Chapter 422 Ariana

The interior of the old Gaunt house is as shabby as it looks from the outside, and even worse.

Because there is no light, the room is pitch black. Mike can only vaguely see spider webs all over the house through the moonlight shining in from the door. There are also various black particles on the ground. Mike is very familiar with this. It is rat feces.

Obviously, after the disappearance of the Gaunt family, this shed has become the home of spiders and rats.

Mike carefully lit his wand, and it was not until the light reappeared that he could really see the scene in the shed.

This is a standard small villa in the last century, but the strange thing is that there are not many furniture in the house. It can be described as bare.

In the living room, on the long dining table that can only be called a large family, there are two plates, and there is still some black dirt in these plates, as if the food that was once served in it has rotted.

Mike looked around and moved forward cautiously. He even thought that Voldemort must have placed many magical restrictions in this villa to protect his Horcruxes, just like the dead snake at the door.

However, just when he was cautious, an accident happened.

"Puff!"

A muffled sound suddenly came, and Mike felt his feet empty and lost his balance!

In a hurry, Mike couldn't care about so much at all. He instinctively released the killing curse at his feet, but the tip of the blackthorn wand just emitted green light, and a ball of white soft light lifted him up.

"Don't get excited." Dumbledore frowned and said, "It's just that the board is rotten."

Mike panted and looked down, and sure enough, he saw a broken board and the wet mud under the board.

Combined with the strong and strange smell of decay in the air, Mike understood instantly.

Most of the wood in this old wooden shed has been completely eaten away by the humid air of Yingguo over the endless years, which means that the old Gaunt house is now a veritable dangerous house!

Normally, wizards' residences should not be so shabby, after all, their owners are a group of strange people who can use magic.

But the strange thing is that wizards don't like to use magic on their own residences, even if it can save a lot of effort and gold galleons.

They think it is a very shameful thing to live in a house that can only exist with magic, especially those pure-blood nobles. They are extremely cautious in this regard, and this is also an important reason why the Malfoy family laughed at the Weasley family.

Because the residence of the Weasley family, the Burrow, is a crooked and weird building that can only be kept intact by magic.

So Mike is really not surprised that the old Gaunt house is so rotten, but the scene just now still makes Mike feel very embarrassed, especially the scene just now happened to be seen by Dumbledore.

"Humph!"

Mike snorted coldly and walked behind Dumbledore without saying a word.

The meaning was self-evident. Dumbledore glanced at Mike with a smile, but did not make a joke. Instead, he turned

his head and continued to walk forward. Mike followed behind Dumbledore, stepping on his footprints and walking forward carefully.

He had made up his mind that if Dumbledore fell down later, he would definitely ridicule him!

Unfortunately, the area of ​​the Gaunt old house was not very large. Dumbledore only took two steps forward and came to another door leading to the backyard.

"Creaky!"

Dumbledore pushed open the door, and with his movement, a deserted yard full of weeds and gravel appeared in front of Mike.

Dumbledore walked out without looking back. The bright moonlight shone on his white robe, casting a long shadow behind him.

Mike felt his heartbeat speed up. He knew very well that the resurrection stone ring made into a Horcrux by Voldemort was hidden in this yard after reading the original book!

Mike took a deep breath and quickened his pace to catch up.

At this time, Dumbledore, who was walking in front and almost reaching the center of the yard, suddenly stopped.

"It should be here."

He said without turning his head.

"That Horcrux?" Mike pretended to be confused and said, "What are you going to do?"

Dumbledore suddenly turned his head and blinked at Mike mischievously, and said with a smile:

"Just find it out."

As Dumbledore's voice fell, Mike found that the ground began to tremble slightly.

As time went on, the tremor became more and more violent. Finally, Mike was surprised to find that the soil around them turned over by itself!

It was really spectacular!

All the soil in the yard was churning with weeds, gravel and all kinds of garbage. With the help of the fluorescent light, Mike could even see that the bugs and mice living in the soil were also brought out, twisting their bodies and rolling in the air with the mud waves!

Suddenly, Mike noticed that Dumbledore's eyes lit up!

Then all the mud waves around fell down, leaving only a three-meter-long wave that was holding a square of mud and rushing towards them.

Looking at the mud, Dumbledore slowly stretched out his hand.

Just like detergent dripping into dirty water full of oil, the mud on the square of soil quickly dissipated. Finally, when Dumbledore's hand officially fell, the square of soil turned into a black stone box!

Mike instinctively held his breath and stared at the black stone box without blinking. He knew very well that the critical moment was coming!

However, Dumbledore did not open the box directly as Mike expected. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Mike, saying:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Horcrux should be inside. How do you plan to destroy it?"

Mike was stunned by Dumbledore's words. In his guess, Dumbledore should have known the method of destroying the Horcrux very well, and he didn't need to explain it.

But now he didn't think much about it and said bluntly:

"The basilisk venom, the killing curse and the holy sword I have can destroy the Horcrux. But I suggest you use the killing curse, which is the most direct method."

"No, we can't use the Killing Curse, which is one of the Unforgivable Curses." Dumbledore said, "Let's use your holy sword. I'll open the box and confirm it's correct, then you can swing the sword and chop it up." As soon as

these words came out, Mike's face showed a look of disgust.

He couldn't understand why Dumbledore insisted on not using the Killing Curse, which was so convenient and practical?

