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Chapter 692: The Start of the Task
🕑 Added 2020-02-09 19:24:11 +0000 UTCEvan naturally could not sleep with Cho. The effect of the Polyjuice Potion was only one hour.
This meant that he would definitely change back when he went to bed at night. It was impossible for Evan to get up every hour to take the potion.
After having dinner sent by the house-elves, he rejected Cho’s invitation and didn't want to play Wizard's Chess with Harry.
Evan went back to the guest room on the first floor of the castle, locked the door, blew out the candles, and went to bed early.
He lay down, thought for a while, got up again, took off all his clothes, and then fell heavily on the bed...
After the transformation, Gabrielle's clothes would definitely not be suitable, and the Polyjuice Potion was really troublesome.
He heaved a sigh in the darkness. Today's experience was really special!
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night, not just for Evan but also for some others.
In the Gryffindor Common Room, Hermione and Gabrielle also kept talking until very late.
When there was no one around in the middle of the night, the two of them realized that it was time to go to bed and could not continue to drag on.
"Come on, they should all be asleep. Let's keep our voices down!" Hermione said, blushing.
A strange feeling rose in her body. Although she knew that Gabrielle was in front of her, she looked like Evan now.
She was personally leading ‘Evan’ to her bed, which made her head blank.
"I'd better stay here, if someone shows up..." said Gabrielle worried.
"No, as long as you pay attention, there will be no problem!" Hermione actively took Gabrielle and walked to the bedroom, saying, "Come on, I can't leave you here alone, you can't stay up all night."
She repeatedly told herself it was Gabrielle, not Evan, and there was nothing to be shy about.
In this kind of matter, her courage must be a little bit bigger and set an example for Gabrielle!
The defense magic at the entrance of the girls’ dormitory was not disturbed, which greatly relieved both of them.
They tiptoed and went into Hermione's bedroom. There was no sound around. At this time, everyone was asleep!
Hermione and Gabrielle looked at one another for a while, and then with Hermione’s help, Gabrielle took off her clothes in the dark.
They also did not wear pajamas and climbed to bed as quickly as possible.
Hermione lowered the curtain of the four-poster bed and let Gabrielle lie in it.
The originally spacious big bed became smaller with one more person in it.
Each of them thought about it, tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep.
None of them noticed when Gabrielle, who was clinging to Hermione, had returned to her former appearance.
More than four o'clock the next morning, Evan opened his eyes and woke up.
He took out the bottle and took a sip of the Polyjuice Potion before putting on his clothes and leaving the room.
At the end of the corridor, Dumbledore was already waiting outside, and he seemed to expect that Evan would be the first to wake up.
"Good morning, Professor!" said Evan before noticing that Moody was standing in the dark shadow of the corner.
In the dim light, his mutilated face seemed extraordinarily gloomy and his eyes were fixed on Evan.
Today was a crucial day, and his plan was coming true!
He would personally bring Harry Potter to the Dark Lord, and he would prove his loyalty to the great Lord Voldemort.
That was his dream and his greatest wish.
Although there were many changes in the middle, he didn't follow his original plan, let the cunning vampire go, killed his father with his own hands, and even might be sent to Azkaban again or die…
But he didn't care at all, as long as he could help the Dark Lord return, everything was worth it. At the thought of this, there was an air of craziness in Barty Crouch Jr.
"Hello, Gabrielle," said Dumbledore with a smile. "You look tired; didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Yes!" Evan nodded, glancing at Moody. "Maybe I’m too nervous, I feel bad to think of going under that huge lake... you know… I can't swim yet!"
"Don't worry, you won't be in danger," said Dumbledore calmly, and patted him gently on the shoulder. "We have made all the preparations. Believe me, you will return safely. I wish you good luck!"
"Thank you!" Evan nodded, standing beside Dumbledore.
After a while, Fudge, Bagman, Madame Maxime, Karkaroff, Sirius, Snape, Professor McGonagall, and several Aurors also came to the corridor on the first floor of the castle, Harry and Cho stepped out of the room.
Neither of them seemed to have slept well, with deep shadows under their eyes.
Everyone talked in a low voice, Sirius pulled Harry aside and told him something, and Harry nodded from time to time.
While the others were not paying attention, Evan secretly took another sip of the Polyjuice Potion, and he would drink it several times after he went to the bottom of the lake.
It was already past five o'clock. Poliakoff hadn’t come out yet. That guy was dead asleep, and everyone was waiting for him.
"Get up, Poliakoff, you disgusting boy!" Karkaroff knocked impatiently at the door, often rudely.
Five minutes later, after he walked out, Dumbledore began to cast spells on everyone.
A blue light flashed, and Evan lost consciousness and entered endless darkness...
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At the same time, Hermione also woke up early.
Feeling that someone was holding her body, she opened her eyes sharply, only to see that it was the little Gabrielle, and then she relaxed.
She had a strange dream last night, dreaming that she and Evan were in her bed...
Hermione hurriedly moved her mind elsewhere. Evan should have gone to the bottom of the lake now, and she hoped everything would go smoothly.
She thought for a while before she woke Gabrielle up and handed her the bottle containing the Polyjuice Potion and Evan’s clothes. When she turned back to Evan, the two of them came to the Common Room as quickly as possible without being noticed.
There were more and more people in the Common Room, everyone excitedly talking about the upcoming task.
During dinner yesterday, Dumbledore announced that today's task would be held in the lake in front of the castle, which was really exciting to everyone.
All the young wizards at Hogwarts knew about the depth of the lake, which contained the terrible giant squid and Kelpies.
Being able to breathe underwater was a great achievement in itself.
These discussions upset Hermione. She didn't want to stay here, and took Gabrielle to the Great Hall for breakfast.
They deliberately chose an empty corner, and it was about eight o'clock before they saw Ron coming in.
He was putting his wand upside down in his trouser pocket, and the other pocket was filled with Gillyweed.
