"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 tired, so the spell had to be cancelled. It was obvious that the remaining potency of the Spiritual Fortune Elixir in his body had been exhausted.
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 of Fortune, Enns naturally lost the ability to move freely in the dark. Fortunately, the stone steps were quite easy to walk on. 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... tap-ta..."
The footsteps continued, proving that Enns was not intimidated by the current situation and was continuing to move forward.
But think about it, he was walking alone in that same dark ice cave. Although he no longer has a torch for lighting, he does have a real wand. Although he is still mentally exhausted, at least he can still cast one or two ordinary spells...probably.
I don't know how long I walked in this darkness where I couldn't see anything at all. When the determined Ru Ensi couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart, a sudden light suddenly illuminated his field of vision.
The light did not appear dazzling when it entered the eyes, but appeared extremely soft. Even though Enns had been walking in the darkness for too long, he did not feel much discomfort.
And when this brilliance instantly poured into Enns' 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 blessed 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 and bricks. It occupies a small area, and at least it looks unremarkable. Apart from the slightly low ceiling, there seems to be nothing special about it.
On the left and right sides of the secret room, there were two bookshelves placed side by side, filled with bundles of parchment rolls. There are quite a lot of parchment rolls, not to mention that the bookshelf is packed to the brim, and even the top is piled high.
In the innermost part of the secret room, there is a long table with various cups and dishes placed on it. Even from a distance, you can immediately notice that most of those tableware are 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. The backs of the chairs are carefully carved with vivid small animals. Their movements and expressions are all cute and cute, which is very endearing.
On the wall opposite where Enns was standing, a large Hufflepuff College 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. .
Oh no, another point worth mentioning is that Enns discovered that there seemed to be no dust in this secret room. Although everything here has an old feel, every corner here is 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, even Enns felt a little dazzling when he looked at his own footprints, and 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 it would be right to first take a look at the parchment on the table that was pressed under the cup.
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! Anyway, since I found it myself, it belongs to me 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 did not pause and walked straight to the bookshelf on the right wall. After he walked around the round table, he discovered that there were several barrels on the ground next to the bookshelf, and the barrels were also filled with large piles of parchment rolls. The amount was simply outrageous.
When he saw it, he naturally took some out without any ceremony. This time he didn't even look at it. Instead, he put as much as he could into his pocket. He didn't stop until he couldn't hold it anymore.
"Anyway, let's take them all back and study them..."
Enns patted his two pockets with satisfaction, a frivolous smile appearing on his face. But he quickly put away this smile, turned around, and wanted to rummage elsewhere to see if there was 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 couldn't look away for a moment.
There, there was a pale, dead skeleton, with a skull rolling down from one end of the bone pile. And gathered around the pile of white dead bones is a set of brown and simple robes that are still bright in color.
"Who does this belong to..." In shock, Enns subconsciously glanced at the emblem on the wall, "Could it be that he is the founder of Hufflepuff... Well, even if he is not, then he should be. He is a senior wizard related to Hufflepuff House."
One should always maintain respect for the dead. Although Enns often has all kinds of selfishness, he still has some basic morality.
So, he first bowed slightly toward the corpse, and after expressing his respect, he carefully... uh, 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, which adds a bit of mystery to it.
Enns took it in his hand and weighed it, and then waved it gently twice, but there was no change. He thought about it for a moment, and after realizing that he couldn't touch it for the time being, he decisively inserted it into his waist.
"Is this a wand too?"
While he was thinking about it, he walked around the secret room a few more times, opened all the cabinet doors that could be opened, and checked them carefully. But in the end, he realized that this place was probably just a kitchen—the kitchen cabinets were all taken up by tableware and kitchen utensils, and nothing else was found.
At the end, Enns looked around the secret room again, 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 returned to his dormitory in the dark. After putting away the parchment roll and the wooden stick, he fell down and fell asleep. Until the next day, Enns, who had not slept enough, was hurriedly awakened by his roommate, reminding him that it was time to prepare for breakfast in the auditorium.
It was during breakfast 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.