The Clue

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Harry
It's the next day, and I only have 2 weeks to figure out what the egg means. When I was walking through the bridge, Cedric came up to me. He said "Harry! How are you doing?" I turned around and said "spectacular." He said "I can't thank you enough for letting me know about the first task. I think we should all help each other out." I nodded, and he said "now I want to help you. Have you ever thought of holding the egg under water?" I shook my head, and said "no, why?" Cedric started walking backwards and he said "you should go to the prefect's bathroom. Think it over." After classes, I decided to go and take the egg. When I got there, I got in the tub and had the egg next to me. I looked at it, and opened it. The scream came out, so I closed it right away. Then, I heard someone, and when I looked up, i saw moaning myrtle. She said "long time no see, Harry." I started gathering more bubbles around me, and said "myrtle, what are you doing here?" She said "I was circling the drain the other day and could swear I saw a bit of polijuice potion. Not being a bad boy, are you?" So she would know, I said "myrtle, I have a girlfriend." She started getting closer, and I moved away. She scooted over, and laid her head on me. I couldn't feel it, but then she backed away. I said "myrtle, did you say try putting it in the water?" "That's what Cedric did. The other boy," she said. I dropped it in, and heard music. I put my head underwater, and heard:

Come seek us where our voices sound,
We cannot sing above the ground.
An hour long you have to look,
To recover what we took.

I pulled my head out and then got dressed. I took the egg with me and went back to the common room. I saw Ron, Hermione, and Aria sitting together, so I walked up to them and said "I figured it out." They looked at me, and Aria said "what's the clue?" I repeated it to them, and Hermione said "so you'll be somewhere under water." Aria said "which would be the black lake." Hermione then said "and the rest is obvious." I asked "how am I going to breathe under water for an hour?" They shrugged, and then Hermione and Ron went upstairs early. Aria smiled at me, and I sat down next to her. She said "I'm so proud of you, Harry." I smiled and kissed her cheek. She smiled, and kissed me. After a few seconds, I pulled away and said "you're the best girl in the world." She giggled and said "you're the best guy in the world." I smiled and kissed her. She kissed me back, and after a few minutes, we pulled away. Aria said "I'm tired, so I'm going to go to sleep." I agreed, and then we went upstairs to go to sleep.

Aria
It's been a few days, and today they told us to meet in the Great Hall. Girls were on one side, and boys were on the other, so Harry and I separated. McGonagall came and said "this year, we are also having a Yule Ball. This event is a dance, so I'm here to teach you how to dance." She then said "Mr. Weasley, can you help me?" Harry smiled and pushed him forward. By the way, Harry's arm is in a cast, and he has scratches on his face from the first task. McGonagall then said "now put your hand on my waist." Ron looked confused and said "what?" I tried not to laugh, and I could see Harry and the Weasleys trying not to laugh, too." She put Ron's hand on her waist, and the music started. She was counting out loud " 1 2 3, 1 2 3," and then she invited us to join. I stood up, and walked towards the middle. Harry walked towards me and said "would you like to dance?" I giggled and nodded my head, and then Harry's arm went on my waist. We started dancing, and we were both glancing at our feet, but after a bit, we got into it. After a while, it was over, and we walked out. Harry held my hand, and I said "that was fun!" He agreed, and kissed me. I smiled, and then we walked back to the common room. We sat down, and teased Ron about what happened. He said "I didn't know what to do!" We all laughed, and then shifted our conversation from the Yule Ball to the second task. Harry asked "have you figured out how I'm going to breathe for an hour?" Aria said "we don't know yet." I could tell it was killing her not to know what I could use. We continued our study on what I could use, and after a long hour of searching, we decided to go to sleep. When we went upstairs, Ron said "the Yule Ball is next week. Have you asked her yet?" He was talking about Aria, and I said "I guess we both kind of assumed we were going together." Ron said "but you at least have to ask her! Make it special." "I'm not good with that stuff," I said. "I'll help you out," said Ron. He then started giving me his lessons. I asked him "how do you know all this?" "I have a lot of brothers," he said. I nodded, and he continued.

Aria
Hermione asked me "so, has Harry asked you yet?" I said "no, but we're going together though." She said "but he's supposed to ask you anyway." I said "it's fine. I'm not big on that stuff." She then said "I bet he'll ask you." I shrugged, but was secretly hoping he would. I didn't want to tell Hermione this, but I love those little things. Anyway, with the thoughts of the second task and the Yule Ball, I fell into a heavy sleep.

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