Chapter 153: The Second Project
1. "Wake up...... Lord Ning'an...... Wake up......"
In the haze, it seems that someone is gently pushing himself......
"Hurry up...... Have you forgotten that today is the second project? ”
The second project? Ning An squinted, the dazzling light shone into the corner of his eye, and he immediately closed his eyes again.
And then the next / shen a cool - the quilt is torn off.
Damn, can you still let people sleep peacefully, even if there is a fireplace burning in the cabin of the Durmstrang ship, the temperature is definitely not high, the thin pajamas are not enough to resist the cold that seeps in, and without the hot bedding, Ning An suddenly felt the cool air burrowing into the clothes from all angles.
Holding the bed with his hands and barely sitting up, his eyes opened slightly, and two vague figures appeared in front of him, Ning An couldn't help muttering:
"Oh my God, don't you know what it means to respect privacy?"
Fabian and Charlotte had two heads, staring at Ning An at the head of the bed with big eyes, he was a little hairy, and Charlotte was still pulling half of the quilt on her little hands, it seemed that Ning An's quilt was torn off by her.
"With less than half an hour left before the start of the second project, this is the third time I've called you."
Fabian breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he saw Ning An wake up and finally let go of his hanging heart, he wiped his sweat, he was not suitable for such a thing as asking Ning An to get up, if it was Miss Daphne, it might be more possible, but unfortunately she was not here.
As for Charlotte, she shouted happily on the side, not knowing whether she was gloating or thinking that Ning An would get up to play with her.
"Less than half an hour?" Ning An got up from the bed/shang and plunged headlong into the bathroom
"I see, Fabian, please take Charlotte out first, I'll be able to wait a while-"
Sleepy-eyed scrubbing, the biting cold ice water woke him up, hastily changed into Durmstrong's uniform, put on a black robe, and still wondered in his mind, he didn't expect time to pass so quickly.
Since the end of the Christmas holiday, time seems to have an extra shaung/leg, no, it should be said that it is an extra pair of wings, not to run, but to fly directly.
Spending time with Hermione every day made him barely feel the passage of time, just day by day, in the blink of an eye, as if Hermione had the magic of consuming time quickly.
Not long ago, she gave Ning An a hand-knitted scarf, Ning An was thinking about what gift she should give in return, but she forgot that there was a competition the next day, while reading the book and looking at the gifts that girls like, while thinking about which one is more suitable for Hermione, so she can stay up until the middle of the night.
No wonder he can't get up in the morning.
"Let's go, I'm sorry, Fabian, I accidentally forgot the time and asked you to wake me up."
As soon as he raised his head and drank the compound decoction, Ning An's face began to change sharply, his height began to rise, the muscles on his body bulged, and the originally loose uniform was also fully propped up.
In the blink of an eye, Ning An was gone, replaced by a tall and strong Krum.
"I'll go first...... But if you have anything to eat, you can give me a little bit of a base......"
Ning An rubbed his stomach depressedly, he didn't feel it when he first woke up, but now his stomach began to growl, and he slept all night, and now it was time to eat breakfast.
Fabian paused for a moment, hurriedly took out a half-sized chicken pie from the table in the living room, and handed it to Ning An
"That's all there is to it, the rest of the ...... from last night"
Ning An couldn't care so much, so he said goodbye to Fabian with a pie in his mouth, and told him to take a good look at Charlotte and went out.
It was sunny outside, and it looked like a good day, but it was still very cold on the pastures, and most of the snow had melted, and there was no snow for this time, and the pace of winter seemed to be about to leave.
But the cold did not abate a little, a cold wind blew, piercing people's bones, Ning An regretted not wearing Krum's fur cloak, but when he thought of going to swim in the cold black lake later, he suddenly felt that life was loveless.
His heart was bitter, his steps did not slow down, he trotted down the lawn, and soon he arrived near the Black Lake, which was already full, and the seats around the fire dragon field during the first project last year were all placed here, lined up on the other side of the lake, and the calm lake reflected a lively reflection.
There was a long golden table spread out by the lake, which looked like a referee's table, and Cedric, Fleur and others were standing next to the table, wrapped up in their coats, as if to warm up for the water later.
