Lucas would have never thought that his momentary negligence actually allowed Cedric to acquire all of the leftover map fragments to complete the second map.
Certainly, normal people can't imagine that a person who is not the protagonist would have such unnatural luck.
So when he sensed Cedric's magic approaching, he was surprised for several seconds.
Lucas tore the void and appeared behind Cedric, then he watched the other party easily find a map fragment from the hedge wall with his own eyes.
'What's with this exaggerated luck, should Cedric be the protagonist?'
Lucas drew out his wand while thinking wildly.
Just when his spell was about to be cast, suddenly, there was a new wave of magic power behind him.
Dodging to avoid the Reductor Curse that was about to hit him.
Lucas frowned, and when he looked at Cedric again, he found that he had gone away.
'Strange, who is protecting Cedric?'
Before he could figure it out, another spell flew over from the darkness and this time he felt the magic of Crouch Jr very clearly.
Although he didn't understand why the maniac wanted to protect Cedric, Lucas is not one to sit still.
'Bombarda!'
The hedge near Crouch Jr was blown to pieces, but he unexpectedly disregarded his safety and threw two Killing Curses back, and then fled into the distance wrapped in an invisibility cloak.
"Tsk!" Lucas glanced in Harry's direction and wondered if he should deal with Crouch now or not. But in the end, he chose to go back and help Harry win the Triwizard Cup.
If it wasn't for Cedric, he might go after Crouch Jr and teach him a lesson.
But now that Cedric appeared, Lucas was worried that the same situation as in the original book would happen.
…
On the other side, Harry's face turned completely red and people who didn't know would have thought that he was constipated.
But the real situation is that he is thinking really hard about the riddle asked by the Sphinx.
"The last thing to mend... Sorry, can you repeat the last four sentences again?"
Almost every time he solved a part of the riddle, he asked the Sphinx to repeat the remaining words. And the Sphinx repeated it over and over again!
Until Lucas came back, he still hadn't solved the puzzle.
Lucas sighed helplessly and used his wand to control a spider to pass in front of Harry.
Seeing the spider, Harry immediately thought of the answer.
"I see, it's a spider!"
The Sphinx's smile became more cordial and moved its bulk out of the way of the path to the Triwizard Cup.
Harry breathed a sigh of relief, thanked her with a smile, and quickly passed by the Sphinx.
Lucas originally planned to follow, but the Sphinx blocked the way again.
"Young man, you will pass only if you answer my questions correctly."
Lucas lifted the Disillusionment Charm and said, "You could see me?"
"Certainly!"
"Oh, Void Grasp!"
Lucas clawed his fingers and yanked at the Sphinx hard. Then he saw a milky white soul appearing in his hand.
"I don't have time to play guessing games with you."
'Soul Devouring!'
The soul of the Sphinx slowly turned into a diamond-shaped crystal.
'Shadow of the Void, Life Steal!'
This magic is definitely the best ability to destroy corpses and traces.
Watching as the corpse of the sphinx was dragged into the void. Its remaining vitality was also absorbed by Lucas.
Finally, he threw the soul crystal into his mouth.
Lucas clapped his hands like getting rid of the dust and walked in the same direction as Harry.
At this time, he was already racing with Cedric in the passage.
He didn't know why Cedric suddenly appeared in front of him. But he knows that if Cedric reaches the Triwizard Cup first, his championship dream will be shattered.
Of course, Harry didn't want to win the Triwizard Cup just because of the championship.
He found that Lucas, the number one, hadn't appeared until now.
As long as he could defeat Lucas at something, he is happier than winning the championship.
Therefore, Cedric must not reach the Cup first.
The two raced each other and soon they were less than ten meters away from the Triwizard Cup.
Since Cedric is taller, he was a little ahead. But at this moment, many vines suddenly sprang out from the nearby hedge wall.
Harry was very familiar with these vines, because he encountered them in the first year.
Devil's snare, a plant that is afraid of sunlight and prefers dark environments.
Looking at Cedric who was tightly entangled, Harry stopped in his tracks.
If Lucas was by his side at this moment, he would definitely feel regret again.
Because he had used the counter curse, although he didn't remove the Curse of Desire completely, its effect was lessened by a lot.
And it also allowed Harry's conscience to retake the high ground.
Cedric was a little anxious, as a student of Hufflepuff House, he actually forgot the teachings of his own Head of House, Professor Sprout.
