"Professor, do you know if there are any hidden passages in our school that lead elsewhere?"
Inside the Hogwarts staff room, the hearth fire flickered slightly, casting its glow over the freshly renovated white marble walls, giving the entire room a solemn and grand feel—almost too formal for a place meant for "rest."
Ancient tapestries were embedded in the walls, and the chairs and desks had been carefully polished, emitting a faint woody fragrance. Yet this warm atmosphere failed to dispel the lingering gloom in the air—perhaps because of the recent turmoil in Diagon Alley, which had cast an invisible shadow over the entire school.
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