433 The Principal’s Secret Room and How to Leave

433 The Principal’s Secret Room and How to Leave

All the forests turned into elder trees, protective magic in mid-air spread everywhere, the night lasted forever...and the extinction of life, the curse in magic...

This all sounds too ridiculous.

Whatever it is - like the elderberry thing, what wizard can do that?

What kind of wizard could be... so amazingly powerful now!

This magic alone is enough to change the entire planet!

"Yeah, it's amazing."

William said bluntly: "So no matter what, I will not take this kind of risk again. After I successfully leave here, I will never step into the altar again!"

He spat on the ground angrily.

Several people didn't understand the reason for William's sudden complaint, but they heard something unusual.

Saoirse asked curiously: "You mean, you have a way to take us out of here?"

If it weren't for this certainty, William wouldn't have told what happened after leaving here.

"Otherwise, what do you think Firenze and I have done in the past three days?" William said angrily: "Of course we were looking for a way to leave here."

After saying these words, William was still glaring at Firenze particularly dissatisfied, as if he was blaming the other party.

Firenze explained calmly: "The way to leave here is very simple, but now it has become much more difficult - originally I only needed to re-establish the altar according to the astrology of this world, and then I could take us away."

"But, you have also seen it. There is a transparent protective magic in the mid-air, and above that, there is a layer of black curtain that has been there for an unknown period of time - they cover the stars, making it impossible for me to see the trajectory of the stars clearly. "

"William and I have been trying to figure out how to solve this problem these days."

This is indeed difficult to solve - originally, according to Firenze, he only needed to simply observe the night sky.

But this thing has become impossible in the illusory world here - the night will never fade.Even if you want to break through the night and fly to a higher sky to check, you still need to break through the barrier of protective magic.

Lily asked after thinking for a while: "But since you are all back at Hogwarts, doesn't that mean you have found a solution?"

William and Firenze looked at each other silently.

"maybe."

In the end, William said dryly, without giving a definite answer: "You have to try it first before talking."

"Otherwise, we will all become the burial objects of this world."

Under the coercion of unpredictable fate, everyone followed William anxiously. All they could do now seemed to be to believe in William and Firenze.

The magic staircase has long lost its former capabilities, leaving many vacancies in the upward positions. At this time, William had to ask everyone to climb on Lesa who had followed him, and let the long-horned water snake lead They continued to fly upward.

Firenze explained in time: "Although there is no way to figure out the truth about the destruction of this world, the curse caused by the magic of the wand is the strongest, followed by alchemical items, and Lesa's own magical ability. This On the contrary, it is less likely to cause curses.”

In fact, this was indeed the case. At least a few people did not see a stone suddenly fly out from the wall and hit their heads.

Finally, after walking in fear for a long time, they finally stopped in front of a door without incident, and the ground next to it was covered with a layer of debris.

Several people were familiar with the room behind this door - it was the principal's office at Hogwarts.

Especially Ariana, she seemed nervous, excited, and at the same time a little scared.

Lily squeezed her palms firmly again to console herself for the fact that she would not be able to see Principal Dumbledore.

William pushed the door open, revealing the spiral staircase behind.

"Come on, everyone come in."

he urged, as if in a hurry.

The principal's office was no longer as interesting as the first time Karan saw it - all the weird silverware had disappeared and turned into dust.The portraits of the old principal, like other portraits in this castle, have completely lost their magic, not even a motionless pattern remains.

Karan also saw the Sorting Hat turned into an ordinary hat, and the Pensieve broken in half.

Thousands of years of accumulation were wiped out.

And for all this, they haven't even figured out the real reason.

"stop looking."

William urged again to bring the absent-minded children back to their senses one by one: "What's the use of crying more. In the end, these are just part of the prophecy, and they haven't happened yet."

His last words were spoken to Ariana, whose eyes were red - Ariana was obviously reminded of her brother because of this scene, and William's scolding was rewarded with her merciless glare.

But at this time, William had no intention of arguing with the child. He walked to the bookshelf behind the principal's desk and fiddled with it as if randomly. As a result, the entire bookshelf turned into a whole door.

Karan didn't know there was such a mechanism in the principal's office.

"It's fortunate that the castle's magic has failed, so I was able to discover this secret room so easily."

William said without looking back. He stretched out his hand to open the door turned into a bookshelf: "But I think you all should have seen it - not all magic has failed, at least not in this secret room, otherwise there would be no magic." This door exists.”

Steve was stunned for a while. He wanted to say that he didn't see anything, but when he saw other people's faces, he felt a little embarrassed to say it.

But soon, Steve thought about nothing.

The so-called principal's secret room was more grand than he imagined - when the bookshelves were pushed open, something that had not been seen for a long time flashed out - a dazzling light.

This lit up all the darkness, and Steve would rather tear up from the corners of his eyes than look away.

Steve was not the only one who did this - in addition to a few people around him, even William and Firenze also did this - it seemed that even they themselves did not realize that in this dim world, they were accustomed to it. The brightness has actually become a luxury.

After gradually getting used to it, Karan blinked his sour eyes hard, and he finally saw clearly what was in the so-called principal's secret room - in fact, it was very simple to do this, because in the secret room There are really very few things there - just a rotten table and chairs, and on the table, there are two simple things - a book and a quill.

But William's next words shocked them.

