The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

He seemed completely relaxed, as if he were taking a walk in his own garden.

Seeing this, Scott relaxed and followed behind him.

At the same time, he spread out his magical perception, expanding it to its maximum range.

"Ok?"

Soon, he noticed something amiss.

The magic within the castle was not completely depleted as the Ministry of Magic had previously claimed; rather, it was hidden.

Unlike Hogwarts, where magic permeates every corner of the building, grand and surging, this magic is very hidden and restrained, like imperceptible spider silk, arranged in key locations within the castle.

If it weren't for his keen senses, he wouldn't have been able to detect it so easily.

“It seems you’ve already figured it out,” Dumbledore said with a smile. “That way, I won’t have to guide you.”

Scott laughed too. "Yes, Professor, don't worry, I won't touch these invisible 'spider webs'."

“Yes, these are the spider silks. They don’t appear during the day, nor can they be touched by non-magical creatures,” Dumbledore said.

No wonder the crows were able to set up their "eyes" without being discovered, Scott thought.

"Medea is like a spider, weaving a web that covers the entire castle. If these spider webs are touched, Medea should be able to sense it."

He walked along, looking around.

"But isn't there a bit too little magic here? It shouldn't take too much magic to set up these 'spider webs'."

Dumbledore said, "My guess is that this is because Lady Slytherin has indeed used up most of the magic contained in the castle."

By deliberately avoiding the "spider webs," the two made their way through unimpeded and soon arrived at the entrance to the dungeon.

Blocking their way was an old wooden door with an equally old iron lock hanging on it.

“Should we use a lock-picking charm?” Scott asked. “Won’t using magic immediately reveal our presence…?”

As he spoke, Dumbledore took a key out of his pocket and opened the wooden door in front of him.

"...So you were already prepared."

Dumbledore didn't say where he got the key, but reached out and pushed open the wooden door.

"Oh……"

The sight inside the wooden door astonished Scott.

The narrow, downward passage was crisscrossed with countless spider webs.

"This……"

It's impossible to get through without touching the spider webs like before.

“Now that we’ve come this far, it seems we have no choice but to force our way through,” Dumbledore said softly.

“Let me try, Professor.”

Scott crouched down, and a miniature Komodo dragon crawled out of his sleeve and down his hand to the ground.

"Go, Golza."

With his command, Golza slowly descended, sinking into the ground as if falling into water.

well.

Scott felt somewhat relieved.

If this place, like Hogwarts Castle, were imbued with abundant magic in every brick and tile, then things would be much more difficult.

Following the connection with Golza, Scott quickly realized that it had bypassed the "spider web" blockade and entered the dungeon by traversing the land.

Scott took out the [Magic Mirror] again, opened it, and looked at the surveillance footage in the dungeon.

The image remains very dark, with only the outlines of objects barely discernible.

The narrow corridors, the densely packed hammocks, and the individual rooms separated by iron railings created a terrifying atmosphere.

After a long while, Golza finally climbed to the depths of the dungeon.

The moonlight filtering through the narrow courtyard was barely enough to make out a small area around us.

"Is this the secret room, Professor?" Scott asked.

"Yes, this is the place."

Dumbledore also looked at the image in the Magic Mirror in his hand.

"But there is no door here."

Scott carefully examined the mirror, at the rough stone wall that was vaguely reflected in it.

“Oh, a secret room doesn’t necessarily have to have a door,” Dumbledore said with a smile.

Next, Scott had Golza try to break through the wall.

But as Dumbledore had said before, Medea's Chamber of Secrets was not something that could be easily breached.

Both the stone wall itself and the ground in front of it successfully blocked Golza's ability to travel underground.

"It seems your little animals didn't do much good."

Dumbledore said with a smile.

He took two steps forward, drew his wand, and used a spell to touch the "spider web" in the passage.

Scott had only taken two steps with him when the tiny "spider webs" suddenly turned red, becoming visible to the naked eye instead of being invisible.

Immediately afterwards, the "spider silk" came to life, baring its fangs and claws as it attacked the two of them.

Dumbledore calmly waved his wand, and a huge, spherical armored spell appeared, enveloping both of them and blocking all the red "spider webs" from the magical barrier.

"Walk."

Dumbledore quickened his pace.

At the same time, the spherical armored spell also moved with him.

Scott quickly followed beside him.

The red "spider webs" surged and multiplied continuously, yet they could not break through Dumbledore's magical barrier from any angle.

And so, the two of them quickly traversed the narrow passageways of the dungeon and arrived at the stone wall.

At this moment, those originally tiny "spider silks" had intertwined one by one, turning into thick whips that lashed out at them fiercely.

Bang, bang, bang...

The crisp, sharp sounds of striking echoed continuously.

While the force of each blow wasn't particularly terrifying, the sheer number of them was overwhelming.

Dumbledore, however, paid no attention to the attacks.

He stood steadily, without even turning around, and carefully examined the stone wall in front of him.

Scott was no longer nervous and used his magical senses to probe the stone wall as well.

"The magic within the entire castle has become active."

As he spoke, he reached out a hand and touched the wall.

"Especially this wall, the magic inside seems to have some kind of special structure."

Dumbledore said, "That represents the sealed Chamber of Secrets, which cannot be opened by skill but only by brute force."

As he spoke, he began to back away.

Scott bent down to pick up Golza and followed closely behind him, afraid of being left behind outside the magic barrier.

At the same time, he glanced back and saw that the whips formed by the tangled "spider silk" were still attacking, but the magic barrier seemed indestructible and showed no signs of damage.

Once he was a distance away, Dumbledore decisively waved the hand holding his wand.

The crimson incantation, like a winding bolt of lightning, struck the stone wall in an instant, illuminating the surrounding environment continuously.

After a while, Dumbledore's spell continued to strike, but the stone wall seemed to be overwhelmed and began to show several fine cracks.

Scott also waved his wand, adding fuel to the fire.

"The house collapsed and the ground caved in!"

After his attack, the cracks in the stone wall began to grow faster.

Would we be considered to be damaging cultural relics and ancient buildings?

Scott suddenly drifted off into thought.

If I get caught by the Muggle administrators of the castle, I might go to jail.

Just then, Medea's voice rang out from behind them.

"Dumbledore?"

Scott and Dumbledore both turned around.

The red "spider silk" has spread out again, intertwining and crisscrossing in the air, quickly forming an ethereal human figure.

It probably resembles Medea.

“Principal, and this unfamiliar gentleman.”

Medea's ethereal body floated, looking down at the two of them.

“I don’t think we have any reason to attack each other, gentlemen,” she said. “Or rather, give me a reason why you’re coming after me.”

Neither Scott nor Dumbledore stopped their attack; the light of the curse continued to flash.

“I’m sorry, Lady Slytherin,” Dumbledore said politely, “I would like to ask you to remain asleep for a while longer.”

"Reason!" Medea seemed somewhat agitated.

"You want to gain power by sacrificing Voldemort's soul, but we don't think that's a good thing."

"Dumbledore said calmly."

"Please continue to sleep until Voldemort is completely defeated."

"I see." Medea was clearly suppressing her anger. "You're afraid that I'll be fully resurrected and gain immense power!"