Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 73
Dumbledore already knew the location of the cave from the old lady.

"I actually sneaked around that cave to see it later." That's what the lady said.

"It used to be a small village, but in recent years, it has developed into a small town.

Just leaning against the cliff, the sea is just below the cliff. "

"Looking down from the edge of the town, you can see a huge rock."

"I've always wondered how they were just children, how they got so far away."

"I have seen it from afar, there is a huge crack in that rock.

It is said that Tom took the two children to venture into the cave in the crack at that time. "

Thinking back on these words, Dumbledore stared at the huge rock in the distance.

It's pitch black in there,

You can only see waves hitting it from time to time.

On the edge of the cliff, there are many jagged crevices for climbing.

It leads down to the giant boulders that surround the cliffs and are half exposed to the sea.

Climbing down from here is very dangerous.

But Dumbledore did not hesitate, and began to climb down agilely.

He didn't use magic, and he was climbing entirely by physical strength.

Dumbledore couldn't help being careless.

Now Voldemort has not been resurrected, which makes the situation a bit complicated.

In terms of strength, Dumbledore is stronger than Voldemort.

But now Dumbledore is in the light, and Voldemort is in the dark.

If Voldemort casts the Spotting Charm on the place where he used to live, or places he valued, he will startle the snake.

Dumbledore clutched the rock's arm, old but still full of strength.

From a distance, no one would have thought that this was an old man over a hundred years old.

The rocks in the lower part were washed slippery by the sea water.

He could even feel the icy water splashing with the smell of the sea, leaping up and splashing on his face.

Finally, they descended to the huge boulder closest to the front of the cliff, and Dumbledore squatted on it.

The sunlight at this time was not good, which made the sea a few meters below him look even more deep and terrifying.

Looking around, Dumbledore turned his attention to the dark rock wall beside him.

Dumbledore saw the rift the old lady had spoken of, with black water swirling in it.

He slipped lightly off the pebble into the water and swam toward the dark crevice in the rock face.

Just like Kyle's choice, he put his wand in his mouth.

This distance is not far.

Soon, Dumbledore came to the front hall of the cave.

He struggled up the steps leading to the vestibule, water splashing down through his soaked clothes.

The surrounding air was silent and cold. Although Dumbledore's body was quite strong, he was still shivering uncontrollably.

First I looked at it vigilantly, and then I breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he found that although there is a huge magic circle in the front hall,
But he briefly identified it, and the magic circle didn't seem to involve detection or calling the police.

After finding no other traces of magic around, Dumbledore first used a drying spell.

It made his clothes dry and warm, as if they had been hung to dry before a roaring fire.

Then released fluorescent flashes, and began to observe the magic circle.

At this time, Dumbledore and Kyle,

One inside the cave, one outside the cave,
There is only a wall in between.

The purpose of the two is different, but they both stopped moving forward and began to study the magic works left by Voldemort.

Although the shielding magic concealed Kyle's magic fluctuation just now, it also shielded his perception, and did not find a new guest in the cave.

With Kreacher's help, they apparated to an island in the lake.

The size of the island is not large, only about thirty square meters.

A large flat black stone slab is empty, except for the light source that emits the green light.

Looking closer now, the green light appears much brighter.

Kyle squinted at the green light.

At first, he thought it was a magic lamp.

Then he saw that the green light came from the stone basin containing the potion.

The stone basin is extremely rough, and there is a base attached to it. Kyle even saw the scratches left when carving the stone basin.

Kyle approached the stone basin, and Kreacher followed.

They stood there side by side, looking into the stone basin.

A basin full of emerald green liquid, glowing with phosphorescence.

"Master, do you know what kind of potion this is?" Kreacher asked softly.

"I'm not sure," Kyle said, "but it's clearly something more frightening than blood and dead bodies."

Kyle shook the sleeves of his robe up, his slender fingertips reaching for the surface.

"Little master, no, don't touch it—!"

"I can't touch it." Kyle smiled faintly, "See? My hand can't be stretched forward anymore, try it."

Kreacher stared, reaching out to the stone basin, wanting to touch the liquid.

But he encountered an invisible resistance, and his hands couldn't get close to the liquid.

No matter how hard he stretched his hand down, what his fingers touched seemed to be extremely hard and indestructible air.

"It's a spell, Kreacher. Obviously, the mysterious man cast a lot of spells on this potion."

Kyle stretched out his wand, made some complex movements on the surface of the liquid, muttered silently, but did not cast magic.

"Little master?"

Kyle's behavior obviously puzzled Kreacher, and he looked at Kyle worriedly.

Obviously, he was afraid that Kyle would be silently affected by Voldemort's spell.

On the contrary, Kyle is in a good mood.

"I'm fine, Kreacher."

"This is really a treasure."

"As long as you are strong enough and careful enough, you can learn a lot of things unique to mysterious people here."

When explaining to Kreacher, Kyle kept smiling.

Although it is indeed dangerous here, if you are not careful, you will trigger the spell left by Voldemort.

But Kyle believes that as long as he has the ability to break these curses, his gains will be beyond imagination.

"Kreacher, I remember you said that the pendant box was revealed after your little master finished drinking the potion?"

Kyle's words made Kreacher a little sad, and the picture from more than ten years ago resurfaced in front of his eyes again.

He never forgot this scene.

"Yes, young master, at that time Master Regulus even made a fake pendant box and put it inside, and left a note!"

Seeing Kreacher's excited look, Kyle scratched his head, and finally said:
"Okay, Kreacher, let's hurry up and rescue Regulus, maybe you can meet your little master again."

Kyle stared at the stone basin for a long time, and finally took two steps back:
"Let's go back to work and try to rescue Regulus as soon as possible..." After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry about this stone basin, just put it here first."

"This is the magical center of the entire cave, so let's study him until the end."

After finishing speaking, he commanded Kreacher and brought himself back to the shore.

At the same time, Dumbledore outside the wall has also understood the magic circle on the wall.

I saw him approaching the cave wall and stroking it with his fingertips.

And whispered something in a strange language.

Dumbledore walked twice around the cave from the left, touching the rough walls as best he could.

Stop now and then and run your fingers up and down somewhere.

Finally, he finally stopped and pressed his palms flat on the cave wall.

After resting his palm on the cave wall for a long time, Dumbledore took a few steps back and pointed his wand at the rock.

Suddenly, the outline of an arch appeared there, emitting a dazzling white light, as if there was a strong light shining behind the crack.

The appearance of the magic arch made Dumbledore's expression more dignified, but there was a hint of helplessness in his expression.

Apparently, on his first attempt, he caught Voldemort by the tail.

"Unfortunately, now is not the time..." Dumbledore sighed in his heart.

The chaos in the wizarding world prevented Dumbledore from taking risks easily.

After sacrificing blood to the magic circle, his condition will be greatly reduced.
No one knows what kind of danger lies in the cave behind the door.

This forced him to choose to abort this exploration.

Dumbledore squinted his eyes, and the figure of his capable subordinate flashed in his mind.

Severus Snape.

With a decision in mind, Dumbledore put down his wand.

Stared at the shining archway for a long time.

Finally, determined, Apparated back to Hogsmeade, the closest place to Hogwarts.

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