Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 172: Murder in an Old Town! (Conan's Voice)

The Earl successfully solved the problem of who was the winner without any effort - since everyone was a loser, there was no need to investigate who was worse.

"By the way, I'm going to join an expedition after my birthday," Cohen said. "A classmate recommended it to me. The destination is Peru, and she will go with her father."

"Peru???"

Edward frowned.

"It was called the 'Philip Fly Tracking Expedition,'" Cohen said. "They were looking for these giant flies called philadelphians, which live behind vultures."

"Is this some new Hogwarts joke?" Edward thought Coin was joking.

"I haven't even been to Peru," Cohen said. "In fact, I don't think I've even been out of England, and chasing a fantastic animal I've never seen before sounds like fun."

"This expedition doesn't sound very reliable..." Edward said, a little worried. "Chasing a magical creature that doesn't even exist... If you really want to go, I'll go with you. Peru is too far away. Your mother and I wouldn't be at ease if you went alone with them."

"You mean I'll be in danger with three basilisks and a dragon?" Cohen consoled him. "Don't worry about your safety, but you can come along if you want. And you can help me take care of the unicorns in my box. I've just got a litter of newborn unicorn cubs."

"A litter?!" Edward exclaimed in surprise.

"I've brought all the unicorns from the Forbidden Forest here," said Coin.

"Are you still proud?!" Edward nearly swayed the steering wheel. "You took all the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest? Does Dumbledore know about this?"

"Are these unicorns Dumbledore's relatives?" asked Coin.

"Probably... not." Edward didn't know what Cohen wanted to say.

"That's all," Cohen said calmly. "Dumbledore can't do anything about it. They want to follow me because they think I'm a unicorn too—you know, unicorns recognize their own kind by blood."

No matter what Edward thought, things had already developed to this point. As long as Dumbledore hadn't come to visit his home, it meant that he currently... condoned Cohen's behavior.

Maybe……

After returning home, Cohen stuffed the earl into the box and followed Edward, using Floo powder to go to the ancestral home in Castle Combe.

There are very few comfortable modes of transportation for wizards, so it would be great if one could transform one's box into a means of transportation that can teleport.

Then decorate it like a blue phone booth, add a spell similar to Apparition, and a time-turner hour reversal spell...

Cohen saw many other fireplaces in the green fire - if he dug into someone else's fireplace at this time, would it come out of a stranger's house?
A moment later, Cohen emerged from the smoky ash.

“Puff—puff.”

Cohen blew away the soot that had settled on his nose.

Edward, who came out before Cohen, turned around and cast a cleansing spell on Cohen.

"It looks... pretty good here?"

Cohen looked around. The fireplace was located in the living room of the Norton family's old house. It was surrounded by gray-white brick walls with some animal specimens hanging on them. The names of the people who made the specimens were outlined in golden silk thread below.

Charles Norton

Is Edward's father a handicraftsman?
The floors were made of clean, peeling oak planks, and Edward had cleaned off the soot that Edward and Cohen had just stepped on.

The lighting here was good, with sunlight pouring into the living room from the window. Cohen could also see the lush green front yard and the creepers climbing up the windowpanes. Two sofas, a reclining chair, and a bookshelf across from the fireplace in the living room made this place look perfect for retirement. There were some old books on the bookshelf, and Cohen spotted books on the history of magic and magical beasts like "A Study of the Goblin Rebellion" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Judging by the animal skull specimens, Charleson must have frequently studied magical beasts.

This is even more interesting - why would a person who studies magical animals be scared crazy by a "monster"?

The internal structure of the sloping roof can be seen at the top of the living room, indicating that there are no very high floors here, and there may even be only one floor.

Can a one-story house not have a basement?
Cohen expressed doubts about Edward's previous statement that "there is no basement in his hometown."

The basement that Charleson was talking about after he went crazy should exist...

Cohen cast his eyes over the rooms connected to the living room and the single door leading outside.

There is a corridor opposite the door and on the left side respectively. The left corridor leads to the kitchen, and the other corridor leads to several bedrooms.

"Where's your grandma?" Edward looked around suspiciously. "Walk around the house first to familiarize yourself with the area. The bathroom is in the hallway opposite the front door. The first room down the hallway is your bedroom, the second is where I live, and the one at the end is Martha's master bedroom. I'll go see if she's gone to visit anyone."

"Go ahead. I'm just looking around for the basement that grandpa mentioned." Cohen said casually.

"Don't get your hopes up." Edward shook his head. "Your grandfather was already crazy by then. He probably thought this was Hogwarts."

Edward went out to look for Martha, and Cohen leaned the trunk against the sofa and opened it so that the Count could come out.

"Is this where your grandmother lives?"

The Count flew to the coffee table next to the sofa, not noticing that he seemed to have torn a piece of newspaper. He turned his head and asked:
"It looks pretty good."

"It's really okay, but it's a bit deserted."

Cohen used his soul vision to scan the house. Apart from bugs and mice, there were no powerful souls.

"I'm here looking for the monster Charleson spoke of before he died—but it seems it's no longer here."

Either it ran away or it died.

Or perhaps it was hidden in some magical place, because Cohen could not see the soul in the suitcase even through his own suitcase.

Next, Cohen planned to search each room - Edward said that they had asked many investigative wizards to check and they said there was no basement here.

But Cohen felt that his level was a little higher because those wizards could not use their souls to leave their bodies to check through walls.

"Do you read Muggle newspapers?"

Suddenly, the Count asked Cohen a question out of the blue.

"Why are you reading a Muggle newspaper?" Cohen turned to look at the earl and found that the earl was looking down at the Castle Combe Town News at his feet.

"You're looking for a monster, aren't you?" The Count moved aside so Cohen could pick up the newspaper. "Now you've found it."

Cohen walked over and picked up the newspaper.

There is a striking title on the largest page above.

As of June 6, five people have died in Castle Combe, and witnesses claim there are strange shadows!

(End of this chapter)