After hearing Draco's thoughts, everyone couldn't sit still.

The bet ended in Theodore's victory without any suspense.

The next day, although Pansy still looked proud and confident as usual, her slightly pouting lips and the resentful glances she cast at Krum from time to time clearly revealed the unresolved dissatisfaction deep in her heart.

In stark contrast to Pansy is Krum, who is obviously not a stupid person.

He keenly noticed the change in Pansy's attitude towards him and quickly made corresponding adjustments.

He used to always make some small movements, but now he deliberately keeps a certain distance and no longer performs tea art like before.

This perfect change did not cause anyone to speculate, but it made Pansy feel a little at a loss.

At the same time, Hermione, who had been observing all this silently, couldn't help but be secretly surprised at Krum's ability to respond so flexibly.

At this moment, her admiration for Krum increased a little more.

However, this brief relief did not last long, because Hermione knew that they had little time left.

In just over a month, when Voldemort reappears, Aunt Narcissa will launch her long-planned operation.

Thinking of this, Hermione couldn't help but feel a tightness in her heart, and she hurriedly threw herself into the intense preparations.

This is a test from Aunt Narcissa, and she will not let Aunt Narcissa down!

The second competition was scheduled to be held two days later. As the day approached, everyone's anticipation for this mysterious event grew higher and higher.

However, up to now, Beauxbatons Academy has remained tight-lipped about the content of the competition, revealing only a few pieces of information to the public - the competition will revolve around the Black Lake.

Apart from this, no further details are available to the outside world.

In this regard, Draco felt that the plot had developed into a complete mess. It couldn't be as old-fashioned as in the main world, where the contestants had to rescue the so-called hostages from the mermaids?

Moreover, his important people are right next to him, so Beauxbatons should bring some surprises.

Finally, the long-awaited competition day arrived.

On this day, the sky was clear blue and the sun was particularly bright.

This is a magic that Dumbledore deliberately used to change the weather.

When everyone stepped onto the building on the Black Lake again, they were surprised to find that the originally solid land had disappeared.

Oh, no, if you look closely you can see that it is not the land that has really disappeared, but the entire competition venue has become completely transparent at some point.

Through the transparent ground, you can clearly see the sparkling, bottomless black lake water below.

Many parents and students took their seats according to last time, and everyone's face was filled with excitement that was difficult to conceal.

Everyone was talking enthusiastically about the exciting game that was about to begin.

Obviously, after the experience of the first competition, both parents and students seemed much more familiar this time.

Many parents even prepared a wide variety of snacks and refreshing drinks in advance so that they could better enjoy this visual feast.

At this time, the warriors representing their respective academies were standing quietly in the field, staring intently at the transparent field beneath their feet, which seemed calm but actually contained mysteries, trying to glimpse some clues from it.

"Wow! This is amazing!" A hint of surprise suddenly flashed in Furong's beautiful eyes.

She stood cautiously on the completely transparent ground, as if there was a bottomless abyss under her feet.

The wonderful feeling of standing in mid-air and floating in the air instantly makes the adrenaline in the body surge like a flood.

"Hey, guys, what do you think this competition will be like?" Valeri asked with a frown on his face, his tone clearly revealing some worry about the upcoming challenge.

You know, Durmstrang didn't get any useful information beforehand.

"The unknown is often the most terrifying thing."

Even though Valeri thought he had a clear understanding and self-knowledge about winning the championship, he still couldn't help but pay more attention and thought to the game in front of him which was full of variables.

If you can't be first, you can always strive for second, right?

At this moment, the previously silent Krum suddenly spoke up, "This competition is likely related to the Black Lake. It should be a difficult mission that requires deep underwater exploration. As for the specifics of the mission, I'm afraid only our Lady Maxim knows the details."

Although his expression still seemed a little cold when he spoke, he said a lot more than usual.

As he spoke, he glanced casually at the two contestants from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic.

Dis of Beauxbatons quickly responded in a deep voice, "Don't worry, we don't know much more than you do."

While saying this, a hint of worry flashed in the depths of Dis's eyes, which was difficult to conceal.

In reality, the information they have is quite limited.

Madame Maxime simply asked them to familiarize themselves with the methods and techniques of underwater fighting as much as possible, and briefly told them about the mysterious creatures that "might" appear.

Draco and Harry seemed quite calm about this. In their opinion, the so-called underwater competition was nothing more than those common possibilities.

Just at this time, the host Anthony loudly announced the specific rules of the competition.

"Everyone, please pay attention! The core mission of this competition is to find and rescue the three mermaid princesses trapped deep within the Black Lake. All participating contestants must successfully find the mermaid princesses within the specified time frame and bring them out of the water unharmed to complete the mission."

As soon as Anthony finished speaking, the whole place exploded, people talked a lot, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm and noisy.

Everyone's expressions were different, some were excited, while others looked embarrassed.

The faces of the parents from Muggle families were full of anticipation, which was not difficult to understand, because as we all know, the legendary creature mermaid is extremely well-known in the Muggle world.

They are known for their beautiful appearance and charming singing, which have always fascinated countless people.

Therefore, these Muggle parents are naturally eager to see the mermaid princess with their own eyes.

