"How come Albert is back so soon!"
"Where's Lee Jordan?"
"Don't worry about that guy, come over and help move the big guy out."
Albert's return caught the Weasley twins, who had been preparing to give him a surprise, off guard. They packed up their things and hurried out of the auditorium, then laboriously took out a cannon-shaped firework from their suitcases and pointed it at the sky.
"one two three."
Fred counted to three in his head, picked up his wand, lit the firework, and then covered his ears with his hands.
-Bang!
The gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky and turned into a griffin with a spread-winged lion body. The giant beast raised its head and let out a lion's roar, spread its wings and circled in the sky, finally turning into a gorgeous firework.
It would definitely be more beautiful at night.
As soon as the two of them got ashore, they heard a "bang" from the audience. Looking up at the fireworks above their heads, the girl asked curiously, "Did you prepare this?"
"Definitely not, otherwise it should have bloomed just now." Albert looked towards the stands and said with a smile, "But I can probably guess who prepared this surprise for me."
Below the banner that read "Hogwarts must win", Lee Jordan was organizing the crowd to cheer for Albert. The chaotic cheers and applause gradually merged into one voice: Albert must win, Hogwarts must win!
Albert smiled and waved his arms to express his gratitude to supporters in the audience.
Isobel put her arm around Albert's and smiled, "You are so welcome."
"It's not good to be too popular. Let's go and have a rest and have a cup of hot drink. You need to be taken care of now, so as not to catch a cold." Albert took Isobel to meet Madam Pomfrey who came hurriedly. Madam Pomfrey was mumbling something in her mouth. She wrapped Albert tightly with a blanket without giving him any explanation and was about to force a cup of potion into his mouth, but this action was stopped by Albert.
"The effect of the underwater breathing agent has not completely disappeared. I won't feel cold now. Besides, there are heat preservation spells and fire and water resistance spells on my clothes." Albert took off the blanket and covered Isobel with it.
"Aquabreathing potion, do you mean Gillyweed?"
Madam Pomfrey could tell at a glance that Albert's current condition was due to taking Gillyweed.
"Yes, the underwater breathing potion is a potion extracted from gilly grass. It appeared at the International Alchemy Conference last year." Albert handed the cup of potion in Madam Pomfrey's hand to Isobel: "You drink it first. I will drink it after the effect of the gilly grass wears off."
The two followed Madam Pomfrey to the medical tent to be cared for.
As for the other warriors, they will probably have to wait a long time before they can complete the mission.
"Oh my God, it's unbelievable. I'm very curious how Mr. Anderson did it." Amelia Bones glanced at the hourglass timer on the referee's seat. It only took a quarter of an hour (fifteen minutes) from the start of the game to Albert returning to rescue the hostages.
In fact, not only her, but also Madame Maxime and even the entire audience wanted to know how Albert did this and whether he cheated.
"I think I roughly know how Mr. Anderson did it." Dumbledore raised his wand and summoned the underwater booster thrown on the shore by Albert.
"A very clever Transfiguration spell and a basic movement spell, the combination of the two produces a magical result." Dumbledore raised his wand and tapped the underwater booster, and the propeller that had stopped working started to spin again.
"Is that why he can swim so fast?"
"right."
Dumbledore motioned for everyone to look at this thing and explained its purpose to them: "Put it in the water like this to get a stable and fast thrust, and you can move underwater easily without having to swim at all."
"As for the location of the Mermaid Village, I think Mr. Anderson is probably the only warrior who has found the Mermaid Village in advance." Dumbledore's tone was very calm. He already knew why Albert was able to complete the task so quickly. "You should know that as long as you can find the Mermaid Village, there are many ways to find it quickly a second time."
"Isn't this cheating?" Scrimgeour asked, frowning. "It's unfair to the other warriors!"
"In fact, you should have noticed that the warriors received a golden egg after the first task. As long as the warriors solved the secret of the golden egg, they would be able to know the content of the second task and prepare in advance. This is actually part of the second task." Dumbledore said easily, "There is no doubt that Mr. Anderson's preparations were so sufficient that he completed the task easily, making everyone think that the second task was very simple."
Dumbledore waved his wand and turned the underwater booster back into a stone.
"Is the second project difficult?" Fudge asked doubtfully. He felt that the second project should not be difficult.
"I think the existence of the golden egg has greatly reduced the difficulty of the competition. It should allow the warriors to face unknown project content, which will better test their abilities."
Madame Maxime frowned and looked at Fudge, feeling that this guy was talking without any concern.
If Fudge could do it himself, she would have nothing to say, but it was more likely that he would be turned into a roasted fat pig by the dragon as soon as he entered the scene. If he went into the lake, he would probably drown at the bottom of the lake, and she didn't even have the courage to go into the lake.
