demon hunter at hogwarts

"You must listen to my explanation..."

Abrasi didn't even pick up his wand, and hurriedly spread his hands on the table with an extremely sincere expression, as if there had just been a misunderstanding.

Because he had spent ten years at the bottom of the lake, Regulus looked like he was in his early twenties, which was also due to his dress.

If he dressed the way Sirius did, others might think he was still a student when they first saw him.

Abrasi did not expect that his thoughts would be exposed by the young man in front of him.

In his vision, he would gain the other party's initial trust, and then persuade the other party to follow his plan and go to the depths of the black forest to clean up those dangerous creatures and possible magic traps for him.

Finally, if there really is something he wants hidden there, he will kill the stranger and keep the treasure as his own.

As for the process of "persuasion", as a wizard, he has many methods. For example, he just wanted to put a confusion spell or a soul-stealing curse on Regulus unknowingly.

This is the most simple and direct way.

"There is no need to explain..." Regulus' tone was calm, "Let's talk about something valuable. Do you think there is a 'treasure' in the forest? What is that?"

"Can you see through my brain?" Abrasi finally came to his senses and said with a sad face, "If you are a Legilimency master, what difference does it make if I tell you or not?"

"There is a difference. If you are willing to tell me personally, things will become much simpler." Regulus said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be nice to be able to solve the problem amicably?"

The subtext is obvious, he does not intend to pursue Abrasi on this matter, but if Abrasi refuses to cooperate, he will have to hurt his peace.

Of course, Regulus would not tell him that his Legilimency technology came from Voldemort's incomplete soul fragments, and it was not very stable to use. Compared with real masters, such as Dumbledore, there was still a big gap. .

However, Abrasi is clearly not a tough guy, and the threat worked.

Regulus casually cast a Muggle expulsion spell on the tavern, causing the drinkers to automatically think of urgent matters and stay away before entering.As for the boss, the powerful sleeping spell was enough to make him sleep for a day and a night.

At some point, a burst of soothing music sounded in the room. Abrasi leaned on his chair helplessly, cleared his throat, and said: "Where to start... You should be able to tell what I said before. It's all true... After I graduated from Hogwarts, I could have at least become a staff member of the Ministry of Magic... But because of damn 'diplomatic reasons', my parents were kicked back to this crappy place. I was There was no choice but to come back with them.”

The place where it started was a bit long ago, but Regulus still had a polite smile on his face, as if he was very interested in Abrasi's story.

"In the beginning, those classmates and I occasionally relied on owls to communicate with each other, but as time went by, the contact with them became less and less." Abrasi said with some resentment in his tone, "As a wizard, I should have been able to I’ve done a lot of things, but I’m tied up in this hellish place.”

"What happened next made me very happy to be kicked out of the UK, because the mysterious man rose up. Mudbloods like me...if they stayed in the UK, they would definitely be killed by the mysterious man and his men... ...For the purity of the wizard's bloodline." At this point, Abrasi lowered his eyes and looked at the palms of his hands, "Many wizards with the same origin as me lost contact one after another during that period... Occasionally, I would read from " When you see their names in the Daily Prophet, it's usually not good news."

"Later on, even pure-blood wizards could not escape this disaster. Edgar Bones and the Prewett brothers were all my classmates when I was in school. Even they were killed. The magical world became It's something I never imagined..."

At this point, Abrasi stopped talking, turned his eyes to the window, pursed his lips and didn't know what he was thinking.

When he was ready again, he found that there was already an extra glass of strong wine in his hand.

"Thank you... I originally thought that I would just live here for the rest of my life." Abrasi said, "But who would have thought that the mysterious man fell, and about a year after his fall, he was here. , a story began to spread among Muggles. It was said that there was a ghost hidden in the black forest. He would possess those who dared to break into the forest, suck their flesh and blood, and wait for a thousand and one people to gather. After a sacrifice, the ghost will be resurrected and become a terrible devil.

The corners of Regulus's mouth twitched slightly. Muggles have quite rich imaginations.

"It's outrageous, isn't it? Muggles will think that this is a way of coaxing children, but I know that it is true..." Abrasi said this, and a bit of sadness appeared on his face. With a funny expression, "Because in that forest, there were many animal carcasses that had their flesh and blood sucked...or it looked like they had been sucked dry."

After speaking, Abrasi took a swig of strong wine and cursed in Albanian.

"Did you see it with your own eyes, or did you hear it from others?" Regulus cheered up after hearing this.

"I saw it with my own eyes. I occasionally go to the forest to collect some materials to prepare potions. You should have noticed that there is no Diagon Alley here for us to buy things..." Abrasi said, "I saw those animals When I found the corpse, I suspected that the mysterious man was not dead, but came here in some form and maintained his own life by absorbing the life force of those creatures."

"In this regard, you are much better than many people in the British Ministry of Magic." Regulus sighed, "But, you said absorbing the vitality of other creatures... you continue."

"Me? I'm just a coward." Abrasi didn't seem to notice the second half of Regulus's words. "If the mysterious man hiding in the woods is really the mysterious man, then he is obviously extremely weak, but I am not I didn't have the courage to go deep into the forest to find out...but then someone did, a guy named Gilderoy Lockhart, you should have heard of him, he is very famous."

"Indeed, especially among witches," Regulus agreed.

At least five copies of Gilderoy Lockhart's books have been confiscated from his classes.And from time to time, students would use things in Lockhart's books to question his teaching content, which often made him dumbfounded.

