Hogwarts card wizard

"Barty Crouch!?"

Kevin had to be surprised to see that name in Snape's office at night.

"Isn't he sick?" Kevin muttered.

It was clearly stated in the "Daily Prophet" that Barty Crouch couldn't get out of bed due to overwork, but now he appeared in Snape's office, and it was still at night.

Kevin might not be surprised if Snape was also in the office, but the key point was that he was alone in the room, and judging from the footprints on the map, he seemed to be looking for something.

A senior official of the Ministry of Magic ran to Snape's office alone in the middle of the night looking for something.

This in itself is highly suspect.

Moody once said that Kevin has a strong curiosity, which is very accurate.

Driven by curiosity, Kevin quietly got out of bed and was about to go out to have a look, but when he was about to open the door, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and an idea that seemed incredible to him appeared in his mind.

Kevin returned to the bed and picked up the Marauder's Map again...

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Another weekend.

The teachers and students of the three schools almost gathered by the Black Lake.

Today, the second match of the Triwizard Tournament finally begins.

During this period of time, Kevin's understanding of mermaids can be said to have reached the point of proficiency. In his own words, he didn't even understand his own life experience so clearly.

This also gave Kevin enough confidence to deal with the mermaid guards underwater.

But the bad news is that until this morning he hadn't been able to find the best "dive method".

After the curse was ruled out, Kevin put his hope on the potion. For this reason, he consulted a lot of information and asked Snape at the risk of being scolded, but found nothing.

Luckily, at least he has a back-up solution, the Bubble Curse.

After breakfast, Kevin, Luna, Harry and Ron went to the Gryffindor common room together, where Kevin was going to make final preparations.

In order to relieve her boyfriend's pressure, Luna followed Kevin every step of the way this morning.

In the common room.

Kevin put a bottle of anti-cold potion into the space pendant. Although the anti-cold potion can't help him win the game, the lake water is icy cold this season, and the potion can at least provide him with a layer of protection.

"Kevin! Is the Bubble Curse really okay?" Harry asked.

Harry still had no confidence in the Bubble Curse, and he was very worried about his friend's underwater situation.

Kevin said: "Haven't we experimented? No problem."

"But what if the other two attack you?" Harry asked.

Kevin thought for a while and said with a smile, "Let them do whatever they want. If it doesn't work, I'll just raise my hands and surrender! Ha ha! Besides, even if they really want to deal with me, it depends on whether those two have the strength!"

Ron on the side said: "Harry's method is more reliable, anyway, the rules of the competition don't say that you can't use Muggle items. By the way, Harry! What's that called?"

"Scuba, oxygen tanks," said Harry.

"That's right, it's these two things," Ron said.

When looking up information a few days ago, Harry jokingly proposed this suggestion, using Muggle technology for diving.At first glance, this method does make some sense, but it cannot withstand scrutiny.

This proposal can only be a joke.

Although the rules of the Triwizard Tournament do not say that the use of Muggle items is prohibited.But don't forget that the entire wizarding world has strict management of Muggle items, and the Ministry of Magic even set up a "Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Items Office" for this purpose.

In addition, the judges of the top three competitions have a lot of power in the competition, so it is impossible to take advantage of the loopholes in the rules.

When Kevin was preparing, Ron found that Hermione was not there, so he asked, "Where did Hermione go? Could it be to cheer for Krum?"

His tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Harry said, "Don't talk nonsense! Hermione went to the library, and she said she wanted to try again while there was still time."

Ron nodded, agreeing with Hermione's behavior, but still said: "I think she's working for nothing! How could she find it? We've been looking for it for so long."

Harry laughed, "What if we find it?"

"Then I won't eat for a week," said Ron.

As soon as the words fell, a fiery figure rushed in.

"I found I found it!"

Hermione came in panting, her face full of excitement.

The four of them looked at each other, and Kevin asked, "Have you found it? Don't tell me that you really found a more useful method than the Bubble Curse."

Harry stood up excitedly and said, "Haha! Ron is going to lose weight."

"Isn't it? Did you really find it?" Ron asked in surprise.

Hermione took out a box from her pocket and handed it to Kevin, saying excitedly, "That's right!"

Kevin took the box and opened it, and found that inside was a sticky gray-green mass that looked like the product of many rat tails tangled together.

Harry and Ron saw the mass as well, and they just found it disgusting in its appearance.

"What's this? A plant?" Ron asked.

Hermione said excitedly: "That's right! Plants. Gill grass, a magical plant produced in the Mediterranean Sea. Taking it can make people grow fish gills in a short time, and webs will grow on hands and feet, so that they can survive in the water. survive."

"Unbelievable!" Harry said in surprise, "I didn't expect this kind of plant to exist."

Ron said excitedly: "Doesn't that mean that there are no problems now?"

Gill grass really solves Kevin's current short board, because it can grow fish gills, so it is not afraid of the opponent's attack, and the webs on the hands and feet show that it can make up for the lack of underwater speed.

Kevin was naturally very excited that Hermione could find this thing, but he was the one who went into the water to compete desperately, so Kevin thought more than Harry and Ron.After all, this is related to one's own life, so one must be cautious.

"Hermione, you just said in a short time, how short?" Kevin asked.

That's the point!

Even if the effect of the gills is miraculous, it would be useless to turn Kevin into an amphibian if he couldn't persist for an hour.

Hermione said: "Don't worry, it can definitely last for an hour. But there is a hidden danger in the gills, I have to make it clear to you."

"What hidden danger?" Kevin asked.

Hermione explained: "There is still a debate among herbalists about the effect of fresh water and sea water on gills."

"What do you mean?" Ron asked.

Kevin said: "Hermione means that the gills may behave differently in freshwater or seawater."

Hermione nodded and said, "That's right."

"Huh?" Harry was a little disappointed, and said, "Then let's test it in advance?"

Hermione said: "No! First of all, the gills grass itself is very rare, so I borrowed this only bunch from Professor Sprout. Secondly... there is not enough time!"

Kevin tapped the gills grass in his hand, put it into the space pendant, and said, "It's okay! I'll just use it. If it doesn't work in the water, I can still use the bubble head spell."