Ning An ran over in three steps and two steps.
"It's Harry."
It was Percy who spoke, he replaced Mr. Crouch, it is said that old Mr. Barty is still sick, of course what is going on, Ning An is naturally clear, looking at Percy's frowning appearance, he wants to laugh a little.
"Wait, he'll be there soon."
Ludo? Bagman nodded at Ning'an as if he had said hello, and then he came to his feet and looked at the other side of the lawn, waiting for the figure to appear.
Ning An stood in the warrior pile, Pani pretended to be Cedric smiled at him with a friendly smile, Ning An smiled in his heart, this guy still doesn't know who Krum is, and Fleur also waved at him friendly.
Although the proposal of two warriors to be dance partners at the Christmas Ball was rejected, Fleur did not seem to be discouraged, nor did she have a mustard because of this, she was still generous, she wrapped her robe and leaned over to Ning An and asked him:
"How long did it take you to guess the secret of the golden egg?"
"I knew it before I got it." Ning An feigned a smug expression.
Fleur snorted and laughed, if someone else said that, it would be a bit contrived, but it was a guy like Krum who usually had a cold face, and it was funny and joking at this time, but the contrast would make people think he was a little cute.
"Who are you fooling?" Fleur covered her mouth and sneered, and the tension in her heart was slightly relieved, this guy is really unseemly, I thought he was the kind of 'cool' big boy, but I didn't expect there to be such a humorous side.
Actually, Fleur doesn't like the 'cool boys', it's not that she doesn't like cool people, it's just that most people are just 'pretending to be cool', which is what she doesn't like.
Such a krum, while not cool, seems to be much more real.
"Are you nervous?" Ning An noticed that Furong's shoulders were trembling slightly, even when the laughter stopped, the trembling did not stop.
"Hmm...... It's a bit ......."
Fleur put away her smile, looked at the calm lake, and tightened her robe, the waterfall-like silver hair was blown by a gust of wind, and it really flew up like an upside-down waterfall, and a few strands of hair flew over the tip of Ning An's nose, causing her nose to itch, and she almost couldn't help sneezing.
"They took Gabrielle, oh my God...... Don't do anything, hurry up and get started, is Gabrielle still waiting for me......"
Ning An listened in a daze, and after thinking about it, he realized that Fleur was talking about the kidnapped hostage, he remembered that Gabrielle seemed to be Fleur's sister, he hadn't paid attention to Beauxbatons' students, so he had no impression, but Ning An had nothing to worry about, it was obvious that Dumbledore would not put the hostages in danger, and the stipulation of an hour was just to let the warriors come back from the lake on time.
"Why did you come? Porter? The race is about to begin! Percy's voice rang out suddenly, with a deep sense of dissatisfaction.
Ning An raised his head, only then did he see that Harry seemed to be very embarrassed, his robe was loosely draped, and the tie of his uniform shirt was crooked, but his expression was quite calm, and he didn't look unprepared.
Shaking his head, I really don't know why he was still late, maybe he just got the materials to pass this level?
Although he told Hermione the news of the gill sac grass, but how to get it still had to figure out their own way, Ning An didn't worry, Harry had an invisibility cloak, and there was a 'Moody' who wanted to help him pass the project in every possible way, so it shouldn't be difficult to get the gill sac grass in a reasonable way.
"Listen, everyone—our warriors are ready for ......"
Bagman pressed his wand to his throat, his voice amplified by a microphone, announcing the rules of the game, as if he understood that the morning weather was unusually cold, and he didn't delay much, counting three times, and blew a sharp whistle.
As shrill whistles echoed through the cold, still air, cheers and applause erupted in the stands, all in anticipation of what the Warriors would do to keep themselves alive in the water.
Soon they got the answer, Cedric and Fleur were the fastest, they chanted the incantation, and soon a transparent bubble appeared on their heads, like an oxygen mask, and then slowly disappeared into the lake.
Only Ning An and Harry were left outside, and he watched as Harry calmly took out a gray mass of something like a rat's tail from his pocket, swallowed it with nausea, and then slowly walked into the water step by step.
