Hogwarts, where the stars shine

In the Slytherin common room late at night, Lilia was pacing back and forth between the armchairs, a look of worry on her brows.

Mesa's body was still leaning on the armchair, but next to him were Snape with his eyes closed, and Albus Dumbledore sleeping.

Lilia has been by his side since Mesa entered the secret place.

But just as the agreed time was about to pass, Mesa still didn't wake up, which made Lilia who was waiting anxiously.Anxious Lilia immediately left the common room and rushed to the dean's office.

Just as Snape said, Lilia, who was in a panic, accidentally destroyed the overwhelming object and awakened the sleeping Dean of Slytherin House.

So there was this scene in front of me, two unconscious bodies on the armchair, the white-bearded old man with his eyes closed and dozing, and the girl pacing back and forth.

The common room was quiet at night, which made Lilia's footsteps particularly clear.

Dumbledore, who was asleep, slowly opened his eyes and said, "Don't worry, you have to trust Professor Snape. He will definitely bring young Mr. Black back safe and sound."

Having said that, it took Mesa so long to go in, how could Lilia not be in a hurry?

Dumbledore knew his comfort would have no effect unless Mesa woke up at that moment.If you can't comfort him, then change the topic and distract him.

"How did you discover that secret place?" Dumbledore asked. On the way to the common room accompanying the principal and dean, Lilia had already roughly told them about their adventure.

"I discovered it accidentally," Lilia said. "I just thought the tapestry was a bit strange, so I tried it. Unexpectedly, it actually worked."

Lilia's statement was very perfunctory. She was really in no mood to chat with the old man with the white beard.Her heart was all focused on Mesa, whose life or death was uncertain.

"What's in it?" Dumbledore continued to find something to say. It was better to let Lilia talk than to keep her worries in her heart.

Although Lilia was very impatient, she still answered Dumbledore's questions truthfully.She said: "In one room are the manuscripts of Slytherin ancestors, and in the other room are black grease-like substances, which are very disgusting. That thing should be spirit skin."

"The manuscript of my ancestors?" Dumbledore whispered to himself, "It seems that I have been deceived."

After realizing that Steele Martin's target was the Slytherin common room, Dumbledore naturally wanted to know some of Slytherin's secrets, at least to figure out what Martin was looking for.

Coincidentally, there are portraits of past principals hanging in the principal's office, including several from Slytherin House.

For example, Mesa's ancestor Phineas Nigellus Black, the most unpopular headmaster Hogwarts has ever had.

It was clear that Phineas Nigellus Black had held back his hand by not telling the truth to Dumbledore in his service to the current Headmaster.

Headmaster Black only told Dumbledore about Lingpi, but not about the manuscript.

Suddenly, Lilia felt a violent shaking in the common room, and the black lake outside the window also rolled up a huge whirlpool, and the mud and sand rolled, as if there was a big earthquake at the bottom of the lake.

A sudden change occurred, and although the violent shaking made Lilia unable to stand still, she still struggled to run towards Mesa, wanting to take Mesa out of the dangerous common room.

Lilia had no idea what Martin's plan was, but she shared Mesa's concerns.

There was concern that Martin would affect the common room when he implemented his plan, and that water from the Great Lake would pour into it.

The Slytherin students had already been woken up, left the common room, and were taken to a safe place by the professors who came after them.In other words, there was only an old man and a young man in the lounge, plus two unconscious bodies.

In order to prevent herself and Mesa from turning into aquatic creatures, Lilia ran towards Mesa with difficulty and wanted to take him away from here.But the violent shaking made it difficult for Lilia to stand still, let alone escape with Mesa.

The anxious girl had just taken two steps when she felt an even stronger shaking.

If Dumbledore hadn't taken action, the young and beautiful girl would have fallen down and probably hit the corner of the table, ruining her appearance.

Dumbledore sat in the armchair without swaying, as steady as a rock, and his two unconscious bodies were also very stable.It was as if Lilia was the only one who could feel the violent shaking in the common room.

"Sit tight, Miss Shafik. I'm here, nothing will happen to you." Dumbledore comforted him. Even if the lake flooded back, Dumbledore would be able to take a few people away safely.

This is the self-confidence of the magic world's combat power ceiling.And Dumbledore knew that such a dangerous thing as the lake flooding would not happen.

Dare to build the common room at the bottom of a large lake, which is subject to the erosion and pressure of the lake at all times, so the Slytherin dungeon is naturally fully prepared.

The secret place that only the conscious mind can go to is a link in the circle that protects the Slytherin common room from the lake.

The rolling and surging spiritual skin not only serves to guide the students, but also serves as the energy to support the operation of the magic circle.

The earthquake that Lilia felt at this moment was because someone was destroying the normal operation of the magic circle. It was the magic circle that was sending an alarm and asking for help to Lilia.

The reason why Lilia felt the shaking so violently was because she had entered the secret room and witnessed the operation of the magic circle with her own eyes, that is, those spirit skins that were constantly flowing.

It's just that this alarm was a bit too strong for Lilia, making it difficult for her to control herself, let alone distinguish the truth from the false.

"Remain calm, Miss Shafik," Dumbledore continued. "The shaking you feel is not real."

As the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Dumbledore can naturally feel this violent shaking. This is the authority given to him by his position as principal.

The well-informed Dumbledore did not panic like Lilia. He could distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Seeing the motionless Dumbledore and the two bodies lying peacefully, Lilia finally calmed down.Although the mountains and the earth were still shaking in Lilia's mind, her body no longer looked like a lonely leaf swaying in the wind and rain.

"Professor Dumbledore, what's going on?" Lilia asked, "Is it true that the lake water won't pour in?"

"I think Steele must have started his plan, and he's using those spirit skins to keep things running," Dumbledore said.

Lilia couldn't sit still anymore. She said, "That doesn't mean Professor Snape failed to stop him. Isn't Mesa very dangerous?"

"It will be okay. You have to trust Professor Snape and your friends." Dumbledore motioned for Lilia to sit down.After Lilia sat down, he continued: "Steele's plan will not succeed."

There is no magic in the world that can bring the dead back to life.Even with the help of the spirit skin, Steele Martin's plan still cannot be realized.

"Professor Dumbledore, is that also false?" Lilia pointed out the window, "Can only I see it?"

The undercurrent of the lake outside the window is turbulent, the river is rolling back, the sand is rolling, and the waves are violently beating on the window lattice.It looks like a huge earthquake under the lake, and the aquatic life is facing the end of the world.

"No, that's true," Dumbledore said. "It's the chain reaction caused by the destruction of the magic circle. It's the self-repair of the magic circle and its rejection of the lake water, which ultimately creates an earthquake-like impact."

If someone is still awake at this time, and happens to be looking out of the window at the Black Lake, they will see that the calm lake surface in the past has become choppy tonight, and the waters in the center of the lake have even rolled up waves as high as a story.

Turbid waves are rolling in the center of the big lake, and the shallow water area on the shore of the lake is also full of rough waves, repeatedly scouring the earth.

In the common room, Lilia no longer paid attention to the turbulent traffic outside the window, and her heart focused on Mesa again.

The water of the Black Lake became increasingly turbid. Looking at everything in front of him, Dumbledore was no longer as calm as before.The principal thought in his heart: The lake has been turned upside down, how should I explain to the mermaid in the lake later?

The two people in the lounge had different thoughts. One was looking out the window, worried, and the other was looking indoors, equally worried.

At this moment, Mesa and Snape woke up one after another in the armchair.As the two people woke up, Lilia no longer felt the shaking, and the turbulent undercurrent outside the window no longer intensified, and began to slowly return to calm.