Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 931 Above the Water

   "Why did Albert come back so soon!"

   "Where's Lee Jordan?"

   "Forget about that guy, come and help move the big guy out."

   Albert's return caught the Weasley twins who were planning to give him a surprise by surprise. The two packed up their things, hurriedly ran out of the audience venue, dragged out a cannon-shaped firework from the suitcase, and pointed it at the sky—

"one two three."

  Fred counted to three in his head, picked up his wand and lit the fireworks, then covered his ears with his hands.

-boom!

  The gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky, turning into a griffin with wings spread. The giant beast raised its head and let out a roar, spread its wings and circled in the sky, and finally turned into a gorgeous firework.

  It must be more beautiful if it is at night.

  The two who had just landed heard a "bang" sound from the auditorium, looked up at the fireworks above their heads, and the girl asked curiously: "Did you prepare it?"

   "Definitely not, otherwise it should have bloomed just now." Albert looked in the direction of the stands and said with a smile, "However, I can probably guess who prepared the surprise for me."

  Below the horizontal bar that says Hogwarts must win, Lee Jordan is organizing the crowd to cheer for Albert. The chaotic cheers and applause gradually merged into one voice: Albert must win, Hogwarts must win!

   Albert smiled and waved his arms to the supporters in the auditorium to express his gratitude.

  Isobel put his arms around Albert's arm and smiled, "You are really welcome."

"It's not good to be too popular. Let's go, take a rest and have a cup of hot drink. You need to be taken care of now, lest you accidentally catch a cold and get sick." Albert took Isobel to meet Madam Pomfrey who rushed over . The latter was muttering something in his mouth, and he wrapped Albert tightly with a blanket, and was going to forcefully pour a cup of potion into his mouth, but this action was blocked by Albert. to stop.

   "The effect of the underwater breathing agent has not completely disappeared. I won't feel cold like this now, and there are insulation spells and water and fire spells on my clothes." Albert took off the blanket and covered Isobel's body.

   "Aquabreathing agent, do you mean gill grass?"

  Madam Pomfrey could tell at a glance that Albert's current appearance was due to taking gill grass.

"Yes, the underwater breathing potion is a potion extracted from gill grass. It was presented at the International Alchemy Conference last year." Albert handed the cup of potion in Madam Pomfrey's hand to Izzy Bell: "You drink it first, and I'll drink it after the gill sac grass's medicinal effect wears off."

  The two followed Madam Pomfrey to the medical tent to receive care.

  As for the other warriors, it is likely that they will have to wait a long time to complete the task.

"Oh, my God, it's unbelievable. I'm very curious about how Mr. Anderson did it." Amelia Bones glanced at the hourglass timer on the referee's bench, from the start of the game to Albert's rescue. It took only a quarter of an hour (fifteen minutes) for the hostages to return.

  In fact, not only her, Mrs. Maxim, but even the audience wanted to know how Albert did this, did he cheat?

   "I think I probably know how Mr. Anderson did it." Dumbledore raised his wand, attracting the underwater booster thrown by Albert on the shore.

"A very ingenious transformation spell, and a basic movement spell, the combination of the two produces magical results." Dumbledore raised his wand and tapped it on the underwater booster, and the propeller that had stopped working began to spin again stand up.

   "Is that why he can swim so fast?"

"right."

  Dumbledore motioned everyone to look at this thing, and explained its purpose to them: "In this way, you can get a stable and fast thrust when you put it in the water, and you can easily move underwater without swimming at all."

   "As for the location of the mermaid village, I think Mr. Anderson is probably the only warrior who found the mermaid village in advance." Dumbledore's tone was very calm, he already knew the reason why Albert was able to complete the task so quickly. "You should know that as long as you can find the mermaid village, there are too many ways to quickly find the second time."

   "Isn't this considered cheating?" Scrimgeour frowned and asked, "It's unfair to other warriors!"

"In fact, you should notice that after the end of the first project, the warriors get a golden egg. As long as the warriors unlock the secret of the golden egg, they can learn the content of the second project and make preparations in advance. This is actually part of the second project." Dumbledore said relaxedly, "There is no doubt that Mr. Anderson has made too much preparation, so that he completed the task with ease, making everyone think that the second project Very simple."

  Dumbledore waved his wand, turning the underwater booster back into a stone.

   "Is the second project difficult?" Fudge asked suspiciously, he felt that the second project should not be difficult!

   "I think the existence of the golden egg has greatly reduced the difficulty of the competition. The warriors should be faced with unknown project content, so as to test their abilities."

  Madam Maxim frowned and looked at Fudge, feeling that this guy was completely standing and talking without back pain.

  If Fudge can do it by herself, she has nothing to say, but it is more likely that she was sprayed into a roast fat pig by the fire dragon just after playing. If you go to the lake, 80% of them will drown at the bottom of the lake, and you don't even have the courage to go down to the lake.

