Hogwarts: Where the Pokémon Are

Snape said a few rubbish words and left, as if he would suffocate if he stayed with Sirius and Lupin for one more second. But even if they were to die of suffocation, it would be Sirius and Lupine who died of suffocation. After all, everyone knew who didn't wash their hair.

"How dare he call me stupid?" Sirius's nose was so angry that he was crooked.

"Don't worry, he can't say good things with his mouth." Xia Lin comforted Sirius with a smile. Anyway, he was not the one being scolded, so Xia Lin was naturally not angry at all.

As for Snape's cheap sowing dissension, it was even more boring. Xia Lin was not willing to do things according to his instructions.

"Okay, that's it for today. I have other things to do." Xia Lin didn't expect to stay long, he still had to go to Gunter's old house.

"Okay, but you must come to my house as a guest next time, even though it's not a good place." Sirius said with unfinished content.

"See you next semester, Mr. Gold." Lupine smiled, "If you don't mind, can you keep in touch with me during this period? If I want to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts from next semester , maybe also want to know a little more about your Pokémon."

"Of course I don't mind."

Xia Lin said immediately.

He already needs to promote Pokémon, but the current progress is still a bit slow. Pokémon is currently only famous in Hogwarts, and very few people know this term in other places in Europe.

In the Muggle world, the first generation of games has not been completed, and the comics have made a little bit of waves in Neon, but it's not too high.

So what Xia Lin hopes to see most now is the integration of Pokémon and other disciplines.

Potions, Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts...even Science!

Only in this way will people in this world realize the importance of Pokémon and slowly become inseparable from Pokémon.

The location of Gunter's old house is in Great Hangleton, which is a bit more shabby than Knockturn Alley. It is only about four or five miles away from Little Hangleton, which is not far away. Before going to Gunter's old house, Xia Lin also planned to pay a visit to Riddle Mansion.

There is a tavern called "The Hanged Man" in the town of Little Hangleton. I have to say that the names of pubs in the UK are really weird.

Xia Lin changed out of his wizard robe and walked slowly here like a Muggle.

But even so, Xia Lin still attracted the attention of many local people. It may be that such a small place has not seen a well-dressed person like him for a long time.

In the past, the most prominent family in Little Hangleton was the Riddle family.

However, a strange thing happened here fifty years ago. At that time, Riddle Mansion was still well managed and magnificent. Until one morning, when the maid stepped into Riddle Mansion, she suddenly discovered that there were three owners of Riddle Mansion. Already dying of anger.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, but no one felt sad for them. Anyway, the Riddle family was not popular in the town.

After so many years, the mysterious deaths of the Riddle family can only be regarded as a story that has been repeated and told by the elderly with added details.

Xia Lin was somewhat interested in those stories that had been adapted by others, but he did not communicate with those Muggles. Instead, he walked straight towards Riddle House.

Even after half a century, Riddle House is still very conspicuous in Little Hangleton. It had once been the most imposing house for miles around, but now it had become damp and desolate.

Almost no one in the town wants to go near it because they all agree that the old house looks "weird and scary."

It is located alone on the mountainside. The dark and dilapidated walls are covered with ivy, and it looks like it has been swallowed by the green plants.

All the windows in the house were boarded up, making it almost impossible to see inside from the outside, and even though it was daytime, it looked dark inside. No wonder people in the town regard this place as a haunted house.

But in fact, since the Riddle family all died mysteriously, Riddle has also changed its owners several times, so strictly speaking, this dilapidated house no longer belongs to Riddle.

Unless its latest owner is actually Voldemort.

Xia Lin walked to the front door of the mansion. The iron gate here was already rusty. Through the fence of the iron gate, you could see the spacious courtyard.

Although the mansion is dilapidated, the vegetation in the courtyard is tightly organized, and the branches and leaves of the flowerbed are equally neat. However, there are also some signs of human destruction. Like the wheel marks left by a bicycle on the grass, and the glass shattered by stones.

In fact, Riddle House will undoubtedly be the first place Voldemort arrives before his resurrection. Because his father's body was buried in the church cemetery not far away.

