"I thought Muggle food was pretty good." Kayson looked toward the doors at the far end of the Great Hall. Unnoticed, the sky had already darkened.
"In fact, I recently found several places that might possibly be entrances to the Chamber of Secrets. I still need you to accompany me and investigate them," Dumbledore said.
"Uh... fine." Feeling sorry for his tongue and stomach, Kayson could only stuff another bite of fried fish into his mouth.
After all, it was the only protein on the table.
Before long, Dumbledore dragged the half-fed Kayson out of the Great Hall.
Kayson could already predict just how hungry he would be after following Dumbledore on a marathon through the castle for half the night.
Hopefully, there would still be restaurants open in the Muggle World by then.
Of course, it would not matter if there were not. At worst, he could go to the other hemisphere and find a country where it was daytime to get something to eat. Anything was better than sneaking into the Hogwarts kitchens to eat grass.
"The place I'm taking you is what I consider the most magical room in Hogwarts. Perhaps we can use it to directly find Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, the Basilisk, and Tom," Dumbledore said as he walked ahead through the stairwell.
"I get it, but what I'm more curious about is how much longer we have to walk," Kayson said, panting heavily behind Dumbledore.
"Oh, a young person with such poor stamina will not do. You built your office so large—don't you jog a lap around it in the morning?" Dumbledore teased.
"I built it that way to house my alchemical machines, not to torture myself," Kayson said.
"But I recall you being very happy while watching Harry and Neville run marathons in