*They meet the muddy bottoms of Regulus' shoes instead, as he crawls with terrific clattering and no thought to his bruised knees and ribs, further and further along the cupboard. With no dividing walls between them it is a painful and messy tunnel to escape, and Regulus goes down it as quickly as his shivering body can carry him, only hoping he doesn't run face first into a wall and trap himself again.*