Azkaban: The Fifth House of Hogwarts

After the shock, Harry, who slowly came to his senses, seemed to think that the voice sounded familiar?

After he looked up, a boy who had fallen to the ground and rubbed his butt was slowly getting up.

"Rollo! Why are you here?!"

Harry exclaimed, and then immediately covered his mouth. He had not forgotten that there was a ghostly death cat chasing him behind him.

"Let's get out of here." Harry, who didn't care about other things, endured the pain and stood up. "Filch's cat is behind us. If it catches us, we will be in trouble!"

"It is indeed not a wonderful thing to have your first tryst interrupted."

Rollo, who had a joking smile on his face, didn't panic at all, but his light words made Harry even more anxious.

"We are not having a tryst. Why are you still in the mood to joke now? If you continue to delay, the cat is really coming."

Harry lowered his voice and spoke quickly, but when he turned his head to look at the corridor behind him, his neck stiffened.

Mrs. Loris, who was squatting less than two meters behind a few people, licked her front paws gracefully, and her eyes, which exuded a faint green light, were staring at them motionlessly.

"good night!"

But when this ordinary greeting appeared, Harry turned his head sharply, and Rollo, who was squatting on the ground, stretched out his hand, seemingly calling Mrs. Norris over.

But the students all know that Filch's cat has never talked to anyone except Filch. This skinny cat with catnives blood is smart and alert, and is the most troublesome opponent for the little wizard who wanders at night.

But what happened next refreshed Harry's outlook.

After hearing the call, Mrs. Norris walked up to Rollo with silent and brisk steps, gently rubbed her head on Rollo's palm, and squinted her eyes to enjoy the gentle touch.

"Looks like it's good to have some late night snacks. I hope what the elf has prepared for you is to your liking and you will be healthy in the future. Filch is too bad at taking care of you."

Mrs. Norris, who had her chin scratched, purred slightly and seemed to be enjoying herself.

"But you scared Harry and Hermione quite hard today. If you see them again, how about you let them go? That way your Christmas gift will be two more points."

Rollo looked sideways at the two people who were a little dumbfounded. Harry and Hermione both nodded in unison at this time. It was just a Christmas gift, and it would be no problem for them to send two boxes of canned cat fish and dried fish.

"Meow~"

After hearing Rollo's words, the very humane Mrs. Norris walked around Harry and Hermione's feet, asked about their smell, and then walked in the opposite direction without saying a word, wagging her tail. Although it didn't say anything, everyone could tell that it seemed quite happy.

"Look, you don't have to run away now, right?"

Rollo stood up with a smile and patted Harry on the shoulder, "Don't let your inherent prejudices imprison your mind. Although Mrs. Norris is a cat, she is very smart, isn't she?"

"But it's because of you." Harry smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I feel like you are the only one in this school who can do this kind of thing."

"This is not necessarily true. Rolf also met Mrs. Norris during a night outing. Although he was chased away the first two times, their relationship became much better the third time they met. He was very interested in making friends with animals. He is quite knowledgeable, I will take you to get to know him if I have a chance."

"It's incredible..."

Harry murmured these words. He had never thought that there was such a way to go.

"Well, now that the matter has been settled, I won't disturb your tryst. If you can't find a suitable romantic spot, I recommend you to proceed through this corridor, then turn right twice to come to a place where a troll is hanging. Opposite the tapestry where Barnabas was beaten, there is a magical cabin that will satisfy all your secret needs."

The location of the Gryffindor lounge is really excellent. Many important secret rooms and secret passages in Hogwarts are not far from here. Perhaps it is because the love of adventure is written in Gryffindor's bones. After all, things like secret passages were added later. There were not so many secret passages in the original design of the castle.

"We are really not having a tryst. You really misunderstood Rollo. We are just..."

After no longer under the pressure brought by Mrs. Norris, Harry breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly explained. It took him a while to explain the matter clearly and resolve the unnecessary misunderstanding.

"So that's it." Rollo said with a little disappointment, holding his hands, "Let's go, let's go to the fourth floor to have a look. Anyway, I'm on the way. It's still a little early and I can't sleep."

"Then I won't go there." Hermione, who had been pursed and stern since Mrs. Norris left, spoke for the first time. She didn't want to get involved in Harry's night outing, especially when she didn't need to worry. After being caught by Filch, she just wanted to wait for the Fat Lady to come back and then go back to the dormitory to sleep.

