Chapter 322 Sometimes, the Gap Between People Is Bigger than that Between People and Dogs! (Ask for Monthly Ticket)
The journey back for the four of them was still provided by the Yeqi, and the witch exuded a vague and threatening aura.
So there is no magical animal that will bump into it in a daze.
Occasionally, a few fire crabs with poor eyesight appeared, but when they bumped into Harley and his party, they were frightened and ran away.
Feeling the sluggish aura on their bodies, Harry seriously suspected that these fire crabs were the same batch of fire crabs that Hagrid used to make Blast-Ended Skrewts.
Tsk tsk tsk, the poor little guy has not recovered after so long.
Hagrid is such a beast!
But Gabrielle was jumping up and down excitedly.
After all, she had been at Hogwarts for so long, but she had never had the chance to come into contact with the Forbidden Forest.
Now that there was a legitimate and legitimate opportunity, how could Gabrielle let it pass?
Just riding the Thestral could make the little girl chatter excitedly for ten minutes.
So Fleur had to keep an eye on her sister in case Gabrielle got lost.
Thanks to the smooth and noisy journey, the four of them successfully left the Forbidden Forest before 5:30 pm.
Before walking out of the woods, the Yeqi leader confirmed the reward to Harley again, and then left with satisfaction.
Outside the Forbidden Forest, Professor McGonagall was standing there with a smile on her face and gave Harry and Hermione a big hug.
"Well done, Harry! A perfect match!" Professor McGonagall's voice was filled with joy.
"You now need to return to the place where you started by the Black Lake and wait for the referee to give you points."
"Of course, if you want, you can go to the first aid tent and ask Madam Pomfrey to prescribe some potions for you - if you think you need it."
Professor McGonagall seemed to feel that what she said was ridiculous, so she laughed out loud.
"But I think... you don't need treatment, after all, you passed the level so smoothly."
Under the urging of Professor McGonagall, the four of them walked towards the arena beside the Black Lake, and deliberately bypassed the auditorium from the back.
While passing under the auditorium, Harry could vaguely hear many young wizards arguing about whether they owed money.
This puzzled Harry very much. It was so strange!
How about letting the Weasley twins try this in their own shop next time and see if these little wizards will send an extra sum of money to repay the debt?
Harry thought about it carefully and decided not to do it. After all, these little wizards would probably actually send money.
Soon, the four of them saw the tents responsible for housing the warriors.
Madam Pomfrey's expression at this time was even more ugly than in the first round, with anger mixed with anxiety.
"...Sneak into the Black Lake to find the mermaid village, enter the Forbidden Forest to find the unicorns and centaurs, and pass through the Acromantula's territory in the middle..."
After Madam Pomfrey forcibly settled several people, she examined them in detail while calculating the dangers in the game with a disgusted tone.
"I've also seen venomous leopards, billywigs, and other dangerous and magical creatures like this."
"Professor Dumbledore is really stupid. It turns out that he ate too much honey and his brain is blocked. It seems that I should give him some bitter potion."
Soon, Madam Pomfrey completed a more detailed examination and allowed Harry and Fleur to return to the game.
On the referee's bench, the eight referees also started scoring after seeing the first batch of warriors return.
Without Karkarov this time, the new referee will naturally not deliberately target and suppress the score.
Considering that Harley didn't even use half of the time officially given by the competition, the judges unanimously gave a high score of over ninety-five points.
Ludo made no secret of his preference for Harley and gave Harley a perfect score.
In the end, Harley's total score in the second event was as high as 781 points, continuing to dominate the rankings.
As for Fleur, considering that she took Harley's ride but also performed very well, every judge also gave a high score of more than 90 points, and she finally received 744 points.
When the score came out, the audience once again burst into collective cheers and celebrations for an unknown number of times, with many people jumping up and down.
Fred and George were the happiest. The portable fireworks they made were almost sold out!
The professors were also smiling, so they allowed the students to cheer without deliberately trying to maintain order.
The world where only the auditorium seats were injured has been achieved!
"Well done!" Ludo took a moment and slipped out of the referee's seat, "Ahem...As the representative of the referee, please allow me to say a few words."
"The third event, which is the last event of the Six Strongest Competition, will be held on the evening of June 24th."
"Unlike the previous two projects, this time the Ministry of Magic will no longer conceal relevant information, nor will it prompt you through puzzles, but will directly tell you the specific content of this project."
"However, you can only know the specific content one month in advance. Before that, please prepare in the appropriate direction."
"At the same time, I also want to remind you two as an elder that since the Ministry of Magic no longer conceals specific information, this proves that the last project will be the most dangerous and difficult project."
"So I hope you can prepare well to avoid unnecessary casualties."
"Actually, a warrior has left us permanently today. Poor Tsuchimikado Seimei. He couldn't even wait for help from the Aurors, and Principal Dumbledore didn't cure him."
