Chapter 377 Baron Skinner’s Manor

"I seem to know something..." An idea popped into Sean's mind.

And this thought made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and the hair on his head stood on his head!

Baron Skinner's Manor...

At first, Sean learned from Barty Crouch Jr. the ranking of dangerous magic that the Ministry of Magic had been secretly keeping.

In that ranking based on danger, the tenth, and the least dangerous of them all, was the Horcrux.

The most dangerous thing is that Sean still doesn't understand why - the blood alliance.

After learning the news, Sean went to check out a lot of information, and finally found a slightly relevant information in the restricted book section of the Hogwarts library.

In a book called "Fatal Pact", there is a mention of "blood" contract magic.

"Blood Pact: Insights from a View of the Thirteenth-Century Manor of Baron Skinner."

The entire article describes the situation at that time. The unknown blood contract magic seems to be the bond that maintains the love between the two. However, deep within the blood contract magic lies the malice of another person.

And Sean clearly remembered that scholars at the time translated a sentence in a notebook left by Baron Skinner himself.

"Hate takes love as its cornerstone, exchanges it with equal value, and adds great power..."

And Dumbledore went to Baron Skinner's Manor. After that, the returnees were very sure that Dumbledore would be the enemy of Grindelwald.

The truth contained in this... A terrible thought has popped up in Sean's mind, and it is difficult to suppress it.

Moreover, Andros also said something else before: "The supreme power is no longer yours. Do you think you can resist it?"

The supreme power... Is there some connection between this and the "powerful addition" in Baron Skinner's notes...

"No way..." Sean shook his head to expel that terrible guess from his mind.

He had to go and see for himself the remains of Baron Skinner's estate.

Outside, the wizards belonging to the returnees have been controlled by the saints. Sean found the leader, Professor Rozier.

"Vita, come with me - Abernethy, you will be solely responsible for the rest."

"Yes, Lord Grindelwald."

When Sean and Rozier returned to Nurmengard through Floo powder, Sean pulled his tight collar and let out a long breath.

"Is there anything else you need my help with? Professor Rosier."

Rozier looked at him with a strange look, then shook his head: "There is no need for Lord Grindelwald to be here in person. You did a very good job today."

Sean shrugged. He went back to his own appearance and put on his school uniform.

"Professor, where is he now?"

Rozier still shook his head: "Lord Grindelwald did not tell me the details of what happened, but I think you should have a certain understanding of his situation - according to my understanding, he has to hide now. "

Sean raised his eyebrows in slight surprise. As expected of a confidant who had been following Grindelwald, his guess was quite accurate.

"Then did he say anything else, asking you to tell me or others?"

"No, I have obeyed all of Lord Grindelwald's orders."

"Okay, I understand...I'll go back first, Professor Rosier."

After saying goodbye to Rozier, Sean walked towards the basement.

Walking in the deserted corridor, Sean kept thinking about Grindelwald's intentions.

Judging from the content of his instructions, it was obvious that he had expected it. Perhaps, based on what Marshall showed when he assassinated him, he understood something.

And Grindelwald chose to let himself know this news, so he must have guessed that after learning this news, he would definitely find a way to find Baron Skinner's manor to find the truth... This may be what he wants... …

It seems that maybe my bad idea is not necessarily the truth...

Thinking of this, Sean relaxed slightly. After all, if his suspicion was the truth, then something would really go wrong.

Another point worth noting is that Andros's behavior was obviously intended to anger Grindelwald and disturb Grindelwald's mental state.

Does that mean that the returnees may make some big moves in the near future?

This so-called cooperation meeting is actually a test and preparation for the returnees...

Thinking of this, Sean stopped heading towards the basement and then changed direction.

He was going to go to the principal's office in Nurmengard to have another look.

When Grindelwald was wanted, Professor Rozier became the new principal of Nurmengard, but she did not move into the principal's office, but remained the same for Grindelwald.

