As a descendant of Slytherin, Gaunt, one of the twenty-eight pure-blood families, can also be regarded as an ancestor.

But their family is not very brainy, and is known for being restless and violent.

The reason is simple:

Pure-blood families value blood, and this is especially true of the Gaunt family.

In order to keep the family blood pure, Gaunt often chose to marry a member of his own family.

Not only that, but they even encouraged this behavior, and even had a "German orthopedic" and were proud of it.

A Gaunt family history is a history of incest, and it is not an exaggeration at all.

The long marriage of close relatives also caused the wizards of the Gaunt family to have a short temper.

This personality trait is more pronounced from generation to generation. They lack rationality and are particularly fond of lavish pomp.

Therefore, as early as a hundred years ago, the property accumulated by the family for nearly a thousand years was squandered and completely ruined.

The large family, which prides itself on inbreeding, also declines due to inbreeding.

Standing in the doorway of the dilapidated room, William was still squinting, taking a closer look at the Ouroboros knocker.

The knocker looked shabby, but it gave William a very uncomfortable feeling.

Dumbledore didn't speak, silently waiting for him to observe.

William's wand nodded in the void, and said cautiously: "There is a strong curse on it, if you touch it casually, you will be killed directly......"

"That's right." Dumbledore exclaimed, "The difference between seeing and observing is obvious.

Many wizards don't have this ability.

William, you've come a long way in the realm of magic. ”

"Professor, this knocker is the key to our entry. But the curse is not my area of expertise, can you crack it? ”

William excelled in alchemy and ancient magic texts, and when it came to curses, he had little to study.

However, some time ago, I often saw Hermione holding the "Book of Curses" that he borrowed from the forbidden area, secretly researching, and I didn't know who she wanted to curse.

But it doesn't matter, Hermione curses no one to curse him...... Right?

William still has this little self-confidence.

Dumbledore looked at the knocker and shook his head, "Tom likes things with curses. Those Horcruxes are, in a sense, a curse.

He definitely didn't want others to enter this old mansion easily, and cast a lot of spells on it. ”

"If I had given me a little longer, I might have been able to crack it completely, but we're running out for time......"

William pondered for a moment and analyzed, "Tom left the knocker, it can't be just to kill the wizard who approached. ”

"He himself may occasionally have to go in and check on his big baby, which means that this knocker can open the door to the house, and probably requires a special password......"

"Parseltongue!" William's eyes lit up.

"That's right." Dumbledore smiled, "This is obviously a reference to the design of the Chamber of Secrets.

Tom is the heir of Slytherin, so he naturally wants to show others this.

Even if he didn't think anyone could find the secret room, he didn't think he could find it. ”

A tribute to the Slytherin...... Whether it's Voldemort or Tom, there's always something new to come up with!

Neither William nor Dumbledore can speak Parseltongue, but can ...... Harry, the tool man, does.

William pulled out an Oxford dictionary from his safety sheet and looked at it carefully.

Last semester, when William was idle, he asked Harry to read it in the Parseltongue dialect according to the Oxford dictionary, and coded it according to the dictionary page number.

William collected a lot of high-frequency words and beautiful sentences, all of which were stored in a crystal ball.

Even Zaun's quotes were recorded by Harry.

Just so that one day, when you play against Voldemort, it can come in handy.

When Voldemort heard the Parseltongue version of "I'm your father", I don't know if he would be very happy.

William quickly found what he was looking for.

"Open the door!" Harry's hissing sound was heard from the crystal ball.

The Ouroboros' eyes flickered, and then suddenly came to life, transforming into a living creature resembling a basilisk.

It swam out, spat out a silver key, held it in its mouth, lifted its little head, and wagged its tail at William in an inviting manner.

William took the silver key, but did not find the lock.

"I think ......," Dumbledore said suddenly. We also had to pay a price to find the door lock. ”

"The price?" William said, "You have to give this snake something?" ”

"Yes," said Dumbledore, "if I'm not mistaken, it's blood. ”

"Blood?"

"Yes, Tom wants the visitor to enter in a way that weakens himself." Dumbledore said.

"It's really low-level, Tom hasn't grown up in his life."

There was contempt and even disappointment in his tone, as if Voldemort had failed to live up to his expectations.

"Voldemort never understood that there are many things that are more terrible than physical injuries."

Like the life of someone you love the most?

William shrugged.

At this point, the Grim Reaper is very smart, and it takes two people who are like brothers to get the Deathly Hallows!

Dumbledore didn't know where to pull out a fruit knife.

“……”

William had serious doubts that the headmaster was still carrying something like a banana with him.

What a fruit monster!

Dumbledore was about to tap his wrist when William stopped him, "Wait...... Professor. ”

"What's wrong?" Dumbledore said suspiciously, "William, are you going to use your blood?" ”

"It's not!" William hurriedly waved his hand and took out a small bottle from the safety sheet.

"I have fresh basilisk blood, I wonder if I can use it?"

William's tone was like milking milk in the morning and forgetting to finish it.

Well, this blood is only released in the morning, wake up the basilisk every few days, take some blood, and let it continue to sleep...... It's a habit.

William thinks that the basilisk himself will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't bleed every few days, right?

"If it doesn't work, I still have the blood of the dragon, the blood of the civet, the blood of the eight-eyed spider, and the blood of Lu Wei...... There are all kinds of flavors, you name it, there's always one for it, right? ”

“……”

As it turns out, the knocker is not so elaborate, as long as the blood contains magical powers.

William chose the blood of the least valuable eight-eyed spider and spilled it on the knocker.

The blood seeped into the doorring and turned into a door lock.

Dumbledore slipped the key in it and twisted it slightly.

There was a creak and the door opened.

The two walked in.

The room was filled with thick darkness, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Both wands light up at the same time.

The inside of Gaunt's old house was indescribably filthy, with thick cobwebs on the ceiling and a pile of rusty pots resting on the table.

The ground was black and dusty.

There's also a row of ...... Footprints!

The time of the footprints seems to be not short, and there is dust again, but the thickness is not as deep as on the sides.

"Looks like someone has already come before us." Dumbledore didn't look very good.

The house has three small rooms, the middle of which doubles as a kitchen and living room, and two doors that open onto the other rooms.

The two followed the footprints and walked towards one of the rooms.

Upon entering, William was dumbfounded.

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