[HP] Stranger things

On the second day of Christmas, everyone got up very late.The Hufflepuff common room was much quieter than it had been in previous days, and people were chatting away, interrupted by yawns from time to time.Ann leaned on Cedric's shoulder, looking sluggish.Cedric moved to make An Neng more comfortable.Seeing this scene, Susan and Cynthia couldn't help turning their heads away, they couldn't see what was out of sight, and they didn't know what stimulated them, as long as they got tired of being together, they would be endless.

The first week of vacation was all about playing, now it's time to think about homework.Christmas is over, and everyone's mood seems to calm down.

"Sed, have you unlocked the secret of the golden egg? I heard from Zacharias that Harry's one would only scream when it was opened." One day after finishing their homework, the two of them wandered around Heihe hand in hand.It had been a long time since they were alone, and even at the Yule Ball there were many people there.

Cedric gently took Ann into his arms, cast a warming spell on Ann and said, "Well, I untied it. I untied it when I was taking a bath in the prefect's bathroom. It's a song, said It’s that they can’t sing on the ground, and they want us to find the treasure that they took from us within an hour underwater. However, finding the treasure underwater feels too broad. Especially if Delacour is a girl, in case it’s jewelry Jewelry, or something like the Golden Snitch for me, Harry, and Krum, isn’t it too hard to find.” Cedric scratched his hair in some annoyance.

An thought about it carefully and said: "I think it might be the mermaid guarding your baby. You didn't say you couldn't sing on the ground, you should be a mermaid. At that time, you just need to find the mermaid's habitat. As for the baby or something You shouldn’t have to worry, there are mermaids guarding it. Now the main thing is to stay underwater for an hour, have you figured out a way. Transformation spell? Or bubble head spell? Or potion?”

Cedric stroked Ann's hair a little funny, kissed Ann's forehead, and said, "I'm practicing the head-bubbling spell, under the supervision of Justin and Zacharias, it can last for an hour. But I won't let up."

Seeing Cedric's confident smile, Ann couldn't help laughing.Yes, this is the Cedric she likes, even in the crowd, he still exists like a light source.Yes, he is Hufflepuff's No.2, one of the most influential figures in Hogwarts.

"How about the prefect's bathroom, I haven't been there yet." Ann tiptoed and kissed Cedric on the face.It seems that since the last misunderstanding was resolved, they have become a little closer.

Cedric said meaningfully: "You can come with me next time. The prefect bathroom is really not bad. The luxurious chandelier with candles casts a warm soft light in the room, and everything is beautiful. It is made of snow-white marble, including the bath in the middle, sunken into the ground, which is like a rectangular swimming pool. There are about a hundred golden faucets on the side of the bath, and each faucet has a handle of a different color. There is also a diving board. There are snow-white linen curtains on the windows; The blond-haired mermaid, lying on the rock and sleeping soundly, her long hair brushing her face, trembling slightly with every breath she took. And those faucets sprayed out all kinds of bubbles mixed with hot water Bath liquid, one of the taps spouts pink and blue bubbles the size of a football; the other spouts crystal clear, dense and thick foam, and the third spouts a fragrant purple mist, It's all over the water. I've tried three, though there's more than three of them."

"Huh? A mermaid? Her long hair brushed her face, trembling slightly with every breath she took?" Ann couldn't help pinching Cedric's face.

Cedric made a gesture of surrender, but looked at Shang An with a smile in his eyes.At this moment, all the surrounding voices disappeared, only each other's breathing, the soft touch on the lips, and the smell of mint intertwined with the taste of chocolate.

The field was still covered with thick snow, and the windows of the conservatory were covered with fine droplets of water, and they could not see the scene outside the window during the herbal medicine class.They resumed their lessons, more esoteric than before.

"Oh my god, the substitute professor named Graplan from Anxin is amazing! We are unicorns today! The unicorn is so white that the surrounding white snow looks a bit gray in comparison. I even touched it! He didn't reject me!" After class, Susan found Ann who was sticky with Cedric on the long table, and couldn't wait to share her lesson on the protection of magical animals.Even Cynthia looked very satisfied.

