Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 24 Painting and Gambling



In the hermit manor, because of a soul-stealing curse, the young wizard Bourne briefly started a maniacal mince-meat killing spree. Outside the Hidden Manor, a large group of adult wizards were almost bewildered because they were working overtime.

U.K?

work overtime?

Listen, does it sound right?

In a country with a tradition of "drinking tea first", the emergence of overtime is actually quite sudden.

But the reality is that in order to use the "exclusion method" proposed by Dumbledore to find the manor hidden by the Fidelity Curse, not only the Auror Office of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was almost mobilized, but also many people from other departments were mobilized. help.

For example, in the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, many salary thieves who usually only need to drink tea, read newspapers, and occasionally go out to clean up some Muggle memories have also been deployed to participate in the operation.

However, no matter how much they have opinions, these people can only hold back their words. Because their immediate boss, the Director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, is also working overtime with them.

Moreover, this man often makes wise words——

"It doesn't matter if young people work overtime. If you don't endure hardship now, you will have to eat dirt when you get old."

"There is no limit to one's skills. Master Dumbledore is participating in this operation. This is a valuable learning opportunity for you."

"I see all your efforts. Believe in yourself and you will be able to overcome the hardships and complete the task."

"Workers have a working spirit. Working as part-timers will definitely make them a master..."

Even the well-informed Dumbledore couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this wizard-bureaucrat, who was about fifty years old, wearing a brown pinstriped suit, a bright red tie, and a pair of pointed boots. Feeling: There are still capable people in the Ministry of Magic.

This director named Cornelius Fudge left a deep impression on the white wizard Dumbledore in a special way.

But no matter how you say it, Cornelius Fudge's PUA to the staff did have a positive motivating effect.

After nearly a hundred wizards searched, someone finally found a key clue beyond expectations.

An Auror named Kingsley Shacklebolt found a house elf near a Muggle village that was not supposed to be there. And when Kingsley discovered this house elf, he was actually driving a Muggle van and running wildly across the road!

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Kingsley decisively subdued him with a magic spell, and then searched the car. With the help of the Tracer Appearance Spell, Kingsley saw the image fragment of the previous passenger in the carriage, and recognized the conspicuous suspect goblin at a glance.

Wizards would obviously show no mercy to a house elf who was suspected of participating in criminal activities and endangering the safety of more than a dozen young wizards. Many parents of pure-blood wizards suggested that the Ministry of Magic should immediately authorize the use of torture spells on them in order to obtain information as soon as possible.

In the end, Dumbledore, who had a higher moral standard, defied all opinions and used the gentler method of "Veritaserum + Legilimency" to pry open the elf's brain——

"Who is your master?"

"I have no master, only a boss."

"Then who's your boss?"

"Narrak, a stingy elf."

After confirming the basic information, Dumbledore used his wand to pick out a ball of silver thread from the house elf's temple.

Since he didn't have any props like a pensieve at hand, he had no way to show the images in the elf's memory to others present. He could only interpret them himself.

The silver-white thread, stirred by the wand, burrowed into Dumbledore's temple like an earthworm.

The old wizard closed his eyes.

"Sheffield village, ash forest, gorse bushes, cobblestone paths..." He quickly reported some of the scenes he saw. Those scenes were the house elves' memories of the location of the Hermit Manor.

After a few seconds, the old principal opened his eyes again. "Map." Someone immediately sent over a local map, and Dumbledore pointed to a location on it with his wand. "The manor hidden by the Loyalty Curse is here."

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to react, Dumbledore shouted: "Fawkes."

A pillar of fire rose from the spot, and the old wizard disappeared immediately, leaving only a small patch of lawn on the ground that had been scorched by the flames and turned into a bald spot.

Kingsley Shacklebolt, a tall black wizard with gold earrings on his ears, tilted his head and whispered to the "Mad Eye" beside him: "It may not be appropriate to say this now, but you must admit that Dumbledore is here." It does look very stylish when you cast it.”

Moody didn't turn his head, he just turned his fake magic eyeball half a circle and glanced at this junior.

"Maybe," he replied. However, there were still some words that Moody did not say on the spot: "But why do I feel that Dumbledore is a little anxious? What happened?"

……

At dusk, the Hermitage Manor seemed quiet, and Dumbledore's figure appeared in the middle of a row of corridors guarded by privet trees.

In the bushes on both sides of the road, golden gorse flowers bloomed, as well as some newly sprouted heather.

However, this peaceful atmosphere made Dumbledore feel a little uneasy: he smelled a slightly pungent smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, as well as an imperceptible smell of blood.

He gently tapped the wizard's robe with his wand, and the spell covered his body silently but quickly like ripples on the water.

Passing through the corridor in the garden, Dumbledore immediately saw the typical Elizabethan foyer composed of several straight white marble columns and glass, and then the old wizard walked in quickly.

As they walked, Dumbledore said in a gentle tone: "Little Bourne, don't be afraid. I'm coming in. You know me. I'm a good friend of your Grandpa Horace. I'm -"

"Hello! Grandpa Albus."

Sitting on a carved chest of drawers that had rarely survived in the room, Bourne swung his feet that could not reach the ground while shaking his arms and greeted Dumbledore warmly.

After finishing speaking, he also introduced Sherlock in the Rubik's Cube portrait that was erected on the back of the sofa that was broken into two parts in front of him: "Mr. Holmes, this old man is a friend of my grandfather. His name is Albus." ·Dumbledore——"

And not far around them, corpses were lying on the ground, including one corpse that had been smashed by Bourne, who was in a daze, so that the human shape was almost unrecognizable.

"——Just now we made a bet on who would find this place first. You guessed it would be either the Auror from the Ministry of Magic or my grandfather Horace. Now it seems that your reasoning is not as good as my intuition." Bourne smiled with Xia Locke said.

In the portrait, the character "Well" suddenly appeared on Sherlock's forehead, and there were a few more black lines next to it.

"Mr. Slughorn, I am just a magical portrait now. If I were still alive, my deduction method would definitely be comparable to your wizard intuition." Even after experiencing a thrill, Sherlock's His talking skills have not diminished yet.

Moreover, this person is not like ordinary people who have so many fears about Bourne who shows the terrifying ability to "act violence" - he has the ability to achieve violence, but he is not a pervert with violent tendencies. This is like having nuclear weapons but not being able to do so. A principle must be used.

In his opinion, the kid Bourne is quite interesting. It's a pity that the other party is not a descendant of the Holmes family.

Because they see each other in the eye, Sherlock is obviously on the same page with Bourne who helped him and Watson solve the trouble and also protected the other young wizards in the manor. Not one way.

"But I am still willing to admit defeat." Shylock said clearly: "I am willing to testify for you and prove the validity of Narlak's Last Will and Testament. I also gave you the golden crown - just as this The honorary crown of this summer camp activity, provided that you don’t let other goblins hear about it.”

After saying that, Sherlock winked at Bourne.

Bourne nodded excitedly. He was already imagining how many alchemy materials he could buy after getting the money from the goblin Narlak, and how many useful tools produced by Muggles he could buy!

And with these things, it’s not too much to upgrade the loyal chainsword, right? It wouldn't be too much to add a bolter, right? As an Astartes, does it sound very reasonable to buy yourself a set of power armor?

Just as Bourne was thinking about it, tears of happiness were about to flow from the corners of his mouth, Dumbledore coughed twice and interrupted his reverie.

"I have to interrupt," he said, "should you explain to me, an old man, what exactly is going on here, and... you have to speak faster, the people from the Ministry of Magic and other young wizards Our parents are coming soon, and I think the scene here needs to be somewhat covered up."


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