Study Days at Hogwarts

Among the four warriors, Miss Fleur Delacour was the least prepared. Due to the harsh winter at Hogwarts and the extremely cold water in the lake, she was not as successful as the others after she unlocked the secret of the golden egg. Like a brave warrior, he went to the lake to dive in advance to collect intelligence, which caused Furong to seriously underestimate the difficulty of the second project.

Although the Bubble Head Charm can indeed solve the problem of underwater breathing, Fleur ran into big trouble as soon as she stepped into the lake. The cold lake water made her hands and feet less agile. What's worse is that she doesn't know how to use the mermaid to add magic to her body. Where did Bree take her, and she didn't even know about the mermaid village.

However, Furong's most precious sister, Gabrielle, was still at the bottom of the lake. Even if she regretted not making more preparations, it was of no use.

Fleur knew she had to get Gabrielle back from the mermaid.

Enduring the discomfort caused by the bitterly cold lake water, Furong used her hands and feet to swim desperately towards the bottom of the lake.

It didn't take long for a guy whose head turned into a shark to quickly overtake her. It was Krum, and Fleur recognized the other guy's swimming trunks.

Of course, it was also because both Harry and Albert wore very recognizable clothes.

Harry Potter's speed was also not slow, and he followed Krum and swam towards the depths of the lake.

Where!

Keep up with them.

They must know where the mermaid took the hostages.

After all, Klum was in the water a lot in cold weather, so he certainly wouldn't be clueless.

As if grabbing the last straw, Fleur swam desperately in the direction of the two of them. However, even if she tried her best to swim, the gap between the two sides continued to widen, and eventually both Potter and Krum disappeared from sight.

Dumbledore told several temporary referees about the difficulties that the warriors in the second event may encounter, and Fleur encountered them all. The lake was really cold, so cold that her hands and feet almost lost consciousness, and the resistance in the lake was also great. Even if you want to swim a certain distance, it takes a lot of effort. What's worse is that the deeper you go into the bottom of the lake, the worse the surrounding visibility becomes. It even feels like you are blind, so that Fleur has to often use the wand for lighting, but the light on the wand The light could not penetrate the darkness at the bottom of the lake, which made her suffer.

If Gabrielle wasn't still at the bottom of the lake, Fleur might have just given up, because she knew very well that her chances of completing the second project were extremely low.

And Madame Maxime had repeatedly assured her of Gabrielle's life safety.

What's more, with the existence of a guy like Albert Anderson, the possibility of Beauxbatons winning the Triwizard Tournament is almost zero.

She actually really wanted to give up directly.

But when she thinks that her sister Gabrielle is still waiting for him to save her, but he has given up, Gabrielle must be so desperate.

Therefore, Fleur was still gritting her teeth and holding on. She slowly swung her arms and swam towards the direction where Krum and Harry Potter left.

The cold lake water and worries about Gabrielle completely distracted Fleur from her ability to think, otherwise she would have realized that she might be going in the wrong direction.

Because she didn't see Albert. As the guy who was most likely to win the championship among the four warriors, Albert must have a way to find the hostages. But she only saw Krum and Porter just now, which was obviously a problem.

Fortunately, Fleur hadn't realized that the direction she was swimming in was not the way to the mermaid village at all, otherwise she might have collapsed on the spot after being overwhelmed by despair.

When Furong was approaching her limit, she suddenly felt something swimming nearby. She stopped and looked around cautiously. There was a black shadow swimming nimbly towards the distance. Furong was sure that it was definitely a mermaid.

This is actually a deliberate attempt by the competition to give the Warriors some slack.

The mermaids will often appear around the warriors, helping to keep an eye on the warriors' safety, and will also point the warriors in the right direction of the mermaid village. As for whether they can seize the opportunity, it can only depend on the warriors themselves.

Fleur followed happily. Although the direction the mermaid left was different from the direction she had just swam in, she still followed it on both hands and feet. As long as she found the mermaid, she would definitely be able to find Gabrielle's whereabouts.

When Fleur was trying to pass through a lush jungle of water plants, she ran into trouble. A Grindylow leaned out of the water plants and grabbed Fleur's leg tightly with its long and powerful fingers. Its long, pointed teeth were exposed in its mouth. A bite on her leg caused Fleur's dizzy head to wake up immediately from the pain. Just as she used her wand to shoot down the Grindylow that attacked her, several more Grindylows emerged from the water plants and grabbed them again. Holding her legs, he desperately pulled Furong into the water plants, and even entangled her arms, trying to drown the prey at the bottom of the lake.

