00:00Hello there. In the market for potions, are we?
00:30I delivered the potions to Fatima Luang.
00:37Very good. And did she cause you any trouble?
00:44Nothing to worry about. I handled it.
00:46Glad to hear it. And thank you again for your help.
01:00Delivering those potions was a bit more work than I'd expected. I'd like an additional
01:06fee.
01:07I suppose that's business for you. Very well, I shall increase your pay, but I'm
01:12not at all pleased about it.
01:13By the way, I found this book of potion recipes in Cambridge. Might it be useful to you?
01:19Is this... Fatima's recipe book?
01:35Oh, I had no idea it was hers.
01:38Some things are sacred amongst Potioneers. I shall return it to her immediately.
01:54So you can anticipate, have you noticed that the
01:56destroyed potions were the first kind of Yeah.
01:59And then, you can't wait in the middle.
02:01So you can see them after a stop.
02:03I'll read them in the next few days.
02:04I'll show you what.
02:05Okay, don't you worry.
02:06I can't do that, I will show them on the next few days.
02:10I'm going with that, so I don't have to wait in the next few days.
02:14But I'm ready, I'll come with the next few days.
02:16Let's go.
02:46Let's go.
03:16Let's go.
03:46Let's go.
04:16Let's go.
04:46Let's go.
05:16Let's go.
05:46Sebastian, it's been a while.
05:49It has.
05:50Glad you received my owl.
05:52I have something to show you.
05:54First, let me thank you for what you did in the library.
05:57Of course.
05:58Scribner tried to give me detention, but I have ways out of these things.
06:02Well, you took the fall for me.
06:03Well, you took the fall for me, and that counts for something.
06:05Did you find what you were looking for?
06:07I did, but something was missing.
06:10I'm not sure here is the best place to discuss it.
06:13Understood.
06:14Good.
06:15We can talk more in a moment in the Undercroft.
06:16Not even the professors know about this place.
06:19This way.
06:22There's a secret passage just here.
06:30It's well disguised.
06:31It's well disguised.
06:31It's well disguised.
06:34How did you find this place?
06:58My friend, Ominous Gaunt, he named it the Undercroft.
07:03Revelle used to play godstones here all the time.
07:06With my sister, Anne.
07:09She loved that infernal game.
07:12What I wouldn't give to lose to her again.
07:15I should tell you, I swore to Ominous I would safeguard this place.
07:19So please, keep this between us.
07:22He never confides in anyone.
07:24But he's trusted me since the day we met.
07:28I wouldn't want to jeopardize that.
07:30We used to sneak in here almost daily.
07:33We've never been caught.
07:38Revelle!
07:39I know Ominous.
07:55Met him in our common room.
07:57I've noticed he uses his wand to navigate the castle.
08:00He does.
08:01No idea how, though.
08:02Ominous was born blind, and no spell could reverse it.
08:05His wand seems almost sentient.
08:07Not surprising, I suppose.
08:09Ollivander always says, the wand chooses the wizard.
08:13Is that how he found this place?
08:14No, someone in his family knew about it.
08:17The Gaunts are full of secrets.
08:20I've never heard anyone else speak of it.
08:23And I've certainly never seen anyone else here.
08:25Again, mention this to no one.
08:28Especially Ominous.
08:30He has no love lost for his family or their secrets.
08:33But this place is special to him.
08:35Of course.
08:37Ominous spoke to me about his family when we first met.
08:39To say that he has no love lost for them is an understatement.
08:42Glad you understand.
08:44Anyway.
08:45The Undercroft has been a perfect place to sneak off to.
08:49Away from prying eyes.
08:50And even practice otherwise forbidden spells.
08:54Really?
08:55Like what?
08:55Like the Blasting Curse.
08:57Professors say it's not an appropriate spell to teach students.
09:01A proper magical education ought to include all magic.
09:08My thoughts exactly.
09:10A spell like Confringo is only truly dangerous in untrained hands.
