Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"I don't like this place!" muttered Sirius. "There is a very strong evil smell in this house."

"I don't like it either, but the traces are gone here!" Ivan said, taking out his wand, "This house is protected by magic, which prevents me from sensing that monster. But it must be inside, let's go in and see look……"

He and Sirius walked in without knocking because the door was open.

The monster that had just fled back seemed to know that Ivan was chasing it, and it didn't even close the door, or it was deliberately waiting for Ivan to come over.

On the ground, the seal of the French Ministry of Magic was rudely torn off and left in the hall, covered in dust.

"Be careful!" said Sirius, the end of his wand glowing. "I'll go ahead!"

Ivan nodded, followed Sirius across the threshold, and walked into the almost dark hall.

He smelled a damp, dusty smell, and a sweet, rotten smell, with a hint of blood...

It is hard to imagine that there were people living in this house not long ago.

The place feels like an abandoned empty house, it's run down and things are thrown everywhere.

Maybe it was the damage done when the previous Aurors came to investigate, or maybe it was just that.

In the flickering twilight, Ai Wen felt a strange ominous feeling, as if they had walked into a house that was about to die.

He could feel that something was watching them, in the darkness that could not be dispelled.

Under the feet, the polished and ragged carpet feels soft when stepped on, which makes people feel uneasy and worried that they will fall down at any time.

The two of them were careful, but nothing happened. The monster didn't know where it went.

Passing through the long and gloomy hallway, Ivan saw a large glass cabinet in the living room, which contained a huge owl specimen. He had never seen such a big owl...

No matter from which angle, it can be clearly seen that the owner of this house has a soft spot for owls.

His eyes continued to move forward. The wall behind the cabinet was covered with some portraits that were blackened by age, and the owners of the portraits went to nowhere, leaving only a row of empty photo frames.

The square photo frames are like coffins placed on the wall, imprisoning the souls of the past.

The passage to the kitchen and dining room was lined with crumpled heads of house elves.

They are densely arranged together, looking more than the Black family, a bit like the walls in the basement of the Hogwarts kitchen.

This looks really unpleasant, just imagine, when you are eating, hundreds of house-elf zombie heads are facing you eeriely, some of them are covered with unknown, disgusting liquid...

After walking through this passage, it is difficult for Aiwen to guarantee that he will have any appetite.

If the last owner of this house didn't have a habit of collecting house-elf heads, it would prove that the pure-blood wizard family who once lived here was very famous, had a long history, and was capable of owning dozens of house-elves at the same time. It is also quite rare among pure blood wizard families.

Of course, this is all in the past, and now this is a big empty house.

"Where are we going?" Sirius stopped before the stairs and looked around. "I think it's best not to split up."

"Upstairs, I want to see the room on the third floor first!" Ivan said, pointing upwards.

It's the scene of a murder, and maybe you'll find something that no one else noticed, and know why that owl monster killed the owner here.

Alvin and Sirius walked up the dark stairs, avoiding some dark magic items that looked very dangerous.

There was only one door on the top floor, and with a wave of Sirius' wand, the bedroom door handle automatically turned and the door swung open.

Suddenly, the cold night wind poured in, facing them was the big broken window, and the gray curtains were fluttering in the wind.

Aiwen smelled the pungent smell of blood, mixed in the wind blowing out, making people very uncomfortable.

Sirius walked in and stopped abruptly, "Ivan, you'd better not come in, you won't like it here."

"What's wrong?" Ivan followed into the room.

Then he saw that the room in front of him was splattered with blood everywhere.On the ground, on the surrounding walls, and on the high ceiling, there are dark brown spots everywhere, exuding the smell of blood and infinite fear...

One can imagine the scene at that time, that owl man is definitely a pervert.

It seemed to smash the victim into pieces with something, and then turned her body around in the room.

"That monster did it. I witnessed it with my own eyes. It killed poor old Mary, the last owner of this house and the last descendant of this ancient family, in the most primitive and cruel way." A faint voice sounded , "I know, it's a curse, it wants to kill all the descendants of the Duke of Burgundy, it wants revenge, it wants everyone to die. Moreover, it doesn't end, the people of this family are dead, and soon It's the turn of the others!"

