The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 411 The Secret of the Golden Egg

Ludwig van Beethoven, a representative of the Vienna Classical School and the king of symphony, is the music master who appears most frequently in inspirational stories and inspirational poems.

For many musicians, deafness almost means the end of their artistic career and the destruction of their artistic life, and many people will choose to end their own life.

A Japanese singer also sang "I Once Thought About Ending It All".

Beethoven did not choose to end his life. He always loved music and never thought of giving it up. At the last moment of his life, Beethoven said, "When I reach heaven, I will be able to hear." Everyone who heard it burst into tears.

If Beethoven is the protagonist in many inspirational stories, then his baton and piano are the main supporting characters. It was these stories that made Ada know what bone conduction is.

Ada didn't have a baton, but she did have a magic wand. However, it was somewhat dangerous to hold the wand in her mouth, so Ada planned to try another medium of communication first - liquid.

If liquids don't work, it's not too late to try bone conduction.

So when Aida returned from Professor McGonagall's office, she did not stay in the common room, but went straight to the prefect's bathroom with the heavy golden egg in her arms.

It was still the same bathroom for the prefects, and the person taking the bath was still the same person, but this time there was an extra golden egg. Ada even covered the golden egg with a towel in a very ceremonial manner.

Ada really likes the prefect's bathroom. It's wonderful to soak in hot water. The only thing she is dissatisfied with is that there is no steam room here, which is a bit regrettable.

She pushed the golden egg into the water, opened it along the crack underwater, and Ada took a deep breath and dived into the water. This time, there was no sharp scream from the female ghost, but a gurgling song came from the golden egg, which seemed to come from the deep bottom of the water.

The song was melodious and dreamy, making people want to keep listening. However, Ada didn't want to be on the front page of the Daily Prophet by "drowning in the bath water".

After surfacing, Ada shook her hair with satisfaction and put it behind her head. She had heard what she wanted to know and had figured out what the second project was going to be.

"Find us, where our voices are heard, we cannot sing on the ground." This sentence means that the second project will be carried out underwater, and the warriors have to find a way to move freely underwater.

Deep in the darkness, the creatures in the black lake, how to breathe, these are the difficulties that the warriors have to face. The first thing to solve is the breathing problem, because humans cannot breathe freely underwater.

So the question is, is it too late to go to the Muggle world and order a set of scuba gear? Let these wizards feel the power of technology.

This was of course a joke, and Ada still planned to use magic to solve the problem. The first thing she thought of was the Bubblehead Charm. This magic can allow people to breathe underwater and can also isolate bad smells. It is an excellent spell to deal with the dung egg.

In addition, some herbs or transfiguration can also help humans breathe underwater. Ada wants to find the most suitable one among these methods.

"We have taken away your most beloved treasure" and "You only have one hour" - these two sentences clarify the specific content of the task and stipulate the time of the competition.

But Ada still has some questions, that is, what is considered the "most beloved treasure", is it a person or an object?
If it is an object, the most important one for Ada is the magic wand, but the people who plan the competition will never let the warriors enter the Black Lake unarmed, because that would be a one-way trip.

This is the Triwizard Tournament, not murder.

If it refers to people, is it the twins or Professor McGonagall?
Ada felt that the probability of Fred and George dying was higher as they were both strong. They couldn't just throw Professor McGonagall into the cold water and let her soak for an hour, that would be too inhumane.

As for the warning that “after an hour all hope is gone, it is completely gone and will never appear again”, Ada did not take this warning to heart at all.

The object is private property, and the planner has no right to destroy it. If it is a person, it is even more impossible. This is just a game, not murder.

Ada moved the golden egg soaked in water back and forth, thinking carefully about the key points of the second game and finding the focus so that she could find the most appropriate way to deal with the second event.

The bottom of the Black Lake is dark and there are no signs to help find the direction. Compared with the "most beloved treasure", finding and safety are the key points. Accurately identify the direction in the dark and eliminate underwater creatures that block you are the focus of the second project. As for how to breathe underwater, that is only the premise of the second project and the most basic.

On the wall of the prefects' bathroom hung a picture of a mermaid, playing with her hair and slapping her tail fin in the shallow water near the shore.

"I thought it was some male class leader here, and I was so happy for nothing."

A sad-looking female ghost slowly floated over, sat down on a faucet, and crossed her legs. It was Moaning Myrtle, who often haunted the girls' bathroom on the second floor. She was moody and always splashed water on intruders.

"Long time no see, Myrtle." Ada said. This was the first time in Ada's short life that she was peeped at by a female ghost while taking a bath.

The expression on Moaning Myrtle's face looked unhappy, and the ghost's milky white luster dimmed. She said, "I really don't want to see you, either in the bathroom on the second floor or here."

"I see. You came from the second floor to admire the male class leader, right?" Ada did not argue with the ghost, but grasped the key point.

Myrtle didn't show any embarrassment on her face, or maybe she couldn't see it at all. She said, "Of course, it couldn't be because of you. Those male prefects are much more attractive than you!"

What Ada saw through Myrtle's thick glasses was disgust...

Since Myrtle was different from other ghosts and was always very sensitive about her own death, Ada did not provoke the female ghost. Ada asked, "When did you come here? Did you see everything I did just now?"

"I see," said Myrtle matter-of-factly, "you looked quite foolish just now."

The world is so beautiful, but I am so irritable. This is not good... Take a deep breath, calm down, and don't bother too much with a ghost.

Ada persuaded herself in her heart that she was no longer in the first grade and could no longer take the twins to the girls' bathroom to grab territory.

"It's up to you. I'm leaving now. You can continue to wait here for a male prefect to come."

As she spoke, Ida walked out of the bath, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and fished out the golden egg from the water. Only Myrtle saw the fleeting spring light, but it was obvious that Myrtle did not know how to appreciate it.

"Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow night, you might be able to see Harry Potter here recently." Ada said suddenly. Since she met Myrtle, why not take advantage of it?

Myrtle asked excitedly, "Really?"

Compared to Ada, Harry was more attractive to Myrtle. In Harry's second year, he once brewed Polyjuice Potion with Ron and Hermione in the girls' bathroom on the second floor, and Myrtle didn't mind sharing the same toilet with Harry.

After getting Ada's affirmation, Myrtle dived into the water excitedly. It would be a pity if she didn't participate in the diving competition with this splash.

"Can you tell Harry for me, just say... just say that I miss him very much..." Myrtle said shyly, "He hasn't come to the bathroom to see me for a long time..."

What a charm! Ada sighed silently in her heart.

They both occupied Myrtle's bathroom, and Ada didn't get any good results, but Harry got the "love" of the female ghost. The gap is too big. Harry's damn charm has nowhere to go!

The Hogwarts version of "Ghost". After thinking about it, Ada unexpectedly felt that it would be very interesting.

(End of this chapter)