HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Soon, Qiu Zhang rested and cast a drying spell on himself to make the wet clothes clinging to his body return to their original state. Then he put on his coat and went out to wait for Cedric.

Even though he had left the hot prefect's bathroom, and there was even a cool breeze blowing in the empty corridor, Qiu Zhang still felt his cheeks were slightly warm, and his mind kept replaying the hot and humid breath in the bath just now and the softness on his lips. touch.

"Autumn."

"Ah!...You, you are ready..."

Qiu Zhang unconsciously touched his lips with his fingers, and suddenly heard a voice coming from behind, and almost screamed in fright.

"Well, let's go back then!"

Cedric's brown hair was still wet with moisture. His deep eyes looked down at Qiu Zhang, with a clear smile on his lips and an unconscious tenderness in his eyebrows.

Soon, Cedric sent Qiu Zhang back to the door of the Ravenclaw lounge. Qiu Zhang opened the door of the Ravenclaw lounge and was about to enter the room. He couldn't help but look back and saw Cedric standing there. At the entrance of the stairs, he stared at this side with soft eyes, without any intention of leaving, as if waiting for Qiu Zhang to go back first.

Seeing Qiu Zhang's gaze, Cedric did not forget to curl his lips and show Qiu Zhang a faint smile. He raised his hand and waved, and said silently,

"Good night……"

"Good night……"

Qiu Zhang couldn't help but respond, lingering on Cedric with some ambiguous and tender eyes, and finally turned back into the house and closed the door.

……

In the potions class the next day, Snape explained the precautions for potions experiments in a concise and concise manner, and everyone started their own research according to the book.

Cho Chang and Cedric gathered together on a table. They were grinding rhinoceros horns into powder while chatting quietly about last night's discovery.

"What do you think the golden egg was trying to tell us yesterday?"

"Since it is related to water, it is probably related to underwater creatures..."

Qiu Zhang held the grinding rod in his hand and kept pounding it in the bowl while expressing his understanding.

"And based on the hints the song gave us, it seems we have to find something precious again. There is even an additional time limit compared to the first level..."

"Indeed, no matter what, we have to find a way to breathe in the water first... I mean, one hour, no matter how hard I hold my breath, I can't last that long!"

Cedric thought that the one-hour time limit must not be unreasonable. This underwater adventure would definitely not be easy.

"Yes, but it seems that you have an idea?"

Qiu Zhang pays attention. Cedric is not too anxious, but looks relaxed. A trace of pride flashes in his eyes. It seems that he has thought of some terrible solution.

"Well, do you remember the Bubble Charm?"

"You mean that...oh my God! That's indeed a good idea!"

Qiu Zhang thought that the function of the Head Bubble Charm was indeed practical and convenient, and it did not have various restrictions like other things. At least, within the time frame of the game, Cedric can freely use this spell to breathe underwater and search for so-called "treasures."

"I was thinking maybe we could tell Harry about this discovery, I mean after all he was the one who reminded me last time."

Looking at the bubbling potion crucible in front of him, Cedric seemed to have thought of something and approached Qiu Zhang to discuss it in a low voice.

"Of course, that's what it should be."

Qiu Zhang's eyes flashed slightly and he looked up at Cedric with bright eyes, as if he had been reminded of something very important.

"I'll be proud of you!" Qiu Zhang teased, glancing at Cedric with a teasing tone.

"Thank you!" Cedric accepted the offer gladly, gently bumping Qiu Zhang's shoulder with his arm, with a faint smile on his lips.

Suddenly, the two of them felt an inexplicable gloomy atmosphere behind them. Qiu Zhang unconsciously touched the back of his neck and immediately put his head in his hands.

At the same time, Professor Snape struck twice mercilessly, and the heavy book slapped Cho Chang and Cedric's foreheads unceremoniously, which brought a buzzing and painful feeling to their heads. Collisions cannot be easily resolved.

"I think I have told you in class more than once, don't talk useless gossip during the experiment! Are both of your ears blocked by splendens, or do you think you can do whatever you want because you think the potion is very good?! "

Professor Snape scolded the two of them mercilessly. His mouth sounded like a poisonous snake spitting out messages, and his eyes were sharp and cold, showing no shame.

