Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 593: Screaming Shack Revealed

Although you can use magic at will in Hogsmeade Village, the practice of Apparition is not too ostentatious after all.

As for using the shielding spell to block the trace effect on his body, Albert didn't plan to take the risk at all. If he failed, he would cause himself a lot of trouble.

However, Apparition practice is necessary, and he needs to get used to the discomfort of Apparition.

About half an hour later, Albert started walking around the village of Hogsmeade, and on his way to the Dervis and Bans store, came across Fred, George, and Lee from the Honeydukes candy store. Jordan trio.

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

"Should I be dumped?" George asked in mock shock.

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

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

"Joko's magic joke shop." George said without hesitation.

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

He intends to take advantage of the time now to see if he can trigger a new mission.

"It is said to be haunted over there."

"By the way, when we came over 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, "Now we can only sneak into Hogsmeade. Go to Duke Bee's candy store. Luckily, we're all going to use the Disillusionment Charm, otherwise we'd be in trouble."

"Collapsed by snow?"

"Yeah, it's very thorough. Even if the snow melts, it probably won't go away unless you use magic to dig through it again."

Several people have apparently given up on that passage, and there are more passages that can sneak into Hogsmeade Village anyway.

While speaking, they had stepped on the snow and approached the periphery of the screaming shack, and Li Jordan also shared with them the intelligence he had collected: "It is said that about twenty years ago, the screaming shack would have a terrifying sound. The screams of people, which everyone thought might be the sound of some ferocious ghost, gave the shack its name."

"Actually, we also tried to break in, but failed." Fred looked at the gloomy house not far away and said, "The entrance to the shack may have been blocked by wooden boards. We suspect that there is a secret can enter the inside of the Shrieking Shack."

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

Albert looked at the dilapidated shack in front of him, pulled out his wand and knocked on the door, reached out and pushed it, but the door was not pushed, 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.

"How are you going to get in?"

The three of them looked at Albert together, and they never doubted Albert's ability.

"It's easy, that's all."

Albert used the Slicing Charm very succinctly, opening an entrance on the right wall for them to enter and exit freely.

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

"We didn't think about it before."

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

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

The wallpaper has fallen off the wall, the floor is full of stains, all the furniture is damaged and seems to have been broken by someone, and the door next to it has been nailed with wooden boards, and there is strong magic on it to prevent Someone secretly opened it.

But... the other party obviously didn't think that someone would not take the usual path and open a hole directly from the side.

Okay!

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

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

"The doors and windows here are sealed," said Albert, examining the boarded up windows. "There is still some kind of magic left on them, probably to prevent others from breaking in."

"Come on, look here." Fred screamed.

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

"What is this?"

"Perhaps, some terrifying creature was once locked here." Lee Jordan had drawn out his wand and began to be wary of the surroundings, lest something suddenly pop out and attack them.

"Don't worry, there's 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 new task and said, "In the beginning, the people trapped here should be people, or not ordinary people, otherwise there would be no need for this place.”

"You mean, someone's imprisoned here?" Fred's mind went fast.

"Captivity may not be used properly." Albert looked at the scratches on the armrest, "I suspect that a werewolf once lived here, or Hogsmeade once lived a werewolf, Come here every month to transform.”

"Werewolves!" The three of them said in unison.

There is no doubt that werewolves are hardly friendly fellows in the wizarding world. At least, most wizards instinctively stay away from werewolves.

"When the moon is full, the out-of-control werewolf will be very dangerous, so the doors and windows of the screaming shack are sealed with magic." Albert continued to analyze: "When the werewolf transforms, it is very painful, so the It screams, or it should be a wolf howl. As for why this place is famous, it is probably that someone deliberately spread rumors to make everyone mistakenly think that this place is haunted, so as to cover up the incident.”

"It's all for you to guess."

Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all looked at Albert in shock. They didn't expect that Albert could infer so much from the traces and names here.

Of course they don't know, Albert has read the book "Harry Potter"~IndoMTL.com~ Otherwise, just based on this information, he will think through his brain to estimate, and he will not be able to come up with anything.

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

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

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

As a matter of fact, the so-called secret passage is really not secret at all. It was a trapdoor that opened with a staircase down.

"Where do you think this leads?"

Whether it's Fred, George, or Lee Jordan, they're all excited at the moment.

This is the taste of adventure.

"Go down and take a look."

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

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

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

"I can probably guess where this leads to." Albert prepares for the spoiler again.

"Where?"

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

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

"You mean Hogwarts once had a werewolf professor?"

"Possibly a werewolf student," Albert added. "Probability of the professor is low, and I believe no one wants to take the risk."

"How many secret passages does Hogwarts Castle have to the outside of the school?"

"I'm afraid this is the secret passage to the bottom of the willow."

"Perhaps, the beating willow was planted specifically to protect this secret passage."