Chapter 572: Vulcan clears the way
Chapter 572: Fire God clears the way
By the time Kyle returned to the team of warriors, four professors responsible for patrolling the maze and ensuring the safety of the warriors had also arrived.
“We will patrol 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 come to help you. Do you understand?”
Everyone nodded together.
After that, she, Hagrid, Professor Moody, and Professor Flitwick walked in different directions and scattered around the maze.
But what no one noticed was that a small Billywig flew along Hagrid's long robe and flew into the maze.
Maybe some people saw it, but didn't care... After all, this place has been transformed into a maze full of hedges. It's perfectly normal to have one or two Billywigs or Bowtruckles.
At this time, Bagman pointed the wand at his throat as usual and said "loud voice".
“Ladies and gentlemen, the last competition of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin!” His voice echoed in the stands.
The response to him was a roaring tsunami of applause and cheers.
Then Bagman loudly announced the current score... Kyle with 98 points was undisputedly ranked first, followed by Krum, and Fleur could only do so because she lost too many points in the second event. Coming in last.
But Kyle had no intention of caring about this. He couldn't help but glance at where the referee was.
At this time, Dumbledore has disappeared. In his previous place is Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic who came to watch the game.
The minister looked happy and was applauding as cheerfully as the others.
At this time, a short whistle brought Kyle back to his senses.
After realizing that this was the signal to go, Kyle immediately ran into the maze.
The tall hedges cast dark shadows on the path, and the sky above the maze seemed to be cast by some kind of magic. When Kyle walked in, the voices of the audience disappeared immediately.
When he came to the first fork in the road, Kyle laid his wand flat on the palm of his hand.
“Show me the way!”
The wand twirled and pointed toward the hedge to his right, but it was not part of the passage.
“Thunderclap explosion!”
A big hole was blown out of the dense hedge in an instant.
Kyle did not stop and continued running forward quickly after passing through.
Further ahead is a golden mist.
“Sweep the whirlwind quickly!”
A strong gust of wind blew by, and the fog was immediately blown away. Several red hats hidden in the hedges jumped out carrying wooden sticks.
But before they could make any move, they all fell backwards at a faster speed.
Kyle ran while thinking about what had just happened. There was no doubt that Harry had been kidnapped by Death Eaters.
If they haven't left the castle yet, Dumbledore will definitely be able to find him, but if they get out of the castle... it only takes a simple Apparition to leave Dumbledore helpless.
Kyle originally thought that Harry's name did not appear in the Goblet of Fire, Professor Moody had not been replaced, and everything would be fine, but he did not expect that something went wrong in the end.
It goes without saying that the Death Eaters must have taken Harry away to resurrect Voldemort, but the problem was that Kyle didn't know where the place where the resurrection ceremony was held was.
He also tried to find him during this period, but the old Riddle was just an ordinary person with no sense of existence at all, and there was no information to record his deeds.
Will it be at Little Hangleton, the old Riddle House?
Kyle wasn't sure, but he had no other goal now. He had to go out as soon as possible and tell Dumbledore about this place.
And there is an even more important point.
Someone wants to bring Harry into the game as a "hostage". This is definitely not a coincidence, nor is it just to increase the excitement of the game as Ludo Bagman said.
Perhaps there's something here to take Harry away from school... maybe a Goblet of Fire made into a portkey.
Only when the last three referees rejected the proposal to add "hostages", they had to change their approach and chose to take Harry away directly.
If this is the case, then they must have tampered with the Goblet of Fire in advance...
And this proposal was rejected before the start of the game. At that time, the Goblet of Fire had been placed in the middle of the maze, and no one could touch it... In other words, the magic of the portkey on it should still be there.
Although this is only a possibility, Kyle still feels the need to give it a try. This is the fastest and most reliable way to find Harry...
Little Hangleton is just Kyle's guess. Just like Professor Moody has not been replaced, and Harry's name does not appear in the Goblet of Fire, no one knows whether Voldemort is there.
