Will sat leisurely in the Fish Carriage. The light from Lumos illuminated a clear path ahead, and two Giant Fish pulled him smoothly through the water. They weren't fast, but the ride was remarkably steady.
It was a novel experience. After all, not everyone got to ride a Fish Carriage underwater.
Then he came across a blue figure—Pheobe.
Many of the routes marked on the parchment overlapped, so it was only natural that they would run into each other.
"What is that?" Pheobe frowned. She spotted the two Giant Fish and marveled that the waters beneath Hogwarts seemed to have everything. Then she noticed the "cart frame" behind them.
She stared in surprise at Will, who gave her a friendly wave. Neither of them had any reason to fight. They were both trying to rescue their hostages, and a fight might leave them both empty-handed while Durmstrang reaped the rewards.
After all, this task was about rescuing the hostages. The faster they were, the more points they would score.
Pheobe watched blankly as Will rode away. Seeming to have an idea, she began scanning the creatures on the lakebed as she swam, looking for a suitable "mount."
As Will went deeper, the scenery changed around him—from a dense Underwater Grassland to open water scattered with shipwrecks, then to underwater hills formed from coral and Rock.
The light from Lumos lit up the dark water ahead. He traveled at an easy pace, as though he were on an underwater sightseeing tour.
The marked destination on the parchment drew closer and closer. He passed through a dense Underwater Grassland, and the view suddenly opened up.
A Merpeople village built from Rock and coral lay ahead. At its center, a huge semicircular pocket of air stood out. Inside the barrier, Sylvia was tied