Harry Potter and Shafik

Chapter 75 Finals
On June 1995, 6, the third project was carried out.Hilbert didn't know what happened to Mr. Barty Crouch's disposal?He had only vaguely heard that Minister Fudge temporarily blocked the news of death in order to make sure of this competition, and he did nothing.

Looking at the opponent next to him, Hilbert remembered what happened yesterday morning. Professor McGonagall told them to gather in the conference room next to the auditorium after breakfast, and the relatives of the warriors were invited to watch the final.As soon as he entered the meeting room, Hilbert was very aware of this place. It was this room that he and Harry walked into after being selected, and pushed the door into the meeting room.In the corner of the room, Viktor Krum speaks fast Bulgarian to his dark-haired parents, from whom he inherited his aquiline nose.On the other side, Fleur was chatting non-stop with her mother in French.Fleur's little sister, Gabrielle, holds her mother's hand.She waved to Hilbert, and Hilbert waved back, grinning.Then he saw Mrs. Weasley and Bill standing in front of the fireplace, looking at Harry with a smile on his face. As soon as he turned around, Daphne and Aureliana rushed over and gave him a big hug, while his parents One kiss per person, on his cheek, Taoist Lingxu put a pendant on his waist, saying it was used to convey a message.Hilbert noticed Fleur Delacour eyeing Bill with interest over his mother's shoulder.You could tell she had nothing against long hair and fang earrings.Taoist Lingxu understood her thoughts, after all, these two people will eventually get together.

Afterwards, the five members of Hilbert's family walked along the court, making a big circle around the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Mrs. Irina talked about Mr. Brian's pursuit of her with great interest, and Hilbert followed suit. He talked with his father about his future plans.

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The final was held at night, and Hilbert returned to the dormitory to sleep well until he returned to the auditorium for dinner.Ludo Bagman and Cornelius Fudge sat down at the staff table.Bagman looked very happy, but Cornelius Fudge, who was sitting next to Madame Maxime, was sullen and said nothing.Madame Maxime buried her head in her meal, her eyes seemed a little red.Hagrid across the table kept looking in her direction.

When the enchanted ceiling turned from blue to dark purple twilight, Dumbledore stood up at the staff table, and the crowd fell silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes I'm going to invite you all to the Quidditch pitch for the last event of the Triwizard Tournament. Now, brave men and Mr. Bagman, to the stadium."

Hilbert stood up, his family and Slytherin students, as well as Godfather Snape and the Taoist Spirit Xu cheered for him, and the Taoist Spirit Xu stayed with him all the time, "How are you feeling, Harry?" They When walking down the stone steps, Taoist Lingxu asked, "Are you confident?"

"Fine," said Harry.It was true, he was nervous, but he kept going over the spells he had practiced, remembering them all, and it made him feel better.

They entered the Quidditch pitch, which had become completely unrecognizable.A twenty-foot hedge bordered the edge of the field.There is a gap in front of them, and that is the entrance to this great labyrinth.The passage inside is dark and a bit scary.

Five minutes later, people began to enter the stands.Hundreds of students filed into their seats, and the air was filled with excited voices and chaotic footsteps.The sky is now a clear dark blue and stars are beginning to appear.Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick walked into the stadium, walking towards Bagman and the warriors.They all had big red stars shining on their hats, except Hagrid, whose red star was on the back of his terry vest.

"We will patrol outside the maze," Professor McGonagall said to the warriors. "If you encounter difficulties and want to be rescued, just shoot red sparks into the sky, and we will have someone to help you, understand?"

The warriors nodded together.

"Okay, let's go!" Bagman said happily to the four patrol members.

Then Bagman pointed his wand to his throat and said "loud voice", and his magically amplified voice echoed in the stands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the last match of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! Let me report the current score! Hilbert Shafik - 50 points, ranked first, Hogwarts School!" Applause and cheers startled the birds of the Forbidden Forest into the darkening night sky. "Harry Potter—45 points, No.2, Hogwarts School. Viktor Krum—40 points, No.3, Durmstrang College!" Another round of applause . "Fleur Delacour - 25 points, No.4, Beauxbaton College!"

"Now . . . Hilbert and Harry, listen to my whistle!" said Bagman. "Three-two--"

With a short whistle, Harry and Hilbert hurried into the maze.

The tall hedges cast black shadows on the path, and whether it was because of the height and density of the hedges, or whether by magic, the voices of the spectators fell silent as soon as they entered the labyrinth.Hilbert almost felt like he was underwater again.He drew his wand and said, "Lumos," and heard Harry behind him do the same.

The Goblet of Fire was at the very center of the maze, and Hilbert worked hard towards the center of the maze.

Not long after, at a fork in the road, an adult snail ten feet high suddenly appeared in front of Hilbert!An adult snail is a very dangerous creature. Its body is covered with protruding curved thorns, like scorpion stinging needles, which are densely rolled up on its back.Their hard armor reflects magical spells, and if your spells don't pierce their hard carapace, wait to block the spells reflected back by its armor.The most frightening thing is that their tails will explode, which is powerful enough to match a small grenade, and with this huge explosion reaction force, the snails will rush forward like a tank. Even a rhino can be killed by a straight-up hit by a barbed carapace.

Hilbert took a step back, and flames suddenly burst out from the heart of his right hand. This is the five-element control technique taught by the Taoist Lingxu——Samadhi True Fire of the Fire Gate!

