Chapter 221 Discovery in the 309 Cave

In fact, it's no wonder that Sirius has such thoughts. When he went to prison, his father had already passed away, and his mother was in very poor health. She didn't have a few days to live.

After he entered the prison, he also received the news of his mother's death, but he did not think of finding a way to take care of Feeney. Now that he was rescued by Feeney, he would always feel uncomfortable if he did not make up for Feeney.

So he pays close attention to everything about Feeney and wants to know more about it.

These years of experience have made him understand many truths, and now he has only two purposes in life, to accompany and protect Harry and Feeney as they grow up.

Harry looked at the photo album in his hand and fell into deep thought. From the moment he saw Finny on the Hogwarts Express, he could feel Finny's kindness to him, but he didn't understand what this meant. Why.

Because of Snape's incident, he believed Ron's judgment from the bottom of his heart and had some doubts about Feeney. He even didn't talk to Feeney for a while because of this. However, now that he saw these photos and the records next to them, Harry was a little confused about the things about his parents. Maybe Finny was really trustworthy, and not all Slytherins were dark wizards.

In the following days, Harry began to try to understand Finny from Sirius. It turned out that Sirius did not know his younger brother. He only knew that in the past eleven years, under Finny's control, the Black family's Industry and power have undergone great changes.

After returning to Finny, because no clues about Hufflepuff and her treasure were found in the cave, Puff and the house elves were asked to turn the entire cave upside down and turn it upside down. All the ice and rocks formed over the years have been cleaned up.

Perhaps it was because the ice in this cave was formed over many years and was not easy to clean. It took the house elves all night to clear most of it out.

Fortunately, we are still on Christmas vacation, and no one will notice Feeney if he doesn't show up all day long. Well, except for the twins,

George and Fred will probably go to the Room of Requirement to find Finny, and then find out that Finny is not at Hogwarts.

However, fortunately, these two people are very familiar with Feeney, and they also know that Feeney would leave Hogwarts from time to time to deal with some matters of the Black family or himself, so he would not be surprised.

When the sun was high in the sky and it was close to noon, Puff ran to Feeney and reported the specific situation of the cave.

"Master, we discovered some strange things in the cave,"

Hearing this, Feeney, who almost fell asleep again because of boredom, suddenly became energetic, looked at Puff and asked,

"What did you find? Forget it, just take me to have a look."

After saying that, he got up and followed Puff into the cave again.

Because of the house elf construction and Finny's previous orders, the cave at this time is completely different from before.

It’s no longer dark and damp, with ice picks everywhere.

At this time, in the cave, there were torches inserted at regular intervals on the stone walls on both sides, illuminating the entire cave brilliantly day and night without any shadow.

The ice cones above the cave, the ice on the ground, and the ice under the stone walls on both sides were also cleaned up by the house elves. They even cast magic in the cave, making this cave in the cold winter as warm as midsummer. hot,

Puff didn't waste any time and took Fini directly to the deepest part of the cave, in front of the flat stone wall.

"Master, the abnormality we found is here."

As he said that, Puff pointed to the corners on both sides of the stone wall that were originally covered by ice.

Feini looked around and realized that the ice that had accumulated in these two corners was not accumulated like that, but because there was something under these two corners, so it was only after the ice covered it that It feels like there is more ice than other places.

Between the two corners are two stone platforms. The platforms are in the shape of a dining table. Of course, they are just a corner of the dining table, not the entire dining table.

There are some tableware, fruits, cakes, and food carved from stone, which are lifelike and vivid. It's as if the platforms on both sides are real dining tables, which makes people's appetite whet their appetite.

"It seems that this place is really related to Hufflepuff, but there are no clues about Hufflepuff's treasure."

Feeney sighed, a little at a loss. Or it would be more appropriate to say confused.

The treasures of the four founders and Ravenclaw's treasures were found by following the known clues and making bold guesses.

Gryffindor's treasure was discovered by the twins by chance. They only spent some time and brains deciphering the clues, and it was generally smooth.

Slytherin's treasure is almost certain to be in his Chamber of Secrets, and it can be found just waiting for Harry to open the Chamber of Secrets next year, or for Finny to activate his talent for snake talk in his blood.

Only the Hufflepuff inheritance has not made any progress even though Finny has destroyed all the powers of the Nine Bulls and Two Tigers.

After looking for clues for two years, I finally found that there were no clues. I planned to try my luck and explore the kitchen, but found that the clues provided there were equivalent to none.

Puff had been searching the Forbidden Forest for a whole day before he found some clues. He was not sure whether it was correct or not, so he could only try it with the idea of ​​giving it a try without losing any money. Let’s see.

In the end, there was nothing. The disappointment made Feeney very impatient. He simply lifted the table and let the house elf clean the cave like a carpet. Only then did he get this little result.

However, this harvest is like a clue found in the kitchen. It is given, but it seems like nothing is given, and it is said, but it seems like nothing is said.

The step sculptures on both sides of the cave wall can only prove that this place is indeed related to Hufflepuff, but there are no clues about the inheritance of the treasure, which is very uncomfortable.

Could it be that the clues have been cut off once again at this point, so we have to give up the search and go back to Hogwarts to wait for the start of school in a few days?

Watching Harry and Quirrell's intrigues like watching a play? Or get involved and reap the benefits? But what are the benefits? Magic stone? Phini has neither a shortage nor a need for that thing. The Presbyterian Council has a better elixir of immortality. As long as he can become a legendary wizard, the Presbyterian Council will take the initiative to provide it to him without him having to ask.

