HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

The auditorium seats in a circle, which are exactly the same as the first fire dragon event, are now arranged in an orderly manner around the Black Lake. It is obvious that the second event will be held in the Black Lake.

Cedric was wearing a simple bright yellow sportswear. As the cold wind blew by, his dark brown hair was messy and blew to both sides. He stood next to the referee's table, standing with several other warriors, but he couldn't help but stare. Move to the auditorium.

Cho Chang was still missing, and Cedric felt inexplicably uneasy. Cedric, who had not seen Cho Chang for nearly a day, was a little worried. He raised his head again and looked around the auditorium, frowning, and sighed worriedly.

"Okay, warriors, come here, I'll tell you the rules."

Mr. Bachman waved, and the four warriors immediately gathered around the referee's table covered with a golden tablecloth.

After Mr. Buckman’s simple explanation, the four warriors probably understood their mission, entered the Black Lake, and regained their stolen treasures.

Stolen treasure?

Cedric didn't feel that he had lost anything important, ah... unless this so-called "treasure" was referring to a person.

After all, as far as he could see, apart from his Qiu Zhang, Fleur's sister and Harry's friends were not there either!

Afterwards, Cedric and the remaining warriors walked to the lake and stood still, waiting for the order to start the game.

Mr. Buckman stood next to the referee's table. He pulled out his wand and cast the Loud Sound Spell, and then his voice was like thunder, resounding around the Black Lake and reaching the ears of every spectator in the auditorium.

"Listen up, everyone, our warriors are at their posts. They have one full hour to get back what was taken from them. I'm counting to three. One...two...three!"

As the sharp whistle sounded, Cedric, who was worried about Qiu Zhang's safety, took the lead in casting a bubble spell on his head, then anxiously jumped into the water and went deep to look for the "treasure".

Fleur and Krum cast corresponding underwater spells on each of them and then jumped into the water one after another. Only Harry, who was restless and nervous, was left on the not-so-calm lake.

He closed his eyes and ate the unknown herbal medicine he was holding in his hand, then slowly walked into the water and slowly and tentatively went deeper into it.

Naturally, this coward-like embarrassment won the ridicule of most of the audience present, especially the Slytherin group.

Harry closed his eyes tightly and held his breath until his gills completely grew and he could breathe underwater, then he threw himself into the black lake and disappeared.

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Cedric entered the water of the Black Lake. The cold water made his body stiff, but he quickly adapted. Due to the protection of the Bubble Curse, he could easily open his eyes and see clearly all the creatures and scenes in the underwater world.

He slowly swam towards the depths of the lake. In this strange, dark and hazy scene, there was silence except for the sound of water waves that blew by from time to time.

He swam deeper and deeper, heading toward the center of the lake. His eyes were wide open, looking through the gray and strange lake water, looking at the black shadow in the distance, where the lake water was dark and hazy.

Through the tangled jungle in the distance composed of unknown underwater plants and haystacks, there seemed to be some creature swaying and moving inside. Cedric thought it was Cho Chang and immediately swam forward excitedly and speeding up.

Suddenly, he paused. In the dark weeds, the big guy with signs of life suddenly opened his eyes. His cloudy and dim eyes flashed with crazy light, and he blinked easily underwater without any blisters. Pour into the five senses.

This is obviously not a human creature!

Cedric was about to turn around and escape, but was grabbed by the ankle by a creature that suddenly rushed out of the grass behind him. Immediately afterwards, some Grindylows that he had not noticed emerged from the surroundings and all rushed forward, trying to grab Cedric's limbs as if to tear him into pieces.

The pain of his limbs being forcefully pulled around gave Cedric no time to think about anything else. He could only try to hold on to the wand that was about to lose its strength and then cast a spell on Grindylow.

"Flipendo!" (Knockback Curse)

Grindylow on the right was immediately hit by the spell and fell to the rocks at the bottom of the lake, looking extremely embarrassed. Without the control of Grindylow in his right hand, Cedric could cast the spell more smoothly, not to mention other Grindylows.

