Every level of the maze had its own style.
The faces on the outermost ring had been replaced by the Malfoy family crest. The second level contained only waterways, while the third had many more sculptures.
After entering the "magic circle," there were many columns. They looked very much like those of an Egyptian temple, with bronze birds perched atop them. The fifth level was a laurel grove, filled with crow sculptures in all manner of forms. The walls of the sixth level were covered in climbing roses. Other than a crystal swan at the entrance, there were no other sculptures or fountains.
The dazzling abundance of sculptures on the third level did not only depict myths. There were also heroic legends and scenes of human life, like the constellations in the sky.
If Pomona had come here before making her guess, she might not have chosen Virgo Spica to represent this level.
She could have guessed Capricorn, or even Libra. In any case, there would surely have been some reasonable explanation.
It was like seeing a "magic trick" and desperately trying to figure out how the magician had done it.
Vega represented the queen of summer nights, and some people regarded women as symbols of mysticism. Mystery was like a veil that concealed a beautiful woman's face, revealing only a pair of lovely eyes.
Those eyes might not turn people to stone like Medusa's, but they were just as deadly. They lured the curious into following them into a Hag's lair.
Curiosity did not necessarily become the force that drove one forward. It could also be the source of disaster.
Pandora had failed to control her curiosity and opened the magic box. Even cats, with their nine lives, were killed by curiosity. A Hag would not let her prey