A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 695 A Surprise in the Maze

As Li announced the start of the competition, all the students entered the maze.

William repeated his previous tactic, heading along the road toward the entrance of the other warriors.

Follow other people's paths and leave others with nowhere to go.

Then, he encountered Malfoy again.

Little Horse must not have had time to drink Felix Felicis yet, otherwise how could his luck be so bad?

"What are you going to do, Granger?"

Malfoy's legs trembled as he saw Granger walking towards him with his wand.

He recalled some unpleasant memories.

When he was in second grade, he called the other person a mud bastard.

Anne Stark slapped him, then Granger hit him... and finally Professor Snape reprimanded him.

In third grade, he insulted Hagrid and was slapped by Granger.

Is she trying to hit herself again now that she's in fourth grade?!

Why should I? I've been exceptionally well-behaved all year and haven't provoked her at all.

Most importantly, there was no one else around, so if he was attacked, he had nowhere to call for help.

"Give me Felix Felicis," William said succinctly, beckoning with his hand.

Malfoy paused for two seconds, clutched his pocket, and refused:

"No...no, this was given to me by Professor Snape."

He invoked his powerful backer, attempting to intimidate the enemy, and said with a fierce but weak tone, "If you dare to steal, I'll tell Professor Snape..."

This conversation had been repeated many times, and William had no patience to continue arguing with him.

He moved with lightning speed, a longsword appearing in his left hand, which he struck Malfoy's hand, knocking his wand away.

William's right hand trembled, and the remaining force of the longsword sent the blade arcing upwards, striking Malfoy's left waist.

William casually sidestepped, grabbed Malfoy's sleeves with both hands, and pulled him to the left, causing Malfoy to fly forward as if he were staggering.

The movements were executed in one fluid motion... elegant yet sharp.

William picked up the bottle of Felix Felicis, drank it down in one gulp, and then turned and left.

Malfoy lay on the ground, kicking his legs in frustration, and howled, "You can't take things from me! That's mine!"

Stealing my things, what kind of ability is that?

"If you're so capable, ask Professor Snape for it yourself. What makes you so arrogant?"

William turned his head and gave Malfoy a look, and Malfoy immediately shut up and buried his head in the grass.

William followed his instincts and walked to the other side, where he soon encountered Captain Chimpanzee.

The captain was out of luck; he was so frightened by an adorable Boggart that he fainted.

Boggart, looking like a demon from the Black Mountain, was lying on top of Captain Ape, inhaling into his mouth... You'd think he was sucking out his yang energy.

It turned its head and saw William.

"You guys carry on, I just happened to be passing by," William said with a smile.

Boggart roared, abandoned Captain Gorilla, and flew toward William.

William's eyes became lifeless, and the Occupy Central technique was activated.

Boggart transformed into a small pufferfish in mid-air.

Pufferfish are delicious, but they are poisonous.

Its most distinctive feature is that when threatened, it swallows water or air, causing its body to swell into a spiky sphere, making it difficult for enemies to bite it.

It looks like it's "angry," so it's also called the Angry Fish.

William reached out and accurately caught the capybara, which immediately puffed up and turned into a ball.

William took it, made a small crossover dribble with his left side on the ground, then turned and jumped back for a jump shot...

Her posture was as beautiful as a painting.

William played with it for a while, then used the pufferfish to wipe the dust off his boots.

The pufferfish stared wide-eyed, as if to say: I may not be human, but you are a real dog.

William was even happier wiping.

Of course, as someone who loves pigs, I would condemn this behavior.

Doing so will undoubtedly cause irreversible psychological damage to the pufferfish.

You see, it's like a warrior, capable of one-for-one trades, a being of unyielding integrity, yet it's being used for dribbling and shoe-shining—such a humiliation… It gets even angrier, and its bulges up even more.

William scrubbed even more vigorously, finishing his left foot and then his right.

Then, he tossed the ball high, and with a beautiful right foot... he unleashed a world-class goal.

After crying himself to sleep, Malfoy pulled himself together and started walking forward.

He wants to win the championship through his own abilities and give Granger a good slap in the face.

But just as they stepped out of the intersection, a female zombie emerged from the bushes, wielding a large stick.

