01 - Black Magic Logo

The Hogwarts Express took them out of the last school of witchcraft and wizardry in Europe, Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and after leaving this freezing environment, the young wizards on the Hogwarts Express were finally able to take off their thick winter clothes and put on their usual summer clothes.

"I remember...... Sherlock let out a low snort, startling the few small snakes around him, Kirk raised his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Mr. Sherlock, what do you remember?" ”

"I'm sorry to scare you, I just remembered it all of a sudden...... I remember where the toys I played with when I was a child were placed in the manor, and I'll go back and find them...... Ha ha. Sherlock snorted, but in fact he suddenly remembered the specific reason for the corpses and the Black Mark found in the huts in northern Finland during this period.

In the original book, Karkaroff also died in that position, but there was a problem with the time difference, Karkaroff died after the return of the mysterious man, and even after the Triwizard Tournament had just ended, Karkaroff simply left Durmstrang's students and fled alone.

Let Durmstrang's students go back by boat alone.

And now Karkaroff died some time before the mysterious man was resurrected, and even the body was charred, obviously not wanting to let people know the true identity of this corpse.

The real Karkaroff has long been dead, the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry these days must be someone else's fake, Sherlock was still thinking about how Karkaroff's personality changed so much, like a different person, now think about it, it is a different person, obviously when he came to Northern Europe from France, the French Minister of Magic, Ben Shaming, also told Sherlock that when he met Karkaroff this time, the other party would definitely ask for Sherlock's protection.

Because Karkaroff is very afraid of death, and now once the mysterious man really returns, as a traitor, and at the same time there is no one else to cover him, then the end is certain death.

So why didn't Karkaroff seek Dumbledore's asylum...... What are you kidding, Dumbledore himself was Voldemort's biggest rival when he was alive, and even the Order of the Phoenix established by Dumbledore was dedicated to fighting the Death Eaters and all the forces under the Dark Lord.

In this situation, even if Karkaroff was sheltered by Dumbledore, it would be a complete act of seeking death.

For example, when the Death Eaters came to the door later to take revenge, Karkaroff would simply say, 'I'm now under Dumbledore's cover.' ’

The Death Eaters would immediately drop their hands in excitement, "Covered by Dumbledore?" That's great, kill you! ”

Sherlock rubbed his forehead, feeling that all this happened, including Karkaroff's early death, must have something to do with him, and it seemed that the results of the butterfly effect had begun to slowly appear.

"Mr. Sherlock's childhood toys? It must be a very powerful dark magic item. ”

"Yes, it's very evil."

Sherlock ignored the evil YY of his friends, and he leaned against the window to take a nap.

The next stop is Spain, where the young wizards of Hogwarts have a unique experience of the exotic wizarding world, and the culture and customs of Spain are the most different from those of the rest of Europe.

It can be said that there is a difference between the mainstream countries of Europe and the non-mainstream countries of Europe.

Spanish bullfighting civilization is in the world, and in this magical world, there is even a prevalence of dragon fighting, Spain has a unique pinnacle dragon, although the ferocity is far less than its cousin, but it is also among the best, and the Spanish dragon fighting is a wizard riding a broomstick to pick the streamers on the dragon's horns.

This is a test of the wizard's great courage and superb flying skills, and the students of Hogwarts, led by several representatives of the local Spanish magical power, also visited a game that had to be said to be much more exciting than the first game of the Triwizard Tournament.

Looking at the first game of the Triwizard Tournament in this way, it is still slight to steal a dragon egg, and if the students of the three schools are allowed to go directly to pick the streamers on the dragon horns, it is estimated that they can push his lungs.

In the following days, he traveled to several countries in a row, but with the exception of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, which were the main locations, the rest of the trip was somewhat uneventful.

They had gone on a purely international trip to the wizarding world, and the week before the Quidditch World Cup, the last month of the summer vacation, had finally come to an end.

This time, the Hogwarts Express was destined for their school, Hogwarts, for the last trip home, where the young wizards were excitedly chattering about next week's Quidditch World Cup.