"I feel like he is a boastful guy. According to him, he travels around the world, destroys dark wizards, and helps people solve problems..." Abrasi said with some disdain, "But only I know that he does not have what he says in his book. It's so powerful, at least he didn't notice my Disillusionment Curse, and he couldn't resist my Confusion Curse."

Regulus raised his eyebrows and looked at Abrasi playfully.

It seems this guy is still a repeat offender.

"Okay...I admit, I hoped that Lockhart would go into the forest to explore the reality of the black shadow that might be the mysterious man, and see if the mysterious man is still capable of killing people." Regulus's eyes seemed to be filled with confusion. The penetrating power was the same, and Abrasi was stared at all over.

"The results of it?"

Valley</span> "Lockhart came back within a few days, unscathed." When Abrasi said this, he couldn't help but show a trace of panic on his face, "But I can find that he has changed. He has changed." He knew that I had used a confusion spell on him, but surprisingly he did not pursue the matter further. His magic became so powerful and weird that you must have never seen someone look like after all the bones in his body were removed... I really don’t want to recall that scene.”

"In fact... I have seen it." Hearing this, Regulus said dryly, "He used this spell on me, but it only hit someone else."

"I regret it. He must have had adventures in the forest, and this was all thanks to me..." Abrasi said sadly, "And since Lockhart left here, there has been no legend about the Black Shadow. Apparently, Lockhart destroyed that... whatever it was, and gained powers... If I could be braver, these should be mine."

Regulus did not correct Abrasi's statement.

According to what he learned, Lockhart did not destroy Voldemort, but was possessed by Voldemort.

This can also explain how Voldemort, in his ghost state, traveled across the ocean and returned to England; it can also explain why Lockhart, a well-known writer, took the risk of ruining his reputation and led people to raid the house. Harry Potter at his aunt and uncle's house on Privet Drive.

However, there are still many things that are difficult to justify in Abrasi's statement.

"Since the 'treasure' in the forest has been obtained by Lockhart, why do you want me to explore the way for you?" Regulus asked with some confusion.

"I also thought that there was nothing left in the forest, but about three months ago, another thing happened here." Abrasi said, "I was drinking here when I heard something moving outside. It was an apparition. The sound of disembodiment... I found the source of the noise before the Muggles found it... It was a young wizard who was seriously injured... He was bitten by something on his stomach, and the bleeding was difficult to stop. I took him He arrived at the only hospital in Albania that was considered a wizarding hospital, and luckily, his life was saved.”

"Later I found out that his name was Quirinus Quirrell, and he was a teacher at Hogwarts. I asked him why he was injured like this." Abrasi continued to recall, "Quillo told me that he was in the forest. I encountered a strange big snake inside, which seemed to have the consciousness to communicate with people..."

Regulus had heard this story at Quirrell's house, and it was very similar to Abrasi's story.

"There are many ghost stories about the black forest, but none of them are related to the big snake." Abrasi, "There must be something wrong here. I don't know if you know Quirrell. I have to say that it is difficult for him to understand Tell the story clearly..."

Regulus agreed, listening to Quirrell's stammering speech was simply a torture.

I wonder what the students at Hogwarts will be like next semester when they take Quirrell's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

"So I used some tricks. He was in a coma at the time, and I easily got what I wanted to know." Abrasi "What he didn't tell me was that the big snake had been coiled near a strange tree. , as if guarding that tree... I think there must be something hidden in that tree. Maybe it's something Gilderoy Lockhart didn't take away, and they should belong to me."

Having said this, Abrasi clenched his fists and seemed very unwilling.

"I think you have made it very clear." Regulus, "The reason why you are worried that you are no match for that big snake and are not willing to find help is... if there is really something in the tree, you would be more worried. You want to have it all to yourself, right? So what you need is a scapegoat?"

Abrasi nodded subconsciously.

Only then did he realize that the soothing music had stopped at some point, and what he had just said seemed to be a little too much.

"Ami Abrasi, thank you very much for your cooperation... Forget everything!" Regulus did not give Abrasi time to protest and quickly used the Forgetting Curse.

Abrasi's eyes suddenly became distracted. He picked up his glass of wine with a silly smile and poured it into his mouth. He didn't even notice that the wine was dripping along his beard.

A hundred miles of journey was nothing to Regulus.

He arrived at his destination before the sun began to set.

After walking through the dense forest for more than an hour, he began to notice something unusual.Occasionally, the corpses of some small animals can be seen on the ground. As Abrasi said, these corpses seem to have been drained of flesh and blood, leaving only the fur wrapped around the skeleton.

These dead creatures showed no traces of decay. If a Muggle biologist saw them, they might think they were some unsolved mystery.

The further you go inside, the more animal carcasses with such characteristics appear. There are all kinds of animal carcasses, ranging from mice and rabbits to wild boars, and the most numerous ones are all kinds of snakes.

These dead animals unintentionally served as Regulus' guides.

Finally, Regulus came to a strange tree.

Compared to its cousins, this tree is exceptionally thick and has much more luxuriant branches and leaves.

There are some strange knots on the tree trunk.

Regulus took out his wand and silently recited the spell, which was the detection magic he learned from Dumbledore.

"There are traces of any magic. This little trick is useless in a duel, but I think it will help you." Dumbledore said at the time.

A faint curtain of light shrouded the tree trunk, flickering on and off for a few times before disappearing.

On the rough tree bark, a row of ancient magic words slowly emerged, arranged in sequence into a circular magic circle, just surrounding the tree trunk.

Seeing those magic words, Regulus's face became solemn.

He took this course as an elective when he was in school. The teacher at the time once said that this method of applying magic text was lost at least 200 years ago.