Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"I wanted to wait for you. I know you have no classes today, then you will definitely go to the library." Zoe said, "I wanted to surprise you when you came up, and then I was Krum is one step ahead." She smacked her lips dissatisfied.

She was hiding in another corner at the time, thinking that waiting for Hermione to go this way, she could suddenly appear and startle Hermione.But the plan didn't change fast, she hadn't even appeared yet, the Quidditch star suddenly appeared in the hallway, and Hermione was thinking about the matter without noticing it, and was accosted by Krum.

With your toes, you can know what Krum will do when he shows up, and it is unlikely that Hermione will refuse the invitation, because she doesn’t think it’s inappropriate for her to go for a walk with her friends. Will not think deeply.Even this "friend" still shows a tendency to pursue her.

"Nervous. What's so surprising about this? Can't you just tell me directly in the basement?" Hermione gave her a blank look. "What will you do if Harry and the others go with me?" Zoe Of course authentic."Then find another excuse. As long as it's related to homework, I don't think Potter will come after him."

Hermione had to agree with the correctness of what she said, knowing that the two boys would rather waste a lot of time on playing than to spend more time on learning."What are you laughing at?" Hermione looked at Zoe in confusion."Laugh at you." Zoe replied with an answer that made her even more confused.

"We obviously didn't make an appointment." Hermione choked on hearing this."So I'm very happy." Zoe said.

"...I can't let you go without steps." Hermione sighed. "I'm even more surprised that you didn't even change your face when you lied." She glanced sideways at Zoe."I didn't, I'm actually quite nervous. I'm worried about what if you don't cooperate with me to go for a walk with that guy." Zoe held Hermione's hand tightly.

"What if I really agree?" Hermione asked deliberately.

"Then the next day the Durmstrang guys will have to fish their warriors from the bottom of the lake." Zoe said, "I'll tie up his hands and feet and then tie up rocks and sink in. Of course, I will give him enough oxygen to breathe, but he will definitely not be able to participate in the next Triwizard Tournament."

"Naive guy," Hermione said.

"Well, you are right." Zoe replied.

Chapter 91 The Second Project (Part I)

"I continue to trouble you today, Zoe." Madam Pomfrey handed her a drink. "I came to help early in the morning. It's a hard work."

Zoe took the cup carefully, and there were wizards walking around. One of them was to pay attention to the seats in front of the crossing lake, and they kept discussing what to do to make the audience's vision become More open.

The sun is bright today, even though the air still carries the chill that has not gone far."There is still an hour before the students should enter." Zoe and Madam Pomfrey checked the thick blankets and towels again, and the pot on the other side was boiled in a large pot to keep the Warriors out of the cold. of.

Even people who don't know the specific content of the game can roughly understand everything after seeing everything around here and the conversations of those staff."The temperature of the water at this time is not very friendly. Those children will have to stay in the water for an hour or two... I will get some clean towels." Madam Pomfrey said as she raised her wand.

Zoe noticed loud noises coming from the entrance, and several people walked towards the playing field.Headed by the three principals, Bagman also rubbed his hands and followed in excitement. Zoe did not see Crouch. Instead, he was replaced by an arrogant red-haired young man sitting next to Harry at the Christmas ball. .

"Huh..." Zoe had planned to take her gaze back, but when she saw several people behind these referees, her faces were half nervous and half curious.She knew three of them—"Hermione!" She shouted in a hurry, put down the cauldron in her hand, and ran over.

"Why are you here?" Hermione was startled when she suddenly appeared."Zor, Zoe?" Zoe remembered that she hadn't explained to Hermione that she was still helping Madam Pomfrey, so she briefly explained to her, and Hermione listened carefully.

"But you guys, why are you here?" Zoe looked at the four people in front of him, Hermione, Weasley, Autumn, and a little girl with silver hair. She looked familiar, and the little girl looked at him curiously. Zoe appeared suddenly.

"Let me explain." Dumbledore said, "They are the'treasures' of the warriors. They will go down to the lake in advance and wait for their respective warriors to rescue them. They are scored based on their performance in doing this. That's the content of this game." Zoe frowned and listened, then looked at Hermione, who was a little embarrassed, but nodded to her.

"Who are you? Krum?" Zoe asked angrily."The professors came to me and asked if I wanted to, and I agreed...just a favor, Zoe. The facts are clear to you and I, and nothing will change." Hermione looked at her calmly.

"But you have to stay underwater for so long! It's too cold!" Zoe really wanted to get Krum to beat him up. "Why can't he change another person? You will catch cold, cold, and fever!"

