Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

What really surprised the two was Vader.

This twelve-year-old student had obviously discovered something. He did not walk around, but his eyes moved slowly along the wall, and there seemed to be a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Lupin and Sirius looked at each other, feeling a mixture of frustration and shock.

But they did not ask loudly, but made the light brighter, without making any sound, so as not to disturb the two people.

After a long time, Dumbledore finally stopped. He turned around and looked at a few people, then asked Wade: "Wade, what did you find?"

Wade walked over, pressed his palm on the rock wall, and said, "This should be the entrance."

Dumbledore looked at Wade in surprise and joy, then nodded: "Yes, this is just the front hall, someone has used magic to hide the entrance."

"But who did it, Dumbledore?" Sirius couldn't help asking, "Who would set up magic in such a hidden place?"

"I do have a guess, Sirius," said Dumbledore, pointing his wand at the rock. "But I don't think I need to reveal the answer just yet - it is sure to contain everything we want."

Chapter 189 Regulus Black

Where Dumbledore's wand pointed, the outline of an arch appeared in the rock wall, and dazzling white light radiated from it.

"Success!" said Sirius excitedly.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the outline disappeared. Dumbledore frowned slightly and stared at the cave wall intently.

"Oh... That's how it is." He said to himself, "Although it's low-level, it's really useful..."

He turned and looked at the group and said, "I guess we need to pay to get through."

"The price?" said Lupin.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, it's blood." Dumbledore said contemptuously: "The person who set the trap wanted to weaken his opponent in this way... So I said, it's a very low-level method."

As he spoke, he produced a short knife and rolled up his sleeves.

"Let me do it, Professor!"

Sirius took two steps forward, grabbed the dagger directly, and cut his arm without hesitation. Bright red blood immediately gushed out.

Wade hesitated to speak, and finally remained silent.

He actually kept a number of magical creatures in his wardrobe space, most of which were gifts from Scamander and Steven Murray, and a few were small animals he picked up at the edge of the maze.

There are always some cubs that are abandoned because of illness, injury or poor development. When Wade sees them, he will pick them up to enrich the species diversity of the wardrobe space.

With the help of magic and puppets, taking care of animals or cleaning up is not difficult.

Before coming here, Wade had originally planned to find some large animals to provide blood, but after seeing Sirius's actions, he finally didn't mention it.

It's not that there is no chance to stop it...it's just that sometimes, sacrifice and bloodshed can help people resist the pain in their hearts.

Dumbledore did not stop Sirius. He whispered a spell, blood splashed on the rock wall, and the arch reappeared.

In the dazzling white light, the rock disappeared, revealing a pitch-black doorway.

"Okay."

Dumbledore said, pointing his wand at the nasty wound on Sirius' arm, and it healed instantly.

Lupin walked in with his wand raised, and the light illuminated the cave. Then, Wade and others also walked in.

In front of me is a black lake. The endless surface of the lake is like a smooth mirror, without a single ripple.

Only near them did the water reflect the light from the tip of the wand.

The darkness here seemed to be something substantial, dense and heavy. The light from Lupin's wand seemed to be suppressed, and the white light only illuminated a small area around it.

"There's such a large underground lake hidden under the cliff?" Lupin said in surprise, slowly moving his wand, "Or has someone cast a traceless extension spell here?"

He saw no trace of the spell around him.

"I think it's a bit of both, Remus," said Dumbledore, his eyes fixed ahead.

There seemed to be something in the middle of the lake, emitting a green light, which was very conspicuous in the darkness.

"There must be something there." Sirius got on his broom and said, "I'll fly over there and take a look. If everything is ok, you guys can come over later."

"Wait, Mr. Black."

Vida held him back, letting go of the other old broom.

"Let it explore the way first."

Under everyone's gaze, the flying broom flew out with a whoosh. Halfway through its flight, it suddenly stopped like a dragonfly caught in a spider web, and then fell straight into the lake.

Several pale hands stretched out from the water and hurriedly dragged the broom down.

"Inferi!"

Sirius gasped, and Lupin paled as well.

"Is this... the army that Voldemort has prepared for himself?" said Lupin.

He was not afraid to call out Voldemort's name, but in this depressing atmosphere, Lupin still lowered his voice unconsciously.

"The army? I think they should be called guardians."

Dumbledore pondered and said, "They are guarding something for Voldemort day and night, ready to eliminate intruders at any time."

"It's really sad that these people are still serving the people who killed them after they died," said Lupin.

Sirius snorted, "Isn't that the case with all those guys who study the Dark Arts? They deal with dead bodies and the like all the time, and they stink all over."

Wade said nothing, he just looked at the lake carefully.

