Chapter 1018 Night Tour

Under the cover of night, the girls quietly returned to Hogwarts Castle.

When they landed on the open-air balcony of the Astronomy Tower one after another, the clock struck midnight.

Just like when they left, no one noticed the figure landing from the sky.

The noise and lights in the Hogwarts auditorium have long since disappeared. Officials from the Ministry of Magic and various reporters have left long ago. Only the mottled black shadows projected by the moonlight and the sound coming from the surrounding lakes are left in the corridors of the castle. With the faint sound of water, Hogwarts fell into a deep sleep.

Obviously, this time they would not foolishly break into the principal's office. Wouldn't that mean they would fall into a trap?

Leaving the balcony of the Astronomy Tower, they carefully walked through the corridor to the kitchen below. Using the fireplace in the Hogwarts kitchen, they were transported smoothly to the Hufflepuff dormitory, as if they had never left.

This is the most exciting and magical Christmas that Hermione, Luna, and Hannah have ever had in their lives.

For the first time in their history, they experienced the feeling of being sisters, flying on broomsticks in the sky outside the school. This was a festival that was completely their own, and they were still seduced by the succubus and gathered around the bed in the bedroom to drink. A few glasses of wine.

This gives them the illusion of becoming adults. The joy of successfully sneaking and drinking forbidden drinks is really wonderful.

Even when they lay on the bed and fell asleep, each girl had a faint, excited blush on her face.

However, since returning from Loch Lomond, one thing has been lingering in Elena's mind.

It wasn't until she returned to Hogwarts and coaxed the other little wings to sleep that Elena had time to think about it carefully: what exactly was she pursuing, and when the end was reached, whether her sacrifices and gains were real. She can do it herself without any regrets.

In his room by Loch Lomond, Benítez gave advice from the book of Matthew.

However, Elena knew very well that her problem was not about losing herself.

As a time traveler, her first thought was to use her foresight to make the people around her live a better life.

However, as the world line changes, more and more people gather around her, and the power she can change and mobilize gradually becomes more and more beyond imagination - what she is shouldering now is not It is just the fate of one or two people, but the future of two worlds.

The magical world and the non-magical world have been in peace with each other and have been separated from each other for too long, but the moment will finally come when the two can honestly see each other.

From the day Elena stepped into Hogwarts Castle, she was destined to be unable to avoid this future.

Compared to Voldemort and Grindelwald...

This is the real countdown to a disaster that may subvert everyone's lives and lead to large-scale conflicts if not careful.

Perhaps in the original world, no one could lead all these changes, but with the help of foresight, Elena somehow found a glimmer of hope - to open magic in human civilization before the arrival of the Internet age. era.

As she told Benitez before, she is trying to make the legendary fairy tale world come to reality.

It's just that...even she herself has never seen the future where fairy tales come.

More importantly, as time passed, she began to wonder what she was pursuing.

"For the greater good", "Fairy tales come to reality", "A world where no one is hurt", "Guarding world peace"...

These are not what she really wants, they are more what the people who gather around her long for. From beginning to end, what she hopes for is definitely not these great ideals. Elena knows very clearly that she He has never been a saint who cares about the common people.

The right direction is more important than any effort.

She must find the answer as soon as possible.

Elena carefully pulled her arms out of Hannah's arms and slid off the bed quietly.

Hannah, Hermione, and Luna were sleeping deeply. Even if Elena accidentally made a noise when getting out of bed, it did not wake them up. Elena walked to the mirror in the bedroom and looked at the strange and familiar figure in the mirror. The figure stared at those beautiful lake-blue eyes that were as bright as the stars.

This is a very strange feeling, that person seems to be her, but also seems to be another person.

In fact, she had almost forgotten what she once looked like.

The person in the mirror...wait? !

Suddenly, Elena reacted suddenly.

She knew where she should go to find the answer.

With a gentle wave of her wand, the robe hanging on the hanger floated silently over.

Perhaps insight into the inner world is elusive in the non-magical world.

But in the magical world, or to be more precise, in Hogwarts Castle at this time, if she is just looking for her inner desires, there happens to be a magic object that can tell her the answer - that face that can reflect all the desires in people's hearts. Mirror: The Mirror of Erised.

