A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 99 The Snake in the Cage

The air in the morning was dry and cold, and the sun rose slowly from the boundary between the sky and the earth, reflecting the mountains and the earth into a dull blue-black color.The rolling black forest stretches to the horizon on the other side, with no end in sight.

Owen looked back at the endless forest, and felt an urge to light a fire in his heart, presumably a grand bonfire that burned the entire forest would be very beautiful.He suddenly shook his head amusedly, while using psychological methods to evaluate his mental state, while using a cleaning spell to keep his appearance neat and clean.

Natasha looked around unconsciously with her black and gray face, her messy red hair was curled up by the fire, and it was strewn wildly on her head, and the cloak on her body was also tattered and dusty.

Seeing that Natasha didn't care about her image at all, Owen couldn't help but cast a cleaning spell on her, and mended her cloak with a repairing spell.Looking at the completely new girl in front of him, he felt a lot more pleasing to the eye, and continued to walk towards the gathering place in front of him.

Natasha stared at him blankly for a while, and then said carelessly: "I'm so hungry, I hope there's food for sale up front." She fumbled in her pocket, and finally found only two Galleons and Five silver Sickles.

"Damn intelligence dealer, when I go back, I will take his lair!" She said through gritted teeth, mourning the bag of Galleons she was cheated on... Although it was snatched on the way to escape, it was her The biggest sum of money I've ever seen in my life.

Hearing Natasha's sexy hoarse voice complaining like a little girl, Owen had a smile on his face, thinking that this woman is really cute and straightforward sometimes, although she is good at burning, killing and looting... But he is very He almost didn't have the heart to think about anything else, his stomach began to growl, making him think of steaming meat pies, tender and juicy steaks, and preferably a cup of fragrant black tea...

The two finally entered the wizard gathering place, which seemed to be a place like Diagon Alley, but it was obviously much more depressed.There were not many people on the street, and many shops on both sides were closed, and many of the rare pedestrians covered their faces furtively.There are also wizards dressed normally, they either walk past in a hurry, or stand on the side of the street and whisper.

Owen felt a few staring stares from the side of the street. Those people watched them unscrupulously, as if they were commenting on two unfamiliar faces they had never seen before.The faint voice sounded complicated and difficult, obviously not English.

"Where is this? It seems that we have really come to another country..." Natasha looked at the plaque on the side of the street, and she couldn't tell which country's language it was.

"Albanian," Owen said thoughtfully, pulling his hood over his head to hide his face.Although he didn't understand the language, it was not difficult to identify it based on some unique pronunciations.

Unexpectedly, he came to Voldemort's lair.Although he really wanted to copy Voldemort's lair, but he thought there was nothing there, and the Black Forest was so big, he had to find the year of the monkey.With such a total, the eagerness to try will fade away.

"Albania? This is a paradise for criminals." Natasha also pulled down her hood, and her tone became low. "This country has been in chaos these years, and there are many wanted criminals from neighboring countries. , black wizards, and werewolves. I also thought about taking my brother and fleeing here, but unfortunately..."

Owen nodded noncommittally, and sincerely hoped that there would be an open breakfast shop here.

In the end, the two bought food in a dilapidated hotel. Although the taste was not very good, they barely filled their stomachs.

Natasha was brutally slaughtered by the innkeeper. After angrily throwing down a gold Galleon, she stuffed the last mouthful of dry bread into her mouth and said in a vague voice: "People in this kind of place have intricate relationships. If you don’t cause trouble, it’s better not to cause trouble, maybe he can call a group of people and turn them into robbers.”

As the sun rose gradually, the number of pedestrians on the desolate street gradually increased. Many people were still standing guardedly at the place where the accident happened last night, looking suspiciously at everyone who passed by.

Here, the relationship between people is indifferent and guarded. There are sometimes malicious eyes on the streets and alleys and even in closed shops. Once a possible fat sheep is found, several people will quietly follow up to find an opportunity to attack. .

A woman and a child should be the easiest targets to be targeted, but when Owen and Natasha let go of their aura completely, the cold and murderous temperament made many guys stay away, and saved them from being unhappy. less trouble.

"It takes a lot of time to go back to China. The Floo network can't connect to foreign countries, and apparation can't cover a long distance." Natasha said hoarsely, "As for the illegal remote door key, it's too dangerous , we could not find a trustworthy seller."

"We can borrow Muggle vehicles, we need to open our minds." Owen said casually.

