Chapter 933 Rating
Sirius, who was waiting anxiously by the black lake, saw Harry emerging from the water, and immediately jumped into the lake and fished the exhausted Harry ashore.
Fleur also broke away from Madam Maxime's obstruction immediately and jumped into the water to save her sister Gabrielle.
Ron, who had just woken up and vomited out a large mouthful of lake water, was still splashing in the water with a confused look on his face. Looking at Harry and the little silver-haired girl who had been rescued, he had no choice but to swim to the shore by himself, and was finally rescued by Fred and George reached out and pulled him to the shore.
“Well done, Harry.”
Sirius tapped Harry's shoulder with his wand to remove the water stains on his body and the coldness brought by the lake, then smiled and patted his shoulder to encourage him.
“That...I failed to rescue the hostages.”
Harry was a little disappointed. He had made so many preparations before, but he didn't expect that he failed to complete the mission of rescuing the hostages in the end.
"It's okay Harry, as long as you come back safely, that's enough." Sirius reassured softly, "You really don't have to care about the result of the game."
"But…"
"It only took Mr. Anderson a quarter of an hour to successfully return with the hostages. I dare say that no warrior can surpass him. So, don't think about the score. That is just asking for trouble." Lupine also reached out and patted him. He patted Harry on the shoulder and reminded him kindly: "Maybe, you should think about what this competition has brought to you. Compared with the points obtained, the content of the competition is more interesting, isn't it?"
Harry looked up at Albert, who was talking to a beautiful red-haired girl, and fell silent immediately. Lupine was right, he didn't need to care about those things at all, he was just looking for trouble.
Harry wanted the championship, wanted to win it in front of Cho Chang and prove that he was better than Cedric Diggory, but there was a champion in this Triwizard Tournament.
Yes, the champion was booked a long time ago, and the man who booked the champion was named Albert Anderson.
The scariest thing is that almost everyone thinks so, and other warriors have given up on continuing to compete for the championship.
“The second project finally came to a perfect conclusion.”
Albert handed the thick blanket to George, who spread it out and wrapped their brother tightly.
“Can this be considered a perfect ending?” Fred asked confused.
"No one drowned in the black lake, doesn't it count as a perfect ending?" Albert handed a cup of magic potion to Fred and reminded: "Let him drink it as soon as possible to avoid catching a cold."
"That's true. At least, Harry's situation is much better than Krum's." George took the potion with a smile and forced it into Ron's mouth. He smiled extremely helplessly as he watched steam coming out of his ears. good.
“Ahem, what’s wrong with Krum?”
Ron choked and coughed repeatedly.
“He seemed to have encountered a large number of Grindylow attacks on the road, and the situation was a bit tragic.” Fred sighed softly: “I didn’t expect that Krum could still persist in completing the mission. It’s incredible.”
Ron looked in the direction of Krum and saw Madam Pomfrey treating Krum's wounds in a fuss, and Hermione talking to Krum. When Ron looked away, he happened to see Fleur kissing Harry's cheek, as if thanking him for saving his sister.
Ron, who accidentally saw this scene, always felt sour in his heart.
"The results of the discussion over there should be coming soon," George asked Albert sideways, "Can you understand the mermaid's language?"
“I don’t understand it, and I haven’t studied it on purpose.”
Albert looked at Dumbledore squatting by the water and talking closely with the mermaid leader, and admired this old man from the bottom of his heart.
At least, he cannot learn the mermaid language without the assistance of the skill panel.
“It’s rare that you don’t know the language.” George joked.
“It’s normal to have land!”
With the skill panel, Albert, if he really wanted to learn the mermaid language, it would not be difficult.
"By the way, the previous fireworks are very good. You can consider selling them to Hogwarts. After all, after the Triwizard Tournament is over, you have to prepare fireworks for celebrations!"
“Do you think Dumbledore would be willing to buy fireworks?”
“You can try to sell your holiday fireworks to Principal Dumbledore. Anyway, this kind of thing always needs to be tried. Opportunities have to be found by yourself. It is too difficult to wait for opportunities to be delivered to your door.
“What fireworks?” Ron asked doubtfully.
“None of your business.” Fred and George said in unison.
At this moment, the five referees on the referee's bench finally discussed the result.
"Ladies and gentlemen." Dumbledore's magically amplified voice rang in everyone's ears, startling everyone: "Merkus, the leader of the mermaids, told us everything that happened under the lake. We decided to rate the warriors based on a full score of 50.”
