Chapter 207 205. Big fish! It's a big fish!
The first contact with Dumbledore did not last long. At noon, Dumbledore said that he still had more things to do, and ended the Floo network call.
However, although the time was short, it obviously made the students on the whole ship a lot more energetic.
Fox took away the diary that Jon found in Azkaban and the Floo powder sent by Scarbio and McNeil, and also gave them a two-way communication channel with the professors.
But before ending the call, Dumbledore also reminded Jon not to use this Floo network at will if it is not urgent.
Voldemort is monitoring and controlling the Floo network throughout France. If it is used too frequently, it will be easy for him to discover problems.
The speed of the Hogwarts sailing on the sea is not slow. When entering December, they have completely left the scope of the North Sea and reached the territory of the Norwegian Sea.
The further north you go, the colder the weather becomes.
Fortunately, although the students are a little tired of the day-to-day sailing life, the fresh sea surface and scenery have become boring at first, but in general, everyone’s mental state is still positive.
Especially when Christmas is coming up this year.
They have spent Halloween at sea, and they are looking forward to the next Christmas, and in the second week of December, less than three weeks later, the second Hogwarts fishing competition also started .
Although Jon didn't mean to disapprove, after all, there are few recreational activities for everyone on the boat, and only fishing has never been used as a pastime on land before, but he still expressed his gratitude to holding the second fishing event at such a time. The game was left speechless, especially after hearing what George had to say about his application for campaign approval.
"It's too superficial to hold it according to the time. Our fishing competition is calculated according to the sea area. There must be a gap between the fish species in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Of course, it is meaningful to hold the second competition immediately!"
What he said was plausible, and Jon complained a few words, but of course he didn't mean to disagree.
Fishing competition, a new entertainment item that has only appeared since going to sea, has brought great enthusiasm to the students on board.
There are more students participating this time. The competition rule is to bring your own fishing rods. The competition time is the whole day on Saturday when there is no class. Finally, the ranking is based on the weight of the catches caught by individuals.
Of course there is no fishing rod on board, the fishing rods used by the contestants are all conjured by their own Transfiguration, which sets a threshold for some lower-grade students who have not yet reached the standard in Transfiguration, but they can also go to senior students help.
The champion of the first fishing competition was Justin. It is said that when he was still at home, he often went fishing by the river with his father. Shark (that shark could break free from the hook and break the fishing line, but the moment it emerged from the sea, Justin precisely cast the petrification spell on it).
Of course, this is also the first time that the number of students participating in the fishing competition is not large. Everyone has never fished before, and they are a little timid, but now many people have been aroused. During the period of leaving from Azkaban Island A lot of practical experience accumulated over time.
On the day when the competition started, the deck was full of students. The participating students found their own positions around the deck. Finally, under the order of the referee Nick, everyone began to hang bait and hook.
Jon was also in the audience. He had never even touched a fishing rod before, so he didn't participate in the competition, but it was quite interesting to see the regretful expressions of these little anglers when they emptied the hook.
"The seventh Loba worm! Good job, Justin! You have the most hook bites this morning. Unfortunately, this is a fishing competition, not a worm fishing competition, and worms cannot be counted in the weight of the catch."
Nick floated in the air, looked at the fat worm on Justin's hook that was twisting its body, and praised it loudly.
Just his praise caused a group of people around him to burst into laughter.
"Maybe the fish in the Norwegian Sea don't like you, they may love me more."
Ron next to Justin said triumphantly that he has gained a lot in the bucket, and he can at least rank in the top three among the players.
Jon looked at the bug Justin angrily threw into his bucket, and said to Gabriel and Hermione beside him with some doubts.
"It may not be that Justin is unlucky. Creatures like Loba worms shouldn't be caught."
"Why?" Gabriel was full of curiosity, "Don't they have mouths? Can't they eat bait?"
Hermione, who often spends time in the library, explained to her.
"It's not because they don't have mouths. This kind of bug is a magical animal classified as **** by the Ministry of Magic. They generally only live on the bottom of the sea. Justin's fishing rod and the length of the fishing line obviously can't reach the bottom of the sea. .”
After understanding, Gabriel's transparent face was filled with surprise.
"Then how did he catch it?"
Just when Gabriel asked a question and Justin threw the hook into the sea, a huge force suddenly pulled the hook!
The fishing rod he created with his own hands instantly bent into an arc, and he almost missed it, letting the fishing rod fall out of his hand!
"There is a big deal! There is a big deal!" he shouted excitedly.
Everyone's eyes were attracted to him again. Many people were eager to try, but no one came up to help. The rules stipulate that if you want to be included in the score, you must catch it yourself. Of course, there is no restriction on the use of magic.
While firmly grasping the fishing rod, he pulled out his magic wand in an extremely quick reaction, and aimed at the position where the fishing line touched the sea surface with great experience.
Ron, who was still talking wildly before, can only look at it with envy. Just looking at the strength of this fish's struggle, he can be sure that its weight must be equal to the weight of the fish he caught all morning. a barrel.
Justin didn't compete with the fish in the sea. The test of the fisherman's skills began after the big fish took the bait. When he was about to test the strength of the fish, the force transmitted from the fishing rod suddenly became much lighter. .
He raised the hook almost effortlessly.
But what came out of the water with his hook was not a big fish at all, but an arm like a human!
(end of this chapter)