The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 336 The Silent Witch and the Secret Chamber

Chapter 336 The Silent Witch and the Secret Chamber

"Goodbye—Goodbye, Miss Shiro!"

Watching her last friend leave, Loila gently closed the door.

"Phew!" She let out a long breath and plopped down on the floor.

Parties are so tiring — maybe it's not the party itself that's tiring, but having so many people is exhausting —

"You must be exhausted?" Nagini chuckled as she tidied up the living room. "You did this yourself, you know."

"tired----"

"But it's still—still very interesting." Loila shifted her position as she knelt on the floor, looking at Miss Nagini. "And Miss Nagini, you—you help me."

"Actually, I'm not that tired anymore —"

"If you say that, I'll have to charge you," Nagini joked, shrugging.

"A fee??" Loila paused, then asked, "Do you want Gallon?"

Come to think of it, Miss Nagini doesn't have a job or anything, she's always helped me, but I've never given her any money or anything.

What an incompetent friend—thinking this, Roy subconsciously reached for Galon in his pocket.

But the moment she made that move, Nagini was already standing in front of her.

Miss Nagini crouched down slightly to be at the same height as Loila.

Then, to Loila's surprise, she gently rubbed her face against Loila's forehead.

"Miss Nagini?" Loila's face immediately turned red, her pointed ears stood up high with nervousness, and then trembled as Miss Nagini gently pressed her lips to her forehead.

Finally, the pair of pointed ears twitched slightly and slowly drooped down.

"This is my reward." Looking at Loila, who was blushing and keeping her head down without saying a word, Nagini blinked and slowly stood up.

How adorable! — Nagini thought to herself as she took the cup and headed towards the kitchen.

It has to be said that Loila's old house wasn't small at all—besides the living room, the first floor had a sizable kitchen and bathroom, and even a basement inside the storage room.

Wait a minute—the basement?

Nagini immediately pulled his foot back.

Is there a basement here?

Why don't I have any recollection of this?

Nagini remembered that when she first moved in, she thoroughly checked the entire house and found nothing suspicious, including a basement.

But why is there a basement here? And when did this basement appear?

"Loila, come quick!" she said, turning her head. "There's something strange here."

Loila didn't reply, and Nagini paused for a moment before quickly walking back.

Then she saw the girl who was still sitting on the ground, blushing and silent.

Still not recovered?

""

I didn't do anything!

Nagini had to walk over to her and pat her on the head.

"Huh?!"

After being patted on the head, Loila finally came to her senses, but her face was still burning red when she thought about what had just happened.

"Miss Nagini—you—you must stop—stop teasing me like that—" she said softly, pursing her lips.

"This isn't the time to talk about that," Miss Nagini said hastily. "When did you get a basement?"

"A basement?" Loila's lips twitched. "I don't have a basement in my house."

"And I checked—I already checked—" Loila tilted her head, looking at Nagini: "I don't remember doing that—"

“But it is there now.” Nagini reached out and pulled Loila up from the ground. “And it’s in the storeroom next to the kitchen.”

"Hmm?" Led by Nagini, Loila arrived at the door of the storage room.

There really is a basement.

Ok?

Why would there be a basement?

Loila stared blankly at the downward staircase in front of her.

Is this some kind of magical array mechanism?

But I don't think I've ever found it at home—and as a mechanism—what kind of mechanism is it?

Loila glanced at Nagini instinctively.

"I didn't do anything," Nagini said with a shrug. "I just walked over here and saw the basement."

Did I do something wrong?

Could it be that the basement can only be opened if five friends are home?

That's probably impossible—that's because—

Loila thought for a few seconds and then gave a somewhat unusual, yet seemingly plausible, answer.

First of all, the owner of the basement must be Dad—after all, no one else would build a basement in their house except him—and since Dad built it, it must be related to—the magic circle.

So opening its mechanism is like activating a magic circle—and this mechanism was activated by something I've never done before—

Dad placed that harmonica in Gringotts with such care again —

The answer was obvious: it was the harmonica I had played at the party that day.

Loila pursed her lips, carefully took the harmonica from her bosom, and gently played it.

(Beautiful music)

As the harmonica began to play, the basement stairs in front of them emitted a pale blue light, and then gradually, silently, slowly rose up, finally fitting perfectly with the floor in Nagini's astonished gaze.

"This is your—father's?" Nagini looked at Loila in astonishment.

"It should be—it should be—" Loila pursed her lips excitedly and then immediately started playing the harmonica again.

The harmonica sounded again, and a pale blue light emanated from the floor, which then sank slightly, forming a series of steps leading underground.

"We need to go down and see—" Before Nagini could finish speaking, Loila had already strode down.

If Dad's notes weren't lying, then there's a good chance that the method for creating magic circles is in this basement.

Creating a magic circle—Luo Yi was so excited by the word that she could hardly walk. You see, this was something she had been pursuing since last year.

My father left behind so many experimental notes along the way, and the clues eventually converged in his own home.

I can't believe I only realized this today!

Loila excitedly walked down the steps, and as her feet touched the stone floor, all the candles around her lit up silently.

"Loila?" Nagini, who was following behind, was stunned when she saw this scene. She subconsciously reached out and grabbed Loila.

"Is there any danger?"

"No—no, it's not." Loila smiled. "This—this is what Dad left behind."

Yes, what father would harm his own child?

Nagini lowered her head apologetically and said, "I'm...I'm sorry."

"It's alright, Miss Nagini."

Loila didn't have time to care about any of that right now; her eyes were shining as she looked at the underground laboratory.

Materials for magic arrays, a workbench for making magic arrays, and all sorts of notebooks—these things were just sitting in his basement, and he only found out about them more than fifty years later?!

How have I been sleeping so soundly for the past fifty years?

Ah—well, I'm not here most of the time.

But none of that matters anymore!

Roy pursed her lips, mustered her courage, walked to the table in the basement, and slowly picked up the envelope that was placed on the table.

The envelope was dusty and looked like it had been there for a long time.

However, the writing inside was not blurred or faded at all.

"It's nice to see you again, my friend—or rather, my friend."

"my daughter."

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