Fleur's hard counterattack failed to scare away the group of Grindylows, but instead aroused Grindylow's ferocity. More Grindylows pounced on Fleur, drowning the beautiful warrior.

In a chaotic fight, Fleur accidentally lost her wand and fell into despair. When she was awakened, she was already lying on the shore, and Mrs. Maxim was looking at her with worry.

"Gabriel!" Fleur struggled to get up from the ground, "A group of Grindylows attacked me."

"Don't worry Fleur, Gabrielle will be fine. We will not allow anything to happen to the hostages. Your sister will be brought up after the game is over, and you need treatment now." Mrs. Maxim stretched out her hand to hold Fleur down. Fleur looked a little miserable, with scars left by Grindylow on her face and arms.

In the stands, Sirius' face was not very good. He originally saw Albert easily rescuing the hostages and thought the second project was very simple. However, after seeing Fleur failed and being sent ashore, he realized that the second project might be difficult. It's not as simple as he thought.

"How are you preparing Harry?" Sirius asked Lupin.

"We haven't found the mermaid village yet, but we have made other preparations, so there should be no problem." Lupine explained.

"You didn't find Albert?"

"Harry said he couldn't conjure that thing. In fact, even I probably can't do it." Lupine couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face. It would be too exaggerated to conjure it up by just picking up a stone.

"Stupid, even if you don't know it, don't you still know how to use the Flying Charm? Ask Albert to get one in advance. He will definitely not mind getting one for you. At worst, you can spend some Galleons to buy one." Sirius really didn't understand why. Without consulting Albert, there is obviously a ready-made answer right there. So what if they copy the answer? They are not competing for the final championship anyway.

"Sometimes, Harry would rather rely on his own strength to complete it."

Lupine was a little helpless. He actually wanted to do that, but Harry obviously preferred to rely on his own abilities to complete the task, so he did not go to Albert directly in the end.

"Complete the mission on your own?" Sirius was silent. He knew that it was Harry's pride.

But, does Harry really have that ability?

He didn't!

Whether it's the clothes or the warmth charm, they were all copied from Albert, and even the head soaking charm was something they reminded him of.

However, Harry seemed to have forgotten.

Sirius could understand why Lupine didn't do that. They were also taking good care of Harry's fragile dignity.

Maybe, all teenagers are like this!

Sirius sighed as he recalled what he and James had done when they were young.

With Fleur's exit, she no longer has to endure the torture of the cold lake water, but there are still two warriors still struggling at the bottom of the lake.

The half-human, half-shark form did not bring much advantage to Krum. Although he successfully solved the problem of breathing underwater, swimming was still a big trouble.

In fact, Krum's situation is not much better than Fleur, but he still has his own advantages. Among the four warriors, Krum has the best resistance to cold, and because he has been trying winter swimming and swimming some time ago, When diving, Krum's situation was much better than that of Fleur. He was also guided by the mermaid and changed his direction. However, the view deep in the lake was not good. Krum was still lost. To make matters worse, he encountered Got into big trouble.

The group of Grindylows who were swept away by Albert happened to be lurking in the aquatic weeds passing by Krum. As a result, Krum encountered a large number of Grindylows as soon as he tried to pass through the aquatic weeds. attack.

This wizard from Durmstrang School was more than one and a half times more powerful than Fleur, and he immediately started a fierce fight with Grindylow who was sneaking up on him.

If Harry Potter hadn't given him a hand when he passed by, perhaps Krum's game would have ended here.

Even after finally defeating those annoying Grindylows, Krum's body was still scarred and looked particularly miserable.

"You go first!"

Krum expressed his gratitude to Harry Potter for lending a hand, and declined the offer, letting Harry go first.

Krum was probably giving up.

Although there was one less competitor, Harry was not happy.

Because he was also very depressed from the beginning of the game to now, and the trip to the bottom of the lake did not go smoothly.

Harry was not good at swimming, and just rushing along consumed a lot of physical energy. The muscles in his hands and feet were screaming in protest, but he still had to keep moving in a certain direction.

To be honest, Harry really didn't dare to go near the water plants anymore, for fear that he would follow in Krum's footsteps, but he heard Hermione mention that the mermaid village was hidden in the water plants jungle.

While Harry was still rushing towards the mermaid village in an unknown direction, he suddenly felt something swimming by on the right side. He was so frightened that he stopped quickly and raised his wand to alert his surroundings.

