Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

Gabriel also came to help, and Crookshanks took the opportunity to escape from her. He jumped onto the balcony, looked back at the messy people contemptuously, and yelled, as if to say stupid human beings, and then He rushed out gently.

By the time Ivan re-bundled the "Monster Book of Monsters", the room was already in chaos.

"Sorry, I just want to decide which books we're going to take with us when we go out," said Hermione, carefully placing "The Monster Book of Monsters" on the table, "I don't need this one, but I'm not sure, we Will you encounter many ancient runes, maybe... Aiwen's runes are good, but just to be on the safe side, you should bring this one with you."

As she spoke, she threw a copy of "Magic Phonics" on the larger pile of books, and picked up "Hogwarts, a School History".

"Well, this book is also very practical, there are many details about Hogwarts in it, well, I think I'll take "Hogwarts, a school history", although we don't go back to school anymore, But if I don't bring it, I'm afraid I will feel inappropriate...By the way, what were you talking about?"

"I want to go with you!" Elaine said immediately, "I won't go back to my uncle alone."

"Okay!" Ivan sighed, "Karesis doesn't agree with you to set off with us, but... listen to me, Elaine, his order is actually not important, because I didn't get it completely The key to my parents' consent is yourself, have you fully understood what will happen if you follow us?"

"It's clear that I'm not afraid of death, and I'm ready to fail," Elaine said. "Don't forget our family's responsibilities. If Voldemort plans to use the magic he stole from our family, I have the right to stop him. And, besides, I am friends with you, you have helped me, Aiwen, I want to help too..."

"Then count yourself in."

"I want to go too, and I also want to fight Voldemort." Gabriel said suddenly, "I won't go back until my sister's wedding is over!"

"No, you have to go back to France." Ivan said with a headache, "I repeat, we are not going on an outing, but fighting Voldemort. This is not a child's play. I know you all lack courage and awareness, but You can't die needlessly, your strength is too weak, Gabriel, the most important thing for you now is to go back to school and finish your studies. In fact, I think the fewer people we set out to find Horcruxes and keys, the better, so that To make it easier to hide, not to be found by Voldemort and Death Eaters, we can't confront them head-on, that's why I didn't agree with Sirius, Lupine and others to join, I hope you can understand."

Gabriel pouted unhappily, but immediately became happy because Ivan agreed to let her participate in their battle plan discussion.

A few people went upstairs to find Ron, and they heard Ron yelling as soon as they opened the door.

"I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning! Oh, it's you," said Ron, relieved to see them enter the room.

He lay back on the bed, which he seemed to have just gotten out of, and the room was as messy as it had been all week.

Chapter 1570 Ron's Ghoul

"Mrs. Weasley asked you to clean up the room, Ron, have you been lying here?" Hermione asked, frowning, dissatisfied with the mess of the room.

"I've been so tired recently, I just want to sleep, and why do I have to listen to her to clean up the room, and Bill isn't getting married here, my mother just takes too much control, I'm a bit fed up with her." Ron muttered dissatisfied He said, "By the way, why are you all here, Harry?"

"Probably with Ginny in the grove in the garden, we asked Hedwig to tell him to come up." Ivan said, went to the table and wrote a text message tied to Hedwig's lap, and he let the owl fly from the open window Go out, and then sit on your camp bed, "Now that Mrs. Weasley is mentioned, Ron, we have to discuss the plan after the wedding. By then, we will leave the Burrow and will not return to Hogwarts. Ci, have you thought about how to tell your mother?"

"Of course, I have planned it long ago, do you want to see it?"

Ron seemed to be interested. He got up from the bed and led a few people to the small landing.

"Fall to the ground." Ron whispered, pointing his wand at the low ceiling.

A trapdoor opened just above their heads, and a ladder slid under their feet.

A horrible, half-sucking, half-moaning sound came from Fang Fang's hole, accompanied by an unpleasant smell like that emanating from the gutter.

"Is this... a ghoul?" Ivan asked.

He knew that Ron had a ghoul who always lived in the attic of the Burrow and would whimper and knock on the pipes if the house was too quiet.

