Different Type Of Wizard

Upon the Hour

"ATTENTION!" Dumbledore said, amplifying his voice to gather everybody's attention. "Now, last night, something was stolen from each of our champions. A treasure of sort, which now lies deep at the bottom of the Black Lake. They will each have one hour only to retrieve the items. If they fail to complete the task within the time limit, I'm afraid that no matter of magic will save them." Professor Dumbledore said gravely.

Kakashi then heard the sound of the cannon, signalling the start of the trial and their hour. He dived proficiently into the water along with the others, swimming directly under the large dock. After resurfacing unseen he quickly summoned two water clones, instantly diving back into the water so not as to waste time. His first priority was to find Harry, then find the lost item.

It didn't take Kakashi long to spot Harry, his black mess of hair was even more disheveled in the water. His arms and legs had adapted well to the water, his fingers and toes were webbed like frog legs. Kakashi followed Harry through a tangled mess of seaweed or kelp, being sure to stay in his blindspot. Kakashi had done well to keep track of the amount of time they had left, to be sure that none of them were caught up in the magic bind.

After every six minutes, Kakashi had to Shunshin with one of his clones before running out of oxygen. As they went deeper, the time span between breaths of air shortened because of the tight pressure of the surrounding water. Kakashi saw Harry stop in the middle of the kelp field, taking notice of the sweet memorable melody of the mermaids. The exact melody as the clue from the egg. Harry turned his head, taking notice of Kakashi from the corner of his eye.

"Do you hear that?" Harry asked audibly, due to the capabilities of his new lungs. Kakashi didn't dare to respond, settling with nodding his head. If he were to attempt to speak, he would risk water filling into his lungs. The pressure of the water was so suffocating, that if Kakashi even parted his lips a little, he would drown. His head was already hurting due to the pressure on his ears as well. Kakashi listened to the sweet song, determining which direction it was originating from, however, when he listened closer to the lyrics he was shocked.

"An hour long you'll have to look,
To recover what we took...

...your times half gone, so tarry not.
Lest what you seek stays here to rot..."

Harry also seemed disturbed by the mermaids tune, turning to face Kakashi to voice his opinion. However, when he caught sight of Kakashi, the guard looked cold and on the brink of passing out.

"Are you actually just holding your breath!?" Harry asked shocked. Kakashi once again nodded his head, instantly getting dizzy from the movement. He would have to be extremely careful not to undo the clones because if he was dizzy, than so were they. Also, Kakashi was freezing, his limbs were stiff and moved slower than molasses. Harry noticed Kakashi's extreme discomfort.

"I'll pull you to the source of the music." Harry offered sternly, not willing to take no for an answer. Sure he and Kakashi had a heated argument the previous day, but that didn't mean he hated the Shinobi.

Kakashi held out his arm, not wanting to risk the dangers of nodding his head a third time. Harry understood the gesture, grabbing hold of Kakashi's wrist firmly. He swam more strongly to pull Kakashi beside him, exiting the kelp forrest in no time. They both instantly came upon a beautiful collection of houses made of corral and stone, the inhabitants not being what the two teens expected. They were semi ugly beings, with long hair that looked like jellyfish tenticals. In the middle of what looked like a mer-version of a villiage square, a crude sort of statue stood. A gigantic merperson hewn from a bolder, five people were bound tightly to the tail of the merperson. The mermaids were gathered around the statue, singing the melody; while others stood guard, wielding spears. Harry and Kakashi swam towards the hostages, half expecting the merpeople to charge at them and attack. However, they stayed still, paying little attention towards the two human teens.