So, let’s find the Hufflepuff heritage. This will at least kill some of Finny’s brain cells.

After all, now, the Black family no longer needs him to manage it. With Sirius here, as long as he follows his previous plan step by step, there will be no problems.

Lisa is on the vampire side. As long as it's not a particularly important base or the base camp is discovered, she won't notify Feeney and she can handle it herself.

Taking a deep breath, Finny still wanted to find the Hufflepuff heritage.

He came to the stone sculpture on the left and looked carefully, trying to find any clues, even just a little bit.

It's a pity that this sculpture is really just a sculpture. It has no magic, no mechanism, and no other features. It is just the items on the table, plates, bowls, forks, knives, cups, food, and nothing else.

This made Feeney very disappointed. He could only come to the sculpture on the right in frustration, unwilling to give up, and with the slightest hope.

The result was exactly the same as the one on the left, with no clues at all.

etc!

Feeney suddenly discovered that one thing he had overlooked was that the tableware and food arrangement were different on the table on the left and on the table on the right, which made him ignore the number of tableware.

He hurriedly ran to the left side and carefully counted the tableware there, including three sets of plates, one set of bowls, three sets of knives and forks, and three cups.

On the right side are three sets of plates, one set of bowls, three sets of knives and forks, and two cups.

Compared with the left side, the right side has one less goblet and at least one more goblet.

Just like the tableware, although the placement of the food is different, the quantity is indeed the same. Therefore, it is certain that the problem lies in the missing goblet.

After comparing them one by one, Feeney found that what was missing was a large ornately decorated short cup. The cup was very large and contained food such as soup stock. It was not so much a piece of tableware for holding food. Feeney felt more like this thing was a trophy.

And this discovery reminded Feeney of a legendary item, or rather, it was not a legend. The existence of this thing was an unsolved mystery to others, but, coincidentally, Feeney knew where it was. ,

This thing is Hufflepuff's golden cup. It is the only thing related to Hufflepuff, and there are legends about each one, and Finny also knows exactly what item it is in.

Hufflepuff's golden cup was once the first vessel in Hogwarts to assist the house elves in transporting magical food. It remained in Hufflepuff House until Hufflepuff's death.

It has two finely processed solid gold handles, and the body of the cup is engraved with symbolic and exquisite carvings. According to legend, it has magical and special magic on it.

After Hufflepuff's death, it is said that it lost track and disappeared without a trace.

However, Feeney knew very well that all of them existed and could be studied.

Hufflepuff gave it to her daughter before her death, and her daughter also passed it on in her family until Hepzibah Smith thought it could be studied and clearly identified Hufflepuff. In the hands of Chipachi’s descendants,

This Smith once had a close personal relationship with the mysterious man, and told the mysterious man about the existence of the gold cup and showed him this family heirloom.

After that, Smith's descendants never saw the Gold Cup again, and the Gold Cup was completely lost.

Feeney knew that this was actually because the mysterious man used a house elf named Hao Qi to kill Hepzibah Smith and made the golden cup into one of his Horcruxes.

Finally, like the diary, it was handed over to his trusted Death Eater, Feeney's cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.

Today, the cup is in the vaults of Gringotts, the British branch of Lestrange.

Although it is not certain what the Gold Cup means to the Hufflepuff heritage, nor is it clear what changes the discovery of the Gold Cup will bring.

However, Finny and his plan to get the gold cup are like a drowning man grabbing the last straw. At this time, Finny has only this one remaining thing related to the Hufflepuff heritage. Got a clue,

Regardless of whether it was correct or not, he had to get it in his hands and give it a try before he would be willing to accept it.

However, this thing is not so easy to get.

You know, it's in Lestrange's underground vault in Gringotts.

Gringotts has set up special vaults for the oldest families in the wizarding world. Of course, such vaults only exist in some cities.

Obviously, Gringotts in the UK does exist, and Lestrange is a very old family.

The vaults of the twenty-eight pure-blood families in the magic world are all at the bottom of Gringotts, and a small number of families that once owned shares in Gringotts have a vault even lower.

Lestrange does not have shares in Gringotts, so their family vault is at the bottom of Gringotts under normal circumstances, which is where they imprison the dragon.

Of course, the Black family's vault is also here, but Finney knows that there is another hidden space below this layer, where there is also a Black family vault, and even he doesn't know what is in it. He only knows that it was used to save the family when the family was on the verge of extinction.

To reach Lestrange's vault, you first need to pass through the anti-thief waterfall below Gringotts, which will wash away all the spells and all the magic disguises, revealing all those with ulterior motives.

Only then can it reach the bottom and pass through the protection of the fire dragon kept in Gringotts.

The fire dragon has lost its eyes and become blind because it has lived underground for many years, but this not only does not reduce its threat, but makes it more brutal. Only the set piece of Gringotts can make it form a conditioned reflex, thinking of the pain and retreating back, allowing the goblins and customers of Gringotts to pass.

After that, there is the last level, that is, the vaults of different families at the bottom need different goblins to open, even the owner of the vault cannot. Only when these specific goblins put their palms on the door of the vault will the door of the vault disappear and let the owner in.

And before these goblins die, they will replace the person in charge of the corresponding vault to ensure that the vault can be opened and closed normally, and to ensure that no one except the goblins of Gringotts knows how to open these vaults and the corresponding person in charge.

For goblins, the ownership of all goblin-made items, including gold galleons, belongs to the goblins, and wizards only have the right to use them. In other words, those gold galleons are lent to wizards by goblins.