The speculum glowed brightly, spun rapidly, and screamed......

Inside the inn, all the Muggles turned their eyes to Jon.

Jon didn't change his face in the face of many strange eyes, but just waved his hand.

"Confundo!"

He muttered softly.

At the same time, with a slight press of his right hand, he turned off the "noisy" speculum.

The speculum was hidden in his sleeve again.

The noise was as if it had never been there, and the Muggles looked away from their teasing cats, drinking, and smoking...... It's as if nothing had just happened

Jon glanced around with some alertness, clutching his wand.

Although the "black magic detector" of the speculum is not very reliable most of the time, once it sounds, it still has to be treated seriously.

In his mind, he was rapidly conjecturing about possibilities.

First of all, could it be that the giant's lair is around this inn, so the speculum will react?

The idea was quickly put behind Jon...... Quite simply, it is undoubtedly absurd that a magical creature as large and not with a high IQ as a giant could live in seclusion in the downtown area of Muggles.

Secondly, could it be that he showed some feet along the way that allowed the Death Eaters to discover his tracks?

Jon looked around and cautiously leaned into the corner of the inn......

The muscles tensed all over his body, and he waited patiently for a while, but there was no Death Eater breaking through the door, and there was no other abnormality...... And his whereabouts along the way are very hidden, except for the portrait of Phineas Black, he has no contact with the wizarding world, it's hard to imagine how the Death Eaters found out!

Well, there is one possibility left, the worst-case scenario

Jon's gaze moved to the upper floor of the inn, in the direction of the room where he was staying...... Right now, Astoria Greengrass is alone in her room.

......

Holding on to the stairs, he cautiously walked upstairs, Jon's grip on his wand still not relaxed.

Several Muggle travelers happily descended from the upper floors, discussing something in a language that Jon didn't understand...... They looked like a foreign tourist visiting the Isle of Man.

Waiting for them to leave completely, Jon slowly approached his and Astoria's room.

Jon was relieved that the door was closed...... When he reached for the doorknob with his left hand, the speculum in his right sleeve reacted again.

Once again, the speculum glowed brightly, spinning rapidly, and the whistle screamed even more violently than it had been a few minutes earlier.

Jon gritted his teeth, picked up the speculum, and pressed lightly to stop letting the speculum interfere with him.

At the same time, he withdrew the hand that had opened the door, and instead raised his wand towards the door:

"Alohomora!"

I heard a "click" and the door was opened.

Jon took a deep breath, the expression on his face becoming more solemn.

From the side of the door, you can clearly see the situation inside most of the house...... However, he did not see Astoria.

She didn't lie in bed as quietly as she had when she left.

"Astoria?" Jon called softly.

Still no response.

It's as if the girl in the house has left.

Could it be that stupid girl really left here alone?

Just as Jon frowned and pondered.

A lightning-fast shadow swooped down on him from a corner of the room.

"Protego!" Jon shouted without thinking.

The shadow that swooped down on him with lightning seemed to hit an invisible layer of armor......

After an attempted attack, it quickly retracted into the house, escaping Jon's sight.

However, in a short period of time, Jon had already seen the "true colors" of the other party

That's a snake!

......

Jon struggled to keep himself focused, and then began to imagine a "happy" memory...... After curing the curse on Astoria himself, Dumbledore and Harry Potter defeated Voldemort, and the wizarding world was restored to peace and a peaceful life was restored......

"Onum!"

He yelled.

Then countless silver lights erupted from the end of his emerald bamboo wand, and these silver lights coalesced little by little, finally forming a black and white patronus.

His own Iron-Eater Patronus, its body looks like it has grown up, and now it doesn't look much smaller than an adult Ironeater.

With his wand, his consciousness is the same as that of the Iron Eater, and Jon can easily relay the information in his mind to it.

The Iron Eater turned around, nodded at Jon, and let out a roar and rushed into the room.

Jon followed closely behind it.

Everything in front of you is clear at a glance

It was a large serpent, hovering in the corner of the room, spitting snake letters at the iron-eating beast.

It appears to be at least ten feet long and has a triangular head...... And Astoria's clothes are scattered around it.

The Iron Eater approached the serpent step by step, even though its body was smaller than the serpent...... It wielded scalpel-sharp claws, a few growls from its mouth from time to time, and its face was fearless.

Under the high-level magical beast Weiya, the big snake seemed to be a little jealous, and its body curled up in a ball, staring at the iron-eating beast.

"Get out of here, monster!" Jon, who was standing behind the iron-eater, shouted, "Get out of her body!"

The serpent's mouth seemed to show a sinister smile, and it seemed to want to bypass the iron-eater and attack Jon directly.

However, the Iron Eater had blocked its way, and its movements were extremely agile...... The claws inflicted several scars on the serpent's body, but he himself was unscathed and forced it back.

Jon frowned, but he didn't say anything.

"Incarcerous!" yelled Jon.

A thick rope flew in the direction of the serpent...... However, as soon as it came into contact with the body of the giant snake, before it could be retracted, it was quickly dodged.

The Iron Eater seemed to sense Jon's emotions, and its claws and fangs slowed down as it attacked...... And the giant serpent seemed to understand that its two opponents did not dare to really harm it, and attacked the iron-eating beast even more unscrupulously!

Jon frowned, striding towards the suitcase.

......

Between the iron-eating beast and the giant serpent, there seems to be a bitter fight.

