Chapter 91
"It's okay, it's just a bit of a make-up!" Shane waved his hand and asked, "Professor, did you call me here because I could visit your Dumbledore mansion?"
"Yes!" Dumbledore nodded, then continued, "My other clan has agreed, and you can read as many books as you like in the Dumbledore family's collection. "
"That's great!" Shane rubbed his hands, "Without further ado, let's go now?"
"Good!"
So as soon as the words fell, the flames of the phoenix instantly enveloped the two of them and disappeared in place.
The Dumbledore family's mansion was built on a river valley in the Scottish Highlands, nestled on the edge of a cliff, as high as the mountain, with a deep valley on one side and a lush broadleaf forest on the other.
The old mansion is a small old European-style castle, made of huge and solid mountain stones, and its exudation is even more ancient than Hogwarts Castle.
The castle seems to have been built with a unique process, the gray-white façade is covered with dark green moss and vines, and the whole castle seems to grow naturally from the stone, without a trace of abrupt color, and the whole is very natural and deeply integrated into the surrounding environment.
"Wow~ Professor, you have such a good place, why do you still live at Hogwarts during the holidays?
A glance at the surroundings of the castle is magnificent.
Not far away is a waterfall that glows with colorful brilliance in the sunlight as it descends the cliff.
At the bottom of the waterfall there is a dark green pool, and you can see a lot of wild fish swimming in it, which should be very delicious.
"This castle is more than 1,200 years old, I visited it a few times when I was a child, but I haven't been here since my family and I moved to Godric's Canyon!" Dumbledore said calmly looking at the castle in front of him, "It's so far away and too quiet, what's the fun of me staying in such a big castle as an old man?"
As he spoke, he took out an old copper key and opened the Nanmu gate of the castle.
Pushing open the heavy wooden door and entering the first floor, the space inside was much larger than expected, which should be the reason for the Traceless Stretching Charm or something like that.
Dare to enter the door, the first thing that catches your eye is an oval hall, the center of the hall floor is covered with a pale yellow carpet printed with a phoenix pattern, and when you look up, there are hanging lamps in the style of phoenix perched branches on the ceiling, and there are candles that have not been burned out.
To the left of the hall is a very old-fashioned kitchen, with several whitish wooden cabinets lined up with a stone cistern and a cooking stove.
The kitchen and dining room are adjoined, and in the middle of the dining room is a long marble table with some earthy yellow patterns, and next to the long table are a dozen chairs inlaid with various colored crystals.
To the right of the hall is the living room, which is used by the owner's family to rest.
The living room was furnished with wooden tables and chairs, all padded with the skins of some intact unknown animals, and on the table was a set of fine porcelain tea sets, covered with red cloth.
Walking through the living room, there is a staircase leading to the second floor, and a dozen large square openings have been dug into the stone wall next to the staircase, which are used to place some exquisite collectibles: gold phoenix silk robes and treasures.
"The second floor has eight large bedrooms and a living room, and it is said that in the past, when distinguished guests visited, the Dumbledore family would invite them to the second floor, which was the most luxurious and extravagant place in the whole castle. "
"One level further up, on the third floor there was a large room and a living room with a marble fireplace and a large window overlooking the valley where my grandparents used to live.
"The fourth floor was an empty attic and there wasn't much in it. "
Dumbledore calmly introduced his family's old mansion, and he looked as if nothing was about him.
It's just that at this moment, Shane noticed the loophole in Dumbledore's introduction just now, so he asked suspiciously, "Professor, you said that it is all a place where people live, so where is your family's book collection?"
"Follow me!" Dumbledore said before striding towards the stone wall where the collection was kept.
I saw him take out his magic wand and recite some incantation against the wall, and then there was a strange noise, and the entire stone wall suddenly and slowly opened to both sides, revealing a downward staircase.
"The Dumbledore family's library is down here!" Dumbledore said, and then stepped on the stairs with one foot, and the candle by the wall was automatically lit, and Shaun quickly followed him curiously.
