Post by Epona on Aug 20, 2006 17:05:54 GMT -5
The Lake
The golden egg had to be opened underwater to get the clue that would lead the champions to the next task. The task was to retrieve something "valuable" from the bottom of the Hogwarts lake with only an hour to do it. The valuable item turned out to be the person that each champion held dear to them. Harry Potter's hostage was Ron Weasley, Cedric Diggory's was Cho Chang, Viktor Krum's was Hermione Granger, and Fleur Delacour's was her little sister, Gabrielle.
All four contestants found a way of breathing underwater. Harry used Gillyweed an herb to grow gills. Cedric and Fleur by creating air bubbles around their heads. Viktor used transfiguration to turn into a shark. Although he only partially transformed. They had to get past the mermaids and Grindylows. Harry arrived the hostages first, but stayed behind as Diggory and Krum rescued their hostages to ensure that all four got rescued. Fleur did not rescue her sister, so Harry rescued both Ron and Gabrielle.
A Grindylow
Grading was done with the same scale as the first task. Harry's action showed his moral fiber therefore, adding his score. Harry and Cedric were tied in second place after the task.