Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 925: When the savior does not hang up
Chapter 927 When the savior does not hang up
I don't know if it was because Albert didn't keep the three of them secret, or if other students saw them diving in the lake at the time.
In short, the news that Albert went diving in the lake quickly spread in Hogwarts Castle.
When everyone speculated that this matter was related to the second project, the secret in the golden egg was leaked by someone, and it was well known to everyone, and the mermaid song was no longer a secret. Now everyone is most curious about Who will be the baby of the warriors?
Someone in the black market at Hogwarts made a bet at the opening because of this. It is said that all guesses can get ten times the odds.
The second event of the Triwizard Tournament has been unknowingly presented in front of everyone. Many students suddenly realized why they often saw Krum swimming in the black lake. It turned out that this Durmstrang The Warriors have been preparing for the next game.
As for Albert, he was undoubtedly ready, and even found the mermaid village directly.
Actually, Hogwarts students didn't even know that there were mermaids living under the Black Lake. After learning the news, there were many rumors about mermaids in the school.
According to the information leaked by Fred and George, the mermaid village is well hidden by aquatic plants, and it is not easy to find it. Grindylow sneaks up on passers-by who swim by.
The Weasley twins have told other warriors from their own experience that if they are not prepared, they will easily be surrounded by a large group of Grindyllos, and if they are not careful, they may even be dragged into the lake and drowned.
Many people are now worried about Harry Potter's safety, and worry that he will drown in the second project, because they don't think they can complete the feat of saving people, especially after hearing that Harry Potter It took Lum more than a month to find the specific location of the mermaid village, so he was even more sure of this possibility. Let alone saving people, it is still a big question whether he dares to rescue people in such a ghostly weather. It's good enough to save people.
Draco Malfoy of Slytherin College even made a bet with others without hesitation, claiming that Harry Potter needed to be rescued as soon as he entered the water, and laughed at Harry's persistence in the water for five minutes. Freeze to death or drown.
For this reason, Ron did not hesitate to "borrow a lot of money" from Harry, saying that he would make a big bet with Malfoy, betting on whether Harry would be drowned in the second project, and whether he could successfully rescue the hostages. mission accomplished.
Malfoy is not stupid, so of course he doesn't want to bet with Ron, but he is still stubborn, claiming that if Ron dares to bet that Harry won the first place in the second project, he will bet a large sum of money with him. He also used this incident to mock the Weasley family as a bunch of poor ghosts.
However, to Malfoy's surprise, the poor Weasley, for some reason, proudly expressed that he could bet Malfoy that Harry won the first place in the second project, but Malfoy needed to give Five times the odds, and a magic contract needs to be signed, and he will take out a thousand Galleons as a bet.
Malfoy was naturally not to be outdone, and confronted Ron. However, when Ron said that he could bet on the magic contract in person, no matter how stupid Malfoy was, he realized that this matter was not easy, and quickly said, "I I need to go back and think about it again", he closed his mouth and ran away in despair.
Since that incident, every time Ron meets Malfoy on the road, he always asks: How are you thinking?
Malfoy's cheeks were almost distorted in anger, and he almost got into a fight with Ron because of this, but was finally stopped by Moody passing by.
Ron took advantage of this incident to taunt and disgust Malfoy for a while.
To be honest, Ron was really curious about how confident Albert was that Harry could easily win the first place in the second project?
Why is it Albert, not the Weasley brothers?
Because the Weasley twins didn't have a thousand Galleons, even if they were sold, they wouldn't be able to make up the money.
"What a pity!" Ron sighed softly.
It would be great if Malfoy agreed. If he wins the bet then, he will definitely get a lot of Galleons, and Harry's second project can be easily completed.
It's a pity that Draco Malfoy agreed without thinking about it. It's a pity.
