lcionline Chapter 261 Curse and Worry
Chapter 261 Curse and Worry
The dark grey haired man with silver eyes said, "I didn't mean to reveal my identity. It was an accident."
Gloria put the envelope back in its original state and asked, "What happened?"
The portraits pricked up their ears, waiting to hear this important event.
"Many years ago, I invented the Killing Curse. For a while, no one could beat me in a spell duel, and people began to be curious about my family."
"Due to the secrecy magic, I cannot reveal it. I just defeated the people in an area and left. At that time, I went to many countries in Europe, including the Netherlands. People from the De Vries family secretly investigated me there."
De Vries from the Netherlands, that man really didn't lie.
"Before I left the Netherlands, I went to the wild to conduct some experiments. After the experiments were completed, Jörmungandr absorbed the curse. De Vries, who found me, saw Jörmungandr shrink and return to me. He guessed that I was a Slytherin, even though I had been denying it."
"This family is very persistent and is willing to spend hundreds of years tracking down your descendants." Gloria said: "Perhaps if they hadn't seen our family's snake from the Gaunt family, they wouldn't have followed Voldemort."
"Because I told the De Vries family that they would know who my descendants are in about three hundred years." Enzo said coldly: "They are very loyal, at least they were like this a few hundred years ago."
Gloria frowned, "So you were punished and died early."
Enzo stopped talking and, like the other two portraits, closed his eyes and rested.
"Why did I talk to snakes back then? Those people thought I was from some ancient Greek family of Parseltongues." A male portrait complained.
"How many people can make the family snake show up on their own initiative like Enzo did?"
In most cases, there will be no danger, and the three snakes will not appear at all. If they appear, they will kill all the threats without leaving any alive. Of course, no one can know their identities.
Gloria nodded, "Then I know what to do."
She wouldn't believe it immediately, but the man was indeed suspicious. She could feel that he had no hostility towards her during the two meetings.
And Barty Jr. said that De Vries was not loyal enough to Voldemort.
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After understanding these things, Gloria was not in a hurry to meet De Vries.
I didn't make the trip to Austria, Dumbledore came first.
She had always thought that the headmaster would be busy until the beginning of the new term, when the Minister of Magic changed and Scrimgeour did not get along with him.
Voldemort's Death Eaters attacked the Muggle world, and a member of the Order of the Phoenix died, so there was a lot to do.
From the moment he stepped into Slytherin Manor, Jörmungandr reacted.
"I smell—" he hissed at Gloria, "the smell of a curse. It must be delicious."
Gloria held him down as he was about to make a move. Who could curse Dumbledore?
The door of the office opened ahead of time, and Dumbledore appeared in a silver-white robe embroidered with purple crescent moons.
"I haven't seen you for half a month, Gloria."
She asked, "Principal Dumbledore, are you here today because there is news about the Horcruxes?"
"That's right." Dumbledore put his right hand behind his back. "I found one, but it's already destroyed."
She didn't expect it to be so smooth. "Where did you find it?"
"In the house left by the Gaunt family." Dumbledore said, "I found that Tom's Horcruxes all have certain significance, especially when I saw that the Ravenclaw diadem and Slytherin locket were made into Horcruxes. I suspected that the Hufflepuff gold cup was also one of the Horcruxes. For this reason, I checked the Gaunt family."
"As far as I know, the Gaunt family has long been in decline, and their wealth has been used up long ago, leaving only the title of descendants of Slytherin." Gloria knew something about this family.
She said: "What meaningful things can such a poor family leave behind?"
The last few generations of the Gaunt family were very corrupt, far worse than they were hundreds of years ago. The reason why Bagillisk was not discovered was because of the help and concealment of the Gaunt family.
"After I looked up Marvolo's life, I found a ring that he often mentioned to show off to the Aurors." Dumbledore said, "This family hates Muggles, so they attacked them. When they were approached by the Aurors, they talked about the glory of the family."
He continued: "The ring was buried in the Gaunt family. I found it and destroyed it with the sword of Gryffindor. It was a ring inlaid with the legendary resurrection stone."
Gloria stared at him, "You used the ring."
Dumbledore was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Yes... I am over a hundred years old, and have witnessed many separations and deaths. There are people I want to see again."
"Principal, can you please take a look at your hand? You have been hiding your right hand behind your back since you entered the room."
"My dear Gloria, you are very perceptive." Dumbledore held out his hand.
The hand was dry and charred, as if the flesh had been burned by fire, and it was shriveled and covered with black lines.
Gloria observed it carefully and said, "You are under a strong curse. It seems that the problem lies with the ring."
"Yes." Dumbledore moved his dry right hand. "I can't help but marvel at Tom's talent. Gloria, I don't have much time left."
Since defeating Grindelwald and becoming the most powerful wizard, Dumbledore, who has been regarded as a mountain by the wizarding world, is about to collapse.
But... this is also a good opportunity.
"How long can it last?"
Dumbledore seemed to sigh, "It will take more than a year at most, or perhaps even less. I must find more clues about the Horcruxes, and I have to take you to see Horace as soon as possible."
Jörmungandr could have completely swallowed this curse and saved Dumbledore's life, but he couldn't say it now.
She removed the Dark Mark from Lucius, and no one knew about it except the Malfoys.
"Time is running out. Have you thought of a way to remove the remaining soul from Harry's body?" Gloria said, "If there is still no way, we can only remove it by force."
"No..." He shook his head, "I already have an idea."
Dumbledore took out his wand, "The plan is risky and will test Harry's perseverance and character. It may lead to some unexpected events."
"Will the Elder Wand be an accident?" Gloria recognized this wand.
"You know him." Dumbledore was quite surprised. "Many people think that the Three Deathly Hallows are just legends, but these three things really exist."
"Harry's invisibility cloak, your wand, and the Gaunt ancestor's resurrection stone ring."
Dumbledore smiled, "It seems that the Slytherin family once looked for these three things."
"It's not about searching. They were originally created by the three brothers of the powerful Peverell family." Gloria said, "One of my ancestors was a contemporary of them and witnessed the death of the first owner of the Elder Wand. The arrogant and ostentatious Antioch exaggerated the power of the Elder Wand over the years, and finally people's greed overwhelmed their fear, so they killed him and took the wand away."
"People always say that this is the Hallows given to the three brothers by the god of death, but my guess is right. It was actually created by them." Dumbledore wondered, "Has anyone in your family used this wand?"