To celebrate Christmas, the Great Hall of Hogwarts is beautifully decorated, with walls covered with ribbons of holly and mistletoe.

There are twelve towering Christmas trees in the room, some with shiny Xiaoice pillars, others with hundreds of candles.

However, not many people appreciate such a gorgeous decoration, and everyone is still discussing the matter of the Black Lake.

Professor Quirrell vanished and did not attend the dinner.

It is said that when Filch found him, his clothes were disheveled, his body had many signs of violence, and his lower body was in disarray.

He curled up in a corner alone, clutching his collar and crying.

Madam Pomfrey said that she could not be saved, that it was a psychological wound, and that she had to be sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries to be interrogated by specialists.

But when Dumbledore called in the healer, Quirrell was nowhere to be found.

Snape angrily demanded that Dumbledore give William points for breaking the great friendship between wizards and merfolk for the four of them.

He also asks Cedric to hand over the merfolk's hair.

Dumbledore went to negotiate with the merfolk patriarch and easily settled the matter.

The next day, everyone packed their bags and prepared to take the Hogwarts train back to Station 9.

Standing near Hogwarts Station, full of people coming and going, William put Cedric on the train and walked along the road.

William held an ordinary umbrella in front of Hermione, and the two of them slowly walked forward in the snowstorm, leaving four rows of footprints side by side.

When she got to the place where no one was around, Hermione wondered, "How are we going to get to Mr. Lemay?"

By train? Or what bus or door key? ”

William shook his head: "None of these vehicles can get to Nicol's manor. ”

Nicol Lemay has lived for more than six hundred years, and has seen countless wizards in this long time.

There are many more dark wizards, greedy for his wealth and philosopher's stones, so that the most secret, ancient guardian magic is cast all around his estate.

Apparitions are forbidden there, are not marked on maps, and cannot be found by regular transportation.

In fact, if there is no one to lead, outsiders will not be able to find a location and entrance at all.

William took out two golden invitation letters from his pocket, with the names of William and Hermione written on them.

William turned into the letter and said, "We're leaving." ”

Soon, the golden letter floated in midair, and the golden flames burst into flames, devouring the letter.

The letter was not burned to ashes, but in flames, condensed into a palm-sized golden toad.

The golden toad croaked twice, and its body suddenly swelled, about four meters high, and there was a wooden door on the side.

William unscrewed the wooden doorknob and walked briskly inside, a row of torches on the wall of the room lit up.

It was a large room, almost the size of two Dumbledore's offices.

On the left wall is a row of bookshelves, on the right wall is a variety of expensive wines, and the whole room is luxuriously decorated.

William and Hermione walked in, and a house-elf in a dark suit and coffee-colored tie on the upper body, leggings and beanie shoes on the lower half stood respectfully to the side.

A house-elf is a creature that is two to three feet tall.

They have elongated arms and legs, a large head and eyes, and large, pointed ears like bats.

House-elves usually do not wear costumes, but wrap their bodies in pillowcases or tea towels.

Such a "spiritual" elf in front of him, William saw it for the first time.

He bowed gracefully to William and Hermione.

"Mr. Stark and Miss Granger, my name is Mercury, and I'm here for you every step of the way."

William nodded kindly at him.

This wasn't the first time William had seen house-elves, there were hundreds of them in the Howards kitchen.

But even the elves of Hogwarts are not as clean as Nicol's elves.

Similarly, house-elves are the servants of the sorcerer, they must obey their masters, and when the masters give them clothes to wear, they are free.

Nicol's elf is not only clothed, but even has a wand in his pocket.

This kind of "illegal" behavior, put in Nicol's place, is not illegal, anyway, no one can control him.

People live for a long time with this benefit, wealth and status are at your fingertips.

Hermione stared at Mercury curiously, the first time she had seen such a creature.

William and Hermione sat down on the comfortable and plush couch, and Mercury pointed to the black tea on the coffee table, and a large plate of biscuits.

"If you want to eat something, just say it."

Tap on the plate and say what you want to eat, and it will automatically appear, which is very convenient.

William sighed that just a means of transportation is so tall, it turns out that this is another way of life.

Worthy of Nicola May!

Mercury pulled a conch out of his pocket and whispered, "Make sure the passengers are on board." ”

He paused: "Monsieur Lemay, your guest, I will be there at five o'clock in the afternoon, please tell me if you have something." ”

"What's that?" Hermione asked curiously, pointing to the conch.

"Transsonic screw." Hechuly respectfully explained, "It's just a gadget made by Mr. Lemay with alchemy. ”

Don't look at Mercury's simplicity, but this product is expensive, similar to a double-sided mirror.

Mercury opened a door and walked in, and that part was the toad's eye, and he would control the toad to Nicol's manor.

With Mercury in control, the huge toad suddenly jumped up, and it jumped to Hogwarts Station in two steps.

"Look, what's that!" Lee Jordan shouted, pointing to the golden toad outside the window.

Everyone saw this monster that was more than four meters tall.

I saw the toad jump again, directly away from the train, and after a few jumps, jumped into the black lake.

There was a huge splash on the water, the waves crashed against the damp shore, and the toad quickly disappeared.

The beating on the outside is not felt at all inside.

Hermione was so curious about everything that she pulled William around the room.

"This is the restaurant."

"This is the toilet."

"Here is the bathroom...... Wow, what a big pool! ”

"...... here" Hermione snapped the door shut, her face flushing slightly.

Through the crack in the door, William had just seen a plush bed.

In addition to these, the toad can also change color, and after jumping into the lake, its skin becomes transparent.

In this way, William and Hermione, who were sitting in the belly of the toad, could easily see the scenery in the Black Lake, just like a sea aquarium.

Below the Black Lake is a strange black and hazy landscape: a jungle of undulating, tangled black aquatic weeds, and a wide flat sand of sparkling pebbles.

The toad swam deeper and deeper, heading towards the middle of the lake.

Soon, a large rock appeared in the murky water.

The rocks are painted with a number of mermaids, spears in their hands, and are chasing what looks like giant squid, led by a woman.

But that woman is not ugly at all, she is a real mermaid!

The mermaid has a bewitching and beautiful appearance, with a naked upper body, revealing a pair of huge twin peaks, and the green silk hangs down to her waist, which sets off her body more and more white and beautiful.

In the mermaid's right hand, she holds a silver trident.

William stared at the mermaid as if she had come to life.

At this moment, William's ears heard singing, and the voice ...... It's like heaven.

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(The third update is completed, and there is still one more missing.)

Thanks to the "Silver Yao" boss for the tip ψ ('?′)ψ)