However, he did not refute Dumbledore, but drew out the holy sword directly as he said.

As soon as the holy sword was drawn out, it emitted a holy white light. Under the illumination of this light, the entire dark courtyard instantly became much brighter.

And the black stone box seemed to have sensed the threat of the holy sword. Under the illumination of this white light, a faint black gas began to emerge on its body, and Mike even vaguely heard a wail similar to that of a human!

However, this strange scene did not last too long, because Dumbledore took action.

He saw the magic wand in his hand swung violently, and a bright light column that was several times more than the holy sword rushed down from the sky and enveloped the black stone box.

The sudden dazzling light forced Mike to close his eyes. When the light faded, Mike opened his eyes again and saw that the stone box, which was originally as black as ink, had turned gray. The beam of light summoned by Dumbledore was like a powerful corrosive liquid that corroded the entire stone box, turning it from a hard stone box with a faint metallic color into a fragile mud block that seemed to be decayed and collapsed at any time!

The fact was just as Mike guessed. Dumbledore blew gently at the stone box, and then the square stone box instantly turned into a pile of fine powder and collapsed into a ball.

Mike, with his powerful magic perception, clearly saw that at the moment the stone box dissipated, a powerful magic rushed towards the two people! Mike

thought this was one of the traps prepared by Voldemort, and almost instinctively raised the holy sword in his hand to block.

However, to his surprise, this powerful magic had no lethality at all, just like a warm spring breeze blowing across his face!

Mike was relieved. He looked out his head and looked at the pile of ash left in the stone box. He saw a ring standing in it!

This is a very large ring. Mike guessed that it should have the function of automatically shrinking, otherwise few people can wear it.

It is made of gold. Perhaps because it is too old, the ring is not the attractive gold color of gold, but a dull bronze color.

In the center of it, there is a huge hexagonal black gemstone, which is engraved with a strange pattern composed of triangles, circles and a straight line.

Mike recognized the identity of this ring the moment he saw this pattern - the resurrection stone ring!

The reason is that this pattern is too famous!

Decades ago, the first generation of the Dark Lord Grindelwald swept across Europe with this pattern. At that time, this pattern itself was already crowned with the meaning of death by him.

Even to this day, many elderly people in Europe are still deeply afraid of this pattern!

The moment Mike saw the ring, a strange, inexplicable fire of desire burned in his heart!

"Put me on, put me on and you can return to your original world and reunite with your family!"

A vague voice that was difficult to distinguish between male and female kept echoing in Mike's ears. Mike stared at the ring straight, and his breathing suddenly became rapid. He felt that his consciousness was slowly dissipating, and there was only one thought left in his mind, to put on the ring!

Unconsciously, Mike slowly took the first step towards the ring, followed by the second step, the third step...

Mike's speed was getting faster and faster, and he even trotted in the end!

As Mike got closer and closer to the ring, the voice in his ear became clearer and clearer. Mike felt a sense of joy inexplicably, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise!

'Just being close can make me so happy, so when I really wear it, won't I be in heaven? '

Mike thought so, and his steps became faster!

But at this moment, the holy sword in his hand suddenly burst out with a strong light, covering Mike's whole body!

"Boom!"

A huge explosion sounded in Mike's mind, shattering the strange sound in his ears, and also made Mike sober up!

Mike stopped his action suddenly, and at this time, he was only half a step away from the resurrection stone ring!

"wtf!"

Mike cursed angrily, and jumped away from the ring. At this time, Mike's back was completely soaked with sweat. He gasped and forced himself not to look at the ring anymore!

At the same time, he also felt a deep fear. Now it is very clear that he must have been bewitched by the trap released by Voldemort on the ring!

Mike really didn't expect that the bewitching trap left by Voldemort on the resurrection stone ring would be so terrifying. If the holy sword hadn't saved him just now, he would probably have to wear the ring before Dumbledore!

No!

Dumbledore!

Mike, who had come to his senses, turned his head and looked in the direction of Dumbledore. He saw that Dumbledore had a dazed expression at this time. He picked up the ring and slowly put it on his right hand!

As he moved, a black gas rose from the ring.

This black gas seemed to be alive. It quickly wrapped around Dumbledore's right index finger and began to pull it hard.

Under the traction of this force, Dumbledore's movements suddenly accelerated, and he put the ring on his finger in an instant!

Then, Dumbledore, whose expression was still dazed, began to turn the ring, one circle, two circles, three circles...

until the third circle was completed, a strange scene happened!

I saw that the originally thin mist around suddenly gathered together, and turned into a blurry figure in the air that was so blurred that even men and women could not be distinguished!

"Ariana."

Dumbledore said slowly in a voice that was almost like a dream.

Mike noticed that Dumbledore's eyes were completely red, and tears were constantly falling down his face, eventually falling on his robes, leaving a wet mark.

"Ariana, I'm sorry."

Dumbledore was already choking up. While apologizing, he stretched out his right hand with the resurrection stone ring on it to touch the figure in the air.

The figure in the air seemed to have its own consciousness. Seeing this, it also floated down and stretched out its hand to Dumbledore.

The two hands, one real and one virtual, were held together in the air. At this moment, Mike clearly saw a strong black light burst out from the resurrection stone ring, and then a ball of black air drilled into Dumbledore's palm.

At the same time, under the illumination of the black light, the figure seemed to be suddenly injected with power, and the whole person became clear!