They were out of sight now, despite their size, but he knew which way they'd been heading and followed, hurrying beneath the eves of the forest. Unless Karkaroff was very much mistaken, the gamekeeper would be showing Madame Maxime the first task of the Tournament, so all he had to do was sneak a look without being seen. Shouldn't be too difficult; the grounds were completely desert—
"Ouch!"
Karkaroff collided with something solid. Staggering, he righted himself and whirled, searching low in the surrounding gloom. If he were caught spying...
"Who's there?" he demanded, twice.
But there was no one.