When the three champions thought about having to face the powerful Lucas in the final task, they immediately thought of forming an alliance.
The rules of the Triwizard Tournament did not say that alliances between players were not allowed.
The three walked from the Quidditch pitch all the way to the Forbidden Forest. Krum didn't speak until he was sure that no one was following them, "Everyone should have the same idea, right?"
Seeing Cedric and Harry nodding, he continued: "I could tell that Delacour didn't seem to care about the competition."
"So our common enemy is only Grindelwald. If we want to win the tournament, we must join forces to defeat him first. Do you agree with this point?"
Cedric nodded and said, "Although I agree, how can we defeat Lucas? You must know that he is a quasi-legendary wizard."
"That's exactly why I invited you here to discuss." Krum said after stopping.
"We have all witnessed Grindelwald's strength with our own eyes. Even if the three of us fight as one, we are not his opponent."
"That's why I came here with the two of you, just in hopes that you can think about whether there is any way."
"After all, you and he are both students of Hogwarts, and I also heard that you have a very good relationship with him."
Cedric frowned. He is not opposed to forming an alliance, but it is indeed difficult for him to figure out a way to defeat Lucas.
Months ago, he watched with his own eyes how Lucas split the Black Lake from the shore.
That scene is something he can't forget to this day, and probably never will.
Harry also lowered his head in thought. But what the other two couldn't see, is that his eyes turned from green to red for a while.
At this moment, he repeatedly recalled the words Sirius said to himself in his mind.
Although Sirius did not affirm that Lucas must be a bad guy, he didn't say that he's a good guy either.
Sirius also said that Lucas must have a plan, a big plan.
Maybe what Lucas is planning has something to do with the Triwizard Tournament?
Harry felt the need to stop him, so he took the initiative to break the silence.
"I have a way!"
When the two looked at him, Harry continued, "Sneak attack!"
"Sneak attack?" Cedric frowned.
This is not the behavior of a gentleman. It is already shameful enough for three people to form an alliance against one person.
If there is still a sneak attack, even if they successfully defeated Lucas, it would be disgraceful.
Krum apparently thought so too. After all, he is a world famous Quidditch player. If news of the sneak attack spread, it would be a big blow to his reputation.
Seeing that the two were not talking, Harry felt a little anxious.
"If we don't rely on a sneak attack, there is no way for us to defeat Lucas."
"But even if it's a sneak attack, we may not be able to defeat him, right?" Cedric said with a wry smile.
Krum nodded at this. The strength gap between the quasi-legendary wizards and them cannot be made up just by sneak attacks.
Seeing the dejected look of the two, Harry said firmly: "It will be successful. It is precisely because he has the strength of a quasi-legendary wizard that our sneak attack can be successful."
"If you are so powerful, would you still be wary of a few students?"
"Cedric, have you forgotten that I hit Lucas with the Disarming Charm back in school."
"The surprise attack was successful, which proved that what I said is correct."
Seeing Krum's puzzled eyes, Cedric immediately explained to him the sneak attack incident.
"Maybe it's really possible." Krum rubbed his chin and said.
Cedric didn't expect Krum to agree to the sneak attack plan.
Seeing two people staring at him, he opened his mouth, but he didn't say the words of refusal in the end.
"Okay, since this is the case, we will practice more practical spells during this period, such as stunning spells, petrification spells, imprisonment spells, obstacle spells, etc.!"
The three then discussed some details. It can be seen that the small group they formed is made by Krum and Harry strongly supports the plan.
Although Cedric didn't agree, he didn't explicitly refuse either.
But they didn't know that the target they wanted to deal with was no more than ten steps away from them at this moment.
The discussion between the three of them just now passed into Lucas's ears without missing a single word.
Seeing the three of them united as one, Lucas smiled silently.
He didn't care about the behavior of the three of them. He even thought that Harry's idea was a little too naive.
At the beginning, he didn't expect Harry to attack from behind at all, and that's why he succeeded in disarming him.
But after suffering a loss once, how could he be fooled again with the same trick?
Lucas ignored the three who were still discussing and used his elven senses to probe the vicinity, hoping to find Barty Crouch Sr.
And sure enough, hard work pays off! He really found two sources of magic power not far away.
One of them was Barty Crouch Jr. Then the person who is with him at this moment must be Old Barty.
"It's a bit conspicuous for us to stand here, let's go deeper!"
Krum pointed to the tower of Gryffindor not far away, worried about being seen by the people above.
The other two did not refuse, so the three of them walked close to a hundred meters deep into the Forbidden Forest.