So under his violent struggle, the devil's snare became tighter and tighter making it difficult for him to breathe. And because of this his struggling movements became more intense.
If the vicious circle goes on like this, the only thing waiting for Cedric is falling unconscious again or complete death.
But who let him have Harry Potter, who had been restored to the status of saint, by his side.
Seeing Cedric's face turning blue, Harry immediately drew out his wand: "Incendio!"
The devil's snare, which is afraid of light and fire, began to loosen and retreat, completely releasing Cedric after a short while.
"Cedric, are you all right?"
Cedric coughed and shook his head, saying he was fine. Then he stood up again with the help of Harry the Saint Potter.
"Hurry up and pick up the Cup, don't let anyone take away your championship."
Hearing Cedric's words, Harry hesitated.
He thought about it carefully and said: "Let's go together, we will share this honor equally, although I am still the champion because of the points."
"But if we won the Triwizard Cup together, it will belong to Hogwarts, and you will have a share of the glory."
Harry's proposal really moved Cedric.
Harry won't lose the championship, and he will not have to leave empty-handed.
Cedric didn't think for long, and quickly agreed.
Looking at the two people walking side by side towards the Cup. Not far away, Lucas almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
After all the calculations and actions he took to change things, he didn't expect it to still become like this in the end.
Although it is also in part because of his negligence.
But in the end, the plot still developed according to the original direction, so if there is no mysterious power behind it, Lucas doesn't believe it...
The most important issue now is that there is a fool who wants to drag others to die.
And the other fool was happily preparing to die.
For the savior's act of sharing the honor equally.
Lucas really feels a bit conflicted, what should he do now?
…
At this time the spectators and judges outside the maze learned about the general situation inside through the warning magic near the Triwizard Cup.
Knowing that someone is already close to the Cup, everyone stared expectantly at the open space in front of them.
It was as if the next moment the champion was going to appear right there. Well, that's how it was supposed to go.
Dumbledore pulled back his smile, there was a hint of concern on his face. He knew that the plan had reached a critical moment.
But he was still worried about Harry going to face Voldemort alone.
Professor Snape in the maze was also worried at this time and his hands behind his back were tightly clenched into fists.
But he remained calm on the surface, sticking to his post without leaving a single step.
Deep in the maze.
When he saw that the two of them had already walked to the front of the Triwizard Cup, Lucas couldn't care less.
'Petrificus Totalus!'
Powerful magic power swept over the bodies of the two of them.
The two people who were fixed in place showed a trace of anxiety in their eyes. None of them expected that Lucas would arrive at the last minute.
Seeing that the hands of the two were only a few centimeters away from the Triwizard Cup, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, this championship is mine now!"
After Lucas finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to grab the Triwizard Cup, and with the other hand, he grabbed Saint Potter.
He was already prepared to give up the achievements of the Triwizard Tournament series.
But now it seems that someone really wanted to let him get one more diamond reward.
Just when his hand was about to touch the Cup, a sharp voice suddenly came from the side: "depulso!"
The Triwizard Cup was blown away by the spell and fell in front of Harry.
At the same time, the effects of the spell on Harry and Cedric were also lifted.
Seeing Cedric and Harry reaching for the Triwizard Cup at the same time, Lucas didn't have time to pursue the matter of the curse just now, and hastily stretched out his hand to hold the Cup.
The Portkey worked instantly and Lucas felt like he had been pulled by a hook from his midsection and then flushed down a toilet.
By the time the dizziness was over, he had arrived at Little Hangleton Cemetery.
Fortunately, he finally caught Harry.
Then now he just needs to hide and watch a play.
Feeling a sense of relief, he turned his head to look to the side and found that Cedric had also fallen to the ground.
"Cedric?" Lucas said in surprise.
He looked at Harry again, only to see Saint Potter's hand was holding Cedric's wrist.
Good guy, what was supposed to be a one-man show in the original plan was ruined and now there are three people.
There was no time for Lucas to think about what to do next as he heard a door opening not far away.
He hurried to Cedric's side and cast the Disillusionment Charm on both himself and the other party.
"Lucas?"
"Shh, don't talk, just watch quietly!"
As soon as Lucas finished speaking, a low and hoarse voice came from the darkness.
"Harry Potter, we meet again!".
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