#407 - Hypor's... (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

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“I'm here today to visit Sirius Black. Send someone to lead the way,” Bardano ordered without wasting any time.

“Yes, then I'll take you two there,” said a wizard with a messy stubble.

Subsequently, the wizard led Anduin and the other through a long corridor, then used a key to open a heavy iron gate. On the other side of the iron gate, rows of rooms lined up.

As soon as they entered this area, a nauseating stench emanated from the cells on both sides.

“Sir, next we will enter the cells where the prisoners are held. To reach the cell where Sirius is held, we have to go down three more floors. However, the prisoners here are not mentally stable. Please forgive them if they offend you with their words,” the duty wizard said somewhat restrainedly.

“It doesn't matter, just lead the way,” Bardano said nonchalantly.

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As soon as Anduin entered this area, he smelled a nauseating stench, and he could also hear sounds coming from individual rooms. Some rooms echoed with cries of injustice, some echoed with incomprehensible ravings, and there were even vicious curses and eerie songs.

“Sir,” Anduin said curiously, looking at the wizard beside him, “With such a large prison like Azkaban, how many people do you need to manage it? Just preparing meals for these prisoners must be a huge project.”

“Just call me Slim,” Slim responded with a smile, feeling quite favorable towards the young man who spoke up for him. “Although this place looks big, we don't actually have as many prisoners as you might think. Currently, only the upper four floors of cells are full, so there's plenty of room for each prisoner. Actually, before the war ended a few years ago, it was even emptier here.”

“Usually, only two Aurors stay here to guard at any given time, rotating every 8 hours. After all, the environment here is very harsh. As for the prisoners' food, it's taken care of by house-elves, who always complete their tasks dutifully.”

So the two people at the entrance were the entire guard staff, Anduin thought with a raised eyebrow, somewhat surprised. Slim continued,

“Besides patrolling every once in a while, we rarely linger in the cell area. After all, Dementors patrol the cell area, and with them guarding, there have never been any mistakes.”

Just as Slim was speaking, a Dementor passed by the three of them. Viewing this evil creature up close was even more frightening than imagined, like a ghoul appearing in the mortal realm.

When the Dementor saw the three wizards, the ugly face under its cloak immediately revealed a look of longing, and its mouth couldn't help but crack open a slit. But it seemed to sense the insignia on them and did not attack them.

Instead, it came back to its senses and rushed towards a cell, opening its mouth to suck, and then a scream was heard from the room.

Seeing such a horrifying scene with his own eyes, Minister Bardano couldn't help but frown. “Are they usually well-behaved? Have there been any prisoner deaths?”

“Returning to Your Excellency, although these Dementors often complain to us about insufficient food, they are still quite honest. Occasionally, if a Dementor goes crazy, we will use the Patronus Charm to help them calm down,” Slim replied with a chuckle, obviously accustomed to the scene beside them.

Hearing this, Anduin also gave Slim a strange look. The Aurors responsible for guarding here must at least be wizards who can skillfully use the Patronus Charm, right? It would be too wasteful to leave such elite wizards here.

Slim didn't notice Anduin's gaze and continued to introduce the place on his own. He seemed to have been here for too long, as he was very talkative.

“The prisoners on the upper two floors don't have long sentences, so they still have the strength to talk. You'll understand when we go down two floors. The prisoners there are very dangerous and vicious criminals. The density of Dementors guarding there is even greater, and we don't even want to stay there for too long.”

During his speech, the group had walked down two floors along the stairs at the end of the corridor. The stairs here were designed very inhumanely, with long corridors between each step, probably to increase the difficulty of escape.

When the group passed the third floor, Anduin discovered that it was indeed much quieter than upstairs, as Slim had said, but he could still see many disheveled prisoners peering out from the cells, sizing up the group.

“Humans, living humans! Heavens, apart from those annoying guards, I've finally seen humans again.” At this moment, a prisoner grinned, drool flowing from his mouth, looking at the passing group with a frenzied expression.

“Hey! You little brat!” The prisoner stared at Anduin and shouted loudly, “Come over and let me lick you. If you just let me lick you once, I can teach you magic powerful enough to destroy the world, hahaha!”

Besides this person, many haggard and crazed faces peeked out from the surrounding cells, shamelessly joking at the passing group.

Listening to these people's foul language, Anduin couldn't help but frown. Then, with a sharp gaze, he swept over these prisoners, casting a powerful Fear Jinx through his eyes.

The prisoners who were swept by Anduin's gaze trembled, and their mouths immediately closed. Especially the strange man who had spoken to Anduin earlier, after being glanced at by him, twitched and fell backward.

However, he was still muttering words like 'Haipol... this is Haipol's fear...' However, because the whispered voice was too soft, it was not heard by the crowd outside.

While everyone was enjoying the peace and quiet, Slim, who had been acting harmless, glanced at Anduin with some surprise. He seemed to have noticed that the young man's spell was unusual.

However, Slim didn't say much nonsense and continued to lead the way conscientiously. Soon, the three arrived at the fourth floor, which was also where the truly serious offenders were held.

Here, Anduin and the others could no longer hear any sound. Each of the surrounding cells was like an abyss, and they could feel something hidden inside, but they couldn't hear any movement.

“Minister, Sirius Black's room is ten cells ahead,” Slim reminded Bardano.

“Very good, thank you for your hard work. You can go back to the top floor first. The rest is our business,” Minister Bardano nodded.

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