Chapter 552: Second task(2)

Chapter 552: Second task(2)

Krum finally recovered from his panic though and cast a wide range attacking spell that the golem couldn't dodge. One needed to keep in mind however that these golems weren't the ones that almost perfectly imitated the real thing but were instead heavily nerfed representations. Otherwise Krum wouldn't have even made it this far as the real creatures would have long since killed him for his carelessness and reckless use of energy. Still the guy managed to defeat the golem eventually and rescue Hermione who wasted no time at all scolding him and telling him what he could have done better.-

Krum looked a bit like a child that had been scolded by their parents under her admonishment and everyone found it rather funny. Even Karkaroff had a wry smile at the scene since he was aware that her strong willed nature was the reason Krum was so interested in her to begin with. Some men just liked women like that after all so who was he to judge? The task came to an end shortly after that as the chamber kicked them out after counting out the number of treasures collected and golems defeated.-

Harry immediately figured out their weakness however and hit them with a glacias spell that froze them solid. As insects the creatures had no way to thermoregulate so by dropping the temperature around them so drastically Harry effectively killed them in an instant. He quickly made his way to the large rocky structure in the distance while fighting the various golems that showed up as he collected treasures left and right. Unlike Krum however Harry took his time so he not only got more treasures but he also got far less injuries.-

Finally reaching the rocky structure Harry carefully checked the surroundings before trying to sneak in and grab his hostage in the form of Ron who looked quite calm given that he was being guarded by a mirage viper nest. Mirage vipers were considered xxx graded dangerous creatures by themselves but the trick was that they VERY rarely were by themselves. They were a rainbow scaled type of serpent that had illusion based magical abilities which was where they got their name from and usually lived in a nest of a breeding pair and three offspring. They were also highly venomous and not the biggest fan of intruders in their nests.-

Ron knew that this was a part of the trial and remained silent as Harry got attacked from five different directions the moment he stepped foot in the area. The boy barely managed to create a shield around himself that stopped the snakes before they faded away and repositioned themselves for another attack. Harry attempted to use parseltongue to get out of fighting the serpents but unfortunately they were golems and not actual snakes so the ability fell flat even if the attempt earned points in Nicks opinion. Avoiding unnecessary fights is always a good choice so it was a good idea on Harrys part even if it didn't pan out.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om