Professor Rupert Hogwarts

Chapter 308 The Second Competition

Although Eisen swore that there was no problem in holding his breath to get into the water, the trio, especially Hermione, were still particularly worried.

Finally, in order not to worry them, Aisen said that he would put a bubble spell on himself when he couldn't hold on any longer.

After learning about the effect of the Bubble Head Charm, they finally felt relieved.

Early on Wednesday morning, while Eisen was still flipping through the "Book of Hieroglyphs" in his office, he was accidentally knocked on the door by Sirius Black.

"Is there something going on? I guess it's about the second event of the Triwizard Tournament!" Eisen guessed after closing the book and welcoming the other party in.

"No, there was nothing wrong with the second competition!" Black closed the door and sat in front of Eisen. "Although Dumbledore did not show up, he has handed over the matter to Professor McGonagall. We just need to be quiet. Just wait for the time to come.”

"So, why are you here today-" Aisen nodded and looked at the other party with a puzzled expression.

"Ah, yes! I need to tell you something!" Blake said, taking out a crumpled newspaper from his pocket, "I just saw it today, I think you can take a look - —”

"This is-" Eisen murmured, holding the newspaper in his hand and looking at where Blake pointed.After a while, he put the newspaper down again.

"Because Lucius Malfoy, Antonin Dolohov and others were imprisoned in Azkaban, Buckbeak was removed from the wanted list by the Ministry of Magic?"

"Yes, it is said that Dumbledore has been negotiating with the Ministry of Magic for this some time ago!" Black spoke in a particularly calm tone.

"So, you mean to return Buckbeak to Hagrid?" Eisen looked surprised.

It's only been less than a year, but Eisen feels like a long time has passed, and he almost forgot about it.

"Yes, there is no need to cast a shrinking spell on Buckbeak in the future! He can live an upright and upright life." Blake expressed a rather emotional tone, seeming to think of the days when he was wanted.

"If that's the case, why don't you just take Buckbeak to Hogwarts and hand it over to Hagrid?" Eisen said, spreading his hands.

"After all, it was you who took it away from Hagrid in the first place, so it would be more appropriate for you to bring it back to Hagrid!" Blake smiled and shook his head.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Hagrid about this. By the way, I'll take this page of the newspaper and show it to Hagrid!" Eisen nodded and pointed to the newspaper on the table.

"Of course it's no problem!" Blake said calmly, "Okay, nothing else, I'm leaving first!"

After waving to Eisen, Sirius Black turned around and opened the door to Eisen's office.

"That's right!" Before going out, Blake turned around and made a cheering gesture to Eisen, "The second competition is about to begin, come on!"

Smiling and shaking his head, Aisen said nothing.I just lament that in just one year, Sirius Black's demeanor has completely changed.

After thinking quietly for a while, and feeling that nothing happened for the time being, Aisen put away a page of newspapers on the table, turned around and left the office.

After walking through the corridor, passing the auditorium, walking through the foyer, and descending the steps, you can immediately see the hut embedded in the ground at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Without any intention of stopping, Eisen continued to walk slowly towards Hagrid's hut.

The iron-grey mirror-like surface of the black lake over there reflects Durmstrang's big ship.On the deck of the big ship, some students gathered together and seemed to be discussing the second game.

On the other side, the huge carriage parked at the edge of the Forbidden Forest looked particularly quiet, as if there was no one there.Maybe they were busy doing something in the carriage.

As they approached Hagrid's hut, a breeze blew and they could smell the aroma of wine coming from the Beauxbatons carriage.Well, that's the smell of single malt whiskey, the food of those giant flying horses with golden and silver manes.

I have to say, they are quite picky eaters.

But - those Pegasus are really handsome!Do you want to find an opportunity to ask Madame Maxime how to get a Pegasus?
Forget it, it’s too much trouble to raise!

After a change of heart, Aisen gave up the idea.After all, Pegasus was of no use to him except riding it to look cool and show off.

bang bang-

Eisen knocked on the door of Hagrid's cabin. After entering, he found that Hagrid's image became the same as before, wearing a thick coat, and his black hair and black beard were tangled together again.

Judging from his image, he probably knew that there was no chance of anything happening with Madame Maxime!

"Professor Eisen, what's the matter?" After welcoming Eisen into the room, Hagrid rubbed his head with his thick fingers.

Wang Wang——

The Erha named Luke let out a few chirps, then collapsed in the kennel surrounded by a piece of velvet, next to Yaya.The flames in the fire nearby were burning, bringing the slightest warmth to the hut.

"Yes, I think you can take a look at this!" Eisen did not hesitate and directly thrust a page of newspaper from Sirius Black into Hagrid's hand.

"The Ministry of Magic has withdrawn the wanted Hippogriff, so Buckbeak is fine?" After scanning the text on the newspaper, Hagrid immediately showed a cheerful smile.

"Yes, I plan to bring Buckbeak back." Eisen pointed out the window, "Are you going to raise him in the vegetable patch?"