"The Ministry of Magic has confirmed that all the parties have agreed, Siegel." The red-haired boy finished speaking and looked at Dumbledore with his head up. "I think we should hurry up, Mr. Principal." He said. The tone was like what a distinguished character he was.

"Of course, of course." Dumbledore had just finished speaking, when the lake surface suddenly boiled, and several strange-looking merfolk with long green beards (all of them wearing jewellery made of fangs and holding stone spears) Or a stone axe) surfaced, they walked ashore, Zoe noticed a thin film between their fingers and toes.

The head of the mermaid walking in the forefront has one more dimly colored round grass ring made of aquatic plants than the other mermaid, and its face is more ferocious and stronger than other merfolk.Dumbledore took the initiative to greet each other, and after greeted their leader, Dumbledore actually began to talk to it-it was a sharp, silent, harsh tone.

Hermione suddenly realized: "It turns out that the golden egg contains the voice of a mermaid! I have read in a book that their voices will turn into a piercing tone like a glass on the shore. Only those who understand the language of mermaid Able to talk to them..."

Zoe continued her words: "For laymen to know what the mermaid is talking about, they must be in the water. Their voices are completely different in the water and on the shore. The sound in the water can be heard by humans. I can tell it and I can understand it."

After Dumbledore’s negotiations with the mermaid ended, he walked over again: "Next, as we said in the office, I will hypnotize you four. But as I promised before, you will never have life. The danger is just lethargy, and when you surface again, the hypnosis will be lifted."

He observed several people carefully and confirmed that there was no shrinkage or timidity in their eyes."Minerva, Severus. Can you two help me please?" The two professors nodded and walked over.

"Hermione." Zoe held Hermione's hand worriedly. "Be careful. If you haven't come out within the specified time, I'll just go into the water."

"I'll be fine." Hermione soothed her, "though the earlier I show up, the more he will suffer."

*****

"Still worried?" Zoe looked at the lake. Hermione and the others were taken back into the lake by the mermaids after they were hypnotized. Even though there was a noisy chorus behind them, the students entered the hall one by one. The rows of seats were crowded with black crowds.The students probably thought they were watching a performance, and they all pointed around excitedly.

Zoe nodded. She looked at her potion one after another, and Madam Pomfrey could not do anything for her."Come up, little guy. Every preparation we do now is to prevent the children participating in the game from being harmed. This is one of the most proud of the logistics staff."

Zoe grinned reluctantly at her.No matter how annoyed she was at first because of Hermione's selection (she actually agreed! This is what makes Zoe the most angry), now when she knows that Hermione is staying in a place she can't see, she is still in a coma, Even if she trusted Dumbledore's assurance, she couldn't help but worry.

After another while, the four warriors arrived at the match site according to the stipulated time. Compared with the tension in the first match, the four were finally relaxed.They have more time to prepare, and it seems that the risk of the project is far less than the first time.

Bagman once again assumed the role of host, and the voice with a little excitement and nervousness passed into everyone's ears through the amplification spell. He explained the rules, counted down loudly, and prepared to announce the start of the game.Zoe noticed that Harry had pulled out the black vial, and she looked at Snape on the other side of the stand, praying that even if he saw it, he would treat it as if he hadn't seen it.

The surface of the lake was smooth and waveless, only when the warriors entered the water, waves were raised, and the calm was restored quickly.Zoe looks at her watch almost every five minutes, holding a blanket in her arms, and looking worriedly at the lake from time to time.This feeling is particularly uncomfortable. It's like your time alone has been slowed down indefinitely, and the fear in my heart has expanded with the passage of time...

"Come out!" Bagman's exclamation made Zoe jump up suddenly. She looked at the lake nervously. Sure enough, the surface of the lake fluctuated a few times. Two heads emerged from under the water. Zoe's heart was high at first. Raised high, then fell heavily.

Cedric was holding Qiu. Qiu had just recovered from the hypnotic state, but she quickly realized what it was like now. The two of them swam to the shore. Someone had stood there earlier and dragged them out of the water.

Zoe ran over and handed them the blanket in his hand. Cedric thanked him and put it on Qiu carefully. Qiu untied halfway and motioned for him to come in too."Wrap yourself, child. Drink it quickly and be careful of catching a cold." Madam Pomfrey handed them two cups of Zoe's potion. Zoe brought another blanket, and Cedric wrapped it up. On it.

