Chapter 276 The second project ends

The moment before Harry fell into coma, a broad, whistling sound seemed to reach his ears.

"Woo——"

The screams were getting closer and closer, and there seemed to be a horse-shaped water monster in the lake with broad-leaf cattails as a mane that broke through the waves. In an instant, it was under Harry, holding him up and swimming towards the top of the lake.

It might have been a few minutes, or it might have been just a moment, before Harry suddenly felt his head rising above the water, and the wonderful, fresh, cool air brushed against his damp face.

He woke up suddenly, swallowing big mouthfuls of air, feeling that he had never breathed well in his life.

The kelpie put its head on Harry's back, supported Ginny and Gabrielle with its body, and swam to the shore.

Then, it swung its tail and threw them on the shore, then turned around and disappeared into the lake without looking back.

While breathing heavily, Harry reluctantly stood up on the sand on the shore, and immediately went to check on Ginny and Gabrielle... He was worried that if he exceeded an hour, he would let these two mermaids Something unexpected happened to the captured hostages.

At this moment, a burst of cheers sounded from the stands.

The audience was buzzing with people, the little wizards were shouting and shouting, and everyone seemed to stand up.

Harry didn't know what they were cheering for. He guessed that they thought Ginny and the little silver-haired girl were dead... Fortunately, they were not. Ginny and Gabrielle both opened their eyes.

Gabrielle opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar face, looking frightened and confused. Ginny smoothed her fiery red hair and blinked at Harry a few times in the bright sunlight.

"You did it, right?" Then she saw Fleur's sister, the smile on her face softened a little, and she puffed her lips, "Why did you bring her up too?"

"Fleur didn't show up, I couldn't leave her down there." Harry breathlessly replied, "What if no one saves her and she loses her life like the mermaid sings?"

"You're stupid!" Ginny said angrily and amusedly, "How could the professors allow such a thing to happen? After more than a hundred years, it took a lot of effort to hold a Four-wizard tournament, and the Ministry of Magic would not be willing to do so. What happened?"

"But I'm just afraid of what might happen..." Harry lowered his head and said in a voice as loud as a mosquito.

"That song is just to make you come back within the allotted time!" Ginny emphasized, "I hope you didn't waste time by trying to be a hero down there, which affected your ranking."

Originally, Ginny was a little angry at Harry for saving others, but when she saw Harry's frustrated expression, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, I know you are a good person." Ginny smiled, "At least you successfully completed this game, so I know you can do it."

"Actually..." Harry hesitated, wanting to tell the truth about being helped by Cedric and John Kowalski.

However, at this moment, Madam Pomfrey and several nurses from the school infirmary came around in a fuss. Krum, Fleur, Cedric, and Cho Chang, all those who had been in the water, came over. Most were wrapped in thick blankets.

Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman came down from the stands and looked at them with smiles.

Percy's face turned pale, as if he rarely showed concern for them. He looked a little more pleasing to the eye than his usual stern face, and rushed over to greet them impatiently.

Meanwhile, Madame Maxime was holding on to Fleur Delacour - Fleur was so worried about her sister that she was struggling to throw herself into the water.

"Gabriel! Gabriel! Is she still alive? Is she injured?" she kept asking.

"She's fine..." Harry wanted to tell her loudly, but he was too tired to even form a coherent sentence, let alone shout loud enough for Fleur to hear.

Percy supported Ginny and pulled her to the shore. Ginny seemed a little reluctant to leave and didn't want to be separated from Harry... but Harry was immediately caught by Madam Pomfrey and wrapped in the same layer as the other warriors. thick blanket.

Then, she forced a hot potion into Harry's mouth, and suddenly, streams of hot steam came out of his ears.

The head nurse's pick-me-up was as effective as ever, making Harry, who was so tired that he almost fainted, much better, at least enough to support him when he walked to the medical tent.

Of course, Harry wanted to hear his score again before passing out completely.

The judges gathered together again and decided to give the final score after discussion.

The warriors and their companions were placed in the medical tent, under the care of Madam Pomfrey.

"You saved her!" Once inside the tent, Fleur walked quickly to Harry, almost breathless with excitement, "You saved my sister, Gabrielle, even though she is not your partner! "

"Yeah..." Harry said in a depressed mood.

Now he really wished that he had stopped trying to be a hero and just let them be tied to the stone statue... If so, maybe he could get a better ranking.

However, the next moment, Fleur suddenly lowered her head and kissed Harry twice on each cheek.

Harry's face turned red instantly.

Ginny's face turned red too, red with anger.

"What are you doing?!" she asked angrily.

"This is just common etiquette in France, little girl." Fleur turned sideways and looked at Ginny and Harry with intriguing eyes, "If you think there is a problem, you can also kiss twice as a way to express your gratitude to Harry. It’s my reward for rescuing you!”

Ginny's face turned redder and she turned around, deciding not to pay attention to this shameless woman.

"Ahem... Well, my name is Harry, not Ali." Harry felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say, so he had to use the pronunciation of his name to change the subject.

"Oh, I forgot, you have to pronounce the letter 'h' here." Fleur nodded clearly, "English is really a troublesome language..."

Harry thought for a moment and disagreed.

He always feels that the French habit of not pronouncing the consonant letter "h" while "r" pronounces the English "h" sound is more troublesome...

Just before they had time to start a debate about their respective language habits, Ludo Bagman's magically amplified voice suddenly sounded in their ears, startling them and also making the audience in the stands startle. It suddenly became quiet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally made a decision—"

Bagman said loudly, "With reference to Professor Dracula's real-time broadcast of the situation on the surface of the Black Lake, and the mermaid leader Merkus's retelling of what happened underwater, we decided to give you a score of sixty out of sixty points. The Warriors are rated as follows..."

