turning his head woodenly, Harry saw Mike, who was wearing a frogman's equipment, yelling at him.

"Oh! Oh! Thank you! Mike!"

Harry instinctively thanked him and ran towards the Black Lake in a hurry.

The existence of the flippers made his posture look very funny. The crowd burst into laughter again, and Malfoy even laughed to the ground.

But Harry couldn't care about anything else at this moment. He came to the lake, stuffed a ball of green stuff into his mouth, and then plunged into the Black Lake.

"What did I see? Mike gave up the chance to enter the Black Lake first and chose to use the Transfiguration Charm to help Harry solve the problem of the socks that couldn't be taken off! This is really noble!"

Bagman explained excitedly, while Mike on the field waited until he saw Harry enter the Black Lake, then he slowly walked towards the Black Lake, and cast a Bubblehead Charm on himself while walking.

Under the anxious and expectant gaze of everyone, Mike finally slowly entered the Black Lake.