"Does this really make sense?"
In the prefect's bathroom, Lee Jordan, sitting by the bathtub, holding a pocket watch in his hand, asked Albert, who was immersed in the bathtub.
"I think it's quite meaningful. Are you really going to come down and take a bath?" Fred said with a smile.
"Did you forget?" George said, scooping up a large amount of foam in his hands and placing it on Fred's head. He glanced at Lee Jordan and said, "That guy can't swim."
"This is the bathroom, you won't drown." Fred couldn't help but complain.
"Ahem, I didn't expect Hogwarts to have such a nice place." Lee Jordan coughed lightly, trying to change the subject, "And Fred, you should wash your hair, you're almost turning into Snape."
"You just don't know it."
Fred climbed out of the bath and ran off to wash his hair.
"Then why don't you come here to take a shower?" Lee Jordan asked
"Didn't Albert use the prefects' bathroom either?" George shrugged.
Although the prefect's bathroom is indeed luxurious, it would still be quite embarrassing to meet other people here.
The door of the prefect's bathroom is actually opened by a password, which means that as long as you know the password, you can come in and take a shower at any time. If a female prefect comes in to take a shower at this time, it will be a lot of fun.
"How long have you been holding on?"
"Almost an hour."
"That should be enough. The second task is just to snatch back the treasure within an hour. I think with your ability, you can complete the task in less than an hour."
The three never worried that Albert would not complete the task.
"Don't be silly. If you don't know how long the Bubble Head Curse can last, you might accidentally drown in the lake."
Albert's voice came from under the thick foam. He was now testing how long the bubble head spell could last.
Fortunately, he didn't have bad breath, otherwise he would have to give up his plan to use the bubble head spell.
"Didn't you prepare underwater breathing agent?" George didn't understand Albert's idea. He knew that Albert had also prepared a large bottle of underwater breathing agent. This thing was the essence extracted from gill grass. It was said that it appeared at the International Alchemy Conference not long ago.
"That's the backup plan. If possible, I plan to use the Bubble Head Charm to complete the task."
"You're just plain bored."
Fred, George and Lee Jordan were all speechless.
"We have to see which solution is more effective!" Albert said without comment.
He felt that Dumbledore should have safety measures to prevent warriors from drowning, but Albert never liked to put his life safety in the hands of others, and underwater breathing agent was his first aid plan.
"I think keeping warm is a big problem. The temperature on February 24th is definitely not high, let alone in the lake." George helped Albert list the possible problems one by one.
"How to complete the task within an hour is also a problem. Even if you are a good swimmer, you will not be able to swim faster once you go deep into the Black Lake," Lee Jordan added.
The Weasley twins looked at Lee Jordan.
"What are you looking at? I didn't say anything wrong."
"We just feel that these words coming out of your mouth always sound unconvincing." George couldn't help but complain.
"I think the warriors are likely to be attacked. It's impossible for you to retrieve the treasure smoothly. You may even have to fight with the murlocs." Fred guessed, "So the wand is very important. If you lose the wand in the lake, you're really doomed."
"Albert knows wandless magic," Lee Jordan reminded expressionlessly, "so even if he loses his wand, he can always use the Summoning Charm to get it back."
Lee Jordan's words were soon drowned out by a scream, and as the golden egg was thrown into the water, the scream turned into a beautiful song.
"Any other questions?" Albert asked.
"Does getting lost count? Not being able to find the exact location of the treasure means being lost. The Black Lake is very large, and we don't know what the situation is at the bottom of the lake." Fred and George looked at each other, both showing eager expressions.
"As for the temperature, it should be possible to solve it with a spell." Albert thought for a moment and said, "As for the slow movement speed, it can also be solved with a spell. I know how to move quickly underwater. Muggles have similar methods."
"As for being attacked, that's very possible, but we can solve it by wearing something that repels dark creatures, and I don't think we'll be attacked by murlocs." Albert thought for a moment and continued, "There shouldn't be many dangerous creatures in the lake."
