A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 482 Encouraging
The warriors stood up one after another, and left amid warm applause and blessings from their relatives. Mrs. Granger held Hermione's hand firmly, with tears in her eyes. "Honey, she'll be fine." Mr. Granger said holding his wife.

"I know, I just..." Mrs. Granger was speechless.

With red eyes, Mr. Granger said to Hermione very emotionally: "Your mother is a little excited... because of the video of the second project... I waited all afternoon at the door of the Leaky Cauldron, only to find a wizard in a strange costume, He took me in... anyway, we want you to know, Hermione, we're proud of you."

Hermione's eyes were moist too.Harry and Ron stood aside in bewilderment, with Sirius and Bill clasping their shoulders, left and right.Sirius patted Harry on the back so hard that he nearly staggered, Sirius said to the Grangers, "There are two men in the team!"

"Yeah, yes, we'll take care of her," said Harry and Ron hastily.

When walking through the hall and down the steps, Hermione was still a little depressed. Harry and Ron glanced at each other, and Ron complained, "Hermione, you should tell your parents some common sense in the wizarding world. Don't they know that you are the strongest of the three?"

"Oh," Hermione burst into tears, "In their impression, I just went to school in another place, like... um, how should I say? A scholar who studies the occult? After all, I can't use magic outside of school...maybe The books I take home every summer also reinforce this impression."

They walked cautiously on the dimly lit field, a dozen warriors pulled out a long line, and some people followed vaguely on both sides.

"Who are they?" Harry looked aside.

"Most of the people in the Ministry of Magic are Aurors." Ron said, seeing Harry's puzzled eyes, he shrugged. One's busy... Percy told me, and I must admit, he's had a lot of trouble lately."

They walked across the field, past the Quidditch pitch, and a few goblins with shortbows waved at the Ilvermorny warriors.

Hermione became nervous: "We didn't think about dealing with goblins, they wouldn't appear in the maze, would they?"

Harry didn't speak, just stared at the goblin's silhouette, and he couldn't be sure.These little things used to live in the forest, so they must be able to navigate the maze like a fish in water?He vaguely remembered that the goblin's bow and arrow were poisoned...

"Have you brought an antidote, Hermione?" he asked.

"Bring it, I have prepared a lot of things... But to be honest, if we are really attacked, we may not need it." Hermione touched her beaded pouch and said.

They remained silent for the rest of the time, walking along the edge of the Forbidden Forest. The road became more and more familiar. Before turning a corner, Harry took a last look behind him. It was the light of the wand, and the people in the auditorium also came out, because the distance was too far, and he couldn't hear a sound.

But Harry could well imagine how excited they were; Seamus and Dean might have been talking about what was in the maze with gusto, as they'd been doing for months; Ginny might be with Luna, but he really Can't guess what they will talk about, maybe some kind of 'not yet discovered' magical animal?As for Neville, he asked Hermione for a spell list some time ago, which will definitely shine in next year's dueling class... and Malfoy, he may be gnashing his teeth!

This last thought cheered Harry a little. "Oh, my God!" Hermione moaned in his ear.

Harry followed her gaze and felt a shock in his heart.In front of him was a square tower-shaped building not much smaller than Hogwarts Castle. He could only see three strong corners, which were piled up with black stones to form straight upward prisms. The gaps between them were covered by airtight thorns And the hedges filled up.The building must be at least a hundred feet high, and Harry secretly estimated how many floors the maze would have.

Stopping in front, Bagman waited for people to gather, and led them to the side of the huge building. They walked through the sparse forest and came to an open space, where stood a huge silver tent, slightly set in the dark. Light.

Harry was in a daze for a moment, he seemed to be back in the first project, when they had to work together to deal with a fire dragon...but that seemed to be a previous life.

"Okay," Bagman said happily, "you should not be unfamiliar with this place. We built a maze castle on the original venue for competitions. The school has prepared two places, but I think the familiar environment will make everyone feel better." You feel like coming home..."

Everyone stared at him.

Bagman looked at the crowd happily, as if he wanted to get a compliment or two, but in the awkward silence, he had to give up the idea. "Then, uh, let me read the rules. You need to go through the maze. There are seven floors in total. The area gets smaller as you go up. There are no traps on the top floor, and there is only one trophy."

"The use of black magic is prohibited, and the use of powerful spells on people is prohibited..."

He spoke for ten minutes at a stretch, and Harry felt a little irritated. They had analyzed these things many times, and finally, Bagman got to the point.

"Next, let's introduce the order of entering the maze. According to the rules," Bagman glanced at Harry, "the two teams from Hogwarts will take the average score, but since they are ranked No. There is no need for this anymore. You just need to enter in order according to the score—”

At this time, the curtain of the tent was lifted from the outside.

"Bagman, the trophy has been put away."

"Thanks, Yaxley. It's supposed to be my job, but as you can see, I don't have much to do..."

Yaxley bared his teeth and forced a grin from between them. "You're welcome." The man disappeared into the tent.

"Okay, the trophy has been put away. Next, I will introduce the guards in the maze. They are all from the Ministry of Magic. Well, except for Felix, the guards will not show up easily, even if you are fainted."

The warriors looked at each other. "Then what if the unconscious warrior is discovered by wandering monsters—" one of Beauxbaton's warriors, the girl named Jacqueline Bourgeois asked, several warriors nodded, they had the same question.

"Ah, that's what the guards are for," Bagman said with a smile on his face. "They'll watch from the sidelines, and they won't act unless your lives are really in danger. If the unconscious person is lucky enough to meet a companion, then He can still play..."

The curtains of the tent were lifted again.Kingsley and Felix walked in together.

"The audience is already seated, Ludo. In another 5 minutes, the warriors can be arranged to enter the arena, and the staff will take them in through different entrances." Kingsley said calmly.

"Great," Bagman said cheerfully. "I can't wait to officiate."

"Wait, different entrances?" Byers of the Ilvermorny team asked.

"There are four entrances in total, and which one to enter is random. The only restriction is that the same team must be separated." Felix took the words and said gently.

"That's right, that's it," Bagman agreed. "So—" He looked around.

"May I say a few words?" Felix asked softly.

"Oh, what—of course," said Bagman.

Standing in front of the warriors, Felix glanced at everyone, "You have all put in unimaginable efforts this year, and at the same time gained huge gains, strength, friendship, courage, cooperation, trust... As difficult as the third project is, I believe you can overcome it successfully, just by using your wits, trusting your fellows, and most importantly—not giving up hope even in the worst of circumstances.”

"Today is just an important node in your life, not the end - time is on your side."

(End of this chapter)