My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 493 490. You seem a little unconvinced?

Furong's match ended faster than the other two. About ten minutes later, the fourth whistle blew, and Lynn put down the book in his hand and walked out of the tent.

He walked into a fenced area outside the tent. In front of him was a large cleared area, and around him floated countless enchanted platforms, where young wizards sat as spectators.

The stands here were obviously made overnight. As for why the game wasn't played inside the Quidditch pitch, it's probably because Dumbledore was afraid that the giants' violent movements would damage the facilities outside the castle, so he chose the Forbidden Forest as the location.

After Lynn entered the stadium, loud cheers erupted from the stands.

The giant in front of Lynn, however, was not in good condition.

His face was covered in bruises, as if he had just been struck by some violent magic, and his huge pupils were bloodshot, as if he were extremely angry.

After being teased by the first three people, the giant's anger had clearly been fully aroused, and Lynn, who appeared last, became the target of his rage.

He learned from Crouch that the main reason the Ministry of Magic initially abandoned the dragon option was that hiring giants was much cheaper than hiring four dragons to assist with the first project.

The fees for renting dragons in Romania are not low; renting four dragons to help with a competition would cost at least tens of thousands of Galleons.

It would be much cheaper to ask the giants for help.

The giant before them was a member of a tribe of giants discovered by the Ministry of Magic in a secluded valley in the Alps.

He is considered the largest giant in terms of both size and physique among all the giants discovered in the magical world.

Moreover, he was quite simple-minded and seemed to have never had any contact with wizards or Muggles before, and he had none of the hostile attitudes toward wizards that the giants recorded in the wizarding world had toward them.

Thus, the British Ministry of Magic only had to pay the price of a handful of Grub's Fire and a large mace to bring out this giant to assist in the first event of their Triwizard Tournament.

Compared to hiring dragons, giants seem much more cost-effective, and such enormous giants can also bring honor to the British magical community.

However, compared to the tamed and obedient dragons, the simple-minded giants, whose relationship with the Ministry of Magic was merely a transaction, were not so easy to control during the competition.

They can easily be blinded by anger and forget what they promised, in which case the safety of the warriors cannot be guaranteed.

The Ministry of Magic was aware of this, so they sent a number of Aurors to the competition to prevent any accidents.

The further you go, the more likely accidents are to happen.

Lynn, who appears last, is the most dangerous.

After seeing him enter the arena, the giant fixed his gaze on him, completely ignoring the apple tree he was supposed to protect behind him, and took a huge step and pounced on Lynn!

His movements caused the ground to tremble violently, and countless clouds of dust were kicked up, as if there were the momentum of a thousand troops.

Lynn reacted swiftly, narrowly shifting his position amidst gasps from the spectators in the stands, dodging the giant's attack and moving behind him.

Without a clear assessment of the giant's strength, he certainly wouldn't choose to confront him head-on.

The giant had intended to swat Lynn like a fly, but his slap missed its mark, and the ground near Hogwarts shook violently once again.

His palm dented deeply into the ground, leaving a huge handprint on the Forbidden Forest, before he stood up angrily again.

Lynn ignored him completely at that moment, turned around and rushed towards the apple tree, where the last golden apple was still hanging.

He had no intention of hiding his true abilities in the Triwizard Tournament, nor did he intend to reveal any special skills in front of so many people. He simply wanted to participate in the competition based on the abilities he had already revealed.

"The giant's anger has been stirred up by the previous three contestants! As soon as Lynn appeared, he charged straight at him, ignoring the apple tree he needed to protect! But Lynn dodged his attack with a graceful turn. The giant's anger didn't bother him at all; on the contrary, it seemed to make it easier for him to get the apple. He's now close to the apple tree!"

Balmain, wand in hand, was passionately explaining.

As the director of the sports department, he was very professional in his commentary, and he was even in charge of the Quidditch World Cup commentary, so the Triwizard Tournament was naturally a piece of cake for him.

Of course, the giant wouldn't let others succeed so easily. He was simple-minded, but that didn't mean he was brainless. He knew that the enemy's ultimate goal was still the golden apple on the apple tree.

So he dug a huge rock out of the ground with his bare hands and hurled it at Lynn from behind!

But Lin seemed oblivious, neither dodging nor avoiding, and still ran to the apple tree, reaching out to grab the only remaining golden apple.

At the same time, amidst the screams of all the young wizards in the stands, the flying rock struck Lynn!

However, the scene they imagined, where Lynn was smashed to pieces, did not occur. Instead, a dark blue light suddenly appeared around him, and the flying stone was locked in a stalemate about 10 centimeters away from him.

Finally, the armor spell on Lynn shattered, and the stone fell limply to the ground.

Lynn wasn't injured at all, not even a speck of dust on him. He gently raised the golden apple in his hand, showing it to everyone in the stands, but the audience was completely silent, clearly astonished by his speed.

Balman, who was the first to react, shouted out excitedly.

"46 seconds! My God! Lynn Belloc took only 46 seconds to get the Apple of Gold! He's faster than the wind, and he even used the Ironclad Charm, a high-level protective spell usually only used by Aurors, but today a fifth-year student showed it to us!"

A deafening cheer erupted from the stands. Karkarov and Mrs. Maxim, members of the referee panel, looked extremely grim. Even the other three warriors, who were being treated in the makeshift school doctor's tent, stared at Lynn in disbelief.

However, at that moment, a huge shadow once again completely enveloped Lynn.

The giant did not stop his pursuit after the game ended, or rather, he simply did not care that Lynn had obtained the golden apple.

He walked up to Lynn, raised his arm high, ignoring the loud warnings from the Aurors who were on guard around him, and prepared to continue his attack on Lynn.

Lynn's expression remained unchanged. He turned his head to look at the giant and raised an eyebrow.

"You seem a little unconvinced?"

(End of this chapter)