A night out at Hogwarts is not a good idea, especially for a wanderlust.

Even with a little braised food and a navigation guide with food reserves, the possibility of getting lost is not small.

Hannah mumbled something in her sleep.

Elena thought, should she secretly wake up a little wing?

However, for some reason, Elena didn't do it in the end.

This is what's in her heart - at least until the answer is unknown - she hopes to face it herself.

Elena tiptoed out of the bedroom, crossed to the common room, and climbed out of the barrel door of Hufflepuff House.

The corridor directly ahead was empty.

The fruit mural at the entrance to the Hogwarts kitchen was right in front of her, but Elena had no intention of looking for a guide inside.

"Xiaoluwei, reserve food, it's up to you!"

She lowered her voice and shook the sleepy little three-headed dog and little chubby chicken.

After a long period of collaborative training, the biological clocks of Little Luwei and Reserve Food have been completely adjusted. Their current work and rest schedules are as obedient as a normal little wizard. They go to bed on time every night after turning off the lights without making any noise, and go to bed at six or seven in the morning. Wake up on time and wait for the call.

Of course, under certain special circumstances, it is also necessary to stay up late with the most adorable and gentle little master in the world.

Since the little Phoenix has not yet entered its mature form, Elena did not carry Fox, but chose the most traditional wand lighting.

"So, the destination...the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle, opposite the tapestry where the troll beats silly Barnabas."

Elena said softly, glanced at the hawks and dogs who were not moving, and then added after thinking for a while.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know which painting it is. Do you know how to get to the eighth floor of the castle? Just look for a tapestry when you get there."

"Goo!"

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

At this time, Xiaoluwei and Liangliang, who had been standing there as sculptures, finally came to their senses and responded in the affirmative.

"Hush - if you cause me to be discovered, you -"

Elena looked around nervously, then lowered her voice and threatened fiercely.

"Lu Wei, you go ahead. Remember to walk slowly. Reserve food and you are responsible for keeping vigilance around and checking the direction."

Sure enough, as she had just guessed, even though the intelligence of Little Braised Food and Reserve Food is higher than that of ordinary magical animals, they still lack certain literacy in identifying works of art. If they often go out alone in schools at night, they may need to be properly trained to be more sensitive to humans. Art of discernment.

But it doesn't matter now, after all, her purpose tonight is very clear - to respond to the Mirror of Erised in the Room of Requirement.

The Mirror of Erised is an enchanted mirror.

In the words of Albus Dumbledore, it represents "the deepest and most intense longings of the heart."

The name of the magic mirror "Erised" is the reverse spelling of the English word "Desire", which means "desire", just like the reflection in the mirror.

The Mirror of Erised is very ancient. No one knows who its creator is and how it came to Hogwarts School. Generations of Hogwarts teachers often bring back interesting gadgets from their travels, so It's possible that it came to the castle unintentionally this way.

In fact, mirrors have done more harm than good over the years.

Many wise wizards waste time in front of a mirror and become detached from reality.

They are obsessed with the illusory scene they see and are unable or unwilling to accept that it is just a fantasy.

Some people are even driven crazy by the mirror images they see, because those scenes only exist in the mirror frame but they cannot realize them.

Therefore, at the request of Professor Dumbledore, the Magic Mirror has been kept in the Room of Requirement since roughly 1891.

In the original world line, in order to create an interesting and safe "copy of the Sorcerer's Stone", Dumbledore would have taken the Mirror of Erised out of the Room of Requirement and slightly modified it so that the Sorcerer's Stone could be hidden inside. , as the last level of the Magic Stone Guardian Level.

However, under the torture of the two demon kings, Voldemort could not even survive Halloween, and followed Quirrell into St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.

The original "Magic Stone Guardian Level" was also reused and turned into a "Dark Magic Defense Practice Assessment Test".

Naturally, the Mirror of Erised was put to no use and was placed back in the Room of Requirement.

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"Woof! Woo! Woo——"

A few minutes later, Xiaoluwei stopped in front of a white wall.

