A Beating Heart

"Are the fish-men in the Cold Water Area all rather... clever?" Luna looked at Vizet and blinked. "Professor Lupin told us before that quite a few Merpeople live beneath the Black Lake."

"Those Merpeople even tamed Grindylows, making the Grindylows help them search for food. When enemies intrude into their territory, the Grindylows also launch attacks as the vanguard."

"There are Merpeople in the Warm Water Area too. The Merpeople there have more beautiful appearances..." Vizet said. "They're not all that willing to tame Grindylows, though..."

Luna went on, "But they have beautiful voices and can chant lovely poems to beguile enemies who intrude into their territory..."

The two of them enjoyed the pleasant stream, chatting as they usually did about topics that interested them both.

"I wonder if there are Merpeople in the Temperate Water Area?" Luna tucked her hair behind her ear, leaned down, scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it into the distance.

That handful of water scattered in midair, turning hazily into a rainbow-like halo.

"The Temperate Water Area?" Vizet looked at Luna and said slowly, "Like our village?"

Devon, where Ottery St Catchpole was located, bordered the Atlantic Ocean and was affected by the corresponding climate;

It was precisely because of this that if one wanted to see snow in Ottery St Catchpole in winter, it was best to rely on the Weather Charm;

The advantage, meanwhile, was that summer was not especially hot, which did fit the "Temperate Water Area" Luna had mentioned.

Vizet felt a stir of interest. "Maybe in one of the streams in this village, there's a mermaid living there? Because she comes from a warm place..."

"So it's neither cold nor especially warm, and so she's not only beautiful but also very clever. She can be friends with