Aquatic Tongue?

The Hippocampus had a piece of seaweed wrapped around its front hoof, swaying with the waves.

Harry finally understood the reason: judging from the freshness of the seaweed, it had probably only recently left the ocean and arrived in the freshwater.

It's very likely that it has never eaten Rainbowfish.

Therefore, it doesn't treat the Rainbowfish as much as its other species.

"I knew it! Harry wasn't stunned!" Mr. Weasley shouted excitedly from outside the maze.

On the screen, Harry is deep in thought, completely still.

The same applies to the Hippocampus.

It's clear that Harry didn't just sit idly by.

Instead, it secretly cast some kind of concealed immobilization spell.

And that is indeed the case.

After Harry finished thinking, the thought of getting the Durmstrang Badge immediately came to his mind.

His water friend then stepped in.

The result was that the Hippocampus froze in motion, like a beetle encased in amber.

Durmstrang's badge detached from the rock and flew into Harry's hand.

This scene is reminiscent of the way Phoebe Beauxbatons Badge just now.

"Professor Dumbledore, was Harry's strange way of moving around related to this? I mean, manipulating water," Ron asked curiously from the stands, having tossed Lavender's letter and his annoyance into his pocket.

Dumbledore nodded, his deep blue eyes shining with a lustrous light, as if he had observed something through the screen.

"You have excellent observation skills."

Harry's performance really surprised me.

If it were me, I could easily control it by injecting magic into the water.

Turn it into a cage, or change its nature.

No incantations are needed.

But Harry's is different.

The lake water seemed to come alive.

It was just to help him.

It wasn't like me giving direct commands or controlling someone, but rather communicating like a friend.

I have never seen magic like this before.

Even more bizarrely, this wasn't achieved through mainstream spells, but rather through auxiliary Potions.

"Isn't Miss Dracula the same? And she seems to have gone a step further Harry."

Dumbledore shook his head. "She was like a monarch of water."

The control of water still relies on commands.

No different from me.

Water in our hands is lifeless.

Even if it exists, it is a temporary and illusory life that we bestow upon it.

Harry, on the other hand, was truly communicating with the water.

The water came to life without any external force.

No, or perhaps it was already alive.

We just don't know this language and can't communicate with it.

Just like Parseltongue is to snakes.

In our understanding, snakes are also creatures that only have animalistic instincts and no brains.

In Muggle science, snakes do not possess higher Wisdom.

But if you speak Parseltongue, you'll discover a snake that is Wisdom and can communicate.

Could it be the same with water?

Harry learned the Aquatic Tongue from that Gillyweed.

Ron was completely bewildered.

Dumbledore was completely absorbed in his own world.

The following words became increasingly profound.

Ron couldn't understand anything. He could only look at the big screen.

Harry has now obtained two badges.

He is tied for second place with Krum.

However, Ron turned his gaze to the center of the four screens.

Because after Phoebe obtained all the badges, a distribution map appeared in the center of the four screens.

The three Champion are represented by three small dots, each a color corresponding to the uniform of their respective schools.

Therefore, Krum's behavior gradually became more obvious.

The path of his red dot clearly overlaps with the path of Harry's black dot.

Mr. Weasley, who was also the commentator, noticed, "Merlin's beard!"

Krum's shark nose could even detect the tracks of other Champion.

He chose Harry!

He is now swimming towards the Hippocampus!

And it's so fast!

Krum, now a shark, swims incredibly fast!

Is Harry's recent tie for second place with Krum about to disappear? Come on, Harry!

Ilvas continued to adopt a steady and methodical approach.

While moving left and right along the S-shape, it looked up and down.

He had arrived at the cave that Dracula had visited before.

But without the Champion Uniform and the power of War Magic, can he really get the badge from the Giant Squid Kraken?

Harry finally sped up!

Did he discover Krum's actions?

He was like someone lying in a lake, being pushed around by the water.

He's heading there now. I look at the map and it's Mermaid Statue!

And Krum has not yet reached the location of the Hippocampus.

Who will ultimately emerge victorious in second place?

Or will they arrive at the same time, obtain the badge, and still tie for second place?

Harry's speed boost is indeed related to Krum.

However, it has a stronger connection with Phoebe.

After the monarch who ruled the entire Black Lake departed.

Harry's water friends became active.

In contrast, they can exert more force.

After retrieving Durmstrang's badge from the guards of the Hippocampus,

Harry also learned this from his water friends.

A fish they had never seen before, but had been seeing frequently lately, and which matched only the upper half of his body, was swimming toward him.

Without a doubt, that was Krum.

Krum has now changed even more completely; he's become a shark.

Then Harry felt a sense of crisis and asked his water friends to help him move at a faster speed.

He was moving in the direction of places where other Champion had lingered for a long time, places he had never been.

His water friend happened to choose Mermaid Statue.

They avoided the caves that had already been infiltrated by Champion.

"Dracula has put on his shoes and left the water."

"It's a real shame, though, that she's back to normal now." Mr. Weasley paused, feeling a chill run down his spine again. "It seems the first place should go to Phoebe Dracula of Beauxbatons."

Let's follow her and see what the door at the end of the tunnel looks like—the one that requires four badges to open!

Also, the changes in the maze.

Red fireballs danced in the air, circling around the Phoebe.

Surprisingly, there wasn't a single drop of water on her body.

It was completely dry, as if it had never been submerged in the Black Lake.

Soon, she reached the end.

At the end of the stairs was a white ceiling.

That is the stone gate.

As the Phoebe approached, it began to tremble.

A suction force emanated from the stone gate.

However, the suction did not cause any disturbance to the dust or sand.

The hem of Phoebe's skirt was also (a series of disappointed sighs came from the stands).

Only four badges flew out of Phoebe's pocket.

It was sucked into the smooth stone slab, creating ripples like water.

Buzzing sound—the stone door opened.

The pitch-black starry sky was revealed, along with an elegant female voice.

It was the head of a beautiful woman.

His long, almond-shaped eyes were full of mockery.

"Hello, could you answer my riddle? Otherwise, I can't let you out."