"Where is this?" When Cedric Diggory woke up from his coma, the surroundings were no longer the waters of the Black Lake, but a damp cavern, and not far away, a bonfire was burning fiercely, illuminating the entire cavern. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoRose Kosazi and Victor Krum are also lying not far away, not waking up yet. Cedric Diggory touched his pocket, his wand was still inside the wizard's robes, and took out his wand, and Cedric Diggory walked vigilantly to Victor Krum and Rose, trying to wake them up.

"Krum, Xhosazy, wake up, are you all right?" In such an eerie environment, the surroundings were very quiet, and Cedric Diggory did not dare to make a loud noise, so he could only gently shake Victor Klum while whispering to the two of them.

After a few nudges, Krum woke up in a daze, saw his surroundings, and drew his wand vigilantly. "Krum, don't make a noise, there's something weird here, see if there's anything going on in Kossazy. Cedric felt as if something was watching him, but there was nothing unusual here other than a campfire.

It's just that this place is a strange place, it is a completely closed cave, and there is no exit at all, except for a pool of clear water near the wall.

I don't know how the three of them got here. Rose Kosazi soon woke up, and all three of them took out their wands and watched the cave vigilantly.

"This looks like a completely enclosed cave with no exit, did we come here from that pool of clear water?" said Rose from Beauxbatons crouched on the edge of the pool and began to observe.

Cedric Diggory tapped his wand against the wet rock face, hoping to find an exit, but the cavern seemed to be completely sealed and had no exit.

"Rose, do you have an impression of how we were in a coma? How do I remember that we seemed to be looking for potions in the Black Lagoon, and then suddenly we were attacked by something, and then we ended up here, my memory is fine, right?" Viktor Krum recalled suspiciously, he and Cedric Diggory were a team of warriors, and the four of them decided to come to the Black Lake today to find the herbs needed for the ancient potion. The rainstorm was too heavy, and after the three of them dived into the lake, they quickly fell into the darkness where they couldn't see their fingers, and the three of them had no choice but to use the lighting spell, and they didn't know what was going on, and the three of them were attacked by unknown attacks, and they were all stunned.

"I remember as you do, Victor, could it be that some other wizard has attacked us, this is the Black Lake, and we have no enemies, why would anyone attack us?" the girl thought to herself.

This cave is very damp, but fortunately, I don't know what is burning in the bonfire, and it has never been extinguished. What's even more strange is that in such a confined space, there is an occasional cool breeze blowing.

"I seem to feel the wind flowing, so there must be an exit!" Victor Krum felt a cool breeze and hurriedly stood up to find it.

"No need to look for it, Krum, we can't get out of that gap. Cedric Diggory had looked up at the top of the cave, and more than two meters in between, there was a crack in it, and a cool breeze seemed to blow down from it.

For a demigod wizard, Empress Anne might be able to move out of such a crack in the rock, but for Cedric Diggory, there was no way for them to get out of such a gap less than a few centimeters wide.

"Where the hell are we, this gap doesn't see sunlight, but there is no rain leaking, what's going on?" If it's still pouring rain outside, and this gap is close enough to the ground, there should be rain falling constantly, but at this time, except for the cool breeze of the cold tide that comes and goes, the three of them can't judge anything outside through this gap.

"With this gap, at least make sure we don't suffocate to death. I don't think we're going to get here through this crack, and it seems that the biggest possibility is this pool. The three of them returned to the edge of the pool, which was small, in an irregular semicircle, and appeared to be more than two meters in diameter, which should have been fully accommodated if Cedric Diggory were to jump into it.

"Would you like to go down and have a look?" said Victor Krum after a moment's thought.

"Still don't. Rose said, and both boys looked at Rose, who continued, "Cedric Diggory, you said that we were here when you woke up, and the campfire was burning, and none of the three of us lit it, so there must be someone else who knew we were here and helped us light it." I think we'd better wait a little now and see who it is. ”

Cedric Diggory and Victor Krum glanced at each other, and Cedric said, "But whether the other is an enemy or a friend, we don't know, and if we keep waiting here, there may be danger." ”

"No, he left our wand, and that's telling. Cedric, let's wait. ”

Victor Krum and Cedric Diggory nodded, and the three of them had only recovered from their tension a little, and they couldn't help but approach the campfire, and began to dry their clothes with magic.

I don't know the time in this cave, and the three of them don't have magic watches for the convenience of diving, they don't know the time, and the bonfire in front of them is strange and doesn't need any materials to burn by itself, and the three of them can only face each other in silence, so I don't know how long it has been, Victor Krum feels that at least a day has passed, and suddenly the waterhole is boiling, and all three of them take out their wands, look at the waterhole vigilantly, and after a few breaths, a mermaid comes out of the waterhole.

"Wow, it's great that all three of you are awake, I don't know what to do. I don't know what spells the elders use on you, and even if I did, I wouldn't be able to undo it with my ability. Listening to the voice, this mermaid is still a child, and like the other mermaids, he does not look as beautiful and beautiful as in fairy tales, but his eyes are large, and his somewhat wrinkled skin is matched with each other, which makes people can't help but think of elves.

The merfolk floated and sank in the pool, looking at the three of them with pleasure, as if they had no idea that the three of them were pointing their wands at themselves together.

"Where is this, who are you?" asked Cedric Diggory, sensing that the merfolk did not seem to have malicious intent.

"Where is this? This is the Black Lake, and you're on the edge of the Black Lake right now. As for me, I'm a mermaid siren. You can call me Ren. ”

"We're still in the Black Lake, but it's a cave. Rose asked, confused.