"Sorry, Professor Snape."

"Sorry, Professor Snape."

Qiuchang and Cedric apologized tacitly to Professor Snape. Maybe it was because the two of them had really good grades and couldn't find any faults. Professor Snape didn't deduct the college's points viciously, but just said coldly. He glanced at Qiu Zhang and Cedric, then turned and left.

……

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In the library, Qiu Zhang walked to a bookshelf deep in the library with a clear goal. The rows of bookshelves recorded all the knowledge about magical animals.

"Underwater creatures..."

Qiu Zhang rummaged through the bookshelf and pulled out a grey-blue old-looking book. Leaning against the bookshelf and browsing casually.

"Grindylow... Loba, it shouldn't be this... mermaid..."

Seeing the word mermaid, Qiu Zhang's attention was immediately attracted, and he stopped at the page with pictures of mermaid portraits.

Mermaids are sentient beasts that live underwater and are found all over the world. Their living habits remain a mystery, and like the centaurs, they voluntarily reject the status of "human" and choose the identity of "beast" because they do not want to share the same identity with hags and vampires. Merfolk can breathe above water, but it's unclear whether they can truly live underwater.

Qiu Zhang read every word carefully, and couldn't help but think of the moving mermaid portrait he saw on the glass window of the prefect's bathroom that night.

The mermaids above are much prettier than this one, but it is also possible that the mermaids in different waters grow in different environments, resulting in very different appearances and habits.

"Autumn!"

A book on the opposite bookshelf was removed, and Cedric's face appeared in front of Qiu Zhang.

"Hey, you came just in time. I have a new discovery to tell you."

"Me too."

"Then you say it first..."

Qiu Zhang was not in a hurry, waiting for Cedric to walk around the bookshelf to Qiu Zhang, and pulled him to sit on the small sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling window.

"I just practiced the head-soaking spell for a long time. I put my head completely into a wooden bucket filled with water. It worked fine for a long time. However, if my roommate suddenly made a loud and scary sound, the head-soaking spell would become invalid instantly..."

Cedric felt a little helpless and annoyed. He casually scratched his hair and leaned against the window to think about something.

"This is not okay!"

Qiu Zhang immediately interrupted seriously, pushed the book in his hand to Cedric, and pointed to the mermaid page for him to look at.

"Obviously, there will be many obstacles in the second project. It seems that you need to practice more..."

"Well, it seems you really can't relax!"

Cedric read ten lines at a glance and after reading the information about the ferocious habits of mermaids, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly, shook his head and joked to himself with a wry smile.

"By the way, I just met Harry at the outdoor promenade, and he was still annoyed about the golden egg!"

Cedric suddenly thought of something interesting and poked Cho Chang with the book to share it with her.

Qiu Zhang could even clearly reproduce Harry's aggrieved, helpless and crazy expression in his mind, and he couldn't help but be amused.

"Then you should tell him!"

"Uh-huh! That's enough to remind him!"

Indeed, just the past few days when Qiu Zhang was in the library, he saw Furong, who had never been to the library, dragging a bunch of his fans with him, rummaging through books about underwater creatures, and practicing swimming. Krum, you can tell that their principal must have secretly prepared a secret for them to let them know the test questions in advance.

If not for Professor Moody's reminder, Cedric and Harry would not have known when they would have discovered the connection between golden eggs and water...

Thinking of this incident, Qiu Zhang once again fell into doubt and confusion...

"Speaking of which, why on earth did Professor Moody want to remind you?" Qiu Zhang asked in confusion, but all he got was an equally confused look from Cedric.

Qiu Zhang then spoke, "It's understandable that he went to talk to Harry alone. He and Harry seem to have a good relationship. After all... I didn't hear that he turned a Slytherin nuisance specifically for Harry. Animal?"

"Maybe... he also wants fairness. After all, both Krum and Fleur had their test questions leaked early..."

Cedric tentatively guessed, and although Qiu Zhang did not agree with it, he could only temporarily believe in this only reasonable reason.