A certain Hogwarts esoteric leader

People who think like this should be my friends.

This was said in a somewhat arrogant way, and it would be fine if it was really a very high request, but——

"Isn't this a very common thought?" Yunieff said, "Anyone would think like this."

"It's a very common idea, but not everyone thinks so." Hilliard denied, "I asked many people, and everyone answered the same question to the first question, but the second question The answer is all kinds of strange."

He tapped his nails on the table, making a sound between crisp and dull: "Some people say it is to collect resources, some people say it is to blend in, and some people say it is to better explore. No. Everyone has their own reasons for denying it, but I think they are still moving too fast."

He raised his finger and said, "No matter what, the first thing is to confirm safety."

Then, seeing the finger shaking from side to side, he said: "Unfortunately, it is really difficult for ordinary people to understand my thoughts. They say that Hogwarts is the safest place in the world. Why should we consider safety in the safest place?" What’s the problem?”

"Isn't it?" asked Junifer.

"Maybe my definition of safety is different. In my opinion, there is no such thing as the safest place in the world," Hilliard said.

"Even if there is, it is based on some understanding, rather than mentioning Hogwarts and just calling it the safest. I think that is too stupid. They don't even know what kind of place Hogwarts is. , what happened, what kind of secrets exist, and why it is called the safest." He smiled disdainfully, "With such a simple idea, the safest place can become unsafe."

"Becoming unsafe?" Yunieff couldn't understand.

"Let's use an analogy." He pulled out his wand, a reddish-brown wand. "The wand has power, but if you don't use it, the wand is just a piece of wood. The same is true for Hogwarts. Let Hogwarts To make Hogwarts a truly safe place for you, you have to use it."

Yunieff gradually understood and became interested: "Use it? How to use it?"

Hilliard said: "There are many ways to use it, such as magic circles and golems. I occasionally see some Professor McGonagall casting spells on stone statues, which seems to be for maintenance, but that is the teacher's method of use. For us students, the most reliable thing is to master secret passages and secret places."

He seemed to feel a little thirsty, but the drink in the cup was empty. Margaret refilled the pumpkin juice for him. He took a sip and continued: "There are many secret passages in Hogwarts that extend in all directions. It is said that the It has been preserved since the school days, but I think some additions must have been made over the past 1000 years."

"These secret passages lead to different places. My personal hobby is to explore these secret passages and master them. Every time I master one, I feel safer."

"But the problem is, the secret passage is called a secret passage because its entrance is difficult to find, which is the so-called secret door. I spend a lot of time exploring the secret door every year, which is really nerve-wracking. So, If you can really feel the existence of the secret door, you will naturally be at home in Hogwarts."

Yunieff nodded.

After Hilliard said this, he felt that the ability to discover secret doors was indeed quite useful.

And began to think about how to use this ability.

He looked at Hilliard.

And Hilliard happened to look over.

Yunieff decided to come clean.

He said: "Senior, you said so much because you want me to help you explore the secret door, right?"

Hilliard was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that Yunieff would ask such a straightforward question, but the next second, he laughed and said, "You are really concise and bright. Yes! What do you think? Are you interested?"

"Of course I'm interested!" Yunieff nodded affirmatively, but immediately changed the subject, "But I'm not so much interested in the secret passage as I am interested in the place the secret passage leads to. What I hope to get Not safety, but convenience. If you can illustrate that."

"That's it." Hilliard took a piece of jam roll pudding, scooped out a bite and ate it, "Let me think about it."

Yunieff continued to cut his own steak. He had almost finished it, leaving only a ring of muscle with fascia near the bone that was difficult to tear off.

After a while, Hilliard had eaten the pudding and said, "There's a place that might interest you."

"Where?" Yunivo asked.

"A magical room, I don't know its specific name. After all, I discovered it accidentally." Hilliard said, "I can take you there, but before that, I have to test your ability. is that OK?"

"No problem," Yunivo said.

Hilliard's description made him think of the Room of Requirement, but he didn't know if it was actually one.

If so, it would be a bit of a loss. He probably knew where that place was. Although Hogwarts was very big, he should be able to find it if he took some time.

However, it is better to agree first, at least to save some time.

Hilliard was a little eager to try.

"Are you full?" he asked. "Should we go now?"

"That's almost it." Yunieff said. Although he could still eat a little more, this matter seemed more important.

"it is good."

Hilliard said goodbye to everyone in Hufflepuff, and hugged Margaret gently. Many young wizards blushed.

Then, he took Univo out of the kitchen.

"Let me think about it." He said as he walked, "We are on the first floor of the basement now. It would be best to go back to Ravenclaw Tower. However, if you can satisfy me, then we have to go to that room." trip……"

He said to himself: "Then that secret passage should be more suitable."

They turned left and right and came to a lifelike cobra statue at the corner. The cobra's body was lingering, its head raised, looking diagonally upwards, spitting out snake messages in its mouth, and seemed to be about to rise into the sky.

Hilliard said: "There is a secret door here, you try it."

Yunieff didn't talk nonsense. He held his breath and concentrated, feeling the sensation of inhalation, and confirmed that it was indeed the snake statue in front of him. Hilliard did not trick him to make it more difficult.

He repeated his old trick, closed his eyes and stretched out his fingers to touch the snake statue. The snake statue was carved very finely and seemed to have been treated with magic. The scales felt cold and smooth, as if he were stroking real snake scales.

When you slide your fingers, you can probably feel that the location where the inhalation is concentrated is in the upper part of the snake statue. When you feel up, the scales are getting bigger and bigger, and it should be the back of the cobra's head.

Strangely, the inhalation sensation seems to be evenly distributed, but closer to the edge, it seems to be more intense.

My fingers slid along the edge, as if touching an uncut iron blade. Finally, it seemed to draw an arc, and then I heard a click, and something opened.

When he opened his eyes, he found that a doorway had been opened behind the snake statue, and a staircase extended out.