Chapter 739 The Woman in the Mirror

"Huh, huh, everyone is going to die and come down to be buried with them!" When he said the last sentence, the other party's faint voice suddenly increased and became shrill.

Accompanied by uncontrollable gasps, terrifying shouts with strong hatred echoed in this eerie haunted house...

Alvin and Sirius turned quickly, and there was nothing but dirty, peeling wallpaper.

"Very fast!" Ivan waved his wand, and a mirror placed in the corner appeared.

It was an ornate golden mirror supported on two clawed feet, covered with dust.

Through the dust, they saw a woman appearing in the big mirror.

It was watching them eeriely, sticking out its long tongue to lick its bright red lips, with a weird smile on its face.

But the smile was fleeting, and the woman turned into a cute and pitiful look again, which made people suspect that what they saw just now was just an illusion.

Ai Wen blinked, and had to admit that this was a very beautiful woman, about 20 years old, wearing aristocratic costumes hundreds of years ago, her skin was pale, showing a strange milky white, floating quietly like smoke in the mirror...

This feeling is like she is standing in the "window" looking out through a layer of windows.

Aiwen's gaze immediately fell from the other party to a line of words on the mirror frame. It was an ancient rune, a rune of this mirror, which could provide it with magic power and make this woman appear in it, just like the Mirror of Erised. , what appears before people's eyes is not the reality, but the strongest desire in the heart of the person standing in front of the mirror.

This is a magical mirror. What Ivan cares about is that the runes on the frame seem to be carved later.

Compared with the craftsmanship of the mirror itself, the handwork of engraving this rune is a bit too rough, crooked and very irregular.

"Who are you? Or, what is it?" Sirius asked cautiously, pointing at it with his wand.

"My name is Arianna, and I was the former owner of this house, but that happened more than 500 years ago!" The woman in the mirror said, her gaze fell on Ivan, "You are from Beauxbaton School of Witchcraft and Magic, I am I used to learn magic there."

"Yes!" Ivan did not point out the mistake, he was looking at the other party.

Since this mirror is just a prop to make it appear, where is the body of this ghost-like thing?

It's really a wonderful magic. Originally, I just followed the owlman here, but I didn't expect to see something more interesting.

"Why did you appear in our family's ancestral house? Did you also see that terrible monster?" Ariana's body rolled and swayed, as if she couldn't wait to come out of the mirror, and then she calmed down and asked, "It Attacked you?"

"If you're talking about the owl monster, we did follow it, but it disappeared after entering this house!" Ivan asked, "If you've been here all this time, you should know where it is!"

"It left and returned to the old castle outside the city, which is what you call the Owl Fortress." Aryanna said, closing her eyes, "When I was still alive, there used to be our family's castle……"

"Owl Fortress?! What happened here, and what about the curse you just mentioned?"

"It's a sad story. Not long ago I saw poor old Mary, the last member of our family, be torn to pieces in front of me, a rotting mass of flesh. She knew I could See, it's taking revenge." Ariana said quietly, with a sad expression on her face, "The power of the terrible curse brought it back to life, turning it into the owl man you saw, it was like a nightmare The monster, even though 500 years have passed, it still wants to kill all the descendants of the Duke of Burgundy, it is taking revenge, its purpose has been achieved, now it is your turn, everyone will die!"

"Be clear, who is it you're talking about?" Sirius said impatiently, eyeing him suspiciously.

A sneaky ghost hiding in the mirror, unable to see the real body, opening and closing his mouth is a cursed and dead ghost.

No matter how you look at it, it's even more suspicious than that owl man...

At the very least, Aiwen can be sure that the owl man is not his opponent.

But the guy in the mirror, he didn't know how to deal with it, smashing the mirror was useless, it was just a tool for its appearance.

