New and Old Unspeakables

Following the somewhat embarrassed and annoyed Lenn, they stepped into the lift again. "Department of Mysteries," the cold female voice rang out, and after speaking, fell silent. The lift doors clattered open, and they arrived in that empty, plain corridor with no doors or windows, where only the sound of their footsteps echoed.

"We're here." When they reached the plain black door, Lenn was still speaking a little huffily. Suddenly, the door opened by itself. Lenn quickly turned around. A wizard who looked weighed down by age stood inside the doorway, his voice sounding through the corridor. "Hello." He looked at Allen and Luna and revealed a somewhat stiff smile. "These must be my new colleagues. Welcome."

"Professor Saul Croaker, hello. This is Allen Harris, and this is Luna Lovegood. They are newly appointed Unspeakables." Lenn had his younger brother and Luna hand over their credentials for the other man to inspect.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, director Lenn Harris. It's just that, according to Ministry of Magic regulations, we have to go through the formality." Saul Croaker took their credentials in one hand, while the wand in his other hand tapped the seal in the middle of the documents. The yellow pattern of the seal floated into the air, and the Ministry of Magic's emblem spun several times overhead. Saul Croaker's eyes rolled upward behind the top of his glasses. Unlike the "formality" he had mentioned, he checked the credentials extremely carefully. After confirming that the seals were genuine, he handed the two booklets back to them.

Then Saul Croaker looked at Lenn with particular difficulty, appearing as though he wanted to say something but hesitated. Next, he was supposed to lead Allen and the others into the Department of Mysteries, but according to the rules, everything in the