GBP Chapter 118: Each One's Treasure
Chapter 118: Each One's Treasure
It seemed that not much time was wasted in that space because the "hostages" were still there.
At this moment, Harry swam over from behind a stone house. He was in a very strange condition. There was a layer of flesh on his eyes, gills grew at the junction of his chin and neck, and his hands and feet had turned into flippers suitable for swimming.
When Harry saw Aeris and Draco, his eyes lit up and he seemed to want to communicate something, but a string of small bubbles came out of his mouth.
Aris gestured to Harry, indicating that Harry didn't need to say anything, and then pointed his wand at a few stones at the bottom of the lake, and those stones turned into a few sharp knives.
Aeris picked up a sharp knife, swam to Hermione and cut the rope that was hanging Hermione. Hermione fell into a coma and swayed unconsciously with the water.
Aeris exclaimed in his heart: What a wonderful magic, it can make people unconscious without choking on water. Only Professor Dumbledore can perform such meticulous magic operation!
Harry and Draco each picked up a sharp knife. Harry rescued Ginny and Draco rescued Pansy. Harry also wanted to save Zhang Qiu, but was stopped by the mermaids.
"You... can only... take away... your... treasures..." A mermaid who looked like a leader spoke in a stiff human language, "Don't worry about... others..."
Harry gestured to show that he couldn't ignore the rest of the people.
The mermaid leader just shook his head, and held the trident in his hand across his body, trying very hard to stop Harry from saving the second person.
Just then, Cedric swam over them, and seeing Aeris, Harry, and Draco, he gestured: I'm lost.
Cedric came to the mermaid leader and wanted to rescue Zhang Qiu. This time the mermaid leader did not stop him but stepped aside.
Cedric used his own knife to rescue Zhang Qiu. He looked at the others and gestured as if Viktor and Furong would be here soon. Then he pointed to the watch on his wrist to indicate that time was running out.
Cedric carried Zhang Qiu away. Draco hugged Pansy with one hand and tugged at Aeris with the other hand, as if to say: Let's go up too!
Viktor's shark head swam over to the Slytherin girl and began to tear the rope that tied the Slytherin girl. Harry seemed to be afraid that he would tear the girl in half, so he quickly handed over the sharp knife in his hand.
Viktor used Harry's sharp knife to cut the rope, glanced at Hermione in Aries's arms, dropped the knife, and swam upwards without looking back.
Aries patted Harry's shoulder and pointed upwards, indicating that they should go back together.
Harry shook his head, gesturing to show that he did not want to leave Fleur's sister behind.
Aeris shook his head helplessly and went forward with Harry to rescue Fleur's sister. The mermaid leader held the trident across his body with a ferocious expression, preventing them from approaching the last hostage.
Draco also came forward with Pansy in his arms. Aeris, Harry, and Draco pointed their wands at the mermaid leader. The mermaid leader seemed very scared, but also very angry.
Finally, the mermaid leader gave way. Harry handed Ginny to Aries, took the sharp knife from Aries, hurried forward, and rescued Fleur's sister.
Several people began to swim upstream. Draco swam in front with Pansy in his arms, Aries held Hermione in his arms, Harry held Ginny in his arms, and Fleur's sister was in the middle of them, with Aries and Harry each holding one arm.
The mermaid leader brought a group of mermaids, guarding the seven people, and swam towards the surface of the lake together. These mermaids had no intention of helping. Harry seemed very anxious, as if he was afraid that these mermaids would drag them down again.
As he saw the light on the lake, Aeris felt that something was wrong with Harry's condition. The webbed feet and hands began to disappear, and the gills on his chin and neck were also slowly shrinking.
Aries quickly increased his speed of swimming upstream. With the sound of water coming out, the Bubble Head Charm on Aries' head was broken. Harry was gasping for breath beside him, like a broken bellows.
"Eris!?" Hermione hugged Eris and almost pushed him back into the water.
Aeris patted Hermione's back to comfort her. Many mermaids' heads emerged from the water and the cheers from the stands became louder and louder.
"Let's go ashore first!" said Aes. Several people supported each other and swam towards the shore. Furong's sister seemed unable to swim.