After it barked out of habit, it quickly reacted and its subsequent cry turned into a purr of pleasure.

Opposite this white wall, there happens to be the huge tapestry hanging. Silly Barnabas is trying to teach the troll to dance ballet, but he is beaten up.

"Turn around, or I'll burn you—"

Elena glanced at the troll who was turning to look at her, smiled and threatened in a low voice.

The next moment, the troll immediately turned back and continued to beat its poor ballet teacher with all its concentration.

The Room of Requirement can be said to be a mysterious place in Hogwarts Castle. It changes scenes and appears according to the needs of wizards.

When the user concentrates on what they need and walks through the wall in front of the entrance three times, a magic door will appear on the wall. Through that door, one can enter the changed Room of Requirement, which is supposed to be One of the most mysterious legends of Hogwarts.

However, for Elena, who has opened her "eyes in the sky", there is obviously no mystery at all.

She recalled the description in the original book and concentrated on walking back and forth in front of the white wall.

"I want to find a place to put things, I want to find a place to put a mirror, I want to find a place where professors store things..."

When Elena turned around for the third time, a very smooth door suddenly appeared on the wall.

Xiao Luwei stared at the door that suddenly appeared, his six eyes full of vigilance.

"Don't be afraid, we have arrived at our destination-"

Elena picked up Xiao Luwei, raised her right hand and snapped her fingers.

In mid-air, the reserve grain, which was still gliding on alert, flew down silently and landed gently on the little master's shoulder.

Elena held the copper handle, opened the door, and walked into the unknown room with a calm expression.

This is a huge space no less than those of London's cathedrals.

The beam of light cast from a very high place reflected a city with high walls. The walls of the "city" were all piled up with items hidden by Hogwarts people in the past generations. All kinds of crumbling broken furniture were piled up in the streets and alleys. Most of them were evidence stuffed in to cover up the miscasting of spells, or they were hidden by some house elves in order to maintain the dignity of the castle. Get up.

It was as if some unknown being had sorted through various items, and behind the broken furniture were thousands of books.

Without exception, they are all banned books, graffitied books, stolen books, or some manuscripts and letters intended to be destroyed.

Last year, Elena had searched all the previous Hogwarts question banks there, and successfully defeated everyone in the final exam. Finally, relying on this ability to memorize questions, she tricked Hermione into losing to her. The "one hundred" punishment game.

And further back, there are some scattered, messy, and piled-up things.

For example, there are winged slingshots and fang flying saucers, which are relatively new things, a few of which are still hovering feebly on the mountains of forbidden objects; some broken bottles contain solidified potions; and hats, Jewelry, cloaks, things that look like fire dragon eggshells; several plugged bottles still shining with evil light; there are also several rusty swords and a blood-stained axe...

"I want to find a huge mirror. It may be covered up. Reserve food. Go and see where it is -"

Elena raised her arms and whispered calmly, letting her beloved little pet fly.

After a while, the food reserve flew back triumphantly.

Under the guidance of her little pet, Elena walked slowly into one of the alleys of the treasure pile, turned right, passed a giant monster specimen, walked a few steps forward, turned left, After turning left and right several times, he finally stopped at a large object covered with black velvet.

"Huh, then, let me see-"

Elena let out a breath, tapped the wand in her hand, and directed the velvet to drop a little.

There were a lot of dangerous contraband in Hogwarts, and she didn't want to trigger any bad curses due to some accidents.

As the fabric slid down, the upper edge of the golden frame was first revealed, with a line of words engraved on it:

"Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi"

Perhaps to Europeans this seemed like a wonderful, well-hidden riddle.

However, as Elena, whose soul came from the East in her previous life, Chinese people do not only have one direction when reading text.

"What I show is not your mirror image, but your heart's desire."

(I show not your face but your hearts desire)

Elena raised her head and read the metal inscription from right to left, whispering to herself thoughtfully.

"Yes, this is it, the Mirror of Erised - then can you tell me the answer? The legendary mirror..."

She stood there, thinking for a moment, took a deep breath, walked towards the big object, stretched out her hand and pulled off the black velvet.

The legendary Mirror of Erised appears.

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Great!