Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

"Are you free tonight?"

As soon as he heard Dumbledore's words, Mike's pouring action stopped.

This time, instead of continuing to drink regardless of the last time, he decisively put down the wine bottle in his hand, frowned and asked Dumbledore:

"What's the matter with you?"

"About Horcruxes, I seem to have found some clues." Dumbledore picked up the red wine that Mike put down and poured himself a glass and said, "And since you have considerable experience in destroying Horcruxes, I plan to invite You come with me tonight."

"Let me guess, did you find Chris?"

Dumbledore took a sip of red wine and did not speak, but shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, the corner of Mike's mouth couldn't help but rise, because he had already guessed that the Horcrux Dumbledore said should be the Gaunt ring made of resurrection stone!

It's just that Dumbledore went alone in the original book, so why did he invite himself this time?

Is it really as he said, just because he has rich experience in removing souls?

Mike was lost in thought for a while.

However, Dumbledore obviously did not intend to give Mike too much time to think. He drank the red wine from the glass in three or two sips, and then looked at Mike's slightly tangled expression and said:

"It looks like you don't want to go. Forget it, this is indeed a little too dangerous for you."

After saying that, Dumbledore turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Mike's voice brought a smile to Dumbledore's face, who had already turned around. He stopped and turned his head to look at Mike again.

"Huh!" Mike sighed heavily, and said with some wickedness, "I think I have more say in destroying the Horcrux, so I'd better go with you, or maybe You will be seriously injured!"

Dumbledore didn't pay much attention to Mike's nasty remarks, he laughed for a while, made a clink to Mike, and turned away.

And it wasn't until Dumbledore walked all the way out that his voice rang in Mike's ear.

"At 8 o'clock tonight, we will gather at the gate of the manor after the wedding."

Mike raised his eyebrows and continued to think about the purpose of Dumbledore's invitation to go with him. At the same time, his right hand instinctively went to get the glass of red wine he had drunk.

However, he caught it empty, and it was only at this time that he realized that his wine had been taken away by Dumbledore!

...

The wedding of Lupin and Tonks went pretty smoothly except for the "simple" etiquette, and the wedding officially started after the host announced that the two were officially married.

All the tables and chairs originally placed in the garden were removed by the staff and replaced with the same pure white dining table, with a variety of pre-prepared wine and food on it.

These are all arranged by Mike. Apart from these, there are two house-elves on the lawn not far away who are constantly cooking barbecue. A large number of musical instruments were stacked beside them. At this time, the magic applied on these musical instruments had been fully triggered, and they were slowly floating in the air one by one and played by themselves.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became cheerful, and Ron, who had not eaten anything since he got up in the morning, couldn't bear it any longer. He screamed and rushed towards the table full of food.

Looking at Ron's embarrassed appearance of the chicken leg and the steak, the Weasley brothers closed their eyes in pain. Mike felt that if they could, they would definitely want to dye their hair black.

Because then they could pretend they didn't know Ron.

As Ron's best friend, Harry obviously wanted to join the 'fight' too, but unfortunately, Blake beside him was holding his shoulders firmly, which made his plan to fight alongside Ron in his heart. dead.

At the same time, as today's protagonists, Lupin and Tonks also walked off the platform and entered this feast.

Blake, who was still restraining Harry just now to prevent him from being rude, regained his true nature after seeing Lupin, and began to grab Lupin and drink frantically.

Perhaps because he was afraid that he could not get Lupin drunk alone, he even pulled two brothers George and Fred!

Seeing that they were drinking vigorously, Mr. Weasley was also greedy, but the sight from Mrs. Weasley not far away from time to time made him give up the idea.

No way, the hospitality of George and Fred in France has completely conquered Mrs. Weasley, and now the two brothers and Mr. Weasley are not treated the same at home at all!

On the other hand, Tonks was not idle either.

At this time, she was pulling Hermione and Mrs. Weasley to the side and talking. Due to the distance, no one could hear their conversation.

But judging by Hermione and Crimson's faces and the occasional glance at Mike in the distance, it should be a pink topic.

This banquet lasted from afternoon to night, and after a whole afternoon of fighting, Black's goal was also achieved - Lupin was drunk and became a dead dog, and he couldn't even bark!

However, the Black and Weasley brothers were not feeling well either, and they were not much better than Lupin at the moment.

The drunk Lupin and the Weasley brothers were helped by Mrs. Weasley and Tonks into the room to rest as soon as the banquet ended.

As for Blake, I don't know if it was revenge for him for forcing the Weasley brothers and Lupin to drink. Both Mrs. Weasley and Tonks instinctively ignored him, which led to him being alone after the banquet. lying on the lawn.

Mike understands this, knowing that Black ruined Tonks and Lupin's wedding night!

But he didn't lie down for a long time, and Harry, who had been stretched, found out his godfather's tragic condition, so he held his stretched stomach and used magic to send him into the villa.

At this point, the wedding of Lupin and Tonks was successfully concluded, and at this time Mike and Dumbledore also quietly met at the entrance of the manor.

"Good evening, Headmaster Dumbledore."

Mike, who was wearing a pure black combat uniform, greeted Dumbledore in front of him.

"Oh, good evening."

Dumbledore looked at Mike's combat uniform with a strange look. You must know that the weather tonight is as good as the daytime. The white crescent moon hangs high in the sky, casting bright moonlight downward.

It's a little brighter than usual tonight with its help.

Originally, in such an environment, the pure black clothes would not only fail to conceal the whereabouts, but would be more obvious.