"In other words, Durmstrang's Krum is still a very famous Quidditch star, and his strength is not bad, he is the main player of the Bulgarian Quidditch national team, and he is also the captain." As soon as he thought of next week's Quidditch World Cup, Lupo began to spread to those around him.

"Wait, wait...... Are you a fan of that Krum? Obviously I saw you in Durmstrang, and I wasn't so excited when I faced Krum? Fimia interrupted Lupo.

"Joke, the only one person I have is Mr. Sherlock, how can Krum be admired, and I don't need to be too excited about a man, I'm not a, if it's a Quidditch actress, I'm possible."

"So, is Mr. Sherlock going to the Quidditch World Cup?" At this time, Fimia, who was sitting next to her, asked.

"Yes, after all, it's the World Cup, and everyone in our family will go, this is an invitation from the president of the International Quidditch Association and the president of the International Wizarding Movement to our family." Sherlock said blandly.

Lu Bo immediately envied, "That's good, this is the demeanor that a real big family in the wizarding world should have, even if it is a grand event, it is the object of invitation." ”

Sherlock smiled and didn't retort, "Fang is waiting until the day of the World Cup, we will definitely meet there, I hope that World Cup match is not too long, it is said that the longest Quidditch match has been going on for more than two months." ”

Hogwarts was about to drive back to school, and Sherlock had planned to go back directly with Asin Shapeshift, but the other party had made an appointment with Hermione and a few girls to visit the city of London in Muggle society.

Now is the threshold of 1996, entering a new era of high-speed 21 st century.

Sherlock thought about it and let her go, sometimes something in Muggle society was far more interesting than the life of a wizard.

"You can go, but remember not to use magic casually, it's in the Muggle world, after all."

Asinsha nodded, indicating that it was okay to have Hermione with her.

Sherlock had to go home alone, and when he returned to the family farm, he found that Fourmond had taken his mother Ellie on a trip, but they had set off two days earlier, perhaps thinking that Sherlock and Asinsha's summer camp would not end until the day before the Quidditch World Cup.

It just so happened that Fu Mengde was still a little idle recently, and he didn't have a lot of arrangements at work, so he took his wife on a long-lost love trip.

"Does the young master need to prepare lunch for you?" House-elf Shoge said.

"You can prepare it lightly at noon, and I'm going to stay in the study in the afternoon, unless it's something particularly important, you don't need to disturb me, and you can also send me to the study at dinner."

After Sherlock finished speaking, he returned to his personal study in the manor, and the little brother bowed behind his back, and the Mephisto family was very well served.

As it approached evening, Shogg didn't bring dinner, but disturbed Sherlock in advance.

"Young Master, Mr. Lucius Malfoy is here."

Sherlock, who was writing and drawing in the book, was stunned for a moment, Lucius actually came, his cheap godfather, Camilla next to him automatically wrapped around Sherlock's wrist, and now Sherlock and his pet Camilla could be regarded as heart-to-heart before.

Sometimes Sherlock had a random idea, and Camilla knew what to do.

In the candlelight, Camilla's golden scales were dazzling, just as Sherlock was wearing a fitting golden bracelet.

"Is Lucius here for my father?" When Sherlock was about to go out, he suddenly remembered to ask Shog in advance, if he was just looking for his father Fu Mond, then now that he was not in the family, he could just let Shog go out and take a message and send him away, according to the relationship between the two families, Lucius would not mind, after all, he also knew that his godson was a research freak.

"No, Mr. Malfoy came all the way to find you, young master."

"Find my ...... At this point......" Sherlock muttered, still going out to meet Lucius.

"Aha...... Sherlock, I think you're going to have a good time this summer, after all, you little wizards at Hogwarts have been halfway across Europe, and ...... I'm here to wish you a happy birthday in advance, and I can't come back tomorrow because of something I can't do. ”

Sherlock looked at the gift box that Lucius was carrying, and suddenly remembered that his birthday was not on the summer vacation, and it happened to be tomorrow, Sherlock also remembered that it was no wonder that Hermione and Asinsha wanted to go to London mysteriously, and they might have made a special trip to prepare gifts for him.

