Chapter 44: 'Room of Requirements”

Chapter 44: “Room of Requirements”

Ten minutes later, Matthew Wickfield arrived at the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle, his mind focused on his destination. He quickly located a tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy teaching the trolls ballet.

The way to open the room was to walk past it three times while thinking about what one needed, and the door would appear if Matthew remembered correctly.

This was the legendary Room of Requirement, a remarkable space that appeared when a Hogwarts student truly needed it.

It had been on Matthews mind since his first day at the school, but he had suppressed his desire to seek it out.

The rooms location was hidden within Hogwarts, known to only a select few students and teachers.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

As a Muggle-born freshman, Matthew had discovered it early on, but he didnt want to arouse suspicion by venturing there too soon.

After spending a month at Hogwarts, Matthew felt the time was right. He approached the window at one end of the white wall, turned back, and repeated the sequence three times.

With narrowed eyes and concentrated thoughts, he whispered, I need a library!

On his final turn, a smooth door appeared on the wall, and Matthew opened it effortlessly. Stepping inside, he found himself in a clean, spacious room with polished floors, mahogany bookshelves, and neatly arranged rows of books.

The air carried the faint scent of aging pages, and torches illuminated the space, brighter than the underground classrooms.

A smile formed on Matthews face as he clenched his fist. He had succeeded in accessing the Room of Requirement.

Matthew walked among the bookshelves, gently touching the spines of the various books.

If the attacker wants to get rid of Weasley because he has seen something he shouldnt see, then why leave Grabbe and Goyle unconscious?

Perhaps the attacker has some unfinished business with the Weasley family?

Matthew entertained various possibilities but found most of them unreliable.

He hoped the attack on Ron Weasley had been a mere diversion meant to redirect attention away from the true intentions of the attacker.

This would suggest a lower likelihood of a third attack and provide some reassurance that the lives of others at Hogwarts were not in immediate danger.

Lost in thought, Matthew realized that more than half an hour had passed inside the Room of Requirement.

With less than fifteen minutes until his Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

He carefully returned the books to their original positions and exited the responsive room.

However, before leaving, he noticed an empty bookshelf, a stark contrast to the others filled with neatly arranged books.

Intrigued by the sight of the empty bookshelf amidst the fully stocked ones, Matthews curiosity got the better of him. He leaned closer to get a better look at the peculiar sight.

The bookshelf wasnt entirely empty; instead, there lay a single book on the middle shelf, its cover delicate, the pages yellowed with agean old book that felt strangely familiar to him.

Matthews eyes narrowed as he recognized the book, Long time no see! he greeted the book.