Chapter 486
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Nian Gao Pei Ma Tuan
The calm days passed quickly, and it was early February in a blink of an eye.
The process of finding the seaside reef in Riddle's photo was not as simple as Dumbledore imagined.
The original Wu's Orphanage was demolished at some point. The children who were similar to Voldemort were scattered to the ends of the earth. Mrs. Cole and the staff at the time had also passed away many years ago.
Not only them, but also many of the Muggle orphans who had a chance encounter with Dumbledore in the orphanage have died early.
You know, the oldest among them is only three or two years older than Riddle, and some are even younger. Now they are only in their sixties.
In fact, although people in the middle class and above in Europe live a comfortable life and live and work in peace and contentment, these prosperity are built with the blood and sweat of the people at the bottom.
After these orphans grew up in difficulty, because they did not have enough money to receive a good education, they could only barely participate in some of the most basic manual jobs, and even relied on begging to survive.
Life in the orphanage was actually much more comfortable than when he became an adult.
How could he live as long as a wizard if he worked hard day after day and could only survive on junk food with little nutrition?
Fortunately, Dumbledore was lucky enough. After many inquiries, he finally found an old man named Billy Stubbs.
It was because he had a quarrel with Riddle, but the next day he found his pet rabbit hanging from a high beam.
He had pretty good luck in his middle age. He found a job that, although not decent, paid fairly well. He also got a wife and gave birth to twins.
Stubbs is one year younger than Riddle. He obviously suffered a lot when he was young. The years have left many wrinkles on his face. Although he just celebrated his 67th birthday two days ago, he looks even Much older than Dumbledore.
With his help, Dumbledore finally found the coast.
One weekend afternoon, when the weather was nice, he took Glenn and Harry and set off together to find the next Horcrux.
According to Qiu's plan, he originally wanted to wait for Dumbledore to fully recover before considering long-distance travel. However, according to the principal's habit, he would listen carefully to the young man's suggestions as soon as possible, but basically he could not change his decision.
Fox's fire flashed, and the four figures appeared on the beach under the cliff.
Compared with the crowded beaches, this place is obviously less visited due to the tall cliffs behind it and the sharp rocks looming in the sea.
Glenn turned around and saw a few wisps of smoke slowly dissipating in the air behind Gao Ya.If nothing else, that should be the place where the orphanage had their summer outing.
Although it was a sunny day with just the right amount of sunshine, this was the time when spring was getting colder. The salty sea breeze was blowing with a bit of chill, and the waves that were half a man high were carried by the sea breeze and slapped hard on the rocks. , rolling up thousands of piles of snow.
Harry shivered and subconsciously tugged at the cloak around his body.
Glenn frowned slightly, then took off the scarf Qiu knitted from his neck and tied it carefully for her.
It's not bad now, it's just the cold wind. Thinking of having to soak in the biting seawater for a while during the rest of the journey, he frowned a little more.
Qiu Ben wanted to refuse, but seeing his serious and unquestionable face, he had no choice but to accept this childish kindness like a domineering president with a blushing face.
Dumbledore looked back at the two of them, his face full of kindness.
Harry curled his lips, looked away, and asked, "Did Voldemort and the others go on an outing here at that time? But why did the orphanage choose such a desolate place?"
"To be precise, it's not here." Dumbledore shook his head and pointed to the smoke that Glenn had just seen. "There is a small village halfway up the cliff. As for here, I think there is only Riddle and the children who were bullied by him have been here before. As you can see, Muggles generally cannot come here to such a dangerous place."
Harry nodded and looked at the largest rock in the sea.
"According to my guess, the destination of our trip is there." Dumbledore pointed to the place where Harry was looking. "Voldemort will probably keep a Horcrux here to commemorate him. The last successful act of intimidation in childhood.”
he said, raising an arm.The three people immediately understood and reached out to hold him.
There was a crisp sound of "pop", and the nauseatingly familiar feeling of Apparition came, and a few people reached the top of the boulder in the blink of an eye.
Under the leadership of Dumbledore, they came to the edge of the rock, where there were some jagged grooves that could barely be stepped on. Below, they could see several surrounding giant pebbles, half exposed to the sea.
"I'm afraid we have to go down there, boys," said Dumbledore, leading the way down the rock.
After taking the medicine for a long time, the burnt blackness on his hands had faded a lot, and his skin had regained some vitality.Even so, his actions still had some impact.
The three Glenns followed him and struggled to reach the giant boulder.
The sunlight was blocked by the boulders, making the place dark and even colder. The waves lapped at their feet from time to time, splashing cold water.
"Professor, where should we go next?" Harry asked, balancing on the slippery rocks.
Dumbledore pulled out his wand and waved it to light it up. The silver-white fluorescence illuminated the stone wall not far away. There was an obvious crack there, which seemed to be able to allow one or two people to pass.
"You don't mind getting wet, do you?" He looked back at the three of them and asked.
"It's okay," Harry said immediately.
"I..."
Qiu was about to speak, but Glenn interrupted without hesitation.
"mind."
Dumbledore smiled and said, "I think you must have thought of a solution, Glenn?"
Glenn nodded, also took out his wand and pointed it at the water.
With a flash of silver light, the seawater near the pebbles and rock walls seemed to become viscous, then gradually covered with white frost, and finally slowly condensed into an ice bridge, leading directly to the gap.
"Not bad transfiguration." Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction and took the lead to step forward.
Harry quickly followed him, and couldn't help but look back at Glenn with envy.
Qiu naturally knew his intention of building the ice bridge and smiled at him.