Ghouls are an ancient magical creature. It is said that they were first born in ancient Arabia. They are demons that can transform into animals and live in the desert. They will plunder graves and take the flesh and blood of the dead or young children as It will also lure travelers to the desert wasteland to kill and devour them.

But in Europe, this magical creature has been completely localized, far less terrifying than their ancestors in Arabia.

According to the records in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", although the ghoul in the UK area is ugly, it is not a particularly dangerous monster.

Cruel and somewhat treacherous, it bears a resemblance to a tusked troll.They generally live in attics or barns belonging to wizarding families, where they eat spiders and moths.It's always moaning and occasionally throwing things here and there, but it's basically simple-minded, and at worst it screams and scares anyone who happens to come across it.In wizarding families, ghouls are often a topic of conversation after dinner, and even become pets for the whole family.

"That's right, a ghoul!" said Ron, climbing up the ladder. "Come and see, I like this guy."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and roughly pulled a humanoid thing out of the attic.

Seeing this guy suddenly, Gabriel let out a low cry, hid behind Ivan, and looked at it in fear.

Hermione and Elaine also looked at the ghoul in Ron's hands in surprise. It struggled fiercely in Ron's hands and made strange noises.

"Quiet!" Ron yelled loudly. He swung his arm vigorously and threw it on the ladder.

"Ron, is this thing really a ghoul?"

"Ghouls don't usually look like this, do they? And it's in pajamas?"

"That's right!" said Ron. "They don't usually have red hair and so many pustules, which is my masterpiece."

To be honest, this guy looks a bit disgusting. It's the same shape and size as a human child, but it's obviously wearing an old set of Ron's pajamas, and it's still hairy and sticky. , with thick red hair, covered with purple-red blisters.

"Well, it's me, you understand?" Ron said triumphantly.

"do not understand!"

"You're abusing it, Ron," said Hermione, frowning. "What did you use it for? Why does it have so many blisters?"

"It's nothing more than a little pus from Babo's tuber and the magic that makes this guy obedient." Ron said, shaking the ghoul in his hand vigorously, and the stench and pungent smell hit his face. Ivan, Hermione, Both Elaine and Gabriel couldn't help taking a few steps back.

"Okay, put it back, Ron, I see, you're going to use it to pass you off while we're away."

"That's right, isn't that a good idea?" Ron jumped down the ladder with the ghoul in his hand still in the attic, "As soon as we left, this ghoul came down to live in my room, I think it's eager, and it's not easy to see, because it just grunts and drools, but it's kind of like nodding. Anyway, it's me with pox. How, huh?"

After a moment of silence, Ron seemed a little disappointed by everyone's reaction, and shouted, "That's a great plan, isn't it?"

"You're going to use it to fool your mother?" Hermione couldn't help asking.

"It's not just my mother." Ron said, "Look, like Ivan said just now, we won't show up at Hogwarts next semester, everyone will think I'm with you, yes Right? That means the Death Eaters will come directly to our family to see if they know where Irwin or Harry is."

"We can't hide our whole family, it's too suspicious, and they can't all be working," said Ron, "so we're going to let it out that I can't go back to school with bad pox Yes. If anyone comes to investigate, dad or mom can show them a ghoul covered in pustules on my bed. Scattered pox is very contagious and they won't want to go near it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't talk because the fungus spreads When it comes to the small tongue, you will definitely be unable to speak."

Well, there are quite a few holes in the plan, but it's an excuse.

If Voldemort is not so frantic and wants to kill all wizards related to Ivan and Harry, this reason can still be prevaricated.The Weasley family will not leave like Ivan and Hermione's couple, nor can they hide in the underground world like Keresis. Once Voldemort overthrows the Ministry of Magic, they will bear the brunt.

Therefore, they need a protective measure and an excuse on the surface.

Of course, this excuse also applies to the current Ministry of Magic, which is Ron's main plan.

"Ron, do your parents know about this plan?" Hermione asked again.

"They didn't know it at first, but when I was trying to figure out how to dress up this ghoul, Dad found out, and he helped Fred and George transform the ghoul. And as for Mom... well, you've seen what she looks like . She won't accept it until we leave."