In a few moments, the two of them went down to the library under the castle.
Opening the long-sealed door, the scene in front of him made Shane can't help but spit out the quintessence of the country.
"Damn!" said Shane, with a look of incredulity.
The library in front of me was so large that it was almost half the size of a Hogwarts Quidditch pitch.
Huge bookshelves as far as the eye can see are neatly arranged, and the tops are scattered with all kinds of ancient books and scrolls.
On the ground, there were also a lot of scattered books and scrolls piled together, and there was a mountain of books that was already as high as half a shelf.
This really has to be said, it's not the Dumbledore family, one of the oldest families in the wizarding world, and the background is really profound! (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
It's a pity that this generation has a man who likes it, and I don't know if this family can continue to be passed on.
Shane stepped forward and pulled a random book from a shelf, but a puff of dust kicked up and choked him at once.
"Ahem, cough, cough......" Shane wiped the dust off his face with his hand with a look of disgust, and then looked at the clear finger prints on the book in his hand, and couldn't help but complain, "Professor, how long has this castle not been taken care of, and there are no house-elves in your family?"
"More than half of the books here are from the elves!" Dumbledore explained, "More than two hundred years ago, my great-grandfather was one of the leaders of the elven rebellion that was started by the goblin Sloppy Lara. "
"After humanity's victory in the war, my great-grandfather brought back all the elven books he had collected and stored them here, and since then, the Dumbledleds have never allowed housekeepers in the library. "[]
"And the last elf to serve the Dumbledore family is called Sanger, who died in an accident to protect my mother, and was buried in the graveyard of Godric's Hollow!"
"I see......" Shane nodded in realization.
Historically, the elves have been very capricious, greedy, and selfish.
Although most of the goblins were domesticated into house-elves after the two failed elf rebellions, and their essence was all confiscated and burned by human wizards, there is no guarantee that there will be no outliers among these elves.
And if this anomaly happens to be the one who takes care of the Dumbledore family's book collection, God knows if this will lead to the third goblin rebellion.
In addition, Gringotts, the only wizarding bank in all of Europe, is now in the hands of goblins.
According to their virtues, if there was a third goblin rebellion, they would turn the entire wizarding world upside down, and Sean didn't know, but at least the entire European monetary system was paralyzed.
But at this time, some people said that house-elves can not be used, so you can hire human wizards!
To tell the truth, such a large library, there is no need to say much about the wealth contained in it, if it is allowed to be taken care of by people outside the clan, no one can say whether there will be some profit-seeking things.
The gods unknowingly took some secret methods from here and sold them, and they must have a good price.
So in the end, the sparsely populated Dumbledore family had to take care of the family's book collection by themselves.
And until now, I am afraid that no one has taken care of this library for more than 100 years.
"This is the key, you can use this castle as you please!" Dumbledore suddenly handed the bronze key to Shane, "I need to go to Albania for some time to come, and when I come back, I may need your help with something." "
"I don't need a key, as long as I go to a place once, I can use magic to go there at any time in the future!" Shane said with a smile, "As for you saying that there are some things that you need my help with, as long as I can help, I will definitely help!"
"Thank you!" Dumbledore nodded (good, fine), but he put away the key in his hand, and continued, "But you better put the key away!
"They have been left here for more than 80 years, and I don't want this precious treasure to be completely buried in the mountains and forests after I pass away!"
"So, you mean, give me this whole castle!" Sean was shocked, and countless exclamation marks and question marks popped up on his head.
This good guy, flying banners!!
"Yes, as well as as a reward for my request for your help!" Dumbledore returned to Doya.
"Oh, what is not paid!Professor, you are too outward!" Shane took the key without a trace, his mouth grinning, "If you need help with something, just say it, even if you say you want all of Voldemort's Horcruxes now, I will find them for you in a short time!"
“......"
Dumbledore looked at the dog-faced man in front of him speechlessly, and his expression became faster than changing clothes!
So he shook his head helplessly, and then turned around and walked out of the library without caring about Shane.
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