In front of them was a simple and deep corridor.
This corridor was completely different from the corridors above, the walls were empty, there were no doors or windows, only a simple black door at the end of the corridor.
Elwyn knew, this was the Department of Mysterious Affairs.
To be honest, he really wanted to go in and take a look.
He had heard too many rumors related to this place, but in reality, there were very few that could be trusted.
In the market, there were almost no reliable records about this mysterious department.
Luna had previously shown him, in the book, Foggy was using the Department of Mysterious Affairs to develop a terrible poison, secretly drugging people who had differences with him.
But this was obviously absurd, Elwyn knew that this was actually a collection of all the prophecy balls obtained by the Ministry of Magic, magic items handed down from ancient times, as well as all kinds of unknown magic items that needed to be researched and preserved, such as magic related to time, soul, death and so on.
The prototype of the time converter that Hermione wore was stored here, that magical artifact could help wizards control time.
"The Department of Mysterious Affairs is the most mysterious department of the Ministry of Magic, no one knows what they do, the identity of the staff of this department, and their missions are all top secret." Sirius said, "The wizards that work here are called the Silent Ones."
Elwyn nodded, carefully observing the plain black door.
This door should have been there for many years, it was the same material used to build the Centaur Moon Temple, all obsidian, there were no traces of magic left on it.
"One of my ancestors used to work here, I have seen his diary." Seeing that Elwyn was very interested, Sirius continued, "According to his records, a long time ago, the Ministry of Magic discovered that there were many kinds of innate magic, different from the current magic, they exist in a form that is difficult to explain, or even more difficult, it can be said that it is impossible to control."
Not surprisingly, these magic should be inherited from the research of the ancient warlocks.
They walked further on the path of magic than the wizards of today, and understood more.
However, with the passing of time, the once glorious magic civilization also vanished into thin air.
There were many theories about the extinction of the ancient warlocks, which had been debated endlessly for thousands of years. The craziest story Elwyn had heard recently was told to him by the spherical Evil God. The powerful ancient Warlocks fled to the new world and lived in seclusion because they wanted to avoid the control of the Evil God.
"Behind this black door is a circular room with many doors. The Silent Ones conduct research and experiments on the mysterious powers in the room." Sirius said, "If you're interested, you can apply to work here after you graduate. They only want the best students. If you can't meet the requirements, it's possible that they won't hire anyone for a few years. But with your strength, it shouldn't be a problem. "
They crossed the corridor and stood outside the black door, watching for a moment.
"Let's go. Don't let Dumbledore wait too long." Sirius pulled on Elwyn's arm and pulled him to the left. There was an opening that led to a flight of stairs.
"Below this is the Wiesengamo Special Courtroom. The key to the door leading to Azkaban is kept there." Sirius said as they walked. "If you're convicted, you'll be sent directly to Azkaban from there. You won't have to float on the sea for a few days and nights."
They walked for a long time. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they walked along a corridor.
To be honest, this was exactly the same as the Hogwarts corridors that led to Snape's underground classroom: rough stone walls, and torches inserted on brackets. The doors they passed were all heavy wooden doors with iron latches and keyholes.
"Courtroom Ten. We're here." Sirius pulled Elwyn to a gloomy black door with a large iron lock hanging on it. He sneered. "I originally planned to be tried here. But after waiting for a long time, they told me that my crimes didn't need to be tried. So they sent me directly to Azkaban."
They pushed the door open and walked in. The surrounding walls were made of black stones. The light from the torches was dim and gloomy.
On both sides were rows of empty benches that were gradually rising. In front of them, Dumbledore was sitting on a bench with his eyes closed. No one knew what he was thinking.
As soon as they entered, Dumbledore sensed them and opened his eyes.
"You're here," Dumbledore said calmly. "I'm sorry that we have to start from this place. But please believe me, the place we're going to in a while will be countless times more terrifying and gloomy than this."
He waved his hand, gesturing for Sirius and Elwyn to follow him.
They walked to the top of the room and walked around a huge round stone pillar. Behind the black curtain was a small hidden door.
Dumbledore knocked with his wand, and the locked door opened automatically.
In the middle of the room was a statue of a Dementor.
It was about to lift up the scarf on its head, revealing its horrifying mouth as if it was going to give someone a kiss and suck their soul away.
"You need special permission to enter this room," Dumbledore explained. Dumbledore explained, "Outside is the High Court of Wessengammon, where almost all the prisoners of Azkaban are tried. They're doing this because of this statue in front of us. It's the only key that can quickly send us to Azkaban. "
Dumbledore scrutinized the statue of the Dementor for a while, as if thinking about something. Then he turned his light blue eyes to Elwyn.
"You know what a key means, right?" he asked with a smile.
"Yes, I've read about it in a book," Elwyn said hurriedly.
"Very good, but this statue is different from a normal key." Dumbledore said, "It won't follow us there. In fact, there's a similar statue in Azkaban. We just need to touch it lightly and we'll be transported back and forth."
"But what's the principle behind this magic?" Elwyn asked.
"No one knows. Just like what you saw in the Department of Mysterious Affairs, there are many wonderful magic waiting for us to discover and study." Dumbledore said, "What we know now, is only a small part."
He took something out from his pocket and passed it to Elwyn.
"I went to the centaur tribe last night and read the records related to that evil god. It's really beyond imagination. It's not a creature that I know of, and it hasn't appeared in any magic books." Dumbledore said, "Before you came, I thought about this carefully. Since you've gone back to the millennium and met the four founders of the school, the things they left behind are also related to these evil gods. So I think, it's better if you keep this thing. "
Elwyn was stunned for a moment, and took the thing that Dumbledore passed to him.
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