Chapter 363

Even though it is close to the Black Lake, it is summer and the weather is very clear, so how can there be such a big fog?

"Do you know what's going on with this fog?" Murphy asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the Mist of the Spirit Realm." Grindelwald said.

"Mist of the Spirit Realm?" Murphy was stunned. He had heard this word from Madam Yaga before.

The Spirit Realm, also known as the Other Shore, is believed by Soviet wizards to be the dwelling place of souls, the space where people are before and after death.

It is said that there is a large lake in the Spirit Realm, and the Mist of the Spirit Realm floats on the lake.

The Virgin Mary seemed to have used this kind of fog in the attack on Arkaim. In addition to obscuring the line of sight, it could also shield long-distance communication. At that time, his mind network communication became intermittent because of this thing, and it seemed to have a fainting effect.

"There is magic in this fog, everyone be careful." Dumbledore reminded.

However, such fog still couldn't stop them.

Arriving at the gate of the castle, Dumbledore raised his wand, and a halo that seemed like Lumos spread out from his body, pushing the fog away and isolating an area with a radius of more than three meters.

They came to the gate, Dumbledore reached out and pushed gently, and the gate opened. The fog, which was dozens of times thicker than outside, rushed over. Dumbledore's protective halo was instantly compressed to only a small circle beside him.

But fortunately, whether it was Grindelwald, Murphy, or Lucas, none of them were ordinary wizards. Grindelwald exhaled a breath, forming a whirlwind, blowing away the thick fog in front of him, while Murphy supported a spherical shield, protecting himself and Lucas in the center.

Suddenly, the sound of playing came from the ears, and a large group of students rushed out from both sides. There were all colleges, but their school uniforms looked very old, and their bodies seemed like ghosts, between transparent and opaque.

Murphy reached out a hand and passed through the arm of a student on the side, but to his surprise, the latter seemed to feel his touch, hugged his arm and rubbed it.

"What's wrong, Sirius?" He heard a voice say.

A tall, thin boy with messy hair looked at that wizard.

"Just now, something touched my arm." The semi-transparent Sirius looked around and shrugged. "Maybe it's some ghost. Let's go, James, you just said you found a new passage?"

"It can lead directly to Honeydukes, we don't have to wait until the third year to go to Hogsmeade..."

The little wizards walked away. Murphy watched their backs until they disappeared into the thick fog, lost in thought.

Just a vision? Or did he really cross time?

"Professor, just now that was..." Lucas opened her mouth hesitantly.

Murphy hadn't seen what Sirius and James looked like when they were young, but they did look familiar.

"Dumbledore Professor..." Murphy was about to ask Dumbledore for his opinion, but looking up, he found that the Headmaster and Grindelwald had disappeared.

"Dumbledore Professor?" Murphy shouted, but the sound seemed to be blocked by the thick fog and couldn't be transmitted at all.

Murphy frowned, turned his head, and found that his position was no longer at the gate. He didn't take a step, but for some reason, he had already arrived in the hall.

"Lucas," Murphy said, reaching out a hand. "Hold my hand."

The latter hesitated between Murphy's sleeve and palm, and finally grabbed Murphy's sleeve.

Murphy didn't care. "Let's go ahead and see."

"Tom Riddle, Slytherin!" Suddenly, a boy sitting on a chair appeared in front of them.

He stood up proudly, handed the hat to a professor next to him gracefully, and then walked quickly into the thick fog.

Murphy stepped forward, just about to pick up the hat, and suddenly the scene in front of him disappeared.

"Lucas, did you see it just now?" Murphy confirmed.

"Yes, I saw myself when I was young."

Then these scenes were not shown to him, and it was highly likely not a mind illusion.

He pulled Lucas and walked forward a few steps, and suddenly saw a student squatting on the ground. He was different from all the semi-transparent people he had seen before; he was real.

Murphy stepped forward and pulled up the Gryffindor girl, her face was somewhat familiar. "Katie Bell?"

"Ah, don't come over, don't come over, I'm not real, I'm not here, you didn't see me, don't kill me..." Katie Bell tried desperately to break free from Murphy's hand, desperately wanting to escape.

"Katie!" Murphy shouted. "Look clearly, I am Professor Murphy."

Katie seemed to find that she couldn't break free, so she looked at Murphy. "Professor Murphy, I'm not here, you can't see me, you are fake, I am also fake, I don't want to die, let go of me, woo woo..."

This girl seemed to have suffered quite a shock, but her words still made Murphy care. "What happened here, Katie?"

"Graham is dead, I saw it, he turned into another person..." Katie said. "Chamber of Secrets! The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, everyone is going to die, we will all die..."

"What?" Murphy was stunned. "Chamber of Secrets?"

Lucas is right beside him, without Tom Riddle's guidance, who can open the Chamber of Secrets?

Murphy frowned and was about to use Legilimency on Katie Bell, when suddenly two teams of professors' shadows walked over. "Professor McGonagall, Andrew Kirk has been missing for two days, Graham has been missing for a day, and now Jack Spale is also missing... Where is the Headmaster? We need to report this, we need help."

"Headmaster Snape..." Professor McGonagall frowned. "I haven't seen him since the thick fog descended."

"Professor Flitwick, do you know what's going on with this fog?" Professor Sprout asked. "Why can't I find the position where the gate was originally?"

"There is very strong magic in the fog, the students have been hypnotized," Professor Flitwick said. "But the thick fog seems to be different from the magic that prevents us from leaving."

"Can it be lifted?"

"I'm researching it. I suspect this is a ritual, a very ancient ritual magic existing in the castle. We need to find its source."

The professors left, but the content of their conversation made Murphy confused.

This "image" should have happened not long ago, but judging from the time of the three missing students mentioned in their mouths, the fog had descended for at least three days.

But how is this possible? Although he didn't ask the crows in Hogwarts to report back at any time, he would have noticed if there was no news for three days.

And, Murphy originally thought the fog was the Virgin Mary's means. After all, she had used it when attacking Arkaim, but she should have fled into Hogwarts this afternoon.

It shouldn't be possible to have set up the thick fog three days ago.

Could it be that these things happening in the school were not done by the Virgin Mary?

(End of chapter)