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Chapter 542: The Second Task
Chapter 542: The Second Task
After entering February, time seemed to have sped up significantly. It felt like only a blink of an eye had passed before the 27th of February was just a week away.
However, Fred and George were quite disappointed. After being covered in the door hall, Karkaroff never came back to the castle again, and their well-preparation for the "Quick Escape Candy" plan never got a chance to be put into action.
"There's only a week left before the second task starts. Aren't you going to spend some time researching that stone?" one evening in the common Room, Fleur looked at Kyle, who was playing chess with Cedric, and said with a somewhat irritated tone.
She originally thought Kyle was joking, but unexpectedly he was serious... As for why she was certain he hadn't secretly researched it behind her back, the reason was quite simple: those three stones were just lying on the Common Room’s cabinet. They had been there for over a month.
If not for the House-Elves' frequent cleaning, there would probably be a thick layer of dust on them by now.
She had even tried to make Kyle anxious by secretly taking the stones at night.
However... For a whole half month, Kyle hadn't noticed at all. He did his usual activities, never once looking for them.
It truly was Merlin’s fault...
"I don't plan to," Kyle said casually.
If he had intended to, he would have done it when Niko Lemer came. To Niko, the secrets hidden in the stone were as good as written on its surface, evident at a glance.
Since he hadn't asked back then, there was no reason to waste time now.
"Whatever, if I interfere with you again, I'm a Gnome!" Fleur turned her head, angrily returning to the dorm, pulling Cona away as she left.
"I think I've heard that before..." Kyle moved hisknight, "It was what she said two months ago, right?"
Cedric shook his head, subconsciously glancing at the shelf in the CommonRoom and the three shining stones on it, then said:
"Actually, I thought you were joking at the time, but who knew you wouldn't be at all worried."
"There's really no need. The judges will announce it when the time comes," Kyle smiled, "And you should have learned about the previous Triwizard Tournament, right? Only theThe third task is the real competition. The first two tasks are more of a warm-up to gain a bit of an advantage.
And these advantages are fixed. As long as you are first, whether you score a hundred or Eighty, it makes no difference."
"Although that's true, maybe only you would be so calm..." Cedric sighed, "I heard Fleur was extremely worried a few days ago, flipping through books in the CommonRoom at one in the morning."
"I didn't notice."
"I guessed not," Cedric said, then changed the subject, "But haven't you noticed, Fleur seems to have changed quite a bit recently."
"Changed?" Kyle thought for a moment, "Not really, she's always been like this, right?"
"To you, maybe." Cedric shook his head, "I remember when she first arrived, she acted arrogantly towards everyone. But now... How to say, yesterday I saw her helping a third-year student correct theirCheering Charm's gesture. Something impossible three months ago, right?"
Fleur Delacour helping a third-year student with their gesture?
Kyle thought he had misheard and said, somewhat incredulously, "Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"
After Beauxbatons students arrived, many tried to use asking for spell advice as an excuse to talk to Fleur. Regardless of gender or age, Fleur would often ignore them.
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Even Cedric had once asked her a question about Transfiguration, but he too received no response.
"I feel like she's looking at me as if I'm a sprouting potato," Cedric had said at the time.
It was hard to imagine that Fengrong, who was like this, would proactively teach others magical spell gestures.
"Of course not..." Cedric said confidently, "After all, she's the only one in the entire Hogwarts with that silver hair."
"Well, her change is quite significant," Kyle muttered.
...
In the following days, the atmosphere in the castle began to rise, and the cheering badges that had been put away were taken out one after another and worn by the students.
As for those who had lost their badges or didn't have any, they could go to Sirius and get a free one.
He had made a large box of badges and placed it outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, where anyone who wanted one could take it.
He had originally placed the box inside the office, but Professor Moody overreacted to the sudden knocking sound, and after fixing the door three times in a row, Sirius decided to put the box directly outside the door.
Fred and George were the most exaggerated, as they had almost half the box of badges on their robes, making a clanking sound as they walked, like they were wearing a suit of armor.
With only one day left until the second task, Kyle could hear various cheers wherever he went.
There were students and professors alike.
During the second afternoon session of Care of Magical Creatures class, Hagrid used the excuse of checking homework to walk over to Kyle and quietly ask him how his preparations were going.
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After receiving an affirmative answer, Hagrid excitedly patted his shoulder.
"Before you face the dragon, I was indeed worried, but now I know that as long as you want to do something, you can achieve it. I'm not worried at all, I can feel that you will definitely succeed."
"Thank you, Hagrid..."
Kyle grimaced and said, pulling his feet out of the soft mud.
Sirius was right; Hagrid really should have realized just how strong he was.
By evening, the atmosphere in the Hufflepuff Common Room had reached its peak, as two of the three champions were staying there.
Snacks and drinks filled every table in the common room. As soon as Kyle entered, people started stuffing various candies and dried beef into his pockets, as if they were afraid he wouldn't be in the mood to eat the next day and might get hungry during the competition.
Although Fengrong was Beauxbatons' champion, she had been living here for quite some time, so everyone treated her equally and gave her some snacks as well.
Of course, it was definitely not as much as Kyle's.
Moreover, to ensure the champions could rest well, everyone voluntarily returned to their dormitories before nine o'clock in the evening.
Soon, only Kyle and Fengrong remained in the common room.
Fengrong was also preparing to return to the Beauxbatons carriage, as Madame Maxime seemed concerned about her staying in the castle overnight.
But as she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and turned back, saying, "If you don't want to sleep early tonight, go for a walk.
"Remember to bring those stones to the lake on the grounds, and place them in the water where the moonlight can reach... Well, that's it."
Kyle turned his head instinctively at her words, but by this time, Fengrong had already left the common room, and he only saw a closed wooden door.
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