This Hogwarts is not normal

Even though the Forbidden Forest was particularly quiet at night, the patrolling staff of the Ministry of Magic were still unable to detect Vincent's arrival.

He flew around the maze three times and roughly estimated that the total area of ​​the maze was close to one and a half football fields, or about 1.2 square meters.

But this is only the surface area; the actual internal space must have been expanded by the extension spell.

Taking advantage of the patrol shift change, Vincent quietly lifted the detection magic on the periphery of the maze, then used the background authority to erase himself from the surveillance screen before landing on the hedge that served as a wall.

The hedge was tall and thick, with a faint pink sheen on its surface. It was undoubtedly Umbridge's masterpiece.

Judging from the height and thickness, it would be difficult for the other side to hear what's happening here.

As time goes by, they will slowly move and reorganize into new paths.

Vincent, who was standing on the maze, looked speechlessly at the pink hedge under his feet.

He suppressed his nausea and kept walking forward, looking at the checkpoint below as he walked.

Magic vines, devil's webs, parachuting colonies, giant blasting skrewts, giant eight-eyed spiders...

There are also many traps, all of which are dangerous but not fatal.

What surprised Vincent the most was that there was a human-headed lion, the Sphinx, which was native to Egypt.

It has a human face and a lion's body, can speak human language, and loves puzzles, riddles, and word puzzles.

The Ministry of Magic classified sphinxes as beasts when it classified magical creatures because they would become violent if someone gave an incorrect answer.

For centuries, sphinxes have been used by witches and wizards to guard their precious objects and secret places, and they can become very dangerous when what they are guarding is threatened.

Some of the vaults at Gringotts Wizarding Bank are also guarded by Sphinxes, but this is often annoyed by customers who wish to retrieve their valuables but are not good at solving riddles.

The Ministry of Magic placed it in the maze, and it must be an important checkpoint in guarding the Triwizard Cup.

Since the ultimate goal of the warriors is the Triple Crown, it is inevitable that they will engage in open and secret fighting in the maze.

If two warriors are lucky enough to meet, the situation will become more complicated.

Take the opportunity to eliminate your opponent? Or team up to clear the level together?

Vincent smiled and looked out at the golden mist in the distance.

If he guessed correctly, the mist should have an inversion effect.

He raised his hand and checked the time on the magic communicator.

In a few minutes it will be 8 o'clock in the evening, and old Batty will enter the maze on time.

Maybe he was checking the layout of the checkpoints inside. It is rare to see officials with such a rigorous and meticulous work attitude.

Vincent's eyes swept back and forth across the entire maze, as if he was trying to remember the entire layout here.

But his expression became more and more uncomfortable, and his eyes narrowed smaller and smaller, as if his eyes were stung by the ubiquitous pink sheen.

He shuddered as he looked away.

I had a strong physiological reaction after watching it for just a few minutes. It is hard to imagine what kind of torture the warriors will suffer tomorrow.

At 7:59, Vincent's figure slowly disappeared before old Batty came over.

Less than half a minute after he left, old Batty arrived at the entrance of the maze alone.

"Good evening, Chief Crouch."

He nodded to the two Ministry of Magic employees guarding the gate, then looked up at the tall hedge in front of him, as if intentionally or unintentionally looking at the place where Vincent had just disappeared.

"I'm going to go in and confirm the layout inside. You stay outside and guard the door for me."

"Yes, Chief Crouch!"

At the same time as Old Batty entered the maze, Vincent returned to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor of the castle.

The twins were particularly enthusiastic. They led him to sit on the sofa, served him tea and massaged his back.

"Brother, you've worked hard, have some tea first."

It was the first time that Vincent enjoyed such treatment. Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, he glanced at the projected three-dimensional map of the Forbidden Forest.

"Mr. Crouch really does his job well."

Fred slightly increased the strength of his back pounding, "How can he compare to my good buddy's professional quality~"

Vincent took the tea George handed over and took a sip. "Why do I feel like you are hinting at me?"

"No way~" Fred increased his strength, "Good buddy, isn't it time for you to tell me what's going on inside?"

"Wait a moment." Vincent used the alder wand to extract the memories related to the maze in his mind, rearranged them and drew them into a maze map, and then updated it to the projected three-dimensional forbidden forest map.

The entire maze is presented to everyone in the most intuitive way, and the magical creatures placed in the maze also have their names displayed.

"Hagrid's Happy Beast?" Hermione's face was full of black lines, "Are these not blasting-tailed skrewts?"

Vincent nodded and gave her a look that said, "You know me." "I haven't seen it for half a month. It has grown to the height of an adult. Hagrid definitely has a talent for raising giants."

Hermione laughed dryly, "You're not bad, actually. You'll get fat no matter what you feed your dog."

The next second, every wish was fulfilled and filled with joyful laughter.

Vincent laughed too.

"Audrey? Is this the Audrey we know?"

"Yes, its venom has been drained away, and it looks listless."

"The Ministry of Magic is really easy on the eyes. They even don't let go of the Acromantula."

Blast-tailed skrewts and Acromantulas are both special features of the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts. They are rarely seen outside, or even not found at all, let alone giant ones.

"Riddle Meow? What is this?"

"Sphinx, the only alien species in the maze."

This strange naming method...how should I put it, it's very consistent with Vincent's style.

Magic meat grinder, skydiving disco, powerful degreasing smog remover, automatic barbecue grill, narcissist cloning center...

The vivid and descriptive names made the little friends laugh non-stop.

After a long time, everyone finally noticed the name of old Batty.

He would stop for a while every time he passed a level, sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for a minute or two.

Confirming every two hours, this serious and responsible work attitude is worthy of learning for every Ministry of Magic employee.

Qiu, who was laughing so hard that she almost ran out of breath, leaned on Cedric's shoulder and said, "The layout of the maze is quite normal. It seems that we don't have to worry about Umbridge messing up the last project."

The smile on Vincent's face froze. "It's hard to say. She turned the hedges that served as the outer walls pink."

Just imagining the entire pink maze, everyone got goosebumps without exception.

The Triwizard Tournament was broadcast live around the world, and Umbridge, the big pink toad, was clearly trying to rape the eyes of all the viewers.

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