Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 594 The Screaming Shack Revealed

  In Hogsmeade Village, although you can use magic at will, it is still not too ostentatious to practice Apparition.

  As for using the shielding spell to shield the effect of traces on his body, Albert didn't intend to take any risks at all. If he failed, he would cause himself a lot of trouble.

  However, apparition practice is still necessary, and he needs to get used to the discomfort caused by apparation.

Half an hour later, Albert started to wander around the village of Hogsmeade. On the way to the Devis and Bans stores, he met Fred, George, and Lee Jordan who came out of the Honeydukes candy shop Group.

   "Why are you here alone?" Fred was very surprised to see Albert alone.

   "Shouldn't you be dumped?" George asked in pretended shock.

  Lee Jordan leaned over, put his arm around Albert's shoulder, and comforted him: "Don't be sad, you are so popular, you can find a new girlfriend soon."

   "Enough is enough for you." Albert couldn't help but rolled his eyes at the three of them. After breaking free from Lee Jordan's arm, he changed the subject, "By the way, where are you going?"

   "Zoko's Magic Joke Shop." George said without thinking.

   "I'm going to the Shrieking Shack, will you go together?" Albert asked.

  He intends to go over to see if he can trigger a new mission while he is free now.

   "It is said that there are ghosts over there."

"By the way, when we came here just now, we found that the secret passage behind the mirror on the fifth floor had collapsed and was completely blocked." Fred nodded and said, "If you want to come to Hogsmeade secretly now, you can only go with the Duke of Bee. The one at the candy store. Luckily, we all use the Disillusionment Charm, otherwise we'd be in trouble."

   "Collapsed by snow?"

   "Yeah, it's very thorough. Even if the snow melts, I probably won't be able to leave, unless we use magic to dig through there again."

   Several people had obviously given up on that passage, anyway, there was more than one passage that could sneak to Hogsmeade village.

While speaking, they had already stepped on the snow and approached the periphery of the Shrieking Shack. Li Qiaodan also shared with them the information he had collected: "It is said that about 20 years ago, there would be scary screams coming from the Shrieking Shack. It was thought to be the sound of some ferocious ghost, from which the shack took its name."

"Actually, we also tried to break in, but failed." Fred looked at the gloomy house not far away, "The entrance to the shed may be sealed by wooden boards, and we suspect that there is a secret passage to enter Inside the Screaming Shack."

   "Unfortunately, we never found the secret passage, and then we simply gave up." George added, "I remember I mentioned this to you back then."

   Albert looked at the dilapidated shack in front of him, pulled out his wand and knocked on the door, stretched out his hand and pushed, but the door was not pushed, and there was not even a sound.

   "There is no way to open it from the front, but it shouldn't be difficult to get in." Albert began to look at the shed, looking for the entrance to enter.

   "How are you going to get in?"

  The three of them looked at Albert in unison. They never doubted Albert's ability.

   "It's very simple, that's it."

   Albert simply used the cutting spell to create an entrance on the right wall for them to enter and exit freely.

   Just like that, the four easily entered the screaming shack.

   "We never thought of that before."

  Fred, George, and Lee Jordan looked at the cut wall and said angrily.

   It was a mess of dusty houses that hadn't been lived in for a long time, and everything was covered with a thick layer of dust.

The wallpaper has come off the wall, the floor is full of stains, all the furniture is broken, it seems that someone broke it, the door next to it is nailed with a wooden board, and there is a strong magic on it to prevent someone from opening it secretly it.

  But... the other party obviously didn't expect that someone would go the wrong way and open a hole directly from the side.

All right!

  Honestly, it doesn't look like a haunted house at all.

   At least, no ghosts came out to greet them after their group of uninvited intruders broke in.

   "The doors and windows here are all sealed." Albert inspected the windows that were nailed with wooden boards and said, "There is still some kind of magic left on them, which should be to prevent others from breaking in."

   "Come on, look here," Fred screamed.

   When a few people walked quickly, they found that there were old scratches on the surrounding furniture and walls.

"What's this?"

   "Perhaps, some terrible creatures were once locked up here." Lee Jordan had already drawn out his wand, and began to be vigilant about his surroundings, for fear that something would suddenly jump out and attack them.

   "Don't worry, there is no one here, just look at the dust on the ground."

Albert stretched out his hand and brushed the scratches on the wall, glanced at the newly appeared task and said, "At the beginning, people who were trapped here should be people, or not ordinary people, otherwise there would be no need for such a place .”

   "You mean, someone is imprisoned here?" Fred's mind turned quickly.

"The captivity may not be used properly." Albert looked at the scratches on the handrail, "I suspect that there should have been a werewolf living here, or that a werewolf once lived in Hogsmeade, every month They will all come here to transform."

   "Werewolf!" The three said in unison.

   There is no doubt that a werewolf is not a friendly guy in the wizarding world. At least, most wizards instinctively stay away from werewolves.

"During the full moon, an out-of-control werewolf would be very dangerous, so the doors and windows of the Screaming Shack were sealed with magic." Albert continued to analyze: "When a werewolf transforms, it is very painful, that's why it screams. Howling, or it should be howling wolves. As for why this place is famous, it is probably because someone deliberately spread rumors to make everyone think that this place is haunted, so as to cover up the matter."

   "This can make you guess."

  Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all looked at Albert in shock. They didn't expect Albert to infer so many things based on the traces and names here.

  Of course they didn't know that Albert had read the book "Harry Potter". Otherwise, with this information alone, he couldn't think of anything.

   "Where do you think the secret passage is?" Fred asked.

   "As long as you look carefully, you will definitely find the secret passage."

   Several people searched for the location of the secret passage on the first floor.

  In fact, the so-called secret passage is really not secret at all. It was a trapdoor that opened down to a staircase.

   "Where do you think this leads?"

  Whether it is Fred, George or Lee Jordan is very excited at the moment.

   This is the smell of adventure.

   "Go down and have a look."

  The secret passage was dark and cold, and the air was not smooth, making it difficult for him to breathe.

   "Forget it, let's go back!" Albert turned and walked back.

   "Go back?" Fred didn't want to go back.

   "I probably guess where this leads to." Albert was about to reveal the spoiler again.

   "Where?"

   "Hogwarts, this is a secret road leading to Hogwarts." Albert stopped suddenly and said, "There is a problem."

   "What's wrong." Lee Jordan didn't understand what charade he was playing.

   "You mean Hogwarts once had a werewolf professor?"

   "It may also be a werewolf student." Albert added, "The probability of a professor is relatively low. I believe no one is willing to take the risk."

   "How many secret passages are there in Hogwarts Castle leading outside the school?"

   "This is probably the secret road leading to the Whomping Willow."

   "Perhaps the Whomping Willow was planted specifically to protect this secret passage."

  (end of this chapter)