Chapter 1087 The Muggle Expelling Curse and the Nun

The small town of Tesafdzo, Piak Street 17.

Elena and the two finally knew the address of the house they were going to visit.

Of course, there is no such thing as No. 17 in the register of the non-magical world. Just like the ancestral home of the Black family, it subtly and covertly melts into the shadows at the edge of people's vision. The orange light of the street lamps shines under the night. It seemed to be stagnant and unable to break through the dark area.

Just as Arkhipovna was about to move forward, she felt a tingling sensation from the fingernails on her left hand.

"Are we at our destination?" She stopped and subconsciously held the shotgun in her coat with her right hand.

Elena nodded seriously, lowered her voice and tilted her head to the right.

"Concentrate and look to your right—"

There are many ways in the magical world to make a place disappear from Muggle eyes. She must first determine the level of magical concealment here.

The most common ones can be roughly divided into three categories: expulsion, ignoring and open choice. For example, the Leaky Cauldron will cause people to subconsciously ignore it, while the Muggle expulsion spell will be cast at the Quidditch World Cup. As for the Ministry of Magic and the Saint Mungo Hospital then took the option to enter directly.

Perhaps this judgment is not rigorous, but a compound magic protection place is usually more dangerous.

Elena said softly while maintaining the "optical invisibility" around her.

"Please describe in detail what you saw and what you are thinking now, ma'am."

"Hmm? Here... when did an extra house suddenly appear..."

Arkhipovna frowned, followed Elena's instructions to concentrate, and looked towards the street on the right.

In her line of sight, a gray three-story house suddenly appeared. A light brown wooden fence surrounded a small garden along the street, and the winding cobblestone walk continued to the steps at the door of the house. , an extinguished hanging lamp swayed gently on the pillar outside the door.

As she stared at the house for longer and longer, Arkhipovna was vaguely aware of a strange annoyance growing.

Speaking of which, it was like when she was distracted in class when she was a child, but had to focus on looking at the blackboard.

However, compared to her lack of care as a child, as an elite who graduated from the Landau Institute, these "distractions" can hardly have any real impact on the current Arkhipovna, but instead aroused her competitive spirit - when she It's the same feeling when you get close to the Hogwarts realm.

"...the picture of the house and garden was very clear, but I felt uncontrollable anxiety."

Arkhipovna bit the tip of her tongue hard and adjusted her breathing slowly, "This state is similar to the state I was in in front of the gate of Hogwarts, so I suspect that a Muggle expulsion spell was also cast here. In addition, Now I use the location where we are standing and the door of the room to establish a vertical axis, and divide the content into sections based on visual inspection of one meter. If you have any doubts or areas to add, you can always ask..."

She quickly explained her judgment and guesswork, most of the important information she had seen, and the logic of her analysis and explanation.

As for what wizards should see, and the mysteries of wizards' magic, it was not her responsibility to draw conclusions.

"I understand, so generally speaking, the security here is not particularly high..."

Elena patiently listened to Arkhipovna's description, breathed a sigh of relief, paused for two seconds and then suddenly changed the topic.

"I almost forgot to ask you. You are anxious now. I mean what is that urgent matter?"

"Gilderoy, I want to confirm his current situation as soon as possible - whether he is alive or dead."

Arkhipovna said calmly, suppressing the frenzy in her heart that was about to overflow.

"Very well, thank you very much for your candor—"

Elena shrugged, gently let go of Arkhipovna's hand, and curled her mouth thoughtfully.

"In terms of logical, rational, and intelligent analysis, this is obviously the place that can give you the answer. From now on, I will not hold your hand. If you can rely on your own reason to defeat wrong instincts, then Come into this room with me.”

"If you take a step back, then immediately return to the hotel as planned and wait - this is not an order, but a request."

The Muggle Exorcism Curse is the most commonly used spell in the wizarding world to expel Muggles.

It does not act on a specific person, but on a certain building or a certain spatial range.

Unlike other spells, the Muggle Expelling Curse is only effective against "human beings without magical talents." When Muggles approach the location where the Muggle Expelling Curse is cast, they will inevitably think of urgent matters and leave in a hurry. This is the magic spell. Curse is the most straightforward and unreasonable rule.

However, any rule with more than three words must have loopholes that can be exploited.

What if there is a contradiction between "urgent" and "leaving", for example, "entering" this area is what "urgent" means?

