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The next few weeks were stress filled. On top of classes Astrid had do deal with Casey, Sailor, and Fred constantly talking about the kiss between Astrid and George. With this she had spent all her spare time trying to figure out the eggs clue. Harry seemed to not know what it was either, and as it was now two days before the challenge she needed to figure something out quickly. She was now sitting in a corridor, her head lying on George's shoulder. Her hand was in his and her other was holding the egg in her lap.
"I just, I can't understand why it would just be loud screeching" she said as the boy rubbed his thumb over her hand. She had sent Remus a letter through Hedwig so it would reach him quickly and he had replied with a few different options, none of them making sense to her. Suddenly she lifted, quickly releasing the boys hand.
"Can't understand loud screeching!" she exclaimed. George looked at her like she was crazy before she jumped up, pulling him up with her. "I need Sailor to tell Cedric to let me use the prefects bath."
She stood on her toes, pecking the boys cheek and running down the corridor towards the school. He stood, a confused look on his face.
"Astrid what is it?" he yelled out as the she turned to face him.
"I'll tell you if I'm right" she shouted back. "I'll see you in a little while!"
With that she disappeared into the school.
**
Sailor had successfully convinced Cedric to allow Astrid to use the bath so the girl was now sitting in a huge bath filled with bubbles and warm water that soothed her skin. The girl thought that even if she wasn't right, this bath was worth the try. She finally reached over, grabbing the egg in her hand. She took a deep breath, holding it as she went underwater, opening her eyes and the egg. That's when she heard it.
'Come seek us where our voices sound
We cannot sing above the ground
An hour long you'll have to look
To recover what we took'
Astrid lifted back out of the water, a smile across her face. She had figured it out. She got out, drying quickly and throwing a sweatshirt and leggings on. She quickly slipped her converse on and grabbed the egg, heading down the hall quickly. At the end sat George who was waiting for her to come back and tell him if it was right. Their other friends were there earlier but she realized she had been in the bath longer than expected.
"Sorry" she said approaching him, her wet hair clinging to her neck. He smiled softly and stood. "Did the others leave?"
"Yea they said you would tell them tomorrow, I'm not sure where they went" he began before looking to the egg. "Did you figure it out?"
