The Charles Becomes a Wizard

In fact, Dumbledore was not very worried that something would happen to Harry. He had a very good relationship with the mermaids in the Black Lake. The leader of the mermaid clan had made an agreement with him that they would ensure the safety of every warrior who entered the Black Lake.

The Black Lake is the home of the mermaids. In the Black Lake, no wizard's tricks can escape the mermaids' eyes.

This was also one of the reasons why Howard did not refuse Dumbledore from entering Hogwarts.

Dumbledore, feeling confident, was more concerned about the results of the competition.

The game has not yet reached the final deadline. As long as Harry can jump out of the water by his own ability before this time, he can get the highest score just by saving two "hostages" by himself...

Normally, what Dumbledore said was very effective for Sirius, but at this moment, Sirius's mind and eyes were all on the missing Harry. How could he care about what Dumbledore was saying?

Sirius knew very well how Harry could breathe freely in the water. The effectiveness of the sacweed was only one hour at most. Once the sacweed lost its effect, Harry, who was not good at swimming, would most likely drown...

If anything happened to Harry because of saving him, he...

Sirius frowned and was about to push Dumbledore away and jump into the water. At this moment, there was a loud noise on the lake. Harry, who was soaking wet, jumped out of the water with his wand tightly in his hand, and his exhausted body fell heavily on the wooden stands.

The audience in the stands instantly burst into warm cheers.

"Harry, Harry!" Sirius quickly took two steps forward to help him up, and after a quick check of his physical condition he breathed a sigh of relief.

"He's fine!" Sirius announced proudly and loudly to everyone, and the cheers from the crowd became even louder.

Harry twitched and spat out two mouthfuls of water. Dumbledore had already asked someone to bring a warm towel and wrap it around him.

It wasn't until he saw Harry appear in the stands that Dumbledore finally felt relieved.

Harry was worthy of being his chosen heir, and he never disappointed him in terms of courage or spirit.

Dumbledore patted Harry's shoulder soothingly, then gave his seat to others who cared about Harry. He stood up and called to the referees in the stands: "Now, all referees, follow me!"

It's time for them to grade this game.

"Oh, Harry, you must be freezing." Hermione Granger, who had just come out of the water, squeezed in from the crowd with her long wet hair. She draped her outermost towel over Harry. "I think you were really brave just now."

"Yes, Harry, you were very brave. James would be very proud of you," Sirius said with emotion.

"But," Harry, shivering in the cold wind, had an abnormally pale face and his teeth were constantly knocking up and down. He said in a trembling voice, "Sirius, Hermione, I got last place."

What is there to praise about this kind of achievement?

"She's the second to last!" Hermione Granger hugged Harry tightly, "Fleur Delacour lost her qualification to compete midway because of the attack by Grindylow."

After hearing these words, Harry finally showed his first smile since coming ashore.

Fortunately, fortunately, he thought his performance this time was the worst...

While a few people were talking, the referees also discussed the final scores of the contestants, and the results of the competition were announced by Howard, the least qualified referee.

Looking at the audience in the stands who were excitedly discussing the previous game, Howard could only put the tip of the wand against his neck and cast a spell that could amplify the sound - Sonorus.

"Please be quiet!" The deafening voice instantly silenced everyone. "The winner of this game is Mr. Diggory!"

The people surrounding Cedric Diggory immediately burst into warm applause.

"He used a nearly perfect Bubble Head Charm in the competition and was the first to complete the task." Howard paused and looked at Harry, who was still trembling and had not recovered. "As for Mr. Potter, he should have had a better result."

"But he resolutely decided to rescue everyone except Mr. Sirius. After discussion among the judges, we decided to commend this behavior."

"Mr. Potter, second place!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of boos from the Durmstrang team.

Obviously unhappy with the referees' decision.

In their view, the so-called "praise" is just an excuse for the referees to be biased.

Isn't the purpose of this competition to see who can rescue the hostages from the mermaids the fastest?

I had never heard of other ways to get extra points before the competition started!

Howard sighed secretly when he saw this. To be honest, he really couldn't understand why Dumbledore had to do everything he could to add so many points to Harry.

The scores of the first two games of the Triwizard Tournament are actually not that important. The final winner will still be determined by who wins the third game.

To be honest, it is amazing enough that Harry, a fourth-year wizard who is not even qualified to study advanced magic, has managed to survive until now intact.

If Harry really had to go head-to-head with the best of the three schools, Howard could say without hesitation that Harry would definitely lose.

You have to know that the huge gap in strength cannot be made up simply by luck, kindness, or courage.

So in Howard's opinion, Dumbledore's behavior has no meaning at all except to make enemies for Harry and give people the impression that he is biased.

But Dumbledore insisted, and Madame Maxime chose to acquiesce because Harry had just rescued Fleur's sister from the lake. Mr. Grindelwald looked as if it had nothing to do with him. As the current headmaster of Hogwarts, it was naturally difficult for him to express his objection clearly...

In the end, all the referees came to a decision that was both incongruous and controversial.

"Huh, Scarhead is really lucky." Draco curled his lips in dissatisfaction when he heard the decision.