Hogwarts Homecoming

The two boys remained eerily silent, but the corners of their mouths that twitched from time to time were enough to show that they were not as calm as they seemed about Hermione's desire to turn herself into a 'mermaid'.

Hesitantly, the three of them came to the riverside. After looking around vigilantly to confirm that no one was around, Harry lifted the invisibility cloak above his head.

The sound of endless waves echoed in the ears of the three of them, and the cold moisture that came in front of them made the three of them shudder in unison.

In the past few years, the experience of strolling around the school after lights out is not new. In the first half of last year, they even sneaked into the Forbidden Forest to fight a werewolf with Hagrid, Sirius and Snape in the middle of the night. However, they rarely ran to the Black Lake in the middle of the night.

There is no moon tonight, and there are only a few dim stars scattered across the vast night sky. Even with all your eyesight, you can only vaguely see the faint light of the stars.

The Black Lake became worthy of its name. Standing by the lake, Harry, Ron and Hermione stared at the lake one step away, and they all had the illusion that what was rippling in front of them was not water, but dark ink.

Harry looked at Hermione, whose lips were pursed, and hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything. Instead, Ron squatted down, put his hand into the lake water, and started shivering suddenly. The cold chill made his scalp tremble. numb.

"crazy."

Ron retracted his hand, wrinkled his nose and said, "Even if he won't drown, he will definitely freeze to death."

"You all saw it,"

Facing the abyss-like Black Lake, Hermione tried to calm her nerves through breathing. She now knew why the competition team decided to hold the second game in the Black Lake. This feeling was indeed very 'exciting' and nothing compared to How much lighter should you face a fire dragon.

"Both Fleur and Krum have overcome their fears, they've experimented, I can't lose to them I can't go into the water for the first time on race day!"

At the end of her sentence, Hermione's tone became firmer, "I have to adapt in advance."

The two boys looked at each other and sighed softly.

"Okay, as promised in advance--"

Harry shook his sleeves, but the wand did not slip from his palm as he expected, but was restrained by his close-fitting shirt.

Hiding the wand on the side of the arm is a technique commonly used by Aurors, but Professor Blaine and Dumbledore are also used to doing this. Harry has seen them take out their wands like this many times. Recently, for some reason, they have been practicing this technique. It became a big thing in gym class and Harry 'jumped' into the trend, just not quite yet.

After struggling to pull out the wand from his cuff, Harry waved the wand. Many willow branches floating above their heads separated from the tree and entangled each other to form a rope. One end of the rope was tied to Hermione's wrist, and the other end was tied to Harry and Ron held it in his hand;

"If you drown, we'll pull you out before you drown."

Ron shook the willow branch and said with a smile.

Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron, then she put her wand in her mouth and began to take off her robes. This shocked Harry and Ron, and the two boys quickly turned around and covered their eyes.

"Don't be nervous -" Hermione said with a smile, "I'm wearing my competition uniform."

Competition uniform?

Harry and Ron took off their hands covering their eyes and turned around. Then, they discovered that under Hermione's tightly covered robe was the kind of sportswear the warriors wore in the first game. Simple but very capable.

"I thought you were going to wear bathing suits."

Ron raised his eyebrows and looked at Hermione who was tying her ponytail.

"Won't this type of clothing cause any hindrance to you when it goes into the water?"

"Professor Brain has already thought about it in advance. After entering the water, the clothes will automatically change. Just wait and see——"

With that said, Hermione had already taken off her shoes and socks, and stepped on the wet soil with her white and delicate soles.

It was indeed uncomfortable to have a lot of gravel and rotten wooden branches embedded in the soil, but compared to the feeling of big dung eggs hitting oneself and being driven through the body by spears, it was nothing at all. In Harry and Ron's case, Under the worried gaze, Hermione frowned and carefully raised her feet.

After lightly touching the lake water with her toes a few times and getting a rough idea of ​​the temperature in the lake, Hermione took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and slowly squatted down.

Huh. Huh. Huh.

Using the unique breathing rhythm summarized from running exercises, Hermione worked hard to relax her body and ignore the discomfort caused by the cold and biting lake water.

When the soles of her feet were embedded in the soft mud at the bottom of the lake, Hermione exhaled heavily and her breathing became lighter.

The temperature under the lake was higher than the water above. The slight warmth restored some color to her pale face.

At this time, Hermione thought of Professor Blaine again. A good body is indeed crucial for wizards.

"how do you feel?"

Harry swallowed and asked nervously.

"Better than expected."

After taking the wand out of her mouth, Hermione said that the sportswear on her body had begun to change. The loose polyester material had quietly become thinner, and then tightened to fit her body, making her youthful and beautiful. The perfect figure of the aged witch is outlined.

To avoid embarrassment, Hermione hid herself in the water from the neck down, holding up only the hand holding her wand.

Amosta had been watching quietly in mid-air, watching Hermione complete her transformation, put a head soaking spell on herself, and dived into the water to adapt to the environment.

After the initial panic, Hermione relaxed. After all, this was an adventure she had never experienced before. Hermione excitedly swam along a section of the lakeshore several times. Harry and Ron on the shore, in order to prevent Hermione from getting into trouble, He could only drag the rope made of willow branches and follow him on the shore, exhausted.

However, the extremely cold lake water caused Hermione's body temperature to deplete very quickly, and her swimming speed slowed down. However, in order to ensure the stability of her voice change, she stayed in the lake for a full hour before going ashore. Finally, With the support of Harry and Ron, he walked towards the castle shivering.

"I have to say, Hermione—"

Ron's voice could be heard faintly in the howling wind,

"You have a really nice tail. I mean, it's beautiful."

Then, Ron's suppressed wailing sounded immediately.

After confirming that nothing unexpected happened, Amosta withdrew his gaze, smiled and shook his head.

Either smart or stupid, most of the students in Gryffindor House are relatively upright. If it were him, since he had already gone into the lake, he would definitely have to survey the environment in advance, and this is why Amosta has been waiting Another reason is that it would be somewhat embarrassing if we bumped into each other at the bottom of the lake.

He took the wand and moved it across a semicircle in mid-air. A whole bubble enveloped Amosta. The next second, the magic that kept him afloat dispersed, and he fell into the lake from mid-air.

It goes without saying that the bottom of the lake is dark.

However, for a great magician like Amosta who does not only see the world from one perspective, the darkness is not enough to hinder him. Through magic induction, he locked a direction, and then, in the bubble, he again Waving the wand, the lake water behind him suddenly boiled with many fist-sized bubbles emerging, and the force generated by the bursting of these bubbles quickly pushed Amosta forward.

Like a dolphin galloping in the water, Amosta quickly moved towards the mermaid village located deeper, and some creatures living underwater that were very sensitive to magic, such as the giant squid, quickly noticed it.

This behemoth waved its tentacles restlessly to stir up the lake water, forming a vortex that even interfered with Amosta's movements.

"This is none of your business."

When Amosta's voice passed through the turbulent water waves and entered the mind of the big squid, the huge body of the big squid, which was angry because of its disturbed sleep, suddenly froze, and a bunch of huge eyes showed human fear.

"By the way, has anyone told you?"

Amosta's calm voice came again,

"The school is holding an event. You have to stay in the nest these days and are not allowed to come out to cause trouble."

The giant squid's eight claws and its head were shaking, and there were vague mental fluctuations, indicating that it had been informed.

"Then go ahead."

Amosta said. After watching the giant squid scurry into a long and narrow ditch at the bottom of the lake, Amosta chuckled, his figure flashed, and he soon appeared in the mermaid village.