"Although Malfoy is a bastard, that guy is not stupid. As long as he is not blind, he can see that there is a problem with this matter." Hermione was a little worried about whether Harry could successfully complete the second project. Not optimistic, she learned from the information obtained from Albert and the Weasley twins that the water in the Black Lake is very cold, the temperature is very low, and it is very deep. Even swimming takes a long time, let alone Harry Not good at swimming, although he has been practicing swimming recently, but the situation is not much better, most likely because Harry has not been able to find the mermaid village after the air of the Bubble Curse ran out.
Everyone's concerns are not without reason.
"Why don't you ask Sirius, maybe Sirius will have a good idea?" Ron said to Harry who silently copied the divination homework.
"Sirius is not in England, he seems to have gone to the Netherlands." Harry actually wanted Sirius to help him, but when he thought about the content of the letter he received a while ago, he sighed helplessly.
Ron and Hermione looked at each other and asked suspiciously, "What is Sirius going to Holland for?"
"I heard that Peter Pettigrew is in the Netherlands, so he ran to hunt down Peter Pettigrew." Harry couldn't help being a little worried about Sirius' situation. Although he hated Peter and wanted to kill Peter, Harry cared more Security issues with Sirius.
Harry didn't want Sirius to be distracted by his own affairs, so he didn't write to contact his godfather at all recently.
However, Harry didn't know that with the help of Albert, the current Sirius had become an enhanced version of Sirius Black, and it was Peter, not Sirius, who should be worried now.
"Hermione, do you have any good ideas?" Ron asked Hermione who was flipping through the books.
"No, I've been researching Albert's Warming Charm recently, and Harry should be able to use it." Hermione didn't know how Albert found the mermaid hut quickly, but she could be sure that the group of Grindy Luo should be the obstacle left by the organizers for the students.
"Grindylows are not difficult to deal with, but a large group of Grindylows will become very troublesome if they are still in the water."
Ron put down the book in his hand and said to Harry, "Many spells don't work well in the water, so why don't you try the obstacle spell recommended by Fred and George?"
"Lupine will come to Hogwarts on the weekend, accompany me down the Black Lake to find the mermaid village, and see what troubles we may encounter." Harry said suddenly.
"Aren't you going to Hogsmeade?" Ron was a little surprised.
"I think completing the second project is more important than going to Hogsmeade." Hermione gave Ron a hard look, "Be prepared, I'm worried that Harry won't be able to find the mermaid village and rescue you if he persists." This baby, be careful to drown in the lake."
"Dumbledore will definitely not let the hostages have trouble." Ron shrugged, but he still thought that Harry should try it before participating in the second project. Although he didn't want to admit it, Albert often Everything you do makes sense.
"Harry, you must be prepared before diving in the lake," Hermione urged earnestly.
"I see." Harry was a little annoyed, he found that his previous preparations did not seem to be enough for him to pass the second project smoothly.
"Actually, there is nothing to be ashamed of even if you fail," Ron comforted, "After all, Krum failed to find the mermaid village after more than a month."
To be honest, Ron doesn't think Harry can win the final championship, unless Harry is so lucky that someone takes the initiative to send the championship trophy to Harry.
"If you really have nothing to do, you can ask Albert for advice. I'm sure he will be willing to give you a hand." Hermione also expected Harry to complete all competitions safely.
"Hmm."
Harry responded noncommittally. If it was before, he would probably choose to complete the task alone, but now Harry doesn't have the courage to say that he can complete the task alone.
After all, Sirius helped him a lot on the first project, and the idea of using the broom came from Albert.
The time is slowly approaching the second project. If there is any good news recently, it is probably that the weather has started to warm up. The weather wasn't as cold as before, but the water in the Black Lake was still icy cold, so Harry didn't even think about going down to the lake.
To be honest, Harry was a little worried that he would freeze to death after diving in the lake.
I'm really not joking. After putting my hand into the lake for a while, the skin on my arm hurts like it's on fire.
He felt that he needed a warming spell to prevent himself from freezing to death after diving in the lake.
When Harry went to look for Albert with some awkwardness, Fred told him that Albert had gone somewhere last night and that he didn't come to Apparation class at all today.
"That guy probably went on a date again."
"Dating?"
