harry potter book of crimes

"Ta-ta...ta-ta...ta-ta..."

This spiral staircase was longer than Enns imagined. As he continued to descend, the initial relaxation gradually faded away, replaced by the slightest hint of caution quietly rising in his heart.

Although it was easy to cast the wand's glowing spell, maintaining the light was expensive after all. His spirit had already felt exhausted, so the spell had to be cancelled. Obviously, the effect of the elixir remaining in his body was also

Already used up.

Right now, there was endless darkness in front of him and behind him, and only the stone steps under his feet continued, one step at a time, as if there was no end.

Only the sound of footsteps continued to echo in the secret passage that spiraled downward.

Without the guidance of the elixir, Enns naturally lost the ability to move freely in the dark. Fortunately, the stone steps were quite easy to walk. As long as he touched the handrails and stepped carefully, he was not afraid of falling.

As for the dust accumulated in the groove of the armrest, under the current situation, there is certainly no room for him to be dissatisfied.

"Ta-ta...ta-ta..."

The footsteps continued, which proved that Enns was not intimidated by the current situation and was still moving forward.

But think about it, in the same dark ice cave, he was walking alone. Now, although there is no torch for lighting, he has a real wand. Although he is still mentally exhausted, he can

At least one or two ordinary spells can still be cast...probably.

I don't know how long I walked in this darkness where I couldn't see anything at all. When the determined heart of Ruens couldn't help but feel a little anxious, a sudden light suddenly illuminated his field of vision.

The light did not appear dazzling when it entered the eyes, but seemed extremely soft. Even though Enns walked in the darkness for too long, he did not feel much discomfort.

And when this brilliance instantly poured into Enns's pupils, an arched doorway also came into view, and the light shone from this doorway.

Because the light came so suddenly, it wasn't until this moment that he came back to his senses - it turned out that he had finally arrived at his destination.

Although the effect of the elixir had long since passed, Enns did not hesitate at the door for too long. He just paused slightly before taking another step and walking straight into the doorway.

Since that wonderful premonition guided him into the secret passage behind him, the doorway as the only exit of the secret passage was naturally where the premonition pointed. Since he finally got down here, why did he still hesitate?

?

As soon as he stepped into the doorway, Enns immediately looked around the space inside the door and took a good look at it.

In fact, this is a secret room made of stone bricks. It occupies a small area, and at least it looks ordinary. Except for the slightly low ceiling, there seems to be nothing special about it.

On the left and right sides of the secret room, there are two bookshelves placed side by side, with bundles of parchment rolls piled on them. There are quite a lot of parchment rolls, not to mention that the bookshelf is full to the brim, even the top

They all piled up.

In the innermost part of the secret room, there is a long table with all kinds of cups and dishes on it. Even if you look at it from a distance, you can immediately notice that most of the tableware is extremely exquisite.

As for the central part of the secret room, the largest area is occupied by a thick and steady wooden carved round table. There are also several armchairs arranged around this table, and the backs of the chairs are carefully carved with vivid figures.

These little animals are so cute and cute looking at their movements and expressions.

On the wall opposite where Enns was standing, a large Hufflepuff House emblem was fixed there, with small badger pennants with khaki tassels hanging on both sides.

It can be seen that everything here is so simple and unpretentious, as if it is an ordinary room...or, in other words, a small kitchen.

If there is anything worthy of attention here, apart from the bundled old parchment rolls, there is probably only the unfolded parchment that is casually pressed on the round table by a tall wooden cup.

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Oh no, another point worth mentioning is that Enns discovered that there seemed to be no dust in this secret room. Although the things in here had an old feel, all the corners in this room were

So clean, without any stains or dust.

In fact, because Enns walked in the spiral passage for a long time, the dust under his feet left very conspicuous footprints on the ground.

Probably because it was so spotless here, even when Enns looked at his own footprints, he felt it was a bit dazzling, and he wanted to bend down and wipe them all away.

However, he never forgot that tonight's trip to the secret room had already consumed a lot of time. If he still wanted to go back and sleep for a while, he would have to hurry up.