"Cedric Diggory! The first to complete the competition, take the lead in bringing his'treasure' out of the mermaid! He will definitely have a good score..." Bagman was still talking about something. But Zoe couldn't hear anything.

Since Diggory has come out, why is Hermione still under the water?What the hell is this idiot, Krum doing!She kept roaring in her heart and rushed directly to the shore.

Before long, there was a new movement on the lake, and Zoe's heart hung again. This time she was not disappointed, it was Hermione!Regardless of Hermione's wet body, she pulled her into her arms from the water, helped her and walked away without looking at Krum."You are so cold... Come on, towels, blankets... I'll get you a drink!" She held Hermione in a corner of the shelter, and threw towels and blankets on her one after another.

"Are you going to cover me to death?!" Hermione yelled helplessly, her heart warming.She shrank herself in a thick blanket, receiving a large glass of potion that Zoe gave her, shaking her body uncontrollably.Krum just came out of the lake at this time, but his face was the best among the few people. He was already used to this level of water temperature (you can tell from him only wearing swimming trunks).

He took Madam Pomfrey’s blanket and cup, and looked like he wanted to sit next to Hermione, but Zoe was kneeling there to help Hermione wipe her hair. He could only find another place to sit near Hermione. under.

Chapter 92 The Second Project (Part 2)

"Where are Harry and Ron?" After her body warmed up a little, Hermione looked around. "Only Cedric and they ended the game with our team?" Zoe nodded, and the lake began to stir again. The silver head came out of the water, and swam towards the shore.

"Ah, it's Fleur Delacour! She's the third...wait, I'm not mistaken!" Bagman said in astonishment, "It's Fleur Delacour alone! No one else around her, that is Said, she failed to rescue the hostage from the mermaid!"

Furong's face was pale, and Mrs. Maxim suddenly got up because of Bagman's words and walked down from the referee's bench.Furong had been pulled up by the staff on standby, and she seemed very shaken and disturbed.He didn't even pick up the blankets and towels that he handed over, but trembling in the cold wind, looking at Duhu with hollow eyes and anxiety.

"Hurry up." Mrs. Maxim should like her very much. She wrapped the blanket around Fleur and wrapped it tightly. Zoe said to Hermione, although she wanted to stay in Hermione. Min is around, but she should continue to work now.

"What happened, Furong?" Furong was trembling, unable to say a word, and was manipulated like a puppet.Zoe helped her to sit down in a chair, then stuffed the cup into her hand.

Furong just held the cup without saying a word, not even looking at it.Zoe couldn't help but put her hand on the cup to Furong's mouth."Drink, there will be no trouble with that little girl." She probably guessed that Furong had some accident when she was breaking through the barrier. This sentence was like a spell to lift the petrification curse. Furong suddenly sobbed, but she was finally willing to take the potion Drink it down.

"Gabriel... my Gabriel... I, I failed, those Grindillo attacked me...the number of them... my air bubble burst and I finally had to leave... I couldn't find my sister... my goodness!" she said intermittently, burying her face between her legs in regret.Zoe noticed that her hair was indeed drenched, and the heads of wizards who usually used the bubble head curse would not be soaked in liquid.

"I must go into the water again!" she screamed, "Gabri is still in the water! I'm going to rescue her!"

Mrs. Maxim put her palm on her shoulder: "That little girl won't have any trouble. Although the mermaids are nominal guards, they also serve as guards. As long as Harry Potter comes out, they will Will take her ashore." But Furong could not get much comfort from these words at all, and the panic on her face did not abate for a moment.

Zoe thought for a while, took out a piece of Honey Duke's high-quality chocolate from his pocket, thought about it and smashed a half, tearing open the package without much talk, and stuffing it directly into Furong's mouth.One time when Zoe was eating candy in her bedroom, she ran into him. Fleur said that she thought these snacks were her super enemy for maintaining a perfect figure. At the time, she said so vigorously that Zoe was bored directly. "I can't eat fat anyway." (She still hasn't forgotten the raging anger that erupted after Furong was stagnant)

"Calm down." The effect is there. Although Furong still has a worried expression and has been staring at the lake, she stopped yelling about jumping into the lake, holding her arms in both hands. Fingertips tightly pinched the thick blanket draped over her body.

When the clock passed a certain period of time, the referees began to discuss in a low voice, and even the students who noticed the time rioted-the one-hour prescribed time has passed, but Harry has not come up with his hostages. .The lake was calm, and ten minutes later, Dumbledore stood up, and the red-haired man sitting beside him, who had been proud before, stared at the lake in horror, sweating constantly on his forehead.