Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

At this moment, in the Riddle House, which had been abandoned for fifty years, the same place from Harry's nightmare.

Little Pettigrew was kneeling shakily in front of a sofa chair; his hands and feet had been restored.

He spoke in a voice filled with fear and obsequiousness.

"My esteemed master, I earnestly request you once again."

"We need to get rid of Kevin beforehand, otherwise he will definitely ruin our plans."

"And that hateful Severus, he has betrayed you!"

On the sofa chair where he was kneeling, no one could be seen sitting, only a black cloth covering something, which would occasionally wriggle.

A cold, unpleasant voice rang out from the object wrapped in black cloth: "Insecttail, don't think I don't know what you're up to..."

"Kevin, and Harry Potter, I'm the one who has to kill them..."

"You just need to follow the plan and let me be resurrected successfully..."

"As for Severus, I will deal with him as I see fit..."

A huge viper slowly crawled past Little Star and onto the sofa chair, flicking its tongue as if it were saying something.

After a while, that unpleasant voice rang out again: "Wormtail, lock Old Barty up after the second match. He's starting to lose control..."

"Yes, my master."

Little Pettigrew lay prostrate on the ground, answering in a trembling voice.

But beneath his downcast face lay an undisguised resentment and madness.

......

After finishing his class today, Kevin returned to his workshop. He wasn't as busy lately, so he could start brewing potions.

I originally planned to brew potions while waiting for Hermione to come over so we could have dinner together and then go for a walk to relax in the evening.

But Hermione didn't show up until dinner time.

Kevin felt something was off.

Tomorrow is the start of the second competition, and Hermione had planned to talk to Kevin today about the types of creatures in the Black Lake so that Kevin could prepare in advance.

Kevin instinctively activated his magic, and the silver sapphire bracelet on his wrist lit up.

The light on the bracelet gradually grew stronger, pointing in a certain direction within the castle.

He could sense Hermione's location; she was on the second floor of the castle, safe and sound, but seemingly asleep.

Kevin immediately went up to the second floor and, following the signs, arrived at Professor McGonagall's office.

It was in a small study right next to the corridor.

Kevin knocked on the office door, and Professor McGonagall's voice came from inside very quickly.

"Please come in."

After opening the door, Kevin saw Professor McGonagall sitting at her desk, writing something.

"Good evening, Professor McGonagall."

"Good evening, Kevin. What brings you here at this hour?"

Professor McGonagall saw that it was Kevin, smiled at him, and said...

However, Kevin did not answer immediately. Instead, he followed the light from the bracelet and looked at a wall in the office where there seemed to be an invisible door.

Professor McGonagall also noticed Kevin's gaze and the glow emanating from his bracelet, which seemed to be guiding him.

She immediately realized that the bracelet was the same as Hermione's, and it might be able to guide her to her location.

"Professor McGonagall, is Hermione in here?"

Although Kevin was asking Professor McGonagall, his tone was very certain.

"...Yes, Kevin, don't worry. I need Hermione to do me a small favor. You'll see her tomorrow."

Professor McGonagall knew Kevin already knew Hermione was there, and said helplessly.

She wanted to tell Kevin more, but she couldn't violate the rules by giving him too much information.

There's not much to hide, since all four contestants already know that the second competition involves going down to the Black Lake region to find something important.

Being discovered only made them realize that what they were looking for wasn't something, but the most important person in their lives.

However, even without Professor McGonagall explaining, Kevin already knew what was going on.

Before the match started in the movie, Professor McGonagall also asked Moody to call Hermione Ron away, and then the next time they appeared was at the bottom of the Black Lake.

"...I understand. Please take good care of Hermione."

To be honest, if it were anyone else, Kevin would have already tried to take them away; there's no way he would just take someone away without a word.

However, he was quite reassured by Professor McGonagall's words.

He believed that Professor McGonagall would take good care of Hermione.

"I will," Professor McGonagall nodded, reassuring Kevin.

The House provides strong protection for Hermione and her companions during their mission to the Black Lake.

Dumbledore personally spoke with the merman leader at the bottom of the Black Lake and assured them that he would not allow any other underwater creatures to harm them.

They are also protected by very powerful protective spells.

Otherwise, Professor McGonagall would never have agreed to let her student go into the water and become the Warriors' so-called "babies".

After that, Kevin said goodbye to Professor McGonagall and went back to the Gryffindor common room alone.

Harry and Ron happened to be there too, and as soon as they saw Kevin, they rushed over anxiously.

Kevin was initially curious as to why Ron was still there.

But they answered Kevin's question the next moment.

"Kevin, Ginny is missing! Have you seen her?"

Harry approached Kevin and said anxiously.

Kevin knew immediately where Ginny was; she must be with Hermione.

So now Ginny is Harry's most important darling, and Ron is second, right?

"Kevin, why are you still laughing? You know where Ginny is, don't you?"

Ron was also anxious, but when he saw Kevin looking at him and laughing, he immediately realized that Kevin seemed to know something.

"Don't worry, they're fine, they're all with Professor McGonagall."

"I'll be back tomorrow."

Harry and Ron were relieved to hear Kevin say that, but they soon noticed the blind spot.

"Them? Who else?"

"Hermione's there too," Kevin said casually.

"We thought she ran off to your place."

They had gotten used to Hermione's absence, as she was either in the library or with Kevin.

"Harry, you should worry about tomorrow's match. The Black Lake is huge and dangerous. Don't think you'll be safe just because you learned the Bubble Charm."

Kevin said to Harry.

"Don't worry, I will succeed."

Harry smiled; he was much more confident now than in the movies.

This is a good thing.

......

The second match of the three-way battle will begin the following day.

There are no classes today, so all young wizards are welcome to watch the game.

In the middle of the Black Lake, three tall towers have appeared, standing in the water.

The young wizards all sailed to the three towers to watch the competition.

I wonder what they can glean from looking at a lake...

The four warriors arrived at the bottom of the middle tower, ready to start the competition at 11 o'clock.

Harry and his two companions were all wearing swimsuits and preparing to dive.

Kevin, however, remained unchanged, still wearing his heavy winter school uniform, the cloak Hermione had given him, and the scarf.

It doesn't look like it's going into the water at all.

"Kevin? Why aren't you taking off your clothes and changing into your swimsuit?"

Harry quickly reminded Kevin that the competition was about to start, but Kevin still looked relaxed and didn't seem to be about to go into the water.

Kevin was dressed in thick, absorbent clothes. If he went into the water, he would sink to the bottom on his own without the fish demons even wading him.

"Don't worry, Harry, I know what I'm doing."

Kevin didn't explain anything, he just smiled faintly.

Just like the first competition, contestants were only allowed to bring wands; all other weapons and props were taken away.

It's worth mentioning that Kevin's bracelet was also taken away as a prop.

After all, he had revealed yesterday that the bracelet was not just an ornament, but a magical item.

But even after the bracelet was taken away, Kevin could still sense that Hermione was somewhere at the bottom of the lake.

Although the light wasn't as radiant as the bracelet, he could definitely feel the guidance.

It was as if his soul was connected to Hermione's soul.

This is not the kind of unspoken understanding found in romanticism.

It is a statement of feeling.