Chapter 439: The Adventure Under the Lake (Two)

Chapter 439: The Adventure Under the Lake (Two)

At the shore, Ludovic Bagman exclaimed excitedly, "Look! Miss Granger successfully stunned a salmon, at least two feet long! Is this some rare talent?"

Fred and George chuckled, "Hermione won't be too thrilled about this."

"Oh, Professor McGonagall reminded me," Ludovic Bagman continued, "it's the power of ancient runes. Frankly, I don't quite understand this field, isn't it only for translating ancient texts... And about Elephendi, the warrior from Uagadou who chose to abandon the wand earlier, the judges discussed and concluded that since the rules didn't explicitly state the prohibition of abandoning the wand, it falls within the allowed range, despite the difficulties it may pose in retrieval..."

"Let's return to the competition. Ilvermorny's champion successfully tackled the purple challenge. Now he faces a choice: a talisman, an ice bomb, or—look, he chose the second, freezing a small portion of the lake."

"Durmstrang's Krum is nearing the area of Grindylows. His less-than-successful transformation into a shark only added two gills and a shark tooth. Frankly, I hope those rows of fine teeth in his mouth won't come into play. Back to the point, Krum truly lives up to his Quidditch international star status. His robust physique allows him to swim with his wand, not to mention he unexpectedly found a golden gem midway, boosting himself to two feet..."

"Oh no! He's surrounded. Several Grindylows found him. Normally, these little things wouldn't trouble him at all, but this time it's different. Can he cast spells agilely? Yes, wisely, he chose to evade, foregoing that blue challenge..."

In the Black Lake, Hermione faced a dilemma.

After solving the puzzle, an echoing voice informed her of rewards: any question within the rules, terrain of a small area around her, or transmitting information to teammates for ten seconds.

Hermione was enticed by each option. After some consideration, she chose the one most needed at the moment—the terrain of the small area around her.

The echoing voice repeated her choice. After a quiet pause, a map materialized in the air. Hermione's eyes gleamed, memorizing the appearance of the golden and purple dots on the map.

Meanwhile, Harry had completed the Human-Shield Charm a few minutes ago. He almost repeated the development process of this spell, luckily for him, due to his frequent visits to Room Seven and the relatively idle state of Professor Snape's memory. The details were well covered.

His Human-Shield Charm looked like a deformed Bubble-Head Charm, covering his entire body. This made his movements considerably slower than usual, but nevertheless, he managed to acquire the ability to step out of the protective shield.

After a few seconds of thought, he extended one hand out of the shield, touching the icy lake water. The colorful fish finally grew tired, darting off somewhere for rest. Harry took a deep breath, stepping into the water. He resembled a bubble deformed by pressure, limbs relatively intact while his head and torso appeared inflated, akin to a frog on land.

Perhaps this was more energy-efficient, Harry thought with a touch of humor.

He swam upstream, much like he did in Quidditch matches—occupying higher ground, scanning for the golden thief. Only this time, he searched for a target underwater.U//ppTodated fr/o/m nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)\/m

Before him lay an eerie scene of dark greens and blacks intertwined in the black lake. Soft seaweed swayed like fabric strips, small shiny pebbles mingled in dark mud, but that wasn't what he sought.

He first spotted a blue shimmering light, the Wisdom challenge... Harry noted the location and decided to explore further. This time, he discovered a purple glow, the combat challenge.

Then, holding his wand, Harry undid the knots around the thief's legs. "You take me for a swim, and

I won't hold you accountable for tangling with me," Harry said to it.

He wasn't sure if it was his words, the effect of his introduction, or if it simply wanted to escape, but the colorful thief indeed began to move. Harry hastily grabbed the rope woven with water plants and his wand. In the next moment, he was pulled forward as they swam.

"Wow!"

Harry swiftly moved through the Black Lake, manipulating the thief's head with his wand to control the direction. His goal was those golden gems. Although he had lost some time earlier, he believed his speed would significantly increase from here on.

...

In the center of the Black Lake, beneath a steep and profound cliff, lay a sunken rocky forest—a low-lying area of the entire lake, home to a small merfolk tribe.

They possessed unique culture, language, and the ability to tame Grindylows. This merfolk tribe had the authority to inhabit the Black Lake, and every headmaster had promised not to intrude here.

However, despite this, the Black Lake was part of Hogwarts. During this championship, Dumbledore and the merfolk chief reached an agreement; they would become part of the second task.

At this moment, Felix sat in a small plaza, surrounded by oddly shaped cottages, many merfolk observing from afar.

The merfolk chief was enjoying the gift—a waterproof magical gramophone.

Standing at least ten feet tall, adorned with a necklace of shark teeth, surrounded by merfolk guards holding forks, the merfolk chief's gaze occasionally flickered in this direction.

"I'm satisfied," the merfolk chief spoke with a low, hoarse voice.

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