"Although Mrs. Norris won't be coming, Hogwarts is not that quiet at night. Ghosts floating around are frequent visitors at night, and Peeves who pops out at any time is more of a headache than Filch. , if he alarms Filch by shouting, Mrs. Norris may not be able to take Filch away."

"It's time to relax and learn more about what Hogwarts is really like. If you enjoy Hogwarts during the day, you will be much less happy."

But such words did not seem to be able to completely shake Hermione. She shook her head firmly and said: "You are violating the rules. We can't do this. Maybe we didn't get caught this time, but what about next time? What about next time?" ?”

"No one can guarantee that he will not encounter accidents. Playing with fire is very dangerous."

"You can't tell, Hermione."

Rollo shook his head gently, with an unpredictable expression on his face.

"Mrs. Norris is my friend, Peeves is also my friend, the ghosts in the school are very good to me, and as for the professor... I just came out of Professor Dumbledore's office, if you guys were early If you go out soon, you might bump into Professor McGonagall, she left 5 minutes earlier than me,"

"Perhaps you haven't experienced the joy of night travel. I think you should think so. Night travel is just wandering around the castle aimlessly, a useless waste of time, right?"

"Hmm~"

Hermione nodded, that's what she was thinking.

"What if I told you that Hogwarts at night will teach us a lot of knowledge that we can't learn in textbooks?"

"Only professors and those with professor's approval can enter the restricted book area. Don't you want to see the enigmatic books there? They contain many profound and mysterious magics, as well as knowledge that cannot be seen in the outside world.

The library is one of the most valuable areas of Hogwarts. It collects a lot of unique books and stores countless priceless knowledge. This is why so many people are trying to get a job at Hogwarts. , which is open to all who dare to go at night. "

"Furthermore, the silent environment will make your perception extremely sharp at this moment. In addition to the stimulation brought by sneaking, you can discover many details that you would not notice at all during the day, such as the secret room hidden behind the false wall of the portrait. , such as a magic spell recorded in a certain corner."

"Hogwarts itself is a huge treasure. It contains the wisdom and traces left by countless predecessors. The knowledge we gain from unlocking a hidden secret is far better than memorizing an entire book. The results are important, but the process of exploration and uncovering the secrets is even more rewarding.”

"You should have learned the Levitation Charm, right, Hermione?"

Facing Rollo's question, Hermione nodded, but she didn't know what Rollo wanted to express.

"So do you know how to use the Levitation Charm?"

Rollo took out the history of magic textbook from his pocket and threw it casually on the ground. Then he took out his wand and pointed lightly: "Left into the sky."

"The professor only taught you to use it this way." Looking at the book one foot above the ground, Rollo said, "But the professor will not teach you to use it this way."

He stepped on the book, and then steadily used the book to rise into the air, reaching out and touching the ceiling.

"We can even do this."

Rollo pointed his wand at Hermione, and the robe affected by the levitating spell supported Hermione slowly off the ground and rose to the same height as Rollo.

"I'm not going to tell you that I came up with it when I was trying to reach the books on the upper shelf so I wouldn't have to lift the ladder."

"Put me down!"

Hermione spoke in a lowered voice with some nervousness. Her body was tense at this moment, for fear of falling.

"Sorry, but personal experience should be able to convince you, right?"

"Our minds tend to be sharper in a quieter environment, and Hogwarts at night is the best venue."

"But this is against school rules!"

Hermione emphasized again, but the toughness in her words seemed to be missing.

"There is nothing in the Hogwarts school rules that prohibits students from traveling at night. Professor Dumbledore told me so personally."

"But this isn't right!"

Hermione, who immediately opened her mouth to retort, was robbed for the first time, and only heard Rollo add:

"As long as you don't get caught, it doesn't matter. That's what Professor Dumbledore told me."

"How is it possible? It shouldn't be like this."

Hermione, whose doubts were written on her face, shook her head repeatedly. She didn't want to believe that this was what Dumbledore said. After all, it was him who told the little wizard not to go on a night out.

"If you don't believe it, we can ask him. Anyway, the principal's office is only 30 meters away from here. He hasn't changed into his pajamas yet."

"Never mind."

Hermione, who was a little discouraged, became a little depressed.

