Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 422 Arianna
The inside of Gaunt's Old House is as dilapidated as it looks, if not worse.

Because there is no light, the room is pitch black. Mike can only vaguely see cobwebs all over the house through the moonlight shining in from outside the door, and various black particles on the ground. Mike is very familiar with this, this is rat shit.

Apparently, the shack became home to spider rats after the Gaunts disappeared.

Mike lighted his wand carefully, and he didn't really see the scene in the shed until the light reappeared.

This is a standard small villa of the last century, but the strange thing is that there is not much furniture in the house, it can be described as barren.

But in the living room, there are two plates on the only long dining table that can be called a large family. There are still some black dirt in these plates, as if the food that was once contained in them has rotted away. .

Mike walked forward cautiously while looking around, he even Voldemort must have placed many magical restrictions in this villa in order to protect his Horcrux, just like the dead snake at the door.

However, when he was on guard, an accident happened.

"Pfft!"

A muffled sound came suddenly, and Mike only felt that his feet were empty, and the whole person lost his center of gravity!
In desperation, Mike couldn't care less and instinctively released the Killing Curse at his feet, but the tip of the blackthorn wand had just emitted a green light, and a soft white light enveloped his entire body. He lifted it up.

"Don't get excited." Dumbledore said with a frown, "It's just that the board is rotten."

Mike panted heavily and looked down, and he saw a broken plank and the wet mud under the plank.

Combined with the strong, weird and decadent smell in the air, Mike understood it instantly.

Most of the wood in this old-fashioned wooden shed has been eaten away by the humid air of the country over the endless years, that is to say, the old Gaunt house is already a veritable dangerous house !
Normally speaking, the wizard's residence should not be so dilapidated, after all, their owners are a group of strange people who can use magic.

But the strange thing is that wizards don't like to use magic on their residences, even if it can save a lot of energy and Galleon.

They think it is a very shameful thing to live in a house that can only be maintained by magic, especially those pure-blood nobles. important reason.

Because the residence of the Weasley family, the Burrow is a crooked, weird building that relies entirely on magic to keep it from falling apart.

So Mike is really not surprised that Gaunt's old house is in such a state of decay, but the scene just now made Mike feel very embarrassed, especially when Dumbledore happened to see the scene just now.

"Humph!"

Mike snorted coldly, and walked behind Dumbledore without saying a word.

This meaning is self-evident, Dumbledore glanced at Mike with a half-smile, and didn't make any jokes, but turned his head and continued walking forward.

Mike followed Dumbledore, stepping on his footprints and walked forward cautiously.

He has already made up his mind, if Dumbledore also falls later, he must make fun of him too!
It's a pity that the area of ​​Gaunt's old house is really not that big. Dumbledore only took two steps forward before he came to another gate leading to the backyard.

"Crench!"

Dumbledore pushed open the door, and as he moved, a barren yard full of weeds and gravel appeared in front of Mike.

Dumbledore walked out without looking back, the bright moonlight shone on his white robe, and a long shadow was drawn behind him.

Mike felt his heartbeat start to speed up. Having read the original book, he knew very well that the resurrection stone ring that Voldemort made into a Horcrux was hidden in this yard!

Taking a deep breath, Mike quickened his pace and chased after him.

At this time, Dumbledore, who was walking ahead and was about to reach the center of the courtyard, suddenly stopped.

"It should be here."

He said without looking back.

"That Horcrux?" Mike said pretending to be confused, "What are you going to do?"

Dumbledore suddenly turned his head and winked mischievously at Mike when he heard the words, and said with a smile:
"Just find it out."

As soon as Dumbledore's voice fell, Mike noticed that the ground began to tremble slightly.

And as time went by, the trembling became more and more intense, and finally Mike was surprised to find that the soil around them turned up by itself!
This is truly spectacular!

All the soil in the entire yard was churning with weeds, gravel and all kinds of garbage. With the fluorescent light, Mike could even see the bugs and mice living in the soil being brought out. Twisting his body, he followed the mud waves and rolled in the air!

Suddenly, Mike noticed that Dumbledore's eyes lit up!
Immediately afterwards, all the surrounding mud waves fell down, and only one three meters away was holding a square of mud and rushing towards them.

Looking at the clod of dirt, Dumbledore slowly stretched out his hand.

As if detergent had dropped into the dirty water full of oil, the soil on the square of soil quickly dissipated, and finally when Dumbledore's hand officially fell, the square of soil turned into a black stone box!

Mike held his breath instinctively, and looked at the black stone box without blinking. He knew very well that the critical moment was coming!

However, Dumbledore did not open the box directly as Mike expected, but turned to look at Mike, and said:

"If nothing else happens, the Horcrux should be inside, how do you plan to destroy it?"

Mike was taken aback by Dumbledore's words. In his guess, Dumbledore should have already known the method of destroying the Horcrux, and he didn't need to explain it.

But he didn't think much about it until now, and said bluntly:
"The basilisk's venom, the Killing Curse, and the holy sword I have can destroy Horcruxes. But I suggest you use the Killing Curse, which is the most direct way."

"No, we can't use the Killing Curse, it's one of the Unforgivable Curses." Dumbledore said, "Let's use your holy sword. After I open the box and make sure it's correct, you can swing your sword and chop it."

As soon as this remark came out, a disgusted expression appeared on Mike's face.

He couldn't figure it out, since the Killing Curse is so convenient and practical, why did Dumbledore insist on not using it?
However, he did not refute Dumbledore, but directly drew out the holy sword as he said.

