Chapter 544 Helena Ravenclaw

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Kyle dived directly into the lake with the Bubblehead Curse.

Although the Bubblehead Curse allowed him to move freely underwater, it did not provide an advantage in speed, so Kyle immediately took out his wand and used Transfiguration to transform himself into a pair of flippers.

This made him swim much faster.

The Black Lake was large and bottomless. The further Kyle swam downstream, the darker the light became. He used the stands on the water to identify the direction and swam towards the middle of the lake.

Through the bubbles in front of him, the dark and hazy lake water seemed to have a strange color.

The small fish swam gently and passed by Kyle, like a silver arrow.

However, this was not a beautiful picture, because in addition to the small fish, there were many Grindylows in the lake.

They hid in the dark place at the bottom of the lake and tried to attack every creature passing by.

Kyle encountered two of them. Fortunately, he found them in time and knocked them out with a spell before the Grindylows stretched out their claws.

A simple extraction spell can solve this kind of dark creature, which can be said to be very easy... Of course, the premise is that there are only one or two. If there are a group, it will be a little troublesome.

Kyle speeded up and continued to swim forward.

There was only half an hour left, and he had to find the right place as quickly as possible.

Along the way, Grindylows kept jumping out of the dark or water plants, causing a lot of trouble for Kyle.

There was also one that tried to catch the bubble on Kyle's head, and its fate was the worst. It was directly knocked out of the water by the repulsion spell and fell somewhere unknown.

But just when Kyle knocked the Grindylow away, a voice suddenly came from the quiet black lake.

"You seem to have encountered some trouble..."

Kyle turned his head suddenly, but saw a vague, pearly white figure floating beside him.

"Are you... Ms. Grey from Ravenclaw?" Kyle said, and his voice seemed a little dull after passing through the bubble head spell.

He never thought that he could see a ghost here, and it was a Ravenclaw ghost.

The ghost of Ms. Grey still looked melancholy. She circled around Kyle and then pointed.

"You can go over there."

However, Kyle did not move, but continued to look at her in confusion.

To be honest, if it was another ghost, whether it was the fat monk of Hufflepuff, the almost headless Nick, or Myrtle, Peeves, Kyle would definitely swim over there without saying a word.

Because Kyle had dealt with them before and was familiar with each other, it was understandable that the ghosts came to help.

But Ms. Grey... Kyle did not remember any intersection between him and her, and he had not even said a word.

And even the students of Ravenclaw were like this. She just floated aimlessly in the castle every day and ignored everyone.

Kyle really couldn't figure out why she suddenly came out to help him... It couldn't be for the honor of Hogwarts. I'm afraid even Peeves wouldn't believe it.

"I overheard your conversation a few days ago... you and an invisible wizard."

As if she had guessed Kyle's doubts, Ms. Grey immediately said: "I also heard you talking about my mother's crown... I want to know if that's true."

"Your mother..."

"Rowena Ravenclaw." Ms. Grey said, "I am her daughter. When I was alive, my name was Helena Ravenclaw."

Hearing her say this, Kyle also remembered that it seemed to be true.

"Ah, yes." He hurriedly said: "I found Ms. Ravenclaw's crown."

"Can you tell me about it?" Ms. Grey, or Helena, whispered: "I heard you mention "repair"... Is the crown broken?"

"Sorry, this matter cannot be explained in one or two sentences, and..." Kyle pointed to the direction of the water, "I may not have extra time now."

"Then wait until the end of this game." Helena said, "I'll wait for you in the castle."

Kyle nodded, and then swam in the direction of her finger.

Because of the delay, Kyle had to speed up again...

After about ten minutes, he heard a series of intermittent shouts and painful neighs.

The lake water in front suddenly became turbid. After passing through a patch of water grass, Kyle saw an open space with about a dozen mermaids. They were holding spears and ropes in their hands and chasing a strange creature.

Its upper body is a horse, and its lower body is more like a fish. It is covered with broad-leaved cattails, which look like mane.

Water monster!

Is there such a creature in the Black Lake of Hogwarts?

Kyle was slightly surprised, but he quickly reacted. After all, no one knows how big the Black Lake is, and where the deepest part is connected, so it is normal for a water monster to appear.

The water monster in front of him probably came here accidentally and entered the territory of the mermaids by mistake, and is being hunted.

A mermaid may not be a match for the water monster, but facing a well-equipped and well-trained mermaid team, the water monster will hardly have any advantage.

There were several spears stuck in its body, and its front hooves and tail were tied tightly with ropes. Large amounts of blood gushed out of the wounds and floated in the lake.

There were also many motionless mermaids around. Obviously, in order to catch it, the mermaids also suffered heavy losses.

As Kyle was thinking, the mermaids also found him, and several spears were instantly aimed at here.

"Who is there..." The leading mermaid made a sharp sound.

He was nothing like the mermaid in the castle portrait. He had yellow eyes, incomplete teeth, iron-gray skin, messy hair, like a pile of tangled water plants, and pebbles strung together with thick ropes on his neck.

"I am a student of Hogwarts and one of the warriors of the Triwizard Tournament." Kyle explained hurriedly: "I need to carry out the second project underwater. Professor Dumbledore should have told you."

The mermaid leader let down his guard slightly and continued to turn his spearhead to the sea monster.

"Wizard, this is not where they are trapped. You have to keep going forward. Go quickly. It's dangerous here."

"I think I can help you." Kyle did not leave, but swam forward a little more.

"The kelpie is going crazy. If this continues, even if you can kill it, you will lose at least half of your people."

"This is our duty, don't worry about it."

"I can help you." Kyle said again: "I have seen how Newt Scamander dealt with the kelpie. You should know him."

According to his experience, it is generally effective to mention Newt's name in front of intelligent magical animals, especially near Hogwarts.

As expected...

"Scamander?"

Hearing this name, the mermaid leader turned his head again and looked at Kyle up and down.

"He helped us find this habitat and is our tribe's eternal friend... Do you really know him?"

"Of course." Kyle said quickly. "I go to his house every holiday."

He swam forward again, and this time, the mermaids finally stopped driving him away.