"Being a good and well-behaved student is not the standard for Gryffindor. If you lose your love for adventure and exploration, I doubt that the Sorting Hat has sorted you into the wrong house. However, the probability of this is not high. I believe it. The Judgment of the Sorting Hat.”

"You see, I am a standard Slytherin with my smooth tongue, right?"

"In that case, let's set off now. The Fat Lady hasn't come back yet. Standing stupidly at the door is not a good choice. I don't doubt that Peeves will sneak up on your head and drop an ink bomb. He He told me before that in order to retaliate against Percy's previous threats to him, he wanted to take revenge on the Gryffindor students."

Thinking of how embarrassed she looked with her face covered in black ink, Hermione hesitated for a moment, but still followed the two of them, heading towards the lower floor along the already sleeping, less twisted stairs.

Halfway through, Harry asked Rollo curiously:

"Why did Professor Dumbledore ask you to go to his place at night? Did something happen?"

"I think I can keep this question from you as a surprise for the time being. Wait until the second half of the school year after Christmas, and you should know what happened. It's a big surprise for the whole school. It's a very, very big surprise."

Harry opened his mouth several times because of his appetite and finally swallowed the question. Although he and Rollo had a good relationship and were already familiar friends, Rollo's impression on Harry had always been enigmatic.

'Could it be related to that package? Although he didn't ask further questions, Harry was still thinking wildly in his mind, "The day Hagrid got the package, there was news that Gringotts had been broken into. Maybe that thing was the surprise that Rollo said?" '

It's a big surprise that can surprise all the students in the school, so it's not surprising that someone wants to take it.

Harry showed a hint of "I see" expression on his face and was very satisfied with the results of his reasoning. This confident look actually made Rollo confused.

Not long after, they stepped on the corridor on the fourth floor of the castle. Just as Rollo said, the experience of the silent Hogwarts was completely different from that of the day. Darkness covered everything in the world. A layer of mysterious veil, looming and looming, has always been the most attractive picture.

Otherwise, people would not be so obsessed with black silk. This is the BUFF bonus brought by the veil of night.

Knowing that there would be no unexpected obstacles along the way, they still kept their pace very lightly.

"and many more."

Hermione suddenly stopped and grabbed the sleeves of Rollo and Harry's robes. Hermione, who had a nervous look on her face, swallowed her saliva. After looking at her privately for a moment, she slowly spoke:

"Do you still remember what Professor Dumbledore said at the opening dinner?"

"If I remember correctly the map Percy gave me, our current location is in the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor."

"That night, Professor Dumbledore said: I must tell everyone that anyone who does not want to suffer an unexpected and painful death should not enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor."

Hermione's eyes widened with a trace of uneasiness. She nervously grabbed her sleeves, fumbled for her wand and fell on the defensive.

"I don't think Professor Dumbledore would just scare us, so what he said is true, right?"

Hermione asked Rollo seriously, the expression on her face was solemn and even a little pale.

"of course."

Rollo also nodded, and even the tone of his words was slightly ethereal, which once again deepened the sudden gloominess of this place. The smile that originally hung on his face disappeared. Rollo in the dim corridor, his The face is also a little blurry.

"Perhaps we have entered this restricted area."

He spoke softly, in a whisper-like voice, even with a hint of Snape's charm when speaking in class.

"Perhaps looking back now, we still have a chance to leave here. Magic is always invisible. Often when those mysterious magics take effect, we will only discover it belatedly, but at that time... maybe we have already prepared for it. It’s too late.”

Rollo exaggerated the gloomy atmosphere, and his voice became more and more ethereal. This invisible uneasiness made Harry tremble and secretly swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.

"So...what is your choice?"

This soft whisper floated in the dark corridor. Rollo took half a step back quietly, trying hard to hold back the smile on his lips. His vague words gradually hid in the deep shadows near the wall.

"Hermione..."

Harry, who was nervous at this moment, gently pulled Hermione's sleeve, "Why don't you go back first? Maybe the Fat Lady will come back at this time. You don't need to take this risk. I'm going to the trophy room." , I stay here, even if you are looking for me, you are looking for me."

He probably believed that there was an invisible existence like a ghost here, and Harry didn't want Hermione to be implicated because of this. He wanted to be the one who came here, and Hermione was implicated by him.

Hermione, who guessed after understanding Harry's words, hesitated for a moment, but soon she shook her head firmly, "I came here on my own. Even if something happens, I might be able to help." , three people are better than..."

