"Everyone has their own specialty, and Lockhart is lucky; he found his," Kayson said, about to leave Professor McGonagall's office, but Professor McGonagall stopped him.
"Oh, right, Kayson, remember to help those two children research the golden egg they retrieved."
Kayson nodded: "No problem, it's my duty."
When Kayson returned to his office, sure enough, the two Little Wizardss were already sitting neatly on the sofa.
"Cedric, your method was a bit too brutal. My intention was to kill the competition, not to kill the dragon. Harry, well done, you passed through a field of flowers without a single petal clinging to you," Kayson said as he poured a cup of tea for each of the two Little Wizardss.
"Professor, I thought…" Cedric said, a bit awkwardly.
"Alright, alright, I know you misunderstood. The charge of slaughtering the dragon has been taken on by me, so don't worry," Kayson explained.
"Thank you, Professor," Cedric said, his face flushed.
On the other side, Kayson looked at the golden egg they had placed on the coffee table: "What's with this thing?"
"How about you twist it open, Professor?" Harry said with a mischievous grin.
Kayson looked at Harry's expression and shook his head: "No, just tell me what it is."
"It's said that the clue for the next task is inside this golden egg, but after we opened it, all that was left was a very unpleasant, ear-splitting sound," Cedric explained.
"I've never actually encountered this thing before," Kayson said, waving his hand, producing six small sponge cubes and tossing them onto the coffee table.
"Plug your ears."
After all three of them plugged their ears, Kayson casually picked up a golden egg and twisted it open with a 'click'.
A bewildered shriek instantly made him frown: "This sound is indeed a bit eerie."
He murmured as he closed the golden egg, then pulled out an Enchanting Table to extract all the golden egg's enchantments and basic code. He didn't know which Alchemist made this golden egg, but what was certain was that this deadly sound was definitely not the clue the golden egg originally intended to convey.
By checking its basic code, he could find the encryption method for the clue.
He looked at the enchantment book for a long time and finally found the symbol.
"Water…" he murmured, directly placing a cauldron, filling it with water, and putting the golden egg inside.
..... Nothing happened.
He reached in again and twisted the golden egg open, and the next moment, a gurgling sound emerged from it.
"This should be the true clue, but what is this sound?" Kayson said.
"This sound…" Cedric frowned; he seemed to remember…
"Is it a siren?"
Harry was a bit surprised to hear the answer: "Siren? The ones in the Black Lake?"
"Apparently so. But what are the lyrics they're singing? What does 'our most important treasure' mean?"
"That remains to be seen. Maybe it's your treasure in the traditional sense, or it could be an abstract concept, like your girlfriends," Kayson said with a smile.
When this topic came up, Harry couldn't help but feel a moment of dejection, but then he thought that not having a girlfriend sounded quite embarrassing, as it was an insult to his charm.
But if he changed his perspective, he wasn't lacking in charm, but simply didn't like women, preferring solitude and enjoying being alone—that sounded much cooler, like a Sigma male...
After quickly hypnotizing himself, Harry put on the air of a Sigma male, meaning he wasn't unable to find a girlfriend, but rather didn't want one: "But I don't have a girlfriend?"
"Not necessarily. For example, your treasure might be Ron or something," Kayson said with a shrug.
Harry, however, turned bright red at this remark, awkwardly rubbing the corner of his clothes with his fingers.
"Holy crap…" Kayson looked at Harry's girlish demeanor with a bewildered expression, instinctively feeling a bit panicked.
Had he accidentally activated some unknown attribute in Harry?
Harry quickly returned to normal: "So, Professor, do you mean our next task is very likely to be a struggle with those sirens in the Black Lake?"
"They might even make you rescue your most beloved… uh… treasure," Kayson said, feeling a bit awkward. After all, he had just seen Harry blush, and bringing up this topic again now felt somewhat unsettling.
"But Professor, how do we breathe underwater?" Harry asked, ignoring Kayson's oddness.
"That's the realm of charms. I remember a charm called the Bubble-Head Charm; you can try it," Kayson said, then looked at the two Little Wizardss.
Harry stared wide-eyed at Kayson, then quickly looked at Cedric, who shrugged: "I know that charm, but it's a bit complicated, involving some spatial magic and teleportation magic."
Harry instantly deflated: "I don't think I'll be able to learn such a complicated charm before the second task… But Sirius and the others did say I have a lot of talent for Dark Arts or destructive magic. Is there any magic that kills water and makes it drop oxygen for me?"
"Unfortunately… you shouldn't be asking me about that. You should ask Dumbledore, or Merlin would work too," Kayson said awkwardly.
"Alright then," Harry said dejectedly.
"But don't worry too much, I can still help you a little in the field of Alchemy," Kayson comforted him.
"Professor, you also said I have no talent in Alchemy," Harry suddenly said with a hint of resentment.
"..... Are you holding a grudge?" Kayson asked.
"Oh, how could I? How could I hold a grudge? I simply have no talent for Alchemy, how could I dare to hold a grudge or be angry?" Harry became annoyed at the thought of this, immediately speaking in a resentful, sarcastic tone.
Kayson rolled his eyes, looking speechlessly at Harry, who was suddenly throwing a tantrum: "Of course, if you can manage this yourself, I'd be very pleased… Can you?"
"Yes!" Harry said emphatically!
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