The Admiral of Hogwarts

So, in the time that followed, Hugo and the others began to comfort Penelope. To be honest, Penelope was simply unlucky to be one of the countless Muggle-born witches suffering from the unfairness of the wizarding world.

The current situation was indeed partly due to Percy's overly utilitarian nature, but it was also inseparable from the long-standing discrimination in the wizarding world.

Anyone who can become Head Boy or Girl is smart enough, so with Hermione and Veneto's explanation, she quickly agreed with the ship girls' point of view and was successfully recruited by them.

"What kind of sweet talk did you two use just now?" Hugo asked the two ladies beside him as they returned to the castle.

"A Head Girl like Penelope is basically welcome wherever she goes, so except for a few people, like He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named back then, she basically wouldn't work in any store."

"We wouldn't deceive in this kind of matter. The other party's willingness to choose this path can only be their own idea, not from our rhetoric, tricks, or other similar things," Hermione said, shaking her head.

"If it were last year, even a few days ago, she wouldn't have had this idea, but the letter Percy gave her is enough to make her think about the current situation in the world."

"And as long as she is willing to think, she will find that our views are correct," Veneto added from the side, "Then it's not surprising to choose to stand with us at this time."

"Because, relative to the current situation of the entire world, the plan we propose, although the most difficult to implement, is also the easiest to solve the existing problems, and can solve the existing problems from the root."

"That's right, you're absolutely right." Hugo thought for a moment after hearing the two ladies' words, and then nodded quite seriously. In his opinion, an organization formed based on the same concept is obviously much stronger than an organization gathered together for other reasons.

In the following period of time, everything seemed very calm. The only slightly unexpected thing was that Harry, Ron, and Ginny received many unfriendly letters from the outside world.

These letters were all related to Rita Skeeter's article last time. Obviously, the wizards in the wizarding world have a very low level of discernment for fake news, and coupled with the wizarding world itself being too boring, such things will happen.

However, because the Bubotuber pus that came with the letters injured several people, in order to avoid embarrassment in front of teachers and students from other schools, Professor Dumbledore specially ordered the house-elves to inspect the letters.

As time passed, the weather became hotter day by day. Usually, the beginning of the summer term meant that Veneto and her Quidditch teammates needed to step up training to prepare for the final Quidditch match of the season.

However, because the Quidditch game was cancelled this year, Veneto had more time to spend with her admiral, which also made her feel a lot better.

Time flew by, and it was the last week of May. Veneto received a note from Professor Flitwick: "Please go to the Quidditch pitch at nine o'clock tonight. Mr. Bagman will be there to announce what the fourth task is."

So, at 8:30 that night, Veneto said goodbye to Hugo and Hermione in the Ravenclaw Tower's common room, and then walked down the stairs. In the hall, she met Harry, who was coming down from the Gryffindor Tower not far away.

"What do you think it will be?" Harry asked Veneto as they walked down the stone steps together, merging into the cloudy night, "I heard Krum muttering about underground tunnels in the library. He thinks we're going to be looking for treasure."

"I don't think that's very likely," Veneto said, shaking her head. "Haven't you read Hogwarts: A History? Because Hogwarts is by the water, the groundwater level in the entire area is very high. If you dig tunnels, everyone will easily be soaked in water together."

"Considering the amount of work involved, I guess there might be tunnels in the final task, but it would be too expensive to dig tunnels on a large scale and cast spells. I don't think everyone would be willing to do that."

"It's definitely a good thing to not have to dig tunnels." After hearing Veneto say this, Harry looked much more relaxed. Obviously, competing in a dark place like the Black Lake before had caused him a lot of psychological shadow.

They walked along the dark lawn towards the Quidditch pitch, and then entered the pitch through a crack in the stands. However, as soon as he walked into the pitch, Harry stopped and said angrily, "What have they done here?"

The Quidditch pitch was no longer flat and smooth. It looked as if someone had built countless long, low walls here, and these low walls were intricate and winding in all directions.

"This looks like a maze." Veneto squatted down and then observed the nearest section of the low wall, and found that this section of the low wall was composed of a kind of magic-resistant shrub.

"Hello!" A cheerful voice shouted.

Ludo Bagman was standing in the center of the pitch, with Krum and Fleur beside him. Seeing this, Veneto and Harry crossed the low walls and walked towards them.

As Harry approached, Fleur gave him a bright smile. Since Harry rescued her sister from the lake, her attitude towards him had changed 180 degrees.

"It seems that Harry is obviously much more gentlemanly than before." Hugo muttered softly, watching everything on the field through the admiral network, because at this time Harry also bowed to Fleur with a smile.

I have to say that being in love does help people grow in some ways. At least Hugo can say with 100% certainty that Harry would never have responded like this before being with Ginny.

"So, what do you think?" Bagman asked cheerfully as Veneto and Harry climbed over the last hedge, "Good progress, isn't it? In another month, Hagrid will turn them into twenty feet high."

"But don't worry." He saw the unhappy expression on Harry's face and said with a smile, "Your Quidditch pitch will be restored as soon as the Triwizard Tournament is over! Okay, I think you can probably guess what we're going to do here, right?"

"A maze!" As soon as Ludo Bagman's voice fell, Veneto, Harry, and Krum said in unison.

"That's right!" Bagman said, "It's a maze. The final task is very simple and clear. The Triwizard Cup is in the center of the maze. Whichever champion touches it first will be the final champion."

"Moreover, this year's competition is different from previous years. The Golden Hogsmeade Grocer and its Lighthouse Radio Station have paid to sponsor this competition, so this time, in addition to the champion, other people can also get 1000, 500, and 300 Galleons in prize money according to their ranking, so they don't have to go home empty-handed."

"We just have to get through the maze?" Fleur asked.

"There will be many obstacles," Bagman said cheerfully, hopping up and down, "Hagrid has provided a lot of animals… and some spells that must be undone… things like that, you know. Also, the champion with the most points goes into the maze first—"