Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

Chapter 9: Bronze door knocker and piano music

Accompanied by the house elf Burley, although Elena was across the tapestry of the giant bar on the eighth floor of the castle, playing Barbara ’s tapestry, the legendary demanding house was particularly interested, but it only suppressed curiosity. , Follow the normal road with regret.

If the previous understanding of the magic world can be used to fool the past, then a little girl who has never been to Hogwarts, found this kind of thing that most students may not know until graduation. The place is too much.

Similar to this, there is also the headroom in the fourth door on the sixth floor of the castle, to the left of the statue of the confused egg Polis.

A luxurious chandelier lit with candles casts a warm soft light into the room. Everything is made of white marble, including a large bath located in the middle of the room and sinking into the ground. It is like a rectangular swimming pool. There are about a hundred golden faucets around the bath, each of which has a gem of a different color on its handle. There is also a diving board. Snow-white linen curtains hung on the windows; a pile of fluffy white towels was placed in a corner.

As a girl, in Elena's imagination, the most ideal and luxurious bathroom template is roughly like this.

You have to know that when she went to college in the past, the bathroom designed by the frantic school was actually punching in to supply water. Swiping can only last for fifteen minutes-you can imagine a hand covered with white bubbles shaking in the cold winter. Was the trembling that stretched out the door to use the student card duration? !

Until then, Elena was frustrated to realize a problem, if not a Hogwarts student, many secret rooms full of magical magic she could not go in to visit.

Whether it is the office of each teacher, the office of Filch, or the library containing 13,000 magic books, it is blocked by magic and cannot be freely entered. This made Elena want to borrow a little bite from a half-blood prince, or see the magical world of children's banned toys.

Oh no, on the second floor of the castle, the door of Professor McGonagall ’s office above the marble staircase in the foyer is a cover-up. But Elena was still very sensible and did not knock on the door-who knows this dangerous Professor McGonagall, will you suddenly think of the previous things and take the opportunity to retaliate.

The empty classrooms have no sense of visiting. After all, except for the potions classroom, in Elena ’s opinion, most of the classrooms seem to be indistinguishable from a wooden platform. Ten empty empty tables and chairs.

Of course, even so, Elena is already satisfied.

Because even if all the ghosts did not appear, the entire Hogwarts Castle is still full of wonderful magic, everything seems to be constantly moving, the people in the portrait continue to visit each other, and the stairs will move.

The most delightful Elena during the entire tour was the Ravenclaw Common Lounge, located on the west side of the castle, above the Ravenclaw Tower. To be precise, it was the lovely eagle-shaped bronze knocker.

Just as the college founder Royna Ravenclaw followed the philosophy, the door of the Ravenclaw lounge does not require a password like other colleges, as long as anyone who can answer the right question can enter.

Elena stood at the smooth wooden door, knocked on the door, the eagle beak on the bronze knocker opened, and asked with a gentle voice, "Which fire and phoenix first?"

It seems that the question bank is not too much. Elena was lucky to get the original question in the original book, "This is a cycle, there is no starting point."

"The answer is correct." After the voice was finished, the door creaked and opened automatically.

However, Elena who answered correctly did not choose to rush into it.

"Dear door knocker, how do you ensure that the answers to your questions are the only correct answers?"

Elena narrowed her eyes lovelyly and shrugged at the eagle-shaped knocker. "Know that language and words are the easiest to have multiple meanings. All the common sayings may be given new meanings at any time."

"......"

The eagle's head opened its mouth and did not make a sound, but she vaguely felt that there seemed to be a magic power looking at herself from the knocker in front of her. Obviously this magic knocker, like the branch hat, had its own consciousness.

Since coming to Hogwarts, you have to leave some traces, otherwise it would be boring.

The silver-haired little loli smiled badly and said in a very tempting tone, "As far as I know, many mathematical problems usually have a unique objective solution at the basic level."

"Mathematical problems? Simple calculations do not test a student's wisdom." The voice of the eagle-shaped knocker was obviously a little confused.

"So what about this?"

Elena recalled a little, and slowly said in an extremely excited tone, "Put the chicken and rabbit in the same cage, count from the top, there are thirty-five heads, count from the bottom, there are ninety-four Feet. How many chickens and rabbits are there in the cage? "

Paused, the silver-haired little loli continued to add, "And, only need to change a few numbers, you can extend an infinite number of interesting questions like this."

"......"

After the eagle-shaped knocker was silent again for a few seconds, it nodded slightly, "What you said makes sense, I have to think about it. Thank you."

Finished, the door knocker didn't speak anymore, and turned into the original bronze sculpture.

Actually succeeded!

Elena waved her small fist secretly, and turned happily away.

"Burleigh, I think it's almost the same, let's go back."

God bless the students of Ravenclaw this year. However, as long as they are patient enough, they can still count the correct results.

…………

Soon, Elena, with a little unknown joy, returned to the eighth floor of the castle with the house elf Burleigh.

"Next, it's time to see Dumbledore."

Elena took a deep breath and looked at the stairs beside the huge stone beast, preparing to go up.

Suddenly found that at the end of the corridor, there seemed to be a classroom that had not been entered. It seemed that he had accidentally ignored it when he turned around and left.

Elena looked carefully in front of her curiously. In her impression, there should be no other special scenes on this floor except for what is required.

Wait, is it true that there is a room for success? ! Silver-haired Little Loli's eyes suddenly lighted up, and she asked excitedly.

"Burleigh, what is that place? Isn't it ..."

