The two walked quickly, and every minute they stayed here, there was an additional possibility of being discovered. Then, a wide stone step appeared in front of their eyes, spiraling upwards in a spiral shape. There were a few small stone doors with heavy iron locks on them, and many dark magic patterns engraved on them. With the knowledge Malfoy had mastered, he recognized many powerful magic patterns.
Behind the lock, there should be the prisoners in the cell on this floor. They have hidden caves, but they are not in the mood to explore now.
Just when the two of them reached the height of the fifth floor, the tower began to tremble, and some fine stones began to fall on top of their heads.
"It was discovered." Malfoy frowned, and quickened his pace, followed by Fleur.
They reacted faster than they thought.
"Your hair..." Fu Rong followed behind, reminding a little out of breath.
"Understood." Malfoy quickly turned his head to look at Fleur. At this time, the effect of the compound decoction of the two of them disappeared when they passed through which floor, and the girl returned to the beautiful long hair with silvery hair and shoulders. hair, and pretty face.
Needless to say, he must have returned to his original appearance, and his iconic short blonde hair and slightly pale face should have also returned.
At this moment, the torches inserted into the stone wall were simultaneously extinguished instantly, and the spiral corridor was suddenly pitch black.
The tower began to shake more violently, and even at this moment Malfoy could hear the whistling sound of heavy objects falling from a height at extreme speed.
He speculated that this might be a blocked stone gate that served as a defensive measure.
Under the effect of gravity, these organs were triggered very quickly, and the stone gates stood abruptly in front of the two of them, thumping down from the sky.
"Hide behind me."
"Bones to pieces!" The heavy stone gates shattered one after another, and the stones shot in all directions. Furong was pulled and ran, panting even more.
Girls are naturally lacking in physical strength, which is an objective factor.
I don't know how many stone doors were destroyed, and the two found out that at the top, an old iron door was placed in front of them, with a heavy iron lock hanging on it.
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Muggles have summed up a proverb during the war that the strongest fortress in the world is breached from the inside. For the wizarding society, the escape of Sirius Black and Barty Crouch is a little bit for Azkaban. The omissions are not considered "breakthroughs".
After all, most of the prisoners, after their respective breakouts, remained there to serve their sentences.
According to the original trajectory, only after Voldemort instigated the group of evil dementors and turned his back completely, would Azkabanna be called broken.
It is impenetrable and has a net of heaven and earth, which can also be used to describe Nurmengard. Their guards are well-trained Aurors from the German Ministry of Magic. It is more difficult to seduce them than the group of dementors who have no concept of good and evil. difficulty.
But as long as you are a human, you will always have weaknesses, and you can sneak in. Compound decoction has become the best weapon for sneaking in, at least it can fool most of the people on the periphery.
In Nurmengard’s prison, the orderly ones are at the bottom. The German Aurors carefully guard these prisoners, because they are the ones who are most likely to make trouble. They still have hope of life. free.
The higher the level, the longer the sentence. A sentence that exceeds a person's lifespan is meaningless. They can only wait quietly for the passage of time, and then their lives will come to an end, accepting this desperate reality.
As for the highest floor, there has been no obvious movement for decades. Except for the jailers who regularly deliver food, no one dares to approach the small black room. The door is covered with rotting corpses of dead rats and dead maggots. The wreckage exudes a decaying and dark atmosphere, which makes people sick.
On the top of Nurmengard’s tower, the narrow windows are imprisoned by black iron bars. As usual, only a little sunlight can penetrate occasionally. The cramped living room is framed in darkness. The eyes of the old man in the house are very tired. They all like to close their eyes.
This can save a lot of energy.
He is very thin, and skinny is no longer an adjective for him, but an ordinary description. He generally likes to sit or lie on that dirty, hard and worn-out bed. If he stands up, His body must be bent.
Lack of light and nutrition made him look old and haggard.
His beard and hair are very long, these dull, gray and dull hairs are dirty and greasy tangled together.
A few of his teeth were missing, and the rest had an ugly yellow stain, crooked and untended.
How can a prisoner be so particular, and no one would be willing to get close to this bad old man.
It started to thunder outside now, the sound of wind and rain penetrated through the stone wall, and some scattered raindrops fell from the gap between the iron bars, and fell on the stone floor, making a rattling sound. Only at this time, he It is only occasionally able to come into contact with some external things.
Fresh air is a precious thing here.
Sometimes he also thinks, when lightning strikes this tower, it seems good to let outsiders come here to repair it.
As for escaping from here, he never thought that his dignity is more important than freedom.
I would like to bet and admit defeat. Since I lost the duel, I will accept it calmly.
It's just that he still doesn't think he's done anything wrong—he used unscrupulous means in the process of realizing his ideal, but he still insists on his belief and believes that he is right.
At most, the means are too extreme.
The only regret may be that battle. Without that battle, Albus Dumbledore's sister would not have died, and their differences and conflicts would not have become irreconcilable. Perhaps a new order in the wizarding world has been established For many years, their greater interests have long been fulfilled.
Fortunately, he actually showed mercy in that duel.
Of course, to Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth.
That duel changed the direction of the entire wizarding world in the future.
Dumbledore's first half of his life was extremely ambitious, even no less than that of Grindelwald at the time. His ideals at the time were very similar to Grindelwald's, which was to establish a new order so that wizards would not have to continue living under the "Secrecy Act" Down.
Therefore, under a certain coincidence and fate, this talented two finally came together, and in just two months, they became close friends, and even said to have a more "deep" relationship.
In his early years, Dumbledore had already shown amazing talent in his study and life at Hogwarts, won various important awards from the school, and soon maintained frequent correspondence with the most famous master of magic at that time. Including the famous alchemist Nick Flamel, the famous historian Bathilda Bagshot, and the magical theorist Adebe Wolverine. Several of his papers have appeared in academic journals such as Transfiguration Today, Innovation in Charms and Master of Practical Potions.
He needs a high enough reputation and accumulated enough capital.
At that time, it should be said that he was somewhat similar to Percy in the Weasley family today, except that he was better. The high position Percy longed for, in Dumbledore's time, he actually only needed to go on step by step like this, magic The position of Minister of Ministry is not a problem.
At home, he only likes to stay in his own bedroom, reading his books alone, counting his awards, and corresponding with the famous magic master at that time. He is unwilling to deal with her sister, because it is too troublesome and will be wasted. his time.
In the end, because of that accident and the death of his sister, he, who is kind by nature, finally understood what was the most important thing.
He then parted ways with Grindelwald and defeated his opponent in the duel known as the Battle of the Century.
In the gossip, the fabricated surrender of Grindelwald is not in line with common sense. If he really felt guilty, he might not have escaped when Ariana died.
Grindelwald cannot be such a weak person. Dumbledore was attracted by him, and there must be a factor of personality charm in it. He would not fall in love with a person who gave in to his ideals for the sake of love.
In that battle, after all, Dumbledore was superior and defeated Grindelwald upright.
That man is proud, he can accept his failure, but he will not deny his ideal.
The only thing he feels guilty about is probably the duel that took the life of Dumbledore's sister.
The endless loneliness in the tower gradually changed his mentality, but after all he was the most feared Dark Lord before Voldemort.
And now, what Malfoy has to face is such an old man who has gone through vicissitudes and is full of legends in the first half of his life.