The two talked and walked towards the place where the fireplace could be used, which they had inquired from the previous innkeeper. It was a dilapidated house with dirty floors and walls, and a strange smell in the air.The fireplace was not lit, and there were bangs, bangs, and indistinct grunts and laughter from the inner room.

"Come out, someone, we're going to use the fireplace!" Natasha strode over and shouted while knocking on the door.There is no need to be polite in this kind of place, the more arrogant the more no one dares to provoke.

Someone opened the door cursingly, and said in a bad tone in unskilled English: "Two gold Galleons, the same price."

"Why don't you grab it?" Natasha said loudly without giving in.

"Get out if you don't have money!" The man in the room made a gesture to close the door.

While Natasha was arguing with the man, Owen looked into the house through the open door, and could vaguely see a large cage in the corner, and the animals inside were bumping their bodies against the iron fence.The people in the room watched from a distance while discussing in low voices.

Owen adjusted the angle, and then he saw clearly that the animal was a giant python, with black reticular patterns on its brown scales, a pair of cold snake eyes staring coldly at the people in the room, baring its sharp fangs from time to time .

Sensing a strange wave of magic power from the snake, Owen asked thoughtfully, "How did your snake come about?"

"Huh? Are you interested, kid?" The man showed his yellow teeth to Owen, "Of course it was caught from the Black Forest. Tsk tsk, this snake has come out of the forest frequently in the past six months, I don't know if it is obsessed with eating children. It took us a lot of effort to catch it with a trap."

"What are you grabbing it for?" Could it really be Nagini?

"Sell it for money. This is a magical snake. It must be a mutated species, and it is very powerful. One of us was bitten by it and almost lost half of his life." The man chuckled, "This is rare. A lot of people like to collect this as an experiment or collection. Do you want to buy it? It only costs [-] Galleons."

"Can I have a look?" Owen said with interest.

The man's expression became a little more serious, and he looked up and down the two of them, as if evaluating their purchasing power and whether they could be robbed.After a long time, he raised his eyebrows: "Come in."

He stepped aside from the door and led Owen and the two into the house.There were two other people in the small room, and the air was stuffy, with a strong fermented smell, which made Owen frown.

The big snake in the cage looked over with its icy eyes, curled up tightly, raised its head high in a posture ready to attack, and then slammed its thick body against the iron fence heavily.It was twelve feet long and seemed capable of swallowing a man in one gulp.

The snake seems to carry a cursed power, which makes people feel a little dark and ominous.Owen glanced at the corner covered by the snake's coiled body. Even though it hit the cage like crazy, it still blocked it with its body, and could only vaguely see that it had been made out when it shook its body. After opening a small gap, it was completely covered in a very natural way in a blink of an eye, and the surrounding wizards didn't notice it.

"Unexpectedly smart." Looking at the big snake's eyes that seemed to have no wisdom, Owen raised the corner of his mouth playfully.If he doesn't show up, the snake will probably be able to escape soon.

"It broke the cage." Owen pointed directly at the position that was firmly blocked by the snake, and said in a very innocent tone.

The big snake's indifferent eyes looked over for a moment, and bared its fangs at Owen as if it understood, a murderous intent and a sense of despair flashed in the vertical pupils.

The three wizards surrounded the past, yelling and casting a spell on the big snake.Although the big snake had good spell resistance, it still hissed in pain after being beaten, and bloodstains of various sizes appeared on the shiny scales.

Soon, the big snake curled up in the cage in embarrassment, watching the wizards repair the damaged part of the cage coldly, staring at Owen with hatred in his eyes, as if thinking about how to give him a bite.

"Bah, this beast still wants to run?" The man waved his wand and cursed, then looked at Owen, his expression became a little kinder, but even more scary. "How about it, do you want to buy it?"

"Fifty Galleons, I dare say it came out of a dark wizard's laboratory, this price is not bad." Owen haggled over the price casually.

The big snake in the cage stared at him, a trace of human hatred flashed in its vertical pupils.

"Impossible! There are no traces of experiments on it!" The man shouted.

"Tsk, don't tell me you didn't see it, it obviously has some kind of curse on it." Owen said in a haughty tone, "If I hadn't always been interested in curses, I wouldn't have bothered to deal with an obviously man-made product. Beast."

"At least four hundred Galleons. One of us almost died trying to catch it." The man muttered without confidence, apparently having already discovered the trickiness of this snake.

After negotiating the price between you and me, Owen finally killed 150 Galleons and did not let go. The man was so angry that he almost pulled out his wand and cursed him.If it weren't for the aura on the two of them that made people feel uncomfortable, they might really do it.

