A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 766 One cup to freedom, one cup to death!

William was no stranger to Corvinus Gaunt, a descendant of Slytherin, and had even been paying attention to him for a long time.

He first saw this name, and it was actually related to Dumbledore.

In his first year, he wanted to make a map of Hogwarts.

The headmaster recommended the seven-volume Hogwarts construction blueprint set.

William, having nothing better to do, did indeed browse through it and saw it there:

In the 18th century, Corvinus Gaunt oversaw the construction of the Hogwarts pipeline system.

He didn't pay much attention to this intelligence at the time, until Little Tom in the diary started stirring up trouble.

William needs to find the location of the secret room.

In the secret passage containing the palace of the four giants, there is the shed skin of the serpent monster.

Following the direction of the shed skin, William discovered the basilisk moving around in the pipe.

Then he remembered Kovinus Gaunt.

Corvinus had clearly discovered the secret chamber, which is why he used a complex system of pipes to completely hide the basilisk and prevent it from being found by others.

In other words, old Gaunt discovered the things in the Chamber of Secrets, where Slytherin's notes were kept, before young Tom.

The strange thing is that, even though he discovered these things and deliberately hid the secret room, he didn't take the basilisk and the notebook with him.

Instead, it remained there for two hundred years, and was eventually discovered by Little Tom.

This man was strange in every way, so William began to deliberately investigate Corvinus Gaunt.

In the book *The Glory of History—(The Pure-Blood Family)*, he found an entry for Kovinus Gaunt, which contained only a few simple sentences:

Kovinus Gaunt defied his family's orders and did not marry his cousin, instead eloping with a Veela named Bablin.

The couple had a daughter who died young.

Kovinus Gaunt last disappeared in "the city of seven hills".

Now, with Dumbledore's information added, this Gauntlet is catching up with Slytherin even earlier than Tom Cruise.

He even released the octopus, which is how the Kraken came to be.

William felt shrouded in mystery, and he asked in bewilderment, "Why would he do that?"

"The same goal as Grindelwald's," Dumbledore suddenly said, gazing at the sky with his hands behind his back, "to find Death."

"But Nico said that if we want to find Death, we must set off together like the three brothers."

They might be related by blood, or as close as brothers, but in the end, only one person can survive.

William frowned and said:

"But Gaunt and Grindelwald are both alone."

"The Kraken was sent by the Grim Reaper. By using its power to go against the current, one can also see the Grim Reaper."

This process was incredibly difficult and fraught with uncertainty.

Dumbledore looked somewhat dejected.

Back then, when he and Grindelwald were together, they planned a pilgrimage route, partly to find the Deathly Hallows and partly to seek prehistoric mysteries.

The two even devised a plan on how to find Death.

Later, after his sister Ariana's death, Dumbledore broke with Grindelwald completely and abandoned all his previous plans.

But Dumbledore always wanted to resurrect his sister. While he was constantly searching for the Resurrection Stone, he also considered searching for Death.

Unlike the three brothers, he couldn't find Death, but he did manage to investigate the Kraken.

Over the years, I have searched the North Sea, but I have never found the sea monster.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly appeared and began attacking the owner of the Deathly Hallows.

Grindelwald also took the opportunity to leave, choosing to use it to fulfill the promise he made years ago.

William looked into Dumbledore's eyes and said softly, "Professor, why do you know so much about Gaunt?"

It's understandable that Dumbledore knew about Grindelwald, but he shouldn't be so certain about Gauntlet from two hundred years ago.

Dumbledore is always careful with his words, and anything he guesses will be very euphemistic.

"That's what others told me. I made an agreement with her that I wouldn't say anything more about her or any other details," Dumbledore shook his head.

William, who was deep in thought, suddenly spoke up:

"Professor, what is the relationship between Professor Kovinusgunt and Professor Barbling?"

Barbling knew about the Ravenclaw bronze ring, and even after William entered the time loop, she still retained her memories.

The reason was the lapis lazuli amulet around her neck—the pattern on it was a snake coiled around a scepter.

On the back of the amulet, there is also a gorgeous, serpentine S.

This was left behind by Slytherin, specifically for Ravenclaw rings.

Professor Barbling, this older Veela and vampire, seems to be a descendant of Slytherin, so it's possible that she has some connection to Gaunt.

Hearing William's words, Dumbledore was surprised for the second time today, and he sighed slightly:

"William, you're really smart, but I still can't tell you. You can ask her yourself."

If it were you, she would definitely tell you. She even asked me a few days ago when she was letting you go to America.

William quickly shook his head.

To hell with America! If we meet, I'll probably make him kill someone again.

It's best to never see that awful woman, Barbara, again.

Dumbledore slowly walked to the riverbank, gazed at the Danube, remained silent for a long time, and then sighed.

Back then, the two wanted to find Death, but not the Deathly Hallows.

History flows like a river, but the shadow of death always lingers behind it.

He manipulated those powerful wizards with an invisible hand.

Whether it's handing over the Deathly Hallows or killing their owner... no one knows what Death is up to.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald firmly believed that Death would be the final obstacle to their plans.

They seek Death only to... kill God.

That's it.

After their falling out that summer, Dumbledore had completely given up on the idea, but Grindelwald still remembered it.

The old man suddenly stretched out a hand as if grasping a cup, and a crystal-clear cup made of river water appeared between his five fingers. He said loudly:

"A toast to freedom,

A toast to death!

May my old friend rest in peace!

……

The black, dilapidated boat sped along the river.

With snow-capped mountains on both sides, the current of this stretch of water is extremely rapid. High mountains stand opposite each other on both sides, with cliffs and precipices. The narrowest part of the water is no more than fifty meters wide, while the widest part is a hundred meters wide.

Sirius Black was wrapped in a thick robe, but without thermal underwear, he felt very cold.

He stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the Durmstrang students who seemed perfectly at ease, and was somewhat puzzled.

Don't these people's feet get cold?

No, that's a common saying in Britain:

Great Britain is colder, even colder than Northern Europe.

Because England is damp and cold, while Northern Europe is dry and cold.

One is a magical attack, and the other is a physical attack.

Sirius Black had always believed this statement to be true, but now, standing at the end of the Rhine River in the Alps, feeling the high altitude and snow-capped mountains, all he could say was:

Holy crap, Britain is colder than Northern Europe!

Is -2 degrees Celsius colder than -20 or -30 degrees Celsius?

Why don't you say that Britain is colder than the Arctic?

The reason why Britain is damp and cold is precisely because it's not cold enough; the moisture in the air doesn't even have time to condense!

Fortunately, migratory birds don't read newspapers, otherwise they wouldn't even leave the north in winter.

If the Alps are this cold, how cold must it be in Northern Europe?

Just as Sirius was worrying about his future, the roar of a wild beast suddenly came from afar.

It seems there's a fight going on.

"An avalanche has occurred!" someone shouted in terror.

Sirius looked up and saw a large amount of snow rolling down, the river freezing over quickly, and the entire boat was frozen solid.

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