Chapter 304: Late warrior

On February 24th, the second round of the much-anticipated Triwizard Tournament finally arrived.
Because of the long-term notification, almost everyone got up early this day and wanted to come to the Black Lake early to occupy a good position to watch the game.
As a participating warrior, Mike is no exception. He got up early and started to have breakfast.
The breakfast was made by Penello last night before being taken away by the competition. Not only did he fully consider the nutrition required for high-intensity exercise, but also to make Mike sleepy because he was too full when he was not in the game, even the portion was accurate. To the gram.
Benjamin and others were afraid that someone would play a black hand in order to make Mike unable to compete, so when Mike wanted to have breakfast, Benjamin and others stood by Mike's side.
Mike was quite speechless about this, but Benjamin insisted on it, and he had to accept their kindness.
"Mike, time is almost up." Benjamin glanced at his pocket watch, then handed a bottle of potion to Mike and said, "This is what you want. I've counted the time. It's time to drink it now."
"Thank you."
Mike took the potion and drank it.
As soon as the potion changed its entrance, a warm stream flowed into Mike's esophagus and flowed into his stomach, and then slowly spread through the blood throughout the body.
Mike only felt that his whole body suddenly became extremely hot, until he took off his heavy winter school uniform robe and felt better.
"Oh, it feels really good." Mike stretched his body, got up and walked outside the castle, "Let's go, it's our turn to debut."
Behind him, a group of Ravenclaw students and members of the mutual aid association shouted in excitement, and surrounded Mike to the edge of Black Lake.
At this time, the black lake was already black and full of people. Today’s weather is quite good, but the temperature hasn’t risen a little bit. The sun in the sky is like a lamp in a refrigerator. It’s useless except for lighting. .
Everyone on the edge of the Black Lake frustrated their hands and stomped their feet, trying to resist the cold in this way.
It's a pity that this method is obviously not effective, and each of them is still red and red from the cold.
At this time, people also noticed Mike and his party who were coming here. There was a deafening cheer in the crowd. Mike even vaguely heard the singing. Judging from the intermittent lyrics, this It should be a song they wrote specifically for Mike.
Ludo Bagman also noticed Mike. He stepped on the snow and quickly came to Mike and asked eagerly:
"Have you seen Harry?"
"No, I came directly from the Ravenclaw lounge. Why? Has he not arrived yet?"
"Yes, that's right, he hasn't arrived yet! Merlin's beard! The game is about to begin! This kid is really not worrying!" Bagman gritted his teeth, "Well, Mr. Townley, you first Go in. I will try my best to help him delay, if it doesn't work, he will only be considered as abstaining!"
After that, Bagman quickly ran back to the podium, forced a smile on his face, and shouted loudly:
"Dear viewers, it is the warrior of Hogwarts who is facing us now! McTorry! Let us welcome him with the warmest cheers!"
As soon as this statement came out, the cheers on the court became more enthusiastic, and the loudness of the sound made ripples appear on the surface of the Black Lake.
Mike waved to everyone, and was surrounded by the Black Lake, where Fleur and Krum were.
Krum was wearing a thin tights 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.
Nodded and said hello, Mike turned his gaze to Fleur again.
At this moment, Furong looked very bad. She was covered with Krum's fur, but her body was still trembling, and she didn't know if it was because of tension or cold.
She didn't seem to notice Mike's arrival, she still stood there trembling, looking at the Black Lake worriedly.
It was time for the game to start, and Harry still didn't come.
Karkaroff on the referee's bench was already dying to laugh. Although Ms. Maxim's performance was not as exaggerated as Karkaroff, the smile on the corner of her mouth could not be concealed.
Harry's current points are second only to Mike, ranking second.
And if he is really disqualified from the competition because of being late, Fleur and Krum will automatically rise up one place.
This is a good thing for both Durmstrang and Boothbarton.
Bagman glanced at the two who were already overwhelmed with joy, and stood up with a wand.
"Our game is about to begin, and before that, let me tell you the rules again!" Bagman paused and continued, "Just last night, we took away the most precious treasures of the warriors. , And hide them in the Black Lake! After the start of the game, the Warriors must enter the Black Lake and find their treasures within one hour! If the timeout expires, then they will lose their most precious treasure forever thing!"
Bagman roared with excitement, but the audience didn't buy it very much.
They came here to watch a gorgeous and exciting game. Now the main venue of the game is in the Black Lake. They can't see the specific scenes at all, which is very boring for them.
But Bagman obviously doesn't care about these things. He suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth, pretending to be sad, and said:
"One more thing, our old friend, Mr. Batty Crouch, regrettably missed this game due to physical reasons. This is really a very sad thing. However, to make up for Crouch. Regretful that Mr. is absent, we specially invited a more powerful guest! That is our beloved Minister of Magic! Minister Fudge!"
Cheers sounded again, Fudge stood up from the referee's bench, waved in response to the enthusiasm of the crowd, and raised his wand against his neck, casting a loud curse, and began his speech.
The content of the speech was very nutritious, and as the speech continued, boos from the crowd finally sounded.
But Fudge completely ignored these insignificant voices, and continued to preach those nonsense in an emotional voice.
Karkaroff's face on the referee's bench was gloomy and dripping, and Fudge was obviously delaying Harry for time.
But even though he was very angry, facing the Minister of Magic, he still didn't have the guts to interrupt his speech.
I don't know how long it took before Harry was finally late.
