This Hogwarts is not normal

When the audience in the stands left, the five referees came to the edge of the Black Lake together.

The Aurors actually didn't know what exactly happened. They were carried away from the mermaid village by the lake.

When they returned, the mermaid leader Mercus had already woken up.

Although I couldn't understand what it was saying, I could clearly feel from its body movements that it was expressing its apology.

Moreover, the mermaids lowered their heads and laid down their weapons. Besides, they still had the mission of protecting the warriors, so the Aurors left.

As for what the truth is, you need to go down and see it yourself.

Dumbledore waved the Elder Wand, causing the waters of the Black Lake to split in the middle. "Ladies and gentlemen, let's go."

He knew roughly what the reality was, but he couldn't help but wonder what method Vincent used.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to recover so quickly by forcibly removing the control of the Imperius Curse.

If I'm not mistaken, Vincent should still be at the bottom of the lake.

The five people boarded a platform formed by the lake water and quickly headed to the bottom of the lake as if taking an elevator.

When they arrived at the bottom of the sea, Mercus was waiting outside the village as if he knew they were coming.

Dumbledore came to it with the four people with a strange look on his face.

It is the only one here, with no guards or mermaids.

Dumbledore put his legs together and bent them slightly, imitating the swaying rhythm of a fish's tail so that the corners of his robe fluttered like an anemone.

"quaun, blasykimo."

This is standard mermaid etiquette. Among the five people present, he is the only one who knows how to deal with mermaids.

Moreover, Mermaid language is an extremely unpopular language, and there are only a few people in the world who can speak it.

Mercus slowly raised the obsidian spear in his hand, as if to express his gratitude, "x&%￥#@..."

Dumbledore was dumbfounded, and the other four were also stunned.

Mercus looked puzzled, "#&X@￥..."

The corner of Dumbledore's eye twitched violently, "＊￡#％..."

"&@￥#..." Mercus nodded, "$￥￠..."

The two principals and the two directors stared at each other in surprise.

What were they talking about? Doesn't mermaid language sound so beautiful? Why did they talk like they had phlegm stuck in their throats and couldn't cough it out?

Dumbledore, who was concentrating on talking with Mercus, suddenly turned around and looked at the four people. "There are actually many types of Merman language. The one we speak is the most ancient one."

It turns out to be the most ancient one. No wonder it lacks basic language logic.

But can't the mermaid leader speak human language? Why does he have to speak this ancient mermaid language that few people can understand?

Mercus winked at Dumbledore in a very obscure way, "￥&％～@￡..."

It spoke a long paragraph at a very fast speed, and then he spoke a long paragraph at the same speed.

The four people who didn't understand anything could only get a little clue from their dancing movements.

Mercus raised his spear and pointed it at the village behind him, probably asking why he had just ordered the mermen to find the Aurors?

Did Dumbledore's bow mean he was apologizing?

Then Mercus suddenly raised his clenched fist and looked extremely angry.

Then Dumbledore's posture went even lower, as if he were asking for forgiveness.

The four of them looked at each other, becoming more and more confused.

Finally, after a long and in-depth conversation, Dumbledore turned around and told them what had happened.

The Ministry of Magic and the mermaids have an agreement. The project site is set up in their village, and they are also responsible for testing the warriors.

The Aurors' intervention was clearly a violation of the agreement, and Mercus became angry and ordered them to be arrested.

Dumbledore glanced back and said, "Mermaids are very old-fashioned. They only stick to their principles and don't know how to adapt."

Bagman frowned and looked at the gloomy old Barty.

"Then the Aurors fought with the mermaids and some were even injured. Mercus fainted from anger."

She? The mermaid leader is actually a woman!

Mercus turned sideways shyly, causing Dumbledore's eyes to twitch again.

The leader fainted from anger, and the mermaids only became more angry.

Karkaroff and Madame Maxime suddenly understood.

There are Aurors at the bottom of the lake who are responsible for secretly protecting the warriors, so they naturally become the first suspects.

Dumbledore paused, observing the expressions on the four men's faces.

There is no doubt, so the story can go on.

"Before the casualties increased further, Mercus woke up..."

After being stunned for only a short while, both sides actually started to fight to the death. Although the Aurors who came this time were all elites, they could not withstand the large number of mermaids.

Mercus took the overall situation into consideration and no longer cared about the Aurors' previous interference in their testing of the warriors. He separated the two sides through the treasure passed down from generation to generation by the mermaid leader.

The four of them looked at the obsidian spear in its hand at the same time.

It turns out to be a treasure passed down from generation to generation. No wonder it can separate the Aurors and mermaids.

And this is consistent with what Dumbledore said before. The mermaid leader does not seem to be causing trouble.

"No!" Bagman's eyes widened in confusion. "I remember she hadn't woken up when they were separated, and those cameras on the sea floor—"

With a dull "thump", Mercus thrust his spear hard into the mud at the bottom of the lake, obviously angry.

The sapphire on the tip of the spear lit up, emitting a soft light.

The surrounding lake water was drawn in, forming a huge whirlpool.

"%#￠@..." Dumbledore's face was full of smiles, which was either an apology or an explanation.

Old Barty glared at Bagman, as if blaming him for talking nonsense.

He is the leader of the mermaids. Questioning him face to face on his territory is just courting death.

With Dumbledore's persuasion, the vortex gradually became smaller.

However, the obsidian spear stuck in the mud was still trembling slightly, as if it could cause a larger whirlpool at any time.

Bagman bowed and apologized, "Respected Chief Mercus, I sincerely apologize to you. I shouldn't have questioned you."

Mercus waved his hand casually, as if to forgive his gaffe.

After this unpleasant episode, no one dared to raise any more questions.

The Black Lake is bottomless, and no matter how advanced the equipment provided by Wayne Enterprises is, there will probably be occasional delays. The huge whirlpool created by the obsidian spear is enough to demonstrate its destructive power.

The truth of it all, then, is crystal clear.

The so-called third-party force does not exist at all. The conflict between the Aurors and the Mermaid Gate is actually due to a misunderstanding.

Dumbledore winked very obliquely at Mercus.

"#￥￡&..." It turned and looked at the village behind it, "%@$..."

Dumbledore nodded, then turned to the four people, "I'm sorry, everyone. Mercus invited me to visit her village. I may have to trouble you with the following matters."

The second project is finished, but there is still a lot of follow-up work to be done.

Madame Maxime smiled and said, "Don't bother, we will arrange everything properly."

Although Karkaroff said nothing, he didn't seem to have any opinion.

Krum got a high score, and no one sabotaged the second project, so the suspicion against him would be reduced to a certain extent.

Bagman seemed to have some doubts, but he soon left behind the stern-faced old Barty.

Dumbledore and Mercus watched the four people go away, and now there were only the two of them in the place.

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