Its been a week since the ball and it's the second task in two days, me and cedric have been spending more time with each other but not as much as him and cho, Hermione, Harry and I were discussing the task and how we need to figure out the clue for the next task "the task is in two days and you haven't figured out the next clue to what it could be" Hermione said looking out towards the castle as we were on the bridge linking the castle to the grounds "I know Hermione" Harry said "how are we suppose to get the clue if the egg keeps screeching every time we open it" I said looking at Hermione, then we heard someone call us "hey guys" Harry looked round and started to walk off "Harry" I said after him, but when I looked round it was cedric who had caught up to us "Harry the egg: its fair if I give you a clue since you gave me one; the prefects bathroom isn't a bad place for a Beth" "cheers for that" Harry replied and walked off with a huge humph and Hermione traipsing behind "what was all that about" cedric asked confused "he's a bit stressed after all he is only 14 and didn't want to do this" I replied knowing full well that he's mad and jealous about me and cedric "so what you doing now" cedric asked pulling me into a hug "I was going to lay down in the common room, didn't get much sleep" "ok I see tomorrow then" "yea you shall" we kissed and went our separate ways.
I reached the common room and then I was picked up off me feet "Fred, George put me down" I said wailing and laughing at the same time, so they did "so we have a new prank want to hear it" "yea sure go for it but first I want to sit" so we headed over to the sofa and sat down "so what is this prank" I asked yawning my head off "well its against skeeter again" George started "and we think this time we should follow her around dressed and the grim reaper but when she looks round she will see George holding a large walking stick" Fred finished "that's brilliant that will definitely break her" I said leaning my head on Fred's shoulder "well I think we should leave you so you can get some sleep" George said "ok" I said closing my eyes. Before I knew it I was woken up by someone stroking my cheek, I looked upon the face who was stroking my cheek "Harry" "hello… you must have been really tired cause its now night time" "wow I have slept like that in ages" "well im just going to check out the egg care to join me" "Harry don't you think having a bath together is taking our friendship a bit to far" "well we will be wearing bathing suits" "fine but nothing is going to happen me and cedric are finally back on track" "yea sure I totally get that" so I ran up to my dorm and got changed into a bikini and put my clothes back over the top I also grabbed a towel. I headed back downstairs and Harry had his invisibility cloak with him and we headed off under it.
We got to the prefects bathroom and stripped to our bathing suits and dove into the water. I swam around a bit, but that's when I noticed Harry looking at me wide eyed so I swam back over to him "what you looking at" "nothing" "right!" I said in a condescending way "now about that egg: how's taking a bath suppose to help us figure out a clue" "im not sure" Harry responded, then moaning murtle came and started top talk to Harry. I on the other hand was pondering the egg and looking at it from all angles but I accidentally dropped it in the water and the egg opened, wow such a beautiful colour. So I ducked underwater and heard this beautiful song being sung so I kept listening. After when the song was finished I popped back to the surface for air and noticed Harry looking around worried "whats wrong with you" "I thought you drowned" "me drown never…anyway come listen to this" so I ducked under the water again and the song started "come seek us where our voices sound, we cannot sing above the ground and while your searching, ponder this, we've taken what you'll surely miss, an hour long you'll have to look and recover what we took, but passed an hour the prospects black, too late, its gone, it wont come back " after the song me and Harry broke to the surface for air "the black lake" Harry said "we better get back its getting late and im tired we should talk to the others tomorrow" "yea I agree" so we headed back to the common room and went to bed. I was laying there pondering what the song meant but then I drifted asleep.
The next day all the gang went to the library to research about what the song meant. I was sat next to Harry reading a book on the black lake and everyone else was puzzled. We figured that we have got to hold our breaths for an hour and find something that will help us achieve this, as well as we have to search for something the merpeople took of ours. We researched all day and now it's late into the night "how are we suppose to hold our breaths under water for an hour" Harry asked "I don't know Harry and whats this item they are suppose to of taken" Hermione commented. Just as I found something mad eye moody came in "Ron Hermione professor McGonagall wishes to se you, longbottom help Harry and Athena with there books" "see you later guys" Ron said putting down his books and walking out with Hermione along with moody.
It was just me, Harry and Neville plus other students "this is so impossible to find something to help us breath underwater for an hour" I said dropping me head in the book I was reading "try reading this book on herbology" Neville taking out a book from the shelf "Neville no offence I don't care about plants… but if there a plant or magical mushrooms that can help me breath under water for an hour then I will listen" Harry said a bit stressed out "I don't know plants or mushrooms but you could always use gillyweed" Neville replied. So he sat down with and researched about gillyweed "alright guys im off to bed see you tomorrow" I said putting away my books and standing behind the boys "yea ok I'll be up in a min" Harry said "yea see you tomorrow Athena" Neville said. So I went off to bed noticing Hermione wasn't back "she must still be talking with McGonagall" I said to myself before dosing off.