If there is no one there, then it will be really troublesome.
Of course, the premise is that he can find the right direction as soon as possible. If not, then he can only take a gamble.
Just as he was thinking about it, Kyle suddenly heard a buzzing sound. He looked up and saw a Billywig swaying up and down in the direction to his left. Wizards are not allowed to fly above the maze, but it has no effect on magical animals like the Billywig.
And this movement, it seems that it has found the direction. It is exactly as Qiu thought, not true north.
Kyle immediately turned around and pointed his wand in the direction of Billywig.
This distance should be about the same...let’s give it a try.
Kyle shook his wrist slightly, and strange symbols floated out and gathered together from the tip of the wand.
The surrounding temperature began to rise rapidly, and little flames appeared one after another on the hedge, flying around Kyle like elves.
In just a blink of an eye, these flames gathered together to form a golden-red, surging and jumping wave.
As if aware of the danger, the magical animals in the maze began to riot. All kinds of sharp screams came one after another from different places, especially in the direction pointed by Kyle's wand. Almost every hedge was shaking violently. .
“Vulcan clears the way!”
It was as if someone had torn away a piece of the maze. All the hedges and magic traps in front of Kyle were instantly wiped out and disappeared.
…
At the same time, in the auditorium, under the dark blue night sky, the sudden flames in the maze looked extremely eye-catching... everyone in the stands looked over at the same time.
Even Bagman, who was about to blow his second whistle, was attracted.
He looked a little panicked, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
"It's impossible...he just went in not long ago...a minute? How could he run so far!"
In desperation, Bagman didn't care so much anymore and blew the whistle for Krum to set off in advance.
However, his whistle was drowned out by the exclamations from the stands.
In their sight, the flames that were still coiled together suddenly changed. Like a sharp spear thrown by a giant with all its strength, it instantly penetrated half of the maze, leaving only a spacious golden-red line on the ground. aisle.
At the end of the passage is the Goblet of Fire, which symbolizes honor.
After a brief silence, cheers suddenly came from the stands that seemed to shake away the dark clouds.
At the referee's table, Ms. Maxim stood up suddenly.
“This is impossible, you are cheating!” She shouted loudly: “Someone must have helped him!”
In order to increase the difficulty of the game, the hedges in the maze are fireproof and anti-cutting. Even ordinary blasting spells can only make a small hole.
As a result, those hedges were penetrated as easily as steaks under a table knife, without any hesitation.
Maxim could not believe that this kind of magic that frightened her could be used by a student who was only fifteen years old.
"I don't think so, Ms. Maxim." Fudge said next to him.
Although he was shocked and speechless just now, when he came to his senses, he immediately put on a calm expression.
"Dumbledore and I are very optimistic about this child. He is very talented." Fudge said with a smile. "Perhaps in a few decades, he can succeed Dumbledore and become the principal of Hogwarts.
"But I think he is more suitable to work in the Ministry of Magic, and I am confident that he will be the youngest Minister of Magic."
Maxim didn’t pay attention to Fudge’s words, and didn’t even turn to look at him.
If this is considered a talent, then what is Fleur, who is also a warrior, a Philob caterpillar with a magic wand?
Fudge was a little displeased after Maxim's defeat, but he was very proud of Kyle's strong victory in winning the Triwizard Tournament.
The depression of losing the Quidditch World Cup for consecutive years finally gained some solace in other events.
He felt the need to show off his presence and let others know that he and Kyle had a good relationship...
It doesn't matter if Maxim doesn't talk to him, Karkaroff is there.
As a result, as soon as Fudge turned his head, he saw that the seat to his left was empty. Karkaroff, who was sitting here just now, suddenly disappeared.
“Where is Igor?” he asked a Durmstrang student behind him.
"The principal has just left." The man said, "There must be something left on the boat."
“Is that so?” said Fudge.
Although he felt a little strange, he thought it was because Karkaroff didn't want to see his school fail, so he hid.
…
(End of this chapter)