Chapter 60: After all, it was Gabrielle who took it all
"I want to think about it...... First of all, the singer should refer to the mermaid, the mermaid who lives in the cold freshwater waters of the Black Lake. ”
Fleur was the first to make a judgment, "What about the holy and the stargazers?" ”
"Stargazer...... Probably a centaur, right? Hermione frowned,
"There is a whole group of centaurs living in the Forbidden Forest, and centaurs are so fond of observing constellations, and this happens to be the opposite of the forest in the second sentence."
"The merfolk correspond to the lake, so the earth should correspond to the unknown Holy One......"
Fleur pondered carefully, unconsciously curling her fingers with her long silver hair that floated to her ears,
"Are there any other races in the Forbidden Forest? And is it a group of magical beasts or a humanoid race with at least some intelligence? ”
"I want to think about it...... Thestrals, Hippogriffs, Eight-Eyed Spiders, Migrated Fire Crabs and Sphinxes ......"
"No, the fire crab doesn't have much intelligence, and it needs to be ruled out ......"
The more Hermione thought about it, the more outrageous she felt, and Fleur opened her mouth slightly:
"Is the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts so outrageous? Isn't there anything normal, less dangerous? ”
"You can't blame me for that." Hermione's cheeks didn't know if it had been soaked for too long, or for some other reason, and a flush appeared on them,
"Hagrid never brings normal magical beasts to class, so I can only think of the most dangerous ones at first!"
"Wait...... I seem to remember that there are some extremely friendly animals in the Forbidden Forest...... Holy...... Unicorn! ”
Hermione slammed the water, and the water splashed in an instant.
Gabrielle, who was listening to the three of them chatting, was caught off guard and was directly splashed in the face.
Hermione quickly apologized, and took a towel from the sink to help the little girl dry her face.
At the same time, she did not forget to summarize in her mouth:
"Unicorns are sacred and pure. They are so pure that they like only the purest maidens. (, is this still pure?) Isn't this an LSP? )”
"And the unicorn has extremely powerful magical power, and it belongs to the top level of all magical beasts, and it can be called the darling of the earth and nature."
"Then the conclusion is clear." Hallie finally spoke,
"You're all done speculating, so I'll summarize it."
"The second project is probably that the organizers will take away the same precious treasures as we are, and carefully hide them as a sign of the completion of the second project."
"The stargazers who symbolize the Forbidden Forest are the Centaurs, who are responsible for preserving our treasures."
"And the unicorn, the holy one, which symbolizes the earth, holds the key, which happens to correspond to the lyrics." Fleur affirmed,
"Our treasure may be locked in some place, and the key can only open that lock."
"As for the singer who symbolizes the lake, the mermaid, he probably holds a map of the Forbidden Forest." Hermione recalled the first line of the lyrics,
"And the so-called 'our most iconic place' in the first sentence should refer to the gathering place of these three ethnic groups."
"This is also where the map needs to be used, and although the gathering place of these three groups is not a secret, few wizards have deliberately learned about these locations."
"In other words, our complete route is probably to dive into the Black Lake and find the map," Harley said softly.
"Then go ashore and find the key to the unicorn colony in the Forbidden Forest, and then go to the centaur colony to snatch your treasure."
"As for the time of the competition, it is about 24 hours, and the final result is definitely the faster the speed, the higher the score."
The three of them took Fleur's golden egg again and listened to it again.
The lyrics in the two golden eggs are exactly the same, so there is no need to discuss them.
After solving the puzzle, Fleur first wanted to celebrate, but then reacted to something, and suddenly her face turned pale.
The dragon is also very dangerous, but even without the help of others, Fleur thinks she can come up with a solution.
After all, his hypnotic magic is talented, very stable and credible.
But such a 24-hour race that requires passing through various environments is a bit more difficult for Fleur.
After all, her physical strength is really not enough, and it is a hard injury among hard injuries.
When she first participated in the Potions Tournament at the School of Magic, Fleur also memorized the map in advance and chose the shortest route.