"I really don't know how this guy became the Minister of Magic?"
"The golden egg exists to reduce the difficulty of the competition." Dumbledore admitted this directly and calmly explained to several temporary referees, "If there were no golden eggs, the difficulty of the project would become very high, and no one might even be able to pass it in the end. Of course, Mr. Anderson might be able to do it, but it would definitely take a lot of effort to complete it. Believe me, most warriors can't go into the lake to save people without any preparation. It's more likely that they will fail to save people or drown in the cold lake. This is as difficult as subduing a fire dragon."
The three were surprised to hear Dumbledore say this.
"According to what you said, I dare say that even well-trained Aurors may not be able to do it." Scrimgeour frowned. He didn't think that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic had the ability to subdue a fire dragon alone. Perhaps they had a way to drive away the fire dragon alone, but it was difficult to subdue a dragon, otherwise there would not be a need for so many dragon trainers.
At this moment, Albert's evaluation in the mind of the director of the Auror Office increased significantly.
"Even the Aurors can't do it?" Fudge couldn't help but frown, obviously very dissatisfied to hear such remarks.
It would be a joke if someone told others that the elite members of the Ministry of Magic were not as good as a student who had not yet graduated. You know, every Auror is a leader among wizards.
"Few people can tame a dragon alone," Scrimgeour said darkly. "Even dragon trainers who are familiar with those beasts need a team of people to do it. Of course, Dumbledore should be able to do it easily."
Scrimgeour ignored Fudge and looked at Dumbledore, asking, "What is Mr. Anderson's career preference? Have you considered becoming an Auror?"
There is no way around it. The Auror Office has not recruited any qualified new people for three years and is seriously understaffed.
"As far as I know, Mr. Anderson is writing a book recently." Dumbledore said with a smile, "At Christmas, I also received his new book, A Guide to Ancient Runes. It is a wonderful book. Professor Bathsheda Babbling is considering whether to use it to replace The Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes."
"He published a book?"
All three were surprised.
A student who hasn’t even left school publishes a book
What level is this
"In fact, if you have been paying attention, you will find that Mr. Anderson participated in the compilation of the 'Basic Runes' long time ago." Dumbledore said with a smile, "He seems to be writing a book related to Defense Against the Dark Arts now. Maybe we will see it this year."
"What a remarkable man," Amelia Bones said with emotion. "I've heard rumors about him before, and it seems the rumors are not exaggerated at all. Perhaps he will be able to get a seat at the Wizengamot meeting soon."
"There are currently no vacant seats in the Wizengamot," Fudge reminded, clearing his throat.
"Someone will make way for him." Amelia Bones glanced at Fudge and said indifferently.
Especially the last time the Wizengamot held an emergency meeting for Albert, and in the end they gave him the title of "Wizengamot British Youth Representative" through the meeting. Although this title was stuck in the process and could not be awarded to Albert, she knew that Albert would definitely become a member of the Wizengamot.
At least two-thirds of people would agree.
Dumbledore was probably the only person in the whole of Britain who had such influence. However, that incident obviously had nothing to do with Dumbledore. This elderly man would not do such a thing.
"Let's talk about the second project." Scrimgeour changed the subject. He actually agreed with Amelia Bones, although he preferred pure-blood wizards.
"Was the Triwizard Tournament really that difficult in the past?"
"It is indeed very difficult, which is why accidents often happen. Sometimes it is difficult to save people even if we want to." Dumbledore continued seamlessly, "Later, after the Ministry of Magic decided to restart the Triwizard Tournament, Barty and Ludo came to discuss with me, and we decided to reduce the difficulty slightly to ensure the safety of the warriors' lives."
"Of course. I think the changes can better highlight the warriors' level in all aspects." Dumbledore introduced to the three people, "First of all, the warriors need to overcome the difficulty of breathing underwater. Although the Bubble Head Curse can solve this problem, the Bubble Head Curse can't last too long. One hour is basically the limit."
"Also, the weather is very cold now. It's easy to freeze when you go into the water. Swimming in such an environment is not an easy thing. What's more, the light underwater is very dim, which tests the warriors' ability to withstand. Warriors who are not mentally strong will face severe challenges." Dumbledore continued, "Also, it's not easy to find the mermaid village hidden in the water grass. Although the mermaids will sing to attract the warriors, I think there is still a high chance that other warriors will get lost and be attacked by Grindylows. Although Grindylows are not dangerous dark creatures, they can cause enough trouble to the warriors underwater."
The problems that Dumbledore talked about are now happening under the Black Lake.
In fact, except Albert, several other warriors ran into trouble.