Hogwarts Homecoming

Meteors in the sky. Two streaks go to the left and one path goes to the right.

Several people stared at the shining stars that continued to fall under the galaxy, with dull expressions.

Just...that simple? !

Harry's green eyes reflected the brilliance of shooting stars, but his slightly pale face gradually became distorted, and his breath became thicker.

Ever since Neville used his own sacrifice to let them understand the specific content of this round of tests, Harry knew where Professor Blaine must have set up a 'secret door'.

After a search and finding nothing, they had no choice but to resort to Viktor's little trick.

But Harry actually knew in his heart, he knew that Professor Brain would not leave such a big loophole for them to exploit. As expected, Professor Brain also set up "remedy measures" in the level so that they could not use small tricks to pass the game.

As he trudged forward on the glass plank above the black abyss, Harry kept thinking about where Professor Blaine had placed his hint.

But after much thought, Harry never expected that the hint was in such an obvious place!

Everyone can see it when they look up.

And precisely because of this, it was so easy to ignore that even Hermione, who was highly trusted by him, didn't notice the weirdness of those meteors that looked so normal in the starry sky!

"Professor Brain is truly a master of understanding people's hearts."

After the team moved forward smoothly, Viktor said helplessly.

"I'm sorry, Harry--"

Hearing Viktor's words, Hermione pursed her lips and looked back at Harry, who was now the last man. Her eyes were red and she looked guilty.

"The answer is right in front of me. If I--"

"It's not your fault, Hermione."

Harry's voice was muffled,

"Who would have thought?"

Fleur, who saved everyone, did not correct Harry's statement. She was also exhausted by Amosta's whims.

Although they found the right way, Ron's 'sacrifice' made everyone feel depressed.

The team moved forward quickly in silence, and the shattered glass panel behind their butts could no longer create a sense of urgency for them.

"I think we're almost there"

Furong, who was at the front of the team, stopped. Her words also stopped the other three teams who were focusing on the heartbeat board. They all looked in the direction where Furong was staring.

The light emitted by the luminous object illuminated the surrounding area.

Behind the S-curved path formed by twenty or thirty glass panels, carrying the light was the same wooden platform as the platform they were on when they first arrived in this space.

The end is approaching, and everyone's hearts are finally a little more active. Everyone is thinking, what is the thing shrouded in glory?

There were no more accidents during the last stretch of the journey. Everyone climbed up from the plank road to the high platform one after another. When Harry was pulled onto the platform by Cedric and the soles of his feet touched the solid opaque wooden board, he breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief.

Looking up, Hermione came to him and was looking at him sadly.

After a slight silence, Harry stepped forward, hugged Hermione, and patted Hermione's back gently.

"You have tried your best, Hermione, but Professor Blaine is too cunning."

"But Ron must really want to stay in the competition until the end."

Harry let go of Hermione and saw her tear up.

"So we have to win, right?"

Harry said in a light voice as he tried to clear up his heavy heart.

"This is."

At this time, everyone else on the platform had gathered under the light, squinting their eyes to look at the light in the center of the platform. Furong frowned slightly and said doubtfully.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Harry smiled at Hermione.

Taking a deep breath, the flickering light in Hermione's brown eyes stabilized again. She nodded to Harry, and the two of them quickly came to the light.

This is a cluster of white light that looks like a torch. There is something hidden in the position of the fire cluster.

"key?"

Harry also raised his eyebrows and said with some surprise,

"But why only one handful?"

The confusion Harry unconsciously expressed caused slight changes in the faces of everyone on the platform.

Ding---

A clear sound like wind chimes surrounded everyone's ears, and Professor Blaine's calm voice sounded without warning.

"Now, you can use your wands."

Harry looked around in shock, but he didn't see the handsome, young face with sharp eyebrows and eyes that seemed to be able to tolerate everything.

"This should be a preset sound, Harry -"

Hermione said softly, biting her lower lip, solemnity emerging on her face as the sadness quickly left.

As for Fleur, Viktor, Cedric and Luna, the expressions on their faces were also a little strange after Professor Blaine's voice sounded.