Voldemort hid here before being resurrected by Pettigrew.

Therefore, among all the Horcruxes, the ring inlaid with the Resurrection Stone is actually the one closest to Voldemort, only four or five miles away. Taking that ring away now may draw Voldemort's attention to the Horcruxes he hides.

But this actually doesn't matter much, because by that time, Voldemort's Horcruxes will probably have been destroyed.

Xia Lin floated his palm in front of the iron door. He did not chant a spell or take out a wand. The iron door's chain opened easily with a "click".

However, the sound seemed to attract the attention of those living inside the mansion.

In the courtyard, there was also a noise from a dilapidated cabin. Then, a very slovenly old man limping on crutches rushed out angrily.

"go out!"

Frank Bryce yelled angrily, thinking it was the naughty children in the town who came running up again.

He had been the Riddle gardener almost half a century ago. After the Riddle family died, he was once considered the murderer, but because the police could not find the cause of death, he was released. However, almost everyone in the town believed that he was the murderer, and this view also extended to the brats in the town.

So that those guys would come up and cause trouble for him every now and then.

But he just roared and fell silent.

The man in front of me didn't look like one of those impolite wild children, but rather a noble gentleman. However, he looked a little too young and had a face he didn't recognize.

It brought back some not so good memories.

Fifty years ago, the night before the Riddle family was murdered, he saw a boy of almost ten years old. His face was very pale and his hair was as black as the gentleman in front of him.

However, this association only existed for a few seconds and then disappeared. The two people gave him completely different feelings. The child from fifty years ago looked like a ghost.

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

He couldn't help but ask.

It was only after seeing him that Xia Lin remembered that there was actually a Muggle living in Riddle House. After all, this character's presence in the movie is not high at all. The novel actually spent some time writing about him.

A conscientious gardener who worked here for most of his life was the unlucky guy who was brutally murdered by Voldemort.

Although it is only an insignificant role, Xia Lin can change his destiny. For Xia Lin, this was a piece of cake and effortless.

"Hello sir." Xia Lin greeted him politely and took out his wand.

He planned to modify the poor man's memory and let him live in another place. Even if his life was not so good, at least he would not die.

In fact, Xia Lin can even cast the spell silently and without a wand if he just casts a spell to forget everything. But modifying the memory needs to be a little more precise.

"Who are you? The owner of this place does not live here. If you are looking for someone, you have come to the wrong place." Frank frowned.

If it had been anyone else, he would have driven them away long ago.

However, Xia Lin was dressed appropriately and formally, and he looked like an unusual person. He didn't want to cause any trouble.

"I'm not here to find anyone, I'm just here to visit. But this has nothing to do with you." Xia Lin waved the wand lightly, and Frank's eyes began to blur.

At this time, he was like a doll, losing his soul.

"Wait here."

Xia Lin asked him to wait here, and then walked towards the mansion's house alone.

Compared to being spacious and allowing sunlight and a courtyard, the interior of the mansion is like a dark cave, making people wonder if a family of vampires lives here.

There is nothing worth seeing in Riddle House. The only thing that can be seen is the power of time.

Xia Lin walked around and planned to leave here and go directly to the old house.

Gunter's old house was much shabby compared to Riddle House. A dilapidated wooden shed with an S-shaped dead snake nailed to the door (of course, there is nothing left of it now), the walls are covered with moss, and many of the tiles on the roof have fallen off, exposing here and there the rafters inside. . Nettles grew thickly around the house, reaching up to the windows, which were very small and covered with thick layers of old dirt.

Before opening the door, Xia Lin noticed traces of magic here.

It was naturally impossible for Voldemort to leave a Horcrux here undefended. He gave the diary to Malfoy for safekeeping, the gold cup was placed in the "safest" Gringotts, Slytherin's pendant was placed by him personally, and even the crown was placed in a secret room by him.

Even if someone knows the secret of the Room of Requirement, he may not be able to find the room where the items are hidden. Even if he enters the room by chance, he may not be able to find his Horcrux among countless items.