Malfoy was terrified and was about to fight back when a pufferfish flew over and stuck its mouth on his head.

Then blow air out quickly.

Malfoy's mouth was filled with an unknown gas.

The pufferfish vanished with a thud, and Boggart transformed into a female zombie.

Both female zombies stared at Malfoy and simultaneously raised their wooden clubs.

"Don't come any closer!!"

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After William took Felix Ferulic, the feeling of bliss became even stronger.

He walked a few blocks and then encountered the three-headed dog, Louie.

It had somehow caught a Tebo warthog and was eating it with gusto.

After William walked up to Louie's three enormous heads, he stepped on its nose and walked up to its face... literally, he stepped on its nose and walked up to its face.

Faced with this behavior, Lou Williams just grunted three times, blinked his six eyes almost simultaneously, then crossed them and stared at William.

"Let's go, let's head that way." He thought for a moment and then pointed in a direction.

A strange feeling told William that going that way... was definitely the right choice.

Louie glanced at the pork ribs that weren't even completely eaten, then reluctantly got up and walked away.

Autumn finally arrived at the location of the three-headed dog, but on the ground, there was only a pile of large bones.

She was completely stunned and stood there in the wind, utterly bewildered.

What?

Her adorable Lucas... got eaten?!

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William rode Louie at breakneck speed, almost defying all conventions, smashing into walls and creating dog bites.

When it reached a certain intersection, it suddenly braked, bared its teeth, bristled its fur, and growled.

A sphinx blocked the way.

Her body resembled a frighteningly large lion: enormous paws, a long yellow tail with a tuft of hair at the tip.

But she had a woman's head, her long almond-shaped eyes turned toward William, and her voice was low and hoarse.

"If you can answer my riddle correctly, I will let you pass."

If I guess wrong—I'll pounce on you. If you don't answer—I'll let you go and won't hurt you.

A young stranger.

The Egyptian sphinx is a human-headed lion-bodied creature that has been used by sorcerers for thousands of years to guard their precious possessions and secret places.

William reached out and patted Luwei's head, signaling it to be quiet.

"bring it on."

The Sphinx sat on her hind legs and said:

It will devour everything.

Insects, fish, birds, beasts, flowers, grass, and trees

It can bite through pig iron and corrode through diamond;

Turn the rocks into fly ash.

Kill lives, slaughter towns.

The sea turns into mulberry fields, mountains become mountains…

William interrupted, "Time."

Sphinx frowned; she hadn't even finished speaking when the other person guessed it.

Wow, not bad!

"Want to play another round?" William chuckled.

That smile seemed provocative, and the Sphinx, its competitive spirit ignited, slowly said:

"If you can answer that, I'll tell you what's guarding the trophy."

William beckoned to her, signaling her not to waste her time.

"Twenty-eight white horses,

Standing on the red hill,

They first chewed it up thoroughly...

"Teeth," William said.

The Sphinx stood up and stared at William.

Hey ho, I've met my match.

"I'll ask you one more question. If you can answer it, I'll take you to get the trophy."

William nodded.

After thinking for a long time, the Sphinx decided to bring out her most treasured riddle.

Hmph, foolish stranger.

"Not breathing..."

"fish."

"..."

I haven't even started yet, and you've already learned how to answer first?

Of course William could answer that first. The Sphinx always asked the same few questions, which he knew by heart.

If the Sphinx knew about this, he would surely curse: "You despicable stranger!"

"Clever stranger, I'll show you the way..."

William was about to follow her when he suddenly heard a scream coming from afar.

He had encountered the Sphinx many times, but at different times and in different places; this was the first time he had heard a scream.

Lou Williams charged to one side, while William pondered carefully, thinking it might be Ron's shout.

After all, it was in the maze that Krum killed Ron.

William had been deliberately avoiding the two of them because solving the mystery of their deaths would end the time loop.

These people all died at Hogwarts... William thought it would be easy to crack.

But this time, Felix Felicis told him that he should go and take a look.

There seems to be... a surprise.

Sure enough, a wonderful surprise awaited us around the corner.

A house-elf appeared in phantom form, grabbed Krum, and... disappeared into thin air with him.

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