snake catcher

The town of Nouvels is a very peaceful seaside town on Anglesey Island. It is far away from the industrial area and the transportation is not very convenient.All the young people in the town went to work in the big cities, and most of the people who stayed in the town were the elderly, and some young people who didn't want to go out to make a living.

This morning, the weather was fine, and Mrs. Dalmar got up early as usual. She opened the door of the 'Damn Grocery Store' and began to prepare for the day's business.

While she was struggling with the awning of the grocery store, three cars drove up in the distance. Mrs. Dalma stopped her work and squinted at the leading black Rolls-Royce small car in the morning sun. The car stopped, and an old man in a very neat black suit got out of the front passenger seat. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he had gray hair, his forehead was a little bald, and he had a very strange expression on his face. Modest smile. "Excuse me, how do I get to Heinburg?"

Mrs. Dalma's original smile suddenly sank, and he shivered. "Where are you going? That's where the devil lives. Normal people don't go there."

No need to ask, the person asking for directions is of course Joey, the old guard of the Dalton family.

Mel has just finished her first year at Hogwarts, because her astronomy, herbalism, history of magic, and defense against the dark arts are all full marks, and her flying class is excellent, which greatly makes up for her transfiguration class. , Charms, and Potions exams, so she was promoted to the second grade smoothly.

As soon as the vacation was over, Mel couldn't wait to pester her father and her to go to 'Heinbao' for an adventure.Therefore, Mr. Dalton, who loves his daughter and becomes obsessed, immediately finished his work in London, and when he was ready, he brought Mel to Anglesey Island.

"You must be joking, ma'am!" Gentleman Joy smiled, "Heinburg is just an ancient castle in disrepair, how could it be a place where demons live!"

"Are you kidding?" Mrs. Dalma's eyes widened immediately, her chest shrank sharply, and her face flushed quickly, "I have lived here for 67 years, since I was born, as long as you get close to Devil's Castle You will think of terrible things, it is like alive, it will make you lost when you approach it, you can only circle in the swamp forever without being able to approach it, and sometimes, it will suddenly disappear again. Like it never existed."

Mrs. Dalma yelled, very angry that Joey didn't trust her.

"Sorry, ma'am!" Joey bowed, "I don't want you to say that because 'Heinburg' has been the property of the Dalton family since it was established in the 18th century. So please Don't call it that."

"Dalton? The Dalton in Devon? The Dalton that has been around for centuries?" Mrs. Dalma's eyes widened in surprise. "'Heinburg' is the property of the Daltons?"

"Yes, it has belonged to the Dalton family since the 18th century." Joy answered her patiently, "My kind lady, can you tell us how to get to Heinburg?"

"Oh! Of course! Of course!" Go straight ahead along this road, there is a fork in the road about 3 kilometers away, turn right, and you will arrive along that small road. It is very easy to find, because that road is built on the swamp.However, half of the road is broken, you are lucky, the weather is fine today, you may be able to see Heinburg, I wish you good luck! With that, Mrs. Dalma ignored him and continued to struggle with her awning.

Joey thanked them and returned to the car, telling the Daltons what she had heard.As soon as Mel heard it, he knew that it was because of the castle's magic. As for the disappearance, it might be because the castle's 'invisibility spell' had been ineffective for a long time.Also cast the 'Muggle Repelling Curse', so my father can't go.You can't go by car, because the people who drive are all Muggles.

"Dad, why don't we stay here first?" Mel suggested to his father.

Mr. Dalton looked at Mel, then at the driver in front of him, "Okay! Mel, I'll listen to you. Joey, can you arrange it?"

They found a small villa hotel to live in.Mel slept through the end and didn't eat dinner.

At night, Mel waited for everyone to fall asleep before she ate the dinner Joey prepared for her, said goodbye to her father and Joey, and climbed to the roof of the small building with the 'Sweeping Seven Stars' just sent by the owl , riding on the broom, and flew into the night sky with one kick.After hovering around the roof for a while, finding no one to see, Mel secretly thanked Merlin that students could use broomsticks outside the school, otherwise it would be troublesome.