Therefore, it is naturally not that easy to get the Resurrection Stone Pendant.

The trick Voldemort used to protect the pendant was the curse!

Curses are the unavoidable part of black magic. It can be said that curses alone account for a large part of black magic. And Voldemort happened to be proficient in this.

The curse he left behind even Dumbledore said indifferently.

But this also has something to do with Dumbledore being fascinated by the Resurrection Stone.

Naturally, Xia Lin cannot be harmed by the curse, but breaking the curse is not an easy task.

In his left hand he casts the iridescent magic spell, and in his right hand he destroys the wand in case of emergency.

"substitute!"

"Transform quickly."

He first transformed a small doll, and then under his magic power, the green monster doll immediately grew larger, and even its shape became closer to a human shape.

The doll's facial features and color kept changing until it finally became exactly the same as Xia Lin.

An identical self, this is the real substitute!

"Go on." Xia Lin threw the wand of destruction directly to the substitute, intending to let the substitute face the danger. He himself held a restorative iridescent wand, and then directly used the flames of the flame bird to heal himself to give himself a fire escape protection.

Xia Lin's fire escape protection is different from Grindelwald's. He is a real protection!

Orange fire enveloped his body, isolating him from the outside world.

This cautious gesture made his transformed double roll his eyes.

Damn, are you too afraid of death?

Xia Lin didn't know what the substitute was thinking. If he knew Gao Gao, he would have to say something. As a substitute messenger, what happened to him protecting his true body?

Especially when facing something as unreasonable as a curse, you have to be even more careful.

If it was a duel, then he would be worthy of everyone.

The double has no human rights and can only walk in with the wand of destruction.

The two walked in tandem without any communication. After opening the door, they found an even darker corridor.

The substitutes walking in front followed the traces of this magic. Darkness was not a problem in their eyes at all, not to mention that Xia Lin, who had become a burning man, lit up everything around him as soon as he entered the room.

They walked back and forth several times, and it didn't take long before they found the ring.

It was placed openly on a table. The spell that could be seen at once with the naked eye was probably the Muggle Expelling Curse. As for the curse, it was well hidden.

"Be careful."

Xia Lin reminded him. He and his substitute stood on both sides of the ring and looked at it.

This ring looks a bit unattractive, with a prismatic black stone inlaid on it. Engraved on the stone is the Peverell Crest, which is actually the emblem of the Deathly Hallows.

"Is this the resurrection stone that can bring people back to life?"

Xia Lin couldn't feel the magic power from the stone.

But thinking about it, if it was so easy to perceive, there was no way Voldemort wouldn't be able to discover the specialness of this stone.

You must know that it is the ring that is made into a Horcrux, not the decorations on the ring.

After looking at the ring, Xia Lin began to look at the curse left on the ring.

He and the substitute cast spells at the same time. The rainbow wand has a certain restraint effect on black magic. This comes from the spiritual power of the Phoenix King, while the destruction wand is closer to black magic. This also makes it easier to find traces of black magic.

The two wands assisted each other, and soon the curse was revealed in front of Xia Lin.

"It is indeed an evil curse."

Voldemort placed a vicious curse on the ring. No matter whoever touches the ring, it will take effect immediately and will die immediately!

Xia Lin estimated that with his own magic power, he might be able to delay it a little, but it wouldn't be for long.

After all, this was a curse that Dumbledore needed to rely on potions to survive for a short period of time.

"The characteristics of the painting have no effect on this kind of attack." Xia Lin said to himself.

"Let's try to break the curse first."

Xia Lin's black magic attainments, especially the natural cause of curses, are not as good as Voldemort's. He used to focus on duels and proficient offensive spells, rather than sneak attacks like this.

Therefore, he is not particularly confident about whether he can break the curse.

Curse is similar to the Song of Death, even the painted skin cannot stop it. Moreover, it is persistent. Even if it is temporarily blocked, it will continue to reduce its HP like being poisoned, and eventually lead to death.

Fortunately, he has a substitute.