What to do?
In fact, Ning An is very inclined to a strong Taogan spell, although it may not be able to dry the entire Black Lake, but as long as half of the lake water is removed, probably the kidnapped hostages can also show their faces, so it must be much easier.
But obviously this is not in line with Krum's strength, and it is estimated that only Dumbledore can do this, as for the rest of the methods, there is no difference, the bubble head charm is also a good method, but the disadvantage is that there is no defense, he does not have gill sac grass, maybe Krum's original method is good.
Ning An thought of Krum's Transfiguration, he wanted to transform himself into a shark, but he only succeeded halfway, and it was quite dangerous.
Transfiguration happened to be one of Ning An's best spells, he was already interested in human transfiguration when he was in his first year, not to mention that he later practiced Animagus, so although it required a high level of magic to perform Transfiguration on himself, it was not difficult for Ning An.
He made up his mind, and clenched the wand that belonged to Krum, this hornbeam wand was still very tough, and it was barely usable in Ning An's hands, and he was not willing to contribute all his strength to the guy who was not its owner, but it was enough.
Ning An waved his wand and gently touched his head, and cast a transfiguration spell, he felt his neck and arms and da/legs become hot, and then this burning sensation gradually spread all over his body, and the spectators in the stands let out a cry of surprise, and Krum's spell seemed to be much louder than the other warriors.
Even Dumbledore couldn't help but show a strange expression in his eyes, this is a very difficult change, Professor McGonagall sat in the audience and nodded secretly, this child's transfiguration talent is very good, she can't help but think of a Hogwarts student she once taught......
Karkaroff had picked up the treasure, and she looked at Headmaster Durmstrang sitting next to Dumbledore, smiling and pinching the goatee on his chin, his thin jaw and cheekbones bulging, as if he was afraid that others would not know that Krum was his student.
Looking at Krum again, he has completely turned into another creature, but he maintains a human-like form, only to see that his skin has turned into a dark green similar to a lake, two sharp horns have grown on the top of his head, his arms and da/legs have become soft, tentacles-like things, his height has not changed, but the appearance of the whole person has become a large Grindy Low!
Ning An, who had completed the transformation of the water monster, raised his arm, the feeling of soft collapse was a little weird, and he tried to squirm his 'legs' to dive into the lake.
The lake water is cold, but it is not as harsh as imagined when it hits Ning An's skin, although the dark green smooth and greasy skin looks quite disgusting, but it is unexpectedly very warm, soft hands and feet, more comfortable after entering the water, Ning An tried to take a deep breath, and then buried his head into the water-
When I opened my eyes, I was surrounded by a dim underwater world, and there was the sound of silent water flowing in my ears, and below was a jungle of aquatic weeds and reefs, which were entangled, twisted, and fluctuated, and from time to time a few curious small fish swam by, but after seeing Ning An's figure, they were so frightened that they hurriedly fled.
Probably never seen so huge, terrifying Grindy Lowe.
Ning An breathed a long sigh of relief and spit out a few bubbles, breathing in the water was like on land, and there were no gills, but it was able to filter out the oxygen in the water, God knows what kind of physiological structure this water monster has.
He didn't care so much, the lake was warmer than he imagined, he seemed to be a fish swimming back in the water, he felt inexplicably relaxed, his hands were close to his side, and with a little force, he immediately rushed out of the distance, and under the water, it was even more flexible than on the shore.
Ning An couldn't help but hum a song, and after he slid past a field covered with shiny pebbles and a wide flat mud and sand, he suddenly remembered that he was here to rescue the hostages, so he hurriedly accelerated his search.
But the bottom of the Black Lagoon was so big that he had been looking aimlessly for a while, and unlike Harry, who was lucky enough to have Myrtle to show him the way, he couldn't even find the ghost of a mermaid.
Seeing that the time had almost passed for half an hour, but he seemed to be circling in place, Ning An was a little anxious, he was about to try his luck in another direction, but he felt a violent fluctuation in the water.
Not far behind, someone was fighting—
Merfolk, perhaps? Ning An gritted his teeth and turned around and swam in the direction where the fluctuations came from.