The small island at night is quiet, and countless stars are twinkling in the sky.A yellow first quarter moon is hanging in the sky of Molan.

Mel lowered the broom, and followed the path pointed out by the old lady at the grocery store during the day, and proceeded vigilantly.When you reach the intersection, turn right. Below Mel is a very narrow path, which is covered with reeds, cattails, willows, rushes and many other unknown swamp creatures that Mel is famous for, making the path even narrower. up.

The path was a little white under the moonlight, and Mel flew low along it, and the wind from the sea carried water vapor, which made Mel shiver, and she regretted that she didn't wear more clothes.

Soon the path disappeared, and Mel looked around on the foggy swamp, and found a huge black shadow standing not far from the left, and Mel lightly touched her broom and flew over.

Gradually the outline of the black shadow became clearer.Mel opened her mouth in surprise, and a dark and weird castle appeared in front of her.

Then the broomstick jerked violently, as if it had hit a wall.Fortunately, Mel flew very low, and she fell on the wet swamp, and the rotten smell of the swamp made her sick.Mel stood up with a broom and brushed the mud off her clothes.

In the darkness, under the dim moonlight, Mel looked up at the old castle in front of her. It was far inferior to Hogwarts, and certainly not as big as their Winterlessa Castle in Devon, but , even if it is not as big as theirs, it is not a problem to accommodate 100 people.

Its details were hidden in the night, and Mel could not see clearly.

Mel decided to go in first, so she got back on the broomstick, made a circle around the courtyard wall, and found the gate.She got off the broom.Standing in front of the tattered gate with only pillars left.

It must be the castle's defense system that prevented her from entering just now.Explain that if it flies in from the air, it is also repulsive to wizards.

So what about going in through the gate?Mel did what he wanted, picked up the broom and took two steps forward, standing within the range of Heinburg.

With a bang, Mel was once again thrown into the air and landed on the stench of the swamp.

Mel struggled to stand up, staring angrily at the ruined castle.Although she really wanted to tear down this broken gate, she didn't act rashly.She didn't want to be thrown again.

Mel walked around the door from time to time, and sometimes stared angrily at the door.I couldn't think of a way out for a while.

Theoretically, this castle should be able to live in people with the blood of her grandmother.Could it be that now let her come to a blood confession?Mel's head was full of black lines, but he felt more and more that this speculation was reasonable.

She raised her fingers helplessly to look at her thin and tender fingers, and took out the Swiss Army Knife she carried with her from the pocket of her jeans.He gestured at his fingers. "To cut or not to cut, that is the question." Mel, who had been comparing for a long time, laughed at himself with the falsified Shakespeare.

Still, let's see if there is any other way!Mel retracted the knife and continued spinning.

'Boom' for the eighth time, Mel was thrown to the ground.This time Mel lay on the ground for a long time before standing up.

Then she raised her hand and stretched out her index finger, with a determined look on her face, and cut severely with a knife.Blood flowed down.The intense pain made Mel distort her face, and she stretched out her index finger to poke towards the invisible barrier at the gate.

So, with a "bang", Mel's hand was ejected, and even she was taken aback.She sat on the ground very annoyed, her jeans were completely wet, she didn't care anymore, she sat on the ground facing the gate, stared at the broken gate, grabbed a handful of mud and threw it towards the gate.

As a matter of course, the mud passed through the magic barrier and fell into the courtyard.

Mel continued to throw it, but still cursed, "I'm Maybelle Isabella Dalton, why don't you let me in?"

Mud on one side, "I am the legal heir here! Why don't you let me in?"

Digging a big one, "I'm the granddaughter of Tilda Mar-Hine Dalton', why won't you let me in."

When Mel got tired of cursing, a gust of cold wind blew over, she shivered, and then remembered where she was, watching the dark weeds around a person's height sway faintly, and the sound of a beast came from a distance. cry.Mel swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and leaned over to grab the broomstick at her feet.Want to lean on it and stand up.

Suddenly, with a problem on his head, Mel raised his head in confusion,

A pair of big green eyes the size of tennis balls floated in front of him.

"Ah—" Mel screamed, her nerves could no longer support her body, she rolled her eyes and passed out.