As they walked toward the Mahogany Door, Vizet, who was at the very front, was instead the calmest of them all.
The four Hit Wizards looked much more tense. They gripped the wands in their hands tightly, and as they stepped forward, sparks were jolted from the tips.
Paul Smith was highly focused. As someone who had been to the Appaloosa Family manor before, when he arrived before the main door, he noticed the difference in its appearance.
"This door has definitely been replaced..." he analyzed in a grave tone. "It isn't a lock a wizard would use, but a steel lock only Muggles would use."
He waved his wand and pointed at the coldly gleaming door handle. When he saw that the handle did not move in the slightest and had not turned, his brows had already knotted together. "There's magical protection on it too..."
He turned to Vizet and asked in a low, uneasy voice, "Mr. Lovrich, are we sure we're going in just like this?"
"Yes, Mr. Smith." Vizet nodded. "Please maintain the magic and record what happens next. I'll trouble you with that..."
He raised his wand and lightly tapped the coldly gleaming door handle.
The door handle seemed to be twisted by an Invisible Hand. Along with a series of clicking sounds, the subtle noises of the latch turning and some kind of magic failing came from the handle.
The four Hit Wizards stared fixedly at Vizet's movements. Seeing Vizet twist the door handle open so easily, Will, who was closest to Paul Smith, asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say there was magical protection?"
Jimmy also voiced his own guess. "Or... was there actually no magic on this lock at all, and it wasn't even locked? The door was just shut?"
"It was