Chapter 437: The Basement of Azkaban

Walking into Azkaban prison, Andy shuddered, and a chilly feeling followed.

It was cold, damp, and there was a strange smell in the air.

What was even more terrifying was that perhaps too many people had been tortured inhumanely here for many years. As soon as he walked in, Andy felt an lingering despair and emptiness.

This feeling made Azkaban look like a ghost castle.

Even without Dementors, Andy felt that the happy mood was gradually moving away from him.

"The atmosphere is good!"

Andy complained, and then continued to walk deeper.

The corridor was quiet, without any sound.

The walls around were made of black stones, which seemed to absorb all the light, making the entire corridor look gloomy and silent.

After turning a corner, Andy finally saw a cell.

The prisoners in the cell were wearing tattered and extremely dirty prison uniforms, with long hair hanging down in wisps, making it difficult to see the prisoners' appearance.

He huddled in a corner, motionless like a dead person. Although he was still awake, he seemed to have lost his mind and consciousness, like a dying living dead.

Andy stared at the man for a while.

"Terrible..."

It was indeed a terrible thing to stay here.

The Dementors outside sucked away all their happy emotions. If they occasionally recalled some happy past events, the Dementors would rush in and have a feast.

Living here, either recall painful past events, or think of nothing and empty your mind.

"No wonder Sirius said that most of the prisoners in Azkaban are crazy."

Andy thought to himself: "Without happiness and hope, even thinking has become a luxury."

Brain occlusion may play a role.

However, brain occlusion is a very unpopular magic, and few people in the magic world can practice it to a high level.

Andy didn't care about it anymore, but continued to explore Azkaban.

The benefits of the Ministry of Magic letting Dementors guard Azkaban were clearly revealed at this moment.

Especially for Andy.

Dementors have simple minds, so in order to allow Dementors to move freely in Azkaban prison, there are basically no doors in the corridors - Andy can be said to have no obstacles here.

A big black dog can escape from inside.

A cat can naturally walk in from the outside.

The Ministry of Magic obviously did not learn a lesson from Sirius's escape from prison. When they learned that Sirius relied on Animagus to deceive the Dementors, they were relieved.

Andy went all the way to the top floor of Azkaban along the stairs.

Peter Pettigrew was also imprisoned here, and there were four strikers guarding the door of the cell - Andy only took a look at it from a distance at the stairs and did not dare to go up.

Four strikers... If they joined forces with Snape, Andy felt that his side still had some chances of winning.

But being able to beat them does not mean that people can be rescued.

After all, there are so many Dementors outside, and the Aurors and strikers of the Ministry of Magic will come to support at any time.

In contrast, using the door key to rescue people outside is more likely to succeed.

The most important thing is that rescuing people outside will not put you in danger - even if you fail, you can still use the door key to escape.

As for the layout of the eighth floor...

Andy took a look from a distance. There was nothing here except a cell.

"That's right! Even if Axtis really left some research materials, they have long been taken away by the Ministry of Magic."

Andy walked downstairs with some disappointment.

Hundreds of years have passed. Unless Andy can find a hidden room, there will be basically no secrets here.

But the hidden room...

The Ministry of Magic has been searching here for so long. They transformed Azkaban into a wizard prison only after they confirmed that there were no risks.

Even if there are hidden rooms here, Andy can't find them in a short time.

"Alas!" Andy sighed.

Came here with hope and left with disappointment.

But this time, I have gained a lot of knowledge. At least Andy has visited Azkaban.

Andy planned to take another walk in the basement, and after the tour, he would meet up with Snape at the agreed location.

As for what Snape did... Although Andy was very curious, Snape obviously would not tell Andy.

He walked all the way to the entrance of the basement along the stairs.

"Is there a door?"

Andy was stunned when he saw this, and then he was happy.

Dementors can open doors, but the door in front of him is obviously not an ordinary door. Andy is sure that it is absolutely impossible to open it with the ability of Dementors.

Because this door has a strong magical protection.

Andy looked around.

"No one... Very good!"

Andy quickly restored his human form, and then took out the bottle of potion that can cover up the smell from his pocket as quickly as possible, opened it and swallowed it in one gulp.

He took out the wand and tapped it lightly on himself, and Andy entered the invisible state again.

"Hu——"

He exhaled lightly and waited quietly for a while.

After seeing that the Dementors did not move, Andy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next...it's this door!" Andy placed the tip of his wand against the door, trying to analyze the defensive magic on it.

It is easy to crack, but the hard part is to restore after cracking.

Last semester, in order to explore the old house of the Gaunt family, Andy read a lot of magic traps and books on defensive magic, and learned a lot of useful things.

If the defensive magic on the door can be restored, Andy plans to go in and take a look.

Since the basement is forbidden to Dementors, Andy believes that there must be a lot of things that cannot be taken away.

From the layout of the castle, the top floor of Azkaban should be where Extis lives and moves. And the basement... he might turn it into a prison for Muggles.

Of course, it could also be a laboratory!

About five minutes later, Andy retracted his wand, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

As Andy shook the wand in his hand lightly, the big iron door leading to the basement made a "clicking" sound.

Creaking——

A harsh sound sounded, and the big iron door opened a gap.

The defensive magic on the door is relatively simple.

After all, for many years, no one has ever been able to break into Azkaban, and no one has ever escaped from here.

This iron door only needs to protect against Dementors.

Andy opened the iron door a gap large enough for people to pass through, and then walked in carefully.

As the light of the fluorescent spell lit up, Andy looked around the layout of the basement.

A long corridor, with a black iron door at intervals on both sides of the corridor, and a small window on the iron door, allowing people to see the situation inside from the outside.