Chapter 403 This is the original intention of the competition

The arrival of the Hogwarts Warriors greatly excited Furong and the others, and a new rescue team was officially established with the goal of rescuing the prisoners.

Naturally, Harry and the other two who were the strongest immediately became the leaders of the team.

"Mermaids are also fish. Since they are fish, we can use fishing nets to deal with them!"

Malfoy was full of confidence. This was one of the plans he, Harry and Cedric had discussed before. It was just right to use it now, especially with such a large team.

Now that the Hogwarts team has shown up, we must lead everyone in a beautiful ambush.

"There are water plants everywhere. Let's use Transfiguration to create some giant fishing nets and let the mermaids see how powerful we are."

Fleur and the others' eyes lit up when they heard Malfoy's suggestion, and they nodded in agreement.

After a quick discussion, the team quickly finalized an action plan.

Harry, Malfoy and Cedric took the lead and waved their wands lightly. Under the effect of the spell, the dense aquatic plants around them quickly intertwined and turned into huge and strong fishing nets, which were steadily laid in key positions in the ambush circle.

At the same time, other warriors such as Krum were not idle either. They skillfully cast toughness spells and concealment spells on the fishing nets to ensure that once the mermaid was caught in the net, she would not be able to escape easily.

In less than ten minutes, the ambush circle was set up and everything was ready.

Harry, Malfoy and Cedric immediately cast the Disillusionment Charm, hiding themselves in the darkness of the ambush circle.

Krum and other miniature warriors took the initiative to attack, quickly approaching the mermaid's patrol area, deliberately exposing their tracks to attract the mermaid's attention.

The mermaids were hooked and they drove the Grindylows around, chasing after the warriors.

"Here it comes!" Malfoy whispered, his eyes fixed on the merman approaching the ambush circle.

When the patrol team completely entered the ambush circle, Harry and the other two quickly cast a spell, controlling the fishing net to rise suddenly from the water plants and trap the pursuing patrol team.

Seeing the mermaids struggling desperately and trying to tear the fishing nets to escape, the warriors did not hold back. They cast all kinds of spells one after another, hitting the mermaids and making them fall into a deep sleep.

The entire operation was smooth and flowing, without any unnecessary flaws, and everyone performed just right in their role.

"Great job, keep going!"

The Mini Warriors strike again, luring two waves of mermaid patrols into a trap.

During this period, Ilvermorny's team also rushed over. After seeing everyone ambush the mermaid, they took the initiative to stay and help everyone ambush.

After the third wave of ambush was over, Malfoy immediately shouted: "It's almost time, take the initiative to attack and rescue the prisoners!"

Malfoy, Harry and Cedric took the lead, bringing Krum and other mini warriors, and swam towards the prisoner's hut.

After several waves of ambushes, the mermaid patrol had been almost completely captured. Seeing that the aggressive warriors did not put up any resistance at all, the remaining mermaids fled.

In the audience, Ludo Bagman almost jumped up, his face flushed, and his voice was so high-pitched that it was directly heard over the whistling of the cold wind.

"Dear audience! Did you see that? This is the true spirit of cooperation! Real courage and wisdom!"

He waved his arms violently, pointing at the scene displayed on the magic screen, and his voice became louder and louder.

"Three warriors, Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Cedric Diggory! Not only did they fight for their own victory, they also took the initiative to help their peers from other schools! They gave up the easiest way to move forward alone and chose a more difficult but also more glorious path!"

On the screen, the three warriors of Hogwarts held their wands, and after driving away the mermaid, they formed a triangle to guard the captives' hut behind them to prevent the mermaid from launching a sneak attack.

The other warriors took the opportunity to enter the prisoner's hut and untied the ropes on their companions.

"Look at this tactic! This tacit understanding! This is true teamwork! The three warriors of Hogwarts have not only demonstrated their personal strength, but also demonstrated what true leadership is!"

Bagman's voice became more and more excited.

"My friends, this is the Five-Power Tournament, a competition that tests courage, wisdom, ambition and...moral choices! The three warriors of Hogwarts have told us with their actions that true victory is not just about being the first to cross the finish line, but about showing the most precious quality of the wizarding world - cooperation and win-win!"

Amid the cheers of the young wizards, Bagman looked around the audience and said, "At this moment, the Hogwarts team has become the most shining presence in the whole venue! This is not only the brilliance of wisdom and courage, but also the brilliance of humanity. It is the future of the wizarding world!"

"Look, the Hogwarts Warriors have arrived at the mermaid village and successfully rescued their baby. They are now rapidly floating up. The winner of this competition is no longer in doubt."

"The other warrior teams have also entered the cooperative trial dungeon. Now the game has come to 2 hours and 8 minutes. They still have enough time to complete this game."

Watching the scenes on the magic screen, Madame Maxime looked at Dumbledore and said, "Dumbledore, your warriors are really good!"

The principal of Uagadou also said cheerfully: "To be honest, I did not expect this development at all. Their quality is more precious than all gems."

"Our children in Ilvermorny are not bad either," said Gilbert, the headmaster of Ilvermorny, with a smile, "Even though none of them were captured, they were still willing to help."

"To be honest, I was a little dissatisfied at first, and complained in my heart why they didn't take the opportunity to enter the cooperative trial. Now I can't help but reflect that I am too utilitarian. These kids are much better than me."

"Krum is good too," Karkaroff said. "He was the one who first proposed the idea of ​​working together."

Dumbledore stroked his beard and said, "This is the original intention of the competition, to promote communication and cooperation between magic schools."

The original intention of establishing the Triwizard Tournament was to promote friendly exchanges between the three major magic schools in Europe. Whether it was Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, or Durmstrang, the headmasters at the time hoped to build a bridge of friendship through this competition and give students from the three schools the opportunity to learn from each other's strengths.

However, as time went on, this beautiful vision was gradually obscured by the desire to win.

I don’t know when it started, but this competition, which was originally centered on communication, has gradually transformed into a fierce competition aimed at becoming famous and winning.

The three schools no longer see the competition as a celebration of friendship, but a battlefield to compare strength and compete for glory.

In the more than 700-year history of the game, there have been many warriors who died in accidents during the game. These tragedies could have been avoided, but they became commonplace because all parties were too obsessed with victory.

Not only that, in order to compete for the title of the number one magic school in Europe, the principals even resorted to secret tricks to gain extra advantages for their warriors.

Various cheating behaviors emerge in an endless stream and gradually become a default tradition.

In this bad competition atmosphere, the event not only failed to enhance communication between schools, but deepened the gap between them, until finally communication was completely cut off.

Today, the excellent qualities displayed by the Warriors in the top five tournaments are extremely valuable.

"I think this kind of friendly competition should be maintained for a long time, right?" Dumbledore turned his head to look at the other headmasters and asked.

"Of course, we at Beauxbatons are willing to participate in the next tournament," Madame Maxime smiled, "The warriors from Hogwarts have surfaced, and I think their performance deserves full marks."

"Karkaroff, what do you think?"

Seeing the other headmasters looking at him, Karkaroff gritted his teeth and uttered a sentence reluctantly from his throat.

"I think so."