Chapter 1571 Rediscussion on the Horcrux

There was silence in the room when Harry appeared on the stairs.

His body was still covered with green grass and leaves, as if he had just rolled on the ground of the grove.

"Harry, why are you alone, Ginny?" Hermione asked. "Aren't you dating her?"

"Hush, be quiet, Mrs. Weasley didn't know we were all gathered here, he thought you guys were doing the work she ordered in peace." Harry made a gesture, pointing downstairs, "We met Mrs. Weasley and Fleur as soon as we entered the door. Ginny was left behind by them. I heard Fleur talking about a wedding rehearsal or something. Ginny and Gabriel are bridesmaids. By the way, they are Looking for you everywhere, Gabriel!"

"Then I have to go down and have a look. My sister has already told me that there will be one or two rehearsals. I think it is necessary. I am too nervous. I don't know how many guests will be at the wedding. If I make a fool of myself Alright." Gabriel said, and hurried downstairs, "Don't worry, I just said I didn't see you five."

"No matter how many guests come, it can't relieve mom's stress index." Ron said, looking at Gabriel's back.

"Okay, let's go in and talk." Ivan walked into the room, as if thinking of something, he turned around and added, "Unless Harry wants to see that ghoul."

"Look at it?" Harry's expression was puzzled, but after Ron showed him the ghoul, his expression immediately became a little disgusted.

Harry and Ron discussed ghouls for a while longer, and Ron's plans, and he seemed to be trying to persuade Ron not to go with them.

Same as Ivan's worries, and Harry felt very guilty for giving up so much to accompany him.

He wanted to persuade Ron to stay, until Hermione said impatiently, "This kind of thing has been decided, Harry, what we really need to discuss now is not whether we need to follow you and Ivan, or a person in pajamas." Funny ghouls, but where and what we are going to do after we leave. First of all, we can make sure that we are going to Gringotts to get Hufflepuff's gold cup, which is both a Horcrux and helps us find Hufflepuff The key to the key to the rare treasure must be obtained."

"That's right, so we're going to break into Gringotts." Aiwen continued, "I got some information from Bill, and I probably know what's going on under Gringotts. In fact, things are not as difficult as imagined. There are simple Way. Harry, Hermione, do you two still remember? When we went to Gringotts with Sirius to collect the deed in our third year, we would pass Bellatrix's vault on the way to the Black family vault. No accident , the golden cup is kept there."

"But how do we know which one is Bellatrix's vault? They all look alike."

"I will use magic to control the goblin who leads the way to help us, but if we do this, the few of us will probably be listed as the least popular people by the goblin."

For this point, few people don't care, and this is an extraordinary measure at an extraordinary time, which can be explained to the goblins later.

I believe that after defeating Voldemort, they will forgive Ivan and the others for breaking into Gringotts.

If you lose to Voldemort, it doesn't matter whether you can get the forgiveness of the goblins.

"Since we are talking about horcruxes, since none of us know much about horcruxes except Aiwen, especially Elaine knows nothing about horcruxes, I think it is necessary to confirm this black magic " said Hermione, and took out the book "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Arts" that recorded Horcrux magic from Ivan's cloth pouch.

"God, you don't carry this book with you all the time, do you?" Ron said disgustedly.

"Of course a useful book should be carried with you, even if it's a book full of evil magic." Hermione said in an unquestionable tone, opening the book carefully, as if it was something that just died, "Don't make that look, Ron, my book is scary, but it's useful. Let me see, um, Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes at the moment are Hufflepuff's cup and the fiend statue. I remember you You told me earlier that Voldemort made a total of seven Horcruxes."

"It's only a possibility that he approached Slughorn to find out what would happen if he split his soul into seven parts," said Harry.

"I can't believe he wants to split your soul into seven parts," Hermione whispered. "The book warns that splitting your soul will make your soul very unstable, and that's just making your soul very unstable." A Horcrux! This kind of thing is beyond the scope of general evil, and only through killing can split the soul."

"We know this, he doesn't care." Ron couldn't help shivering, "Is there any way to make myself whole again?"

