Hogwarts Lion Girl

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the windows of the common room, casting long shadows on the floor, and Harry dragged his tired steps back to the Gryffindor common room.

He slumped down in his armchair, his mind full of the upcoming second project.

"Harry!"

Neville's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Harry looked up and saw Neville walking towards him hurriedly with something in his hand.

"Neville, what do you want to talk to me about?" Harry asked with all his strength, "Did you succeed in growing the gillweed?"

Neville scratched his head sheepishly, "Sorry, Harry, that's exactly what I wanted to tell you. I failed in my training."

"What?!" Harry jumped up. "That's terrible. The game is about to start. What should I do?"

Neville quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, don't worry, the other thing I want to say is this."

As he spoke, Neville handed over the thing in his hand. It was a transparent glass bottle with a few emerald green plants in it. It was the Gillweed that Harry urgently needed!

Harry took the bottle in surprise and asked in disbelief, "Gillweed? Didn't you fail in cultivating it? Where did it come from?"

Neville also shook his head in confusion. "I don't know either. After the cultivation failed, I was thinking of other ways, and then I turned around and saw this bottle on my desk."

Harry couldn't help but frowned, "...It sounds a bit weird, who is helping us?"

Neville thought for a moment and guessed, "Maybe it's the enthusiastic crowd that supports you."

Harry sighed. Things were becoming more and more confusing, but he didn't have time to care about it now. "... Never mind. Let's pass the competition first."

……

As night falls, the lights of the castle appear particularly warm in the night.

Salina was enjoying dinner in the Great Hall when Professor McGonagall hurried over to her, leaned over, and whispered in her ear, "Mr. Diggory has chosen you as his partner in the second project. Are you willing to accept it?"

Salina was stunned for a moment, put down the knife and fork in her hand, and asked in surprise: "Really?"

Professor McGonagall smiled warmly, nodded and said, "Of course, he has already checked with Mr. Bagman. So, what is your answer?"

Salina nodded gently: "I do."

"Very good," said Professor McGonagall with satisfaction, "Come with me. You will stay with the other three selected girls tonight. You will need to be fully prepared before the competition starts tomorrow."

……

Salina followed Professor McGonagall through the long corridor and came to a spacious and comfortable room.

There were already three people in the room, Hermione and Cho were sitting on the sofa discussing something animatedly, while Fleur's sister Gabrielle was listening curiously at the side.

Seeing Salina come in, Hermione and Qiu immediately stopped their discussion and greeted her with a smile.

Serena responded with a smile and joined their conversation.

The four girls excitedly discussed what might happen, and then, at the urging of their professors, went to bed early.

The next morning, Salina opened her sleepy eyes and found an exquisite breakfast on the bedside table, which was obviously sent by the elf.

After Salina and the other three finished their breakfast, Headmaster Dumbledore also came to the room.

He swept his kind eyes over the four girls, soothed them with a gentle tone, and tried his best to ease their tension.

Then, Headmaster Dumbledore gently waved his wand, and the room was suddenly filled with warm light.

Salina felt a magical force surrounding her, her eyelids began to become heavy, and her consciousness gradually became blurred.

……

When Harry arrived at the lake, it was already surrounded by students and professors who had come to watch the game.

Mr. Bagman and several referees were sitting at a velvet table, talking excitedly about the upcoming game.

Seeing the warriors approaching, Mr. Bagman cleared his throat and signaled for everyone to be quiet.

"Warriors, please pay attention!" he said loudly, pointing to the center of the lake. "The mermaid village is at the deepest part of the lake. You need to find the entrance to it."

He paused and pointed to four small platforms built with driftwood by the lake. "This is your starting point. Please be ready!"

Harry took a deep breath and walked to his respective platforms with the others, his heartbeat starting to speed up uncontrollably.

Mr. Bagman's shrill whistle broke the morning silence, and the game officially began.

Harry no longer hesitated, and quickly stuffed the prepared gilly grass into his mouth, resisting the strange taste, took a deep breath, and jumped into the dark-looking Black Lake.

The cold lake water instantly enveloped Harry, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. His wet clothes became heavy, as if desperately trying to drag him down.

As the gillyweed took effect, Harry felt a strange energy flowing through his body.

His chest no longer felt stuffy, a cool air flow rushed into his lungs, and he could breathe in the water.

Harry was delighted. He moved his limbs vigorously and swam towards the bottomless depths of the lake like a fish.

……

Furong was searching for the mermaid village in an area of ​​dense aquatic plants. Suddenly, a dark shadow quickly passed by her, scaring her.

Furong's heart tightened, and before she could react, a cold and rough hand suddenly grabbed her neck, and the other hand roughly pulled off the water-repellent necklace around her neck.

Furong struggled desperately to get the necklace back, but found that her ankles were tightly entangled by the water plants and she could not move.

The fear of suffocation instantly came over her, and Furong realized that she was about to drown. She tried her best to find the distress signal hidden in her diving suit and crushed it with force.

A cloud of dazzling red smoke exploded in the water and quickly spread to the surface.

When the professors on the shore saw the distress signal sent by Furong, they immediately realized that Furong was in danger, and they immediately launched a rescue operation.

Mr. Bagman also saw the distress signal, and he solemnly announced that Fleur had lost the game and would not receive any points.

……

Salina slowly opened her eyes. The bottom of the lake was not pitch black, but was covered with a faint green light.

Headmaster Dumbledore's magic worked and she could breathe freely underwater.

Looking around, Sharina noticed several murlocs holding tridents patrolling vigilantly, their gray-blue skin standing out in the dim light.

Surrounding it are some dilapidated stone buildings, with walls covered with seaweed and vines, telling of the vicissitudes of time.

In the center of these buildings stands a relatively complete mermaid statue. The mermaid's expression is solemn, as if guarding this ancient city.