"Thank you, Lucius, for being amazed every time you give me a gift." Sherlock took the box and told Shog to put it away.

"Of course, after all, the golden python in your hand was still given to you by me, and she was still an egg at that time." Lucius glanced at Camilla on Sherlock's wrist.

For dinner, Sherlock specially left Lucius, and Sherlock also saw that Lucius didn't come to give him a gift this time, it was obvious that the other party had something to say, but there was no suitable opportunity, especially this time, only the two of them were there.

Schorg prepared dinner, relatively simple, buttered bread and a roast chicken split in half.

"Speaking of which, the most famous and prestigious wizard of the era is you, Sherlock, except for Dumbledore, who is dying of old age." Lucius spread butter on top of the bread, and I have to say that the Malfoys are very good at eating and understanding, and sometimes it is a visual pleasure to watch others move skillfully and rhythmically.

Just like a chef cooking, it's the same as chopping vegetables, some chefs are very rough and it's done, but some chefs look like performance art.

When eating, it is the same exquisiteness.

"The Wizarding Congress of the United States publishes a magazine called Wizarding Times, and Sherlock has appeared in Time magazine for ten consecutive years since you made a name for yourself, in fact, once upon a time there was a wizard who did such an achievement in addition to Dumbledore, and it is a wizard who is still alive...... It can also be counted as the half-dead kind ......"

"You're talking about Voldemort, right?"

At the mention of the name, Lucius's expression was unnatural.

"I've heard a lot of rumors about Voldemort's imminent resurrection and revenge on everyone in the wizarding world who opposes him." Sherlock said, wiping his mouth with a napkin.

"Then you believe that the mystery man can really come back." Lucius asked, looking at Sherlock.

"I believe, I've fought him twice, he's just very weak and not dead, and he will naturally come back when his strength recovers, and it's not a good medicine to say that he has found an opportunity to recover his strength."

A cold sweat appeared on Lucius's forehead.

He let out a heavy breath, "Someone contact us again!" ”

"Who?"

"I don't know who it is? But I'm sure a former colleague left only a letter when we rushed over! ”

Lucius showed the black mark on his arm, and the mark that was originally invisible came out again, the dark black skull, and the snake that spit out seemed to be swimming, which looked very oozing.

"I used to be a Death Eater, and I don't need to hide it from you, although I claim to be controlled by the Imperius Curse, but in fact I did it voluntarily, and of course I can't say that it was all voluntary, and there is a small part of it that is feared."

Lucius continued, "I have to do this for the sake of my family, and in order to control us, in addition to actually using the Imperius Curse on some people, he will also imbue the Dark Devil emblem. ”

"Whenever he or his Death Eaters killed someone, they would leave a Dark Mark mark on the top of the body or house, and I think you know that the Dead Man was found in a hut in northern Finland, and the Black Mark was also branded on the left arm of everyone who joined the Death Eaters as a sign of identification, just like the mark of a Death Eater."

Sherlock nodded, he knew all about what Lucius had said.

At the same time, the Death Eaters will also learn a special spell to call the Dark Mark in the sky after being branded with the Dark Mark mark, which at first glance looks like a small leprechaun pattern, which is a huge skeleton, composed of countless turquoise star-like things, and a large python emerges from the skeleton's mouth, like a tongue.

It rises higher and higher as it appears, and a cloud of green smoke glows brightly, like a new constellation against the dark night sky.

Whenever Voldemort was powerful or in his vicinity, the markings on the Death Eater's arms would burn and become clearer and red.

As soon as Voldemort pressed the Dark Mark on a Death Eater's arm, he summoned other Death Eaters, at which point they immediately apparitioned and appeared next to Voldemort to obey his orders.

When a Death Eater touches the Dark Mark branded on his left arm, Voldemort also senses the summoning and apparitions to him.