It was 25 minutes into the third and final task. Cedric and Harry, both tied for first place went in together. Viktor went in 5 minutes later and Fleur 5 minutes after that.
Earlier that day, while Beth, Marissa, Hermione, Ron, Fred, Heather, and George were finishing up their exams, Harry was showing Mrs. Wesley and Bill around. During the time between the exams Beth and Hermione helped Harry practice, Marissa helped Ron study, Fred and Heather made out, and George entertained his mother and brother.
Harry had just gotten past a bogart, just after he ran into Cedric who dealt with Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewts. He was considering if he should walk past the golden mist when he heard Fleur scream not even 30 minutes into the task. Harry then walked right through the mist and had his world turned upside down. After he took one step his world was righted again.
About ten minutes later, Harry ran into the Blast-Ended Skrewts. He tried stunning the creature but it just bounced off the armor. He then froze the creature with the Impediment Curse. Not even 15 minutes later he heard Cedric yelling at Viktor, so he rushed over as fast and possible and stunned Viktor. Cedric then proceeded to send up red sparks and the two departed paths again.
Twenty minutes later Harry ran into a sphinx. The sphinx unfortunately would not move until he answered the riddle and then proceeded to give him this 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 unwilling to kiss?"
After a few minutes Harry finally figured out the clue: a spider. He then got passed the sphinx and headed towards the Cup. As he was running towards the Cup he saw Cedric come out ahead of him. All of the sudden a giant spider came out and Harry and Cedric tried the Stunning and Impediment Spells, but they didn't work. Finally Harry got the spider to drop him; it had picked him up only a few minutes earlier, by using the Disarming Spell.
Cedric and Harry then argued on who should take the Cup because Cedric was there but Harry saved his neck twice in the task, but Harry replied that it wasn't how it's suppose to be, but Cedric responded with a no, but Harry called him noble, but Cedric said that Harry told him about the dragons, but Harry had help with the egg and Cedric helped him with the egg, but Cedric had help too, but Harry should've received more points because he tried to help all hostages, but Harry took the song seriously. Finally Harry said that the both of them should take because it would still be a Hogwarts victory and that they both helped each other. Harry then counted to three and as he said three both grabbed a handle and suddenly they were being transported somewhere else.