After the lift opened, the trio walked along the dark corridor, with Eliza taking the lead.
Behind the two, Andy looked at the glimmering and flickering Ancient Runes on the walls and ceiling.
In the silent and dark corridor, the glimmering runes seemed eerily beautiful to Andy.
Andy doesn't understand why Unspeakables seemed fond of dark environments; the walls, floor and even ceiling of the British Department of Mysteries were also made of light-absorbing dark stones.
Would a dark and gloomy environment fuel creativity and spark inspiration?
If he had found himself here in his previous life, he would have already opted out, turned and went the way he came.
But now that he has mastered supernatural power like magic, he can enjoy the beauty behind the darkness and silence.
"We are here." Eliza stopped and looked at the room before her with a smile and said in a confident tone.
Soon, the other two also reached the end and looked at the room with sparkles in their eyes.
The room looked like a starry sky, with stars shimmering everywhere, even on the floor.
On the dome-shaped ceiling, golden mechanical gears spun, like the ones in the clock tower. Shadow-like runes dotted the golden exterior of the gears, making it a beauty made of magic and science fusion.
A model of the solar system floated in the centre of the dome and revolved around the bright, but not blinding, sun, with ring-shaped gears rotating around the sun, planets and their moons.
They moved, rotated and revolved just like the real solar system.
"Wow," Andy exclaimed.
It looked like a weird version of the planetarium he had seen in films, weirdly beautiful.
If he has a chance, he wants to bring Isa and Hermione to see this.
Well, maybe he can build a planetarium in the Amusement Park that he had planned to build with Fred and George next year.
"Wow, indeed." Eliza looked at Andy with a proud smile; the cold beauty persona she had seemed to break as she talked with wide eyes and excitement.
"This beauty had been working for 600 years."
"Thanks to this, we have been able to predict many things. We saved the lives of many wizards predicting natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes."
"We can accurately predict the meteor showers and weather alike there." Eliza pointed at the big tank-sized crystal orb in the centre of the room, just below the sun.
Looking at the mechanical planetarium, Andy and Grindelwald seemed to have overlooked the magical crystal orb on the floor.
Seeing the shock and awe in Grindelwald's eyes, Andy asked, "Is this also your first time here, Mr Grindelwald?"
"Yes, I never had a chance and time to visit here before my imprisonment." Grindelwald said as he looked at the swirling fog inside the crystal orb, "As for after the imprisonment... You know the answer, right?"
Grindelwald turned to look at Andy. Seeing his shocked look, as if he were asking, 'You haven't been here during your school days?'
Grindelwald rolled his eyes and retorted, "Hey, I am not crazy enough to sneak into a guarded place like the Department of Mysteries and Azkaban during my school days."
Grindelwald turned to Eliza, who is now looking at Andy with wide eyes as if she understood something, and changed the topic, "Can we use this crystal ball to predict the future, like the normal one?"
This piqued Andy's interest as well, so he peeled his gaze away from the orb and turned to Eliza.
Eliza snapped back to her senses and quickly gathered her thoughts to answer, "Yes. Although you can use it like a normal one, it is a waste to use it for such purposes, as it doesn't amplify divination magic or anything like that."
"This crystal orb is connected to everything in the room, specifically used for observation purposes."
"Hm… to put it in simple words, this one is specially designed as an Arithmetical Divination tool, instead of a traditional one."
Arithmetical divination... huh, the divination that uses probability, facts, astronomy, and maths to calculate things instead of traditional talent and feeling.
Andy shook his head and decided to remind them about their main purpose here.
Although this place is beautiful and fascinating, he can marvel at it another time if he wants. He can't waste time anymore.
"Mam, are there no doors leading to other rooms? Like the Hall of Prophecy and Death Chamber on the British side." Andy looked at Eliza and went straight to the point.
Death Chamber?
Hearing this word, she confirmed Andy really sneaked into the Department of Mysteries before, and the Unspeakable there seemed to have let him tour even places like the Death Chamber.
What a lazy bunch, only knowing how to follow the duties in the contract, refusing to do even a simple thing like stopping the intruder, afraid of extra trouble.
After looking at the duo for a few seconds, she remembered they are dark wizards. She once again berated herself, warning herself that she shouldn't judge people by outward looks anymore.
Devils may be hiding under the skin of gentlemen.
Shaking her head, Eliza, once again, took on her serious tone and introduced, "Doors of the room will appear based on the thoughts of the Unspeakable."
Like the Room of Requirement?
"Only Unspeakable..." Andy murmured and concentrated his thoughts.
I need a room like the Death Chamber.
I need a room like the Time Room.
I need a room like the Brain Room.
"Yes, if you want to come and go freely here, you need to be Unspeak-" Halfway through her words, Eliza's jaws dropped at the sight of two golden doorknobs materialising in the wall.
Andy and Grindelwald looked at her with questioning looks.
Only Unspeakable, huh?
Embarrassed, Eliza coughed and continued with a straight face, "Only the Unspeakable can come and go freely. For most, no door will appear, no matter how they try. For some with good mental strength, a random door will appear."
The duo nodded along to ease the awkwardness.
Then, Andy asked, "Like the Room of Requirement?"
"Room of Requirement?" Eliza asked in a puzzled tone.
"Yeah, it is a room in Hogwarts." Grindelwald, who heard of that room from Dumbledore, explained. "But this door just connects to the hidden rooms. Unlike the other one, that not only connects but also can copy other rooms."
Hearing about the Room of Requirement, countless ideas flashed through Eliza's mind as she thought about how to create a room like that.
Transfiguration, memory magic, the Geminio spell, runes...
But what about the magic supply? A few people's magic won't be sufficient... Right! It should be connected to Hogwarts and rely on its magic...
Andy and Grindelwald looked at each other, waiting for her to come back to her senses.
"Ahm." After a short while, Grindelwald coughed, snapping her back.
Eliza looked at the duo in confusion before realising she was once again lost in her thoughts with red ears.
"Erm. Well, let me take you to the room Mr Grindelwald wants to see first, before visiting the other rooms." Eliza, once again, put on her stern face and led them to the wall, and a golden round doorknob materialised before her.
She turned the knob and opened the door; steam seemed to rush to hit their face.
After the stem dispersed, looking inside, Andy was shocked, feeling he was about to enter another novel genre.
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