Chapter 271 Gillweed
"This is?"
Harry was stunned for a moment, looked at the Herbology book Cedric handed him, and asked doubtfully.
"There may be something you need in here." Cedric smiled, "Qiu just told me that she was in the library just now and saw the three of you still here looking for information..."
"I guess you haven't found a way to get into the water yet."
"Are you here to laugh at me?" Harry's expression changed and he asked stiffly.
"No, I just want to return a favor to you." Cedric said with a warm smile.
"Favor?" Harry looked at him confused.
"Have you forgotten? Before the first game started, you told me that the competition event would be related to the fire dragon." Cedric said, "If you hadn't told me this information, I probably wouldn't have been able to come up with that ingenious thing on the spot. Methods."
"I'm not doing you any favors." Harry muttered. "Except for you and Kowalski, all the warriors in the first round already know what the competition is. I just don't want to take advantage of you..."
"But it is indeed a big favor for me." Cedric smiled and sighed, "If you don't have this idea of not wanting to take advantage, but choose to talk to Beauxbatons and Demster The principals of the two schools in Longna also want to conduct competitions with foresight..."
"Without knowing it, I would probably suffer a big loss, and I might even embarrass the warriors of Hogwarts."
He forcefully pushed the book into Harry's hand, and then said: "So accept this book. I also happened to find it. There is something you need on page 69."
Harry clenched the book in his hand stiffly, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.
He really needed a method that could help him complete the game, but this method was sent by his opponent, which made him very frustrated.
"We are more than just rivals, Harry." Cedric seemed to know what he was thinking and comforted with a smile, "Isn't this how we help each other among friends?"
Harry was stunned for a moment, then relaxed and laughed.
Yes, he and Cedric are more than just rivals——
Already in so many Quidditch matches, Cedric and the Hufflepuff team's aboveboard style had already won Harry's favor.
After helping Hufflepuff snipe the Slytherin team in the second grade, he and Cedric had actually become friends.
"You gave me a way to deal with the game, so what do you do?" Harry was no longer obsessed with accepting Cedric's help at this time, but was worried that he didn't have another way to deal with it, so he asked.
"Don't worry, I've actually already thought about what to do." Cedric said with a smile, "It's a coincidence that Mr. Filch came to me a few days ago and said that this book was from a Hufflepuff. If it is confiscated from the students, let me, the prefect, help send it back."
"But I asked all over Hufflepuff and couldn't find the owner of this book, so I took it upon myself to look through the contents of the book and happened to find something useful."
"Don't worry, I will return the original book to Mr. Filch. This book was copied using a copying spell. It can only exist for a few hours and will not be known to Mr. Filch - you don't need to read it anyway. Too long, right?"
Harry felt relieved and put away the books that Cedric had brought over.
"Thank you, Cedric." He thanked him sincerely, and then sighed bitterly, "To be honest, I really don't know what I would have done without the book you sent me..."
"After all, you are still young, and you haven't learned many things. This is normal." Cedric smiled, "Your performance in the first game has already impressed me. I can't imagine that using the Flying Curse to summon a broomstick is so difficult." An ingenious approach.”
"Actually, this is what my friend thought of," Harry looked at Ron next to him and said softly, "If I were alone, Professor Dracula might have to come off the field to rescue me in the first game. Alright?"
"It's okay, at least you have achieved good results." Cedric waved his hand and said goodbye to Harry, "I wish you good luck in the competition tomorrow, Harry!"
"I also wish you good luck in the game tomorrow, Cedric!" Harry also waved.
After Cedric left, Ron and Hermione quickly came to Harry's side, staring closely at the book Cedric sent as if they were grasping at a life-saving straw.
"Harry, look what's written on it!" Hermione said hurriedly.
"Is this really useful?" Ron wondered. "Is it possible that he just wants to interfere with his opponent... Harry, Diggory's score is a little lower than yours now. If he wants to do something to you, son……"
"Cedric wouldn't do that." Harry shook his head and interrupted Ron, "I believe in his character. On the Quidditch field back then, he would rather admit defeat than win. We don’t need to doubt him about this.”
As he spoke, Harry turned the book in his hand to page sixty-nine according to the number of pages Cedric told him.
The page clearly records a type of herbal medicine - gill grass.
"Gillweed is produced in the Mediterranean area. It is grey-green, long and sticky in shape..." Ron read to the content written in the book, "This is not a spell. It can be compared with tomorrow's game. what is the relationship?"
"Keep looking back, Ron!" Hermione glanced back at him, then read his words:
"It was discovered by Eladora Catridge in the early years. According to him, after wizards take gill grass, they will grow gills that can breathe underwater, and their hands and feet will also grow webs for swimming... "
Hermione raised her head in surprise and found that both Harry and Ron had the same look in their eyes.
"It actually works!" Ron exclaimed, "Does this mean Harry can hide a gillweed in his pocket and eat it before it gets into the water..."
"Don't be too quick to be happy. I think it's best for us to read through the functions of the gillweed first -" Hermione said rigorously, "What if it has any side effects?"
Then, she continued to read: "The effect of this herb was verified by herbalist Beomont Meteri Banks a century later. He determined that the magic power of a gillyweed can maintain for about An hour’s time.”
The surprise in the eyes of the three of them became more and more intense.
The effects of gillweed can last for about an hour. This is a herb tailor-made for the second event of the Four-wizard Tournament!
