285 Harry's Confession
Brain death after a lack of oxygen to the brain is actually the so-called vegetative state.
Although Harry has not been exposed to how this kind of brain death is treated in the wizarding world, according to their medical back-end, even if the world's number one doctor comes, there will be no way to deal with this kind of brain death.
Yes, after an hour, the merfolk will indeed take the little girl Gabrielle? Delacour was sent to shore, but now there were twenty minutes left before the end of the game, and it would take some time to get back to the water from here. Delacour's state and her body couldn't wait for half an hour.
Harry gave Gabrielle the Warmth Charm and the bubble hood like Cedric? Delacour used it, and what she needed now was warmth and more oxygen. Harry floated straight above the girl with the little girl in his arms, guessing that the other two should have taken Draco to the shore by this time.
The thought that Draco was safe vanished Harry's fear.
He looked at the poor little girl beside him, if the Patronus didn't bring Fleur, then there was only one possibility, and that was that Fleur didn't actually hold out to where the Patronus could find it, or that she had returned to land.
Harry had made his way through layers of darkness, his Patronus had more important things to do, and he couldn't get back in front of him to make the way for him.
Harry felt that there was a mermaid next to him to clear the way, and he wondered if it was the old voice that made them do this, if he guessed correctly, the patriarch of the merfolk clan just now, probably the one who agreed to this matter in the first place.
Who is right and wrong in this matter?
Is it the merfolk who are wrong? Actually, no, they are just single-celled to abide by a pact, and they will really protect the hostages and bring them back to the surface outside of the specified time.
So is it the fault of the Ministry of Magic? It's true, it's a mistake that they're not considerate, but they can't really do anything, right?
Harry only hoped that this wouldn't happen a second time.
Minutes and seconds passed, and everyone was waiting for Harry? Potter appeared, the first person to return with the hostages was Krum, Hermione quickly regained her senses after returning to the water, she didn't feel too much cold, and after being pulled to the shore, she began to look for the shadows of Harry and Draco, only to find that the two did not appear.
It makes sense that Harry should have been the first to arrive, wouldn't he?
Next came Cedric,
Everyone cheered for him, because he was embarrassed with Qiu? Zhang and Draco came up together, and now everyone knew what the test meant, but they didn't know why Cedric would take the two back to the water.
Hermione saw Draco, who was still very pale, and immediately put a blanket on this person, she began to worry about Harry, who was implicated because of whom they all knew, and now that Harry was not on the shore and did not come back with Draco, there must be something strange in between.
Fleur paced there, and she could be considered to have pounced on Cedric and said anxiously, "Gabrielle, may I ask if you have seen Gabrielle?" Delacour. β
After she entered the water, Greenlodi attacked her, causing her to fail to reach the bottom of the lake.
Cedric's upper and lower teeth were fighting over there, and he trembled and said, "Ha, Harry will, will bring her up, no, don't worry." β
Cedric had to admit Harry's abilities, he had apparently given his Patronus to show them the way to keep a few hostages safe, when in fact he could have taken Draco with him right away? Malfoy left, but the man stayed last.
"You say Harry is still down there?!"
Hermione heard Cedric's words and came over with a blanket, and she knew that something must have happened to Harry.
"Yes, yes, after he handed Malfoy to me, he said he wanted Gabrielle? Delacour rescued him, but at that time, the merfolk didn't seem to want him to save people, so the two sides had some arguments. β
Madam Pomfrey poured Cedric with a potion, and he felt himself recover in an instant, so he had the strength to answer Hermione's question.
Hermione pursed her lips, it looked like Harry should have been the first to arrive, after saving Draco he chose to wait for the others to arrive, and after saving himself in Krum, Cedric saved Autumn? Zhang then handed Draco over to the trusted Cedric, and chose to take Gabrielle? Dracul brought back.
She could understand Harry, she was still feeling a little dizzy, it was probably because of the lack of oxygen in her brain down there, that Gabrielle? Miss Delacour was only nine years old, and she should be worse off than they were, so Harry would insist on bringing people back.
