The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 440 Maze
The whistle sounded, and the third event of the three-way competition officially began.

Ada was the first to enter the maze. The tall hedges were dark and dense, casting dark shadows on the path. The maze was dark and extremely quiet, and the noise from the stands did not reach the maze at all.

Pulling out the magic wand, the tip of the wand glowed softly, illuminating the path under her feet. After walking about fifty meters forward, Ada encountered the first fork in the maze.

This was only the first fork in the road, so Ada didn't take it too seriously. She didn't use magic to locate it, but turned left and continued forward.

As Ada walked, she estimated the time in her mind. Now almost all the warriors had entered the maze, and the competition for the championship had officially begun. It all depended on who could reach the center of the maze first.

As time passed, the sky above turned dark blue, and the maze became increasingly dark. After two consecutive forks in the road, Ada finally encountered a mechanism set up in the maze, and she encountered a Boggart.

The Boggart transformed into Ada's previous life and approached Ada step by step with an IV stand.

It was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown. It looked frail and so thin that it seemed like it could be lifted up with one hand. Its hair had become dry, yellow, and split.

"Funny, funny!" Ada raised her wand and chanted a spell.

With a snap, the Boggart changed again. It did not become the King Kong Barbie that Ada had imagined, but a corpse, George's corpse.

Even though she knew the corpse was fake and George was sitting peacefully in the stands, Ada still felt as if the air in her lungs was sucked out all of a sudden, and a feeling of suffocation came over her.

He waved his wand again. Snap! This time the Boggart turned into Fred's corpse, lying there limply, with empty eyes.

He waved his wand a third time, and the Boggart transformed again, this time into the dead Vader. There was a large pool of bright red blood under it, and more blood was gushing out of its body.

Every time Ada waves her wand, the Boggart changes, like an endless perpetual motion machine.

Professor McGonagall, the Weasleys, Angelina, and so on, it was as if the Boggart was the biggest devil in the world, and it wanted to deprive Ada of everything she had.

This situation has always been what Ada feared the most. If you have never had it, you will not be afraid of losing it, but Ada now has it, and these relatives and friends are what Ada is most afraid of losing.

Instead of continuing to wave the wand, Ada opened her eyes and stared at the Boggart with her emerald eyes. She wanted to face her inner fear, which was the best way to deal with fear.

The Boggart seemed to be thrown off balance by Ada's sudden calmness and began to transform. Dumbledore and Grindelwald, the bodies of these two seemed to be normal, but what about Old Tom from the Leaky Cauldron and Dave the Clerk?

Ada laughed, and laughed very loudly, as if she had just heard the funniest joke in the world.

Ada raised her wand again. She laughed so hard that she stuttered when she chanted the spell: "Slippery... funny... funny funny..."

With a loud bang, the Boggart exploded into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated in the evening breeze.

Wiping away the tears from her eyes, Ada straightened her mood and continued to move forward. During this time, she used two directional spells to ensure that she was heading northwest, towards the center of the maze.

As they were walking, a scream suddenly broke the silence. It was Furong's voice! Ada immediately turned around and walked towards the place where the sound came from.

On the one hand, Ada wanted to see what happened to Fleur and confirm her condition; on the other hand, if Fleur lost the ability to protect herself, she couldn't just leave her in the maze. Who knows if the big treasures Hagrid put in would eat people.

Tonight is not just the third event of the Triwizard Tournament, this night is destined to be uneasy.

Following the direction of the sound, Ada continued to search, and finally after turning a few corners, she saw Hibiscus lying on the ground. The flower from France was curled up on the ground, with the wand thrown aside, and no one else around.

Bending down, Ada checked Furong's condition. She had no external injuries on her body, she was just knocked unconscious, and there were no signs of a fight around her.

Based on the situation at the scene, Ada believed that either the opponent's level was much higher than Furong's and he knocked Furong down in one fell swoop; or the opponent took advantage of Furong's unpreparedness and launched a sneak attack.

There were hurried footsteps in her ears. Ada was alert and pointed her wand at the person coming. "It's me! Don't do it!" It was Harry's voice. He spread his hands and walked out of the shadow of the maze. Harry asked, "How is Fleur Delacour?"

"It's okay, she was just knocked unconscious." Ada looked at Furong again, "She can't continue to participate in the competition unless we wake her up."

Harry walked forward and took a look at the unconscious Fleur. He said, "There's no need for that. Even if she wakes up, she will be attacked again. The next time, the other party might even want to kill her."

"Murderous intention?" Ada smiled. "He doesn't dare. He doesn't dare to do it before he gets you. Don't forget that there are people patrolling outside!"

Harry shrugged and said nothing more. He picked up Fleur's wand that had fallen to the ground and shot red sparks into the sky. He said, "Okay, let's continue. Be careful."

Hearing this, Ada looked at Harry without blinking.

Harry raised his hands and said, "Okay, I take it back, just pretend I never said that."

After confirming that Furong was fine, Ada and Harry separated at the fork in the road ahead, each playing tonight's game and waiting for the moment when darkness fell.

As the night deepened, visibility in the maze decreased again. The rustling sound in the ears always made people nervous. Ada kept walking towards the northwest. She seemed to be defenseless, but in fact she was relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside.

There were four warriors in total, but the other party's target could only be Harry. Now that Fleur had fallen, the next one should be Krum or Ada herself.

After walking for a while, Ada did not wait for the real culprit behind the scenes, but waited for Krum to attack from behind.

"Crucio!" Krum's voice came from behind Ada, and the vicious Cruciatus Curse went straight to Ada's back.

Ada raised her wand, and a curtain of light fell from the sky, deflecting the Cruciatus Curse that was aimed at her. The deflected Cruciatus Curse hit the hedge next to her, creating a hole.

Ada was surprised when she heard Krum's voice. She had never thought that Krum would dare to seek revenge on her. What a courageous young man! Ada even thought of the lines. Welcome to the confrontation road.

But when Ida turned around and saw Krum, she knew she was wrong. Krum came to her not for revenge, but because he was controlled by someone.

Krum looked dazed, and his movements were strange, very different from his usual self.

After failing to hit her, Krum did not run away. Instead, he fired spells to protect himself while rushing towards Ada, as if he wanted to knock Ada down with close combat.

Krum is a professional Quidditch player and a world star. His muscular body makes the little girls in Hogwarts drool. Ada doesn't dare let such a hunk get close to her.

Waving her wand, Ada blocked all the spells from Krum. But the distance between them was not far, and Krum took this opportunity to rush forward and punched Ada in the face.

Without dodging sideways, Ada didn't even bother to tilt her head. She pushed lightly with her left hand, and Krum flew backwards as if he was hit by a truck and fell about ten steps away from Ada.

The crisis was resolved, but Ada did not stop, casting disarming spells and stunning spells one after another. Krum's wand immediately flew into Ada's hand, and Krum, who had struggled to get up, stopped struggling and collapsed to the ground and passed out.

After standing there and waiting for a while, Ada did not see the other person appear. It seemed that the other person was planning to disguise himself until the last moment.

Seeing Krum fainted not far away, Ada wanted to run over and kick him on the head. But after thinking about it, Ada gave up this tempting idea.

Walking forward, at the place where Krum was unconscious, Ada used Krum's wand to emit red sparks, sending a signal for help. Throwing Krum's wand away, Ada continued to move forward.

Now, there are only two warriors left in the maze, and the storm that has been brewing for a school year is slowly unfolding.

(End of this chapter)