Chapter 382 Gillyweed, Dobby's Assistance

"I'm not ready." Harry said embarrassedly.

Aaron was a little bit unbelievable. He revealed the clue to Harry on Christmas Day, and it's been almost two months and he's still not ready.

"Well! I shouldn't have expected anything from you.

To be honest, what's the progress?

Are you not sure about fighting the giant squid, or don't know how to deal with Grindylow, or don't know how to find those mermaids?"

Hearing this, Harry swallowed hard, his face pale.

He was only thinking about how to breathe underwater, but ignored the terrible creatures in the black lake.

"Uh... I want to know how to breathe underwater."

Aaron was stunned for a moment, and looked at Harry with a bit of surprise, "You can't even handle the first step?"

"I have tried my best. We have searched all the books about water in the library, but still found nothing." Harry explained anxiously, "Breathing underwater is simply impossible for us fourth graders."

"Speak more seriously, I am also a fourth grader."

"You are an exception." Harry added hurriedly, "Now only you can help me."

Aaron rolled his eyes. He swore that if it wasn't because Adrian didn't want any major accidents in the Triwizard Tournament, he would definitely turn around and leave.

"The Bubble Head Charm, this spell can create a large bubble around the head, which can isolate the polluted air and can also be used for underwater breathing, barely maintaining for an hour.

Cedric and Fleur are going to use this spell." Aaron said, and then changed the subject, "But you don't have to think about this one. There are not many senior wizards who have mastered the Bubble Head Charm."

"Then is there any other way?"

"Of course there is, but..." Aaron looked at Harry suspiciously, "There are less than two days left, are you sure it's still in time to learn magic?"

"You won't ask me to prepare a scuba tank too?"

"Not really, not really.

There is such a plant called Gillyweed. If you eat it, you will grow gills, and your limbs will become flippers, allowing you to move freely underwater for more than an hour."

Harry was immediately overjoyed. Gillyweed sounds much more reliable than spells.

Not only can you breathe underwater, but your hands and feet will also become the most advantageous tools, and you can save the magic power of using the Bubble Head Charm, directly winning a large number of other warriors at the starting line!

"Where can I find this herb?"

"The Mediterranean." Aaron said half-jokingly.

"What?" Harry's enthusiasm was dampened. "The competition will start the day after tomorrow. The Mediterranean is so far away that it's too late to go back and forth.

Is there no such herb in Hogwarts? If it's farther away, it's Hogsmeade. I really can't do anything outside these two ranges."

"So you're quite lucky." Aaron smiled meaningfully, "Hogwarts happens to have Gillyweed, and it's in a professor's private storage room."

Harry was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "Professor Sprout, I should have thought of it earlier.

The botanical gardens of Hogwarts are all hers, and Gillyweed must be in her hands. She will definitely give this herb to Cedric, so that he can gain a greater advantage in the Triwizard Tournament."

"It's worthy of being Harry Potter." Aaron gave a thumbs up directly, "Maybe you are right. In addition to Professor Snape, Professor Sprout may also have this extremely precious herb."

Boom!

Harry was struck by a bolt from the blue, and a sense of despair enveloped him.

If the Gillyweed was in Professor Sprout's hands, it would be difficult, but not hopeless.

He revealed the content of the first project to Cedric, which made the Hufflepuff warrior owe him a favor. Even if he wanted to repay the favor, Cedric had to do him this favor?

As for whether being a villain would affect his character, he no longer cared.

Ever since Cedric stole his dance partner (although he might not know that he was interested in Qiu Zhang), their relationship had unilaterally dropped to the freezing point.

But if the Gillyweed was in Snape's hands, it would be very difficult.

At least being a villain is definitely not enough, you have to be a ruthless person to have a chance.

Harry forced a smile, "Are there any other methods besides these two?"

"Well... Viktor Krum has been practicing diving these days. I guess he should have mastered a kind of Transfiguration, but it won't be Animagus. You can go ask him."

"Haha! Can you tell me a method that is suitable for a fourth-year wizard like me?"

"Uh... That's a bit too much to ask." Aaron touched his chin and said, "At present, Gillyweed is the most suitable for you, but I will definitely not make Professor Snape feel embarrassed for you."

"Really?" Harry said in a dull voice, "Thank you for telling me this."

"You're welcome." Aaron waved his hand, "You can try to find other people, Moody, Hagrid and even all the Gryffindors, they are willing to help you."