Loki pursed his lips in the stands, he knew Harry was in trouble after seeing Draco being brought ashore by Cedric, they couldn't take it here and wait for Harry. Loki took Merlin's hand and left the stands with Thor, who needed to make sure Harry was safe right away.
Harry felt like he was in a labyrinth, and it should be said that someone had moved his hands and feet in the water, leaving him disoriented.
I don't know who this person is, but I must have come for him.
The boundless darkness made Harry completely lost, he looked at the little girl in his arms, fortunately this little girl was in much better condition than before, and should be able to hold on for a while. But he needed to find a way to break through this labyrinthine place.
There was no fluorescent flickering in it, and even the Patronus didn't have much effect in it, Harry scolded and stopped.
If it's a spell, you can use the spell to stop and undo it, right?
"Stopβ"
According to common sense, if Harry's magic power is greater than that of the other party, the spell can be broken after using the spell to stop the current situation, but nothing has changed now, everything is the same as before.
Harry began to wonder if it was a spell anymore.
"Are you lost?"
Harry heard something in his ears, like a girl's voice.
Harry replied honestly, "Yes, I ...... Lost. β
"He's really able to hear us, it's amazing."
Then the voice seemed to be saying something to the others, and Harry tilted his head, "Can't anyone hear you?" β
"No, it's not like that, it's just ......"
The voice stopped abruptly, and then she staggered the topic, "You follow us, and we'll help you out for the sake of some people." β
Then a small light appeared in front of Harry's eyes, and it was the light that carried him to Draco's side.
Harry didn't doubt that he was immediately following the faint glow like fireflies, and he believed that the person who had just spoken would not lie to him, or else he would not have taken him to the merfolk square.
"I haven't said thank you yet, and this time."
"You're such a polite child, not like that idiot who will always threaten us."
The fool in the mouth of the fairy in the lake is actually referring to Arthur? Pendragon, the word fool is what Merlin has always liked to call, so the fairy of the lake has learned it.
Harry sneered behind him without accosting him.
It's been more than an hour now, Loki and the others are standing on the edge of the field looking at the situation of the Black Lake with a gloomy expression, the temperature around him is now continuing to drop, Thor immediately held his hand beside him, telling him not to worry, after all, it was Harry, they should believe Harry.
Thor was worried that Loki and the others would freeze the entire Black Lagoon after they got angry, and while they were waiting for Harry, they unexpectedly saw a figure swimming up from the Black Lagoon, Loki frowned and said to Thor, "Is that Moody?" β
"It looks like it."
Why did Moody come out of the water/made Loki a little confused.
Just as Moody was tidying up his clothes, he heard a familiar voice from behind him, "Professor Moody, why are you so embarrassed?" β
He turned his head and saw the boy of the Lestrades family and his brothers who he didn't like standing behind him, his expression smiling, as if he wanted to find something out of him, and Moody said with a straight face, "I was sent to keep the warriors safe." β
Moody was originally a former Auror, and his ability was indeed outstanding, and it would make sense to go down to protect the safety of the warriors, but Loki always felt a sense of disobedience in it.
"So Professor, Harry ...... now"
As if he had been asked, Moody said in a rough voice, "You can see the results for yourselves." β
Moody didn't say whether it was good or bad, and then he limped out of Loki's sight, and Loki snorted, "There's something wrong with this guy." β
Merlin nodded, he also thought that Professor Moody's attitude was a little cold just now, wasn't Harry his favorite student? Why did he ask Harry about it, he had such an attitude?
After a few more minutes, Harry finally came into view, more than an hour after the allotted hour.
Fleur seeing Gabrielle with bubbles on her head? Dracul immediately rushed into the water, struggling to get to her sister's side, where Harry was gasping for breath, and for an hour Harry felt physically exhausted despite the strange magic.