Putting aside the awkward feeling in his heart for the time being, Enns shifted his gaze forward again and quickly walked towards the round table in front of him. He thought that the parchment pressed under the cup on the table must be the first thing to look at.

It would be wrong.

Unfortunately……

"...What is this word?" He muttered with a puzzled look on his face, "I think I saw similar words several times when I was browsing books in the library, but..."

No matter what it is, since you can't understand it, just put it away first! Since you found it yourself, it belongs to you naturally - Enns thought naturally.

So, he shook his head indifferently, rolled up the parchment in his hand, and stuffed it into the largest pocket on his robe.

With this first harvest, Enns didn't stop and walked straight to the bookshelf on the right wall. It wasn't until he walked around the round table that he discovered that there were several barrels on the ground next to the bookshelf.

The barrel was also filled with large piles of parchment rolls, the amount of which was simply outrageous.

When he saw it, he naturally took some out without any politeness. This time he didn't even look at it, but put as much as he could into his pocket, until he couldn't hold it anymore before he stopped with unfulfilled intentions.

"Anyway, let's take them all back and study them before we talk..."

Enns patted his two pockets with satisfaction, and a frivolous smile appeared on his face. However, he quickly put away the smile, turned around, and wanted to rummage elsewhere.

See if there is anything more valuable worth taking away.

Although this secret room and secret passage could not be escaped, the spiral passage outside was really too long, and he did not want to go down it too frequently.

But when Enns walked around the round table and took a few steps inside, he didn't know what he saw, and suddenly his whole body froze.

"..."

His throat trembled slightly, but he did not make a sound. And his eyes were fixed on the ground in front of him, as if there was something there that he had to look at, and he could not look away for a moment.

.

There, there was a pale and pale skeleton, with a skull rolling down from one end of the pile of bones. Gathering the pile of white bones was a set of simple brown robes that were still brightly colored.

"Who does this belong to..." In shock, Enns glanced at the emblem on the wall subconsciously, "Could it be that he is the founder of Hufflepuff... Well, even if not, then

He should also be a senior wizard related to Hufflepuff College."

One should always respect the dead. Although Enns often had various selfish thoughts, he still had some basic morality.

So, he first bowed slightly toward the corpse, and after expressing his respect, he carefully...well, pulled out the strange wooden staff that was as long as an arm from under an arm bone.

This wooden stick is carved very finely, and the lines on it are winding and winding, as if there is a certain pattern. And between the fine lines, there are occasionally one or two small symbols connected, making it even more interesting.

It has a somewhat mysterious atmosphere.

Enns took it in his hand and weighed it, then waved it twice gently, but no change occurred. He thought about it for a moment, and after finding that he couldn't figure it out for the time being, he decisively moved it to his waist.

Insert it inside.

"Is this a wand too?"

While he was thinking about it, he walked around the secret room a few more times, opened all the cupboard doors that could be opened, and checked them carefully. But in the end, he realized that this place was really...

A kitchen - all the kitchen cabinets were occupied by tableware and kitchen utensils, and nothing else was found.

At the end, Enns looked around the secret room again, then nodded secretly, turned around and walked out of the doorway and left.

Not long after he stepped out of the doorway, the light behind him suddenly disappeared, and everything returned to the endless darkness again.

…

Enns' trip to the secret room was not known to anyone.

That night, he was extremely tired and walked back to his dormitory in the dark. He just put away the parchment roll and the wooden stick and fell asleep. It was not until the next day that Enns, who had not slept enough, was beaten again.

His roommate woke him up in a hurry and reminded him that it was time to get ready to go to the auditorium for breakfast.

It was during breakfast time that day that Professor McGonagall criticized a student on the spot. Needless to say, it was the Slytherin student who was hit with a tapestry by Enns last night.

Only now did Enns know that the senior's name was Draco Malfoy, and he was said to be a repeater.

Because of the captivating eyes he encountered at that time, Enns paid extra attention and firmly recorded the name in his heart.

He wasn't sure whether the other party saw his appearance clearly, but from the moment the two people's eyes met, he probably didn't run away when he was discovered.

"...Draco Malfoy."

Enns scooped up a spoonful of jelly and poured it into his mouth, mumbling something vaguely.