From the Story[]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[]
Discovered in chapter 25, The Egg and the Eye[]
| “ | After managing to reveal the secret of the golden egg, Harry realises that the second task is to find the merpeople in the Hogwarts lake, to retrieve something they have taken from him. | ” |
Discovered in chapter 26, The Second Task[]
| “ | For the second task, the four champions have to each rescue a hostage from the merpeople who live in the lake at Hogwarts. The four hostages taken are Ron Weasley for Harry Potter, Hermione Granger for Viktor Krum, Gabrielle Delacour for Fleur Delacour, and Cho Chang for Cedric Diggory. | ” |