The big snake was entangled in the cage, licking the wound, and listening to the two people outside the cage bargaining on their own, it looked a little pitiful.

"If we can't reach an agreement, I'll leave. I'm in a hurry." Owen turned around and was about to leave, "Put this snake outside, and if it can be sold for a hundred Galleons, I will lose. I am interested, and I don’t want to be taken advantage of.”

The man gasped for breath, exchanged glances with the two people on the side, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, pay with one hand and deliver with one hand." He kicked the cage angrily, and was almost bitten by the big snake that suddenly poked its head out Ankle, cursed and cast a spell on it.

"Be careful, this is already my property. Although I don't mind if you kill it and buy its body with a fraction of the price." Owen said coldly, and summoned it from his suitcase A bag of Galleons.He found these money from the leader of the Black Spirit organization last night, and there are hundreds of them. Buying and selling without money is so exciting.

After the transaction between the two parties was completed, Owen looked at the big snake in the cage with a half-smile, and he was [-]% sure that the snake was Nagini.Heck, he didn't mean to take away the Dark Lord's favorite pet, it was just a fair deal and he paid for it!

"This is an indirect copy of Voldemort's lair." Owen smiled and let the cage fly lightly, and then put it into his suitcase.

The feeling of stealing a home is so beautiful, and I don't know how Voldemort will feel when he returns and finds that his favorite snake has left him.As for what Voldemort will use as a Horcrux in the future?Forget it, Owen doesn't care anyway.

Under the eyes of the three people who were getting more and more greedy, Owen and Natasha held their wands on guard, and finally passed the fireplace to a wizard market in the port of Durres, and then rushed to the port without stopping to take a boat.

"Is there anything special about that snake?" Natasha asked curiously on the way.

"Well, it might be a blood-cursed orc." Owen said softly, "This is a terrible curse that can be inherited through blood. People who are cursed can transform into animal forms, but as time goes by, they will eventually reappear. You can't change back to human form, you can only be trapped in the body of a wild beast forever, lose all your humanity, and completely become a wild beast."

"You mean, this snake used to be a human?" Natasha showed an unacceptable expression.

"Maybe she's a beautiful young lady." Owen said with a smile, and blinked his left eye at Natasha.

"Oh? Is it as beautiful as me?" Natasha stroked her long dark red hair, her beautiful cheeks were both beautiful and heroic, and she had a kind of charm that made people shine.

"Tsk, who knows?" Owen quietly looked at the boundless sea ahead, listening to the sound of waves beating against the shore.

In the following time, the two used the illusion spell to get on a ferry to Italy, and it took more than half a day to arrive at the port city of Bari.They found a local wizard's family, borrowed a fireplace, and went to the capital Rome.

After tossing and turning for half a day, they finally boarded the flight to London and returned home before Hogwarts started.

After making arrangements for Natasha, Owen returned to Shafik Manor, and his parents had already returned from their trip.

"Owen, you have been out alone for so long, and you really just went to a girl's house to play? Did you do something bad?" Mr. Albert looked at Owen with a smile, and raised his hand to pinch his shoulder.Ms. Adeline was gracefully trimming the flower branches in the vase, and she glanced here with a smile.

"Well, the bad thing is murder and arson." There was a deep smile on the corner of Owen's mouth, recalling the experience at that time, he even felt a little joyful and excited.

"Then you have to remember to burn it clean." Adeline looked at him sideways and said in a slightly hoarse soft voice.

"Don't worry, I'm completely burnt." Owen said with a bright smile.

"Wow, murder and arson, how cool." Albert sighed, "I haven't done it for many years."

Adeline gave the father and son a meaningful look, and continued to trim the flowers and plants slowly.

Owen lowered his eyes and stroked the kitten Lizi who had been leaning on him just after he came back, with a faint smile on his face all the time.I don't know whether the couple believe it or not, anyway, he didn't lie, he is an honest child.

"By the way, I brought back a dangerous magical animal that needs to be temporarily locked up in the dungeon at home," he said.Facing the curious eyes of the couple, he explained: "It should be a blood-cursed orc who can't change back to human form at all. You can study it, don't kill it." Although it doesn't seem to be a big deal if it is killed.

"You really got a good thing, Owen." Ms. Adeline's dark green eyes flashed a glimmer of surprise and excitement.

Looking at his mother's expression, Owen couldn't help but mourn for the big snake for half a second.

In the peaceful manor, Owen spent the last part of the Christmas holiday.On the morning of the first day of school, he packed his luggage, bid farewell to his parents and got on the train back to school.

(End of this chapter)