[Ghastly]
It was only a week later that Viktor, and the other champions, were met with the ghastly news that their Third Task was nothing short of a duel. The organisers had described it as a "lighter challenge" after everything they had done already.
Viktor would have been inclined to agree, if they hadn't added the extra section of the duel being an every-man-for-himself, with a golem of a person of their choosing to help them. That in itself was worrying to Viktor, because extra help meant that the duel would be a bit more complicated than Viktor had originally assumed. Viktor would have been fine with a simple duel, he had a chance at that with Harry's training.
There wasn't a doubt that Viktor would want a golem of Harry to help him, but that simply meant that it would probably be a whole lot more difficult. Anyone who had heard of Harry's achievements would be sure to make any task with him in it, even just a golem of it, several times more difficult than it were originally.
Viktor doubted this was something that he was going to get out of unscathed. Especially after he had to ask Harry for help, and this time he couldn't chicken out as he had done for the Yule Ball, because there was no one better to ask than Harry himself
Walking back to the ship was wrought with doubts. He would have to create the golem himself, of course, as well as anything else he wanted to take into the arena with him. He was only allowed his wand otherwise.
Viktor sighed as he met excited eyes. They all knew that the final task would be the most interesting. It was supposed to be the showcase of the skills the Champions had. They would be expecting a lot from him, more than he was able to give them.
A cheer rose around him as he told them what he knew about the task. He met Harry's eyes across the room and Harry nodded at him, already knowing before he was even asked. Viktor wondered for a moment if Harry had known about him wanting them to go to the Yule Ball together, before dismissing the thought.
It didn't make a difference now: Harry looked like he had been busy on that night anyway.
With Harry's help, there was a possibility of them winning.