allonlinenovel Chapter 184 Maze Level
Chapter 184 Maze Level
Sirius sitting at the Slytherin table was indeed very eye-catching. Everyone knew that he was from the Black family, but he was sorted into Gryffindor House and was even expelled from the family later on.
But now he is the only one who bears the name Black.
He was not in the mood to cause trouble as there were more important things waiting for him, which was to urgently train the two children before the game started.
In this way, Gloria and Harry confronted Sirius in the morning and afternoon. Regardless of their strength, neither of them fell behind.
It was dinner time, and Sirius watched Harry walk to the Gryffindor table.
Draco reserved two seats for her, and Gloria sat in the middle like she did at noon.
"You performed very well. It's not difficult to pass the maze successfully." Sirius had a new understanding of Gloria's strength. "When I was your age, I didn't have such strength at all."
"Thank you for the compliment." Gloria cut a piece of steak for him.
The next moment, a long strip of steak appeared on her plate. She turned around and saw Draco looking at her eagerly.
Sirius bit down hard on the steak, choosing to ignore it.
Time passed, and when the ceiling turned from blue to dark purple twilight, Headmaster Dumbledore, who was sitting at the staff table, stood up, and everyone fell silent.
"Finally the moment has arrived. The champion of the Triwizard Tournament will be decided tonight. In five minutes I will invite everyone to the Quidditch pitch. Now please, Mr. Jones, lead the warriors to the playground first."
Minister Fudge came today just as Conrad said, and will applaud along with the other students.
Gloria stood up and the students at the Slytherin table gave her a warm farewell.
Draco took her hand and said silently: Wait for you to come back.
Mr. Jones was always a man of few words, so they all walked to the Quidditch pitch in silence without saying a word.
The place has changed a lot. A twenty-foot-high hedge surrounds the court, with only a gap in front of them. It is pitch black when you look inside from the entrance.
A few minutes later, students filed in and arrived at the stands.
At this time, Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick entered the stadium and stood beside the warriors.
"The four of us professors are responsible for patrolling the maze. If you encounter difficulties in the maze, raise your wands and shoot red fireworks." Professor McGonagall instructed them, "When we see this signal, we will go in to help. Do you understand?"
The four warriors nodded in unison.
"Harry, Leah, good luck to you," Hagrid said before leaving with the other three professors and starting their patrol.
Mr. Jones put his wand to his throat and spoke in a loud voice: "The final of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. The next four warriors will enter the maze one by one according to the scores I reported."
"Gloria Slytherin - 92 points, first place, Hogwarts School!"
All the students in the school cheered. Gloria looked up and saw Sirius smiling and applauding, and Draco with a proud look on his face. It was rare for them to sit together without arguing.
"Harry Potter - 85 points, Hogwarts School."
The cheers on the field became even louder, and the two warriors from their school took the first and second places!
"Viktor Krum - 80 points, Durmstrang School."
Karkaroff's expression was not as smug as before.
"Fleur Delacour - Beauxbatons School."
The Hogwarts students continued to cheer for the two warriors behind them.
"Now, Miss Slytherin, listen to my whistle," said Mr. Jones, "Three, two, one!"
A short whistle sounded, and Gloria entered the maze. Thinking that Harry would come in next, she wanted to wait near the exit for a while, but the hedge in front of her began to move, blocking the entrance and disappearing all the sounds outside.
Not only was the maze dark, but there was also a faint mist.
"Fluorescent flash——"
The magic wand glowed, and Gloria continued to walk inside. Since she couldn't wait for anyone, she would pass the level first.
There was nothing in sight but darkness and hedges. There was not even a breath of wind, only the rustling of feet across the lawn.
After turning a corner, I finally encountered something - the blasting-tailed skrewt raised by Hagrid. It was now ten feet tall, with its tentacles bared and claws brandishing. When it saw someone, its tail immediately exploded and threw out a ball of flames.
Gloria dodged immediately, pointed her wand at the blasting-tailed skrewt, and hit it with a silent spell.
The thick shell of the huge blasting-tailed skrewt, which could have bounced back spells, was pierced by the golden light and flew backwards with its body, destroying the hedge across the path.
It squirmed away half-deadly, but its skin was thick and tough, so Gloria did not chase it. The blasting-tailed skrewt soon disappeared into the darkness, and the originally destroyed hedge slowly returned to normal.
She looked around and called out, "Harry?"
However, there was no response from all around. Could it be that they were far away in such a short time?
I had no choice but to keep moving forward and let the wand guide the way.
After turning a corner, the original road was replaced by black water, and the water surface was sparkling in the windless environment.
Gloria held her wand close to the water. It was pitch black and bottomless, as if ink had been poured into it. She didn't think she could swim across.
She first cast a levitation spell on herself, but as soon as she got close to the water, she fell straight down, and she immediately returned to the shore.
After thinking for a moment, he waved his wand and the clusters of green leaves on the hedge flew in front of him, gradually forming a small boat, which landed on the dark water... Fortunately, it did not sink.
Gloria stood on the boat and walked steadily across the aisle.
After walking for a few minutes, a ball of black fog appeared. It changed back and forth and always had no clear shape. Gloria watched quietly and then recognized what it was.
Boggart...
The Boggart, whose transformation always failed, disappeared into the hedge without her having to do anything.
Just as I was thinking about what else, a scream broke the silence.
Gloria looked back, unsure of where the sound came from, and the red sparks did not appear.
She turned around and continued walking, wanting to end the game as quickly as possible.
About ten minutes later, there was a figure ahead, but due to the light mist, I couldn't see who was on the other side.
"Harry?" Gloria tried to shout.
The figure moved and walked towards her quickly, "Crucia!"
Gloria waved her wand and a spell was cast, which collided with the Cruciatus Curse and canceled it out. She also recognized the owner of the voice - Krum.
"What are you doing Krum?"
Then the other party remained silent and continued to attack her.
Gloria stopped talking and cast a stun spell on the person. Krum was thrown a long distance without any resistance and landed on the ground with a dull sound.
She walked over to Krum, who had fainted.
He took his opponent's wand and fired red sparks into the sky.
If everything went well for Fleur, she should have left the maze by now, and Krum would also be out, leaving only her and Harry in the maze.
Gloria walked quickly, and dealt with everything she encountered with a violent spell.
Until a sphinx stopped her. A huge lion with a woman's head and long almond eyes stared at her and said, "You are very close to your goal. The fastest way is to guess my riddle."
It continued, "You will pass if you guess correctly once. If you guess wrong, I will pounce on you. If you don't guess correctly, then find your way again."
Gloria put away her wand and said, "Go ahead."
The Sphinx smiled happily:
"There is one thing
Visible and invisible
The longest and the shortest
The widest yet divided
Great and small
Precious but often overlooked
Answer me, what is this?
After hearing Sphinx's question, Gloria thought it was very simple.
"time--"