Quietly, the atmosphere between the six people who had been working closely together just now became subtle.

Can you use magic?

What does Professor Brain mean by issuing such a reminder at such a time?

There is no doubt that the bronze material floating up and down in the brilliance and the simple-shaped key are key props, and they will definitely be of great use in the following steps.

But the key is that there is only one key, which means that only one team can possess it!

Hermione unconsciously moved closer to Harry, and at the same time, the two of them moved away from some torches and members of the other three teams.

Cedric and Luna, as well as Fleur and Viktor, also did the same thing.

Six people and four teams remained silent while keeping watch over the others.

Before they knew it, everyone had grabbed their own wands.

Want another brutal showdown?

If this is really the case, then Fleur and Viktor will undoubtedly have no chance at all.

Both Durmstrang and Beauxbatons had only one warrior left in their respective teams. The numerical disadvantage and the gap in personal dueling skills meant that the two had no chance of winning unless

Obviously, Fleur and Viktor had also thought of it themselves. After realizing this, the two people on both sides of the station slowly approached, watching the two teams of Hogwarts warily.

This made the four people at Hogwarts a little embarrassed, but they also knew that Fleur and Viktor would choose this way.

Hermione and Cedric looked at each other, their eyes only interacted for a moment before they looked away.

There is competition within Hogwarts itself.

A strong sense of distrust enveloped everyone, and Harry frowned. He didn't like this feeling. They were on guard against each other.

So, an unavoidable question.

Which team can have this key?

Professor Brain has given the answer and their wands are ready for use.

That is - fight!

However, this is not a pleasant way. After all, just now everyone was in the same boat and working closely together.

Do you really want to fight?

Harry was tangled up in his heart. This was different from the previous test in the woods. This was undoubtedly Professor Blaine's conspiracy. No, a conspiracy!

Harry turned to Cedric, wanting to use his eyes to ask for the opinion of the captain of the other Hogwarts team. To his relief, he could see the confusion on Cedric's face without trying too hard to distinguish.

Obviously, Cedric was unwilling to use force to decide who owned the key.

The silence seemed to be longer than the time they spent on the glass plank. After understanding the situation, no one dared to act rashly.

"I think"

As time passed in silence, Harry's hazy heart became clearer and clearer, and he spoke.

Harry's voice immediately attracted everyone's attention, including Hermione beside him.

The moment the two people's eyes met, Hermione immediately understood what Harry was thinking through the clarity in Harry's green eyes. She hesitated for a moment, and then responded with a supportive look in Harry's eyes.

With Hermione's support, the remaining hesitation in Harry's heart disappeared. He smiled and looked at Fleur,

"This key should be yours, Fleur?"

Hearing this, Cedric immediately raised his eyebrows, but after just a second, he regained his composure and smiled, and at the same time, he stuffed the wand back into his sleeve.

"Give me?"

Fleur couldn't believe her ears. This key might represent the final victory of the Triwizard Tournament, and Harry actually generously said that the key should belong to her? !

"Very sound advice, Harry."

Cedric agreed with a smile. He also looked at Fleur.

"It should belong to you, Fleur. If you hadn't understood Professor Brain's hints, we would all be out now. Your contribution is the greatest."

"But without Longbottom's sacrifice"

Of course Fleur wanted to own this key, but she also knew that it didn't mean that she had helped everyone get through this round of difficulties, and the spoils should belong to her.

This is the arena of the Triwizard Tournament, and this is not the time for modesty and politeness.

"Oh, these are two different things -"

Speaking of Neville's sacrifice, only Cedric's team is qualified to express its stance. Cedric said with a smile,

"Even without Neville's sacrifice, we would have figured out what happened to the glass plank sooner or later, but without your idea, Fleur, we would all be doomed."

Harry, Hermione and Luna all nodded, and after a period of silence, Viktor quietly left Fleur's side. He also nodded slowly,

"I think Hogwarts is right, Fleur, this key should indeed belong to you. But this does not mean that we give up the game. In the subsequent test sessions, I will still do my best to win for the school!" ( End of this chapter)