"Despite her excellent use of the Bubble Charm, Fleur Delacour was attacked by Greenlody as she approached her target and failed to rescue the hostage - we give her 32 points."

There was sparse applause from the stands, and most of them probably applauded because of Furong's appearance.

"I should get zero points." Fleur shook her pretty cheeks and said in a hoarse voice.

"Cedric Diggory also used the Bubble Curse, but he also added some applications of human body deformation." Bagman continued, "In addition, he was the second and only one to return with hostages. A warrior who finishes within the one hour allotted time.”

"Therefore, we give him 54 points!"

The Hufflepuff students in the crowd cheered loudly and loudly.

Harry saw not far away from him, Cho Chang looked at Cedric with a burning look.

Then, Harry suddenly looked at the taciturn Krum and realized something in his heart.

If according to what Bagman said, among the five warriors, only Cedric and John should have completed the game within the prescribed time, then he must have timed out long ago.

In other words, his gill grass was already strong enough to allow his transformation to last for more than an hour.

"Viktor Krum used the transformation technique. Although it was incomplete, it was still effective." Bagman was still convincing. "He was the third one to return with the hostages. Although it took two minutes, it was enough. It’s coming soon…we’ll give him 50 points.”

Karkaroff slapped his hands particularly vigorously, looking triumphant. It seemed that Krum's defeat in the first game had lowered his goals a lot.

"Finally, there are two warriors whose scores are more controversial. One of them is John Kowalski..." Bagman continued, "He used a tamed horse-shaped water monster to help him finish first. game."

"But! Some judges believed that he used tools outside the competition and could not reflect his personal abilities, so they gave a low score... Mr. Kowalski's final score was 50 points."

There was an uproar in the audience, and Bagman in the commentary box glanced at Karkaroff without leaving any trace.

In fact, Karkaroff directly ignored the opinions of other judges and gave John zero points, so that he suddenly lost the chance to become the first place in this project.

It can be seen that Professor Hicks's face is very ugly, and many Yinfamouni students also protested loudly.

No one would look good when faced with this kind of thing. Professor Hicks had already rated Krum fairly and impartially, and then Karkaroff, who had promised to be fine, suddenly stabbed her in the back. Zero points for John…

Now, two completely unequal warriors have scored the same points.

Professor Hicks tightened his wand, as if waiting for the game to end at any moment, intending to teach Karkaroff an unforgettable lesson.

"Harry Potter used gillyweed and achieved amazing results." Bagman continued to read, "He was the last one to return, far exceeding the one-hour limit... However, Potter But the gentleman was the second to find the hostage."

"He failed to return in time just because he wanted to ensure that all the hostages returned safely, rather than just caring about his own partners... This is an extremely noble character, and for me personally, I quite appreciate his Such behavior."

Bagman smiled triumphantly, not hiding the fact that he had just given Harry a perfect score of ten.

"If they are all like Bagman, there may be hope." Ginny looked at Harry with half regret and half sympathy and said to him.

"In fact, most referees," Bagman said as he glanced at Karkaroff with great dissatisfaction, "they all feel that this fully reflects the noble moral character. However... Mr. Potter's score is 49 point."

However, Harry was very content, and his heart skipped a beat - at least this time he was not far behind Cedric and Krum, almost a tie.

Ginny stared at Harry blankly, then relaxed, laughed happily, and clapped as hard as she could with the rest of the audience.

"It's really yours, Harry!" Ginny shouted over the din, "So you're not trying to be a hero - you're trying to be moral!"

Fleur was also slapping her hands hard, but Krum seemed unhappy. He almost didn't say a word to his teammates, and just looked at Hermione and Ron standing in the stands.

But Hermione was so focused on cheering for Harry that she didn't notice him at all.

Harry thought for a moment, stood up and walked towards John Kowalski.

John turned his head to look at him, with a friendly smile on his face, "What's the matter, Harry?"

"In the last period of time... you asked the water monster to pick me up, right?" Harry asked softly.

"It's obvious, isn't it?" John smiled, "Actually, Professor Dracula planned to save you, but I suddenly thought that if the safety officer takes action, then you have used the opportunity to call for help and the game will be judged. fail……"

"You weren't far from the shore at that time. It would be a big loss if the game failed in that situation. So I gave you a little help."

"But haven't you repaid the favor before? Why are you still helping me..." Harry asked confused.

John stood up and moved over to Harry, patting him on the shoulder.

"I admire you for being able to save other people who have nothing to do with you regardless of danger." He said softly, "Maybe... I also want to let myself have some sense of participation in this noble behavior, right?"

At this time, the second event of the semifinals competition was gradually coming to an end.

"The third and final project will be carried out on the evening of June 24th," Bagman announced the start time of the last project. "The warriors will know the specific content of the project one month in advance. Thank you to all the viewers. Support the warriors!”

it is finally over.

There are still a few months until June 24th, and they have enough time to rest. They don’t have to worry about anything in a short time...

Harry thought this, and stood up, and together with the other warriors and hostages, followed Madam Pomfrey back to the castle to change into dry clothes.

Walking on the road, Harry caught a glimpse of Dracula's tall figure standing on the top of the highest column of the stands, intersecting with Hogwarts Castle under the reflection of the setting sun, like a beautiful silhouette.

He seemed to glance this way, and then suddenly disappeared.

No one knows where he went.

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