Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 134 Destroying the Crown

Filch's grim voice came: "Either work or be fired, you can choose one."

The voice came from an empty room.

Through the door that was not closed tightly, Wade saw Malfoy glaring at Filch angrily. After a stalemate, he finally picked up a rag and wiped the countless candlesticks on the shelf.

Filch was still mumbling beside him: "If you ask me, Dumbledore is too gentle. For brats like you who break the rules, he should be hung up and whipped a few times..."

Vader walked through the dim corridor and left.

……

Saturday is coming soon.

Wade had contacted Lupin in advance, and in the morning, before the other students got up, he took Michael to the Room of Requirement.

A few moments later, Theo and Ryan arrived.

Then there's Zoe.

Michael and the others were very surprised to see a house-elf here, and kept looking at her.

Zoe rubbed her tea towel awkwardly and bowed to everyone.

"If you're ready, let's go." Wade opened the cabinet door: "Who's first?"

"I'll do it!" Michael walked in first.

Then there was Theo and Ryan.

Wade stayed last. He squatted down and said to the elf, "Zoe, open the cabinet door when I send you a message, okay?"

The Vanishing Cabinet requires no additional spells; closing the door triggers the teleportation.

But if you want to go out, someone has to open the cabinet door from the outside. The person inside cannot open the cabinet door from the inside.

Therefore, the prerequisite for using this cabinet is that there must be a reliable person guarding the destination side to open the cabinet door when needed.

Zoe nodded and said softly, "Don't worry, Vide Grey. Zoe will complete the task."

Vader smiled and patted her head.

"You don't have to stay here all the time. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be back before curfew. When the time comes, I will send you a message in the friend book in advance."

"Okay." Zoe nodded.

Wade also stepped into the closet, closed the door, and everything in front of him was dark.

Almost the next second, the cabinet door was opened again, and Lupin was outside, looking at him with a smile.

"It's incredible!" Michael said, "We left school so easily."

"Where is this?" Ryan asked puzzledly, looking at the surrounding environment.

"This is still in the Scottish Highlands, two mountains away from Hogwarts."

Lupin told Vader, "As you requested, there are no wizards or Muggles nearby, and almost no vegetation or animals."

Wade also looked around and nodded slightly.

This is a lonely, rugged and barren mountain, covered with gravel and only a little moss and weeds on the ground.

"Wade, what are we doing here?" Michael asked.

Vader looked at everyone, and everyone was waiting for his answer.

"Tom... the mysterious man... he invaded the school last year, everyone knows that."

Seeing Theo and the others nod silently, Vader said, "I found a dark magic weapon in school... which might be one of his left behind."

"We are here to destroy it."

"Voldemort's secret weapon?" Lupin frowned. "He's also planning to do something at Hogwarts?"

He was not afraid to call out Voldemort's name, but the three little wizards all turned pale.

"Why don't you let Professor Dumbledore handle it, Wade?" Ryan asked, "You... don't trust the headmaster?"

"Of course not... When it comes to fighting the darkness, there is probably no one more trustworthy than Dumbledore."

"But... guys, Dumbledore is over a hundred years old," said Vader.

"I'm not saying that his reaction has become slow or his magic power is not strong enough, but... he has been fighting for this for many years and has borne a lot of burdens. It seems that everyone is used to relying on him and giving him all the responsibilities." "But... what reason do we have to throw everything that we can accomplish to an old man?"

"We can rely on Dumbledore, but who can Dumbledore rely on?"

Everyone was deeply shocked, and a look of shame appeared on Lupin's face.

Dumbledore is like a banner, a belief. When it comes to matters related to Voldemort or dark wizards, everyone's first reaction is to tell Dumbledore and let Dumbledore handle it.

It seems that not many people realize that... an old man over a hundred years old should have lived out his days in another place.

Of course, Wade didn't want to tell Dumbledore, for two other reasons besides the fact that he didn't want to be guided by a white wizard.

One was that he didn't want to confront Dumbledore too soon and have him put him on the chessboard.

Another reason was that he didn't want Dumbledore to confirm the existence of the Horcrux too early and then sneak to the Riddle mansion.

In the plot, Dumbledore found the Resurrection Stone Ring there, but was somehow cursed by Voldemort and died a year later.

If Dumbledore died early because of his butterfly effect, Wade was worried that the next few years would become more difficult and Voldemort might be resurrected early.

Of course, there was no need to say more, as everyone had completely agreed with Wade's point of view.

Lupin had already found a large cave nearby in advance, and everyone worked together to move a stone from nearby that could completely block the cave.

Vader also explained why he did this:

"Tom's weapon contains powerful magical power, and ordinary spells will not work. At present, only Fiendfyre can completely destroy it."

Vader had already confirmed with Lupin that he also knew the Fiendish Fire Curse.

Most wizards who have experienced war are proficient in using the three unforgivable curses, not to mention ordinary black magic.

In fact, it is not very difficult to cast the Fiery Blaze. What is really difficult is the control - wizards with insufficient abilities can easily be backfired when using the Fiery Blaze, causing unexpected damage.

For example, in the plot, Crabbe released the Fiendfyre curse but was burned to death by it in the end.

"Then we'd better clear the weeds around here," Theo suggested. "I heard that the Fiendfyre will burn anything that can be burned."

So everyone spent another hour carefully cleaning up all the flammable materials inside and outside the cave.

"almost."

Vader said as he chose a bare rock in the cave and they piled a pile of firewood on it.

Vader took the magic-shielding box from his bag, then held the crown with the tongs and placed it carefully on the stone.

His attitude was so careful and cautious that it was difficult for others to take it easy.

The crown was grey in appearance, and the gems on it were dull and lifeless. Michael had no idea that this was the crown of the founder, Ravenclaw.

After all, the legendary crown disappeared along with its owner thousands of years ago. Even though the statue of Ravenclaw in the common room was wearing a crown, so what?

For more than a thousand years, a few students have imitated the crown every year, pretending that they have also gained supreme wisdom.

The crown lay quietly on the stone, displaying no special powers, nor giving off any hint of dark magic.

Lupin motioned for several students to step back behind him, pointed his wand in that direction, and whispered, "Fireblaze!"

A ball of blazing flame flew out, igniting the firewood, and the flames grew larger with a "boom".

"Get out!" Lupin shouted.

Several people hurriedly left the cave, ready to lower large rocks to block the cave entrance at any time. They stared in that direction intently.

Perhaps because there were too few burning materials, the fierce fire was not very big, but the twisted flames were constantly transforming into various beasts - poisonous horned beasts, fire dragons, cheetahs...

Suddenly, a huge black shadow rose into the air in the flames, twisting and roaring, letting out sharp and painful screams, then suddenly pounced towards the people at the cave entrance with fierce fire!

Boom!
The boulder fell with a loud crash.

A few sparks came out from the cracks.

"Vade..."

After a long time, Wade heard Michael's eyes go straight and his voice is weak:
"Why do I feel that... that shadow... is like Tom himself?"

“…Is it an illusion?” Theo murmured.

(End of this chapter)