Hogwarts Lion Girl

As the first game of the Triwizard Tournament approaches, the atmosphere in Hogwarts becomes more and more heated, but at this time, Salina is immersed in the study of mermaid language and successfully masters basic communication skills.

In order to better understand the mermaid culture, she decided to go to the depths of the Black Lake in person and communicate face to face with these mysterious creatures.

The surface of the Black Lake at the edge of the Forbidden Forest was covered with thin ice, which made crisp clashes in the breeze, as if playing a winter love song.

Salina wrapped her cloak tightly around her body, took a deep breath, and threw an emerald pendant into the cold lake.

"Call the gods to protect you."

As she waved her wand, a silver-white patronus leaped into the air and transformed into an elegant ferret, gliding lightly over the lake to guide her.

Salina followed closely behind and jumped into the cold lake.

The lake water was icy cold, but Salina didn't feel the slightest bit of cold.

She cast a warming spell and a water-avoiding spell on herself and swam flexibly in the water like a beautiful mermaid.

She held a pearl tightly in her hand, which was a token for communicating with mermaids as introduced in the introductory book on Mermaid Language.

The sunlight shines through the clear lake water, illuminating the world at the bottom of the lake.

All kinds of strange freshwater creatures shuttled among the water plants and rocks. Colorful fish swam past Salina, looking at this uninvited guest curiously.

Salina continued to dive deeper into the lake. The light around her gradually dimmed, and an ancient and mysterious atmosphere surrounded her.

Finally, a magnificent complex of buildings appeared before her.

The broken walls and ruins tell of the ruthlessness of time. Exquisite mermaid totems are carved on the ancient stone pillars, and the glorious palaces and temples of the past can be vaguely recognized.

Here are the mermaid remains recorded in the book.

With awe in her heart, Salina swam slowly into the ancient city.

Suddenly, a group of dark shadows rushed out from the ruins and surrounded her.

These mermaids are completely different from the beautiful creatures in fairy tales. They have hideous faces, rough skin, sharp teeth and claws, and vigilance and hostility flashing in their eyes.

Serena realized that the mermen thought she was an intruder.

"I am here to communicate with you peacefully!" Salina tried to shout in the mermaid language she had just learned, but what greeted her was an even more fierce attack.

The sharp harpoon stabbed towards her with the force of breaking through the water, and Salina had to draw out her wand and cast a defensive spell to fend off the attack.

However, faced with a large number of enemies, Salina gradually felt overwhelmed.

"All petrified!"

In desperation, Salina used the petrification spell to freeze several mermaids who were in the front.

The other mermaids were startled by the sudden attack and stepped back, staring at Salina vigilantly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Salina quickly swam to a smaller mermaid and controlled her with a petrification spell.

Salina tried to communicate with her using simple words, asking about their origins and purpose.

However, the mermaid seemed not to understand what Salina said. She just struggled in fear and made whimpering sounds.

Salina realized that these mermen might have lost the ability to speak, or that the language they used was different from what was recorded in the books.

Just when Salina was in distress, the mermaid she controlled suddenly rolled her eyes and fainted.

Upon seeing this, the other mermaids also disappeared into the ruins and disappeared without a trace.

Salina sighed helplessly and had to give up the idea of ​​continuing the communication.

She decided to return to the ground first and then make plans.

"These mermaids seem to be very hostile to outsiders," Salina thought as she surfaced, "Maybe it's because they have lived at the bottom of the lake for a long time, so they are full of fear of outsiders."

"Since we can't communicate with magic, maybe we can try other methods." Salina had an idea. "The book mentioned that mermaids are naturally fond of music, especially ancient ballads. Maybe using music, I can open it and give it to them as a gift, and maybe it can change their attitude towards me."

Thinking of this, Salina's heart was filled with hope. She decided that next time she came, she would bring some of the most beautiful music from the human world, hoping to open the doors of these closed hearts.

……

The clock struck midnight and the castle was completely silent.

Salina tiptoed out of the dormitory and Harry was already waiting at the end of the corridor.

They smiled at each other and walked towards the exit of the common room with their backs bent.

The moonlight shone through the windows, casting long shadows on the floor, as if guiding them.

Suddenly, a familiar sound of slippers rubbing against the floor came from the corner of the corridor, accompanied by a deliberately suppressed cough. Salina and Harry's hearts both rose to their throats.

"It's Filch and Mrs. Norris!" Serena whispered, and quickly pulled Harry behind a huge tapestry.

Filch's figure slowly appeared from the corner, holding an oil lamp and looking around, while the cat named Mrs. Norris rubbed against his feet, making rustling sounds.

They held their breath and dared not move until Filch's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, then they dared to stick their heads out.

"It was so dangerous!" Harry patted his chest and said with lingering fear, "Luckily we dodged quickly."

Salina nodded, and the two continued to walk forward quietly.

They walked down the spiral staircase and arrived at the first floor of the castle.

The castle is quieter at night than during the day. The characters in the portraits have their eyes closed, and there is only the occasional sound of wind blowing through the windows.

The road to Hagrid's hut was not easy to walk on. They needed to cross the dark lawn and be careful to avoid the patrolling professors.

Salina cast an Disillusionment Charm on herself and Harry respectively, and they disappeared into the night and continued towards their destination.

Finally, the lights of Hagrid's hut appeared in front of them, and Salina and Harry quickened their pace.

Harry knocked gently, and soon the door creaked open, revealing Hagrid's rugged face.

"Come in, come in!" said Hagrid, pulling them into the house and closing the door behind them.

"It's too dangerous for you to come out like this," Hagrid said in a low voice, "It will be troublesome if Filch catches us."

"We've been very careful," Serena whispered, "and we even used the Disillusionment Charm."

Hagrid shook his head, indicating that this was not safe enough.

"Harry, where's the Invisibility Cloak your father left you? Put it on," said Hagrid. "It'll be safe."

Harry immediately pulled out a light cloak from his arms, "Where are we going? Do we need to be so careful?"

"A very important secret," said Hagrid proudly, "you'll find out in a moment."