I saw him using attack spells to defeat the other Grindylows respectively, and then he saw the opportunity and swam forward hard, trying to stay away from the entangled Grindylow behind.

After leaving Grindylow's control, Cedric's speed slowly slowed down, calming down his pounding heart and rapid breathing. The water pressure around me slowly increased, and it seemed that I was almost at the bottom of the lake.

He swam for a long time and almost got lost among the intricate aquatic plants and strange-shaped rocks. Fortunately, at last, Cedric heard the mermaid singing, just like he heard in the golden egg.

He knew he had found the right place.

Cedric swam harder and faster, the merman's voice getting closer and closer. Finally, he saw four huge stone pillars, with four people tied up respectively, including Qiu Zhang.

"Cedric!" A trembling voice with some ripples sounded from behind. Cedric turned his head and saw that Harry had also found this place. The two looked at each other and swam down together.

Almost as soon as they got close to the hostages, they saw a few creatures that were neither human nor ghosts rushing out. If it weren't for their tails, it would be impossible to tell that they were so-called mermaids. They looked really different from those in the prefect's bathroom.

These mermaids had grey-green skin and dark green hair as messy as weeds. Their incomplete and yellowed teeth were exposed, and they stared at Cedric and Harry with a malicious smile on their lips.

Looking at the mermaids holding spears in front of the hostages, Cedric and Harry thought they were going to attack and immediately put themselves in a defensive posture.

Unexpectedly, these mermaids didn't bother to pay attention to the two of them, and silently retreated behind the hostages. It seemed that they were just provoking the two warriors to show off on a whim.

Harry was at a loss for a moment. He tentatively stepped forward, only to find that the rope on Ron's body was so strong that he could not pull it away with his hands. His thoughts couldn't help but focus on the mermaid's spear, and when he was about to take action, Cedric stopped him in advance.

Cedric shook his head in disapproval, then took out a short dagger from his pocket and carefully cut the rope around Cho Chang's waist. The unconscious Cho Chang immediately lost strength and fell into Cedric's arms. Being hugged tightly by him.

Cedric then gave Harry the dagger and turned to leave.

Cedric, who rescued Qiu Zhang from the bottom of the lake, did not hesitate at all. He carefully protected Qiu Zhang and swam to the lake quickly, not wanting Qiu Zhang to suffer more pain and discomfort.

After everyone in the audience waited anxiously and for a long time, finally, the first warrior to successfully recapture the "treasure" appeared.

Cedric held Cho Chang and popped his head out of the water. Cho Chang immediately regained consciousness and slowly woke up.

The wet touch and cold body temperature all over her body made her couldn't help but tremble. She subconsciously put her arms around Cedric's shoulders and looked at him affectionately with misty eyes.

"It seems that you have found your treasure!"

"Well, I found it!"

The corners of Cedric's mouth raised with a satisfied smile. His eyes were soft and deep, looking directly at Qiu Zhang. He couldn't help but lean down and kiss the end of her misty eyes. The audience in the stands immediately let out sharp roars and festive cheers.

Krum and Hermione surfaced next. Krum's shark head quickly returned to a human face after it emerged from the water. He took Hermione and escorted her safely to the shore.

As time passed slowly, Harry still had no intention of coming up. Some people in the stands were gloating, while others were worried.

The failed Fleur on the edge of the lake was even more anxious, her worried eyes fixed on the water, as if her only hope was placed on Harry, whom she had always looked down upon.

Qiu Zhang couldn't help but worry, not for his safety, after all, Professor Dumbledore wouldn't let anything happen to anyone. But based on her understanding of Harry, he was afraid that he would definitely work hard to rescue the two "treasures" below because of his kind and sincere heart. But in this way, it would waste time...