Dozens of mermaids sang beautiful songs and sent the seven people to the shallow water area, like a guard of honor.
The seven people supported each other and waded ashore. Madam Pomfrey led several medical staff and ran over in a panic, wrapping the people tightly with blankets.
Percy came with them. He looked pale and hugged his sister in his arms, giving Harry a bad look.
Professor Dumbledore and Mr. Bagman looked at everyone with a smile. Fleur broke free from Madam Maxime and rushed over, hugging her sister in her arms, speaking something rapidly in French.
Madam Pomfrey brought everyone to Cedric and the others and fed them a fiery potion. After the potion went down his throat, Aires felt heat coming out of every pore of his body.
"You're out of time," said Cedric. "Didn't you swim up immediately?"
"Harry showed himself to be a gentleman," said Aeris. "He did not see Miss Delacour and insisted on bringing the little girl up with him."
"I can't just watch her die, can I?" Harry said, noticing that Cedric looked at him like a fool and seemed a little angry.
"This is just a competition, Harry," Cedric said patiently, "Professor Dumbledore won't watch anyone die in the water. He's discussed it with those mermaids..." Cedric raised his chin and motioned Harry to look over there.
Harry looked over and saw Professor Dumbledore talking to the mermaid leader. He then stood up and said to Mr. Bagman, "Let's discuss this before we grade it."
At this time Fleur came over and said to Harry excitedly: "Thank you for saving Gabrielle, my sister, even though she is not your treasure..." Then in Ginny's incredulous gaze, Fleur kissed Harry's cheeks on both sides, and then turned to Aries.
Aeris quickly hid behind Hermione, who glared at Fleur as if to say, "If you dare to kiss him, I'll fight you."
"Thank you too...thank you all..." Then, as Hermione looked incredulous, Fleur kissed Hermione on the cheek.
"Ladies and gentlemen..." Mr. Bagman said, using the Amplification Charm to amplify his voice. "Morkus, the leader of the mermaids, has informed us of what happened at the bottom of the lake. After discussion among our jury, we have decided to give a full score of fifty. The scores of the warriors are as follows:"
"Miss Fleur Delacour, excellent use of the Bubblehead Charm, but she was stopped by aquatic magical creatures and failed to save her hostage. Score: 25 points..."
There was sparse applause from the audience. Furong shook her head and muttered to herself, "It should be zero points..."
"Mr. Cedric Diggory, used the Bubble Head Curse and was the first to bring back the hostage. Score: 47 points..."
The cheers of the Hufflepuff students in the audience were deafening, and Zhang Qiu dived into Cedric's arms without hesitation.
"Mr. Viktor Krum, using incomplete Transfiguration, was the second to bring back the hostage, score: 40 points..."
Led by Headmaster Karkaroff, the students of Durmstrang cheered: Krum... Krum...
"Mr. Draco Malfoy, the third one to bring back the hostage, also used the Bubble Head Charm. Although it was a bit overtime, Mr. Malfoy was waiting for his friend and showed his absolute loyalty to his friend. Therefore, the score is: forty-three points..."
The applause and cheers from Slytherin were getting louder and louder.
"Mr. Aris Grindelwald, used the Bubble Head Charm, and also exceeded the time limit. However, the mermaid leader said that Mr. Grindelwald was the first contestant to rescue the hostages. After rescuing his own hostages, he still chose to rescue other hostages. Therefore, his score is: 44 points..."
There was violent applause and cheers from the audience, especially from Gryffindor.
"Finally, Mr. Harry Potter took Gillyweed, which was a very good idea. According to the mermaid leader, Mr. Potter didn't have to be the last one to return, but he tried many times to rescue other people's hostages, which showed his noble moral character and ethics. Finally, with the help of his friends, he successfully rescued the hostages who did not belong to him. Therefore, the score is: 45 points..."
The applause and cheers became louder, and everyone was applauding Harry. Only Harry looked at Aris gratefully and smiled shyly.
"Finally, the third event will be held on the evening of June 24th. The warriors will know the content of the event one month in advance. Thank you for your support for the warriors. Go and have fun for your warriors..."