Chapter 514 The actors are in place

The dampness and chill in the air made Fawkes feel uncomfortable, so he chirped twice and then stood directly on Dumbledore's shoulder.

Dumbledore stroked Fawkes' wings and sighed casually.

"Sebastian, you don't have to use Fox as a means of transportation every time. It will get annoyed."

As if to confirm Dumbledore's words, Fawkes followed him and called out to Sebastian twice, as if to say 'that's it'.

"Don't be so picky, Fox. We're very busy tonight, so just bear with us." Sebastian chuckled and took out Fox's favorite snacks to replenish his energy.

Seeing this, Dumbledore shook his head happily and began to carefully examine the surrounding rock walls.

"Sebastian, is this where you said Tom hid the Slytherin locket?"

"There are indeed traces of magic. It seems that this is the entrance hall. We need to pass through the obstacles left by Tom to get inside."

"Sebastian, there's still plenty of time. Don't reveal the mystery yet. Let me see what puzzle Tom left here."

Dumbledore became interested and began to walk slowly along the right side of the cave, his eyes carefully scanning everything around him in the dim light. Seeing this, Sebastian directly took out a magic lamp to facilitate Dumbledore's decryption game.

Dumbledore's hand gently brushed across the rough and uneven cave wall, feeling the subtle changes in every texture with his palm. Occasionally, he would stop somewhere and carefully move his fingers up and down along the uneven stone surface, as if trying to capture some hidden clues.

Finally, he stopped in front of a position, raised his eyebrows slightly, and seemed to confirm something.

"Found it." He raised his wand and waved it gently at the rock wall in front of him. The surface of the rock began to tremble, and the outline of an arch slowly emerged. However, before he could do anything, the arch in front of him disappeared again, as if it had never existed at all.

"What a disappointment," Dumbledore stared at the stone wall in front of him for a moment, and shook his head contemptuously, as if Voldemort's methods did not meet his expectations. "Tom is still so unskilled. He only wants to weaken the enemy through physical damage. I thought I could see some advanced magic."

As he spoke, he took out a small knife and pulled up the sleeve of his robe, revealing his left arm.

Seeing that Old Dumbledore was about to attack him like a fool, Sebastian couldn't stand it anymore and quickly spoke out to stop him.

"Principal, don't worry. I've been here several times and have figured out some tricks."

As he spoke, he took out a bucket of dragon blood from his traceless stretch bag, then waved his wand, allowing the dragon blood to slowly pour onto the stone wall in front of him.

The arch reappeared, revealing a passage that seemed to hide endless darkness.

There was a glimmer of understanding in Dumbledore's eyes.

Yes, magical blood can meet the requirements, and it does not necessarily have to be the blood of a wizard.

Thinking of this, he laughed at himself: "It seems that I was confused just now."

To be honest, Sebastian couldn't understand why Dumbledore, who had been so smart all his life, would be so stupid here, including when he drank the poison later. He thought about it and could only attribute it all to Dumbledore's kindness and sense of responsibility.

"Let me be your guide from now on," he let the magic lamp float in front of him and walked in first.

Passing through the long and narrow passage, they came to the shore of a large black lake. The lake was vast and boundless, with no end in sight, and the other side was lost in the unfathomable darkness. Only a hazy green light floated in the center of the lake, like a mysterious eye, flickering faintly on the water.

The cave was very high, and when I looked up, the cave ceiling had already disappeared into the endless shadows. The surroundings were filled with thick, inky darkness, and even the light of the magic lamp could barely illuminate a few steps away.

Seeing this, Sebastian took out dozens of specially made high-intensity magic lamps from his traceless stretching bag. He waved his wand, and the magic lamps leaped up like meteors and flew high into the sky above the cave.

Then, he gently waved his wand again, and in an instant, the magic lamps burst out with light as dazzling as the sun, piercing through the thick darkness and illuminating the entire cave as if it were daytime.

The strong light disturbed the creatures in the lake. The originally calm water surface began to surge, and ripples quickly spread.

At the same time, dark shadows suddenly dived, apparently filled with an instinctive fear of the dazzling light. They retreated to the depths of the lake and hid in places where the light could not reach.

"Those are... Inferi?" Dumbledore's expression was very calm, but Sebastian could still sense waves of anger spreading around him.

Sebastian nodded, confirming Dumbledore's opinion, but he didn't say much. Instead, he looked at Fawkes and said, "Fawkes, please take us to the island in the center of the lake."

He had no intention of looking for the small boat. After all, the boat was weighed by magic power, and it would be too troublesome to rely on the small boat alone.

With the help of Fawkes, the two came to the small island in the center of the lake. Only then did Dumbledore see clearly that there was a stone basin similar to a Pensieve in the middle of the island, which was filled with emerald green liquid, and the light came from this liquid.

"Headmaster, this is the You-Know-Who's last resort. The stone basin is filled with poison, and Slytherin's locket is hidden at the bottom. Of course, the real locket was taken away by me a long time ago. What's left inside is a fake, used to amuse You-Know-Who."

Sebastian acted as a tour guide, explaining in detail the things to pay attention to here.

"To take out the locket, one has to drink the poison in the basin one gulp at a time. Of course, it is not fatal, but it will cause severe pain to the body and cause painful hallucinations. In addition, it will make people extremely thirsty and want to drink water."

"So, Headmaster, when you act later, remember to act weak. It would be best if you can't even hold your wand. This way the mysterious person will believe that you are really weak, and he will feel that the opportunity has come. After all, he is most aware of the effects of his potion."

"Also," Sebastian added, "To make this a complete show, in order to prevent the mysterious man from coming here to check, you'd better have Fox set a fire, leaving the breath of the phoenix here and destroying this place in the process."

Dumbledore had no objection to Sebastian's arrangement, and immediately asked Fawkes to start setting fires everywhere. As for the stone basin, he destroyed it completely with his own hands.

After doing all this, the two returned directly to the Hogwarts observatory with the help of Fawkes.

"Okay," Sebastian smiled softly, "I'll go to the new city and wait for you. Principal, just stay here and enjoy the breeze for a while."

As he said that, he dialed Snape's magic phone: "Severus, the plan begins. Remember what I told you before. Don't forget it."

"Stop talking!" Snape hung up the phone and dialed a top number again.

"Hey, Master, I have some important information for you to know..."