"Of course, it will like it here!" Hagrid rubbed his hands excitedly, "Well, I have to prepare some food in advance. What does it like? Oh, by the way, ferrets, and bugs..."

Hagrid was pacing back and forth in the room excitedly as he spoke.

"Okay, just wait for me for a while and I'll bring it back!" Seeing Hagrid so happy, Eisen turned and left.

A few minutes later, Eisen opened the door again and found that Hagrid's mood seemed to have calmed down a lot.But when I saw Aisen, I still couldn't help but smile.

"Hey -, this is Buckbeak, he didn't suffer much at this time!" Eisen opened his palm, and a matchbox-sized Hippogriff appeared in front of Hagrid.

"Awesome! Yes, that's it!" Hagrid carefully held it with both hands and tapped its head with his thick fingers. "Look at its mouth. There was a wound on it. I also I remember it very clearly!”

"Okay, Hagrid, I'll go back to the castle if I have something else to do." Eisen was not interested in disturbing them when they met again, so he said hello to Hagrid, "By the way, it will recover in three days." Original size!”

"Oh, okay, I got it. Goodbye, Professor Eisen!" Hagrid held Buckbeak in his arms with a cheerful look, waved with his other hand, and sent Eisen out.

……

The day before the competition, Eisen suddenly found that he seemed to have received a lot of attention inexplicably.

"Professor, good luck to you!"

"Professor, you are the best!"

……

Whether eating in the auditorium or strolling in the corridor, Eisen would meet some little wizards from time to time and would grin and wish him good luck tomorrow.

Uh, this attitude made Eisen very puzzled.

It stands to reason that they should send their blessing to Cedric of Hufflepuff.After all, Eisen himself did not participate in the scoring, and they all knew it.

In this way, cheering for Eisen is completely unnecessary.

"They want Professor to help Cedric get high scores in tomorrow's game!" This was the explanation given by Hermione after hearing about Aisen's experience.

Harry and Ron both agreed.

Could it be—

Is the purpose of those little wizards really what Hermione said, to use the opportunity to cheer him up to hint that they will help Cedric cheat tomorrow?

It seems that many of those young wizards are indeed from Hufflepuff House.

But probably not!

Eisen basically knew what Cedric was like.This can be seen from his unwillingness to take advantage of revealing the clues about the golden egg to Hermione.

Even though Eisen, the warrior, did not participate in the scoring, Cedric still indirectly revealed to him the clues he obtained from deciphering the golden egg.It can be seen from here that Cedric will definitely not do that.

That night, when the little wizards went back to bed after dinner, the professors and Ministry of Magic staff began to set up the competition venue.

The Durmstrang School ship is moored on this side near the castle entrance.On the other side, many Ministry of Magic staff were busy.

Percy, Bagman, Karkaroff, Mrs. Maxime and Professor McGonagall gathered together to discuss something.

"I think it's okay to set up the venue on the opposite side of the lake. What do you think?" Bagman pointed on the map and drew a circle around the black lake.

"The venue layout built for the first competition last year can be moved directly here!" Percy expressed his opinion.

"Very good, I have no objection!" Mrs. Maxim said lightly.

"Then, let's do it!" Karkaroff said with a cold face, but he didn't object to such a plan.

Professor McGonagall, who replaced Dumbledore as a referee on the panel, also agreed to this plan.

Since everyone unanimously agreed to this plan, following Percy's instructions, several Ministry of Magic staff members began to wave their wands.

After a while, wooden stakes and planks flew from the Forbidden Forest and plunged into the ground on the other side of the lake.Immediately afterwards, the planks were stacked on the stakes layer by layer, extending around the black lake to both sides.

Finally, the planks extending on both sides came to a stop close to Durmstrang's ship.

In this way, in just 5 minutes, a grandstand built around the lake was arranged.

On one side of the stand, near the lake, an open space was carved out.Obviously, that's where the referees should be.

……

On February 2, the day when the second competition of the Triwizard Tournament officially started, Eisen got up early in the morning and had a meal in the auditorium, and found that many young wizards had already rushed out of the castle.

After entering the foyer and passing through two oak doors, Eisen slowly walked down the steps.

Although the sun was shining directly at the moment, the weather wasn't much warmer.

Walking along the lawn towards the competition venue, Eisen saw the figure of the little wizard swaying in the stands.Behind him, students came in groups from time to time and continued to walk towards the seats in the stands.

Looking from a distance, you can see the mirror-like surface of the lake, reflecting the surrounding stands and the little wizards living on them.Looking at it intently, the chirping sounds that came back made Eisen understand how excited they were.

There was an open space on one side of the stand, at a table covered with a golden tablecloth, where Percy, Karkaroff and other referees were sitting.Before Eisen came, other warriors such as Cedric and Krum had already gathered.

In addition, Eisen also saw many employees of the Ministry of Magic.Thinking about it, they should be responsible for maintaining order during the game.

