Apocalypse: I Can Enter Hogwarts (Harry Potter)

On Saturday, when Ian woke up in the morning, he found his package on the round table in the dormitory.

It was a simple, plain brown paper package, addressed to Mr. Ian Titus. Ian understood that this was Dumbledore fulfilling his promise.

He did not open it immediately. Instead, he washed up and took the package to the Room of Requirement.

There were some things that didn't need to be known by too many people, such as privately modified items that could be infinitely expanded.

This was expressly prohibited by the Ministry of Magic, and although his roommates wouldn't report it, Ian had always adhered to the principle of eliminating any potential trouble.

Fortunately, Ravenclaw's common room was located in the tower, not too far from the eighth floor, so Ian only had to walk a short distance before arriving at his destination.

At this moment, he was sincerely grateful to Ravenclaw. If it had been the Slytherin common room, he thought it would have taken until morning to arrive.

…

Ian knew from the original books that the Room of Requirement was on the eighth floor, opposite a tapestry depicting a giant monster beating Barnabas the Barmy with a club.

Even with clear clues, it still took him half an hour to find it. Hogwarts Castle was simply too large.

After Ian found the tapestry, he stood there quietly, concentrating and thinking: "I need a room where I won't be disturbed. I need a room where I won't be disturbed..."

As he walked back and forth in front of the wall three times, a smooth door suddenly appeared in the wall on the third pass.

Pushing the door open, Ian found himself in an empty room dozens of meters long, wide, and high. In the center of the room stood three stone pillars, each as thick as a barrel and covered with various scratches. Apart from that, the room contained nothing else.

He sat down and carefully unwrapped the parchment from the package. Inside was a linen backpack and a letter.

The style of the backpack resembled a Muggle hiking bag, except that this one looked more refined and was made entirely of thick canvas.

Additionally, two leather straps designed to fasten around the waist had been added at the bottom of the backpack, ensuring that even if you were flying on a broom, performing Transfiguration, you wouldn't need to worry about the backpack falling off.

Ian did not examine the backpack immediately. Instead, he opened the letter first. As expected, it was an instruction manual written by Dumbledore. After all, when he received the Philosopher's Stone, Ian already knew that the Headmaster liked to write such instructional notes.

But this time, the letter not only contained instructions for the backpack, but also directions for three alchemical items capable of releasing defensive magic. The letter also mentioned that if Ian felt the backpack's space wasn't enough, he could continue to expand it.

…

Upon opening the backpack, Ian saw a dark, narrow staircase in front of him, leading down. It appeared there were dozens of steps. Without hesitation, Ian walked slowly down the stairs, arriving in an infinitely extended space.

The area was roughly the size of two basketball courts. In the middle of the empty ground stood a round, two-story wooden house, and nothing else.

Not only that, Ian discovered that there seemed to be a special weather spell here, much like the enchantment on the ceiling of the Great Hall, which could synchronize with the weather outside at any given moment.

After entering the wooden house, he found that the space inside was surprisingly large. There was a rustic wilderness-style stone fireplace, a low pinewood square table, and three slender high-backed chairs. Other than that, there was nothing else.

Ian didn't pay much attention to the furniture. As soon as he entered the room, his gaze fixed on the low table—or more specifically, on the items on the table.

…

On the table lay two items that would automatically cast the Protego charm when attacked: a black wolf-tooth-shaped pendant and a silver hollow ring, as well as a bracelet made from unicorn tail hair. The bracelet could resist a certain degree of curses and was engraved with runes.

Also on the table was a key to an exquisite pocket watch, which would teleport to a safe house protected by Dumbledore's Fidelius Charm.

"Except for the door key, which is probably useless in the end times, the other items solve some of the most urgent problems," Ian thought to himself.

…

These alchemical items greatly ensured Ian's safety. In a good mood, he took the time to examine the safe house that would soon be his.

He climbed up the narrow ladder to the second floor and found that there were only a few items there: a simple single bed and a not-too-large floor-to-ceiling bookshelf.

It was worth noting that there were two books placed on the bookshelf, which seemed intentional by Dumbledore.

This piqued Ian's curiosity. Only after approaching the bookshelf did he read the names of the two books: Ancient Magic: An Analysis of the Patronus Charm and Standard Spells.

After glancing at the authors of the two books, Ian didn't recognize the former, but the latter was extremely familiar to him. The author was the famous Miranda Goshawk, and Standard Spells was widely known. Once published, it was translated into 72 languages, including Gobbledegook and Mermish.

The Hogwarts Standard Book of Spells was an abridged version of Standard Spells, as the original contained too many dangerous and offensive spells that caused serious controversy. As a result, the Hogwarts textbooks were carefully selected, abridged, and graded.

"But not now... It will take at least a month," Ian muttered to himself, resisting the urge to flip through the books. He had more important things to do.

After packing his alchemical tools and loading his backpack, Ian left the Room of Requirement and headed straight for the kitchen.