The floorplan of Hogwarts had always been stable — magically shifting, yes, but never chaotic.
Until now.
At precisely 2:03 a.m., every moving stair froze.
The Forbidden Forest recoiled.The Black Lake steamed.
And in the west wing — a hallway appeared that no one had ever walked.
Because it had never been there.
Until Rowan touched the Heartstone.
The Fifth Founder's Passage
Harry stood at the end of the hall — breath caught, eyes wide.
The walls were black stone veined with gold.The torches burned upside down.And at the far end stood a statue.
Not of Godric. Not Helga. Not Salazar. Not Rowena.
But of Selene.
Younger than the portraits had ever shown her.Blade drawn.One hand outstretched — toward a child.
A girl no older than ten.
The inscription read:"To the one I sealed in mercy.May the stone keep your name until it breaks."
Dumbledore Responds
The next morning, chaos ruled the staff wing.
McGonagall stormed into the Headmaster's office, robes scorched at the edge.
"This corridor — it's not on any warded map.Not even the ones the Founders left."
Dumbledore, for once, said nothing.
He just turned toward the glass orb on his desk — the one that pulsed when the castle shifted.
It was shattered.
Rowan Enters the Corridor
She came alone.
Not because she didn't want Harry or Blaise there — but because the corridor wouldn't let them.
The moment she stepped into the threshold, the walls sang.
Not in song.
In memory.
"You were born of mercy.Sealed in silence.But the pact was broken.And now… you may return."
Rowan approached the statue.
And the child beneath Selene's hand…
blinked.
Final Scene – Hogwarts Resets
The sky above Hogwarts darkened unnaturally —not storm. Not magic.
Recognition.
The Sorting Hat screamed once in its cupboard.The Great Hall's floor shifted three inches.The ghosts fled into portraits.
And every candle in the castle went out.
Then, carved in light on every wall — for a blink, a breath, a heartbeat — appeared:
"The Fifth Has Awakened."