Zacharias shrugged and said, "It seems that Dumbledore finally made the right decision this time."

"Merlin, Susan, you said this. I remembered that I haven't written my ancient rune paper tomorrow. What have I been doing lately! Merlin's socks!" Ann broke down.

Susan and Cynthia couldn't hold back and said in unison, "Of course they are flirting with Cedric."

Even Justin said, "Since the last Yule Ball, you two are almost Siamese twins."

Ann looked at Cedric with some embarrassment, and seeing Cedric's red ears, couldn't help laughing.Sometimes falling in love is so unreasonable and doesn't require brains.

In mid-January, they had another chance to go to Hogsmeade this time.However, considering that Cedric's match was approaching, Ann and Cedric, who hadn't planned to go, decided to go and relax.

"Hey, Ann, I heard that love is incomplete if you haven't been to Paddy's Teahouse. It's good that we haven't been to Hogsmeade Village so many times." Cedric looked at The pink and tender decoration inside is a bit hesitant.

Ann rolled her eyes without hesitation and said, "Let's go, Seid, this is not as important as Honeydukes in my heart. It's great to think that I am a wizard every time this happens. Don't worry about tooth decay."

"Ann, you are really becoming less and less gentle. She was such a shy girl at the beginning, but now, alas. It doesn't matter, no matter what kind of you you are, you are the white moonlight in my heart." An felt a little helpless. , come to someone to rescue her, and take away this person who talks about earthy love stories everywhere.

The time seems to be pushed forward, and it will be February 2 in a blink of an eye.Cedric was a little nervous, more excited.He was very curious about what the so-called treasure was, and he was already very familiar with the Bubble Curse, and now there was no problem even maintaining it for two hours.

On the day before the game, Ann and Cedric were sitting in the common room, and Zacharias and the others tactfully avoided it.Ann leaned on Cedric's shoulder and looked at him worriedly.You must know that at the end of February, even with a warming spell, the taste of going into the water is quite ecstasy.

At the same time, they are also thinking about whether Cedric has lost anything recently, or at least know roughly what it is.

"Anderson, Professor Sprout is looking for you." Zacharias had already sensibly fled away, but now he came over again.

Ann had no choice but to say good night to Cedric in advance, and then went to Professor Sprout.

Walking on the road, An suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had caught something.Snatched treasures, if not things.Could it be people, for example, she is Cedric's baby.

When Ann saw Professor Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, and a little girl she didn't know, she became more certain of her conjecture.And Professor Dumbledore also proved her conjecture with a smile.

Before losing consciousness, Ann's first reaction was, ah, this is really a stupid competition event, she actually has to soak longer than Cedric in such cold water.

When Ann regained consciousness again, what he saw was Cedric's handsome face close at hand, as well as the unignorable voice and biting cold in the stands.In the end who came up with such a bad move.

"Ann, I succeeded! Although I lost my way, I succeeded! When I didn't see you today, I guessed a little bit. When I saw you, I was sure that it was you! My Baby can only be you." Cedric said excitedly, the joy in his eyes could hardly be hidden.

An sighed helplessly and said, "Honey, you are awesome, aren't you? But, now, I am so cold that my brain can't function. If it wasn't for the occasion and my body didn't allow it, I would even want to exchange it with you." Chocolate smell mixed with peppermint gas."

Cedric looked helpless at Ann, who was already teasing him back, but he still kissed Ann on the forehead in front of everyone, and the shouts in the stands became louder.

When they got to the shore, they saw Fleur Delacour already sitting there, but there was no hostage beside her.Cedric and Ann looked at each other, a little strange but didn't say anything.Granger and Krum came up after a while.But the savior has not yet come up.

While the audience was whispering, the savior and his good friend Ron dragged Fleur's sister and waded towards the shore.The referees all stood there watching, and twenty mermen accompanied them like a guard of honor, singing ugly songs at the top of their voices.

At the same time Madame Maxime was holding Fleur Delacour with all her strength.Furong was completely hysterical, struggling desperately to jump into the water. "Gabrielle! Gabrielle! Is she alive? Is she hurt?"