"Yes." Hermione said with a dry smile, "but it's extremely painful. Contrary to killing and splitting the soul, only through confession can the soul be merged. You must really feel what you do. There is a note in the book, As if this pain could destroy you, I don't think Voldemort intends to do that. Well, assuming there are really seven Horcruxes, we have currently destroyed Riddle's journal, Slytherin's locket, Ravenclaw's diadem..."

"There is also Marvolo Gaunt's ring. It was worn on Dumbledore's hand and disappeared with him. It is a special Horcrux." Ivan said, "It was created by Voldemort's goodwill and Composed of a fragment of the soul, it was forcibly stripped off by Salazar Slytherin, and Dumbledore said that it has nothing to do with Voldemort."

"A special horcrux... Since it doesn't matter, would Voldemort think he was a horcrux?" Hermione murmured, "Even if you count this, there is one less thing."

"Don't worry." Ivan paused and glanced at Harry. "He may not have had time to make it. We only need to consider destroying the gold cup and statue."

"The most troublesome thing is the statue of the evil god. It is very difficult to destroy it."

"Wait, what's the way to destroy a Horcrux, by stabbing it with a basilisk's fangs?" Harry asked.

"He knew that the three pieces that were destroyed before were all made with the fangs of the basilisk."

"It doesn't have to be the fangs of the basilisk." Ai Wen said, "Other things can also be used, as long as they are strong enough. The reason why the fangs of the basilisk are successful is because it has only one antidote, which is extremely rare. Only The tears of the phoenix can detoxify."

"That's it. You have to use something extremely destructive so that it can't be repaired by magic. Otherwise, it won't work if you tear up the Horcrux and smash it into powder." Hermione looked at the book with patience. The soul is different, the survival of the soul fragments is completely dependent on its container, on his enchanted carrier..."

"This magic is very interesting. Are there any specific restrictions on the carrier of the Horcrux?" Elaine asked suddenly.

"At present, it seems that there is no. In theory, it can be an item, or a person, or even a magic." Ivan said.

"magic?"

"This is only a theoretical possibility. There is no definite information about which magic Voldemort kept his own soul fragments, and I don't think he will do so." Ivan said, "It is too hasty and dangerous to do so. You know, Voldemort carefully selected each of his Horcrux carriers."

Chapter 1572 Magic and Horcruxes

"Voldemort didn't choose the Horcrux carrier randomly. Dumbledore showed me and Harry a lot of memories about his past, from which we can know that Voldemort has a strong desire to possess and collect. He has a special kind of hogwarts. Therefore, except for the diary, the Horcrux carrier he chose is the things left by the four founders of Hogwarts, and each item itself has powerful magic power and historical significance.” Ai Wen continued Said, "He will not use ordinary things to make Horcruxes, and it is even more impossible to choose a magic. Magic itself is meaningless and worthless, and it will eventually dissipate. It does not exist forever. Voldemort will not put him Precious souls placed in magic."

"If he chooses a magic to make a horcrux, I mean if the mysterious man really did this, what magic would he use?" Ron suddenly felt a tingling pain on the back of his neck, and he pinched his neck hard with his hands back, While asking, "I'm just curious, what kind of magic can be used as a carrier for Horcruxes?"

"Any kind of magic is fine. In theory, as long as it exists for a certain period of time, it can be used as a carrier to preserve the soul. After becoming a Horcrux, the magic itself has certain characteristics of a Horcrux and can exist for a long time. At least a few decades." Ivan said, "Well, if it is Voldemort, of course he will use black magic, I think it may be a curse, just like the curse in me when we were in the moon temple of the centaur Same."

As he talked, he thought of Professor Trelawney's strange prophecy. In that dark temple, Voldemort would mark a person with his own hands to help him gain unimaginable power. About this prophecy, Ivan had guessed a lot, and at one point thought that The Dark Temple refers to the Temple of the Moon. After all, that temple had a dark history, but it was himself who was cursed at that time. The curse has been lifted, and he will not seek refuge with Voldemort. The prophecy has not been fulfilled until now. , and can't see any clues.

