The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 117 Princess Olivia

Beneath the tower, Ino's mind raced.

Although he found it strange, he had no evidence at the moment and could only take it one step at a time, entering the tower first.

If all else fails, he can always use Animagus to escape, since he learned this magic in the first place for the purpose of running away.

I may want to, but my priority right now is to get into the tower.

As a standalone tower, the only entrance to the tower is the window at the top, which is just big enough for one person to pass through.

Seeing William's anxiety, Ino waved his elder wand.

Winter is coming!

Snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky.

But these snowflakes did not fall randomly; they seemed to be consciously focused, concentrating their fall around the tower.

A magical scene unfolded: all the accumulated snow gathered together and slowly formed the shape of a staircase, the kind of spiral staircase that winds around a tall tower.

"You two stay with me and watch out for slipping."

Under the astonished gazes of the Grimm brothers, Ino slowly stepped onto the snow.

With each step he took, the soft snow beneath his feet instantly turned into solid ice.

Ino led the way, building the stairs; Jacob, wielding a short sword, shooed away the crows in the middle; and William brought up the rear.

The three of them climbed the stairs for half an hour with clear division of labor, and finally reached the top of the tower.

A small window, seemingly possessing a magical ability to block out light, kept the inside pitch black.

"Wait, I'll go first!"

Jacob suddenly grabbed Ino's sleeve.

He then first extended the glowing dagger into the window, and after finding no reaction, he quickly leaped into the tower through the window.

After witnessing the whole process, Ino was also terrified. He dared to go in without doing any probing. He must have been bewitched.

"There's a room inside, you can come in!"

As Jacob's voice came from inside the tower, Ino slowly climbed into the window.

The place was very large, and although Jacob's glowing dagger provided illumination, it still couldn't cover every corner.

After all, a short sword is a weapon, not a candle, and Jacob was moving around everywhere, making the flickering light and shadows almost blinding.

"Sunshine has returned!"

A ball of orange light floated in mid-air, like a tiny sun, illuminating everything in the room.

Looking at the magnificent decorations inside, the three of them were also surprised. Everything here seemed to be built according to the standards of the palace.

After a brief moment of surprise, the three of them stopped paying attention to the furnishings and turned their gaze to the bed in the center of the room.

Lying on the bed was a mummified corpse, weathered by the relentless passage of time. Its skin was completely withered, having lost its original elasticity and luster, becoming dull and rough, like the bark of a tree that had been exposed to the sun for a long time.

But strangely, it was still panting, with each rise and fall of its chest accompanied by a heavy breathing sound.

Seeing this, William took out a slate pencil from his pocket, drew a circle around the entire bed, and then kept writing various strange symbols on the ground.

After doing all this, William looked up at Jacob.

Without any hesitation, Jacob thrust his short sword directly into the heart of the dried corpse, the silver sword flashing with a blinding light.

"Hah..." The mummified corpse made a sound like a leaky bellows.

In just a few seconds, it turned into a pile of ashes.

Similarly, the flock of crows that had been circling outside the tower scattered and fled.

……

"That's it? It's over?"

Ino murmured as she looked around.

He had felt very oppressed here before, but in the end it was just a matter of drawing a circle and stabbing him. The contrast was too great.

"Hehe! Of course it's over." A voice as melodious as heavenly music rang out, pleasant and clear.

"You've already killed the old witch, what else do you want, my lovely little swan..."

"Thump! Thump!" Two muffled sounds rang out in succession.

When Ino came to her senses, the Brothers Grimm had been flipped to the ground, their bodies wrapped in spider silk, hanging in mid-air in a bizarre posture.

A stunningly beautiful woman slowly emerged from the full-length dressing mirror in the room.

"The divine blade is invisible! The divine blade is invisible!"

Before the other party could leave the mirror, Ino raised his hand and unleashed two of the most lethal black spells he knew how to use.

This isn't a sitcom; who would wait for the other person to walk out like an idiot?

After two consecutive spells, the large dressing mirror suddenly seemed to be struck by an invisible force, and fine cracks began to appear on its edges, like cracks spreading on ice.

These cracks expanded rapidly, spreading outwards like a spider web.

Finally, with a loud "bang," the dressing mirror shattered completely, and with a piercing "crash," the mirror shattered and the mirror pieces scattered all over the floor.

Although the mirror is gone, the beautiful woman in it remains in the same spot.

She wore a gorgeous princess dress, the skirt flowing as lightly as a cloud. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, with fair and delicate skin, a high nose bridge, and violet eyes... In short, she was almost unfairly beautiful.

"The taste of a curse! You're such a lovely boy!" The woman licked her lips slightly, saying with great relish.

"But why did you hit me! You heartless little swan. Look, I didn't even close the window, I left it open for you, because I love watching you fly in the sky..."

It seems the story has gone too far; the powerful black magic not only had no effect, but actually made the opponent somewhat enjoy it.

Seeing this, Ino quietly moved toward the window of the tower.

However, the moment he approached the window, countless spiders swarmed out, and then a giant spider web stuck firmly to the window.

"Hehehe, you're so cute!"

The sweet voice rang out again.

Now that his escape route was blocked, he changed his strategy, waving his wand and casting two cutting spells on the spider silk binding the Brothers Grimm.

The magic struck the spider silk like a sharp sword cutting through flowing water; the silk snapped instantly, but as if alive, it glued itself back together in a flash.

The magic seems to be ineffective.

With a helpless sigh, Ino turned to look at the woman.

"Alright! You should be the source of the ultimate curse, that princess who was kidnapped by the witch. Everyone was fooled by you, including the exorcists in the church!"

"That's right! You can call me Princess Olivia!" Olivia gracefully performed a standard curtsy.

"As for the exorcists, where were they when I was arrested? I've been imprisoned here for ten whole years, where have they been?"

"Hahaha, but just when I killed the witch and was about to escape! The exorcists arrived, like divine warriors descending from the heavens, a squad of fifteen, well-equipped and experienced..."

Although Olivia's tone remained unchanged, and she even had a smile on her face, her violet eyes were filled with hatred.

"Could they have gotten lost? Those exorcists are supposed to deal with witches," Ino casually remarked.

At the same time, one hand had already reached into the inner pocket, where he held an irregularly shaped die and a box of matches firmly in his hand.

This is his trump card; as long as he holds the dice, no matter how fatal the injury, it will be teleported to Hans's side before he is harmed.

Although it can only be used once, it is still very precious.

This is why he always had confidence, whether facing Dumbledore, Gandalf, or Voldemort.

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(End of this chapter)