"Giant squid?"
"That thing is very docile." Albert muttered to himself, "It should be some Grinlodi at most. I remember that murlocs seem to raise this kind of thing, just like humans raise cats and hounds, but I don't know how many there are. Of course, it's not surprising that there are horse-shaped water monsters at the bottom of the Black Lake."
"I think you should go down to the Black Lake and find out the situation first." George suggested, "I dare say they will hide the treasure in the village of the murlocs. You can find out the specific location first."
"It's really uncomfortable to go into the water in this weather. I remember you don't like the cold very much." There was a hint of gloating in Lee Jordan's tone.
Albert suddenly stood up from the water, removed the funny foam cover on his head, turned around and asked Lee Jordan: "How long?"
Lee Jordan stretched and said, "About an hour and a quarter, plenty of time for the Bubble Head Spell."
Albert took a deep breath of fresh air, and after recovering from the shock, he said, "Not enough time."
"Not enough?"
The three of them didn't quite understand what this meant. How could there not be enough time
"Intense exercise requires a lot of oxygen." Albert picked up the golden egg and placed it on the towel. He picked up his pocket watch to check the time and said, "The oxygen will definitely not last until then. It will be good if it can last for an hour."
"What is oxygen?" George suddenly asked.
At this moment, Albert suddenly wanted to cover his face with his hands.
Well, this is the wizarding world, and wizards don’t understand science.
After all, what science does the magical world need? Wizards only talk about magic, not science.
"What's wrong?"
"nothing."
"I don't think it'll take you an hour to finish your task," Fred repeated.
"You are not the one who went into the water. What if you drown in time?" Albert glanced at the three guys who were talking without hesitation and said to the bottom of the bath: "Myrtle, do you know where the fishman's village is?"
Myrtle, wearing glasses, suddenly emerged from under the pool, startling the other three.
"There's a ghost!"
Fred screamed, Lee Jordan fell into the pool in fright, and George was giggling.
"What a disrespectful fellow."
Myrtle put her hands on her hips and glared angrily at the three people who were laughing and playing.
"Okay, stop it."
Albert stared at the three people playing over there, turned his head and looked at the ghost in front of him who was peeking at them taking a bath and asked: "Myrtle, have you ever been to the bottom of the lake?"
"I've been there. There's a village of murlocs there." Myrtle giggled and leaned towards Albert. "But I don't like those murlocs very much. Every time I get close to them, they chase me..."
The three people over there were covering their mouths and laughing.
"When the time comes, you lead the way for me and I will make sure the fish people don't harass you." Albert said to Myrtle.
"Okay handsome."
Myrtle chuckled, then dove into the water and disappeared.
"You are still as popular as ever, even ghosts like you." After Myrtle left, the three of them finally couldn't help laughing.
Albert said without hesitation: "This is a rare opportunity. You can come along when the time comes."
Fred and George looked at each other and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, this is a rare opportunity."
"I'll just forget it!" Lee Jordan refused decisively, "In case I need you to rescue me later, and there will always be someone on top to be on the safe side."
"You can take gillyweed," Fred said with a grin.
"This is a good opportunity for you to learn how to swim," George reminded kindly.
Just as the Weasley brothers were persuading Lee Jordan to follow them to the bottom of the lake, the door of the prefect's bathroom creaked open.
The four of them looked towards the entrance and saw several familiar figures walking in.
Harry, Hermione and Ron were obviously aware that someone was taking a shower in the prefect's bathroom and were shocked.
After all, they were not prefects and had no right to use this place.
"Sorry, we just... why are you here?" Harry Potter was surprised to find that the people taking a bath in the prefect's bathroom were the Weasley brothers and their good friends Lee Jordan and Albert.
"Why can't we be here?"
Hermione screamed and turned her head away quickly.
"Don't worry Hermione, we're all still in our swimming trunks." Albert said helplessly.
"Wearing swimming trunks in the shower?" Ron asked in a strange tone.
