My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 360, Section 357: We are the runners-up!

While everyone was still in a daze, Lynn had already finished a lap and passed by the other three young wizards who were still standing ten meters in front of the starting line, stunned.

It was only then that the three contestants came to their senses.

They exchanged a glance, each seeing a meaningful look in the other's eyes, and then simultaneously asked their classmates for their wands back.

"Yugadimur Leviosa!" ×3.

At this moment, Flint's slightly embarrassed voice rang out from the commentary booth.

"Our other three contestants wisely took back their wands and used magic on themselves. After all, even if they couldn't get first place, they would still get two points for second place."

"Ahem, ahem, we can now see that Professor Bellock has already run one and a half laps, while his opponent has only just started running 200 meters. So, the first place in this race is basically a foregone conclusion, and Professor Bellock's time seems to be even shorter than that of a 400-meter runner."

Jordan, who was pretending nothing was wrong, was secretly pleased. Luckily, he lost the game of rock-paper-scissors, otherwise he would be the one in this awkward situation now.

The young wizards in the audience went from initial excitement to shock, disbelief, and finally numbness and blankness, all within the span of less than one match.

As Lynn crossed the finish line, the referee at the finish line glanced at the mechanical watch on his wrist, looking somewhat dazed.

There is no timer on it; the running time can only be calculated by subtracting the start time of the race from the time it takes to reach the finish line.

Lynn ran the 1,000 meters in just 52 seconds, less than a minute, without any magical aid!

All the referees involved in this competition had systematically studied the professional rules of the track and field meet, and of course they also knew about the world records for each event.

The current fastest speed record at the Muggle Olympics is 9.83 seconds for the 100 meters, achieved by Canadian Ben Jansen at the 1987 Olympics in Italy. His speed was an astonishing 36.623 kilometers per hour, achieved purely through physical effort.

The young wizards at Hogwarts, enhanced by various forms of magic, can mostly reach the level of professional athletes, but none of them have undergone sustained professional training, so surpassing this world record is simply impossible.

Lynn ran the 1000 meters in 52 seconds, reaching a speed of 69.231 kilometers per hour, nearly twice the world record!

And this is just a 1000-meter race; the instantaneous speed of a sprint is definitely much higher!

The referee stared at Lynn, who wasn't even breathing, with a look of utter disbelief, wondering if a ferocious dragon might be hiding beneath his skin.

Lynn took the water bottle that Ian had been carrying for him from Ian, who had an expression that said "I knew it would be like this," gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, and then raised an eyebrow at the referee.

"Watch the race, they're getting ready to sprint."

After Lynn's reminder, the referee hurriedly snapped out of his daze and began to seriously observe the situation on the field.

After Lynn took first place, the competition for second place among the remaining three became much more intense. They also came up with all sorts of tricks along the way. The Gryffindor contestant turned the hood on the back of his robe into a self-spinning fan, constantly providing him with a force to propel him forward.

Ravenclaw athletes, having somehow heard that keeping their faces dry would increase their endurance, cast a head-bubbling spell on their heads to protect themselves from the wind and ensure they could always breathe steady air.

Hufflepuff didn't have as many ingenious ideas and cleverness; he simply used the Levitation Charm and the spring-like transformation of his shoe soles. However, his physical abilities were generally stronger than the other two.

So all three are currently in a similar position, and any one of them could potentially take second place in the final 200-meter sprint.

The students in the audience had also recovered from their numbness at Lynn's humiliation. Apart from the Slytherin students who were cheering and watching the show, the students from the other houses were cheering for their own houses' contestants.

"The final 200-meter sprint! We can see the Gryffindor athlete starting to push! He's overtaking! Overtaking! He's passed the Ravenclaw athlete! Now he's less than 50 meters from the finish line! Oh! What am I seeing! The Hufflepuff athlete is also holding back his last bit of energy! He's starting to sprint too! Good heavens! He's overtaken Ravenclaw!"

Flint was giving a passionate commentary when Jordan suddenly roared out.

"The Gryffindor athlete crossed the finish line! He did it! We're the runners-up!!!"

Ultimately, the Gryffindor fan played a significant role, overtaking the Ravenclaw rider in the final sprint to secure second place.

The Bubble Head Charm clearly didn't help much; even Hufflepuff, who had been lagging behind, surpassed Ravenclaw to take third place, leaving Ravenclaw last and without a single point.

The young wizards of Gryffindor were in an uproar, cheering and jumping around as if they had won a championship.

It's not their fault; Lynn's strength was simply too overwhelming, making it impossible for anyone to even think about comparing themselves to him.

Of course, Lynn didn't just sign up for the long-distance running competition.

In addition, he also participated in shot put and long jump, but after that, no student was so foolish as to join him in any competitions that didn't involve magic. They all racked their brains to find ways to reduce the weight of the shot put.

This is one of Ravenclaw's strengths, as most of their students are members of the Hogwarts Mathematics Society.

In the current math club, it's not just math that people learn from each other. Young wizards from Muggle families bring a whole bunch of random math, chemistry, and physics textbooks to Hogwarts, and quite a few Ravenclaw students have already taught themselves some basic math and science.

They knew that to throw the shot put farther, it wasn't just about reducing its weight; changing its shape to reduce the surface area of ​​the shot put in the air and decrease air resistance was also key to throwing it farther.

However, no matter how hard they tried to turn the shot put into paper airplanes, they could only get second place in the end.

The shot put that Lynn threw was completely unreasonable; it flew straight out of the arena. If he wanted to use magic, he could theoretically throw the shot put infinitely far.

(End of this chapter)