Moreover, the Enchanted Garden is a treasure trove of the Extraordinary Apothecary Guild, and there are not too many dangers in it, at most, only magical plants such as poisonous tentacles or explosive figs may cause harm to wizards.
Even then, she ended up choking tired, not to mention the tougher schedule and harsh environment now—
The black lake in this weather, with its extremely low water temperature, can quickly deprive the person entering the water of physical strength and temperature;
And there are many kinds of magical beasts in the Forbidden Forest, which are far more dangerous than the Enchanted Garden.
"Don't worry, there's still a long time to prepare, and I've already planned a few feasible solutions."
Fleur comforted by Hallie,
"Now let's enjoy the warm water of the pool first, and the rest of the issues will be discussed tomorrow."
"Sister Hallie, are you done with your business?" Gabrielle, who had been waiting for a long time, asked pitifully with a bitter face,
"I've been playing bubbles here for almost half an hour, can you play with me, sisters?"
"Of course you can, my sister is already busy with business."
Harley put the two golden eggs back on the shore, then stretched, stretching her curves in Hermione's eyes that were a mixture of envy and jealousy.
Everyone is at Hogwarts, they all eat the same, and they are usually inseparable, I am still older than you, why are you so talented! Damn it!
"Soak it for another 20 minutes, wizards have a better physique than Muggles, but they can't soak for too long."
Seeing that Fleur was still nervous, Harley couldn't help but laugh strangely, and suddenly pushed a few bubbles that flew to her side into Fleur's face.
Fleur came back to her senses, her face showing shame, and she fought back.
The tension of the previous atmosphere was gone, and the whole bathroom was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
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Although both Hermione and Fleur wanted to get out of the shower and go back to bed as soon as possible, and get up early tomorrow morning to go to the library.
And it's already so late, and the witches don't need to put on makeup for a long time after taking a shower, so it should be very fast.
But after all, there are two people in this bathroom who are dragging their feet, making trouble from time to time.
So I took this bath until 12:40 in the morning.
After a thorough shower, Gabrielle didn't mention it for the time being, and everyone else was blushing, and their hands holding towels to wipe off their sweat looked a little weak.
As Harley held black flames in her hands, she kept stroking the other people's long hair, and thoughtfully dried the hair of the other three witches.
Half of the empty washroom has been overrun by colorful bubbles that smell strangely.
And at such a late hour, Beauxbatons' carriage must not be able to go back, and Fleur and Gabrielle can only choose to stay in the room where they need it.
And Hallie definitely can't let the guests stay there by themselves, so naturally she needs to stay and accompany her.
Hermione didn't want to disturb the fat lady who was already asleep, and her whole body was soft after taking a shower, so she didn't want to move at all, and she was already doing her best to return to the eighth floor.
So Hallie simply made the Room of Requirement the shape of a Gryffindor girls' dormitory, with four people in one bed each, perfect.
Of course, the bed can be moved, just with the wave of a wand, you can easily do it.
And everyone is a witch, so it's not so particular.
If the bed is small, it makes sense to push the bed together to increase the available space.
The next morning, I slept late yesterday, but Gabrielle got out of bed early in the morning.
However, the little girl's tutor is very good, although she is still a little confused and has not fully woken up, but she still keeps quiet.
She looked around, and when she saw that the setting around her was unfamiliar to her, she remembered that she had not spent the night in Beauxbatons' carriage, and remembered the events of the previous night.
Gabrielle was immediately interested, tiptoed over her sister, who was sleeping on the outermost side, and stepped barefoot on the floor.
She looked east and west, carefully studying everything in the room, but soon lost interest again.
After all, this is just a temporary dormitory, and there is not much furnishing.
In the end, Gabrielle chose to go back to bed.
She crept over her sleeping sister and lay down beside Harley.
With a serious expression on her face, she counted Harry's eyelashes earnestly.
Soon, however, the little girl noticed that her eyelashes were not easy to count.
So she shifted her goal, counting the number of times Harley's chest rose and fell as she breathed.
