Chapter 212: The Challenges Ahead
"Kreacher, Regulus back then," Sirius said sadly.
"Yes, it was here that Young Master Regulus drank these green liquids. Clearing his tears from his eyes, Kreacher said, "This should have been done by Kreacher, the Dark Lord asked Kreacher to do so, but Master Regulus disagreed, he let Kreacher go home alive, he drank the potions himself, how kind and merciful he was"
As she spoke, Kreacher burst into tears.
Tears had been rolling in his eyes since he set foot on this island, and now hearing Dumbledore's comments about Regulus, recalling what had happened back then, he finally couldn't help but burst out, holding back tears, frantically punishing himself, and slamming his head to the ground.
The scene was chaotic, and Sirius and Hermione hurried over to stop him.
"Professor!" looked at the out-of-control Kreacher, Harry's face was full of panic, he hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "But what if, I mean, if one of us drinks this liquid, will it be poisoned?"
"I'm sure it won't work that way. Dumbledore said lightly, "Voldemort wouldn't want to poison anyone who came to this island. ”
Harry blinked, he couldn't believe that Dumbledore was so ridiculous in his mind?!
"Professor!" Harry struggled to make his voice sound reasonable, "we're dealing with Voldemort"
"I'm sorry, Harry, I should say that he wouldn't want to kill anyone who came to this island right away. Dumbledore corrected himself, "He'll let them live a little longer, figure out how they were able to get through his defenses, and most importantly, why they were so eager to empty the stone basin." Don't forget, Voldemort believed he was the only one who knew about his Horcruxes. ”
Harry tried to speak, but Dumbledore held up a hand to keep him silent. He frowned slightly at the emerald green liquid, clearly struggling to think about something.
"There is no doubt about it. Dumbledore concluded, "This potion will certainly prevent us from obtaining the Horcruxes, and from Kreacher's description, we can deduce that this potion will probably paralyze the person who takes it, make it forget what I came here for, and feel excruciating pain, unable to concentrate, or otherwise incapacitated." ”
"They feel like their organs are on fire, they want to drink water, and the only place around them is the lake in front of them. Evan added, "But the lake is full of corpses, and the lake is also covered with black magic."
"What if you use magic to conjure water?" Harry asked.
"It won't work out, Voldemort has planned it, there's only one way to get water on this island. If you don't believe me, we can give it a try. Evan took out his wand and said softly, "Clear water is like a spring!"
Clear water came out of the end of his wand and landed on the ground, splashing in all directions, but vanishing in an instant.
The water that fell to the ground evaporated strangely, and the speed was amazing. And, as if there was an invisible force, from the bottom to the top of the ground, the clear water that was gushing out at the end of the wand in Aiwen's hand quickly flowed back at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Clear water like a spring, clear water like a spring!" he hurriedly shouted.
Evan increased his mana output, but it didn't have much effect, and the water at the end of the wand became smaller and smaller until it disappeared completely.
He could feel an invisible force preventing him from using this magic.
Harry watched in amazement at what was happening in front of him, and he tried it with his wand, and the end result was exactly the same as Aven's.
"Good reasoning, good reasoning. After seeing Evan and Harry's experiments, Dumbledore praised, "You two have a very good idea, this is probably the mechanism designed by Voldemort, if you want to get the Horcrux, you have to drink the potion in the stone basin, after taking the potion, you will be extremely heartburned and thirsty, and want to drink water." However, as we have just seen, spells such as the clear water like a spring have been banned here, and there is only one way to obtain water, and that is the lake, and those who are close to the lake will be dragged into it by the Yin corpses inside, just like Regulus did back then."
Everyone listened to Dumbledore's description, and the terrifying image recurred in their minds, and their faces were all bad.
Looking at this eerie island, the silence of the black lake around it, and the floating corpses that pop up on the lake from time to time, the fear in everyone's hearts is awakened.
They saw Regulus, the handsome eighteen- or nine-year-old boy Sirius had imagined, who had drunk the potions in the stone basin and then dragged him into the lake by the corpses, suffocated to death in despair, and became one of them.
For the past thirteen years, his body has been immersed in the dark, icy waters of the lake, without rest, and this is the truth of his death.
The emotions of infinite sadness gradually spread, and everyone fell silent.
In the darkness, only Kreacher heard a strange choking sound from time to time.
"In this lake, Regulus," Sirius said sadly.
"We're going to find him, and we're going to get all the guys out of the lake first. Dumbledore drew his wand, turned his head to Kreacher, who had just calmed down, and said, "Kreacher, please tell me where Regulus was dragged into the lake." ”
"Here, sir!" Kreacher wiped away his tears and walked to a place.
"Very well, you four get ready, get your wands out!" Dumbledore said, "Sirius, you and Kreacher are in charge of finding Regulus, and Aven, Harry, and Hermione, you three can stand behind me and help me deal with those corpses." ”
Everyone concentrated, clenched their wands, and looked nervously at the lake.
They are going to go head-to-head with the Yin Corpse, and it will definitely not be a pleasant experience.
Evan tightened his wand in his hand, and his heart pounded like a drum. He saw Harry and Hermione standing beside him, their bodies trembling slightly, their faces pale, and they couldn't see any blood.
For them, facing thousands of dead bodies at the same time is too stressful.
Just thinking about it is enough to suffocate people.
This is definitely a scene that you will not see in school, and no young wizard except the three of them will have this experience.
Not to mention a young wizard of their age, in fact, facing thousands of horrific and bloody Yin corpses at the same time is also a very difficult challenge for a well-trained Auror or a wizard like Sirius, and only Dumbledore can do nothing. (To be continued.) )