"Yes master?" Dobby said as he popped in front of Harry. Harry was tempted to simply have Dobby pop him to the end but he knew that with the charms on the hedges the officials would find it a bit suspicious if Harry suddenly ended up at the centre of the maze.
"Did you do as I instructed?" Harry asked.
"Oh yes Master Harry." Dobby nodded, very happy with himself, he pulled out a hand drawn map. However since it was Dobby's hand that drew it Harry could barely understand it.
"Lead the way Dobby, fast as possible please." Harry said, he had had Dobby make a map of the maze. As far as Harry knew there was no rule against sending your house elves days in advance to make maps and Harry had actually checked. It was a rather easy process, Harry had simply made himself invisible along with Dobby and his broom. Then Harry simply flew over the maze while Dobby took several pictures using the camera, from there Dobby made a map for Harry to follow. Earlier today Dobby had also sneaked around for him as the organisers placed the creatures and obstacles around the maze. Thankfully the judges were not responsible for doing so because Harry suspected that Dumbledore might possibly be able to discover Dobby.
"Oh right away Master Harry." Dobby said, he ran as fast as his little legs could carry with Harry following after him.
"And now Miss Delacour has entered the maze." Harry heard Ludo Bagman announce with his magically amplified voice.
A few minutes and minor obstacle later Dobby stopped and Harry stopped behind him.
"What is it?" Harry asked, wand ready in his hand.
"There be vines Master Harry." Dobby pointed forwards to where there was multiple vines on the floor. "They be trying to grab you and tie you up."
"Really? Harry asked, Dobby nodded. "Well in that case follow me." Harry walked forwards and shot a burst of flames out from his wand, since he knew the hedges were protected he did not have to worry about them being burnt down. The vines were burnt and scattered away, a few other vines tried coming out and attacking Harry but they too backed away when met with Harry's flames.
"Oh, master is such a great wizard." Dobby said with awe once they were past the vines.
"Admire later Dobby." Harry said impatiently.
"Oh right, bad Dobby, um..." Dobby rushed forward and Harry once again took to following him.
"And now Mr Krum has entered the maze." Harry heard Ludo Bagman announce with his magically amplified voice but ignored him and kept following Dobby.
"Oh not that way." Dobby said, quickly turning away from one path that would have taken them to a dead end. After a couple more minutes Dobby stopped. "There be shape shiftey up when we turn right."
"Shape shiftey? You mean a boggart?" Harry asked, the boggart was the first thing he could think of that shape shifted.
"Yes, but it be faster than other paths." Dobby said, waiting for Harry to chose.
"Let's do it then." Harry said as he walked forwards, Harry turned right and a minute later he came face to face with a boggart in the shape of a dementor. It felt cold but nothing like the real ones. The boggart charged towards him "Riddikulus!" Harry said, the boggart's dementor cloak wrapped around it and it became so tight that the dementor eventually ended up being forced into the size of a small ball. Harry waved his wand and pushed it to one side before he and Dobby ran past it.
"Not that way!" Dobby cried when Harry nearly went straight ahead, fortunately Harry stopped.
"Why? What's that way?" Harry asked curiously.
"Mr Hagrid's big blasty skrewts." Dobby answered.
"What? Hold on, you mean his bloody Blast Ended Skrewts?" Harry asked, hoping that he had guessed wrong. That hope went out quickly when Dobby nodded his head.
"Follow Dobby." Dobby said and turned right.
"How much further?" Harry asked as he followed the elf.
"Not too far." Dobby replied.
"And now Mr Diggory has entered the maze." Ludo Bagman's magically amplified voice echoed. "that is all three champions!"
"What is it?" Harry asked Dobby when the elf stopped a minute or so later.
"If we go this way there be Sphinx," Dobby said as he pointed in one direction. "if we go over ways than it take longer."
"Do you know what I have to do to get a Sphinx?" Harry asked.
"Dobby heard one person say yous be having to answer riddle."
"Answer a riddle, that's it?" Harry asked.
"Yes, only one." Dobby nodded. Harry took a moment to think about it, he was no expert in riddles but he felt like he was fairly good at them and doing this could end up saving him a lot of time.
"Fine," Harry nodded. "let's go." Harry said as he walked forwards, a few seconds later he found himself face to face with a Sphinx.
"Greeting's champion." The Sphinx sad, smiling at him.
"Wow, you are impressive." Harry replied.
"Flattery will not get you anywhere, thought it is appreciated. The current path you walk is the one with the shortest distance to the cup, however you may only get past if I let you. If you wish to get past me you must first answer my riddle, should you answer correctly then I will gladly stand aside and grant you the ability to continue. If you fail to answer correctly then there will be consequences, your third option is to go back and find an alternate route."
"Let's hear the riddle first." Harry replied.
"I will only grant one of you access." The Sphinx said, glancing between Dobby and Harry.
"Master after this there is only one acromantula." Dobby replied.
"The elf will stay until I have decided on a response to your riddle." Harry told the Sphinx.
"Very well. Here is the riddle." The Sphinx coughed and cleared its throat before it told Harry the riddle.
First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me what's always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard,
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
"Great." Harry rolled his eyes before he began thinking about the riddle. The clue in the first two lines refers to a spy, the next clue indicates the letter 'd', and the last clue means '-er'. String them together, and the answer is 'spyder' or 'spider'. Definitely something that Harry would not want to kiss. The final creature in the maze guarding the Triwizard Cup was an Acromantula, was that a coincidence? Harry didn't think so.
"Spider." Harry answered.
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