I, Hogwarts Second Time Around.

Chapter 328 Horse-Taming Men, You Can Find Them in Large Numbers

"Heh." Irving let out a long string of exaggerated chuckles.

Then, raising his wand, he said threateningly, "Do you know what this is?"

"What? The wooden pole used to hang the white flag when surrendering?" Koyatl replied bluntly.

?

"Damn it!"

My defenses have been breached!

My defenses have really been breached!

Is this idiot so stubborn because he knows his time is coming to an end?

You son of a bitch, do you really think I'm made of clay?!

As he spoke, Owen was about to wave his wand to teach the other party a lesson he would never forget.

And just then...

A black dot is speeding towards us from afar.

It was moving very fast, probably around twenty knots. It left a silvery trail in the water.

Irving glanced at him.

That's Miss Granger!

Although she was wearing a mask, he recognized her at a glance!

Miss Granger is moving!

Uh—okay! He hadn't seen Miss Granger, who could move, for several months, and was actually a little excited to see her again.

Although he could do a lot in the dreamlike realm, it was a pity that there was a giant light bulb next to him.

Moreover, no matter how delicate Hermione's appearance was in his memory, it was still just his imagination, and there was still a huge difference between her and the real Miss Granger.

For example, he couldn't imagine Hermione speeding along on a surfboard.

???

surfboard?

Irving looked up and took a closer look.

Wow, it really is a surfboard!

There's a flat nozzle at the tail end, and that's where all the bubbles come out.

It's like there's some kind of turbocharger inside.

And that thing was carrying Hermione, flying freely at a speed of twenty knots.

"Holy crap! That was some fancy tricks!"

No need to guess, this is definitely a creation of Gemini.

That's true, this underwater competition is all-knowing, unlike in the original story where the warriors had to solve riddles.

They've had at least a month, almost two months, to prepare, so Irving wouldn't be surprised if they could come up with anything.

Even if the twins built a mecha, he would think it was normal.

Because he gave the two brothers the core of an ancient puppet for Christmas.

"Wait—wait a minute, don't go over there, grunt—" Owen shouted at Hermione, but she was too fast. The waves created by the surfboard were like ocean waves, and his magic, carrying his voice, was washed away before it could reach her.

And he discovered that Hermione seemed to be enjoying the speed and passion! Lost in her own world, she didn't even see herself.

Of course, this is related to the fact that he and the hostage are now several tens of feet apart.

In addition, the bottom of the Black Lake is so dark and overgrown with aquatic plants.

If you don't look closely, it's indeed difficult to notice your own existence.

His excellent vision was entirely due to the Clarity spell.

For a normal warrior, being able to see clearly a few feet to a dozen feet in this godforsaken place is already quite good.

"Not good!"

Irving's gaze darkened.

I have a feeling something bad is going to happen.

With that thought in mind, he swam quickly toward Harry.

And beside him, that idiot Koyater, I don't know what nerve she had that caused her to lose all her intelligence, can't she see that the current situation is strangely weird?

She swam faster than herself.

"Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! King Gigi, my God!"

Although that's what Irving said, he was actually more anxious than anyone else.

"Don't go any further! Stop!!"

He had just sensed a powerful magical force emanating from those hostages.

That magic clearly far surpassed the protective spell left by Dumbledore.

Based on the story in the original work, he could easily deduce that the gemstone rings on the hostages were strange, and he had reason to guess that they might be door keys.

If someone touches it, it could trigger the door key directly.

"Damn it!" Owen's mind was a complete mess. Wasn't Harry Potter already trapped there? Why bother with such an elaborate design?

Could it be that the person behind this wants something else?

I was thinking about it.

Suddenly, several more spells rained down on him, flying towards him.

"???"

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Owen cursed, then raised his wand to deflect all the spells.

Then, his eyes blazed with fury as he stared at the idiot who was rushing off to his death.

This woman is truly insane; she has absolutely no idea how terrifying the potential dangers before her are.

Owen wouldn't stop her from going to her death alone, but the key point is that she would definitely take Harry with her, or even Miss Granger who would rush over at lightning speed.

