Amid the cheers of the crowd, Kyle dives directly into the lake under the bubble head charm.

Although the Bubble Head Charm allows him to move freely underwater, it does not provide an advantage in speed, so Kyle immediately took out his wand and used Transfiguration to transform himself into a pair of flippers.

This way, the swim is much faster.

The black lake was large and bottomless, and the further down Kyle went, the darker the light became, and he swam towards the middle of the lake after checking his direction from the stands on the water.

Through the bubbles in front of you, the dark and hazy lake seems to reveal a strange color.

The fish swam softly, rubbing past Kyle like silver arrows.

However, this is not a beautiful picture, because in addition to small fish, there are many Grindillo in the lake.

They hide in the shady places at the bottom of the lake, trying to attack every creature that passes by.

Kyle encountered two of them, but luckily he spotted them just in time to stun them with a spell before Grindillo's claws could reach for them.

Dealing with this dark creature can be solved with a simple withdrawal spell, which can be said to be very easy...... Of course, the premise is that there are only one or two, and if it's a group, it's still a little troublesome.

Kyle picks up speed and continues to swim forward.

There was only half an hour left, and he had to find the right spot as quickly as possible.

Along the way, Grindillo jumps out of the shadows or aquatic plants, causing Kyle a lot of trouble.

There was also a bubble that tried to catch Kyle's head, and it also ended up with the worst, being knocked out of the water by the knockback spell, and I don't know where it landed.

But just as Kyle was flying the Grindellow, a voice suddenly came from the quiet black lake.

"You seem to be in some trouble......"

Kyle jerked his head away, only to see a vague, pearly white figure floating next to him.

"Are you...... Ms. Gray of Ravenclaw? Kyle said, his voice a little dull as it passed through the Bubble Head Charm.

He never imagined that he could see a ghost here, and it was a Ravenclaw ghost.

Lady Gray's ghost was still melancholy, and she circled around Kyle before pointing at it.

"You can go that way."

Kyle, however, didn't move, and continued to look at her suspiciously.

Seriously, if it were a ghost, whether it was the Fat Friar of Hufflepuff, the almost headless Nick, or the Myrtle or Peeves, Kyle would have swam over there without saying a word.

Because Kyle had dealt with them and knew each other well, it made sense that those ghosts would come over to help them or something.

But Ms. Gray ...... Kyle doesn't remember anything in touch with her, and doesn't even say a word.

And even the Ravenclaw students were like that, she just wandered aimlessly around the castle every day, paying no attention to anyone.

Kyle couldn't figure out why she suddenly came out to help him...... It can't be for the honor of Hogwarts, I'm afraid even Peeves don't believe it.

"I overheard your conversation the other day...... You and a wizard you can't see. ”

As if to guess Kyle's doubts, Miss Gray spoke, "I heard you talk about my mother's crown...... I wonder if that's true. ”

"Your Mother ......"

"Rowena Ravenclaw." "I was her daughter, and when I was alive, my name was Helena Ravenclaw. ”

Hearing her say this, Kyle also remembered, as if there was indeed such a thing.

"Ah, yes." He hurriedly said, "I found the crown of Lady Ravenclaw. ”

"Can you tell me about it?" Miss Gray, or Helena, whispered, "I heard you mention 'fixing'...... Is the crown broken? ”

"Sorry, I can't say a word or two about this, and it's ......," Kyle pointed in the direction of the water, "I probably don't have time to spare." ”

"Then wait until this contest is over." Helena said, "I'll be waiting for you in the castle. ”

Kyle nodded, then swam in the direction of her finger.

With another delay, Kyle had to pick up the speed again......

About ten minutes or so, he heard a staccato shout, and a painful hiss.

The lake in front of him suddenly became cloudy, and through a patch of aquatic weeds, Kyle saw a clearing with about a dozen mermaids in their hands, spears and ropes in their hands, chasing a strange creature.

Its upper body is a horse, and its lower body is more like a fish, and it is covered in broad-leaved cattails that look like a mane.

Horse-shaped water monsters!

Is there still such a creature in the Black Lagoon at Hogwarts?

Kyle was slightly surprised, but quickly reacted, after all, no one knew how big the black lake was, and where it was connected to the deepest part, and it was normal for a horse-shaped water monster to appear.

The horse-shaped monster in front of me probably came here by accident and strayed into the territory of the mermaid, and is being hunted down.

A merfolk may not be a match for a horse-shaped monster, but against a well-equipped and well-trained merfolk team, it will be difficult for a horse-shaped monster to gain any advantage.

It had several spears stuck in its body, its front hooves and tail were also firmly bound by ropes, and large patches of blood gushed out of the wounds and floated into the lake.

In addition, there are quite a few motionless merfolk around, and apparently, the merfolk have also suffered heavy losses in order to catch it.

Kyle was thinking about it when the merfolk spotted him, and several spears were instantly aimed at him.

"Who's ...... there," a shrill voice came from the lead merfolk's mouth.

He was nothing like the mermaid in the castle portrait, with yellow eyes, mutilated teeth, iron-gray skin, unkempt hair like a bunch of tangled aquatic plants, and pebbles around his neck threaded with thick rope.

"I'm a student at Hogwarts, one of the Champions of Triwizard Tournament." Kyle quickly explained, "I need to work on a second project underwater, Professor Dumbledore should have told you." ”

The merfolk leader lowered his guard slightly, and continued to turn the spearhead at the horse-shaped water monster.

"Wizard, this is not the place where they are trapped, you have to keep going, go quickly, this place is dangerous."

"I think I can help you." Kyle didn't leave, but swam a little further.

"The horse-shaped water monster is going berserk, and if it goes on like this, even if you can kill it, you will at least lose more than half of its manpower."

"It's our job, it's up to you."

"I can help you." Kyle said again, "I've seen how Newt Scalmande dealt with the Horse-Shaped Monster, you should know him." ”

In his experience, Newt's name in the presence of intelligent Magical Beasts generally works, especially around Hogwarts.

Sure enough......

"Scamander?"

Hearing the name, the merfolk leader turned his head again and looked Kyle up and down.

"He helped us find this habitat and is a forever friend of our tribe...... Do you really know him? ”

"Of course." Kyle said quickly. "I go to his house every year during the holidays."

He swam forward a little further, and this time, the merfolk finally didn't drive him away.

(End of chapter)