"Where is Rollo?!"

Covering her mouth, Hermione turned her exclamation into a dull whisper. After discovering that Rollo was missing, her heart suddenly stopped for a beat. In the dark corridor, it was really scary to suddenly lose someone. , especially since this is what Dumbledore calls a 'forbidden zone'.

"But this shouldn't be right!"

Hermione, whose mind was running fast, was not frightened. This calmness may be one of the reasons why she was assigned to Gryffindor. Calmness in the face of danger is a necessary quality for adventure. Only careful thinking can find a glimmer of hope in a crisis. .

Hermione had that quality, and this moment confirmed it.

"If this is really a dangerous restricted area, Dumbledore should seal it off instead of verbally telling us that we are not allowed to enter. If it is really dangerous here, why can't we see any no-entry signs or signs along the way?"

"This defies logic and common sense!"

"What the professor is doing is more like telling everyone that there are 'scary' things there, so if you are interested, go and take a look."

"This is a trap, a language trap!"

Hermione, who just had a hook written all over her face, was able to clear up Dumbledore's words with just a few words of reasoning. This was the most logical inference and there was nothing wrong with it.

"So why are you nervous?"

Rollo walked out of the shadowed corner with a wicked smile on his face. This mean look made Hermione go crazy for a while.

"We were almost scared to death by you just now!"

Harry spoke angrily, but his expression was not suppressed, and he laughed involuntarily after speaking.

"It seems that our Miss Hermione is very suitable to become an explorer."

"How about we go take a look at the 'forbidden zone' that Dumbledore said? Maybe there will be a surprise waiting for us."

Harry showed an interested expression and nodded vigorously. Hermione, who had just been teased by Rollo, was a little angry, but in the end she didn't object. To be honest, she was 'glib' before listening to Rollo. After being bewitched, the girl who had always talked about the 'rules' was shaken.

Dumbledore said not to go out at night, and as long as he didn't get caught, it didn't count as what he said. Coupled with the slight desire for unknown and mysterious knowledge, it was normal for Hermione to change her mind.

"Actually, Dumbledore locked the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor. He did not really expose the little wizard to danger." (The movie is a room, but in the novel, it is a corridor.)

Rollo, who was walking at the front, said to the two people behind him.

"The professor is very reliable, so Hermione, you can still trust him. This is fishing with salty bait, but he also tells the truth."

"Did you see the door in front? In fact, it is not the end of the corridor, but a partition. Look, the color of the stone bricks here is slightly different from the stone bricks on the wall. It is not that old, but the door is a bit broken. "

Rollo, who brought the two to the door, pointed to the differences here and said to Harry and Hermione.

"Then are we still going in?"

After realizing that she had misunderstood Dumbledore, Hermione paused hesitantly, "Since the professor said there is danger here, should we believe him?"

"Have you been in there, Rollo?"

Although Harry wanted to go in and take a look, Hermione's words actually made sense.

"No, after all, I am a good student who abides by the rules, so of course I didn't go in."

Hearing this, Harry and Hermione rolled their eyes at the same time. They had really seen Rollo's shamelessness.

"We're already here, so there's no reason to go back, right? Anyway, we just have a look. The worst we can do is run away. It doesn't matter. I know a few secret passages that will allow us to leave without being discovered before the professor comes."

After giving the two of them a little peace of mind, Rollo took out his wand and touched the lock of the wooden door: "Open the Alaho hole."

The unlocking spell took effect, and with a soft click, the lock of the wooden door was opened. Rollo took the lead in walking into the blocked corridor. Harry and Hermione looked at each other, and then walked in, and the wooden door also Then close it.

"Perhaps I know why this place is off limits, Hermione..."

Harry, who was standing there dumbfounded, whispered to Hermione next to him.

"I...I know it too..."

Hermione, who was crying slightly without realizing it, nodded her head inaudibly, and a sense of regret emerged in her heart.

In this blocked corridor, there was an extremely large figure standing quietly. The thick flesh pad made its movement of getting up silent. When the figure stood up completely, the ceiling seemed to be blocked.

This is a giant dog that is over five meters tall and about three meters wide at the shoulders. It has three heads the size of wheels, and the fangs in its mouth are thicker than fingers.

Three pairs of vicious eyes stared at the three students who walked in, seeming to be thinking about how to distribute the delicious food in their mouths later.

