Chapter 734 Owl Fortress

After Hagrid talked about his mother, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and Ivan and Sirius exchanged glances uneasily.

"Hagrid, are you going to find her?" Ivan hesitated, and continued to ask, "This is a good opportunity to meet your mother. You haven't seen her for a long time, right?"

"I don't want to see her. It has nothing to do with our mission this time." Hagrid muttered, shrugging his broad shoulders. "I don't remember her very much. She was not a good mother. When I was young, she Just abandon me and my father and leave alone."

"But you and her are related by blood after all..."

"So what, she's a giant, and I've sworn never to see her again!" said Hagrid, raising his voice.

"You're lying, Ruburt!" Madame Maxime came in with a tea tray, just hearing this, she looked at Hagrid seriously, "You really want to see your mother, we can see that, You care about her."

"But she doesn't care about me, and she doesn't care about my father, she probably has forgotten us a long time ago!" Hagrid said sadly, "Orim, they are different from your parents, they didn't love each other freely, my father In the beginning, being with her was not voluntary, but forced by her, there was only hatred between them..."

Hagrid's voice became lower and lower, and a mist formed in his black eyes.

"Yeah, he probably liked her afterward and wanted to go out and find her, but he didn't know where all the giants went. My daddy kept saying her name till he died," said Hagrid, tears welling up , "He will never forget her until he dies."

"Since this is the case, you should go to her all the more!" Madame Maxime came over, handed the tea tray full of drinks to Sirius, and said in a low voice, "Give him to me, remember to call when the carriage arrives in Dijon." We, we're staying there tonight."

After she finished speaking, she helped Hagrid back into the room, ready to comfort him...

Ivan and Sirius continued to discuss the giant for a while, and the topic shifted to Ravenclaw's crown and the maelstrom.

Time passed, the sky gradually dimmed, and the carriage had arrived over Dijon.

Dijon is a small city in eastern France that has been the capital of the Burgundy region since the Middle Ages.

From the perspective of Muggles, this historic town has many well-preserved ancient buildings with high artistic value.

In addition, it also produces some of the best wines in the world.

In the wizarding world, this small town is also extremely famous.

It is also known as the City of Owls, and there is a special magical building - the Owl Fortress, which is a huge military fortress located near the river valley outside the city.

The fortress historically belonged to the Duke of Burgundy and is said to be one of his main palaces.

It is famous because of the countless ghost owls that inhabit it.

No one knows what the dark wizard who once lived there did, or why there are so many ghosts of owls.

The International Federation of Wizards has inspected this huge black fortress more than once, but found nothing.

The wizards walked into the castle, only to see countless owl ghosts watching you in the castle, the feeling can definitely drive people crazy.

Ivan had read a description of the Owl Fortress in the book before. It was described as an evil and colorless place. This huge castle was built of black granite with all kinds of weird carvings on it. Owl statue.

The structure of the whole castle is very weird, there are no windows, and the only way to get in is through the strong door below.

And the weirdest thing is the ubiquitous owl ghosts in the castle, they stand quietly everywhere in the castle.

It is well known that only wizards can become ghosts after death, retaining the memories and habits of their predecessors.

Rarely do animals become ghosts, especially if there are so many in one place at once, it's not normal to think about it.

According to the final findings of the International Federation of Wizards, the souls of these owls are not ghosts in the pure sense. They are imprisoned here by a special black magic and cannot leave the castle. Most wizards believe that this weird black magic comes from Africa. Area of ​​witchcraft or a curse.

And this evil black magic may not be completed, it has a problem in the process of casting, resulting in the souls of thousands of owls left as sacrifices in the castle forever...

In any case, the great fortress was abandoned outside the city, and no one approached or entered it.

Like the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade, the local wizards are terrified of Owl Keep.

It's had a Muggle Repelling Charm cast on the outside, and no Muggles come near that area.

If there is no task for a simple trip, Aiwen would like to take a look inside the fortress to study why there are so many ghosts of owls suddenly appearing, but he can't do it now, he'd better not take the initiative to cause trouble.

The carriage descended slowly, Hagrid and Madam Maxime came out of the room, he looked much better now.

Hagrid was still holding a photo in his hand, the one he had shown Ivan and the others before.

It showed a short wizard with the same black eyes as Hagrid's, squinted into a slit, and he sat on Hagrid's shoulder and laughed happily. Hagrid was seven or eight feet tall, judging by the apple tree next to him, but his face was young, full, smooth, beardless, and he looked eleven at most.

The short wizard in the photo was Hagrid's father, and it was the only photo of him left.

Hagrid's father was a breeder during his lifetime, working for the Department of Protection of Magical Creatures of the Ministry of Magic, mainly responsible for taking care of dangerous magical creatures.

The main reason Hagrid likes those monsters is probably inherited from his father.

"How are you, Hagrid?" Ivan asked.

"I'm fine!" Hagrid waved his hand, a little embarrassed, "I just think of my mother, I'm a little too excited. Speaking of which, Orim is really amazing, I never thought that she would be so considerate Satisfactory, she convinced me, I've never seen such a nice woman..."

The carriage fell to the ground, and under the effect of magic, the huge rune horse had been turned into an ordinary horse.

The small city of Dijon still maintains the customs of the past, and the Muggles were not too surprised by the sudden appearance of the carriage.

After more than ten minutes, under the control of Mrs. Maxim, they stopped in front of a tavern called "Burgundy Style".

It was a wizard tavern like the Leaky Cauldron, and she had obviously been here before. .

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