Chapter 635
The second project begins
Chapter 635 The Second Project Begins
Wade walked to the referee's table, nodded to Dumbledore and several referees, and greeted Harry and others.
Natalia leaned against the table with her arms folded across her chest and raised her eyebrows and asked, "What is that guy talking about? He is so tactless!"
"Marchioni?" Wade said. "He was just discussing some business matters with me."
“At this time?” Natalia glared at Marchioni in dissatisfaction and snorted, “He kept talking to the players before the game. I think he was just disturbing your state!”
"Marchioni just forgets everything else when he concentrates, he..."
Before Vader finished speaking, Bagman came over happily: "Very good, all the warriors have arrived on time, so let's get started!"
He glanced over the crowd, as if expecting someone to ask some questions, but no one did.
On the referee's table, several eyes were staring at Wade, and there seemed to be invisible pressure in their eyes.
Wade adjusted his cuffs, took out the mermaid candy and held it in his palm.
"The sound is loud!"
Bagman pointed his wand to his throat and uttered a spell, and then his voice boomed across the venue like thunder -
"Two months ago, our warriors were intercepted by a fire dragon and found a golden egg in a secret room deep underground. There was a song hidden in the egg—"
"Come, come and find where our voices ring. We cannot sing on the ground. When you search, please think carefully: the heart of steel sleeps in the dark, the red of the sunset wanders between the tentacles, and the full moon engraved with stars is sealed in the ancient stone door. When the three are combined, you will know where to go!"
"This is the clue contained in the golden egg!"
Bagman looked at the ten warriors standing in a row and said, "Maybe some of you have solved the puzzle, maybe not. But remember, the second task requires you to find three things in the lake - the Heart of Steel, the Red Sunset, and the Full Moon and Stars!"
Some of the ten young wizards looked pale, and some looked nervous, but no matter who they were, there was no expression of surprise on their faces. It was obvious that in the past two months, everyone had cracked the clue in the golden egg.
However, it was the first time for most of the audience to hear about this incident, and there was a buzz of discussion in the stands.
Bagman raised his hand again and pressed it down, signaling for silence. Then he said:
"Warriors, you have three hours to search for the target underwater—"
Harry's heart suddenly tightened.
His bubble spell was still difficult to maintain for that long. Of course, he could repeat the spell even underwater, but if the water was dangerous, it might be difficult to protect the bubble from being destroyed.
He subconsciously touched the gilly grass in his pocket, feeling slightly relieved.
"——If the warrior returns to the shore without finding the target, it will be regarded as giving up the qualification to participate in the competition. However, as long as any object is found, he can enter the third round."
Bagman's voice seemed to shake the mirror as he continued rapidly:
"But I want to remind you that those who collect all three items will gain a huge advantage in the third task! So try your best to find them... Don't give up easily until the last moment!"
"Then, as soon as I blow the whistle, the second task will begin! I'll count to three."
"one two three!"
A sharp whistle tore through the cold air, applause and cheers rang out from the stands, and the ten warriors took action one after another. Wade swallowed the transformation candy in one gulp, threw off his outer robe and jumped into the water. While he was still in the air, his body was completely covered by the smoke produced by the transformation.
Everyone only heard a "puff" sound, and when the smoke was blown away by the wind, the figure disappeared.
Bagman said excitedly, "We can see that contestant Weed Grey was the first to enter the water! He didn't cast any spells on himself that I know of, such as Transfiguration or the Bubblehead Charm. Could it be that..."
"Oh my goodness, look!"
Bagman shouted excitedly, and the contestants who had not yet entered the water could not help but turn their heads to look over.
The huge stream mirror placed by the lake showed that finally one of the mother mirrors captured the fleeting figure.
Colliver pushed his men aside and adjusted the footage himself, replaying and slowing down the video. After a few seconds, everyone could see clearly what was happening underwater.
Wade Grey's skin was so pale that it was almost blue. His upper body still had the outline of a human, but his lower body had turned into a silver-blue fish tail!
His black hair was like seaweed floating in the water, his scales glowed silver in the dark water, his tail fin was broad and powerful, and with just a swing, he swam out of the range of the mother mirror at an extremely fast speed.
"Look, Weed Grey has turned into a mermaid!" Bagman shouted excitedly. "This is unprecedented! As far as I know, Animagus cannot transform into magical creatures. At least there is no precedent for this! Isn't this right, Professor Dumbledore!"
Dumbledore nodded slightly: "That is true, but..."
"I know, I know!" Fred suddenly jumped up from his seat and rushed to Bagman like a cannonball, shouting, "It's the Gummy Bears! Vader must have used the Gummy Bears!"
A blue bird quickly rushed over and acted as the eye of the camera, closely focusing on Fred's face, which was flushed with excitement.
George ran over a step slower and quickly continued the conversation: "Shapeshifting Gummy is a product developed jointly by us and Wade. It can transform people into any animal you can think of - including Pegasus, unicorns, mermaids, slimes and even fire dragons!"
Fred winked slyly at the camera, "Of course, our candy's transformation is a cute version, Vader must have made the transformation himself!"
George shouted, "He is a genius alchemist, and the whole world knows it!"
"Want to be as cool as him?" Fred waved his arms and shouted, "If you also want to be like Weed Grey, even if you don't know Animagus, but want to experience the feeling of transforming into different creatures, please contact the Weasley Brothers Joke Shop!"
George pulled out a jar of glittering candies and shook it like a magician, saying, "Of course! Our joke shop hasn't officially opened yet, but you can still write in to place an order! It's a pre-opening special price, and one illusion candy only costs five silver Sickles..."
"Write to Hogwarts—"
"It's addressed to Fred and George—"
Before the two brothers finished shouting, Bagman hurriedly pushed the blue bird aside, took the camera himself and shouted, "Hey, boys, this is not the place for you to advertise!"
There was laughter and applause from the audience, and some students could not wait to dig out their pockets for pocket money.
Fred and George clapped their hands and bumped their shoulders together, congratulating themselves on advertising to the world.
"Ahem." Bagman suppressed his laughter and said, "The game is still going on. Let's see how the other players are doing..."
Harry suddenly came to his senses and found that the other contestants had already jumped into the water, and he was the only one left on the shore.
He hurriedly took off his coat, shoes and socks, cast a Bubblehead Charm on himself, and then jumped quickly into the lake.
(End of this chapter)