"The root of all misfortunes lies in the time when I was still alive, that is, more than 500 years ago, that was the time when our family was the most glorious and prosperous. We lived in an old castle outside the city. We are Burgundy. The magical guardian family." Arianna continued, recalling the past, "In my year, I was engaged to a wizard from the Capet family in Paris, a very old and very famous pure-blood wizard family, as we are offshoot of the Dukes of Burgundy, whose close relatives in the Muggle world rule over Paris and all of France."

"Aside from his identity, he is also a very good wizard. We study together in Beauxbatons and love each other deeply!" Aryanna said, a flash of pain flashed in her eyes, "We could have been happy But just when he and I were about to get married, everything changed, a witch from Africa changed everything, she was an evil witch who could use demonic powers..."

"A witch from Africa?" Ivan repeated in a low voice, "Use the power of the devil!"

"Yes, this witch is very evil. It is said that in their mysterious tribe there is an ancient demon in the form of an owl, and she can use the power of this demon. She came to our castle, and my father received her warmly. And invited her to my wedding, but she seduced my lover with a love potion."

"He told me that he didn't love me anymore, but I knew it wasn't his heart. Later...with the intervention of my family, he finally came to his senses and was willing to come back to marry me, but the witch poisoned me All the people who attended the wedding in the castle were poisoned to death. Then, she used the power of the devil to change the souls of all people into the shape of owls, and imprisoned them in the castle forever. She cursed at the cost of her own life. One day, she will come back here as a terrible owl, and return to Dijon, and kill everyone in Burgundy, so that they will live forever!"

Chapter 740 The Way to Break the Curse

The story itself has many doubts, and it cannot withstand scrutiny. Let alone what kind of hatred and jealousy a foreign witch poisoned everyone to death, and even poisoned their souls at the cost of her own life. An evil curse, to what extent is this psychology distorted.

But purely in terms of the incident itself, it is indeed possible that the witch from Africa may have this kind of power.

Africa is the full name of the African region, where the magic civilization is completely different from that of the European continent.

The more mysterious and weirder, astrology, poisons, black magic and curses are the most common spells.

Different tribes believe in different gods, most of these gods are primitive, some are powerful magical animals, and some are simply demons.

They gain strength from the long-term offerings of tribe members and bestow some special magic on them.

A demon in the shape of an owl-man, or something older and more sinister...

Using its power, it is indeed possible to imprison the souls of all people in the Owl Fortress outside the city.

Honestly, it's kind of scary if that's what the curse is about, but that's about it.

A curse from 500 years ago, it's hard to say how much power is left.

And with the strength of the Owlman, Aiwen doubts that he can kill everyone in the vicinity. This difficult task is too difficult for it.

In addition to its scary appearance, it has strong magic resistance, and its real strength is very average.

Two well-trained Aurors can clean it up, of course, the premise is to find the other's hiding place.

"All the wizards who came to our wedding that day died, and their souls turned into owls, wandering around the castle and never resting in peace. After this incident, the magic power in the territory was greatly damaged, It also led to the failure of the Duke of Burgundy on the battlefield. This was a conspiracy. I saw my country decline with my own eyes. I want revenge, I want her to die, and I want her soul to be completely destroyed. Disappeared in this world, I want her to pay for what happened back then."

The incident it said did happen. In the history of Muggles, it was called the Burgundian Sundering Incident. The most powerful lord in France has since withdrawn from the stage of history.

Alvin and Sirius looked at each other, this woman is crazy, only hatred is left in her head...

"How did you survive when everyone turned into owls?" asked Sirius.

"There is a treasure in my family. It is called the Mirror of Truth. My soul is protected by it. That demon can't hurt me." Aryanna said slowly, and suddenly moved forward quickly, her whole face was covered with tears. Pasted on the mirror, it looks very weird, "It's back, and the souls of the past are restless again. You must stop it, or it will kill everyone."

"If it's the power of the curse, the two of us may be powerless..."

"No, I have a way, as long as you find that demon, I have a way to kill it!" Arianna stepped back again, and said grimly, "It's hidden in the souls of those damned owls in the castle, hundreds of Years and I haven't been able to find it..."

"What do you want us to do?"