The four of them walked on the ice and soon saw a line of steps appearing in front of them. At the end of the steps was a dark and deep cave.
The process of finding the seaside reef in Riddle's photo was not as simple as Dumbledore imagined.
The original Wu's Orphanage was demolished at some point. The children who were similar to Voldemort were scattered to the ends of the earth. Mrs. Cole and the staff at the time had also passed away many years ago.
Not only them, but also many of the Muggle orphans who had a chance encounter with Dumbledore in the orphanage have died early.
You know, the oldest among them is only three or two years older than Riddle, and some are even younger. Now they are only in their sixties.
In fact, although people in the middle class and above in Europe live a comfortable life and live and work in peace and contentment, these prosperity are built with the blood and sweat of the people at the bottom.
After these orphans grew up in difficulty, because they did not have enough money to receive a good education, they could only barely participate in some of the most basic manual jobs, and even relied on begging to survive.
Life in the orphanage was actually much more comfortable than when he became an adult.
How could he live as long as a wizard if he worked hard day after day and could only survive on junk food with little nutrition?
Fortunately, Dumbledore was lucky enough. After many inquiries, he finally found an old man named Billy Stubbs.
It was because he had a quarrel with Riddle, but the next day he found his pet rabbit hanging from a high beam.
He had pretty good luck in his middle age. He found a job that, although not decent, paid fairly well. He also got a wife and gave birth to twins.
Stubbs is one year younger than Riddle. He obviously suffered a lot when he was young. The years have left many wrinkles on his face. Although he just celebrated his 67th birthday two days ago, he looks even Much older than Dumbledore.
With his help, Dumbledore finally found the coast.
One weekend afternoon, when the weather was nice, he took Glenn and Harry and set off together to find the next Horcrux.
According to Qiu's plan, he originally wanted to wait for Dumbledore to fully recover before considering long-distance travel. However, according to the principal's habit, he would listen carefully to the young man's suggestions as soon as possible, but basically he could not change his decision.
Fox's fire flashed, and the four figures appeared on the beach under the cliff.
Compared with the crowded beaches, this place is obviously less visited due to the tall cliffs behind it and the sharp rocks looming in the sea.
Glenn turned around and saw a few wisps of smoke slowly dissipating in the air behind Gao Ya.If nothing else, that should be the place where the orphanage had their summer outing.
Although it was a sunny day with just the right amount of sunshine, this was the time when spring was getting colder. The salty sea breeze was blowing with a bit of chill, and the waves that were half a man high were carried by the sea breeze and slapped hard on the rocks. , rolling up thousands of piles of snow.
Harry shivered and subconsciously tugged at the cloak around his body.
Glenn frowned slightly, then took off the scarf Qiu knitted from his neck and tied it carefully for her.
It's not bad now, it's just the cold wind. Thinking of having to soak in the biting seawater for a while during the rest of the journey, he frowned a little more.
Qiu Ben wanted to refuse, but seeing his serious and unquestionable face, he had no choice but to accept this childish kindness like a domineering president with a blushing face.
Dumbledore looked back at the two of them, his face full of kindness.
Harry curled his lips, looked away, and asked, "Did Voldemort and the others go on an outing here at that time? But why did the orphanage choose such a desolate place?"
"To be precise, it's not here." Dumbledore shook his head and pointed to the smoke that Glenn had just seen. "There is a small village halfway up the cliff. As for here, I think there is only Riddle and the children who were bullied by him have been here before. As you can see, Muggles generally cannot come here to such a dangerous place."
Harry nodded and looked at the largest rock in the sea.
"According to my guess, the destination of our trip is there." Dumbledore pointed to the place where Harry was looking. "Voldemort will probably keep a Horcrux here to commemorate him. The last successful act of intimidation in childhood.”
he said, raising an arm.The three people immediately understood and reached out to hold him.
There was a crisp sound of "pop", and the nauseatingly familiar feeling of Apparition came, and a few people reached the top of the boulder in the blink of an eye.
Under the leadership of Dumbledore, they came to the edge of the rock, where there were some jagged grooves that could barely be stepped on. Below, they could see several surrounding giant pebbles, half exposed to the sea.
"I'm afraid we have to go down there, boys," said Dumbledore, leading the way down the rock.
After taking the medicine for a long time, the burnt blackness on his hands had faded a lot, and his skin had regained some vitality.Even so, his actions still had some impact.
The three Glenns followed him and struggled to reach the giant boulder.
The sunlight was blocked by the boulders, making the place dark and even colder. The waves lapped at their feet from time to time, splashing cold water.
"Professor, where should we go next?" Harry asked, balancing on the slippery rocks.
Dumbledore pulled out his wand and waved it to light it up. The silver-white fluorescence illuminated the stone wall not far away. There was an obvious crack there, which seemed to be able to allow one or two people to pass.
"You don't mind getting wet, do you?" He looked back at the three of them and asked.
"It's okay," Harry said immediately.
"I..."
Qiu was about to speak, but Glenn interrupted without hesitation.
"mind."
Dumbledore smiled and said, "I think you must have thought of a solution, Glenn?"
Glenn nodded, also took out his wand and pointed it at the water.
With a flash of silver light, the seawater near the pebbles and rock walls seemed to become viscous, then gradually covered with white frost, and finally slowly condensed into an ice bridge, leading directly to the gap.
"Not bad transfiguration." Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction and took the lead to step forward.
Harry quickly followed him, and couldn't help but look back at Glenn with envy.
Qiu naturally knew his intention of building the ice bridge and smiled at him.
The four of them walked on the ice and soon saw a line of steps appearing in front of them. At the end of the steps was a dark and deep cave.
