Harry walked in a passage about ten feet wide, with mottled walls on both sides and ceiling height.
It was even darker here than before. The only sliver of light was just enough for people to see his fingers clearly. Because he hit the wall when turning, Harry then remembered that he could use his wand to get some light. .
The surroundings were so quiet that one could hear one's own heartbeat. In the dark and endless corridor, a group of crystal white mist floated from time to time, which looked a bit like the fluorescence emitted by a ghost.
This maze was like a magical relic buried deep underground for thousands of years. The water stains seeping from the walls nourished the green moss growing in large areas in the corners, and also made the dark brown floor tiles extremely slippery. In order to avoid falling, Harry turned to his side. He moved his body step by step, looking funny like a crab.
The road behind him quickly disappeared into the darkness, and the road ahead was still confusing. Harry, who was pale, had to admit that this maze, which had an atmosphere similar to that of a tomb, was the scariest place he had ever seen in his life!
"Has Professor Brain ever explored this maze himself?"
The ethereal silence and panic made it difficult to understand how quickly time passed. Harry felt like he had been wandering around in this seemingly endless maze for an hour, but in fact, he might have only been in for less than two minutes.
"At least, we can't lose to Malfoy--"
Harry pursed his lips tightly, suppressing the ever-boiling desire in his heart to turn around and continue exploring.
The area covered by the fluorescent light emitted by the wand is a uniform scene, and it is this boring and boring scene that invisibly stimulates a person's imagination of fearful scenes to the extreme. Harry can't imagine it, and Ron can't imagine it. Or how Hermione will behave after entering this maze, and Neville will probably faint directly here...
"This kind of ghost place... Could it be that Professor Brain deceived everyone... He just wanted to scare everyone with this gloomy maze?"
Harry gritted his teeth and walked forward for a while, but still couldn't meet any breathing creatures. This idea popped into Harry's mind, but thinking about Professor Blaine's behavior, he felt that this was a possibility. The probability of existence is low.
The surroundings became more gloomy. Through the fluorescence of the wand, Harry could see that every breath he exhaled formed a condensed mist in the air. It felt like walking into a refrigerator.
Tick tock, tick tock---
The further they walked, the greater the humidity in the air, and Harry's hair was stained with countless fine water droplets.
Finally, a different scene appeared on the road ahead. Harry's heart was beating hard. The only thing that could give him a sense of security now was the wand in his hand and the cold and hard wall.
"Huh...it turns out to be just a small river..."
When Harry finally saw what was on the ground, his hanging heart finally let go.
In the not-so-wide corridor, a ten-foot-wide ditch stretched across the ground, completely blocking Harry's path.
Why did Professor Brain create a small ditch here?
In the dim light, Harry stood on the embankment and carefully looked at the river, which was covered with dark green algae, with a large piece of rotten wood floating in the middle, and smelled like a sewage, and doubts arose in his mind.
The origin was still obscured in the darkness, and Harry had a hunch that Snape was standing out of sight, waiting to laugh at him. As long as he took a step back, he would immediately jump out with that disgusting expression. With a sneer on his face, he announced that he had failed in the 'contest of courage' with Malfoy!
Gryffindor, which symbolizes courage, lost to the people of Slytherin House in the courage competition. Harry felt that he would rather be drowned in the river in front of him than face such a 'terrible' ending.
call!
Harry let out a heavy breath and made up his mind, no matter what, he would never stop here!
Ten feet is not a distance that can be easily jumped, but as the youngest seeker at Hogwarts in the past century, it is not difficult for Harry, who is covered in sports bacteria. He focused his attention on the middle of the ditch. On that piece of rotten wood with algae squeezed out,
"Professor Brain got a piece of wood here to help us cross the river-"
Harry thought this, he took two steps back, took a deep breath, then used all his strength to leap forward, stepped heavily on the 'wood' in mid-air, and easily jumped over the canal.
Perhaps because it was close to the water, it was colder than the tunnels he had explored before, and for some reason, Harry always felt that danger was quietly approaching. So, after reaching the other side of the canal, he didn't look back and continued on without stopping. Walking forward, the figure quickly disappeared nearby.
Tick tock, tick tock...
The water vapor in the air liquefied into water droplets when it met the wall that was as hot as ice, and fell into the center of the channel drop by drop, disturbing the 'wood' that was floating in the water, which Harry used as a pedal, and rippled in the water. Under the influence of the force, the 'wood' floated to one side and soon touched the bank of the canal.
No one noticed that in the endless darkness, a hand as colored as pure white marble suddenly emerged from the water and clasped on the solid ground...
The environment in the maze is not static. In addition to the winding and twisting corridors, there are also some small rooms with semicircular high domes. I don’t know what they are used for.
Based on his first quick look into the classroom and his vague memories of the route and direction he walked, Harry judged that he had probably arrived at the center of the maze, which made him slightly happy, because at least judging from the speed of progress, , he is slightly better than Malfoy!
Now, there was a straight corridor in front of him. Harry raised his wand so that the fluorescent light emitted from the tip of the wand could be found farther away. However, everything within thirty feet was nothing new, except for a few steps. Outside, a large, damaged hole appeared in the ceiling, and the inside of the hole was also dark.
"Where did Professor Brain discover this kind of place?"
Having come this far, Harry was basically convinced that Professor Brain had probably restored a certain area he had visited before. Such a complex and detailed maze could not be created by relying solely on imagination.
Thinking of this, Professor Blaine's young and handsome face appeared in Harry's mind, as well as the smile that always hung on his face that seemed not to be disturbed by any accidents. He thought he already knew Professor Blaine a little bit, and Harry suddenly I realized that I had never seen his true face under the mysterious veil.
Compared with just now, Harry, who had gradually adapted to the darkness and silence, walked much more lightly.
He is more and more convinced that Professor Blaine took all the trouble to get out of this gloomy maze just to test everyone's courage. The words he said in the corridor before and the magic contract he took out were just to make them feel Just nervous.
Come to think of it, the heir of Slytherin has only petrified Filch's cat, Colin and Justin so far, but that's all, from Principal Dumbledore to professors of every subject. They were all very nervous. If Professor Blaine's scare words were followed, the little wizards might be injured or killed. I'm afraid no one could bear such serious consequences.
After understanding this, the depressing and cold atmosphere around him became much more friendly. Harry wiped the sweat from his forehead and even had a smile on his lips.
"Cunning Professor Blaine!"
Harry muttered, but he had not forgotten that Professor Brain gave each group of people a ten-minute 'breakout time'. If he did not leave the maze before then, he and Malfoy would be judged as If you fail, even if your progress in 'maze exploration' is higher, there is nothing to be proud of.
Many thoughts flashed through Harry's mind, such as why there was no trace of Malfoy so far, for example, whether Snape would break the rules and secretly give Malfoy a way to get through the maze more easily. The road... From what he knew about Snape, this was not impossible.
Thinking of this, Harry became a little impatient again. He rubbed his sore right shoulder and prepared to speed up and leave here as soon as possible. But the moment before Harry took a step forward, a sharp and frightening sound suddenly came from the darkness ahead. The roar made Harry turn pale again!