"Who said we were here to take a shower?" Fred looked at Ron with an expression that said this guy was an idiot.
"Are you here to test the golden egg too?" George said with a grin, "By the way, how do you know the password to the prefect's bathroom?"
"Sirius told us," said Harry Potter dryly. "Lupin was a former prefect. He knows the password to the prefects' bathroom."
"Sirius suggested that Harry use the Bubble Head Charm, which is said to make it easy to breathe underwater." After confirming that everyone was wearing swimming trunks, Hermione couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and explained, "So, we plan to come here to test it and see what secrets are hidden in the golden egg."
"The Bubble Head Curse won't last long. We just tested it." Lee Jordan picked up the pocket watch on the towel and shook it in front of the three people to remind them, "One hour and a quarter. This is Albert's record."
"However, given Harry's ability, the time may have to be shortened by one quarter."
"You have figured out the secret of the golden egg."
"Isn't that nonsense?" Fred and George looked at Ron as if he was an idiot, then sang with their arms around each other:
Find us where our voices ring,
We can't sing on the ground.
As you search, consider:
We have taken away your most beloved treasure.
You only have one hour.
To seek and recover what we have taken,
After an hour, hope is gone.
It has completely disappeared, never to be seen again.
It has completely disappeared, never to be seen again...
After the Weasley twins finished singing, they were met with silence. However, they were not embarrassed and applauded themselves vigorously.
"So, the second task is to find the mermaid in the lake and take back the warriors' beloved treasure?" Hermione pondered the lyrics of the song carefully and quickly helped Harry extract the key points of the song.
"Yes, that's about it." Albert said noncommittally.
"My beloved treasure?" Harry was a little confused. After a moment, he murmured, "Does my beloved treasure refer to the Firebolt? If the Firebolt is soaked in water, I wonder if it will be damaged."
Albert covered his mouth and chuckled, but...
"Hahaha!!"
Fred, George, and Lee Jordan laughed most wickedly.
"Any questions?"
Harry was confused for a moment. He didn't understand why the other person was laughing like that.
"Harry, your beloved treasure is actually the Firebolt?" Fred asked back.
"Is there something... wrong?" Ron also looked confused.
"Your most beloved treasure must be Garlon."
"Stop laughing and speak human language." Harry was a little annoyed. He felt like a fool who was being laughed at.
"You can ask Albert what his most beloved treasure is, and then you will know what your treasure is?" Lee Jordan kindly reminded. He felt that Fred and George did it on purpose.
"Miss Isobel?"
Hermione reacted quickly and guessed the nature of the treasure in the song.
"Yes, the treasure should refer to people." Albert nodded and said, "So, the essence of the second level is to save people in the lake."
"But I... don't have a girlfriend!"
Harry said with a blushing face that he thought of Qiu Zhang first, but Qiu Zhang was Diggory's girlfriend now and could not be his baby.
"In your case, it should be Weasley." Albert raised his hand and pointed at Ron.
"Why me?" Ron was confused.
"Friendship is also a very precious thing." Hermione explained for Albert.
"Why not Hermione?" Ron asked again.
"Because Hermione will most likely be Krum's favorite." Albert continued, "For me, it will most likely be the last three. I think it's not unacceptable to choose one of them."
"You simply don't want your girlfriend to take risks."
The three of them rolled their eyes at Albert, and immediately saw through his "evil intentions".
"Why is Hermione Krum's favorite?" Ron asked pointedly.
Hermione's cheeks flushed red, and she obviously wanted to know the basis for Albert's statement.
"When the organizers can't find a suitable partner, finding Krum's Christmas dance partner is a good choice. You and Krum have become good friends." Albert picked up the wand and pointed it at himself, then at the other three people. Their bodies immediately became dry and warm, as if they had been hung in front of a blazing fire.
"Okay, you guys take your time testing here, we'll be leaving first." Albert put on his clothes, said hello to the three people, and prepared to leave.