When he approached the table, Ludo Bagman was pacing back and forth, talking to Cedric and others from time to time.When he saw Eisen coming over, Bagman's eyes lit up, he smiled and waved to him.

"You're finally here, Eisen. It'll be a while before the game starts!" As he spoke, Bagman suddenly glanced around and then moved closer to Eisen. "The minister will bring many guests here in a while, warriors." I leave my safety to you!"

"No problem!" Eisen said indifferently.

With 10 minutes left before the start of the game, a short and fat figure walked over from the other side. It was Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic.There were many people behind him, probably all officials from the Ministry of Magic.

"Okay, warriors, you need to get ready!" Bagman waved to Cedric and others.

Afterwards, Cedric, Krum, and Delacour stood in a row on the shore.Everyone was about ten feet apart, and Ethan stood behind Krum.

After finishing speaking, Bagman turned around and came to the referee's table to talk to Fudge.

After a while, as if he had received some notification, he took out his wand and cast a loud spell on himself.

"Okay, the game is about to begin! Listen up, everyone, our warriors are already in place. As soon as I blow the whistle, the second event will begin. They have a full hour to take back what was robbed from their hands. Now get ready--start!"

Sharp, piercing whistles rang in everyone's ears, causing bursts of cheers and applause to erupt in the stands.

Glancing at the few people next to him, Eisen found that they didn't seem to hesitate at all, just waved their wands, and then hurriedly jumped into the lake.

Cedric and Delacour both put bubble-head spells on themselves.Obviously, they were prepared for this.As for Krum, he used the transformation spell to turn his upper body into a shark head.

"Wow--"

"He just jumped in!"

……

Without taking out his wand or making any preparations, Aisen went straight to the shore and jumped directly into the lake.This behavior immediately triggered bursts of exclamations from the stands.

Eisen didn't care at all about the little wizards' reactions.The second competition, isn't it about who can hold his breath better?What's the big deal?

After jumping into the lake, waves of cool sensations came from the skin all over the body.Before Aisen could feel more, the energy-absorbing runes engraved on his body took effect immediately. Every trace of the cold air contained in the lake water was absorbed, decomposed, and transformed by the runes, and provided to the cells of the body.

Although Aisen had held his breath at this moment, his whole body felt very smooth, as if every cell in his body was breathing at the same time, without any feeling of suffocation.

After feeling that he didn't feel any discomfort, Aisen focused on the bottom of the lake.

Only then did he realize that the scenery at the bottom of the Black Lake was particularly strange.The bottom of the lake is inlaid with shiny stones of various colors. As the water flows through it, wisps of strange colors ripple in it, adding a bit of fantasy to the hazy and strange scenery.

Glancing around, Eisen didn't see Cedric or the others.

Perhaps the warriors hurriedly dived deeper into the lake bottom.

In this case, let’s start cheating!

The thoughts in his mind turned around, and Aisen's God's perspective opened and the entire lake came into his mind.In an instant, Eisen saw the figures of Cedric and the others, and at the same time, he also saw the figures of the tied up hostages on a statue somewhere.

Hmm -, some black water plants at the bottom of the lake grow very long, and there are also some horned water monsters hidden among them - Grindylow.

So, how to cheat next?Eisen stayed quietly and sank to the bottom of the lake.

To be honest, Aisen knew a lot of ways to move freely at the bottom of the lake and move quickly enough.

For example, using the deformation technique to create flippers and wear them on the feet, Aisen can move faster.

Of course, that's not fast enough.A faster way is to conjure a propeller where your feet are.Then turning the propeller at a high speed can push his speed to another level.

Otherwise, just simply teleport directly to the place where the mermaid kidnapped the hostages, which would be quick enough.

"However, wouldn't it be bad to cheat like this? This is too bullying!" Aisen muttered secretly in his heart, and gave up the method of teleportation.

Well, it's decided, just use this method.

With a thought, Aisen transformed directly into light and entered a world where everything was still.The water flow is still, the light is still, the fish and shrimp are still.

whoosh-

In a ten thousandth of a second, Eisen crossed the entire black lake and came to a mermaid village composed of stone dwellings. Then he stopped at the tail of a huge mermaid statue carved from stone and regained his human form.

Aisen's sudden appearance startled many mermaids surrounding him. They held their spears and pointed them towards Aisen. When they saw Aisen's appearance, they put down their spears one after another.

Obviously, these mermaids have known Eisen's identity for a long time, so they will not attack him.However, the way Eisen appeared clearly shocked them.

You know, the game has only started five minutes ago!It's incredible that someone actually found this place!
Ignoring those mermaids, Eisen turned his attention to the figures tied to the tails of the mermaid statues.

Hermione and Qiu Zhang were tied together, and next to them was a little girl who looked to be seven or eight years old and had misty silver hair.In addition, there is a student wearing Durmstrang school uniform tied up on the other side.

(End of this chapter)