Fleur grabbed her little sister from Harry's side, whispered thank you to Harry, and then immediately checked on Gabrielle? The state of Delacour.
She touches Gabrielle? Delacul's cheeks, although a little pale, but the body temperature was normal, although the body was wet, it also had a normal temperature, not like soaking in the water for an hour, she looked at the youngest warrior again, if she guessed correctly, it should be Harry in Gabrielle? What kind of spell was used on Delacul's body?
Dumbledore smiled at Harry, he had heard about Harry, from Cedric's mouth.
Draco stretched out his hand to Harry with a blanket, he bit his lip tightly and looked at Harry with anger in his eyes, Harry could see that the man had not recovered, he refused Draco's hand, Harry was worried that he would drag Draco off.
Thor and Loki pulled Harry out of the water at this time, Merlin immediately took out his wand and cast several spells on Harry's body, and Hermione put the blanket on Harry, and Harry watched Draco who was still sulking and hugged him.
He had only now completely put his mind at ease, and he hugged Draco tightly and rested his head on his shoulder, "I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay...... Draco...... Draco ......"
Harry called his name over and over again, and Draco slowly raised his arm as he listened to Harry's voice and hugged the trembling man.
"I'm here."
Yes, here he is, nothing, he's heard that this man was the first to come to him, just Harry? Potter, great Potter, gave him to Cedric for the sake of the remaining little girl, and gave up the place to leave himself last.
"Thank you, Mr. Potter."
Fleur brought her awakened sister to Harry's side, "Thank you for saving her, Gabrielle is not your hostage, but I have heard that you didn't let Gabrielle wait an hour before being released, but saved her well." β
Harry shook his head, "You're welcome. β
Harry wanted to leave, he didn't care about the outcome of the game.
He grabbed Draco's arm and wanted to leave, Thor was there supporting Harry, after all, an hour of water exercise Harry's physical strength was almost exhausted, and he needed someone to support him now.
Harry's behavior can be regarded as rude, but this time the hostage matter is a bit different from the family education he received since childhood, and Harry does not want to listen to any comments here, as well as the so-called grades.
"Harry......" Professor McGonagall stopped Harry when he saw him leaving, Harry turned to look at Professor McGonagall, he knew why the professor stopped him, he whispered, "Professor, after this competition I want to go back and think about something seriously, sorry for my sudden departure." β
"At least listen to the results, you deserve it."
Harry shook his head and smiled, if he cared, he would be the first to come back here, and he had the Patronus take Krum and Cedric to the Merfolk Square, and let the Patronus show them the way back, all of which proved that he didn't care about the outcome of this match, didn't he?
"Professor, I don't care about the outcome of this competition."
Harry finished speaking and turned to leave, he and Draco were finger-in-handed, since everyone already knew who their beloved baby was through the game, then he didn't really need to hide it, did he?
Professor McGonagall was silent, Harry was not wrong at all, he really didn't care, he didn't have any desire to win this game against the other three Warriors.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally made our decision. Mercous, the leader of the merfolk, told us exactly what was happening under the lake, and we decided to rate the warriors on a 50-point scale as follows......"
Just after Harry and the others left, the results of the match were already in.
Fleur scored twenty-five points for her perfect use of the Bubble Head Charm, and Krum scored 45 points for his Transfiguration, which was incomplete but still valid and was the first warrior to return, so he deserved this score.
Next was Cedric, who came back with two hostages, and he used the bubble head charm perfectly, although he was the second person to come back, but he took two hostages, so he got forty-seven points.
And finally, Harry? Potter, for Harry? Potter is controversial, and Karkaroff thinks that Harry has returned outside the allotted time and therefore should not be given high marks, but what the leader of the merfolk says makes it impossible for him to refute.
The first warrior to arrive, who opened a shortcut for the other two warriors, and one of the warriors saved two people.
No matter which Harry it is? Graham Potter should have been the winner of the highest score this time.