"Ahh That's right, you were actually captured by the elders of our tribe, and the elders imprisoned you in the tribe to deal with them later, but Principal Dumbledore suddenly contacted me, and he asked me to release you. As a merfolk, I should have obeyed the tribal elders, but Headmaster Dumbledore is a good man, and I owe him a few favors, so I decided to let you go. ”

"Why, we're in your tribe's cell now?" asked Victor Krum, dissatisfied.

Siren smiled wryly, "It's a little better than that." I've taken you out of the guard's place, but the merfolk Elder has noticed that you are gone, and he has ordered all the merfolk to seal off the surroundings, so I can only hide you here. This used to be the tribe's nursery. It's safe. ”

"We're just students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, why are the elders of your tribe attacking us?" Rose said.

"I don't know, but I heard from my father that the elders seem to have decided to capture you, and for what reason, I guess you may have offended the merfolk, after all, you have always tasked us with being a magical 'animal', not a sapient creature like you. ”

The three of them looked at each other for some reason, still full of doubt, and Cedric Diggory asked again, "And when can we get out of here?"

It depends on how long the elder's order lasts. If you go out now, and if you don't have gill grass, I'm afraid you'll drown. ”

"Is this far from the water?"

"No, this is the tribe's former nursery, very hidden, although it is not deep here, but if you want to go out, you need to go through an underwater passage of several thousand meters, and the exit of the passage is in the center of the tribe, and now it is too dangerous to go out. The siren explained.

"You just said that Principal Dumbledore informed you, can you contact him?" asked Rose.

"No, my magic is not strong enough to contact Headmaster Dumbledore. Are you hungry, I've brought you something to eat, so eat something first. After saying that, a small burden came out of the pool, and the mermaid siren handed it to Cedric Diggory, and when Cedric Diggory opened it, he found that it was a mixture of some seaweed and fish and shrimp.

"Okay, you can stay here for a while, and then you can come out after the wait is resolved. ”

"Why do you make us believe you're helping us?" asked Victor Krum, seeing that the merfolk were about to dive back into the lake.

The merfolk youth glanced at Victor Krum strangely, "I'm just helping you, what more evidence do you need?" With that, the mermaid dived into the water without paying attention and disappeared.

The three of them watched the ripples gradually subside, not knowing what to do. According to the little fishman, wait quietly for a while, or dive directly into the water and return to the lake.

After hesitating, the three of them could only return to the campfire and wait for the time being.

The sirens swam across the waterway and returned to the merfolk tribe, where they saw that there were still strong tribal warriors around them, and they kept searching for the three wizards. Just as the sirens were still thinking about how to get the three of them back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a hand was heavily placed on her shoulder.

"Siren, you're going to play in the nursery again? ”

Siren's body stiffened, and he was relieved to hear the voice of his friend Sesin. "Sesin, where I like to play, it's my freedom, do I still have to worry about it. You little girl, you know every day that when you talk to the handsome guys in the clan, where is there still a place for me as a friend. ”

"Siren, speak with your conscience, I didn't call you at the spring party, you refused every time, and besides, we have grown up, it is time to find a boyfriend, and when we are ready to get married, it is you, Siren, are you ready to be a child for the rest of your life? Play those childish games, you know, love is the game that adults should play. ”

"Alright, Sesin, I don't have to worry about you. Seeing his friend's stubborn appearance, Sesin couldn't continue to persuade this mermaid who didn't know who his parents were since he was a child.

The siren had been wandering around the tribe since she was very young, and no one knew how she got there, as if all of a sudden, there was a young child in the tribe. At first, the merfolk wondered where the sirens came from, and after going from house to house, they were sure that the sirens were not born in this tribe. Fortunately, the merfolk tribe was scarce, and after discovering that the siren was an orphan, the merfolk began to consciously take turns raising the orphan.

When he grew up, the Sirens showed an excellent talent for magic, and when the tribal patriarch heard that the Sirens were extremely intelligent, he decided to take the Sirens in and make her his daughter. The sirens were very happy that they had a home, a home with their parents, and although the tribal patriarch already had three wives and more than ten children, the sirens were still very satisfied that they had a small home.

Her siblings were fierce and didn't like to be around the sirens, except for Sesin, the daughter of the tribal architect, who was willing to be friends with the sirens.

Knowing that his friend was very arrogant on the surface, but in fact extremely sensitive on the inside, Sesin sighed softly and let her go.

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Dumbledore stood alone in a corridor of the castle, looking at a wall as if thinking about something, and after more than ten minutes, Dumbledore still showed no signs of moving, "Where the hell is it? What should I think? Strange, there are so many things that I have gradually forgotten where to put it." Dumbledore muttered to himself.

The wall in front of you is actually the entrance to the Room of Requirement. The so-called responsive house is not something you can do as long as you think of it, provided you need to know what you need. If you know what you're aiming for, the Room of Requirement will be summoned quickly, and if you don't know what you're looking for, you'll never be able to summon it.

In other words, the Room of Requirement seems to have the ability to easily identify and help you achieve your goals through your strongest desires.

Top wizards like Dumbledore, they are more difficult to control in the face of such a house, their minds are so complex that the Room of Requirement can't even invade their minds.

In this case, Dumbledore had to rely on a strong desire to point the direction of the house, but after several attempts, Dumbledore found that it was not what he wanted.

"I only mentioned it in the memo of the previous principals, and I don't know where they hid it, so I can only give it a try. ”

Thinking of this, Dumbledore paused his other complicated thoughts for a moment, and concentrated all his thoughts on thinking: "Where the headmasters hide their secrets!"

In the blink of an eye, a small door actually appeared on the wall.