Chapter 258 Wang Wangwang
Hogwarts is not a castle in the conventional sense.
Since Miss Ravenclaw began to solidify magic in this castle, generations of outstanding wizards have followed in the footsteps of their predecessors, secretly leaving their own "gifts" in the castle.
While most of them are just some small harmless pranks, such as stairs that are always slippery and oily, and the armor that makes strange noises from time to time causing people to stumble on the steps.
But occasionally, there are some amazing magical traces such as the "Room of Requests," "Living Stone Gargoyles," and "The Mobius Ring." Of course, there are more shortcuts and Secret Passages; even Dumbledore would not dare to say he already knew more than half of the Secret Passages in this school.
"Interesting, quite a brilliant magic."
Grindelwald paused, watching with interest the intersection of Sancha.
It seems to have been a planning error when building the castle. It was supposed to have the right side of the intersection divided into three equal extensions. An additional small stone path appeared, which was approximately half the width of the sole of the foot, as if out of desperation. Fill the same parts as you wish.
The strange sounds heard by the two earlier came from above this small piece of additional stone.
"I think we've found a shortcut."
Grindelwald drew his wand and gently tapped the smooth wall. A ripple like waves of water spread, and there was a long, dimly lit channel of fire on the stone wall.
"I can assure you that this wall is connected to a corner of Hogwarts Castle. Using the basic process of the conversion spell, a part of the space is extracted, but it will permanently deform when about to form and cover the wall. It's truly a brilliant idea."
The First Generation Dark Lord glanced at the little demon behind him poker-faced, and after some thought, explained it in a more popular manner.
"If you want to make an analogy, the presentation format is somewhat similar to 9¾. Platform you used to pass through. However, in terms of magical principles, this is more ingenious and more complicated."
"In simple terms, it's an arbitrary door with a fixed starting position. Not difficult to understand."
Elena shook her hair, suddenly nodded, and immediately looked at Grindelwald with a disgusted face.
"The only question is, are you sure we won't get even more lost after crossing here? Although we can't find our way back to the potions classroom now..."
Undoubtedly, with Grindelwald's guidance and company, for Elena, who lacks a sense of direction, it feels great to traverse the unknown and mysterious in the castle without worries.
—The premise is not to have this kind of meal close to lunch, hungry on the pile of stones.
"In just a few minutes, there are signs of human activity on the other side. At this time, there will be areas in the castle where people are moving, even if it's not close to the auditorium, it must be next to the path near the auditorium."
"However, there seems to be a small strange step, let me see what it is."
Grindelwald smiled and observed confidently. The wand spun half a circle in his hand, drawing a strange symbol and reading it aloud.
"RetrosDecrypt"
A mysterious magic message spilled along the wand tip, and the characters that turned into luminous silver floated in the air.
[Holding a magic wand, spinning three times in place, and then clicking accurately on the seventh stone brick, you can pass through it—enthusiastic Hufflepuff who wished not to be named.]
"A small and practical spell, specifically used to deal with this situation. If you're interested, I can teach you later."
Grindelwald raised an eyebrow, looked at Elena with a "very well" expression, and said with a smile.
"However, I think with your talents, you can do even better than me by the fourth grade at the latest."
"Uh huh, of course!"
Boom!
Elena nodded seriously, pondered the scene in front of her, and suddenly raised her small fist, hitting it on the wall, leaving a clear fist mark.
"So, if you see it later, you'll know."
Rubbing her wrist slightly, Elena said softly.
The walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have additional reinforcements for magical protection, and most marks caused by spells cannot be retained for long, but if physically destroyed, they will always exist unless someone actively repairs them.
This is the conclusion Grindelwald came to when searching for a way. The magical coordinates left by the two are almost useless and will be "updated" by the castle's magical wall in less than a minute.
Following the "Hufflepuff's Stranger's Guide," Elena turned three times in the same spot and raised her wand at the seventh stone from the bottom upwards.
In the next moment, the original touch of the hard stone wall instantly disappeared, and the girl felt the wand in her hand weakly advance, as if passing through a ball of air, and the passage appeared.
"Shall I go first then?"
Elena turned her head to signal behind Grindelwald, who was in charge of her care, and raised her foot without hesitation towards the stone wall where the ripples extended like waves of water.
At Hogwarts, as long as there are people passing through the area, there won't be particularly dangerous magical traps.
The house-elves and idle ghosts that maintain the castle all the time, just like the guardian spirit of this castle, secretly protect and patrol the entire castle, not to mention the professors with exceptional magical strength.
...
Grindelwald is right, the whole process of transfer does not differ from the way to cross Platform 9¾.
Nothing special happened; in the blink of an eye, Elena had walked from the cold and unknown underground to the end of a long hallway with a closed door on the right.
It seemed as if she had stepped directly out of the wall beside the door, as the undulations of the stone wall behind her had not dissipated. Obviously, Grindelwald was coming right behind her.
Elena raised her hand and unconsciously pushed the door, frowning; the door was locked.
This is not good news, because in most cases, Hogwarts would not lock the door. And if she guessed correctly, in the plot of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," which is this year, there is a special door in the hallway that is off-limits on the fourth floor of the castle.
And according to the slightly agitated sound of the breathing coming from behind, the liquid resembling saliva on the floor, and an unpleasant smell pervading the entire environment...
She had clearly unfortunately appeared at the door.
Fortunately, although there was a minor mishap, she only needed to wait a few seconds for the most powerful "grandfather" in the world to save her from her poor life. By then, it may not be possible to intimidate anyone.
"Rua!"
"Rua!"
Without hesitation, Elena used the two remaining "Magic Blessings" of the week in a single breath, superimposed on the previous strengthening state that had not yet had time to dissipate, meaning she could directly strike an adult wizard in a nearly dying state.
Elena tensed her muscles, turned her face with dignity, clenched her fist in her left hand, and raised her wand in her right hand, looking back vigilantly.
At the same time, three low growls with different meanings echoed in the hallway.
"Wang?"
"Wang."
"Wang!"
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