As for the spell Harry used, although they didn't know what it was, the leader of the merfolk said that the spell could make Harry assimilate into a part of the water, and it should be a very powerful magic.
So in addition to Harry's demerit points in the matter of time, his final score was forty-eight points.
Harry is the one with the highest score right now? Porter, and the final game will be played on the evening of June 24, and the Warriors will know the details of the program a month in advance.
Dumbledore looked at McGonagall, Professor McGonagall shook his head to indicate that Harry was indeed leaving, Dumbledore wisped his beard, he had just heard the words of the merfolk leader, and it seemed that the little guy was really angry about what Harry said to him under the water.
This time, it was true that they didn't think it through, and something almost irreparable.
After returning to the Slytherin dormitory, Loki immediately conjured up a huge bathtub in the bath/room, and filled it with hot water, now both Harry and Draco need to have a comfortable hot bath, and other things will be discussed after the two of them have taken a shower.
In the bath/room, Harry and Draco sat on either side of the bathtub, the air was filled with an awkward atmosphere, no one knew what to say at this time, Harry thought of his own kiss, and Draco thought of how to solve the problem of becoming Harry's beloved baby.
"You/I ......"
The two of them spoke at the same time, and Draco motioned for Harry to speak first.
Harry took a deep breath, he didn't want to lie to himself, and he didn't want to wait.
"Draco? Malfoy, remember what I was trying to say? I like you. β
The words that Harry hadn't spoken last time were finally spoken.
I like you.
"I know."
Of course, Draco knew that he had known that Harry liked him and that he had a crush on Harry, but he had been thinking too much about it before, so he kept the secret to himself for the time being.
Perhaps this turn of events made Harry not want to hide anything more, and Draco suddenly figured it out.
I knew it made Harry smile so gently, his eyebrows crooked, and he looked at Draco like that.
"You're my dear darling, Draco? Malfoy. β
When the two of them came out of the bathroom, Draco's ears were red and I don't know if it was soaked or shy, but he didn't refuse Harry's intimate contact at all.
"Did something happen under Harry?"
Loki guessed that something had happened, or Harry wouldn't have been able to come back after the game.
Harry told him everything that had happened to him underwater, especially when he was attacked.
Merlin tugged at the corner of Loki's coat, "Loki, Professor Moody, if Harry had been attacked, he would have found something." β
Merlin's words made Harry suddenly wary, "Professor Moody? What do you mean? β
"When we came to the water's edge, we spotted Professor Moody emerging from the water, a hundred meters from your playing field."
Loki was worried that Merlin couldn't speak clearly, so he took the conversation.
"Professor Moody said he was going down to protect you."
Protection?
"Protection? Moody's is retired, how can he be arranged to protect us? β
The retired Auror is also a former Auror with scars all over his body, how could he be arranged to go to the lake to protect them, even if he is strong, there may be some accidents when he is old.
"When Professor Moody first came up, I remember that there was something like fish gills on his face slowly receding."
After thinking about it carefully, Thor suddenly thought of a strange place.
"Gills? The professor said that he lost some medicine some time ago, and he was very angry before, and I remember that among the lost medicines was gill sac grass, if you take this herb, you will develop gills and webbed fingers and toes, so that you can swim and breathe underwater. Up to one more than 1 hour. β
Draco was Snape's most proud protΓ©gΓ©, and he was also highly accomplished in potions, and he certainly remembered the medicinal properties of the lost gill grass.
"I remember Harry seemed to be in trouble."
Harry smiled wryly, and he remembered again, as if Professor Snape had recognized him as stealing the herb.
But now it looks like the killer is someone else.
"Moody stole Professor Snape's cheek grass and other herbs, went into the lake during Harry's game, and gave himself a lame excuse."
Loki sneered and continued, "This man seems to have some secrets that no one knows. β
Harry nodded, there are no coincidences in the world, only necessity, isn't it, whether Moody is a friend or an enemy needs to make a judgment. 166 Reading Network