Or, in someone's subjective consciousness, the priority of breaking through this area is higher than anything else?

Magic can mislead and even influence some people who are not firm-minded, but it is difficult for it to truly influence a firm-minded person.

During the operation of the former Soviet Union a few months ago, the wizards of the Destiny Group realized this truth more than once. Now the researchers who appear in Hogwarts to participate in magic-scientific research are all heroes with extremely strong personality. Arkhipovna is naturally no exception.

"Okay, I will abide by the agreement - Miss Zero." Arkhipovna nodded solemnly.

She seemed to be back when she first arrived at the Landau Institute. Even if she was extremely anxious, she had to abide by the rules step by step.

Elena took out the wand, thought about it and put it back, holding the cross necklace hanging around her neck with one hand.

Armenia is the first "cross" country in the history of the world. In this land, the identity of "devout nun Teresa Apokalis" is obviously better than the identity of "evil witch Elena Kaslana" Even more advantageous, she paused after taking a few steps and looked behind her.

"Unless the attack comes from behind and is directed at you, don't open fire—"

"Of course, if I launch an attack, you can launch fire suppression at will. Remember, don't hesitate when firing. Even if it is unfortunate accidental damage, I can pull them back from death at any time. Gilderoy ·Lockhart destroyed the badge, I hope you will always remember this during the rescue, and - the Major Arcana never negotiates or compromises with the enemy! Crush them!"

Arkhipovna was stunned for half a second, a murderous look flashed across her mature and sexy face, and she nodded vigorously.

"OK!"

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Dark clouds blocked the moonlight.

The fog gradually rose, and the small town of Tesafdzo fell into silence.

The garden of the "Wizard's Residence" was extremely quiet, with no sound coming out.

Arkhipovna held her breath and looked around. The handle of the Remington M870 had fallen into her sweaty palm.

She had never observed a magic battle at close range. In her imagination, this confrontation was no less than a collision of understandings of the rules between the two sides. The wizard who controlled the magic power seemed to be a god-man with incomplete power. Perhaps she had not caught any light and shadow with her naked eyes. Pattern, the confrontation ends early.

Under Arkhipovna's gaze, Elena pulled her suitcase and cautiously approached the house hidden in the darkness.

"Huh? Weird..."

At this moment, she heard Elena suddenly let out a light sigh.

It wasn't until Elena got closer that she noticed that the wooden door seemed to have been violently damaged.

The lock was hanging halfway on the door, and there were a few shallow marks on the front of the door, as if someone had smashed it hard.

squeak——

Elena's right hand, which was about to knock on the door, turned over and gently pushed the black wooden door with her palm.

With a voice that sounded a little gritty, the ajar door opened slightly.

In the living room without lights, a dark figure lay weakly on an armchair. In front of him were two cups of already cooled black tea and a few snacks. Different from Elena's previous expectation, compared with As far as the door is concerned, there seems to be no trace of fighting in the living room.

The only thing that makes people care is...

Elena lowered her head and looked at the floor at the door in the dim light.

A large number of messy and disorderly mud footprints spread out from here, and there were also many mud prints on the floor of the living room.

Obviously, not long before they arrived here, they had received many "guests" here - most of the streets in the small town of Tesafdzo were stone pavements. Although there had just been a heavy rain, most of the muddy shoe prints only came from the small town. It will only appear after walking through the forest outside.

Abnormal barking, uninvited guests from the forest, strange powers, Lockhart's disappearance...

The clues in Elena's mind corresponded one by one, but there were more and more doubts.

"Werewolf? But why..."

"It's safe here, just come in -"

She shook her head, glanced at the unconscious figure whose chest was still heaving slightly, temporarily suppressed the confusion in her heart, turned around and waved to Arkhipovna, who was still on guard not far away. If the other party is a werewolf, it won't be much of a threat.

As a nun who symbolizes love and peace, she may not have deep attainments in mysterious magic, but her professional abilities are still very solid.

As for what happened, now that there is an eyewitness, it will be much easier...

You know, one of the jobs of a nun is to listen carefully.

And after listening, it saves souls.

Of course, before that…

When Arkhipovna entered the room, Elena took out her wand and pointed towards the door.

"Recover as before!"

"Reinforce everything!"

According to the nun's working rules taught to her by her father, she now needs to create a quiet and private secret room.

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Great!