some magical Hogwarts

Chapter 62 Hogwarts Dungeon ([-]rd update)

This circular low channel is tortuous and leaky.

Relying on the faint light of their wands, the four quickly walked out of this passage, and a tall stone tunnel appeared in front of them.

After arriving here, it was considered the right path, and they still had to go a long way to reach Hogsmeade.

William had never been here before, he had always taken another passage before, and this was the first time he followed the twin brothers here.

The two said that this place is very mysterious, and they wanted to show him and Cedric to open their eyes.

In fact, William knew where it was the first moment he walked over.

This underground space was mentioned in the Hogwarts architecture book recommended by Dumbledore.

William has a deep memory because there is a sentence on it: Ravenclaw's daughter Helena once got lost below and almost never came back.

So, Gryffindor blocked the secret passage with magic, and people can no longer find the entrance.

It's just that he didn't expect to be discovered by the predators, and he also found the cracked password.

To be honest, this place is not so much a secret passage as it is Hogwarts dungeon.

This place is really like an underground palace, with a main road, on both sides of the road, there are countless small rooms and walkways.

Walking in the tall underground palace, William felt that if they ran around, they might get lost underneath.

Fortunately, with the Marauder's Map, the Marauders explored a path leading directly to Hogsmeade.

Looking at the road on the map, the four of them kept drilling into the depths of the Hogwarts castle. With each step down, William's heart beat faster.

The terrain here is very complicated, like a huge maze, even more complicated than the stairs of Hogwarts Castle.

William seriously suspected that Ravenclaw had participated in the design of this dungeon.

The four of them walked for about 10 to [-] minutes. They first walked down the marble steps on the west side of the rotunda, then turned around and walked in the opposite direction. After passing through a wide aisle, they finally entered the crypt directly below the rotunda.

The air was so stuffy here that William felt he was claustrophobic.

Following the sound of several people's footsteps, soft floor lamps lit up on the low eaves in the crypt.

By the light they could see the solid form of forty Doric columns resting on the marble floor above.

Being able to recognize this structure is not because William is so knowledgeable, but because the building is really familiar.

William thought of the Parthenon.

The Parthenon is located in the center of the ancient castle of the Acropolis, on a limestone hill.William has seen photos, that architectural style, seen it once, and will never forget it.

The building of the underground palace in front of me is exactly the same towering rectangular building.

But unlike the Parthenon, the buildings in this underground palace have no traces of time, the reliefs are lifelike, and the colonnades are carved with complicated ancient runes.

William stared intently at the temple, his attention completely absorbed.

"Relax, William." Fred raised his eyebrows proudly, "This building is nothing, there are still ones here."

As Fred said, he quickly slashed to the left side, leading several people through the wide underground space.

There are various statues in the corridor, and William also saw a model of Hogwarts Castle, which is exactly the same as the one that Dumbledore gave to William!
It's just that this model is made of gold, and the whole body is shining with golden light. Compared with the wooden building given by Dumbledore, I don't know how precious it is.

Suddenly, William heard the sound of running water.

—that's a lake!
In the middle of the lake, there is a small island with only one building on it.

The building was about two stories high and made of granite.Under the illumination of the floor lamp, the four facets are polished and polished.

This is a pyramid.

But the problem was that this pyramid—without a spire—on that smooth platform held a wooden bier, on which were four coffins, each of a different color!
"How?" George laughed. "Isn't it shocking?"

Fred glanced at the pyramid obsessively, and said, "We were shocked when we first saw it. Who would have thought that there would be such a thing in the depths of Hogwarts Castle?"

Cedric walked near the lake, but an invisible force stopped him.

"There's a layer of magic around there, we can't get through it." Fred shrugged.

"Whose coffin is that?" said Cedric.

"Could it be from the Big Four?" William guessed.

He always felt that this was the tomb of the Big Four, and only they could build such a building in the castle.

"Maybe they kept it for themselves, but there should be no corpse inside." Cedric analyzed.

"I heard that among the Big Four, except for Ms. Hufflepuff, the other three have left the school separately."

Looking at the coffins, a gust of wind blew by, and the four of them felt chilly.

They left in a hurry, not noticing the shore of the island, and the golden compass trembled.

The four of them walked faster and faster, crossed the underground palace obliquely, and entered a narrow corridor again.

There are many doors in these densely packed corridors, and each door has an identification number.

"Can you open it?" Cedric asked excitedly.

"Every door is locked..." said Fred.

William pointed his wand at the position where the door lock should be, and said in his mouth: "Alahoo hole!"

But the door didn't budge.

William drew the knife from his robe, which had been given to him by the twin brother.

He inserted the knife through the gap between the door and the wall, and the knife cut from the top to the bottom, and then he drew the knife.

The door was still tightly closed as before, not only that, but the blade had already melted.

George suggested, "Why don't you find Muggle explosives next time and blow them up?"

William rolled his eyes, where are they going to get explosives.

George was a little disappointed, which was undoubtedly frustrating for a wizard who was committed to exploring Hogwarts.

"Let's go, let's continue to Hogsmeade." William said.

They can only enjoy the eye addiction now, and they can't open it in any other place.

After the few people left, they walked for a long, long time, and the scenery after that was not very interesting.

Fortunately, there are snacks from Honeydukes, encouraging them to move forward.

After about four and ten minutes, the tunnel stretched upwards.

"Almost there," George said to William and Cedric, pointing to the seemingly endless passage.

At this moment, William stopped suddenly.

"Did you hear anything?" he asked.

"what?"

"The sound of someone moving," William said.

He pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a while, the sound seemed to be far away and yet very near.

The crypt is empty and deep, and the echo can be heard far away.

Could it be that there are other people besides them in this underground palace?

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(Third update, please recommend tickets, dear readers.)
(End of this chapter)