Chapter 318 Labyrinth

Fleur's tangled look was not noticed by others, and Gabrielle's embarrassing words were fooled by everyone with the excuse that children speak without restraint. Soon, except for the Krum family who did not understand English and were still whispering in the corner, the members of the other three families all got along well. Everyone

gathered together to talk about everything. Mrs. Weasley and Black would occasionally tell some interesting stories when they were studying, making everyone laugh.

Fleur's mother introduced some daily life and food in France to everyone. These novel things made the little wizards listen very seriously. Fleur's mother also invited everyone to visit France if they had the opportunity, and she, as the host, could entertain them throughout the trip. Regarding

this matter, everyone agreed happily on the surface, but in fact, they all felt that Fleur's mother was just being polite.

(Don’t think that foreigners can’t say polite words just because you read some one-sided self-media articles. Although they are not as good as Chinese people in this aspect due to language environment and other reasons, they still say ordinary social polite words. For example, if someone greets you with “how are you”, most of the time they are just being polite to you and don’t really mean to ask how you are doing. You just need to answer with a fine thanks. If you really tell them how you are doing recently, it will make them very embarrassed.)

Among all the people present, it seems that only the red-haired young man next to Mrs. Weasley took it seriously. Mike saw him nod heavily when Fleur’s mother said this.

The atmosphere in the conference room was very warm, but Harry was a little depressed.

At first, he thought Fleur’s mother didn’t understand English, so he deliberately repeated her words to greet her, but now it seems that her English is very good.

This made Harry feel cheated.

But he didn’t dare to say it to her face, so he could only sulk alone.

Fortunately, Black's attention was not away from Harry when he was chatting with everyone. He immediately found Harry's problem. After being pulled aside by Black for a while, Harry finally smiled when he returned.

Everyone was talking and laughing in the conference room for the whole morning, even the Krum family who had been alone in the corner.

Mike was not surprised at this. Krum was in school, participating in the Quidditch World Cup and training. His days at home must be few and far between. Poor Mr. and Mrs. Krum must not have been reunited with their son for a long time.

At noon, everyone followed their respective warriors back to the restaurant for dinner.

Black and Mrs. Weasley naturally went to the Gryffindor table, and the Fleur family sat with Mike and Flitwick. As for the Krum family, they went to the Slytherin table. Chris decided to leave a large empty seat for them so that they could chat for a while.

The lunch was no different from usual. Mike was quite surprised about this. After all, whenever there were guests visiting, their meals were always better. Unexpectedly, the school suddenly became tough this time.

The atmosphere at the Ravenclaw table became very heated after Fleur, her mother and

her daughter arrived. Mike, who was treated like a treasure in the morning, was now collectively ignored by everyone. Mike originally thought that everyone's attention would be focused on Fleur and her mother. After all, this mother and daughter pair was indeed very beautiful.

But to Mike's surprise, almost everyone was desperately piling food in front of Gabrielle, and then after receiving Gabrielle's timid thank you, they collapsed on their seats with an "awsl" expression.

Mike was also happy to see this happen. He had long been a little annoyed by the preferential treatment from his classmates. Now that someone took the initiative to help him share the firepower, he naturally agreed with both hands.

After enjoying a not-so-rich lunch, Mrs. Weasley, Black and others prepared to let Harry take them around Hogwarts. Fleur, her daughter and the Krum family also disappeared. As for Mike, since Professor Flitwick had to invigilate the exams of senior students in the afternoon, although he also received Black's invitation to visit Hogwarts Castle, he returned to his dormitory to recuperate and prepare for the evening game.

It was not until dinner time that Mike appeared in the restaurant again.

At this moment, some changes had also taken place in the restaurant. Many professors who did not eat in the restaurant in the past actually appeared in the teacher's seat at the back of the restaurant this time.

In the most conspicuous position in the classroom seat, in addition to Dumbledore and the other two principals of the magic school, there were two new faces. Among them, the man with a short beard was someone Mike had never seen before, and the other was Mike's old acquaintance, the Minister of Magic, Fudge.

Unlike the cheerful Fudge who usually appeared in front of the public, Fudge, who was now sitting in the teacher's seat, frowned and looked a little unhappy.

Madam Maxime, who was sitting next to Fudge, was also unhappy. Her eyes looked red at the moment, and she would look at Hagrid from time to time.

Mike immediately smelled gossip. Madam Maxime's behavior at the moment was too much like a young girl in love. If Rita Skeeter was here, the headline of the Daily Prophet tomorrow would definitely be a report about the two being lovers.

However, the flowers were willing but the water was ruthless. Facing Madam Maxime's eyes from time to time, Hagrid showed no concern. He buried his head in eating the food on his plate, but unlike usual, the food on his plate was much less than usual.

'It seems that Hagrid is not in a good mood either. He doesn't have much appetite.'

Mike thought as he looked at Hagrid's huge plate and the food in it, which looked small but was still enough for two adult men to eat.

At the same time, Mike also noticed that Bagman's favorite seat in the teacher's seat was actually empty.

Mike looked around for a while, but then he confirmed that Bagman was indeed not in the restaurant.

Mike frowned and flipped the food on the plate casually, but he didn't plan to eat at all. On the one hand, he wanted to stay in a good state for the competition, and on the other hand, he really had no appetite.

Bagman's sudden disappearance made him a little upset.

Penelope, who was sitting next to him, thought that Max was nervous because of the upcoming competition. She patted Mike's shoulder and comforted him softly:

"It's okay, Mike, you are very good, and you will definitely be the champion of the tri-finals."

Mike smiled and held Penelope's little hand in his palm. Just as he was about to respond, he saw that the plates and food in front of everyone suddenly disappeared.