Harley had already spotted the little girl when she approached her.
However, Harley did not stop her, but chose to pretend to be asleep.
As Gabrielle was concentrating her full attention, she inadvertently looked up, only to bump into Harry's suddenly open eyes.
Gabrielle was startled, sat back, and nearly fell out of bed.
Fortunately, Harley's long hair spread instantly, forcibly catching Gabrielle and lifting her from the ground.
And this movement also woke Fleur and Hermione awake.
After learning what was going on, needless to say, Gabrielle was cleaned up by Fleur again.
The four of them soon had breakfast, and Harley was going to take the Delacour sisters back to the carriage.
Ms. Maxim seemed to get up early in the morning and stood in front of the car window staring out.
Apparently, she had spotted a certain pair of half-breed sisters sneaking out last night and hadn't returned all night.
Lady Maxim was visibly relieved to see that it was Harley who had sent Fleur and Gabrielle back.
Fortunately, it wasn't a little rabbit that attracted her favorite student to stay home at night, or sisters, otherwise she didn't know how to explain it to the Delacours.
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Fleur barely escaped after being interrogated by Ms. Maxim.
After all, it was for the sake of cracking the secret of the golden egg and for the honor of Beauxbatons, Ms. Maxim said that she could understand.
But Gabrielle, who sneaked out, suffered, and she was the one who took it all after all.
The front foot had just been interrogated, and Fleur's back foot was back at Hogwarts.
Although Harley can provide a very useful solution, Fleur wants to plan it herself.
After all, it's rare to participate in this kind of grand six-strong competition, and you have to learn something from it, don't you?
So Fleur began to soak in the library again, and at the same time did not forget to pull the warm-hearted Hermione.
Time passed imperceptibly, and in the blink of an eye, the Christmas holiday was only a week away.
In the last Thursday Transfiguration class of the semester, Professor McGonagall finished the most difficult class of the semester, BioTransfiguration.
After putting all the guinea pig-turned-guinea fowl in a cage, Professor McGonagall did not directly announce the end of the class.
She calmly looked at the students in the entire classroom and cleared her throat:
"Everyone knows that after this week's classes, it's Christmas break."
"And the original Triwizard Tournament had a traditional program, which was to have a Christmas Ball on the night of Christmas, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m."
"It's also a great opportunity for us to socialize with foreign guests, and you can invite them to dance together."
"Of course, the Six Wizard Tournament also inherits this tradition of the Triwizard Tournament, and it won't change much."
"So the prom is going on as usual, and as is customary, it will only be open to students in the fourth grade and above."
"Of course, if you want, you can also invite junior students, although I personally don't want you to invite young wizards."
At this point, Professor McGonagall glanced around everyone in the class with a serious face, and everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.
"Don't be so nervous, it's a happy day, isn't it?" Professor McGonagall burst out laughing,
"You can have your own beautiful gown, and of course, other styles of gowns."
"Invite the people you want to invite the most, and relax yourself and soothe the tiredness of studying that night — well."
Listening to Professor McGonagall's words, the students couldn't help but laugh.
Lavender and several other girls tried their best to cover their mouths with their hands to prevent the sound from coming out.
I don't know if I thought of something good, Lavender turned his head and muttered to Parvati.
Professor McGonagall glared at the two of them, but for the first time in no way, failed to stop this obvious violation of classroom discipline.
In a whisper, someone raised his hand, "Professor McGonagall, is there a limit to who we can invite to dance?" ”
"No," Professor McGonagall shook her head,
"As I said before, even if you want to invite the junior wizards, you can do it."
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(Thanks to the "Sakura ¥ Tears Rain" boss for the tip!) )
(ps. There was a little problem with the time, because the specific time of the original book was a little confusing, and as a result, the author confused the correspondence between the real calendar and the date and day of the week in the original book, plus some cards, which were not calculated well, so after writing it, I found that it was more than a week or two out of thin air.) Damn. )
(Please forgive this little mistake, woooooooooo )
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