But this is not the case with the combat uniform on Mike's body. It distorts the surrounding light as if it has a peculiar magic, making Mike's whole person look hazy.

Noticing Dumbledore's eyes, Mike tugged at his clothes and joked:

"Do you want it? I still have some alive, I can give you one."

"Really?" Dumbledore's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Thank you so much, my size is..."

Seeing Dumbledore who excitedly started reporting his size, Mike's expression was a little dull.

Heaven and earth conscience, he was really joking just now!

In his opinion, such a thing as a combat uniform should be just a dispensable toy for a wizard of Dumbledore's level, and it doesn't play any role at all!

I didn't expect Dumbledore to be so playful!

"Cough cough! Okay, I see." Mike coughed to hide his embarrassment, and then changed the subject, "Uh, it's getting late, should we go?"

"Oh! Look at my memory! Let's go now."

Dumbledore said it suddenly, and then extended his hand to Mike.

Looking at Dumbledore's big wrinkled hands, Mike hesitated for a while and finally reached out and grabbed it.

"Are you ready?" said Dumbledore, smiling. "Apparate!"

As Dumbledore chanted the spell, a twisted black hole quietly appeared, sucking all Mike and Dumbledore into it!

At the same time, a similar black hole appeared on a hillside thousands of miles away, and with a crackling sound, two figures suddenly appeared in the open space!

It has to be said that Dumbledore has a very high level of attainments in Apparition and Apparition, and Mike did not feel any discomfort at all after landing.

It's just that this didn't make Mike relax his vigilance. On the contrary, Mike took out the blackthorn wand and began to observe the surrounding environment as soon as he got his feet on the ground.

With the help of the moonlight, Mike could clearly see that he was on a hillside at this time, and Mike instinctively felt something was wrong.

You must know that it is July, which is the time when all things grow.

Usually, the hillside like this should have been covered by all kinds of trees.

But now there are no trees on this hillside, not even a single grass. The whole hillside is dead silent, which makes people feel a strong sense of unease.

Mike clenched the wand in his hand again and slowly raised his head.

And when he looked up, a barren and dilapidated villa appeared in front of him.

Mike's pupils shrank suddenly, and he said to himself almost instinctively:

"Old Gaunt House!"

As soon as these words came out, Dumbledore, who was still smiling at Mike, immediately turned serious. He frowned deeply and asked:

"You know this place?"

"Of course!" Mike, who knew he had missed the point, explained without hesitation, "The place where Voldemort was resurrected was near here, and I investigated it afterwards. Look, it's that cemetery!"

Following the direction Mike pointed, Dumbledore saw the cemetery full of scorched earth, and the expression on his face finally became better.

Upon seeing this, Mike quickly changed the subject and said:

"You brought me here because you think Voldemort has a Horcrux hidden in this house?"

"That's right."

"But..." Mike pretended to be puzzled. "Why? Does this have anything to do with Voldemort?"

Dumbledore was silent, he looked at Mike, and after a long time he said slowly:

"This is a long story. I'll talk to you slowly after this matter is over. And now, our first task is to get rid of the Horcrux inside."

"OK."

Mike nodded and said yes, and Dumbledore stopped talking when he saw this, and led Mike to Gaunt's old house.

The Gaunt House is a rather dilapidated villa, or the shack is a more appropriate name for it, because it was so dilapidated at this time.

Its walls were full of moss, and many of the roof tiles had fallen off, revealing the ragged rafters inside.

There were still thick nettles growing around the house, and these tall nettles grew up to the windows, covering the small windows that were thick with old grime.

This is completely different from other places on the hillside. You must know that except for the scope of the old Gaunt house, the rest of the hillside is completely barren!

Mike not only felt some doubts.

It's just that these doubts disappeared soon after he stood in Gaunt's old house, because he found out that the entire Gaunt's old house in front of him was wrapped in a special magic enchantment, and this There is also a strong magic power in the enchantment, but this magic power gives people an indescribable ominousness, which makes Mike feel a little uncomfortable.

"Have you found it too?" Dumbledore said with a smile, "This is a powerful black magic enchantment, which can continuously absorb all the vitality around it and convert it into magic to maintain itself and other curses. .I only sensed the existence of this enchantment and guessed that there is a Horcrux hidden here, otherwise this powerful enchantment would have no meaning of its existence."

Hearing Dumbledore's explanation, Mike's eyes suddenly lit up.

He is very interested in this enchantment spell. As long as one is placed in the secret realm of the Freemasonry, the various facilities in the Freemasonry can be fully automated!

As for this enchantment, it belongs to black magic?

Mike doesn't care at all!

Dumbledore on the side obviously guessed Mike's thoughts. He shook his eyebrows and added:

"But I have never seen such a spell anywhere else, so if my guess is correct, it should be a self-created spell, and there should be only a handful of people in the world who can cast this spell."

Hearing that, Mike's expression suddenly became indifferent, and he walked towards the gate of Gaunt's old house without saying a word.

It wasn't until after he walked to the front that Mike realized that there was a dead snake that had dried up on the gate of Gaunt's old house, and there was an ominous magic wave on it.

Mike stopped instinctively. Although he didn't know the specific function of this spell, there was no doubt that it should be a warning spell used to defend against foreign enemies.

Dumbledore crossed Mike with a smile, stretched out his hand towards the door and pushed it.

And with his movements, Mike clearly saw that the ominous magic power wrapped around the wooden door seemed to be crushed by an invisible force, and instantly turned into fly ash and disappeared!

"Crench!~"

The old wooden door opened, and Dumbledore gestured towards Mike.