Qiu Zhang's eyes were fixed on the water, and he even forgot to wipe his wet hair. Cedric sighed helplessly, stepped forward to pick up the towel, and gently and carefully wiped the wet hair of Qiu Zhang who was sitting on the ground.

"Don't worry, Harry will be fine." As soon as Cedric finished speaking his comforting words, there was a rumble of movement on the surface of the lake.

Everyone's eyes were tightly attracted to this movement, and then, three dazed figures rushed out of the water. They were Harry, Ron and Fleur's sister.

The stands were filled with people, shouting and making noise. Almost everyone stood up and cheered in celebration, as if the previous ridicule didn't exist at all.

Fleur finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was so excited that she completely ignored her usual noble lady etiquette and temperament. She ran towards the water with all her strength and asked hysterically.

"My Gabrielle, is she okay? Is she alive?"

Fleur rushed into the water and took Gabrielle from Harry, making sure she was okay before hugging her sister tightly.

In short, it’s a happy outcome for everyone, isn’t it?

After the treasures went to Madam Pomfrey to get some potions to relieve their discomfort, Mr. Buckman was about to announce the results of the competition.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally made a decision. Now we will officially announce the results of the warriors..."

Qiu Zhang listened carefully to Mr. Bachman's announcement. Cedric's warm and somewhat rough palm gently held him. He seemed a little nervous, and his calloused fingers unconsciously rubbed Qiu Zhang's little finger, with a wave of excitement. A numb itching pain made Qiu Zhang unable to concentrate very well.

Qiu Zhang gently hooked Cedric's little finger, just like the tacit understanding they had in the past. The little fingers of the two were entwined with each other, and in addition to some ambiguous feelings, there was also some encouragement and comfort from Qiu Zhang to Cedric.

Soon, Mr. Bachman will announce Cedric's results. Qiu Zhang subconsciously looked at Cedric closely, his eyes focused and serious.

"Cedric Diggory also used the Bubble Charm and was the first to return with the hostages, but he exceeded the allotted time by one minute. Therefore, we give him 47 points."

The Hufflepuff classmates couldn't help but jump up excitedly, and all kinds of cheers and screams came one after another. If he hadn't been concerned about his own image, Qiu Zhang thought that maybe he wouldn't be able to control his excitement and scream and cheer for Cedric.

Her eyes were shining with expectation, and she stared straight at Cedric, colliding with his deep eyes that suddenly turned around. She was inexplicably shy, but at the same time she was happy for him, showing an excited smile. .

Cedric was also very satisfied with this achievement. He raised his hand and rubbed Qiu Zhang's head and hugged her into his arms. He leaned over and kissed Qiu Zhang's forehead affectionately, with uncontrollable excitement and happiness on his lips.

Buckman then announced the results of Fleur, Krum and Harry. Fleur only got 25 points for failing to save the treasure, Krum got 40 points, and Harry got 45 points for not abandoning any of the hostages. Fengfeng scored points, almost equal to Cedric.

Qiu Zhang listened carefully and couldn't help but feel happy for Harry. Suddenly aware of a burning gaze, Qiu Zhang turned around and saw Harry standing in the distance staring at him intently, with unknown emotions in his eyes.

Cho Chang waved to Harry, pleased with his achievement, nodded proudly to him, and showed a faint smile.

Harry did not expect to be suddenly noticed by Qiu Zhang, and he immediately looked away helplessly, with a faint blush on his cheeks, and returned a slightly stiff smile to Qiu Zhang.

"The last event will be held on the evening of June 6. The warriors will know the content of the competition one month in advance. Thank you for your support to the warriors!" Mr. Bachman announced the competition time of the last event, and along with this The end of the game.

But at this juncture, Qiu Zhang felt inexplicably worried and nervous. You may think that the third project is the dawn of victory and the successful conclusion of the Triwizard Tournament. Only Qiu Zhang understood what a terrible and unfortunate day that would be.

It's time to speed up, Cho Chang thought. He has to go to the Room of Requirement and try the potion again tonight.