In fact, only Sean, who had obtained permission, could enter and leave the office freely.

After pushing open the complicated and elegant wooden door, Sean wandered around the principal's office, which no one had come in for a long time.

The place was still spotless, apparently kept tidy by a self-cleaning spell.

""The Encyclopedia of Magic", I read it last time... "Manuscript of the Master of Dream Interpretation", I also read this one, but I can't understand it... "History of Innovation and Improvement of Magic", this is not the same..."

Sean rummaged in front of Grindelwald's bookshelf, thinking about finding some hints that Grindelwald had hidden or something.

However, after searching around, I still couldn't find any information that could explain the current situation.

Initially, after Grindelwald was wanted, Sean also went to his principal's office to look for something. Grindelwald loves the history of magic in various eras and versions. In addition, he also collects some secret magical information that cannot be found on the market.

Of course, those useful information had been moved away by Sean a long time ago, which was obviously what Grindelwald left for him.

At that time, Sean did not find any special information. Now it seems that this is indeed the case...

"Huh?" Sean, who continued to rummage through his desk drawers, saw the cover of a book.

"History of Regional Changes in the Wizarding World"

This book probably shouldn't be called a book. It would be better to describe it as an atlas, because it contains maps left over from various eras. Grindelwald used magic to bind these maps together, and then added an introduction to the information he collected. .

Sean's eyes lit up.

He had seen this book before, but didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

Opening the atlas, Sean pressed his fingers on the parchment and read the search catalog.

"Fifth century, sixth century... I remember that the information from Baron Skinner's estate seems to be from the thirteenth century... It should be a map of the British mainland..."

After turning to the exact page, Sean took out his wand and tapped the parchment.

The paper squirmed and stood up, and soon, a three-dimensional map stretched out and spread out on the desk.

On the three-dimensional map of parchment, there were densely packed roads and mountains that were shrunk countless times. I casually touched the nearest mountain with my wand, and the ink from the album under the map gathered like a trickle, and then turned into detailed information. introduction.

"Mount Helwelin is considered by Muggles to be one of the most dangerous mountains in the UK. Muggles believe that this extinct volcano once erupted, bringing countless steep boulders and the blue mountain Tawau at the foot of the mountain. Muggle fools called 'walkers' died on the side of the crater."

"In fact, since the seventh century, this mountain has been occupied by a Ukrainian Iron Belly that came from afar. Later, an unknown wizard tamed the Ukrainian Iron Belly. He hated the disturbance of Muggles, so he laid various Illusion spell, and also used rock spells to arrange many dangerous situations. The blue Tawau in the mountains is actually the quenching liquid left by the wizard when he was building huge magic props. And the only rock path was not made by Muggles. That is the trajectory dragged by the huge tail of the Ukrainian Iron Belly to transport the magic material stone - Muggles will only be stupid to put gold on their faces."

"The wizard lived in the mountains of Helwelyn for nearly two centuries. Later, the mountains were occupied for a time by two Welsh green dragons. In the eleventh century, it became a paradise for trolls. In the thirteenth century, trolls Expelled by a group of centaurs. This situation lasted until the Ministry of Magic was officially established. Centaurs were regarded as magical animals. Ministry officials tried to name Helwelin Hill as some kind of magical creature protection area. Angry centaurs attacked the place. Several officials went there and moved away."

"Since then, few wizards have visited Helwelin Mountain, but according to reliable information, there are still a group of mountain trolls living in the caves inside the mountains. These are the cubs left behind by the centaurs when they drove away the trolls, and the centaurs It is a culture not to harm foals. Gradually a small colony of troll cubs formed and survive to this day.”

The detailed introduction amazed Sean. Although Grindelwald has always despised the history of wizards living in secret, he especially likes to study history. He can find ways to obtain all kinds of information that cannot be found in the history of magic.

However, that's not the focus Sean needs right now.