"that……"

Walking behind Elena raised her head and looked in the direction of the girl's arm. The tone replied blandly, "It seems to be an abandoned classroom."

"No, I didn't see it just now."

Elena shook her head seriously, told herself to herself, and ran towards the classroom without hesitation.

"Ah? Alas ..."

The silver-haired little Loli pushed the door open hopefully, looked at it intently, and the small face collapsed suddenly with a sigh.

As Burley said, this is indeed an abandoned classroom.

Wooden desks and chairs are cluttered behind the classroom. Judging from the dusty empty bottles and wooden shelves, it seems that this place was once used as a classroom for potions or herbal medicine.

"Well, what is that?"

Elena glanced at the end, preparing to turn around and leave, her eyes suddenly fixed.

In the front of the classroom near the window, there is a peculiar black piano.

Unlike the clutter at the back of the classroom, judging from the shiny piano cover, someone should come here regularly to play or care for this expensive piano.

"I didn't expect that there would be a piano-loving professor in Hogwarts? This was not mentioned in the original book." Elena searched through her memory and didn't remember Hogwarts. Which professor has this hobby.

Elena standing at the door just happened to be able to see the LOGO on the side of the piano-STEINWAY & amp; SONS (Steinway Piano)-logically speaking, in this era, it should only be seen in Germany and the United States. One of the top pianos.

And every Steinway handmade piano, for most piano lovers, is no less than the attraction of drugs for drug addicts. From Tokyo to New York, Steinway grand pianos are used in all major international concert halls.

Elena could n’t help but play a few fictitious plays in the air. In the previous life, she was engaged in the financial industry. The usual way to relieve stress was to play the piano. However, she was often a million-dollar Steinway piano. She was just playing music. A few glances at the meeting from afar.

Was silent for a moment, and Elena suddenly remembered that if she said that she would leave Hogwarts forever, there was still a very memorable thing she didn't do.

"Can I play a piece of music with this piano? Then take me to see Professor Dumbledore."

The girl turned her head and looked at the house-elf Burleigh behind him and asked.

"I don't think there should be any problem, ma'am." Burley replied gracefully bowing and raised his arm to lead in the direction of the piano. "Professor Dumbledore told you that you can visit most of the college freely Public areas, including touch and use. "

"So ... thank you."

Elena nodded, instead of sitting directly in front of the piano, but first walked to the open window, looking out through the window, the sparkling lake of Hogwarts, the quaint tower of the castle, the lake The promenade covered with vines ... Her face showed a smile of innocent satisfaction, even Burley could not help being slightly lost for a few seconds even under this bright smile.

Opening the lid, buttocks are on the third of the leather sofa stool, Elena straightened up, put her feet near the pedals, took a deep breath, white and tender fingers like green onion gently from the black and white keys Sliding across, the cold sound of steel **** splashing on the ice surface echoed in the classroom.

Finally came to Hogwarts, if there is no classic "Hedwig's Variations" ("Hedwig'sTheme"), it really feels that something is missing.

After all, it should not be more appropriate to use the theme song of the entire Harry Potter series of movies for seventeen years as the end of her Hogwarts journey.

"Hedwig's Theme" is not a difficult song. After charging and crossing, Elena, who has never touched the piano, thought she could not complete the later difficult music.

However, with the movement of her fingers, the castle seemed to produce a magical power to support her to continue to play, so that in the second half of the song, Elena even closed her eyes directly, her hands accompanied by rhythmic fluency 'S jumping on black and white piano keys.

A full five-and-a-half tune, played flawlessly, she felt as if she had transformed into a flying bird, passing the calm lake, passing through the vine-covered stone wall, hovering over Hogwarts tower, grass, Between the squares.

As the last sound on the key dissipated in the air, Elena exhaled, she felt it was the most perfect performance in her life.

Hadn't waited for her to carefully recall the melody still hovering in her ears, and a soft applause rang from behind her.

"Incomparably imaginative music, I seem to see the sparks bursting out of the potion jar."

Elena stood up in panic as if she was waking up in a big dream. The stool rubbed against the wooden floor.

Behind her, UU reads www. uukanshu. An old man wearing a blue wizard's robe, tall and thin, with long silver beard and bright blue eyes didn't know when to appear at the door of the classroom, applauding with exclamation.

"What is this song called?"

Albus Dumbledore asked curiously, not knowing why, when he heard the song, he suddenly had a wonderful feeling-the child in front of her, she was born to Hogwarts.

"" Hedwig's Variations "(" Hedwig's Theme "), a song where dreams and miracles begin. Thank you for your piano, Professor Dumbledore."

"Oh. To be precise, I'm not good at piano. It's just for a friend's temporary custody." Dumbledore blinked flexibly, half-moon-shaped glasses showed a naughty look, "If you like , You can come here to play at any time, and I promise to keep you secret. "

Elena stood up, on the back of the piano cover, there was a figure that looked like a triangular eye, and there was a vertical line in the middle of the pupil-she already knew when she saw this pattern, the real owner of this piano is Who.

Looking around reluctantly, Elena showed a smile of relief, it was time to say goodbye.

She looked calmly at the greatest white wizard in the world, shook her head and said softly, "I'm sorry."

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(Meng Meng Da You Meng wants to have a meal, the new book asks for a recommendation ticket support, 嘤 嘤 嘤, four thousand words big chapter! It is reasonable to ask for votes.

Almost did not finish writing ~~~ Fortunately, caught up, tomorrow home at home retreat code word ~~~ 嘤 ~~~

The plot of Hogwarts will be over for a while after tomorrow, and the school will start next time ~~~)

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