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Noel Laurent 
While the vine seemed to be fulfilling its purpose once more, Noel could not continue with the climb. The pain in his arm was too much and it was beginning to move downwards from his shoulder, causing him to gasp and let go. Holding on tightly with his left hand however, he continued to breathe heavily, looking down to the water.
There was the water there of course, the lilypads that don’t work, and…the tree roots. Frowning and knitting his eyebrows together, he slowly let go of the vine and let his feet touch down on the strong roots. Strong right? They felt strong, though he wasn’t about to jump up and down on them to make sure.
Not taking any more precious seconds away from possible root breakage at the moment, Noel took a leaping jump to the next tree’s roots, holding the vine to help him keep his balance if he actually did make it to the tree roots. They weren’t far away at all form eachother so it should’ve been simple.
It was keeping his balance that was the trouble. These were…not flat roots, that was for sure. As he made it to the next roots, the Beauxbatons students may have stopped onto one root, but he jumped to the side onto another, and then another, and another…moving forward until he was able to jump to the next tree roots.
If he stopped for a moment, he’d lose his balance, and he needed to keep moving just in case any branches came cracking and breaking down. He did not need to do that and fall into the water; mostly because of the fact he didn’t know how deep it was at the moment.
The roots are strong, but the trees shift considerably as your weight hits their bases. After a few trees, the gap between yours and the next to move forward is considerable.
There is a lilypad between them, and the next trees roots are slightly closer to the water than yours.
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Jermaine Rousseau Thank Merlin Jermaine was able to stay completely behind the umbrella plant preventing him from getting hit with any of that pus. However it did nothing for his shoes that were now walking through it.
Once he was safely past the plants he lowered his shield and continued on his way. He however did keep hold of the umbrella plant just in case he needed a shield for anything else along the way. Plus he was able to roll it in his hand and help relieve the itching from the rash he had.
As he continues on his way to regain posession of his wand he notices the passage narrowing. Spotting what aopear to be tiny eggs in the cracks of the walls Jermaine's attention is suddenly drawn to the huge opening with the sound of... was that water? Looking around some more he notices the other undesirable things on the walls. Oh how it was time to get out of there. Following the sound of the water he is happy to see that it is a lake, or at least a body of water big enough to be a lake.
Now normally he would just be able to walk around a lake, but nooooo, not this lake. This one had to have walls on both sides with the other shore being across from him... and it was dark over there. Great, now he had to get across the water and not lose his fireseeds on the way. Putting them in his pocket he hopes they are still glowing when he reaches the other shore. He did not want to be stuck in total darkness again. Looking over the lily pads and the trees he tries to decide which would be the easiest way to get across as he puts his scarf (what is left of it) back around his neck. Looking at his hands he is now able to see the rash. It doesn't look so great. No wonder hs hands have been itching. What in the heck did he get into to cause this mess?
Not wanting to use his hands to climb across the trees and not wanting to risk one of those lily pads being something other than a lily pad he has a brilliant idea. He will use his umbrella plant as a sort of boat and just float across the lake. Turning the plant upside down he looks at it wondering if it is strong enough to make it across the lake. There's only one way to find out...
Get in it and see if it floats.
It floats, but barely, under your weight. That is, until the waves pick up and churn more forcefully, spilling water into your floral vessel. Your boat is sinking, and you with it.
There is a lilypad near by, as well as the roots of a floating tree within reach. Make a decision soon. The water here is about chest deep.
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Monique Bernard As Monique flung herself toward the next tree it soon became obvious she was not going to make it to where she had aimed. But luckily, there was a branch coming toward her...
And then she hit the branch... with her jacket. She quickly jerked her head to the side and tightened her jacket at the same time.
...
Which meant she now had nothing to hold on to...
She held the mandrake with one hand behind her back. She used the other hand to hold her jacket in place. Next thing she knew she was underwater. She quickly kicked herself to the surface. She pulled on the arms of her jacket just to make sure her earmuffs were still secure. And to think, she wore the water-proof jacket because she was afraid of the snow.
Hopefully the mandrake was still okay. She'd feel kind of bad if she over-watered the little plant.
She then kicked herself to the closest lily. Resting her arms on the lily she started kicking herself toward the opposite shore.
Perfect. It was just the way she planned it. She wanted to swim anyway.
Now the only question was how long this lily pad would last.
Saving the screaming root has cost you your light, which went out when it was submerged in the icy water. As you paddle in near darkness, the water churns, but out of the corner of your eye, you may notice a glow, higher than the water level, and presumably in one of the trees. It is to your right, near what you had seen in the light was a sheer rock wall that bordered the lake. The glow is the only light in the vast cavern now, though perhaps your eyes will adjust enough, in time, to see vague outlines.