Chapter 397: The Moving Maze that Blocks the Shortcut, the Map in the Treasure Chest

June 24th, 5pm.

Hogwarts teachers and students, representatives of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, families of the warriors, and referees all sat in the audience seats of the renovated Quidditch field.

Professor Flitwick used his wand to direct the band to play passionate music, and the girls of Beauxbatons also sang cheerful ballads, and the whole venue was extremely lively.

Amos Diggory jumped into the stadium like a child, excitedly opening his right arm to welcome his son to enter, which made Cedric a little embarrassed.

Karkaroff and Maxim each took Krum and Fleur into the stadium, and Jins walked respectfully behind Aaron. Harry was the last one, and Dumbledore and Lupin were beside him.

Twenty-foot hedges surrounded the field, and several identical entrances appeared in front of everyone. The dark passages were mixed with wisps of mist, and the roars and roars of wild beasts could still be heard vaguely.

"Quiet." Dumbledore stood on the podium and said with a voice-enhancing spell, "This morning, Professor Moody hid the trophy of the tournament in the maze. Whoever finds the trophy first will be the champion of the Triwizard Tournament.

The order of entering the maze is determined by the total score of the first two items, which is Aaron Gaius, Harry Potter, Viktor Krum, Cedric Diggory, and Fleur Delacour.

We have arranged people to patrol the surrounding area. If any contestant wants to withdraw from the competition, then the contestant only needs to use the wand to shoot red sparks."

"The fear is that there is no chance to shoot sparks." Aaron said suddenly.

"They may not be able to do it, but the young master can definitely do it." Jins said calmly.

He is full of confidence in Aaron. The countless extreme escapes in the family secret room have almost trained Aaron to have an instinct. No matter how dangerous this maze is, it will not be impossible to send out a distress signal.

"Yes or no, I don't want to quit the game."

"Competitors, come now, please hurry."

The five warriors immediately came to Dumbledore, he lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "There will be no dragons in the maze, no deep-water monsters, but you will face greater challenges at that time, and people will experience certain changes when they enter the maze..."

"Wait." Aaron interrupted him, looking a little unnatural: "Professor, you said the change is... Can this maze move?"

Dumbledore nodded, "This is Miss Klein's suggestion. She said that her brother has a photographic memory and can know the most correct and simplest way just by walking once.

In order to be fair, she deliberately cast a magic on the maze. Except for the place in the middle where the trophy is stored, other positions will change from time to time."

Aaron was dumbfounded, and the other four warriors looked at each other. In addition to surprise, there was also a hint of sympathy in their eyes when they looked at him.

They didn't expect Aaron to have such a good memory, and they didn't expect Adrian to play so well, blocking his brother's shortcut.

"Try your best to find the trophy, but be careful. You may lose yourself on the way.

After the cannon goes off, Aaron will be the first to go in. The others will be notified with the whistle." Dumbledore said, and then turned and walked towards the referee's seat.

"Aaron, your sister is really..." Cedric thought for a long time but couldn't think of any adjectives. He just gave a thumbs up.

"Haha!" Aaron's mouth was bitter, and the brilliance in his eyes was half gone.

To be honest, he was mentally prepared. Adrian would definitely set obstacles for him in the maze, but it didn't matter. He remembered the route in advance, and he could just force his way through the obstacles.

As long as he found the trophy first, he would have won more than half of the game, but he never expected that the first step would be so difficult.

If the maze could move, the advantages of the first two projects combined would only allow him to take a few fewer detours than others.

"How about we cooperate?" Furong showed a charming smile, "Anyway, you will be the last one to touch the trophy, why don't you help me win the championship?

Then I will give you half of the prize money, so you can feel more involved."

The pupils of the other three people shrank slightly, and they said in their hearts.

It is said that girls are delicate, why didn't they think of this idea?

The difficulty of the third project is self-evident, and it is self-evident to have a god teammate in this situation.

"Gaius." Cedric coughed a little embarrassedly, "I think it is necessary to remind you that you are a warrior of Hogwarts.

The relationship between Hufflepuff and Slytherin is not very good, but it is not very bad, right?"

Harry was about to say something when he met Aaron's sharp eyes and swallowed his saliva.

"Don't get me wrong, the championship is not important, but I think we should cooperate in terms of safety."

Although Moody, Lupin, and Dumbledore are guarding this maze, he is still a little unsure about this third competition. Who knows what means the Death Eaters in the dark will use to deal with him.

