After Salazar and the other two finished dealing with the battle between Herpo and the giant squid, and temporarily locked Gryffindor's soul inside the Chamber of Secrets, they returned to the Black Lake to find Snape, completely drenched, quietly keeping watch by the shore.
Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw glanced down toward the depths of the Black Lake. Ravenclaw then turned her head to look back at the Castle before slowly drifting into the water. "Dumbledore needs to stay in the Castle to look after the students. I'll go down and calm the merpeople."
"Be careful, Rowena," Hufflepuff said, casting a worried look at Ravenclaw before walking over to Snape. "Professor Snape, are you alright...?"
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