However, Irving's fiery gaze was interpreted as one of rage and embarrassment by Koyatl.

She would never let Owen touch Harry Potter.

As soon as the brown-haired girl appeared, he rushed towards Porter, clearly intending to help her win the match.

She wouldn't allow anyone to win this match.

Only if all the warriors fail in the challenge can there be a rematch; if someone succeeds, then she really has no hope of turning the tables.

That's why Koyatl is so ruthless.

Meanwhile.

The swimming competition on the water is nearing its end.

Three more troublemakers emerged from underwater.

Cedric and Krum arrived at the underwater mermaid village at almost the same time.

The two had barely met when they were entangled in a fight.

They cast spells at each other.

Lights flashed from the bottom of the lake; they were fireworks created by the collision of spells.

Meanwhile, the group of mermaid warriors, now submerged at the bottom of the lake, began to surround the two idiots with predatory intent.

Around their positions, the merfolk swarmed in, eventually surrounding them completely.

Cedric and Krum finally realized what was happening.

"Damn it!"

With a petrification spell, Cedric knocked down one of the mermaids beside him.

But it was no use; there were just too many of them around.

Provoked, these "cute little guys" wielding pitchforks immediately began throwing weapons at the two of them, all aimed at killing them.

"Damn it!!!"

In an instant, the two who were enemies just a second ago immediately cast the Iron Armor Spell on each other while standing back to back.

"Bang!"

The steel fork struck the armored spell with a dull thud.

"grass!"

Irving, who was on the water, naturally saw all of this.

He was certain that if he left those two guys here, he would definitely find two rock-hard corpses tomorrow!

Perhaps it's still a corpse riddled with holes—a work of art!

In a flash, a trolley problem confronted Owen: if he went to rescue Cedric, Harry might be teleported directly into the Death Eater springs by the Portkey and sent to his death.

And she'll be with Hermione too.

If he goes to rescue Harry, those two are doomed.

Especially after their underwater breathing spell gradually lost its effectiveness!

What should I do?

A huge problem was placed before him.

Then—without the slightest hesitation, Owen increased his paddling speed and swam straight towards Harry.

I'm so sorry, Cedric!

Miss Granger is definitely more important!

"Snapped!"

Just as Irving struggled to tread water and reunite with them.

Suddenly his speed stopped.

Its leg got caught in some water plants!

Irving turned around abruptly and saw a bright red handprint on his ankle.

Underwater, in complete darkness, a red light shimmered on the lakebed like the sun, and when Owen's gaze fell upon that person through the red light...

His eyes narrowed sharply.

"Damn, it really is a Reality Gem!"

Irving gasped in surprise, but before he could break free of the bloody hand, he was caught off guard.

Then suddenly he felt someone tug at him.

Like a spring, the silver-haired girl wielding the Infinity Gauntlet, along with two useless men, pounced on him like a cannonball.

"凸(艹皿艹)!"

"That's a great idea!"

Say it!

Owen waved his wand, and in an instant, his Transfiguration spell transformed the seaweed around him into a lasso. The lasso then flew off and snagged Miss Granger's surfboard.

Then, this brilliant idea was copied by someone else.

That idiot Koyatl also waved her wand and conjured a rope; she didn't hook Miss Granger, but instead hooked his rope.

"Um?"

While riding her surfboard at breakneck speed, the little witch suddenly stopped. She turned her head in confusion and, through her mask, could vaguely see a group of figures following her in the dark lake in the distance.

However, Miss Granger didn't seem to care.

She's moving very fast now; she's about to grab the hostage in front of her.

Indeed, that was the case. Although she was accompanied by a few fish who had bought tickets, Hermione's surfboard was still going very fast, only slowing down from twenty knots to seventeen or eighteen knots.

Just a few seconds later, she was near Harry.

"Hmm—how do we slow it down?" Hermione's expression suddenly froze.

The letter Weasley left behind only told how to speed up, but not how to slow down!

"Forehead--"

"We're going to crash!" Hermione exclaimed, and in the nick of time, she drew her wand and waved it, "Stop the shockwave!!!"

"Bang!"