Hermione was in a trance, remembering that Krum asked her to go to Hogsmeade a few days ago.
Because of Harry, Hermione refused.
Of course, Hermione's impression of Krum is actually pretty good.
"Doesn't that guy need to practice apparating?" Ron couldn't help asking.
A class requires one Galleon.
That guy is such a waste.
"Of course not, Albert has mastered Apparation a long time ago." Fred's tone of course made Ron choke.
"Oh, Harry, are you going to go down to the lake to find the mermaid village too?" George asked.
"Yes, I think we should prepare in advance. The second project is more difficult than expected." Harry said dryly, "I heard that Albert will use the heat preservation spell, I want to ask him Ask me."
"You said the warming spell, this spell seems to be invented by Albert himself." George guessed the purpose of the three looking for Albert, so he introduced, "This spell seems to be a variant of the drying spell. If you want to learn, I can teach you."
"He invented it himself?"
"It's strange, I remember that Albert invented a lot of spells." Lee Jordan, who had been holding back just now, finally found a chance to intervene.
"There is a trick to the warming spell, which is that the spell must be cast on clothes." George introduced the three of them, "If you wear a lot of clothes and use them directly, the effect of this spell will not be obvious. You probably encountered this problem."
"Yes." Hermione nodded.
"You need to change your clothes, and then use the warm spell on them. If you want to wear more, you can use this spell on underwear. Of course, if you want to go diving in the lake, you'd better not wear too much, and It is best to find someone to help watch, so as not to accidentally drown or encounter danger."
After a brief discussion with Fred and George, Harry and Hermione quickly mastered the correct use of the Warming Charm.
"Albert actually has a way to let Harry pass the game easily, right!" Ron asked suddenly.
Fred, George and Lee Jordan looked at each other, shrugged and said: "We don't know much about this kind of thing, you have to ask Albert yourself."
Fred, George and Lee Jordan will not leak the matter of scuba without Albert's consent.
"Ron!" Hermione frowned, feeling that Ron was being rude to say that.
On the way back to the castle, Ron said to Harry and Hermione: "Albert must have a way to easily let Harry pass the second project, otherwise he would definitely not bet with Malfoy given his character, That guy never does anything he's not sure about."
"Pass the second project easily?" Harry and Hermione looked at each other, thinking that this matter was a bit unbelievable, but the possibility should not be low.
What will it be?
Harry racked his brains and couldn't figure it out. Of course he wanted to win the game easily.
However, some things are unexpected.
Harry would not go out of his way to ask.
The next day at noon, when the temperature was the highest of the day, Harry and Lupine met by the Black Lake, and the two got ready to go diving in the lake together.
They stayed underwater for about twenty minutes and almost caught a cold.
"How's it going?" asked Ron.
"Not too good~IndoMTL.com~It's very cold at the bottom of the lake, it's not suitable for swimming, and the swimming speed is also very slow." Harry went directly to the lake to dive without taking off his clothes, and the robe became very heavy after absorbing water , and the position where the hands and feet are not protected by the heat preservation spell is so cold that the hands and feet are cold, that kind of feeling is really uncomfortable.
"The situation is not very good." Lupine frowned, realizing that he couldn't help at all. He drew out his wand, and after removing the chill from his body, he helped Harry remove the lake water and chill from his body.
"I feel that my hands and feet are almost numb. Maybe I need to prepare gloves for myself. It is best not to expose the skin to the water, so that it should be able to keep warm." Harry thought that he might need gloves. For some Muggle diving equipment, scuba can be replaced by the bubble head spell, but that diving suit should solve the problem of heavy water absorption and coldness when touching the lake water, and it should be able to swim faster.
Honestly, swimming at the bottom of the lake is really slow and strenuous, and he might need some aids.
Harry told Lupine what he thought, and Lupine also felt that Harry was right, and said that he would help Harry get a Muggle diving suit before next week.
As for competing for the championship of the Triwizard Tournament?
Harry just wanted to finish the task now, nothing more.
(end of this chapter)