After a brief thought, Ivan put the matter aside.

Prophecies are inherently vague and ambiguous, and they may not necessarily come true.

Although the time in the past has changed, the Horcrux matter remains largely the same.Gaunt's ring had some changes, but it was still manufactured and became a Horcrux of Voldemort; the only new Horcrux statue that appeared so far is basically certain now...

"Okay, Voldemort can't use magic to make Horcruxes. This idea is ridiculous. No dark wizard would do this. Horcruxes are used to protect themselves from death and immortality, and help dark wizards gain eternal life. Instead of using it as a means of attack. Compared with discussing an impossible thing, I think we should learn more about the characteristics of Horcruxes." Hermione said, "You know, apart from becoming difficult In addition to destroying, as long as the Horcrux carrier is intact, the soul fragments in it can fly in and out of someone's body close to the container. Note that I don't mean holding it in the hand for a long time, it has nothing to do with contact , I mean emotional proximity, communicating with Horcruxes will make you very easy to dominate. That is to say, if you like or depend on Horcruxes too much, you will be in trouble."

Ron snorted. He thought about being controlled by Riddle's diary, and he felt more pain in the back of his neck.

"Don't believe every word the Horcrux says to you, you must have a strong will, this is the most critical point not to be affected by the Horcrux." Ai Wen said, "Especially when facing the statue of the evil god, this is especially important. Important. That statue is very good at influencing the spirits of other people. As a symbol of evil gods, its texture is much stronger than that of Horcruxes made of ordinary items. The fangs of the basilisk or the sword of Gryffindor are very It's not easy to use, we need to use the power of the Snake Staff left by Slytherin, so if any of us have a chance to get it, we may not be able to destroy the statue for a while, so we must ensure that we will not be affected by it ,this……"

Before Ai Wenha finished speaking, the door of the bedroom was slammed open, causing the walls to tremble.

He stopped immediately, jumped up from the camp bed, and drew his wand; beside him, Hermione screamed, and "The Dark Arts Revealed" fell to the floor; Elaine's head, which was resting on her hands, slid aside; Ron jumped out of bed, slipped his foot on a chocolate frog candy wrapper, and slammed his head against the opposite wall; Harry instinctively pulled out his wand, but then stopped, and they saw that standing outside the door was Mrs. Weasley, her hair was disheveled and her face was contorted with anger.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt this intimate little gathering!" she said, her voice trembling, "I'm sure you all need a break...but I have a pile of wedding gifts in my room that need to be sorted, and I seem to recall your promise to help of."

"Oh, yes!" Hermione stood up in a panic. "We will, I'm so sorry..."

She gave Ivan, Harry, and Ron a painful look, and pulled a reluctant Elaine and hurried out of the room with Mrs. Weasley.

"We're almost like house elves." Ron said in a low voice, rubbing the back of his neck vigorously, and followed out with Ivan and Harry, "It's just that there is no sense of job satisfaction, I really hope that this wedding will end soon , it doesn't make any sense, it's just torture. Ah, my neck hurts."

"Maybe it was a stiff neck last night, do you need someone to look at it?" Harry asked.

"No, the wedding must have been stressful for me. I'm not used to living like a house-elf."

"But it was Bill and Fleur's wedding after all, and we're going to help them make it beautiful. Speaking of house-elves, I could actually have Dobby come and help, it's still in my house, no one's there anymore It's..." Ivan said, he was arranged by Mrs. Weasley these days, and he really forgot about it.

Although he called Dobby over to help that afternoon, they were still busy until very late in the face of a mountain of wedding gifts waiting to be sorted.

At eleven o'clock the next morning, everyone went out to meet the Delacours.

From Ivan's point of view, the Burrow's yard has never been so tidy as it is now.Gone were the rusty cauldrons and old rain boots that usually littered the back steps, and in their place were two new fluttering shrubs in large pots, one on each side of the door.Though there was no wind, the leaves danced lazily, creating a mesmerizing, rippling effect.The chickens are locked up, the yard has been swept, and the adjacent garden has been trimmed and groomed.

Chapter 1573 Harry's Seventh Birthday