"We must get a gillweed!" Harry slapped his thigh violently and jumped up from his seat. "I can wear the invisibility cloak and sneak to Hogsmeade secretly and go to the herb shop over there. Buy one!”
With that said, he was about to rush back to the common room and grab his invisibility cloak.
However, at this moment, Hermione caught a glimpse of the last line of small words on the page:
"Attachment: Gill grass is relatively rare and is a precious potion material. It is not recommended for long-term consumption as a means of swimming; it is not recommended to be sold in a range."
Her eyes widened and she grabbed Harry's arm in a panic.
"Wait a minute, Harry, the herb shop in Hogsmeade may not have gillweed..."
"Why?" Harry and Ron paused in their eager movements.
Hermione pointed out the last line of small words in the book to them, and the expressions of joy on Harry and Ron's faces suddenly froze.
"Then what should we do?" Harry asked confused.
Ron looked at the various other books piled up next to him, and his eyes gradually became a little blurry.
"Digory probably didn't see that small line of writing, otherwise he wouldn't have given this book to you..." He murmured, "Isn't there any way for Harry to complete the game? "
The three people stood there in a daze, barely even noticing Mrs. Pince's fierce move to chase them away.
"I've told you several times, the library is closed!" Mrs. Pince shouted angrily, "Are you three guys challenging the authority of the librarian?!"
She has been the librarian at Hogwarts for so many years and holds the "power of life and death" over all books. Any little wizard who needs to borrow books needs to have a certain degree of respect for her, and she is proud of it. .
However, just today, someone actually dared to ignore Mrs. Pince as the librarian. This was definitely a direct rebellion against the librarian's authority!
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Pince, we just got distracted." Hermione, who still often comes to the library to borrow books and has had the most interactions with Mrs. Pince, was the first to react and quickly apologized, "We'll leave right away!"
With that said, she immediately took Harry and Ron and ran out, leaving Mrs. Pince resentfully sorting out the large volume of books they left behind.
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On the other side, Hermione held one hand in each hand while pulling Ron and Harry towards the Gryffindor common room.
While running, she said hurriedly: "You two hurry up, maybe we still have a chance now."
"Give up, Hermione, we have no chance..." Ron let Hermione pull him and said dejectedly, "Just let Harry go swim twice in the Black Lake. Professor Dracula will do it." Take him out of the water."
"I'd better go to Hogsmeade and take a look. What if the herb shop over there has gillyweed?" Harry didn't give up on himself like Ron, but his expression was also not optimistic.
"The competition is not over yet, and everything has not settled yet!" Hermione looked at the two of them sternly and said loudly, "Both of you, cheer up. Harry still has a chance to succeed in the competition tomorrow!"
"Have you thought of anything, Hermione?" Harry looked at Hermione hopefully, raising the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Yeah." Hermione nodded heavily, "There's no gillyweed in the herbal shop in Hogsmeade, but that doesn't mean there's no gillyweed in other places!"
"you mean……"
"Gillweed is not only a tool to help people swim, it is also a very precious potion material." Hermione said, "Let's go look for it in Snape's potion storage room and we should find something. of."
Ron and Harry's eyes widened in surprise.
They never thought that Hermione, an top student who always abides by school rules and disciplines, would be the first to propose the plan to steal the Potions Professor's things...
"Hermione, are you really not infected by Fred and George who violate school rules?" Ron hesitated and asked in a low voice.
"I'm just doing it for Harry, just this once!" Hermione glared at Ron and said sternly.
Then, she looked at Harry and said, "Harry, hurry up and go back to the dormitory to get your invisibility cloak. Let's go to Snape's office under the castle together... Also, I think we need a few helpers."
That night, Fred and George pulled off a big operation in the corridors of the dungeons of Hogwarts Castle.
They first threw several large dung eggs at the door of the Slytherin common room, and then set off several exaggerated fireworks outside Snape's office door.
According to Fred and George, they had wanted to do this for a long time.
Snape was so angry that he stayed up late at night and rushed out of the office angrily, determined to catch the troublemakers who didn't take them seriously.
However, Fred and George had the advantage of the Marauder's Map. They shuttled back and forth among the various secret passages in the castle, tricked Snape around, and even took him from the underground to the eighth floor of the main tower. Got caught once.
At the same time, three young wizards, hiding in a large invisibility cloak, sneaked into the castle dungeon when Snape went out to capture Fred and George.
"Alohomora opens."
Hermione pointed her wand at the door lock of the potion material storage room and whispered softly.
The door lock opened in response. Harry, Ron and Hermione pushed open the door and walked in. They saw countless potion materials and many experimental products soaked in jars, including some extremely strange things. Look It looks particularly permeable.
"Is it so easy to get in here?" Ron closed the door and asked doubtfully, "I thought Snape was very powerful, but I didn't expect that his protective magic was so bad."
"Maybe... he never thought that anyone would dare to sneak into his potion storage room?" Harry said with some uncertainty.
Hermione frowned, staring at the wand that had just cast the Unlock Charm.
"Why do I feel a little strange..." she whispered, "Snape's protective magic should not be so fragile. Instead, I feel that it has been cracked, leaving only the most ordinary door lock. Leave it to me."
"Don't think so much, just come in." Ron said carelessly, "Instead of thinking about all these things, it's better to seize the time and help Harry find the Gillweed!"
"Yeah, that's right." Hermione nodded in agreement.
Then, the three little wizards began to rummage through Snape's potion material storage room, comparing the descriptions in the book sent by Cedric, trying to find what Harry needed in a few hours. The gillyweed used.
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