   "I really don't know how this guy became the Minister of Magic?"

"The existence of the golden egg is indeed to reduce the difficulty of the competition." Dumbledore directly admitted this, and calmly explained to several temporary referees, "If there is no golden egg, the difficulty of the event will become very high. Maybe no one can even pass the level in the end. Of course, Mr. Anderson may be able to do it, but it must be done with great effort. Believe me, most warriors will not be able to go to the lake unprepared Saving people is more likely to fail or drown in a cold lake, which is as difficult as subduing a fire dragon."

  The three of them were surprised to hear Dumbledore say this.

"According to what you said, I dare say that even well-trained Aurors may not be able to do it." Scrimgeour frowned. He didn't think the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic were capable of subduing a fire dragon alone, maybe they had a way It is difficult to drive away the fire dragon alone, but it is very difficult to subdue a dragon, otherwise there will be no need for so many dragon trainers.

  At this moment, Albert's evaluation in the heart of the director of the Auror office has greatly improved.

   "Even the Aurors can't do it?" Fudge couldn't help frowning, obviously dissatisfied to hear such remarks.

  The elite of the Ministry of Magic is not as good as a student who has not yet graduated. I am afraid it will become a joke if I say it. You must know that every Auror is the best among wizards.

   "Very few people can subdue a fire dragon alone." Scrimgeour said quietly, "Even a group of dragon trainers who are familiar with those beasts can do it. Of course, Dumbledore should be able to do it easily."

   Scrimgeour ignored Fudge, but looked at Dumbledore and asked, "What is Mr. Anderson's employment tendency? Have you considered becoming an Auror?"

  No way, the current Auror office has not recruited qualified newcomers for three years, and there is a severe shortage of manpower.

"As far as I know, Mr. Anderson is writing a book recently." Dumbledore said with a smile, "At Christmas, I also received his new book "Guide to the Ancient Runes". It is a wonderful book, Bar Professor Ssheda Baburin is considering whether to use it as a replacement for "An Easy Introduction to Ancient Runes."

   "Has he published a book?"

  The three of them were very surprised.

   A book by a student who hasn't left school yet?

   What level is this?

"In fact, if you pay attention, you will find that Mr. Anderson participated in the compilation of "Complete Explanation of Basic Runes" a long time ago." Dumbledore said with a smile, "He seems to be writing a book with Books related to Defense Against the Dark Arts, maybe we will be able to see them this year."

"What an amazing person." Amelia Bones said with emotion, "I have heard rumors about him before, and it seems that the rumors are not exaggerated at all. Maybe he will be able to meet at the Wizengamot soon Get a seat up there."

   "The Wizengamot has no vacant seats yet." Fudge cleared his throat and reminded.

   "Someone will make way for him." Amelia Bones cast a glance at Fudge, and said flatly.

Especially last time the Wizengamot held an emergency meeting for Albert, and finally passed the meeting to give the title of "Wisengamwa British Youth Representative", although this title was finally stuck in the process and could not be awarded To Albert, but she knew that Albert was bound to be part of the Wizengamot.

   At least two-thirds of the people would agree.

  Dumbledore is probably the only one who has such influence in the whole of England, but that matter obviously has nothing to do with Dumbledore, this old man will not do that kind of thing.

   "Tell me about the second project." Scrimgeour changed the subject, he actually agreed with what Amelia Bones said, although he was more inclined towards pure-blood wizards.

   "Was the difficulty of the previous Triwizard Tournament really so high?"

"It's really difficult, that's why accidents often happen, and sometimes it's actually very difficult to save people." Dumbledore continued seamlessly, "Later, after the Ministry of Magic decided to restart the Triwizard Tournament, Batty and Ludo Come to discuss with me, we decided to lower the difficulty slightly to ensure the safety of the warriors."

"Of course, I think the changes can better highlight the level of the warriors in all aspects." Dumbledore introduced to the three, "First of all, the warriors need to overcome the difficulty of breathing underwater. The head curse can't actually last for too long, an hour is basically the limit."

"The weather is very cold now, and it is easy to freeze when entering the water. It is not easy to swim in such an environment, not to mention that the light under the water is very dark, which tests the endurance of the warriors. The warriors will face severe challenges." Dumbledore continued, "Moreover, it is not easy to find the mermaid village hidden in the water grass. Although the mermaids can sing to attract the warriors, I think other warriors still have a lot to offer. There is a chance that you will get lost, and you will be attacked by Grindylows. Although Grindylows are not dangerous dark creatures, they can cause enough trouble for the warriors underwater."

  The problems Dumbledore mentioned are being played out under the Black Lake at this moment.

  In fact, apart from Albert, several other warriors were in trouble.

  (end of this chapter)