The light at the bottom of the lake was very dark and visibility was very low. Even if Harry's wand emitted a faint light under the water, it was still meaningless.

Yes, it was pointless, Harry was lost again.

In other words, I was lost from the beginning.

But he was still swimming aimlessly, looking for the mermaid villages.

Harry regretted not bringing Hermione's flame that would not go out in the water, at least he didn't have to worry about poor lighting underwater.

Harry, who was not able to take gilly grass like in the novel, truly experienced the difficulty of the second project. He had to struggle hard under the lake like other warriors. The only thing that made Harry more gratified was that even if he failed, , the hostages will be fine.

Albert must have a way to accomplish this task easily!

As for Fleur, Harry didn't think highly of that girl.

As for Krum, he looked seriously injured and would probably give up.

Harry tried to distract himself with other things, forgetting how long he had been swimming like this. Just when his whole body was almost numb, he felt something swimming around him. This time, Harry could see clearly. What swam by was a mermaid. The mermaid looked back at Harry and swam away.

"What does this mean? Are you guiding me?"

Harry felt that the mermaid might be leading him or misleading him, but he had no choice. Otherwise, at the bottom of the lake with such poor visibility, he doubted how he would find the mermaid's village.

Even when he dived with Lupine last time, Harry failed to find the mermaid village.

Harry swam in the direction where the mermaid was swimming. After an unknown amount of time, he finally heard the unforgettable song of the mermaid coming from a large jungle of aquatic plants. However, Harry hesitated in front of the jungle of aquatic plants, because once he entered If he was ambushed in the Aquatic Jungle, his situation would definitely be no better than Krum's, not to mention that he was almost out of strength now.

After much hesitation, Harry gritted his teeth and followed the sound. To his surprise, no Grindylow appeared in the jungle of water plants. The group of Grindylows seemed to have disappeared en masse.

Looking for the mermaid's song, Harry finally found the mermaid village.

The mermaids in front of him were completely different from the mermaids in the painting in the prefect's bathroom. Their skin was iron-gray and their hair was dark green. Those mermaids holding spears looked like veteran murderers. He was very worried. The opponent suddenly pounced on him and stabbed himself into sieves with his spear.

Harry couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the mermaid didn't attack him.

After entering the mermaid village, Harry quickly found the hostages under the mermaid statue. Sure enough, there were only three people left: Ron, Hermione, and a little silver-haired girl.

"Albert has indeed completed his mission."

Harry stepped forward to check on Ron and Hermione, and was relieved again when he found that they were just asleep.

He raised his wand and carefully used the Disintegration Charm to help Ron break the water plants tied to his body.

But Harry did not return immediately with Ron, but stayed and waited for a short while, waiting for other warriors to arrive.

However, Harry soon realized a serious problem. His breathing became more and more difficult. The Bubble Curse was obviously on the verge of reaching its limit. If he didn't float up as soon as possible, he might not be able to float up.

Just when Harry hesitated, the scarred Krum finally arrived in a hurry. This Durmstrang warrior was obviously tougher than imagined. He is still persisting to this day, watching Krum save his life. With Hermione gone, Harry finally no longer had to worry about being unable to leave with the three hostages.

Regardless of the mermaid's obstruction, Harry waved his wand to push back the mermaid who was trying to stop him from rescuing people. He reached out to pick up the little girl, then grabbed the collar of Ron's robe, kicked off with his feet, and led the two of them away from the bottom of the lake.

However, Harry seems to have overestimated his abilities.

He was moving so slowly, even though he was flapping his flippers desperately, Ron and Fleur's sister were like two sacks full of potatoes, dragging him down to the bottom of the lake. Looking up at the water above his head, it was still pitch black, and his head was suffering from lack of oxygen. Losing the ability to think, leaving the hostages and trying to float up might be the best option, but Harry did not do that in the end. He sank to the bottom of the lake with the two hostages.

The next moment, Harry felt a push that brought him up. The mermaids helped him and took him and the two hostages out of the water.

After surfacing, Harry immediately lifted the Soaking Curse and took a deep breath of fresh air. He had never felt that the air was so wonderful.

Around him, many green-haired heads emerged from the water with him, and Ron and the little silver-haired girl were also brought up together.

He failed.

Harry knew it, but he never regretted it.

After arriving at the mermaid village, I actually didn’t have much energy left.

Harry never thought that he might not be able to surface if he took the little girl with him. He only knew that he could not leave the little girl at the bottom of the eerie lake.