As soon as the holy sword was pulled out, it emitted a holy white light. Under the light of this light, the entire dark courtyard instantly became much brighter.

And that black stone box seemed to have sensed the threat of the holy sword, and a faint black air began to emerge from its body under the illumination of this white light, and Mike even vaguely heard a human-like wail!
But this weird scene didn't last long, because Dumbledore made a move.

With a sharp flick of the magic wand in his hand, a beam of bright light that was several times stronger than the holy sword shot down from the sky and enveloped the black stone box.

The sudden dazzling light forced Mike to close his eyes, and when the light dissipated, Mike opened his eyes again, and saw that the stone box, which was originally as dark as ink, was now gray and white, and the stone box summoned by Dumbledore That beam of light corroded the entire stone box as if it were a powerful corrosive liquid, turning it from a hard stone box with a faint metallic color into a fragile piece of mud that seems to be rotten and collapsed at any time!
The facts were just as Mike had guessed. Dumbledore blew lightly towards the stone box, and then the box-shaped stone box instantly turned into a pile of fine powder and collapsed into a ball.

And Mike, relying on his powerful magic power perception, clearly saw that the moment the stone box dissipated, a group of powerful and unparalleled magic power rushed towards the two of them!

Mike thought it was one of the traps prepared by Voldemort, and almost instinctively raised the holy sword in his hand to block it.

However, to his surprise, this powerful magical power did not have the slightest lethality, just like a warm spring breeze passing by!

Seeing this, Mike breathed a sigh of relief. He poked his head out and looked at the pile of ashes left in the stone box, and saw a ring standing in it!
It was a rather huge ring, and Mike guessed that it should have the function of shrinking automatically, otherwise few people would be able to wear it.

Its whole body is made of gold, perhaps because it is too old, what appears on its ring is not the attractive golden color of gold, but a somewhat dull bronze color.

And in its central position, there is also a huge hexagonal black gemstone inlaid, and a strange figure composed of a triangle, a circle and a straight line is engraved in it.

Mike recognized the ring's identity the moment he saw this graphic - the resurrection stone ring!

There is no other reason, because this graphic is so famous!

Decades ago, the first-generation Dark Lord Grindelwe swept across Europe with this pattern. At that time, this pattern itself had already been crowned with the meaning of death by him.

Even to this day, many old people in Europe are still deeply afraid of this pattern!

And the moment Mike saw the ring, a strange, inexplicable fire of desire burned in his heart!

"Put on me, put on me and you will be able to return to your original world and reunite with your loved ones!"

An indistinguishable male and female voice kept echoing in Mike's ears. Mike stared straight at the ring, and his breathing suddenly became rapid. He only felt that his consciousness was slowly dissipating, and only An idea came up, put on that ring!

Unknowingly, Mike slowly took the first step towards the ring, followed by the second step, and the third step...

Mike's speed was getting faster and faster, and he even started trotting in the end!

As Mike got closer and closer to the ring, the voice next to his ear became more and more clear. Mike only felt a little joy inexplicably, and the corners of his mouth raised up uncontrollably!

'Just being close to it makes me so happy, so when I actually wear it, don't I want to go to heaven? '

Mike thought so, and the pace of his feet became faster!
But at this moment, the holy sword in his hand suddenly burst out with a strong light, covering Mike's whole body!

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded in Mike's mind, which shattered the weird voice in his ears, and at the same time made Mike wake up!

Mike stopped abruptly, and at this moment, he was only half a step away from the resurrection stone ring!
"wtf!"

Mike cursed angrily, and jumped away from the ring. At this time, Mike's back was completely soaked in sweat. He gasped heavily, forcing himself not to look at the ring again!

At the same time, he also felt a deep fear. The matter has become very clear now. He must have been bewitched by the trap that Voldemort released on the ring just now!
Mike really didn't expect that the bewitching trap left by Voldemort on the resurrection stone ring would be so terrifying. If there was no Holy Sword Savior just now, he might have to put on that ring first by Dumbledore!
wrong!

Dumbledore!

Mike, who came back to his senses, suddenly turned his head and looked in Dumbledore's direction, and saw that Dumbledore's expression was blurred at this time, and he picked up the ring and was slowly moving towards his right glove!
Following his movements, a black air rose from the ring.

This black air seemed to be alive, and it quickly wrapped around Dumbledore's right index finger, and began to pull it hard.

And under the pull of this force, Dumbledore's movements suddenly accelerated, and he put the ring on his finger in an instant!

Immediately afterwards, Dumbledore, whose expression was still blurred, began to turn the ring, one turn, two turns, three turns...

After the third lap, a weird scene happened!

All I saw was that the originally thin mist gathered around and turned into a figure in midair that was so blurred that even men and women could not be distinguished!

"Arianna."

Dumbledore spoke slowly in a voice almost dreaming.

Mike noticed that Dumbledore's eye sockets were completely red, and tears were constantly sliding down his face, eventually falling on his robes and smeared with wet marks.

"Ariana, I'm sorry."

Dumbledore was already choked up. While apologizing, he stretched out his right hand wearing the resurrection stone ring to touch the figure in midair.

The figure in mid-air seemed to have its own consciousness, and upon seeing it, it also floated down and stretched out its hand towards Dumbledore.

Two hands, one solid and one false, were held together in mid-air, and at this moment, Mike clearly saw a burst of intense black light erupting from the resurrection stone ring, followed by a mass of black air that burst into the air. into Dumbledore's palm.

At the same time, under the black light, that figure seemed to be injected with a force suddenly, and the whole person became clearer!

(End of this chapter)