Chapter 33: Secrets in the Attic
In fact, the relationship between Dumbledore and his brother was not as bad as he said.
At least, Aberforth did not refuse to let the homeless Theo and Tom stay.
In Theo's view, Aberforth was just a soft-hearted person with a sharp tongue towards his brother.
He didn't spare his brother verbally, but he would still do his best to complete what his brother told him to do...
Theo and Tom stayed after all.
Aberforth arranged a room for them on the second floor.
Because Aberforth took in Theo, Toby was now very grateful to Aberforth.
Therefore, he volunteered to help Aberforth run the bar.
In his view, as long as he put in enough work, his master, who was temporarily ving under someone else's roof, could ve better.
Aberforth did not object to this. It would be easier for him to have a house-elf to help.
Along with that, his attitude towards Theo and the others also became kinder.
...
"You can go anywhere except the attic. If you want something to drink, you can also go to the cellar to get it yourself. By the way, there are many other shops in Hogsmeade Village. If you want to buy something, you can also go out for a walk."
Aberforth said, and turned to leave the room with Toby, who volunteered to work.
After Aberforth left, Theo turned around and lay on his bed. He hadn't rested much from last night until now, and he was a ttle tired.
On the other side, Tom was sitting on another bed, taking out a spell book and reading it intently.
For him, only by learning non-stop can he become stronger and escape from the hands of Theo, this pervert!
"Tom, what do you think is in the attic? Why doesn't Mr. Aberforth let us go in?"
"This is someone else's home. It's not strange that they have their own privacy, is it?"
"Okay... alas, it's so boring, Tom, why don't we go out for a walk?"
"No! Go by yourself."
Tom refused immediately. He was studying magic last night and was interrupted by the Wizard Supremacists. Now he has to catch up with the progress he lost last night!
Theo pulled the quilt over himself and covered himself well, "Learning also needs to be relaxed... At the very least, you have to rest well, otherwise you will get half the result with twice the effort. Let's take a nap."
"I don't care about getting half the result with twice the effort. As long as there is progress. If you want to sleep, sleep by yourself, don't disturb me." Tom said coldly.
What's wrong with being tired? I'm wilng!
After a while, Theo sat up from the bed.
"I'm sleeping, but you're learning... Tom, how can you do something that affects unity? You will make me feel very guilty!"
"It's none of your business. I can't sleep. What's wrong with learning? Also, your snoring is disturbing me!"
Theo narrowed his eyes, "You said... you can't sleep? That won't work..."
"You... what are you going to do?" Tom immediately felt bad and looked at Theo vigilantly.
"It's nothing, I just want to help you. Insomnia is not good... Stupefy!"
"Theo! You're so mean..."
Tom fell asleep before he finished scolding, sleeping very soundly...
"Ahem, you're welcome, Tom."
Theo clapped his hands, and the quilt on Tom's bed automatically covered him.
If Tom didn't fall asleep in the same room as Tom, how could Theo fall asleep?
After checking Tom's sleep quaty, Theo lay down contentedly, pulng his quilt over himself again.
He was exhausted last night. Unke Tom, he slept as long as Tom fought with the Wizard Supremacists last night, so he is still so energetic now!
Theo slowly closed his eyes, in a daze, about to fall asleep.
Suddenly, a dull sound came from upstairs.
"Thump!"
Theo didn't care and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
Just as he was about to fall asleep again.
"Thump!"
The dull sound appeared again.
After this sound appeared many times in a row, Theo finally couldn't fall asleep.
Because although the sound was not loud, strangely, it could wake Theo from sleep every time.
Theo stared at the ceing suspiciously. This time he didn't sleep, waiting quietly for the next sound to appear.
Without letting Theo wait too long, about a minute later, the sound appeared again.
It's ke a wooden stick poking on a thick carpet.
"Thump!"
Theo sat up from the bed, and he finally heard a clue.
This sound actually contained weak magic.
Moreover, this magic seemed to have the abity to induce the magic in other wizards' bodies, so he was constantly awakened by this sound!
Theo had seen many magical items with magic in Diagon Alley.
But magical sounds... except for the spell sounds recited by wizards, he had never heard of anything else.
If this kind of sound can carry magic, then can the thing that makes the sound use magic as long as it makes this kind of knocking sound?
This is a good idea. If you can figure out the principle, can you make a device that can automatically emit magic without wizards chanting spells?
At this moment, the sound rang again.
This time Theo heard it more clearly, and he keenly noticed that the magic contained in the sound was much stronger than before!
Theo looked at the ceing again, upstairs... isn't that the attic that Aberforth didn't allow them to go up to?
What exactly is upstairs?
Theo's curiosity was piqued...
Logically speaking, since Aberforth said not to let them go to the attic, he shouldn't go to the attic, or even ask about it.
However, this sound is too special, it seems to be able to wake wizards from their sleep.
Tom didn't wake up because he was under a Stupefy... If he was in normal sleep, he would inevitably be awakened by this sound.
So... Theo decided to ask Aberforth directly.
He was troubled by this sound, so it was very reasonable to ask about this sound.
What if Aberforth is wilng to tell him?
Even if he doesn't tell himself, it's better than sneaking up and spying on other people's secrets without saying a word.
Theo stened for a while, and found that the magic of the sound was getting stronger and stronger, so he stood up, put on his coat, and opened the door.
The Hog's Head is similar to the Leaky Cauldron. In fact, it also has guest rooms for accommodation.
It's just that the scale is smaller than the Leaky Cauldron. There are only three floors, and there are fewer guest rooms than the Leaky Cauldron, and they are all concentrated on the second floor.
Theo and Tom now occupy one room, and the other rooms have no guests today.
Therefore, after Theo walked out of his room, he could see a somewhat narrow corridor.
One side of the corridor is the wall, and the other side is the door of the guest room.
At both ends of the corridor are the stairs leading downstairs and upstairs to the attic.
Theo closed the door, glanced at the stairs leading upstairs, and then prepared to turn around and walk to the stairs leading downstairs next to him.
The moment he turned around, he suddenly felt a cold breath coming from behind him.
Is it a ghost? Theo guessed in his heart and turned his head again.
"Wow..."
When he saw what was opposite him, Theo couldn't help but widen his eyes.
At the stairs leading upstairs opposite, black and strange mist was constantly flowing down ke water...
And the mist was gradually gathering, slowly filng the entire closed corridor!
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