"Mr. Albert Anderson used gillyweed and bubble head charms, and at the same time, he also inspired to use transformation spells and basic movement spells to create a propeller for underwater movement, which achieved amazing results." Deng Bullido paused and continued: "He was the first to return with the hostages and completed the task in only a quarter of an hour. We decided to give Mr. Albert Anderson 50 points, which is full marks."
Isobel put her head on Albert's shoulder, winked mischievously and said, "I dare say you shocked everyone."
"I'm just worried about your safety and want to complete the task as soon as possible and rescue you."
Deafening cheers suddenly erupted from the stands, drowning out the whispers of the two. The students at Hogwarts were all proud of having a genius like Albert Anderson.
Only a few extreme Slytherin students looked on with cold eyes and regarded this as a shame for pure-blood wizards, but such extreme students were only a minority after all.
Under the big tree by the lake, Professor Moody on crutches was applauding Albert. However, his eyes were a little gloomy, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the look he looked at Albert revealed unconcealable malice.
Moody, or Barty Crouch Jr., is looking forward to the death of the genius of Hogwarts after the Triwizard Tournament maze. What will be the expressions of these students who are applauding him?
After about a minute, the cheers and noises gradually died down, and Dumbledore finally found the opportunity to speak: "Although Miss Fleur Delacour showed excellent use of the Bubble Charm, she was approaching the target. When she was attacked by Grindylow and failed to rescue the hostages, we gave her 25 points."
As a human being, Fleur didn't care at all that she got the lowest score in the second project. She was talking to Gabrielle in a low voice to calm her sister's emotions.
“Mr. Viktor Krum used Transfiguration, which was incomplete but still effective. He was the second to return with the hostages, far exceeding the one-hour limit. We give him 40 points.”
"Harry Potter also used the Bubble Curse," Dumbledore looked at Harry with satisfaction and continued: "Although he failed to rescue the hostages in the end, the mermaid leader told us that Mr. Potter was the second to find Regarding the hostages, he did not return in time, but stayed to ensure that all the hostages were safe before returning, which caused the Bubble Curse to reach its limit and ultimately failed to float in time. Most referees felt that this fully reflected the noble moral character. We Give Mr. Porter 40 points."
“Although it feels a bit silly, few people can do this, right?” Albert said to Isobel beside him.
"Yeah! It's silly, and I like to be a hero, but this is actually not bad." Isobel put her head next to Albert's ear and whispered softly, "But, I don't want you to be like this."
As she said that, she also clapped along with Albert.
Everyone was stunned.
Until several referees also started to applaud, Fleur, who had come to her senses, also clapped her hands vigorously. Krum obviously didn't care that Harry's score was the same as his, and he was also applauding Harry.
After several warriors took the lead in applauding Harry, the people in the audience who were still in a daze also applauded together, and the applause slowly spread to the entire audience.
Harry's mouth was slightly open, with a particularly complicated expression. He had no idea that he would get such good results, nor did he expect that his stupidity would be recognized and encouraged.
“So you’re not stupid.” Ron shouted at the top of his lungs, “I’m really yours, Harry!”
Dumbledore listened to the applause and cheers around him with a slight smile on his face. After the cheers ended, he said: "The third and final project will be carried out on the evening of June 24th. Warriors will know the specific content of the project one month in advance.”
After Dumbledore finished speaking, Lee Jordan took the lead in shouting: "Carnival! Carnival! We are going to hold a celebration party!"
Students from other surrounding houses protested against this, because after the end of the first project, the celebration banquet was only held in the Gryffindor common room, which made other students who could not attend the celebration banquet very dissatisfied.
“Perhaps we should hold the celebration banquet in the auditorium.”
"Let's go back." Albert said, holding Isobel's arm. "I think it's best for you to take a bath now, change into dry clothes, eat some hot food, and have a good rest for a while."
Isobel really wanted to take a hot bath, soaking in the lake was not comfortable.
However, before the two of them left, Madam Pomfrey approached the warriors and hostages one by one, insisting on escorting them back to the castle to change into dry clothes, and allowing them to receive care in the medical room to avoid soaking in the cold lake for a long time. Got sick from a cold.
However, Albert sneaked away with Isobel on the way. He was not interested in accepting Madam Pomfrey's care. Anyway, he was not injured, so it was just like that. He might as well take a hot shower first. Take a bath and eat some hot food to relax!
(End of this chapter)