Draco and the others couldn't help but look at each other at this time, and they understood each other.

The wizarding parents should be thinking the same thing as them - the mermaids mentioned here should be the kind they are familiar with, right?

Thinking of this, and looking at the Muggle audiences on the stage who were looking forward to seeing the mermaid's charm, the warriors almost simultaneously revealed an indescribable subtle expression.

But soon, they quickly collected their minds and focused their attention.

After a sharp and piercing whistle sounded, they felt that their feet suddenly lost support, as if a huge crack appeared in the ground in an instant, and they fell straight into the bottomless black lake without any preparation.

This sudden change was like a raging storm, instantly shattering the tranquility in the stands.

The audience was stunned by the scene before them. For a moment, the place was filled with noise, exclamations and screams, like a pot of boiling water, extremely noisy.

The six warriors suddenly realized why Filch brought them here, only asked them to wait for a while, and then disappeared.

It turns out that all of these are carefully designed traps and challenges!

"Beep!" With the crisp and loud prompt sound, this exciting game officially kicked off.

“You can see that our brave players did not panic and showed their best.

So, can they successfully pass the tests, complete this difficult mission, and rescue the beautiful mermaid princess who is trapped there?"

When reading about the beautiful mermaid princess, Anthony couldn't help but feel a little stuck, and those who knew the story also had distorted faces.

What the hell? A beautiful mermaid?

However, Anthony's mental state was still very good. He regained his previous passionate attitude and continued:

"That's right, at this moment, every minute and every second is crucial for these brave contestants. It can be said that time is the key factor that determines victory or defeat!

But is it really that simple?

You may not know that after our arrangement, this black lake hides countless unknown dangers and murderous intentions.

Which wise and brave warrior will be able to stand out from the crowd of strong competitors, be the first to rescue the princess, and win the championship of this competition?

Let us hold our breath and look forward to the exciting game ahead!"

At the same time, in striking agreement with Anthony's passionate and impassioned on-site commentary, a huge and magical water curtain slowly emerged above the Black Lake.

This water curtain seemed to possess some kind of magic, and it automatically divided into six equal parts, and simultaneously and clearly displayed the real-time dynamic images of the six heroes in the lake.

What’s even more amazing is that no matter from which angle people look at the water curtain, they can see the images in it clearly and at a glance.

This scene on the field caused some people with ulterior motives in the audience to change their expressions instantly.

The expressions of these people became extremely ugly, but they were not noticeable in the huge crowd.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the scene before them, and they didn't notice that something was wrong with the people around them.

"Lupin" still had that iconic smile on his face, but if you looked closely, you could see that his hands under his robe were involuntarily clenched into fists, so much so that his nails were deeply embedded in his palms.

It was not until he felt a sharp pain that he suddenly let go of his hand as if waking from a dream.

He didn't know whether this water curtain would have an adverse effect on the master's carefully planned layout.

A deep worry welled up in Lupin's heart.

"No, I must tell the master what happened here as soon as possible!" This thought flashed through his mind.

However, the game was still going on, and he knew he couldn't act rashly, lest Dumbledore discover anything unusual.

So he could only suppress his inner anxiety and sit there with several other professors, pretending to watch the game attentively.

Not far away, Professor Snape, who was sitting with Narcissa and others, suddenly moved his nose slightly, as if he smelled something strange.

Then, he glanced at "Lupin" not far away out of the corner of his eye without leaving any trace.

When he saw the other person's slightly nervous expression, Snape sneered softly.

"Hmph, you're so impatient, Bellatrix." Snape sneered in his heart.

However, they had actually anticipated the message that Bellatrix might pass on.

After all, if the news is completely blocked and no news is allowed to reach Voldemort's ears, it will easily arouse the Dark Lord's suspicion.

Therefore, they did not intend to intercept the message sent by Bellatrix.

And this water curtain is also one of the important parts of their careful planning.

Snape knew Voldemort's arrogant and domineering character, and firmly believed that he would never easily change his "grand" plan just because of the appearance of the water curtain.

On the contrary, if Voldemort heard the news about the water curtain, it would probably only make him more excited and proud.

After all, for Voldemort, who was determined to stir up a storm in the entire wizarding world and make a grand return in a way that shocked the world, the water curtain before him undoubtedly provided a perfect opportunity.

The sensational effect and attention it brings will be a powerful help for Voldemort to achieve his ambitious goals.

Just imagine how panicked the audience would be when they saw the sudden changes on the water curtain; how terrified they would be when they saw the "savior" being killed by Voldemort; they would also see the fate of the traitorous Malfoy family!

For Voldemort, this was exactly what he wanted.

He wants to rule the entire wizarding world with fear!

So as expected, when this news reached Voldemort's ears, he did not doubt anything. Everything was just as Snape had guessed.

The split of his soul had already caused Voldemort to lose most of his sanity.

He did not take Draco and Harry seriously. Even though Draco's healing ability made him a little afraid, he did not think they could cause him any harm.

They are just two little wizards.

However, all this happened to fall into the trap that Narcissa and others had set long ago.

They were also prepared to use the water curtain as an opportunity to cleanly draw a line between themselves and Voldemort and go their separate ways.

At the same time, they can also appropriately show their true strength to the outside world.