09:15Such spells should be properly taught.
09:17Not banned.
09:18To be fair, I'm admittedly partial to more fiery forms of magic.
09:23But you should learn it.
09:25I can teach it to you safely here.
09:27I can teach it to you safely.
09:57Ready to actually try it out?
09:59Stick to the targets, though.
10:01Best to keep the Undercroft intact.
10:03Have a go at those candelabras.
10:23Both have their uses.
10:24But I think you'll find that a Confringo cast travels a bit farther than that of a spell like Incendia.
10:33Confringo!
10:34Nice work.
10:36That's it!
10:37I have to say, I enjoyed that.
10:49The first time Ominous and I practiced Confringo, we singed our eyebrows.
10:53I would have paid to see that.
10:55I swore we'd never live it down.
10:57To this day, there's something about that spell that's addictive.
11:01This is exactly the type of magic I've been hoping to learn.
11:13There's more where that came from.
11:15I've been practicing similar spells here for ages.
11:18Although, I didn't tell Anne and Ominous about every one.
11:23I haven't been here in some time.
11:25It's not the same without Anne.
11:27I'm sorry about your sister.
11:28If there's anything I can do...
11:30Perhaps when I next head to Feldcroft, you could come along.
11:33Meet Anne.
11:35She could use some cheering up.
11:39Just let me know when and I'll meet you.
11:41She, Mrs. Hogwarts.
11:43She's been stuck at home with our guardian, Uncle Solomon.
11:47Unfortunately, you'll have to meet him too.
11:49Well, meeting a new student will be precisely what she needs.
11:52I shall look forward to it.
11:54Cheers.
11:54By the way, what was it you couldn't discuss out in the hall earlier?
12:00I'm not sure where to start.
12:02You said something was missing from what you found in the library.
12:05Might it have something to do with Victor Rookwood?
12:08He didn't mistake you for someone else at all in Hogsmeade, did he?
12:11Nothing gets past you.
12:13I'll tell you what I can.
12:16Rookwood and Ranrock are trying to recover something they think I took from a vault in Gringotts.
12:21Gringotts?
12:22When were you there?
12:23Professor Fig and I wound up there after the dragon attack.
12:26There was this portkey that...
12:28A portkey?
12:29To Gringotts?
12:30Well, it's all a bit convoluted.
12:33I'm listening.
12:33The book I found in the restricted section was missing some pages.
12:45That's about it.
12:46Pity.
12:48Didn't think you'd disappoint me with so vague an answer.
12:51I suppose with both Rookwood and Ranrock after you, a bit more time practicing the blasting curse is in order.
12:57Spend as much time here as you'd like.
12:59And remember, keep this place between us.
13:05When I head to Feldcroft, I'll send you an owl.
13:08Hello, Sebastian.
13:30Wait.
13:31You there.
13:33I can hear you.
13:35Oh, hello, Ominous.
13:36I was just heading to our common room.
13:39I've recognized that voice.
13:41You're the new fifth year.
13:42Did you just come from the Undercroft?
13:44How did you get in there?
13:45That room's called the Undercroft.
13:55Ah, well, I was exploring and then suddenly found myself in a strange passageway.
14:00Don't lie to me.
14:01No one stumbles upon that room.
14:04Sebastian told you, didn't he?
14:07You breathe a word about this place to anyone.
14:11Not even your precious Professor Figg will be able to help you.
14:14My father is friends with the Headmaster.
14:17I am not afraid to exploit that connection if I need to.
14:20Trust me, Ominous.
14:31I won't say a word.
14:33And Sebastian is a good friend.
14:35You shouldn't immediately assume the worst of him.
14:37I don't need you to tell me about my oldest friend.
14:40Thank you very much.
14:42Ominous, I just meant...
14:43I know what you meant.
14:45Sebastian gets himself in enough trouble.
14:47He doesn't need your help.
14:50Sebastian is going to get an earful about this.
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