Night Tour of the Restricted Section
At the far end of the Pensieve room, an entire wall is like a mirror.
The mirror was magical; instead of reflecting the scene behind Wizet, it showed an abandoned stairwell.
Wizet habitually cast the spell "Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil's Snare Form)," and after a brief exploration, she passed through the mirror and entered the abandoned stairwell.
Compared to the still tidy warehouse rooms, this stairwell was clearly not well maintained.
The stone steps leading up were broken in several places, with broken bricks and stones scattered all over the ground, covered with a thick layer of dust, and spider webs hanging from the ceiling.
Wizet looked at the ground and took only two simple steps, kicking up dust.
If we take a few more steps, we'll probably create a "Nebulus" effect.
He walked up the broken stone steps, and for the sake of privacy, he did not clean the dust in the stairwell.
Before leaving the stairwell, he cast Mending Charm to erase the footprints on the ground, trying to keep everything as it was.
Wizet suddenly had an idea: perhaps the guardians who entered the stairwell had similar thoughts, which was why the dust in the stairwell was accumulating more and more.
Outside the stairwell, there is a spiral staircase leading upwards, at the top of which stands a statue with floating flames dancing on it, emitting a bright yellow light.
On either side of the spiral staircase, there are occasionally a few candlesticks, with flickering flames on them.
"The number of candles has not decreased, nor has any wax been produced..." Wizet also developed a strong interest in these candlesticks.
"If so few people come here... and the flames never go out, then it must be some kind of Magic Flame... How interesting!"
"How exactly is the flame kept burning? What kind of magic is used? What are the incantations and hand gestures? Perhaps it's Ritual Magic? Or is the candlestick a magical artifact..."
In an instant, a multitude of thoughts arose in his mind.
He reached into his pocket to make sure the newly acquired notebook was still there.
With his notebook in hand, returning to the Pensieve room would be relatively easy for him; he could study the Magic Flame there later.
As Wizet ascended the spiral staircase, she discovered that the statue was indeed unique in design, resembling a human-faced goat with four tails attached to each other.
He gently pushed open the door at the end of the spiral staircase and entered a room that was also covered in dust and cobwebs;
Bookshelves and cabinets of various styles lined the walls, and strangely shaped masks hung on the walls;
The bookshelves were crammed full of books, and several stacks of books on the floor were covered with cobwebs;
On the mahogany bookcase directly opposite, there is a transparent cover containing an upside-down bat specimen;
There are many books here, one of which is stacked crookedly and almost touches the ceiling;
Above the mahogany cabinet is a portrait of a wizard wearing a red pointed hat, nodding his head repeatedly as if he were dozing off.
Wizet slowed her pace and tiptoed away from the painting to avoid the wizard in the painting waking up and causing any trouble.
This must be a room used for storing miscellaneous items; all sorts of things can be seen everywhere along the slightly crowded passageway.
Not only are there Scabbers armor, dusty porcelain, globes, lamps, and telescopes, but you can even see wooden mechanisms that resemble torture instruments...
It wasn't until Wizet pushed open another door that he truly understood which area of Hogwarts he was in.
"This is actually the Restricted Section... That room where the Pensieve is kept, it's amazing that I was able to get here!"
A smile crept onto his face; this meant he would have to go out at night more often.
Wizet rarely entered the Restricted Section; the air there was strange, a mixture of various smells.
Some smelled like rust, some like congealed blood, some like moss and earth, and some like burnt eggs...
Compared to the books in the public areas, the books in the Restricted Section are clearly more restless.
Some cabinets are less like bookshelves and more like cages, with the books inside like gladiators, pounding against the shelves again and again, trying to gain their freedom.
Some books are even more dangerous, requiring chains to be used to secure them firmly to the bookshelf.
Nevertheless, the books did not give up their struggle, and the bookshelf continued to vibrate and make a soft rustling sound.
The Magick Moste Evile, The Secrets of the Darkest Art, Moste Potente Potions, The 《Untold History of Magic》, Secrets in the Shadows: The Rise of the Dark Wizard...
"Develop Yourself, Runes on Your Internal Organs," "Empty His Head, Absorb Delicious Pain," "Thus Spoke Merlin Ambrosius"...
A large portion of the books in the Restricted Section are closely related to Dark Magic.
Just like the book "The Magick Moste Evile," when Wizet held it in her hands, she could clearly feel the strange texture.
The cover material appears to be human skin, unusually cold yet pulsating, like the pulsation of blood flowing through veins...
In the book "The Magick Moste Evile", he saw two familiar Dark Magic - the Affliction Curse and the Hanging Shrieking Curse.
Now that she had the book in her hands, Wizet had no reason to put it down.
He suppressed his discomfort and read through the entire book of Magick Moste Evile" until he was sure that the corresponding book appeared in his mind before putting it back on the bookshelf.
He collected all the books that did not require unlocking the chains and could be accessed and read, arranging them all in his mind, and reaped a great harvest.
Besides books related to Dark Magic, there were also some books about Magical creature, which broadened Wizet's horizons.
Compared to modern wizards, ancient wizards were clearly more radical in their exploration of the magical world.
They not only observe Magical creature to study magic, but also study magic directly with Magical creature;
Wizards, through some sudden inspiration, combine themselves with Magical creature, thereby quickly gaining a certain magical talent.
This combination could involve performing Ritual Magic to steal the magical talents of Magical creature;
Or they could combine their powers in a simpler, more direct way, so that their offspring could acquire some kind of magical talent.
Books sharing relevant insights are readily available in the Restricted Section.
In fact, the success rate of this kind of research is not high. Only a few wizards can achieve their goals, while many more wizards will lose themselves and thus give birth to new Magical creature.
Some of these Magical creature are fleeting, leaving behind a mythical story for Muggle, while others, if they can reproduce and survive, will become new Magical creature species like the Sphinx.
Wizet increasingly understood the significance of the Restricted Section; some books were indeed unsuitable for early reading, as it could easily lead to being influenced by certain ideas and committing some crazy acts...