"Got it." Harry nodded listlessly and turned to Ron and Hermione.

Aaron saw that he looked like he had no desire to live and had no intention of helping. He was not Harry Potter's nanny, and he had done his best to remind him so far.

"What's going on?" Ron asked anxiously.

Harry shook his head silently, "Let's look in the book to see if there are any other ways?"

"Didn't he tell you?" Hermione frowned slightly, "It shouldn't be!"

"No, he said it, and even said it very clearly." Harry said bitterly, "A spell called the Bubblehead Curse, but I can't learn it in two days. A herb called Gillyweed, which can grow fish gills and flippers when eaten, but this herb is in Snape's hands."

Hermione and Ron looked at each other. They would rather believe that Harry could learn the Bubblehead Curse in two days than believe that Snape would give him the Gillyweed.

......

In the following time, Harry and the other two soaked themselves in the library.

From early morning to afternoon, they kept flipping through various magic books. They were eager to find a third way to breathe underwater.

Harry was under more pressure because the difficulty of the second project was not only breathing underwater, but also dealing with underwater creatures, but he didn't dare to tell the two because the underwater breathing alone tortured them crazy.

The next day, they repeated the operation of the first day, but in addition to disappointment, they also received despair.

Because Professor McGonagall sent George and Fred to call Ron and Hermione to the office. The reason was unclear, but they tacitly believed that the Triwizard Tournament tested the ability of warriors and others could not help.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Madam Pince closed the library and drove them out.

Harry's mood became heavier and heavier. He returned to the common room and was about to put on the invisibility cloak to go to the library, but before he could act, Dobby suddenly appeared at his bedside.

"Dobby, what are you doing here?

Forget it, it doesn't matter what you do here. I have to go to the library now, don't stop me."

"No need to go." Dobby said, "Dobby knows what Harry Potter is looking for, and Dobby found it for him."

"What?"

"Gillweed." Dobby took out a ball of gray-green slippery things, "Harry Potter needs this."

"You..." Harry's face became extremely solemn after a brief snickering, "I am very grateful to you Dobby, but... you stole Snape's herbs."

"He didn't know that it was Dobby who stole it." Dobby said guiltily, "How did Harry Potter know where Dobby found the gillyweed?"

"Aaron told me." Harry was angry and helpless. He sighed, "He told me yesterday that the gillyweed was stolen today, and I used it in the second competition. Anyone with a brain knows that I stole it."

"Mr. Gaius won't tell Professor Snape, will he?"

"It's hard to say, but it doesn't matter whether he says it or not.

As long as I use gillyweed in the competition, Snape will definitely be able to see it." Harry smiled bitterly, "Dobby, give the things back!

I won't do the second competition. At worst, I won't want that thing."

"No." Dobby shook his head firmly, "That's not an ordinary thing. It's Harry's Whippet. Dobby can't let Harry lose his Whippet."

"Whippet? What Whippet?" Harry asked at a loss.

"It's the person who gave Dobby a sweater on Christmas."

Hearing this, Harry was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he quickly took off his invisibility cloak and walked to Ron's bed, but there was nothing in the quilt.

"The mermaid took Ron away, so Hermione..."

"Just as Harry Potter thought, they are the warriors' most beloved things." Dobby said, "If an hour passes..."

"All hope is gone, completely gone, and never to appear again." Harry remembered the song in the golden egg, and a look of horror appeared on his face. He took the gillyweed in his hand very decisively.

Hermione has Aaron, so he doesn't have to worry at all, but if he can't save Ron, he will probably spend the rest of his life in regret.

Compared with Ron's life, offending Snape can be completely ignored. In short, their relationship can't get worse.

"Dobby, you really helped a lot this time."

"It's good to be able to help you, sir." Dobby said embarrassedly.

"There are still some questions. How did you know that Ron would be captured by the mermaid? How did you know about the herb Gillyweed?"

"Dobby is a house elf. One time when he was cleaning, he heard Professor Moody and Professor McGonagall discussing the hostages.

They mentioned Gillyweed, and Professor Snape's private storage room happened to have this herb, so Dobby..." Dobby paused and kept banging his head against the foot of the bed, "Bad Dobby, bad Dobby..."

Harry hurriedly pulled him away, "Dobby, stop it, you don't have to feel guilty about stealing.

Anyway, thank you very much for what you did for me, but you should go back now, as the other house-elves may be looking for you."