Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"Yeah, I can't believe it either!" Bagman said, lowering his voice again, "Listen, I just found out the location of the mermaid village from Alastor, and he went down there yesterday, it's in the northwest face, don’t swim anywhere else.”

"Thanks!" said Ron in surprise, looking at Ludo Bagman.

He already knew where the mermaid village was, but he didn't expect that Bagman would actually help him at this time.

"You're welcome, you know, I want to help you win the game!" Bagman said, recovering his normal voice, "Okay, you go over there, the other warriors are waiting there!"

When Ron passed, Cedric, Krum, and Fleur were already lined up on the bank, ten feet apart.

Ron was last in line, next to Krum.

Krum was in his swimming trunks and had his wand out and ready.

As expected of a world-class pursuer, Krum's physique is really strong. There is still nearly an hour before the start of the game, and he is preparing. Ron hesitated, but decided to wear clothes...

After a while, Professor Moody wandered over, inspected each warrior, and gave some precautions.

Then there was Sirius and the Aurors, and Ron didn't understand why they had to check so many times.

Just when he was a little impatient, he saw Bagman standing up from the referee table. He pointed his wand to his throat, just like in the World Cup, and said, "The voice is loud!"

So his voice was like thunder, passing across the dark black lake to the full-seat stands opposite.

"Listen, everyone, our warriors are in their positions. As soon as I blow the whistle, the second task begins. They have a full hour to recover what has been taken from them. I count to three, one, two, three!"

Shrill whistles echoed in the cold, still air, and cheers and applause erupted from the stands.

Ron didn't wait and see what the other warriors were doing. He took out the handful of gill grass from his pocket, stuffed it into his mouth, and waded into the lake as he had practiced before.It was so cold, he felt the skin of his legs burning hot, like it was on fire.

The further he walked, the deeper the lake was, and the drenched robe fell heavily.

Chapter 694 Terrible Attack

Now that the lake was up to Ron's knees, his rapidly numb feet were slipping on the sand and smooth, sticky stones, and he was chewing the gill grass hard and fast, not feeling well, tough. Tough, creamy, like octopus tentacles.

Then he stopped in waist-deep water, swallowed the gill grass, and waited for the miracle to happen.

Ron heard laughter from the audience and knew he must be looking stupid for walking into the lake without showing any magical powers.

He couldn't help worrying, what if the gill grass doesn't work? !

In the past two months, he has learned many spells that he has not mastered before, such as crushing spells, stun spells, obstacle spells, and so on.

But none of them allowed him to breathe underwater, and he clenched his wand nervously.

Ron's lower body was immersed in the bitterly cold lake water, and a biting wind blew his hair mercilessly.

He trembled violently, goosebumps covered the parts of his body that were not wet.

He deliberately didn't look at the audience, but the laughter got louder, without the Slytherins hissing and jeering...

"That's so stupid..." He looked around helplessly.

Then, quite suddenly, Ron felt as if an invisible pillow was covering his mouth and nose.

As soon as he took a breath, he only felt his head spinning.

Ron's lungs were empty, and there was a sudden sharp pain on both sides of his neck...

Gripping the throat with both hands, he felt two narrow slits below the ears, opening and closing in the cold air.

It's gills, Ron realized!

He hurriedly dived into the water, and subconsciously sucked in the first mouthful of icy lake water, as if he had obtained the oxygen needed for life.

His head stopped spinning, and he took another deep breath of the lake water, feeling the water flow smoothly through his gills, sending oxygen into his brain.

He stretched out his hands in front of him, looking carefully.

They were green and hideous underwater, with webbed fingers.He turned to look at his bare feet, which had grown longer and had webs between the toes, as if his feet had suddenly become webbed.

The water was no longer icy cold. On the contrary, Ron felt very cool and comfortable, and his body became very light...

He was overjoyed for a while, even though he had heard Ivan describe it before, it was really amazing.

Ron continued to paddle forward, and his webbed feet carried him far and fast through the water.

He also found that he seemed to be able to see clearly without blinking his eyes at all.

Soon, he swam so far that he could no longer see the bottom of the lake. He turned over and plunged into the depths of the lake.

There is a dark, hazy strange scene in front of my eyes, and there is silence in my ears.

Ron could see for a ten-foot radius now, and with each stroke of the water a new view suddenly emerged from the darkness ahead.

Jungles of undulating, tangles of black waterweed, broad flat sands strewn with shiny pebbles.

The gill grass worked, and Ron was ecstatic for a while. Now he only needs to go to the mermaid village and bring Harry back.

Everything is too simple, as expected, he will be the first warrior to complete the competition.

Ron swam forward for a while, then stopped suddenly, and opened his eyes wide, looking through the gray and treacherous lake water, looking at the dark shadows in the distance, where the lake water was dark and hazy, dark There seems to be something hidden in it.

"Probably a fish!" he thought, gripping his wand tightly, "Could it be a giant squid?!"

Ron didn't dare to move, as if he saw a big guy moving ahead, getting closer...

In the next second, a huge monster emerged from the shadows and appeared in front of Ron. It was a shark!

How could there be sharks in the lake, it's ridiculous!

Terrified, Ron raised his wand before he saw it was Krum.

Below him is a human body, wearing swimming trunks, and above him is a shark's head...

It seemed that he was trying to transform himself, but with little success.

Ron relaxed, put down his wand and swam to the half-man, half-shark Krum to say hello.

Perhaps, they could go to the mermaid village together. The dark surroundings made Ron a little worried.

"Follow me!" Krum made a gesture, and his voice sounded very weird in the water.

Turned out to be a shark can also talk, but the pronunciation seems to be different from normal people, it sounds very strange.

