Hogwarts Homecoming

"Don't mind-"

Fleur, who was standing on the glass panel on the second level, said with a smile,

"I was just kidding you."

But Hermione remained sullen and unmoved.

"I'll bet all my Silver Sickles on you, Harry."

Ron leaned into Harry's ear and whispered,

"Hermione is at odds with Fleur because of Professor Blaine."

Hermione admired Professor Blaine as she once admired Gilderoy Lockhart, and Harry and Ron knew this.

"Hermione just doesn't appreciate Fleur's flamboyant style."

Harry shook his head in disapproval and expressed his opinion.

When Fleur stepped onto the second board, the next few steps became obvious in her eyes.

Fleur handed her arm to Hermione, and the two girls followed the previous movements and squatted down again.

After hesitating for a moment, this time, Furong still walked up the stairs to the right.

She held her breath, carefully stepped out from the left side of the second step and put one foot on the right side of the third step, her eyes fixed on the glass plate of the third step that reflected the two shooting stars.

There was another breathless silence.

This time Fleur was lucky, the ladder she chose did not shatter.

Well, they have now identified the correct pedals for the first three steps.

After two consecutive successes, several people waiting on the platform finally relaxed. Now it was certain that the plan proposed by Victor was feasible.

It's slow, but at least it's safe.

The first step was finally free, and after some discussion, several boys asked Luna to take the first step.

Fleur and Hermione continued to open the passage in a difficult and clumsy way. After two or three minutes, they found that the safe passage was enough for everyone to board the glass walkway.

Luna was followed by Viktor, then Cedric, Harry followed Cedric, and Ron ended up on the plank.

It must be said that the surrounding environment created by Professor Brain is quite shocking.

Although they all know that it is impossible to die after falling off the plank road.

But the loneliness that this space, whose environment is very similar to the starry sky in the universe, brings to people is indeed very real.

Especially when they slowly walked through more than a dozen steps, the platform behind them was like a small boat moving away from the light source in the deep sea of ​​​​night.

The terrifying feeling of being helpless and helpless as if standing on top of an abyss is indescribable.

After staying in this situation for a long time, the players who are suffering may even have the urge to jump off the abyss in search of relief.

"How far away is that thing from us?"

After another five or six arduous steps, Viktor couldn't help but complain.

The glowing thing seemed to be brighter in everyone's field of vision, but it was still impossible to accurately determine its exact location.

It seems within reach, but also seems far away.

call.

After sending Fleur to the next level of safety, Hermione sighed tiredly and rubbed her sore arms.

Fleur wasn't much better, her arm where Hermione was holding her was very sore, and there were still palm-shaped bruises on her arm.

"I can take your place, Hermione."

Luna, who was following Hermione, touched Hermione's shoulder lightly.

"I went through the same training as you, Hermione."

After hesitating for a moment, Hermione shook her head and refused.

"You're hurt Luna, this is going to make your body open and I just need a little rest."

The advancing team stopped temporarily.

In such a depressing environment, no one had any desire to chat, but instinctively looked for more light.

The brightest place in this space is undoubtedly the boundless starry sky above their heads.

Fleur muttered something softly and gently rubbed the bruises on her arms. She looked up at the shooting stars that streaked across the sky from time to time.

Suddenly, I discovered that the meteors falling under the galaxy light years away began to fall one by one.

But before, it seemed that there were one and two pills alternately. It was wrong. It was two and two. It was also wrong. Two pills for a while, one pill for a while?

Fleur shook her head and threw this boring question out of her mind.

"continue"

The joy of finding a way forward has left Hermione's heart. Now she just wants to end this torturous level as soon as possible.

A group of people silently stood up from the glass panel where they were sitting cross-legged and continued to move forward.

The sudden heavy feeling in her arms showed that Furong had chosen the wrong boardwalk on the right side of the next step.

Clenching her teeth, Hermione forcefully pulled Fleur up to the left glass panel.

"Feel sorry--"

Fleur gasped twice and whispered to Hermione. She saw the painful expression on Hermione's face when she pulled her up.

"It was pure luck."

Hermione said, shaking her head.

This was indeed the case. This choice was entirely based on luck and there were no rules to follow. However, Furong could not help but feel a little bit of urgency in her heart.

She had to try her best to make the right choice, otherwise, neither she nor Hermione would be able to support it for long.

Staring at the two shooting stars reflected on the next glass panel, Fleur bit her lip and chose the right again.

Click——

The shattering sound that reached her ears made Furong feel sad. She made the wrong choice again.

Hermione was ready to pull Fleur up. Her body tensed, her other hand tightly clasped the edge of the glass plate she was standing on, holding her breath--

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Hermione let go of Fleur's arm and stared at the glass panel at Fleur's feet in shock.

"You made the right choice?"

Fleur's expression was equally confused. She turned her face and looked at the faces behind her with the same expression.

"That's what it looks like."

Hermione said hesitantly.

"What was that sound just now?"

Viktor asked.

Click!

At this time, the same sound appeared, and the little wizards who had heard it many times were sure that this was the sound of the glass panel exploding.

Everyone's numb emotions were suddenly aroused, and their dull faces showed shock!

"What's going on? Where did the sound come from?"

Harry asked loudly, his throat tight.

Everyone in the line subconsciously checked the glass plate under Qi's feet, but found nothing wrong with it.

In just about ten seconds, the sound of breaking glass came again, and it sounded much clearer!

The crisp crackling sound coming from the boundless darkness shook everyone's thoughts like thunder, making them dizzy.

"I see!"

Hermione was the first to react. She fixed her gaze in the direction they came from and shouted in horror,

"Those safety glass panels we passed were shattering!"

A second of silence lasts as long as eternity!

"how so!"

Ron turned around hurriedly, staring in horror at the impenetrable darkness behind him.

"Probably"

Hermione gritted her teeth and said,

"The time is up. This competition probably has a time limit. If the time is exceeded, the plank road under our feet will be broken in sequence!"

"Then what to do now!"

Harry also panicked. The glowing thing was still far away from them!

"We have to leave quickly."

Cedric shouted with urgency in his voice.

Physical fatigue will be ignored in extremely tense situations. Hermione stepped onto the same step as Fleur and said anxiously,

"There's no need to choose carefully. The probabilities are all the same. Next, take the stairs on the right!"

Fleur took a breath and nodded vigorously.

The nerves of the group were stretched to the extreme, but their forward speed was always limited by those wrong glass plates.

But the crackling sounds that kept ringing behind them did not pity them, and sounded like a death knell one after another.

A few minutes later, the glass plate five feet away turned into powder and fell into the abyss under Ron's desperate gaze! (End of chapter)