Hilbert waved his right hand, and the real fire of Samadhi rushed forward, and saw that the fried-tailed snail couldn't resist and was instantly roasted into carbon by the real fire of Samadhi. Hilbert's legs softened and he fell down and sat down He took out the energy potion and took a sip. This spell is powerful but consumes a lot of energy.

Turn left... right... turn left again... Twice he found himself in a dead end.He cast the Orientation Charm again and found that he had gone too far east.He turned back, turned to the right, and saw a strange golden mist floating in front of him.

Just about to step forward, Hilbert thought about it, no, it's not that simple.A giant spider blocks the way.The spider formed a huge web between the two fences of the fence. Claire believed that even if the Hippogriff bumped into the web, it would not be able to break free from the shackles of this large web in a short time.Not to mention, there is also a large eight-eyed spider that can spin a large amount of silk at any time on the web.Octopus!Hilbert suddenly felt annoyed why he didn't bring Haierbo, this basilisk is the nemesis of the acromantula!
but……

"All petrochemical!"

A spider statue quickly took shape in mid-air, and when it fell to the ground, it shattered into pieces!
Hilbert lifted his foot and stepped on the spider's shattered body, and continued to walk forward with big strides. Suddenly, a scream pierced the silence around him. "Not good! It's Furong!"

Hilbert transformed into Hai Dongqing and flew away following the sound.After finding it, Hilbert took the unconscious Fleur's wand and shot a red signal to the sky, and then left quickly, hoping that someone would come to rescue her.

After walking on the new road for a few minutes, he stopped suddenly, and a sound came from a road next to him.It's Krum's voice!Hilbert turned his head sharply, and Krum cast a Cruciatus Curse on Hilbert with a ferocious expression on his wand!Hilbert dodged sideways, but the thorns in the wall next to him tore through his clothes. "Dizzy!" The spell hit Krum's back.He stopped suddenly, threw himself forward, and lay face down on the grass, motionless.Hilbert raised Krum's wand and sent a string of red sparks into the air.Sparks surrounded Krum, marking his location.

Suddenly, a savage came out of the nearby bushes, covered in leaves, "It's me, Hilbert, I'm Harry."

"How are you? Are you okay?"

It's a sphinx.Its body was that of a frighteningly large lion: huge paws, and a long yellow tail with a tuft of hair at the tip.But it has a woman's head.She didn't crouch down and prepare to pounce, but just walked around to block his way.Then she spoke, her voice low and hoarse.

"You're very close to your goal. The quickest way is to get past me."

"Then... can you please let me go?" said Harry, who knew what the answer was.

"No," she continued walking, "unless you can answer my riddle. One guess—I'll let you go. No guess—I'll pounce. No answer—I'll let you go. You go away without hurting you."

Harry and Hilbert's hearts sank several times.It was Hermione's forte, but not his.He weighed it, and if the riddle was too difficult, he could not answer it, the Sphinx would not hurt him, and he could find another way to the center of the maze.

"Okay," he said, "can I hear the riddle?"

The sphinx sat on her hind legs, in the middle of the road, and read:

First think about who always wears a mask,

The actions are secretive, and the lies are repeated.

And tell me something is always mended,

The middle of the middle, the tail of the tail?
Finally tell me when I can't think of words,
Which word is often spoken.

Now put them together and answer me,

What's an animal you don't want to kiss?
Harry stared at her dumbfounded.

"Can you read it again... a little slower?" he asked tentatively.

She winked at him, smiled slightly, and read the poem again.

"All the clues add up to an animal I'd like to kiss?" Harry asked.

She just smiled mysteriously, which Harry took to mean "yes".He searched in his mind.There were many animals he didn't want to kiss, and the first thing he thought of was the snail, but he had a vague feeling that this was not the answer.He must try to unravel the clues...

"With a mask," he said to himself, staring at her, "always lying... er... that's a - imposter. No, that's not my answer! Is it a - spy? I'll think about that in a moment...can you talk about the second clue again?"

She read the next two lines of the poem again.

"Something's always patched," Harry repeated, "uh...can't think of...'middle of the middle'...can you read the last few lines again?"

She read the last four lines again.

"'Words to say when you can't think of a word'" said Harry. "Er... it should be... er... wait a minute—'er!' 'er' is one word!"

The sphinx smiled at him.

"spy...er...spy...er..." Harry paced. "The animal I don't want to kiss... is a spider! Spider!"

The sphinx smiled more affectionately.She stood up, straightened her front legs, and stepped aside.

After Harry and Hilbert jointly pass the riddle of the Patronus Sphinx, see!It's the Triwizard Cup!Shining right ahead!
"Let's go together," said Harry.

"what?"

"Two people take it at the same time, and Hogwarts still wins. We are tied for the championship."

Hilbert glared at Harry and let go of his arms.

"You—really want to do this?" Actually, Hilbert also thought about this, but just now he wanted to stun Harry and win the Triwizard Cup by himself.That is the supreme glory!Enough to make you famous in history!

"Listen to you, come on."

He grabbed Harry's arm and helped Harry limp toward the trophy.When they got there, the two each raised their hands above a shiny handle.

"Count to three, will you?" Harry said, "One-two-three-"

He and Hilbert each grabbed a handle.

The two of them suddenly felt as if the back of their navel had been pulled.His legs were off the ground, but he couldn't let go of the Triwizard Cup, which dragged him forward among the howling wind and swirling colors, Hilbert beside him.

(End of this chapter)