Then, Dumbledore, who was sitting in the teacher's seat, stood up and announced with a smile:

"Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes, I will invite everyone to the Quidditch field to watch the last event of the Triwizard Tournament. Now, please follow Mr. Alva to the playground."

Mike wiped his mouth with the handkerchief handed to him by Penelope, and then walked out of the hall with the other three warriors amid the applause of the Ravenclaw students.

Outside the hall, the short-bearded man who sat with Fudge was waiting for them on the stairs.

"Hello, I'm Hassan Alva, you can call me Hassan." Seeing Mike and others coming, Alva said, "I am replacing Mr. Bagman to serve as a temporary commentator and referee. Next, I will lead you to the stadium."

After saying that, Alva made a gesture of invitation, and then turned around and prepared to lead the way.

"Is Mr. Bagman sick?" Mike suddenly asked.

Alva seemed to have expected someone to ask this question. He turned around and smiled politely at Mike again, then said:

"Oh! You are right, Mr. Townley! Mr. Bagman just submitted his resignation letter to the Minister this morning, citing illness. But I think he may feel that he is no longer qualified to be the director of the Sports Department after that incident!"

When he said this, the smile on Alva's face became even brighter. He paused, as if he was organizing his words, and then said:

"But the work he left behind still needs someone to do it, so as the deputy director, I can only take on this important task!"

After saying this, Mr. Alva immediately raised his head and chest, looking like he was waiting for Mike and others to compliment him.

But he was destined to be disappointed. After getting the answer he wanted, Mike had already passed him and went to the Quidditch field, and Fleur and Krum naturally had no intention of complimenting an official of the Ministry of Magic of Yingguo, so they followed Mike.

In an instant, only Harry and Mr. Alva were left on the stairs.

Harry looked at Mr. Alva who was still waiting for praise, and then looked at Mike and others who were walking away. He frowned and thought hard for a while, but still couldn't find some compliments in his mind. In the end, he could only give Alva an awkward but polite smile, and then quickly chased after Mike.

But when Mike and his four companions arrived at the Quidditch field, it had become completely unrecognizable.

A twenty-foot-high hedge surrounded the edge of the field. There was a gap in front of them, which was the entrance to the big maze.

Harry poked his head to look inside, and then shrank back at a faster speed.

It was dark inside and a little scary!

Five minutes later, people began to enter the stands. Hundreds of students filed in, and the air was filled with excited voices and noisy footsteps, and Mr. Alva finally came to the field.

He seemed to regard what happened just now as a humiliation of Mike, and glanced at Mike viciously when he passed by Mike and others.

Mike ignored him, and his attention was attracted by the sky at this moment.

It was between sunset and moonrise, and the sky was a clear, deep blue, magnificent.

At this time, Hagrid, Moody, McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick walked into the stadium and walked towards Mac.

Their hats were all decorated with bright red stars, except for Hagrid, whose red star was on the back of his thick terry vest.

"We will patrol outside the maze," said Professor McGonagall. "If you encounter difficulties and want to be rescued, just shoot red sparks into the sky and someone will come to help you. Of course, accepting help will disqualify you from continuing the game. Do you understand?"

Mac regained his concentration and nodded like everyone else.

"Good luck, Mac," Professor Flitwick whispered.

Then the four of them walked away in different directions and scattered around the maze.

At this time, Alva's loud voice on the podium also sounded at the right time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the last event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! Let me report the points ranking in front of us, which will determine the starting order of the next warriors. Mike Townley is from Hogwarts School and is currently ranked first!"

After Alva said Mike's name, there was an earth-shaking applause and cheers from the stands, so loud that the birds in the Forbidden Forest flew away.

"Victor Krum, from Durmstrang Academy, is currently ranked second!"

The cheers continued. As a Quidditch star, Krum has as many fans as Mike.

"Next is Harry Potter, also from Hogwarts School, currently ranked third. Fleur Delacour, from Beauxbatons Academy, currently ranked fourth!"

Compared with the previous two, Harry and Fleur received much less cheers and applause, which made Harry very disappointed. Although Fleur did not look unusual, her clenched fists still betrayed her.

"Now... Mike! Listen to my whistle and get ready to go!" Alva said, "Three-two-one-"

With a short whistle, Mike swung his wand continuously, adding various enhancement spells such as the wind speed spell and the disillusionment spell to himself. Then Mike stepped on his feet and completely turned into a phantom in the gradually dimming environment, rushing into the maze at an astonishing speed.

This sudden scene immediately aroused a burst of exclamations in the stands.

No one expected Mike's speed to be so fast. It seems that if Mike can keep this speed and not get lost for too long, the championship is almost certain. Thinking of

this, the students of Hogwarts in the stands immediately burst into an unprecedented cheer!

The other three warriors at the entrance of the maze all had black faces. Mike's strength put considerable pressure on them.

In the maze, Mike was still moving at a high speed.

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and the moon replaced the sun hanging in the sky.

Under the moonlight, the tall hedges cast dark shadows on the path. Perhaps because of the soundproof magic, the voices of the audience and Alva disappeared as soon as Mike entered the maze.

The surroundings instantly became silent, coupled with the maze made of hedges.

This reminded Mike of a horror movie called The Shining that he had watched in his previous life.

Thinking carefully, the situation he was facing at the moment was very similar to the climax of the movie. Everyone was looking for an exit in such a maze made of hedges, and at the same time, they had to be on guard against the dangers that might appear at any time ahead.

The only difference is that the characters in the movie are facing a mad killer, while Mike is facing various magic traps set up by the organizers of the event.

However, Mike is not one of those ordinary people in the movie who is powerless. He is now a wizard who has mastered powerful magic power!

Mike suddenly laughed when he thought of this.