To ordinary people, there was only calm water in the cave, but Wade could see that the space above the lake was densely covered with spell patterns, making it impossible to invade from any direction, even a small bird would be stopped.

It left only a hidden passage in one place, and Vader could see a green glow extending deep into the lake.

In addition to the corpses, there is also a very powerful curse in the lake.

Not only will it cause anyone it touches to rapidly weaken and eventually die, it will also gradually transform corpses that fall into it into Inferi.

This curse was far beyond the level of a beginner like Vader, and there were many things he could not understand at all.

In the center of the lake, dense magical patterns overlapped to form golden beams of light, which even prevented him from seeing the green light in his normal field of vision.

Sirius and Lupin carefully avoided contact, each exploring in one direction, and came back and said, "There is nothing but the lake."

Dumbledore had already thought of how to cross the lake, but he did not rush to express his conclusion. Instead, he looked at Wade.

"Ved, what did you find?"

"The way through is hidden in the lake," Vader suggested. "But we still have plenty of time. Why don't we deal with the Inferi first, and then explore the center of the lake?"

This was not quite what Dumbledore had expected, but he nodded amiably and said, "Let us do it then."

Sirius squatted by the lake and said, "This lake may not be drained. Should we lure them out first?"

He looked around: "...but there are only three broomsticks left."

"No broomstick needed."

Wade tapped his backpack with his wand, and a firebird flew out. It stood on a protruding rock on the rock wall, tilting its head as if looking at everyone curiously.

"Let me introduce you." Wade said, "This is my magic partner, Michal."

Lupin exclaimed: "Your alchemy skills are getting better and better."

Dumbledore looked at the Firebird silently, his blue eyes flickering slightly. Hearing Lupin's words, he turned his head and looked at Lupin, thinking.

Dumbledore said nothing.

Wade approached Michal and whispered a few words to him. Michal gathered the flames from his body, spread his wings, flew out, circled the lake, and then suddenly dived towards the lake.

Two or three pale hands broke through the water, grabbed Michal's claws like lightning, and then let go as quickly as if they were burned by a branding iron.

Sirius had seized that brief opportunity, and with a wave of his wand, the two Inferi were dragged out of the lake.

It was a thin man and a woman in pajamas. Their eyes were gray, their faces were pale and bloodless, and their wet clothes and hair were tightly stuck to their bodies.

The Inferi was forced out of the water and thrown onto the rocks on the shore by Sirius. Michael breathed out a mouthful of fire without hesitation, completely igniting the bodies of both of them.

The fierce fire crawled along the wall for a short distance and failed to spread out, then completely enveloped the two bodies.

Although they were both black magic, the Inferi were most afraid of fire and light. Fiendish fire was also fire, and even more powerful than ordinary fire. They only struggled twice in the fire before quickly becoming motionless.

The orange-gold flames burned quietly.

Although the flame spewed by Mihaly is also a fierce fire, it does not take the shape of a fire beast. At first glance, it looks like ordinary firewood.

But Dumbledore certainly wouldn't fail to recognize it.

He just narrowed his eyes, paying more attention to the firebird, with admiration in his eyes.

Michal seemed to find it very amusing, and he quickly dove towards the surface of the lake, almost skimming across the surface like a skipping stone.

The surface of the firebird's body only emitted heat equivalent to that of an ordinary torch. Through the cold lake water, the brainless corpses had no idea that it was their natural enemy and reached out to grab it. Then, several people on the shore quickly used magic to lift it out of the lake and threw it into the fire.

The operation of clearing out the corpses gradually turned into a mechanized process. Although Sirius's movements in casting spells were still swift and smooth, his eyes had actually begun to become distracted.

Another pale figure leaped out of the water to chase the figure flying freely.

Sirius subconsciously cast a spell to whip it towards the shore, but his brain seemed to be suddenly hit by a whip and he heard a silent explosion.

Sirius shuddered all over, his eyes following the Inferi that was thrown into the flames, his hands and feet were stiff, and his mind was blank.

However, Dumbledore noticed the abnormality in time. He waved his wand, stopped the Inferi and placed it on the dry rock.

Lupin's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's him..." He said in shock: "Regulus...why is it him?"

Vader also looked over.

He was a young man who looked very similar to the teenage Sirius, with the same black hair, grey eyes, and similar facial features that made up a face that could only be described as handsome.

It fell to the ground, seemingly having lost its target. It stood there blankly for a while before slowly and staggeringly walking towards the group.

Dumbledore sighed.

Sirius subconsciously took a few steps forward, his lips trembling slightly, looking at those lifeless eyes that seemed covered with dirty spider webs, and was speechless.