"Thank God! You are finally here!" Professor McGonagall yelled anxiously, clutching his chest, "Come on! Everyone is already waiting for you!"
Harry looked not awake, and was brought to Mike's side by Professor McGonagall with a dazed look.
At this time, Fudge on the stage finally stopped speaking, blinked at Mike and Harry, and said with a smile:
"Well, now I announce that the game is officially open..."
"Wait!"
Everyone's eyes turned to the source of the sound. Everyone wanted to know who was so courageous to interrupt Mr. Minister's speech.
"Mr. Minister, I'm sorry to interrupt your speech, but I have one thing I must bring up." Karkaroff's face flushed, and he stood tremblingly and said, "Now it's time for the game to start. Ten minutes have passed and Harry is undoubtedly late. I suggest depriving him of his qualifications!"
As soon as he said this, Harry, who was still in a trance, immediately came to his senses.
His face turned pale, and although the weather was cold, there were still beads of sweat rising from his forehead.
Harry was very nervous at the moment. It was hard for him to imagine what would happen to him if Professor McGonagall and his classmates knew that he was disqualified from the competition because he had overslept.
Fudge squinted his eyes and looked at Karkaroff with a grim look.
He really didn't expect that Novka Karlov, who had betrayed all his companions, would have the courage to say such a thing.
‘It seems that the lessons taught him were not enough. ’
Thinking of this, Fudge put on a gentle smile on his face and said:
"Personally, I am willing to give the Porter player a chance. Since we disagree, it is better to vote."
Karkaroff nodded hard, knowing that this was already a pretty good result.
"Well, referees, please raise your hand if you are willing to give Harry a chance."
Fudge raised his hand as he spoke, and Bagman beside him raised his hand before Fudge could finish speaking.
Everyone's eyes fell on Dumbledore, and there were only five referees. If he raised his hand again, Harry could continue the game.
Both Karkaroff and Maxim clenched their fists.
They used to despise Dumbledore's rigid, absolutely fair character.
But now they really hope that Dumbledore can continue to be rigid.
‘Don’t raise your hand! Dumbledore! You have to remember! You are the most just person in the world! ’
Karkaroff roared deep inside, but Dumbledore looked at Harry in the audience.
At this moment, Harry was also looking at Dumbledore with expectant eyes.
The eyes of the two intersected in mid-air, and Dumbledore seemed to understand the meaning in Harry's eyes.
He nodded slightly, and then slowly raised his hand.
"Oh! Great!"
"Long live Dumbledore!"
...
There was a sensation in the crowd, everyone chanted Dumbledore's name and praised his wise decision.
Harry let out a deep breath, and he felt his body wet with sweat.
Amidst the cheers, Karkarov collapsed on the referee's chair with a gray face.
"Hahaha!" Fudge laughed at the sight, "In that case, then I announce that the game has officially started!"
As soon as this statement came out, Krum took the lead in moving.
I didn't know when he had already taken off his shoes and socks, and he was rushing towards the Black Lake at this moment.
While running, he was still waving his wand, casting unknown magic.
Then an astonishing 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 vicious sharks. head!
"Merlin! Body Transfiguration! The Krum player is actually using Transfiguration Technique! This is too dangerous. You must know that Transfiguration can cause irreversible damage. The last guy who used Transfiguration in front of me is here. I haven't recovered yet!"
Bagman explained with excitement, but Cedric's face turned black when he heard the words.
"No! Krum player made a mistake in body transformation! He only has his upper body turned into a shark, and his lower body remains the same!" Bagman said regretfully, "It's too late to remedy it. Krum player has reached the lake. , He jumped! Oh! Well, let us wish him luck."
Many onlookers laughed out loud. Krum ran desperately with a sturdy shark on his two legs and finally dived into the water is really funny.
The other three people on the court couldn't laugh.
Fleur and Harry were desperately pulling their shoes and socks. Harry seemed too impatient to take off their socks.
But it was such a short delay, UU reading www.uukanshu. On the side of com, Furong took off the fur cloak and shoes and socks, dressed in tights that revealed her devil figure, put on a bubble curse and jumped into the black lake.
Harry became even more anxious when he saw it, he tore at those socks desperately, but it still didn't help.
Harry now hates the socks that Dobby gave him as a Christmas gift. He swears that Dobby must have never studied the difference between the soles of human and domestic 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 fins. He looked at the fins in a puzzled manner, but Mike's voice came from behind him in a timely manner.
"What are you doing in a daze, run!"
Turning his head stubbornly, Harry saw Mike in a frogman outfit yelling at him.
"Oh! Oh! Thank you! Mike!"
Instinctively thanked him, Harry hurried to the Black Lake.
The presence of the flippers made his posture look very funny, and there was a burst of laughter in the crowd, among which Malfoy had even fallen to the ground with laughter.
But Harry couldn't care about the others at the moment. He came to the lake, stuffed a bunch of green things into his mouth, and plunged into the black lake.
"What did I see? Player Mike gave up the opportunity to enter the Black Lake first and chose to use the Transfiguration Curse to help Harry Player solve the pair of socks that can't be taken off! This is really noble!"
Bagman commented passionately, and Mike on the court watched Harry enter the Black Lake, and then slowly walked towards the Black Lake, while walking, and put himself a bubble head by the way. curse.
Under the gaze of everyone's nervous anticipation, Mike finally slowly entered the Black Lake.