Chapter 124 The Darkest Corner
"Brother, are you sure we can really ask something?" Ron looked at the night outside the window with some fear. Hogwarts has implemented a curfew. No one is allowed to appear in the corridors of Hogwarts after dark. Once discovered, the person will definitely be sent home.
Therefore, the four people had to wait until everyone went to bed before coming out and using Harry's invisibility cloak to prevent being discovered by Filch!
"Please, Ron, can you pay attention? You stepped on my foot!" Hermione whispered dissatisfiedly.
At this time, the Hogwarts Castle was quiet, with only the crackling sound of flames burning wood chips.
"Sorry!" Ron whispered, and then closed his mouth.
"There is no way. It's too crowded for four people to share an invisibility cloak. I have to consider going back to study the Disillusionment Charm carefully!" Fanlin said helplessly, and Hermione also quickly said that she also wanted to join Fanlin and squeeze the invisibility cloak with Harry. Maybe it won't be possible next year, after all, they are still growing up.
"But, do the house elves in the school really know anything?" Hermione was a little unsure. With Dobby's foresight, she was not optimistic about this violation.
"In fact, I am not sure..." Fanlin was a little unsure about the thoughts of these house elves.
As the most powerful force in the entire magical world with the most wizards (except China. Here it refers to Europe and the United States!), Hogwarts naturally cannot do without the use of house elves.
Moreover, the life span of house elves is very long, provided that no one harms them. And the magic of house elves can pass through many magic barriers without being discovered.
Then, there must be elves in Hogwarts who know about the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.
Fifty years ago, according to the timeline, it was exactly the period of Voldemort, Voldemort's student days.
Fanlin was looking forward to having a house elf tell these things, about the Chamber of Secrets, and even about Voldemort.
Passing through the door of Hufflepuff's public lounge, Fanlin and the other four spiraled down the stairs.
Helga Hufflepuff, from the open valley, is particularly famous for her food-related spells. Many traditional dishes at Hogwarts banquets originated from Hufflepuff.
Of course, the kitchen of Hogwarts is below the Hufflepuff Common Room, a dark place where the sun does not shine.
Some people say that this is the darkest corner of the entire Hogwarts, where a group of dirty and insulting magic things stay.
This ancient saying comes from a British wizard aristocratic family, who graduated from Slytherin.
Of course, although he said so verbally, no one proposed to clear this area.
In fact, the kitchen of Hogwarts is the gathering place of Hogwarts house elves.
For the house elves in the magic world, it is undoubtedly the most wonderful place, and it can even be said that this is the dream home of house elves.
The founder Helga Hufflepuff is a kind, simple, loyal and patient woman.
Although she didn't have the beauty and wisdom of Rowena Ravenclaw, as the founder, she was also the first and greatest headmaster of Hogwarts.
After the other three left the school, Helga Hufflepuff worked hard to turn Hogwarts into the most comfortable magic sanctuary at that time!
She built public facilities, because most of the first batch of students were persecuted by the church, or talented Muggles, which made the initial capital chain in a broken stage.
Helga Hufflepuff sold her family's property and devoted all her efforts to building this magnificent castle.
It can be said that if there was no Helga Hufflepuff, what would Hogwarts look like today? Perhaps Hogwarts would have ceased to exist.
It is not impossible that the wizarding world would lose its last strength and then be destroyed.
At the same time, Helga Hufflepuff also absorbed many house-elves who were persecuted by noble families, and these elves also made many contributions to the establishment of Hogwarts.
So, in Hogwarts, only in Hufflepuff, the life of house-elves is not so miserable. Although they are in this cold underground kitchen all day long, at least their lives can be preserved.
Perhaps, this is the greatest gift from God for the current house-elves!
"Alohomora!"
Fan Lin used his wand to gently open the door with the image of a black badger. The door made a heavy groaning sound, as if it had been in disrepair for a long time, and a layer of dust fell from the door beam.
A door that has not been opened for a long time, wizards will not come here, who would want to contact these house-elves.
"Fanlin, why is there no light here? Aren't house elves said to live here?" Hermione looked at the doorway in front of her carefully. A smell of food mixed with oil smoke floated out of the doorway, just like a restaurant in the Muggle world. Although the food smells good, if you come to the kitchen, you will definitely feel very uncomfortable!
"Maybe they are all asleep!" Fanlin said in a low voice. He was not sure at this time. What if the elves don't live here?
"It's really uncomfortable here!" Ron pinched his nose, "It's like a moldy cabbage!"
"Okay Ron, you should know that the food we eat comes from here. If you don't want to be hungry in the future, don't express your opinions casually." Hermione was not very satisfied with Ron's words. This was a kind of disrespect, in Hermione's opinion!
"Let's go in!" Fanlin lifted up the invisibility cloak. It's safe here. Filch won't come.
From the dust falling on the door, it can be seen that this is a place that strangers cannot approach.
"Get your wand ready!" Fanlin took out his wand. His wand emitted a light blue halo because of the magic power, which was very beautiful.
"Lumos (fluorescent flash)..."
The three people shouted this spell in unison. Ron also wanted to cast this spell, but was stopped by Harry with his hand. Harry didn't want Ron to blow them out.
The bright blue light illuminated the cold darkness in an instant, but the scene in front of them made the four little wizards close their mouths tightly. (To be continued)