"That's what Hogwarts uses for admissions. Iseult even told me about it when I was a child - the two things on the table are the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance."

what? !

Everyone's interest was immediately attracted - but others were more curious about whether they would be able to see their names on the Book of Access, and how many names were written on it.

Karan, on the other hand, did not expect that he would be able to see these two magical things with his own eyes.

The book of admission and the pen of acceptance are neither simple things.

They were all made by the founders of Hogwarts. They appeared even earlier than Hogwarts, and they have never been touched by human fingers since they were placed in this secret room. .Only the principal of Hogwarts, or the vice principal, can get the opportunity to watch the work of the two in person.

The Pen of Acceptance is a magical quill.It is able to detect the birth of a magically gifted child and writes it in a large book made of parchment - the Book of Access.

The Pen of Acceptance is more lenient in its judgments than the Book of Acceptance: even a hint of magic is enough to sway the Pen of Acceptance, but the Book of Acceptance will not allow the Pen to write on it unless sufficient evidence is found. name.

The Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance make the final decision. There has never been a case where a child was admitted to Hogwarts but his name was not in the yellowed pages of the Book of Admission.

After William agreed to the request of several people to come forward to check for the first time, the children immediately stepped forward impatiently. Finally, Lily stretched out a trembling finger and gently opened the book of admission——

"How...can it be blank?!"

Lily suddenly screamed - there was no writing left on the book of admission, just like the portraits in the principal's office, they were all empty.

The shocked people turned over many pages, but it was still the same paper, like an ordinary blank book.

Karan looked up at William in confusion, and sure enough, he saw a smile on his face that looked like a successful prank.

"Have you ever wondered why these two things have never left the principal's secret room? But these two things are so powerful that they will not miss any qualified young wizard."

William from Ilvermorny was answering the Hogwarts admissions secrets for several people. He raised his hand and pointed around: "Because the real magic is not the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance, but The secret room you are in - this secret room has amplified the abilities of these two magic items, and as ordinary magic items, they have long since become useless without magic power like other things."

"To be honest, Ilvermorny can't keep up with Hogwarts in this aspect alone. No wonder Isolt is always thinking about this distant magic school. If it were me, I would also want to study in Ilvermorny." Nick built such a powerful secret room."

This was the first time Karan heard such an envious tone from William, but he soon understood - Ilvermorny today may not even have such a magical house left. ,

The principal's secret room in Hogwarts is a magical room with the effect of amplifying magic, but when Karan looked at the undamaged walls around him, he thought of more -

"Could casting magic in this room block the effects of the curse?"

Several people fell silent for a while, and they were all silently waiting for William's answer.

"That's right, that's right."

Without letting them wait too long, William quickly gave the answer: "And if I guessed correctly, even the protective measures for this world may have been completed in this room - the elderberry forest that suppresses the wand. , and the protective magic in mid-air. In addition to these, there may be more other things that we haven't guessed."

"And the most important thing is that if you want to leave this world, you have to start from this room."

William's guess is not impossible - Karan himself couldn't help but imagine the scene where the few remaining wizards would try their best to stay here and resist before the disaster was about to happen. Among these wizards, there might be Dumbledore. profitable.

As for the way to leave this world——

Karan frowned and looked at William and Firenze: "What are you going to do?"

He couldn't help but worry about their ideas. If Karan guessed correctly, this world might be related to the so-called Dark Ages.

William spoke frankly about his plan: "It doesn't matter if I tell you a few little bones - if the plan fails, you can avoid this wrong approach to avoid wasting energy."

From the looks of it, William was prepared to fail when he made his plan.

He pointed to the night above the heads of several people: "The whole plan is very simple - I will find a way to use this room to cast the most powerful spell to break the protective magic above my head. Of course, if I can do it, It would be better to break through a few more, completely breaking through the night - in this way, Firenze does not have to fly to the sky to see the trajectory of the stars clearly, but can do it just by staying on the ground - "

"What did you say?!" Steve cried out in horror. Even a dim-witted person like him could realize the problem in the plan: "You plan to take the initiative to break the protective magic? But what if this can only What should we do if it attracts something more terrifying? Isn’t that used to protect people on the ground?”

Not only Steve realizes this, but others also realize it - especially in Callan's view, William's approach is tantamount to committing suicide in advance.

"Don't react so big."

William picked his ears impatiently. It was rare that he didn't lose his temper at a few people. It was obvious that he understood how dangerous this plan was.

"So I plan to let you people hide in Steve's suitcase for a while, and then decide whether to call you out after everything settles. As for the next thing - if it succeeds, everyone will be happy, and if it fails Already..."

"You should try to find your own way to survive."

It seemed that William was determined to implement this plan, which made several people's words of dissuasion choked in their throats.

But this also shows that William really can't think of a better way. Even if there is, there is no time for him to continue thinking about it - when this illusory world is turned upside down, everyone who has no time to escape will just become the burial objects. .

Karan frowned tightly, and he suddenly thought of another problem: "Are you so confident that you can penetrate that layer of protective magic?"

"If it were in the past, of course I wouldn't have this ability. After all, I am already very old."

With a solemn expression, William took out a fiery red stone from his pocket, spread it out in his hand, and showed it to several people.

"But if you have this item, you can give it a try."

Karan recognized the item.

It's actually a magic stone!