"I need your blood!" She stared at Aiwen, stretched out to him in the mirror, her long nails were a terrible dark red, and said in a longing voice, "I have spent hundreds of years Only gradually did I realize that only the purest blood can break the curse of that demon. With the help of my descendants, I have prepared all the materials, blood of unicorn, blood of phoenix, blood of white lion... That's all it takes, I need the blood of the virgin boy."

"If it's just a boy's blood, I think it's easy to get?" Ivan frowned, looking at the woman uneasily.

In those ancient and evil magics, the boy's blood was indeed needed as a material, but it is basically extinct now!

In his impression, since this magic uses this thing, it will definitely not be a decent spell.

Just like the magic used in Voldemort's resurrection, the blood of the enemy must be used as an introduction, which itself is black magic.

"This is an ancient magic. The blood of a male wizard under the age of 15 must be donated voluntarily. His own magic power must be strong enough, stronger than the power of the demon who cast the curse, to be able to break her spell. I can feel that you have fulfilled my request..." Aryanna panted, as if something was about to escape from her body, her eyes opened wide, "Hoo, hoo, go downstairs to the left Find the materials I prepared in the heads of the eight house elves, and then go to the dungeon of the Owl Fortress, where you will find an altar, which is the source of the power of the curse, sprinkle blood on it, and the curse will be broken. Hurry up , The power of the curse has increased again, if you don’t get rid of it, you will all die, all of you will die, ah!”

With a bang, the mirror split open in the middle, and Ariana disappeared, leaving only a deep crack.

Her shrill shouts were still echoing in the room, and there were echoes.Ivan and Sirius stood quietly in front of the mirror, under the reflection of the dim light at the end of the wand, they could only see dark brown bloodstains splashed everywhere on the wall.

Perhaps because of the wind, this horrible room was chilly and uncomfortable, and even the hairs all over the body stood upside down.

"I don't like this woman, she's like a lunatic!" said Sirius, taking a deep breath, "This is more complicated than I thought, and we'd better go back to sleep until it's light tomorrow morning Just get out of here."

"It's not that simple. We're probably being targeted by something. The other party won't let us go so easily. Just go back and pay back. Nothing will happen tonight. No matter what kind of ghost this guy is, I think it's better Get rid of it in one go." Aiwen shook his head and continued, "Do you still remember what she said to us when she first manifested? It actually thinks I'm a student of Beauxbatons, which is really strange, isn't it?"

Indeed, Aiwen was only wearing an ordinary wizard robe, the style was still Hogwarts, but without the school badge.

If you just look at the clothes, you should guess that they are from Hogwarts, unless...

"You mean, it saw us getting out of the carriage, so it thought we were Beauxbatons?"

"It should be like this, but it may not be itself, it can only appear in this kind of magical mirror!" Aiwen inspected the broken mirror in front of him, and the crooked magic runes on it, "I think, This woman may have some relationship with the owl man I saw just now, and things are not as simple as it said."

Chapter 741 Female Auror

Not long ago, the last member of this ancient pure-blood wizard family was killed by a terrible owl monster in his room. The ancestor of the family, Ariana, told Ivan and Sirius that the monster was a demon and its enemy.

But then the evidence shows that Ariana has a close connection with the monster, and things get more and more interesting!

Compared with horror, Aiwen is more curious about what the other party said, from the bizarre story it told to the terrible curse power, as well as the mysterious owl fortress and the owl man who suddenly attacked him tonight .

He wanted to see what was going on, it would be very helpful to understand the rare demonic magic...

If the other party only needs his own blood, Ivan doesn't mind giving it a little.

Using the boy's blood as a guide, summon the demon from the abyss? !

"If your guess is correct, then the situation is obvious. The woman just now is a dangerous lunatic, a terrible monster!" Sirius looked at Ivan, his eyes flashed brightly, and said seriously, " In the current situation, the relatively safe way is to go back to the hotel and join Hagrid and the others. Don't care about the owl fortress, and don't care about the curse... But from what I know about you, you definitely wouldn't do this, passively waiting for trouble to come to your door, It's not my style either."