Ludo glanced at the watch on his hand, then glanced back at the referee's seat who was still carefully watching the light curtain and the noisy little wizards in the audience.
After realizing that no one had paid attention to him, Ludo hurriedly said a few more words,
"You two can leave now. I think after today's busy day, what you two need now is hot broth and a warm bed."
"I wish you both good luck in the third round. This is my personal blessing."
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Harry and Fleur returned directly to the Great Hall, where Hermione and Gabrielle had been waiting for a long time.
The hard-working house elves in the Hogwarts kitchen opened a private kitchen for the warriors and specially prepared a sumptuous meal.
After a while, the time came to half past six, and the students poured into the auditorium to enjoy dinner.
Three of the six screens had been extinguished at this time, and the remaining three had been moved back to the auditorium.
It can be seen that among the other three warriors, Miguel has not yet reached the unicorn group's station.
After all, he was taken too far by the Ball Escape Bird before, so he had to go in a big circle to reach the unicorns' station.
At this time, Miguel was like a flexible monkey, constantly grabbing the vines and swinging forward, and carrying a lot of fruits in a net bag made of vines around his waist.
This is his dinner today and breakfast tomorrow. Thanks to his good herbal medicine, Miguel will not go hungry.
Catherine has obtained the key from the unicorns and is currently camping near the unicorn station.
What she did was very smart. She could undoubtedly avoid many dangers in the Forbidden Forest by staying near unicorns, creatures that are very friendly to wizards, especially female wizards.
Moreover, it is already dark at this time, and it is extremely inefficient to move forward in the dark, and if you encounter danger, the gain outweighs the loss.
However, although she had found a place to stay, Catherine was still having a hard time with food.
She is not as good at herbal medicine as Miguel, and she does not dare to judge whether many fruits in the Forbidden Forest are edible.
As for hunting... Catherine didn't remember that she hadn't prepared any food until dark, so she could only tighten her belt and fall asleep, preparing to get up at dawn the next morning to at least get some meat for breakfast.
As for Krum... Although Krum is different from ordinary football stars, he is relatively good at playing, and he has also undergone wilderness survival training in ice and snow.
But he has no experience of living in the forest.
There is no ice and snow that he likes best, no snowshoe hares and seals that he is good at hunting, and no sleigh, which is his best way of moving on land.
In the end, Krum couldn't build an igloo, so he had to climb a tree and place multiple warning spells around him before he could forcefully fall asleep.
As for food, Krum was lucky enough to find two kinds of herbs that he knew, and he was half full.
Looking at these three poor warriors and Harry and Fleur enjoying the food in the auditorium, the students couldn't help but sigh.
Sure enough, sometimes the gap between people is bigger than that between people and dogs!
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The next day, the three warriors finally came out of the Forbidden Forest, but each of them was miserable.
Catherine almost came out on the completion timeline, but Krum didn't manage to leave the Forbidden Forest until noon.
As for Miguel...it was only at 6:30 the next night when the students at Hogwarts started eating again that he completed the game under the stars.
Although he knew that he was seriously overtime, Miguel was still eager to go to the Black Lake to enjoy some cheers.
Then...then he felt uncomfortable.
The entire black lake was empty, not a single human being.
This caused Miguel to have serious self-doubt. Could it be that he was the only warrior who failed to come out on time, so the audience abandoned him?
Fortunately, Professor McGonagall rushed over and took the child back to the auditorium, without making the child doubt his life too much.
The final scores of the three warriors were also released quickly. After all, everyone brought back treasures, and the basic score of fifty points was still there.
And there are still fifteen points for returning on time, so everyone can look better.
In the end, Miguel scored 497 points, Krum scored 533 points, and Katherine scored 621 points.
Looking at the newly released scores, the principals felt another pain.
But soon, they were relieved.
After all, all his outstanding students have returned safely, instead of dying after starting the path of evolution like Tsuchimikado Haruaki.
Isn't this something worth celebrating?
And the principals vaguely heard a little bit about the rules of the third competition event from Ludo.
According to Ludo, the third event no longer uses a scoring system, so even if the first two events get zero points, it will not affect the third event's victory.
Of course, whether you can win the championship still depends on your individual ability, but at least you have one more thing to think about, right?
At least the students at Hogwarts don't think that other warriors have a chance to win. Everyone has "We are the champions" written directly on their faces.
There was another celebratory dinner in the Gryffindor common room, and the celebrations extended to several other houses.
The professors will also be very happy tomorrow, and they will be more energetic even in class.
Especially Professor Snape, who shouted "Ten points from Gryffindor" became more and more mellow.
However, Harley did not participate in the school-wide celebration at this time. She just left a version of herself transformed from a wand outside to participate in daily activities.
Harley herself took several books and various materials and disappeared quietly.
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