The three-headed dog's mouth has been opened, and sticky saliva is dripping down the yellowed dog teeth.

"Maybe it's not full!"

Harry thought so, and he almost turned around to unscrew the door lock and pull the two of them away from here, but when he stretched out his hand, he found that Rollo had moved forward to a position that he couldn't reach even if he stretched out his arms.

"sit down."

Rollo looked up at the three-headed dog and spoke calmly, then he heard a fleshy muffled sound, and the three-headed dog, which was dripping with tears, sat down on the ground, holding up its upper body and vomiting. Gasping with tongue.

"Come on, shake hands."

A front paw thicker than Rollo's waist stretched out in front of him, and Rollo patted his palm.

"The pads are quite soft."

Rollo said with some surprise, "You are Lu Wei, right! Hagrid mentioned you to me. I didn't expect you to be so big at just over a year old."

Lu Wei, who put his three heads in front of Rollo, waggled his tail happily, enjoying the pleasure of having his head rubbed.

"Harry, Hermione, do you want to touch it? Lu Wei's fur is quite soft and feels good to the touch."

Harry and Hermione, who were completely dumbfounded, had never seen such an outrageous scene. If Rollo hadn't just said that the dog belonged to Hagrid, they would have thought it was the dog that Rollo had raised since he was a child!

"You...I...this...this..." Harry stammered and opened his mouth: "How did you do this?"

"Dogs, of course they can be close to people, right?"

Rollo, who was sitting on Lu Wei's neck, waved to Harry and Hermione, gesturing for them to come over and touch him too.

A low whine came from Lu Wei's throat, and it was not so easy to speak when faced with the approach of Harry and Hermione.

"They are friends, just like me."

After patting Lu Wei's big head hard, the threatening growl disappeared, and Lu Wei continued to stick out his tongue with a silly and honest expression.

"Be brave, Lu Wei is not that scary. In fact, he is very obedient and well-behaved, right?"

The two people who looked at each other naturally saw the change in Lu Wei's attitude, but when facing this giant creature, fear still existed.

"Let's touch Lu Wei a little more now. When he reaches adulthood, he will have to move up a bit, and then the muscles all over his body will not be as soft to the touch as they are now."

"Will it continue to get bigger?" Harry, who had the courage to move forward inch by inch, widened his eyes and said, "It is almost reaching the ceiling now."

"Luwei is only over a year old, and is still in its infancy. He can grow taller and bigger for at least three to five years. Most of them were used to guard the gates of the mausoleum. If they don't torture the great-great-grandchildren of tomb robbers to death, they are not considered as such. A perfect guard dog."

"For many magical creatures, three-headed dogs already develop very quickly, and it takes more than half a century for unicorns to reach their adult size."

"You can also touch their flesh pads. They are still soft now, but they won't be able to be touched when they grow up."

Harry, who was brave enough, reached out cautiously, but he stopped his hand as fast as a light touch. He didn't dare to imitate Rollo, it was already very serious for him to dare to get close now.

After Harry succeeded, Hermione also had the courage to give it a try. Lu Wei, who was already squinting his eyes and enjoying Rollo's head-touching service, was really motionless except for humming quietly in his nose.

"Okay, now that you've seen it, let's not waste any time."

"I'll see you next time, Lu Wei. You have to watch the door carefully here and don't let the bad guys come in."

Lu Wei stuck out his tongue and swung his tail happily, watching the three people leave and close the wooden door.

"You won't be disappointed by the night tour, right! In England, except for Hogwarts, you can't see three-headed dogs anywhere else. They are rare magical creatures from Greece. They are loyal and reliable. They are rare now. Well, that’s all thanks to Hagrid, he’s such a reliable and good person.”

After listening to Luo Luo's words, the two people, who were still a little shocked, could only nod. Such stimulation was still too much for an 11-year-old child.

After a short walk, they arrived at their destination. The door of the trophy room was tightly closed. Inside, there were traces left by countless darlings of Hogwarts in this school and in this world. It was full of stories. A place with memories.

(Brothers, I seem to have sent it. It seems that I didn’t win the first round of the test push. It was very strong in the same period, but I was at the bottom--, currently 2256 have been collected, and the follow-up is about 200. The lowest is 3K, and the extra is [-]. +, I was completely hung up and beaten, my god, I am really good at it, am I not good at writing? I have some doubts about life...)