The giant snake almost bit the iron-eating beast several times, even if it is not a real **, but a guardian spirit, it will probably not be able to stand being bitten like this.

The Iron Eater managed to get Jon a little effort, and he managed to get what he wanted out of his suitcase.

A bag of spores from the Devil's Net was thrown by Jon towards the serpent's location.

"Diffindo!" he shouted.

As the bag broke, a large number of vines began to grow in the house, and the vines were entangled wherever the serpent crawled.

The serpent let out a wail, and with all its might, crawled in the direction of the door......

However, the Death Eater scurried in front of it, only to see the Iron Eater let out a slightly low cry, and the serpent's movements gradually slowed down.

The serpent's eyes became somewhat misty, and its consciousness seemed to be disturbed by something.

It's the seductive magic of the Iron Eater!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the body of the giant snake has been completely entangled by the vines of the devil's net.

"Incarcerous!" Jon used the Prison Charm again.

This time, the thick rope tightly bound the giant snake.

Looking at the subdued serpent, Jon finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Footsteps could be heard outside the door, and it seemed that the noise had already attracted the attention of the other guests in the inn.

Jon strode over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was the proprietress who had just been teasing the cat, and she shouted, "What happened in your room? It's like a war!"

Without thinking, Jon raised his wand to her:

"Obliviate!"

......

It took more than ten minutes to apply a simple Oblivion Charm to all the Muggles in the inn...... Jon made them all forget about the strange sound they had heard.

He then returned to his "room...... If this messy scene can still be called a room.

The Iron Eater had vanished, and Jon had lost contact with it ten minutes earlier, and the battle had taken its toll so much that it had had to return to Jon's wand to rest.

And the big snake is still firmly tied here by the devil's net and thick rope.

Looking at the serpent's hideous eyes, a strange thought popped into Jon's mind...... If you know Parseltongue, can you communicate with it?

But the strange thought was quickly put behind Jon and replaced with a bit of bitterness.

The reason why he took Astoria out of Greengrass Manor was because he was worried that Astoria's sudden blood curse would break out early, and then the house-elf Hodder would follow the tradition of the Greengrass family and kill her after the curse broke out......

Unexpectedly, her guess was correct, her mother's betrayal and imprisonment had hurt her spirit too much, and the outbreak of the blood curse was several months earlier than expected.

The first Blood Curse transformation has already appeared......

For the first time, the monster's soul defeated the girl's soul and gained control of the body...... With the first, there will be a second......

And after many transformations, the monster's soul will completely occupy that body, and the girl's soul will cease to exist!

Jon couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, today's "accident" is quite thrilling.

If it weren't for the "help" of the speculum, if he had opened the door defenselessly, he might have died under the fangs of the giant snake at that time.

Then it's all over!

So, regardless of whether or not the house-elves are able to bring him useful information, the production of Horcruxes must begin!

Just when Jon made up his mind.

The giant serpent, which was tied to a devil's net and a thick rope, suddenly began to change.

......

Like the Animagus transformed, the serpent slowly began to transform into a human body.

Jon quickly untied the spell from her body, and summoned a ray of light to dispel the demonic web that continued to spread.

When he took out a large bath towel and spread it on the other party...... The girl, who was covered in bruises, suddenly opened her eyes slowly.

"I ...... I...... I ......" Astoria Greengrass, covered in bruises, barely managed to get up, her eyes filled with hollowness and panic: "What's going on...... Jon...... What just happened...... My mind went blank and I couldn't remember what had just happened!"

"I didn't ...... Nothing......" Jon smiled a little reluctantly.

However, such a lie obviously cannot fool the girl, especially when the surrounding area is ruined.

"I attacked you...... Is it ......" Astoria asked with a shudder, "Is the curse already started?"

Jon nodded silently.

"Kill me, Jon. The girl bowed her head and begged, "You promised me...... If I hurt you one day, you're going to kill me...... I've been ready for a long time, it's just my fate......"

"Not yet, trust me!" Jon said with a determined expression, "Don't forget the plan I told you...... At least we have to give it a try, right? Otherwise, all our efforts will be in vain. ”

"But...... If I hurt you again...... If I kill you......" The girl's tears fell and she sobbed.

"It's okay...... Even if you transform the next time, I will still be able to subdue you. Jon shook his head.

"Then you tie me up...... Or put me in a cage......" Astoria argued, "Please, Jon......"

......

Jon was still hesitating when a crisp popping sound suddenly sounded in the air.

"Mr. Jon-Hart!" Klein, the house-elf, suddenly apparitions appeared behind Jon.

It screamed with excitement, "We've found ...... Found the location of those giants, and they were in the ......"

The house-elf's voice stopped abruptly, and it glanced suspiciously at Astoria beside Jon and the signs of the fight around him.

"Are you fighting with Mr. Jon Hart?" it said to Astoria with some hostility, raising a pointed finger, "Mr. Jon Hart, do you need Klein's help?"

"Oh...... No...... You misunderstood, Klein ......" Jon quickly explained, "She's my friend......"

With Klein's appearance, Jon, who had been a little flustered just now, suddenly calmed down.

The house-elves are far more efficient than they think, after all, there is power in numbers, and now that they have discovered the location of the giants......

Then if all goes well, you can get the giants' "Soul Splitting Technique" tonight, and then start making Horcruxes!

So, everything is not yet irretrievable......

"Klein......" Jon said with a serious face, "tell me where the giants are......"