Suddenly, they saw two figures standing under a tree in front of them.
"Who is there?!"
Krum's voice sounded, and one of the figures disappeared immediately.
When they got close, they saw Barty Crouch who was talking to the big tree, their faces full of surprise.
"Isn't he one of the judges? Why is he here?"
Krum's question, Harry and Cedric also wanted to know.
Watching Mr. Crouch, who was still talking to the big tree, Harry walked up to him with light steps.
"Mr. Crouch?"
"Weatherby, after you finish this, ask the owl to send a letter to Dumbledore to confirm the number of entries for Durmstrang..."
Harry knew exactly who the "Weatherby" the other party was talking about was.
He had heard Ronald mention that Mr Crouch still couldn't get Percy's name right, but there was no Percy here.
And what Crouch said didn't make sense either.
Harry suspected that something was wrong with him mentally. Percy said in the second task that Mr Crouch was sick and recuperating at home.
So he didn't understand why a sick Barty Crouch was here in the forbidden forest.
He came to the other side and shouted loudly: "Mr. Crouch!"
Crouch was awakened by this shout, he looked at Harry beside him in horror and said, "Dumbledore!"
"I want to see Dumbledore!"
Harry felt like his shoulders were about to be crushed by the man.
He reluctantly looked at the two people next to him: "I think you should find someone now."
"Who are you?" Barty Sr. asked sharply.
"I'm Harry Potter, a student at Hogwarts!"
"You're not him, are you?" Old Barty's eyes were full of panic.
Seeing Harry nod, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Take me to Dumbledore, I've done something very stupid and I have to tell him."
"Okay, don't worry, I'll send someone to find Professor Dumbledore right away!"
Seeing Harry's beckoning eyes, Cedric turned and walked towards the castle. But after walking a few steps, he saw a blond boy walking towards him.
"Lucas?"
Harry and Krum hurriedly looked the way they had come. Seeing Lucas, the two suddenly felt guilty.
"'Oh~Mr. Barty Crouch, Headmaster Dumbledore became very worried when he learned that you had sneaked out of the house."
Lucas ignored the three of them, but walked straight to Barty Crouch.
Harry, who was already full of doubts about him, immediately blocked old Barty with his body.
"Lucas, stop, are you trying to do something to Mr. Crouch?"
"What can I do? I just want to take Mr. Crouch to the Headmaster's office, that's all, because the Headmaster asked me to find Mr. Crouch's whereabouts earlier."
Hearing Lucas' explanation, both Krum and Cedric thought it made sense.
But Harry didn't think so.
"The Headmaster asked you to find Mr. Crouch? You are a student, so why did he ask you?"
Cedric and Krum turned to look at Lucas again, waiting for him to explain.
Lucas sighed helplessly: "Harry, you seem to have forgotten that besides being a student of Hogwarts, I also control the Saints Group."
"To put it bluntly, Dumbledore may not be as good as me when it comes to finding someone."
The other two nodded. The Saints Group is not only famous in England.
In Germany and France, the group is also a behemoth.
As a famous quidditch star, Krum is very aware of the influence of the Saints Group, and understands that Lucas is right.
But what Lucas said seemed to be interpreted in a different way by Harry.
"Hmph, Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of this century, you can't possibly beat him!"
Lucas frowned.
He couldn't understand Harry's thought process, did he hit his head or something?
He was talking about finding someone, when did he compare with Dumbledore who was stronger?
Lucas, who was gradually losing patience, said coldly: "Harry, get out of the way immediately, I'm going to take Mr. Crouch to see Dumbledore."
"Impossible, I will find Dumbledore, but I will never hand him over to you."
Lucas shrugged his shoulders: "You can do whatever you want, if you bring Dumbledore, I can save some trouble."
Seeing his indifferent look, the wariness in Harry's eyes was even worse.
He called Krum and Cedric to his side and said, "Help me watch Mr. Crouch, I'll go find Professor Dumbledore."
"Remember, you must not hand him over to Lucas before I come back, he is very problematic!"
Lucas was standing there, so he heard Harry's words clearly.
'You have the problem, your whole family has a problem!'
He complained silently in my heart, then turned around and walked to the big tree next to him, found a place and sat down.
At the same time, Crouch Jr, who was wearing an invisibility cloak, rushed towards the castle at a faster speed.
Lucas sensed that he was leaving, and the corners of his lips curled up slowly. There was also a trace of pity in the way he looked at old Barty Crouch.
'Old Barty, if you want to blame someone, blame Harry Potter for meddling!'
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