He wanted to see if there were any remains of Baron Skinner's estate.

The returnees sent someone to take Dumbledore to Baron Skinner's Manor, and Sean also received relevant information from the memory of the hidden monster. At that time, he did not know where the long-abandoned castle was. Now it seems that Come on, it's probably the ruins of the baron's manor.

Sean still remembers what the invisible monster said in its poor descriptive ability: The old man with the white beard walked out of the pile of stones. He became more terrifying than any creature. I wanted to escape from that place, but was restrained. After that, he didn't dare to have any thoughts of eating each other.

Dumbledore's mood also fluctuated greatly... It seemed that that place was really related to the Blood Pact.

The memory of the hidden monster also shows one thing. Baron Skinner's manor has only become dilapidated with the passage of time, and has not changed into anything else.

This suddenly narrowed Sean's search scope a lot.

"Abandoned castle..." Sean muttered while looking for it on the three-dimensional map.

This magic is great, but there is no convenient search function...

After searching for a long time, just when Sean was about to be disappointed that this place was not marked, he finally found a similar building.

On the easternmost side of the map of this island country, there is a small plain under the strait far away from Belgium, and a building that is extremely inconspicuous on the map is hidden in it.

Sean tapped lightly with his wand.

The atlas shook violently for some reason, which made Sean more and more sure that he might have found the right place.

Finally, the atlas stopped shaking, and only a shallow line of ink flew out, converging into a line of sentences.

"The manor of Baron Skinner, the baron and his wife are actually wizards...now abandoned and of no reference value."

found it!

The strange shaking of the atlas seemed to indicate that its creator was not very stable at the time, which made Sean feel a little heavy.

But, I still have to go...

Sean didn't hesitate at all. He was not going to ask Dumbledore about the situation, because it would be impossible for Dumbledore to tell him, and Grindelwald himself didn't know where he was.

Memorizing the location, Sean returned to Hogwarts through the disappearing cabinet without stopping.

Then, he opened the window and turned into black smoke and disappeared into the pattering night rain.

After flying out of Hogwarts, Sean jumped onto the clouds. The black smoke disappeared, and he returned to his true form and floated above the clouds.

"Huh, please, give me a good result..." Sean thought silently in his heart.

His body was twisting and growing.

"Roar--" After the deep dragon roar, an Australian oval eye appeared.

He flapped his wings vigorously and flew away at high speed in the direction in his memory.

…

Above the clouds in the night sky, a monocular telescope stretched out.

"It is covered by magic...but the shielding strength is not strong. It seems to be just a remnant from the past..." Sean muttered in his heart.

"Meow--(Are you okay, the wind is so strong--)" Pudding's voice came over.

The scene among the clouds is a bit funny. A six-legged leopard cat is standing on the head of an Australian oval. Its lower four legs are holding the scales to prevent it from falling. The other two legs are holding a monocular telescope. He got in front of the fire dragon's huge pupils.

By chance, Dave, who had flown down early to investigate the situation, came up with a thought: "Everything is normal, there is no ambush, there are only a few animals - can I eat their brains?"

"I'll give you a good meal afterwards. Wait, I'm coming."

The fire dragon flapped its wings vigorously and rushed down from the clouds, ignoring the spell that confused its vision.

As it soared, the body of the fire dragon kept getting smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a handsome boy.

"Huh, luckily it's not far away..." Sean moved his face, which was a little stiff due to the cold wind, and then looked at the building in front of him.

It looks like a very typical medieval castle, except that most of the buildings have collapsed, bushes are overgrown, and various stones are piled together.

Pudding jumped and disappeared into the jungle. This place was its home field, and no one could break through the vigilance of a xxxxx dangerous magical animal.

Sean, on the other hand, was walking inside following the idea from Dave.

Soon, he found Dave, hanging upside down under a stone beam.

"I didn't sense any danger in there," Dave told Sean.

Behind the beam is a dark hole filled with rubble.