"Whatever it is has nothing to do with you," Malfoy said. "Go back, we've gone the wrong way!"
But Harry did not move. He heard whispers and murmurs coming from behind the curtains on the stone door.
"I hear voices, there's someone inside!"
"That's the dead talking. If you're interested in the world of the dead, you don't have to use this stone door. I promise I'll let you through anytime. Now, go back!" Malfoy looked around and said angrily, "Gargson, Crabbe, Gower, Labstan, McNeill, you fools, don't stare at that door. How many times will it take for you to learn your lesson?"
Like Harry, they were also staring at the curtain, mesmerized!
"Bellatrix, wake them up," Malfoy said.
Harry saw Bellatrix raise her wand, but he did not care.
For some reason, he was still in a trance, his eyes fixed on the fluttering curtain.
Then, in a moment of chaos, he was dragged out by a strong force.
It was the wizard named Dolphin. He was the first to pull Harry back to the black round room.
"That arched door …" The voice that Harry heard disappeared.
"It's a relic from ancient times, said to lead to the world of the dead."
"Can we see the dead through that door?" Harry thought that the voices might be his parents.
"No, no one knows how to open that stone door. Anyone who has passed through the curtain is dead. The Ministry of Magic put it here to study the mystery of death." Dolphin bent down, looked at the other Death Eaters, and said quickly in a low voice, "Listen, Harry, follow me when we enter the room full of time."
Harry blinked, not understanding what was going on.
He raised his head and looked at Dolphin. Dolphin had blond hair, rough facial features, and those eyes ….
He was very familiar with those eyes. There was no mistaking it.
His heart skipped a beat. Those were Sirius's eyes.
God, Dolphin was Sirius in disguise. What the hell was going on?!
Harry wanted to say something, but when he remembered that Malfoy and the other Death Eaters were still behind him, he quickly shut his mouth.
No matter what was going on, now was not the best time to talk and ask.
He swallowed hard, his heart pounding violently.
Harry could not believe that Sirius was among the Death Eaters. How did he do it?!
"Next room," Malfoy said.
When all the Death Eaters returned to the first room, the wall spun once more before stopping.
Rookwood opened another, and came out before he could enter.
'Not that! 'he muttered.
Harry could see a very dark room behind the door. There were many planets floating in the darkness.
The walls continued to spin, dazzling everyone's eyes.
"Please, we can't waste the whole night here, choosing these stupid doors."
"I can only confirm the general direction. It's always around here," Rookwood said and pushed another door.
But it did not budge, so he changed to the one on the left.
"Found it, it's this one!"
Harry walked into the new room under the watchful eyes of a few Death Eaters. He could feel Sirius standing behind him, pointing his wand at him with Malfoy.
Inside the new room, beautiful, diamond-like light danced. Harry quickly closed his eyes.
As he gradually adapted to the dazzling light, he could clearly see that the faces of many clocks were glimmering.
They were of different sizes, there were grandfather clocks and travel clocks.
Various clocks were either hanging between bookshelves or standing on tables as long as the room.
Because of this, a rapid, never-ending murmur filled the entire room, like the sound of thousands of tiny footsteps. The bright, diamond-like light came from a tall, bell-shaped crystal glass at the end of the room.
"A room full of time!" Harry's body tensed.
He remembered Sirius's words and touched his wand with his right hand.
"This way!" Malfoy said. The group followed the narrow gap between the tables towards the light source.
Harry slowed down, trying to get as close to Sirius as possible.
The closer they got to the tall, bell-shaped crystal glass cover, the clearer it became. The bell-shaped crystal glass cover was as tall as Harry and stood on a table. It looked like it was filled with a churning, sparkling air current.
In the glowing light, there was a small egg, as bright as a jewel.
When it rose up in the dome, it cracked open and a hummingbird emerged, rising straight to the top of the dome. But as the air current fell, the bird's feathers were dirtied and wet again.
Until it landed at the bottom of the dome and was once again trapped in the egg.
Behind the bell-shaped glass, there was a door. This was their destination.
"Dolphin, are you sure you've broken the magic on this door?"
"Yes!" Sirius replied, standing beside Harry. "You can try!"
"Then why was it opened?" Malfoy asked suspiciously. He had a bad feeling.
As far as he knew, the magic on the door was not set up by the Ministry of Magic. He had spied a lot of information about the Department of Mystery Affairs from Foggy and other Ministry of Magic officials, but he had never heard of any alarm here.
Since it was not the Ministry of Magic, it could be the Order of the Phoenix. Then …
"We're already in front of us. Even if we haven't broken it, so what if the Ministry of Magic finds out? Rush in with Potter, get the Prophecy Ball, and then go back to the hall. It's that simple, "Bellatrix said impatiently.
She waved her wand, and the door opened.
In the next second, Sirius pulled Harry behind him. He saw countless flashes of red light.
There was the sound of magic hitting something and the screams of the Death Eaters.
Behind the door were all members of the Order of the Phoenix.
"Damn it, it's an ambush, retreat!"
"We're surrounded!"
"Dolphin, you damned traitor."
"The real Dolphin Rolle has long been subdued. Now, put down your wand, Malfoy," Sirius said.
Under the pincer attack, the Death Eaters had been defeated. Seven of them had fallen, leaving Malfoy, Bellatrix, and five Death Eaters standing there, surrounded by the Order of the Phoenix.
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