Percy grabbed Ron and dragged him ashore; Dumbledore and Bagman pulled Harry up;

"It's Grimlody, those Grimlodies are coming at me. Oh, Gabriel, I thought, I thought..."

"Good job, Harry!" cried Hermione, "You did it, you figured it all out on your own!"

"Yeah, that's right," said Harry, raising his voice a little deliberately.

"You've got a water beetle in your hair, Her-mi-en," said Krum.Hermione brushed the water beetle away impatiently, and said, "But, Harry, you're running out of time. Did it take you long to find us?"

"No, it's not too late for me to find you." Harry looked hesitant, but didn't say much.

Seeing this familiar scene, An leaned into Cedric's arms and smiled as if seeing something particularly funny.Who would have thought that the always aloof Seeker Rising Star would have such a side. Sure enough, people in love have no brains.Cedric also thought it was a little funny, but he just pulled Ann into his arms a little, without showing any expression.

"Mensao." Ann whispered into Cedric's ear.Cedric rubbed her head amusedly.

Dumbledore was squatting by the water, talking closely with the particularly rough and fierce female mermaid who looked like the leader.Dumbledore made the high-pitched noise that a merman makes on the water, and apparently he could speak merfolk too.Finally, he stood up straight and turned to the other referees, saying, "Let's have a meeting first before scoring."

Several referees gathered together.Madam Pomfrey freed Ron from Percy's clutching hands, led him to Harry and the others, gave him a blanket and some pick-me-ups, and went to fetch Fleur and her sister.Fleur had bruises all over her face and arms, and her robe was torn, but she didn't seem to mind, and she didn't let Madam Pomfrey clean it up for her.

"Go and take care of Gabriel," she said to Madam Pomfrey, and then turned to Harry. "You saved her," she said, almost breathless with excitement, "even though she wasn't your hostage."

"Yeah," said Harry.Fleur bowed her head, kissed Harry twice on each cheek, and then said to Ron, "And you, you helped too."

"Yeah," said Ron, expectantly, "Yeah, helped a little."

Fu Rong rushed over and kissed him a few times.Hermione looked terribly angry, but at this moment, Ludo Bagman's magically amplified voice suddenly sounded in their ears, startling them and quieting the audience in the stands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally made a decision. Mercus, the leader of the mermaids, told us everything that happened under the lake. We have decided to rate the warriors as follows... "

"Fleur Delacour, despite her excellent use of the Bubble Curse, was attacked by Green Lody as she approached the target and was unsuccessful in rescuing the hostages. We give her 25 points."

There was applause from the stands.

"I should have scored zero." Furong shook her graceful head and said hoarsely.

"Cedric Diggory also used the Bubble Curse. He was the first to return with the hostages, but he exceeded the one-hour time limit by one minute." The Hufflepuff students in the crowd enthusiastically Cheers, the sound is deafening. "Therefore, we give him 1 points." Ann looked at Cedric with some joy, and sure enough, he was also very happy to see Cedric.Their feelings are conveyed to each other through their holding hands and each other's eyes.

"Viktor Krum performed Transfiguration, incomplete but still effective, and he was the second to return with the hostage. We give him 40 points."

"Harry Potter used gillweed to amazing effect," continued Bagman, "and he was the last to return, well past the hour allotted time. However, the merfolk tells us that Potter Mr. was the first to find the hostages, and he failed to return in time because he wanted to ensure that all the hostages returned safely, instead of only caring about his own hostages."

"Most of the referees," Bagman said, glancing at Karkaroff with displeasure, "feel that this fully demonstrates noble morality. However, Mr. Porter's score is 45."

With cheers from all around, the second project finally came to an end.An breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking that there was a third project in the future, she felt that her relief was too early.

"The third and final project will take place on the evening of June 6," Bagman continued. "The Warriors will be informed about the specifics of the project a month in advance. Thank you for your support to the Warriors."

Cedric was surrounded by the Hufflepuffs and went to the lounge to have a celebration party, while Ann returned to the dormitory. Not only did she not wash up yesterday, she even soaked in the water for so long.

It's almost spring.Ann looked out the window and thought happily.

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