#6 - The Search Continues

She made it. When Grace stepped into the final square and it wasn't a black one, she could jump free onto. The squares disappeared into the regular stone floor of Hogwarts that she was used to, as if nothing had happened.

Now she faced the door to proceed. It wasn't even locked.

Inside was big and dimly-lit, making it hard to tell how empty it was, yet she couldn't tell where the light came from. In the middle of the room was a sleeping beast that looked rather ancient. It three-eyed creature resembled a massive, scaly bear with curved tusks.

Though Grace's steps were few and made little to no noise on the stone floor, the creature shifted as if something stronger than sound or scent was disturbed by her approach. It stretched and yawned, shaking its head as it sat up. Then its eyes landed on Grace, who was very small by comparison, and the reaction was instant.

It snarled, whole body tense and ready to attack. Grace had no choice than to flee and shut the door. In fact, just to be sure, she should keep going in case that door wasn't enough. She'd luckily have made it so long as she reacted fast, even with the thudding of heavy paws chasing her.

The beast scratched and snarled at the closed door, which thankfully could be locked from the other side - in the room where the puzzle had been. Even if Grace left the Room of Mirrors itself, emerging back into the basement outside, she could faintly still hear the beast. After a while, the noise stopped yet the mirror-door faded as soon as she'd exited through it.

So...What now? She had a description of the creature, and an empty room with no clear way of what to do in it. Was it another puzzle or a cruel joke?