Chapter 100
Chapter 101 Cave
Two days later, Dumbledore finally solved the task at hand and prepared to set out to retrieve Regulus’ body.
This time the only people following him were Ives, Lupin, Sirius, and Kreacher who acted as a guide.
Lupine was very curious as to why he wanted a little wizard who was only in second grade to go with him. You must know that there were all traps set by Voldemort. He was afraid that something might happen to Avis.
“In fact, my strength is pretty good.” Facing his doubtful look, Ives said confidently while carrying a suitcase,”At least I can still protect myself.”
Dumbledore smiled and nodded, confirming what he said.
Seeing Dumbledore admitting Ivis’ strength, Lupine and Sirius were a little surprised. Sirius patted Ivis on the shoulder and sighed:”Okay Boy!”
Both of them trust Dumbledore very much. Since he has recognized Ives’s strength, they have no objection, but are just a little surprised.
“Okay, get ready to go,” said Dumbledore
“Distinguished guests, please hold Kreacher’s hand,” the old house elf stood up and said obediently. Among the people present, only Kreacher had been to the cave, and they had to be led there by Kreacher.
Kreacher first took Lupine and Sirius to apparate. When he came back, there were many beads of sweat on his forehead.
Long-distance apparation consumes magic power.
“Need a break? Ives asked aloud.
Kreacher seemed a little flattered, and he waved his hand hurriedly,”No, sir, house elves don’t need to rest!””
In the past few days of getting along with each other, Kreacher’s attitude has gradually changed.
Starting from the first two days, Sirius seemed to have figured out something, and suddenly began to change his attitude towards Kreacher, and the gap between master and servant began to gradually disappear. Again With the presence of Hermione, Kreacher is no longer hostile to Ives and the others, but truly treats them as a distinguished guest.
The next ones to teleport are Dumbledore and Ives.
Kreacher Stretching out two old, withered arms, he motioned for them to hold his hand.
With a sudden spin, when Ives came to his senses again, they were already standing in a strange place.
This seemed to be somewhere On the edge of the cliff, the salty sea breeze was coming, and as far as the eye could see, there was no edge of the sea. Ives turned his head and looked back, and behind him was a dark rock wall. All around was bare, except for the vast sea. There was no tree, no grass or beach in the sea and rocks.
Sirius and Lupine were not far away. When they saw Dumbledore, they instantly had a backbone and came over and asked:”Professor, What do we do next? Dumbledore did not answer their questions, but looked at Kreacher,”Kreacher, where is the cave you mentioned?””
Kreacher turned around and took a breath. His magic power was very high.
He looked around, then pointed at a narrow crack at the bottom of the cliff on the right and said:”Just go in from there and swim for a while and you’ll be there!”
“Why don’t you just take us to the cave? Sirius asked.
Kreacher lowered his head in frustration and said in an apologetic tone:”Master, Kreacher can’t sense that place.””
“Voldemort should have used magic to hide that location,” Lupine explained.
Sirius nodded clearly. Fortunately, Kreacher still remembered the location outside the cave, otherwise they might not be able to find the cave.
The group continued They walked towards the bottom of the cliff. It was very dangerous to jump into the sea from where they were.
Several rocks protruded from the edge of the cliff, which gave them a place to stay. However, it was still very dangerous to climb down like this, so they went down cautiously..
The lower rocks were washed slippery by the sea water, which made their movements even slower. The
salty sea water slapped the cliff from time to time, and the cold water splashed on their faces and bodies.
Everyone stood on a huge On the pebbles, Sirius wanted to swim over, but he was stopped by Dumbledore.
Dumbledore took out the Elder Wand and pointed it at a rock not far away. Under the influence of magic, the rock turned into a thin line. A long wooden boat.
Sirius smacked his lips. He almost forgot that he was a wizard!
Several people got on the boat one after another. Under the influence of magic, the small wooden boat swam straight towards the dark crack.
Soon, the crack turned into There was a dark passage, with mud-covered rock walls only three feet wide on both sides. The small wooden boat was drifting almost against the rock wall.
The tip of Dumbledore’s wand lit up, illuminating the dark passage.
The small wooden boat Drifting further in, they turned left, and then they saw an upward staircase.
After getting off the boat, they climbed up the steps with difficulty and came to the center of the cave.
But there was nothing here except stones. No
“Are you sure this is here, Kreacher?”Sirius began to wonder if Kreacher was too old and his memory was faulty.
Before the house elf could answer, Dumbledore said:”Yes, this is the place.”
Sirius shut up immediately.
Dumbledore stood there, looking at everything around him with great interest. He murmured:”This is just the front hall, the entrance hall… Where is the real door?……”
He leaned close to the rock wall and felt the remaining magic on it with his fingers. Dumbledore walked twice around the cave from the right, touching the rough cave walls as much as possible, and occasionally stopping to feel up and down with his fingers on a certain place.
He was obviously studying something that no one else could see.
Everyone was quietly waiting for his results, including Kreacher.
After so many years, the old house elf has indeed forgotten the location of the entrance door. He only remembers that the door requires blood to open.
Dumbledore finally stopped and pressed his palm flat against the wall of a cave.
“The entrance is right here,” he said while taking a few steps back.
Dumbledore raised his wand and pointed it at the rock. Suddenly, the outline of an arch appeared there, emitting a dazzling white light, as if there was something behind the crack. Strong light shines
“Success! Sirius laughed.
Before anyone else could be happy, Dumbledore shook his head again and said,”I think we still need to pay a price to pass.””
“The magic used here is very deep, and I can’t break it without alerting the snake,” Dumbledore sighed, obviously he still underestimated Voldemort’s magical abilities.
“Still need to use blood?”Sirius gritted his teeth and prepared to sacrifice himself.
“With Kreacher’s blood!”The old house elf stood up excitedly and was about to cut his wrists with a sharp rock.
Sirius quickly stopped him, and the master and servant began to compete for the place to donate blood.
“I have a way,” Ives said suddenly, and everyone else looked at him.
He pointed to his suitcase with a smile,”I have chicken blood, duck blood, and pig blood here. If you need magic, As for blood, there is also dragon blood and three-headed dog blood.”
Chickens, ducks, and pigs are all on Norberta and Lu Wei’s recipes, so Ives prepared a lot of them in his suitcase.
Dumbledore had obviously expected this. Unlike Lupin and Sirius who were surprised, he calmly Said:”I think what is needed is blood containing magic power.”
Aves opened the box and stuck his head in. He was about to call Norberta out.
Anyway, the Norwegian Ridgeback is such a big animal, and bleeding some blood would be nothing more than drizzle for Norberta.
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Achievement: One hundred chapters, achieved!
(End of this chapter)
