My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 492 489. Paranoia

"Stealing the golden apple from the giant reminds me of a myth."

Lynn shrugged. Of the four people in the tent, he was the most relaxed. The other three warriors sat uneasily in their chairs, their faces pale and their hands and feet trembling slightly.

Even without fighting a giant, taking the golden apple from his protection is no easy task. Besides, that guy is so big that just looking at him puts immense pressure on one's mind and body, let alone actually fighting him.

They finally understood why the first competition was designed to test their courage; having the courage to swim and fight against such a behemoth was something that ordinary people could not do.

Soon Balman took out a bag and summoned the four warriors to his presence.

"Next, you will draw lots to determine the order in which you will appear."

Lynn and the other three each took out a small ball from the bag, and each ball had a number on it. Lynn was not very lucky this time, and the number he drew was 4, which meant that he was the last one to go.

Giants are not like dragons; there are four dragons, but only one giant.

In other words, the earlier you appear, the more advantageous it is. If the people before you have already obtained the golden apple from the giant, then when it comes to the fourth person, the giant's vigilance will be at its highest, and Lynn will have the greatest difficulty in completing the match.

"Alright, you can wait in this tent for a bit and think about your next move. The audience is probably about to enter now, and I'll be giving the commentary in a bit. When you hear the whistle, Anitons, you need to go out."

Balman gave them his final words of advice.

"If you encounter any danger during the process, do not force yourself. You can give up the match at any time. Although we have reached an agreement with the Giants, these guys are not very bright. Who knows when they will forget the rules we told them?"

Having said everything he needed to say, Balman walked out of the tent.

At this point, only four warriors remained in the tent: Krum, Fleur, and Aniston. They finally stopped hiding their nervousness.

Krum kept staring at a corner of the tent, as if he were examining its craftsmanship. But a closer look at his eyes revealed that they were lifeless and his lips were trembling slightly, clearly indicating that his mind was blank.

Furong stood up from the chair and paced back and forth in the tent, muttering to herself, though it was unclear what she was saying.

Aniston had no time to be nervous, because she was chosen to be the first to go out. Not long after Balman went out, the whistle blew, and her legs felt like they were made of lead. As if she were going to the execution ground, she walked out of the tent with a pale face.

The small tent had no soundproofing, and Lynn and his group inside quickly heard the cheers of the audience outside.

The battle between Aniston and the giants was intense, the cheers from the audience never stopped, Balman's voice rang out continuously, and occasionally the earth-shaking roars of the giants and the violent tremors of the ground could be heard.

Such commotion undoubtedly made things even more agonizing for Krum and Fleur.

About twenty minutes later, the commotion outside gradually subsided, and they heard Balman's final, excited shouts.

"She did it! After two failed attempts, Aniston has finally got the golden apple! Okay, now let's send our warrior down to treat her wound, and the judges will score her."

Clearly, Aniston, who was the first to go, successfully completed the entire competition, which undoubtedly put pressure on Fleur and Krum, making the already tense atmosphere in the tent even heavier.

But Lynn seemed completely unaffected by the atmosphere. He held a magic book in his hand, titled "Peeping into the Human Brain," and stood there calmly watching from the moment he entered the tent, seemingly oblivious to everything happening outside.

Not long after Aniston's match ended, Krum, who was ranked second, took to the field, leaving only Fleur and Lynn in the tent.

When only the two of them were left, Furong finally couldn't help but ask the boy who was a year younger than her.

"Aren't you nervous at all?"

Lynn raised an eyebrow and closed the book in his hand.

"When a person has enough experience, they won't have any strong emotions when they see certain things."

Hearing Lynn's words, Furong felt a little annoyed. She felt that this boy was pretending to be mature. A fifth-grader who was a year younger than her was talking about his knowledge in front of her. But in order to ease her tension, she still patiently chatted with Lynn.

"So what kind of knowledge do you have? Have you ever seen a monster bigger than this giant?"

Lynn looked up and thought for a moment.

"Having witnessed the death of a Swedish short-nosed dragon, the death of a basilisk as large as Hogwarts Castle, and the arrest of hundreds of dark wizards, wouldn't you call that having seen it all?"

Hearing what he said, Furong was amused, and her nervousness lessened considerably. She chuckled and said...

"Anyone can brag, right? I could also say I witnessed the defeat of the most evil dark wizard in history, would you believe me?"

Lynn shook her head seriously.

"I don't believe it."

"That settles it."

"Because you weren't there when I defeated the most evil dark wizard."

Furong was taken aback at first, then was speechless at Lynn's shamelessness.

"Even if someone were to defeat the most evil dark wizard, it wouldn't be you, it would be Harry Potter from your school."

"He's in front and I'm behind, it doesn't conflict."

After Lynn finished speaking, he ignored the girl. He also had a jealous person next to him. If she knew that he had been chatting with another girl for so long, she would probably be jealous for days.

Before chatting with Lynn, Furong had some doubts that he might actually have some real skills, which was why he was so calm and composed. But after chatting with him, she felt that he was just a delusional person who was immersed in his own fantasies and talking nonsense.

Krum's race took about the same time as Aniston's. Twenty minutes later, they heard Balman's exclamation from inside the tent, as he also finished his race.

Then the whistle blew again, signaling that it was time for Furong to take the stage. She took a deep breath, glanced at Lynn who had returned to reading before stepping out of the tent, and finally strode into the competition area.

After he left, Lynn also looked up from his book. To be honest, he was quite interested in this girl with Veela blood.

Reproductive isolation in the magical world is quite peculiar. Many magical creatures and wizards do not have reproductive isolation, and wizards and giants can even give birth to hybrid offspring, which shows how strange some wizards' sexual fetishes are.

(End of this chapter)