If Aaron is willing to help him, then the safety aspect will be foolproof.

If he is lucky, he may be able to compete for the championship. The youngest champion of the Triwizard Tournament, just thinking about it makes him excited.

"That... I don't want any prize money." Krum said a little stiffly, "I still..."

"Dude, please don't say anything! We are not that familiar with each other."

"I also saved Luna Lovegood in the second competition." Krum emphasized.

Aaron pursed his lips, took a deep breath and said, "I understand, I will repay the favor, but I won't help you win the championship."

"Is it not possible?" Krum frowned slightly.

"I have an idea. The last one to touch the trophy is also the champion.

It's just that the process is much more exciting, and it may be exciting enough to make me doubt my life."

Boom!

The sound of the cannon sounded.

Adrian put his magic wand against his neck, "Now please invite our first warrior to enter.

By the way, a friendly reminder, in order to increase the fun of the game, I have placed many different kinds of treasure chests in the maze.

The treasure chests will provide help for the warriors to reach the center of the maze, but it depends on the luck and ability of the warriors to get the clues.

Without saying much, I wish you all good luck."

Aaron was stunned for a moment, and walked into the entrance of the maze amid the applause and cheers of the audience.

Adrian smiled slightly, pointed his magic wand to the sky, and five projections appeared outside the maze, making it convenient for all the audience to appreciate the performance of the warriors.

But now the game has just begun, and only the one belonging to Aaron is lit among the five projections, and the rest are all dark.

The moment Aaron stepped into the maze, all the sounds from the outside world were cut off, and he could only hear his own breathing and heartbeat.

Following the correct route in his mind, he took a deep breath and started running fast.

But within half a minute, the hedges on both sides began to squeeze in the middle, forcing him to change his route and turn into an unknown fork in the road.

Here he saw a wooden treasure chest and roads leading to the left and right sides.

"Open it or not."

Aaron was entangled for a while, and the other warriors outside the field also watched this scene curiously.

Adrian said that the treasure chest would provide help, but there is no free lunch in the world. The things in this treasure chest are of great reference value to them.

At this moment, the whistle suddenly sounded.

"Harry Potter enters." Ludo Bagman said loudly.

"Ah?"

Harry was stunned for a moment, looking at Aaron's projection screen with a complicated expression, "Can I go in later?"

"This..." Bagman hesitated for a moment, turned his head and looked at the other referees, as if asking for their opinions.

"Yes, but not later than the last whistle." Adrian said indifferently.

"Thank you."

"I suddenly feel that there is nothing wrong with ranking behind." Furong smiled.

"I think so too."

Cedric nodded. Through these projection screens, people who enter the maze later will know more clues and will not be in a hurry when encountering danger.

Aaron finally made up his mind when he heard the whistle.

He couldn't wait any longer. The first mover was his only advantage. He couldn't be held back by a box.

"Alaho!"

Aaron stood ten meters away and hit the wooden treasure chest with an unlocking spell, which opened it.

A strange cry came from the box, followed by a wet claw stretched out, and the extremely disgusting black-robed monster flew in the air.

"Gift crab!"

Aaron cursed, and the large number of spectators outside the venue couldn't help but be nervous.

This is a Dementor, a real Dementor. The moment it appeared, a layer of white frost formed on the hedge.

Harry was stunned, but soon he was relieved.

He knew the Patronus Charm, so he could still deal with one Dementor. If every treasure chest was filled with Dementors, it would be easier for him.

"Ahem!" Fudge stood up and used a voice-enhancing spell to explain, "Don't worry, everyone. The Dementors will not leave the maze. They will return to Azkaban after the Triwizard Tournament."

"I hope nothing unexpected will happen." Lupin said with some concern.

"No." Moody said easily. The few spells Harry had learned were enough for him, and Gaius was also in it.

Lupin nodded. He had also taught Harry the Patronus Charm, but he was always a little uneasy in his heart.

"Expecto Patronus!" Aaron chanted the Patronus Charm, and the silver-white light repelled the Dementors to another aisle.

He walked to the treasure chest, which contained a map of the maze, marking the location of him and the Triwizard Tournament trophy. He had only walked less than one-tenth of the way now.

In addition, there was a line of words below the map: The maze will move again in thirty seconds, please hurry.

Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight...

The change in numbers made Aaron's pupils tremble. He used fifteen seconds to analyze the correct route to the center, and ran as fast as he could in the remaining fifteen seconds.