Chapter 626
Harry Potter in Adolescence
Chapter 626: Adolescent Harry Potter
In the evening, Harry, feeling the heavy golden eggs in his pocket, went to the Black Lake with Ron. He finally found a secluded place so that no one would see him jumping into the lake in the middle of winter like a fool.
—The prefects' bathroom must be warm.
Harry thought sourly.
But then he remembered Cedric and Cho Chang walking up and down the corridor arm in arm, and decided he would rather freeze to death than go to Cedric's prefect's bathroom to listen for the clue in the golden egg.
"Seriously, man, are you really going to jump in the lake?"
Ron hugged a thick blanket and looked at the dark lake with concern: "There may be giant squids in there! And the water must be terribly cold now!"
"I know, but the giant squid never hurts students. It even rescues people who fall into the water!"
Harry tried to make himself look relaxed. He said, "Don't worry. I'll come out after I get the clues. It'll only take a few minutes at most!"
He gritted his teeth, worried that he would lose the courage to go into the water if he continued to hesitate, so he began to take off his clothes neatly. As soon as he took off his shirt, a gust of cold wind made his hair stand on end, and Harry regretted it almost immediately.
Repenting, he took off the rest of his clothes even faster, handed them to Ron, then gritted his teeth and waded into the lake.
It's so cold.
The water was so cold that it irritated the skin on his legs and made them burn. He was trembling all over. When the water reached up to his waist, Harry took a deep breath, held his breath, quickly leaned over and buried himself in the water, then quickly opened the golden egg.
[Come, come and find it... The heart of steel sleeps in the dark... When the three become one, you will know where to go... Only wisdom and courage can lead you to the way...]
After listening to it once and confirming that it was exactly the same as what Wade had written down, Harry swam up quickly. After sticking his head out of the water, he realized that he had drifted away for a distance without realizing it, so he quickly swam towards the lake.
"Watch out, Harry, behind you!"
Ron on the shore suddenly shouted in fear.
Harry turned around suddenly and found that several water ripples were approaching rapidly from behind him. He dived into the water and looked back, only to see several mermaids approaching rapidly from the bottom of the lake!
Harry hurriedly moved his arms and legs and swam quickly towards the shore, but compared with the mermaid, he felt that his speed was as slow as a snail.
About to be caught up!
There was a sound of water splashing behind him, and Harry could almost feel the sharpness of the mermaid's nails with the back of his head. At this moment, a stream of water suddenly exploded in the lake, forcing back the approaching mermaids.
"Hurry, Harry!"
Ron, who had successfully cast the spell, grabbed Harry by the collar and dragged him towards the shore. His legs were not in the water and he walked with great difficulty, making a "splashing" sound.
As Harry choked on the water and coughed, he heard the mermaid say angrily in broken English:
"Don't come again! Human! It's not the appointed time yet!"
"Wow—"
Ron exerted force and Harry was completely out of the water. He could feel the hard grass roots poking his back.
"Cough cough cough..."
He lay on the grass and let out a devastating cough.
Ron patted his back hard and looked at the calm lake with lingering fear:
"It's terrible! Why did they attack you?"
"Maybe... they thought I was trying to cheat?" Harry panted, "This is the competition venue for the second event... The sound in the golden egg is the singing of mermaids, and that sound attracted them all..."
Ron swallowed and asked in disbelief, "So... you're going to the Black Lake to compete in the second event? Under the noses of those monsters? Is the Ministry of Magic crazy? Do they want to kill you?"
He had been envious and secretly jealous of Harry for becoming a warrior who could represent the school, but at this moment, Ron was very glad that he was not chosen by the Goblet of Fire.
"There's always a way... Wade also knows where the game is, but he's not worried at all..." Harry said, shivering with cold. Ron also shuddered: "Let's go back quickly. Damn it, I'm soaked!"
Harry nodded, too cold to speak, and quickly grabbed his clothes from the ground and put them on.
"Warm breeze, warm breeze...A-choo!" Ron rubbed his nose and muttered, "How did Wade cast that spell?"
Harry pulled him away: "Don't try! I just want to get to the fireplace as soon as possible!"
……
After this, they both caught a cold, and Madam Pomfrey gave each of them a bottle of potion. Harry's ears were still smoking when he took his homework to the umbrella room.
When he emerged from the water, his heart almost jumped out of his throat. But looking back, he only felt excitement and thrill.
Harry described his experience in detail to everyone. After he finished, everyone looked at each other with strange expressions.
"I remember..." Padma said slowly, "Sirius's home is in Hogsmeade. Why don't you take the golden egg and soak in his bathtub to listen for clues?"
Harry: "..."
——It is possible!
Then Padma thought she had found the reason: "Is it because there's no Hogsmeade weekend yet and you can't wait?"
Fred held his chin and said, "But I remember I told you about several secret passages! Have you forgotten them all?"
Harry: "..."
Thanks for not reminding me of how stupid I was.
"Actually, I happened to hear that professors have bathtubs in their dormitories, so I can do this without violating school rules..."
Hermione said cautiously, "Of course, the rules do not allow professors to help warriors, but I think it shouldn't be a violation for me to use the bathroom."
Harry remained expressionless and didn't want to talk.
Wade smiled and said, "Although Harry's adventure was reckless, it was very valuable. At least he gained some intelligence about the mermaids."
Harry was grateful to Vader for helping him regain a little dignity, but when he thought about it, what information had he gathered?
Mermaids swim fast?
This is common sense.
Harry originally wanted to ask Wade how he could survive in water without oxygen, but now, for some reason, he didn't want to ask anymore.
When Hermione asked, Harry managed to say, "I have some ideas... I just need to make them clearer."
Hermione believed it and was very relieved.
Harry searched the books for days but found nothing. He secretly asked Sirius, and the reliable godfather really gave him a solution.
"This is easy, just one spell and you can breathe normally underwater!"
"Come to Hogsmeade tomorrow. I have nothing to do and can teach you the Head-Booting Charm."
(End of this chapter)