Whether it was because Albert hadn't asked the trio to keep it a secret, or because other students had seen them diving into the lake, the news of Albert diving into the Black Lake quickly spread throughout Hogwarts Castle.
As everyone speculated that this matter was related to the second task, the secret inside the golden egg was somehow leaked and became widely known. The merpeople's song was no longer a secret, and now everyone's biggest question was: whose treasure would the Champions have to rescue?
The Hogwarts black market even started taking bets on it, and it was said that successfully guessing all the details would yield odds of ten to one.
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