"It's nothing, ma'am," Lamia said casually, her hair having been dried, though still a little messy.

After Furong settled her sister down, she came over and hugged Lamia's head tightly, "Thank you so much, I didn't expect..." As she spoke, she even felt like crying.

"It's okay, I didn't do anything." Lamia said, but Fleur still took out a glittering golden pendant from her clothes with gratitude and handed it to Lamia with both hands, "You must accept this, I don't know how to thank you!" Then she said to Ron, "And you - you also helped -"

"Yeah," said Ron, looking hopeful. "Yeah, it helped a little."

Furong rushed over, but instead of giving him anything, she kissed him on the face a few times.

Hermione looked furious, but at that moment Ludo Bagman's magically amplified voice suddenly rang out in their ears, startling them and causing the audience in the stands to fall silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally reached a decision. Since the merpeople have not responded to our calls, the decision can only rely on the memories of each warrior."

"I hope it won't be too far off," Bagman said, letting out a long breath before continuing.

"Although Fleur Delacour demonstrated excellent use of the Bubblehead Charm, she was attacked by Greenlodi as she approached her target and failed to rescue the hostages. We give her 25 points."

There was a round of applause from the stands.

"I should have gotten a zero," Fleur said hoarsely, shaking her graceful head.

"Cedric Diggory also used the Bubblehead Charm. He was the first to return with the hostages, but he exceeded the allotted hour by one minute."

The Hufflepuffs in the crowd cheered loudly, their voices deafening. "So, we give him 47 points."

If Cedric exceeded the allotted time, then Lamia and Harry behind him must have exceeded the time as well.

Hermione clutched the towel around her nervously and even closed her eyes.

"Harry Potter used Gillyweed to amazing effect," Bagman continued. "He was the second to return, and although his time limit expired, he promptly informed the referee of the situation at the bottom of the lake and even attempted to jump in to save someone."

Ron and Hermione both gave Harry a look that was half regretful, half sympathetic.

Obviously they thought Harry wouldn't get a very high score, but Lamia thought Harry's score wouldn't be too low.

"The majority of the judges," Bagman said, shooting Karkaroff a disapproving look, "felt this was a testament to high moral character. Therefore... Mr. Potter's score is 45."

Harry's heart leaped with joy--for the first time he had tied with Cedric. Ron and Hermione stared at Harry in amazement, then burst into laughter and clapped their hands vigorously with the rest of the audience.

"You're a hero, Harry!" Ron shouted above the uproar. "You're a hero!"

Harry smiled sheepishly, "Lamia is the hero."

Lamia said nothing, waiting for Bagman to continue.

"Viktor Krum used Transfiguration. It was incomplete, but still effective. He was the third to return with the hostages. We give him 40 points."

Karkaroff clapped his hands particularly vigorously, looking very proud.

But Krum didn't seem very happy. He wanted to talk to Lamia, but she was busy drying her hair or talking to Hermione and the others, and didn't give him a chance at all.

"The last one is also the most controversial one." Bagman sighed. "Lamia Nocturne took advantage of the gillyweed and went into the water twice. Although she exceeded the time limit by nearly ten minutes, she brought back two hostages. As a Slytherin, this is simply impossible." Bagman didn't know how to continue. He looked at Dumbledore for help.

"Well, let me continue with the announcement." Dumbledore cleared his throat. Even without using the magic to increase his voice, he could make everyone hear him, because there was almost no sound here. Everyone was waiting for Lamia's result.

"Due to time constraints, we were unable to collect Lamia Nocturne's memories, but we can reconstruct the entire process from the memories of others. Lamia Nocturne is a well-deserved hero."

Dumbledore was rarely excited.

"We'll make an exception and give her a score of 50."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause in the arena that lasted for a long time, especially Furong, who hugged her sister excitedly and pointed at Lamia, telling her that she was her savior.

Although Lamia appears calm on the surface, she is actually a little panicked inside. Perhaps they will collect her memories again for the sake of fairness, but her memories cannot be seen by others.

No one noticed Lamia's mood. Everyone just thought she was frightened. After all, everyone saw the limbs floating on the lake, but no one doubted Lamia. They just regarded it as a fight among the mermaids.

……

"The third and final event will take place on the evening of June 24th," Bagman continued. "The Warriors will be informed of the specifics of the event a month in advance. Thank you for your support of the Warriors."

It was over. Lamia looked at the lake, which was still calm.

At this time, Madam Pomfrey began to escort the warriors and hostages back to the castle to change into dry clothes.

The next project is June 24th.

When Lamia stepped onto the stone steps leading into the castle, she felt a pair of hands on her back and she stopped dead in her tracks.

"Tom."

"Shh, don't talk."

A cold wind blew past Lamia's ears, and she closed her mouth, putting a considerable distance between herself and the crowd in front of her.

"Lamia, what's wrong? Let's go to the auditorium together." Hermione turned around and waved to Lamia, but saw her cold expression. Her heart tightened and she moved towards Lamia with some worry.

"Don't come over here Hermione, I'm fine, you go first, I remembered I forgot to take something." Lamia forced a smile.

"What?" Hermione didn't move.

"Nothing important, just the new Honeydukes stuff."

Hermione was about to leave, but when she heard this, she felt like she was struck by lightning.

"So where are you going next?" Hermione asked nervously.

"The principal's office." Lamia endured Tom's recklessness.

"Okay, I'll go right away. No, no, no, I'll wait for you there. You must come." Hermione was about to cry, but she still ran away with the only reason she had.

"Tom, what are you doing?" There was no one here now, and Lamia didn't need to hide anything.

"Nothing, I need you to help me, Lamia." Tom was very alert. Even though there was no one here, he was still invisible.

"What help?" Lamia looked around quickly, trying to find something she could use.

"I'll tell you later. Now I want to catch up with you."

Lamia felt dizzy.

When she opened her eyes again, she was lying on the floor.

……

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