It was too late. She slammed into Harry and pushed him, and all the hostages were thrown out of the water.

Suddenly, air rushed in, and the magic Dumbledore had left on the hostages vanished instantly.

Harry opened his eyes immediately.

Then—then he found himself flying in the sky.

That classic scene, reminiscent of E.T. flying over the moon, ignited screams from the little wizards in the stands!

"Oh! Merlin's beard! That's Granger!"

"Haha! We won! We're the first one!"

"Look, what's that at her feet!"

"I don't know, but he's so handsome!"

The little wizards screamed and clapped enthusiastically, their joyful sounds rising in waves.

The Weasley twins were the happiest of all.

At this moment, the Gemini, who were placing bets on Hermione, were all smiles. Hermione's odds were the highest because no one had high hopes for her. Over the past three months, her health had visibly deteriorated, especially since they were underwater, a place that was extremely physically demanding.

It's understandable that the young wizards didn't think highly of her.

But only the twins knew that Hermione would definitely be the first to win; they were very confident in their product.

But that's it.

"George, did you forget to write down how to slow down on a piece of paper?!"

"What? Wasn't this the note you wrote?"

"It was clearly you! Mine is lost. We were still working on improving that skateboard back then!"

"I—I thought you were already prepared!"

The twins exchanged a glance, then looked at the lake.

Harry, sitting in the bicycle basket, stared blankly at the water.

Then he saw, as if pulling up a radish by the roots and mud, another figure rushed out from under the water.

Then came many more figures.

"Hey? Owen, how did you get alive?!" Harry screamed, his mouth slurring.

The next second, just as he was about to speak again, the chains binding him tightened suddenly, and the gemstone ring on his hand emitted a dazzling light.

The door key activated instantly, and Harry felt as if he had been pulled behind his navel.

It was as if a black hole had appeared behind him, and the immense gravity pulled him straight in.

Hermione, along with the lassoer, the idiot who lassoed the lassoer, and the group of idiots who lassoed the lassoer, all fell into a dizzying frenzy.

"What happened?"

"What happened?"

"Where's Hermione? Was she teleported away?"

"Everyone has been teleported away!"

The sudden turn of events left the young wizards completely bewildered.

They were just celebrating their victory.

They didn't understand for even half a second. And then their hero vanished.

"Go find the professor!"

"Something's happened!"

The stands immediately descended into chaos.

On the other side...

The little wizard's side.

It flew forward amidst the whistling wind and swirling colors.

In a flash, everyone felt themselves fall heavily to the ground.

"Where are we?" Harry cried out as he scrambled to his feet. "What happened?!"

Although the door key moved him, the momentum on his body did not disappear. After landing, he rolled several times before stopping.

Others, closest to Harry, included other hostages such as Cho Chang, Gabrielle, and a Durmstrang girl.

Their eyes widened in confusion. They opened their mouths and spat out a mouthful of lake water, breathing heavily.

"It's the door key..." Poor Cedric, pinned down by the burly Krum, struggled to his feet. He gasped, "Nobody told me there would be a door key for the second game!"

"Could this be the second half of the match?" Fu Rong sat up by herself and looked around warily. Having seen the first and second matches, she had reason to believe that the match was not over yet.

"No way!" Cedric was unsure.

The surroundings clearly don't look like Hogwarts.

It's not even on land.

The lush aquatic plants, mermaids, and lake water have all disappeared.

The surroundings were shrouded in mist, the thick fog obscuring everything, and the sound of waves crashing could be heard. There was also the distinctive damp and salty smell of the sea breeze in the air.

"Where's Owen? I think I just saw him." Harry looked around uneasily. "I think I've been here before!" he said slowly, his voice trembling slightly.

"I also saw that woman, Koyatl Stewart!" Fleur rubbed her head, and sure enough, she saw Koyatl clutching her waist on a rock wall not far from her.

"Damn it! Is anyone coming to save me?! You damn bastard, come and pull your daddy out of here!" A familiar curse came from the distant mist.

I crammed for the exam at the last minute and barely managed to revise a chapter to four thousand words.

(End of this chapter)