His big head was swinging uncoordinatedly in the water, forming a stark contrast with his body.

To be honest, seeing Krum's funny look made Ron want to laugh a little.

The shark head of the internationally renowned Quidditch Seeker, unfortunately, this picture cannot be photographed...

They swam over a patch of green weeds, two feet deep, like a very lush lawn.

Ron remembered that Ivan said that this is the territory of Grindylow, a water monster with horns on its head.

The attack power of this kind of water monster is not very high. He learned how to deal with them from Professor Lupine last year, but it is different from what he encountered in class after all. Ron wanted to remind Krum to be careful and swim well. Be taller, stay away from those aquatic plants, so as not to be plotted by Grindylow.

In front, Krum stopped suddenly, and he turned to look at Ron. The huge shark's mouth was full of fangs and sharp teeth.

"Crucio!" Krum's voice sounded abruptly, and the wand was aimed at Ron.

The next second, before Ron could figure out what was going on, the boiling water column hit him.

Cruel pain rose in Ron's body, and he opened his mouth wide, feeling as if every nerve in him was on fire.

His body was tightly curled up, his limbs were twisted weirdly, swinging meaninglessly.

Because of the severe pain, he wanted to cry out, but he couldn't make a sound, and bubbles kept coming out of his mouth.

"Unforgivable Curse, why did Krum do this, he..."

But soon, Ron couldn't think anymore, the pain spread and raged in his body, making him lose the ability to think.

Maybe it was a relief to faint, but Ron was sober.

This is exactly the terrifying aspect of the black magic of Cruciatus, which can brutally torture people to the point of insanity.

If you can choose, it is better to die happily than Cruciatus.

Ron's wand fell, fear rose in the shadows, and terrible crimes were happening in the dark.

Krum looked coldly at Ron who was incapacitated, and cast another stun spell.

Ron lost consciousness, fell downwards, and fell into the dense aquatic plants...

A green Grindylow quickly reached out and grabbed Ron's ankles, pulling him deep into the weeds.

Delicious food, it crunches with excitement.

After a few seconds, the surroundings returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Krum put down his wand, and his body gradually disappeared into the shadows at the bottom of the lake...

Chapter 695 Hostages and Battles

Krum, who was leaving, didn't notice that a milky white thing flew quickly over the water grass.

In the muddy lake water, he was looking for the other two warriors.

Then, he knew!

Furong looked in the wrong direction and was swimming in the opposite direction of the mermaid village, so you can ignore her; Cedric has already passed this piece of aquatic plants...

He was moving so fast that he just missed Krum.

Cedric will arrive at the mermaid village soon, maybe he can take the Ravenclaw girl and leave first.

This does not affect the plan. Cedric is very strong, and it is not as easy to deal with him as it is to deal with Ron.

……

Back to three hours ago, Ivan, Harry, Qiu and Polyak were tied to the tail of the mermaid stone statue.

They all seemed to be in a deep sleep, their heads limply shrugged on their shoulders, and a string of thin blisters kept coming out of their mouths.

Ivan is between Qiu and Harry. He still looks like Gabriel now, with cloud-like silver hair fluttering in the icy cold lake.

The next second, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Dumbledore fiddled with the magic he cast, but the magic wasn't that strong, and he woke up early.

But Aiwen can still breathe in the water, as if eating gill grass.

This is a difficult compound magic, which made Ivan have to admire Dumbledore's spellcasting ability.

The wand hidden in the sleeve slipped into his hand, and the next second, the rope tied to Ivan's body was automatically loosened.

He moved his body and looked around. Harry and Cho were still asleep.

There was no sound around, and the mermaids were a little lazy, and didn't look over to guard the four of them.

Not even a shadow can be seen in the small square. They should be huddled in the rough stone dwelling.

Aiwen didn't move too much. After taking a big gulp of compound soup, he tied himself back again.

Calculating the time, the game is about to start, and Moody's magic eye can penetrate the lake water, so he cannot detect abnormalities.

However, Ivan tied himself and Harry together this time. He enchanted the black rope made of aquatic plants. It was thick and slippery, very strong, and it was difficult to untie or break it, so that Harry would not be able to escape. Get away from yourself.

Aiwen counted the time, and every hour, he swallowed a mouthful of compound decoction in his mouth to maintain his transformation.

I don't know when it started, the mermaids emerged from all directions, looking at the four of them curiously, and the unforgettable singing began to appear around them. It wasn't the kind of sacrificial song that Aiwen had heard before, and the tune was more Be cheerful.

"Only an hour to find and recover what we took..."

"Don't delay any longer, half the time has passed, or you will lose it forever..."

This is the song inside the golden egg, and the mermaids are guiding the warriors to rescue their most important people.

Aiwen opened his eyes quietly, and saw two burly mermaids holding spears in the dark lake water, guarding around them.

Not far away, many mermaids formed a circle, they were singing and dancing, and it was very lively.

The mermaids were all dressed up, and there was a female mermaid with a lot of pebbles strung together on a thick rope around her neck, leading a little green lody, with an alvin sticking out of her dark green, long, unkempt hair. Last time I sold them decorations.

Most of the mermaids are dressed like this, and the most valuable ornaments on their bodies are those that Ivan brought before.

It's a pretty good picture if you ignore their iron-gray skin, yellow eyes, and missing yellow teeth.

But now, it looks more like a group of demons having a carnival.

More than 30 minutes have passed, and the warriors have not been seen. What are they dawdling about? !

Just when Ivan swallowed the last mouthful of compound soup, the figure of Cedric Diggory finally appeared on the edge of the mermaid village.