Chapter 304: Arrival
The interior of the castle has apparently been damaged in several places.
Clouds of ash on the ground, all kinds of discarded old and antique weapons, and a large number of huge scratches crisscrossing each other, like the depressions that giant beasts have crashed into during a gladiatorial fight, are distributed in staircases, pillars, and so on.
The original luxurious and elegant castle was destroyed to the point of incomparable, and it had been abandoned for a long time, and no one took care of it after that, so now the ground was full of dust, and the air was filled with a kind of rotten atmosphere.
Everyone knew very well what this meant, that is, since Count Dracula did not succeed in ruling the world, then he must have failed here, but since the others did not clean up the battlefield, it means that the side that might be against him did not survive either.
It was a tragic battle that ended together, and good did not triumph over evil, because it did not survive in the end.
Even Mad-Eye Moody couldn't help but frown, his magical eyes drizzling around his head, and from time to time to the back of his head......
This is to be vigilant about the dangers that may lurk in this gloomy castle, and at the same time to detect all kinds of spells and supernatural traces, and it is precisely because of the presence of such a convenient and dutiful sentinel that others can feel a little more at ease.
As one might expect, the castle is not much different in terms of footprint than Hogwarts Castle, but not much different in terms of its heritage - if you add the entire town outside.
It is conceivable that there may have been a large number of Muggles living here back then, but they must have been led by wizards, who used the power of magic to dig up mountains, level the terrain, build towns, and strengthen protection......
The entire town is anti-apparitional, and the castle at its core has banned the use of a large number of poisonous spells and dark magic, and although it is now dilapidated, his magic eye can still glimpse a large number of traces.
There were many spells that even Moody, an experienced old Auror, had never seen before, and seemed ancient and mysterious, so there was no doubt that the castle was once impregnable and that the town was once backed by powerful wizarding powers.
But it was breached, and even the entire town was slaughtered, and almost at the same time it was taken and reduced to ashes.
The rest of the people were supposed to be wizards, but they all died in the fight against the vampire, and none of them survived...... What a terrible and amazing power this is?
This shows that the vampire is powerful enough to easily destroy a town and destroy a country's magical world.
If he hadn't come here a long, long time ago, and had been shipwrecked here, he would have shrouded Europe in his shadow and changed the course of magical history forever.
But such a powerful and terrifying vampire, they don't even know at all, and even think that it is a fictitious character written by a Muggle?
What the hell is wrong with this world? What the hell is going on with their wizarding society?
Everyone's hearts couldn't help but rise to such a thought, full of doubts, and even began to wonder if their path was really narrow, otherwise, how could it be like this?
If Harry hadn't been in the dream and had come into contact with the echo and learned about the original record, they don't know how long it would have been before they could discover this secret buried in history.
The so-called Dracula is really a very foreign cultural image to the wizarding world.
No wizard would think that the name would represent the vampire race, just as they wouldn't specifically find out if a Muggle author wrote about Van Helsing.
Not to mention that they don't know, and even if they do, they will only think that this is a literary processing carried out by Muggles who are ignorant and based on some rumors and folklore that they don't know where they came from.
Therefore, these wizards are still skeptical about the story Harry told, if it weren't for the existence of Gu Long, if it weren't for the existence of Noah, these examples of shattering common sense popped up one after another, showing up to say the ......
They don't even have "half-believers", they only directly doubt it and dismiss it as nonsense. They don't think that legends have a certain factual basis, they just think that they are very sensational, even funny.
After all, Dracula is not Voldemort, who ravaged the wizarding world more than a decade ago, wanting to rule Britain by evil means, the three thousand wizards, become the mayor of the town, and then continue to pursue more noble goals......
For those who lived through that period, Voldemort's name has become a symbol of horror, and no one dares to call him by his first name, but can only refer to him by the code name "Mystery Man".
But now, even if they haven't seen the horror and power of that vampire with their own eyes, people can speculate through all the signs of death and destruction, and rejoice that they and others are latecomers and don't have to face such a powerful enemy.
After a simple assignment of work, the warriors began to choose their own areas, split up, search for traces, capture clues, and search for records...... Adult wizards don't interfere, but they are also responsible for security and making sure nothing goes wrong.
No one is stupid enough to suggest that everyone should act separately, that would be too stupid, they may not know what it is, but they also know that many tragic tragedies that should not have happened are caused by such stupid behavior.
As an old Auror who has been born and died many times, his teammates in the same class are almost dead, and he is still alive, Moody is very serious and admonishes everyone-
No matter how last resort, don't take the initiative to separate your teammates and put yourself alone, in an unfamiliar environment or dangerous situation, he doesn't know how many Aurors he has seen die like this.
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The castle is naturally eerie and depressing, and the low doors and windows make it difficult for the outside light to penetrate in, making people feel a little uncomfortable from the physical and psychological.
After all, it is used like a fortress, and if it were purely for enjoyment, no one would have built such an ancient castle.
Some candlesticks may still be lit, but for some unknown reason, no one lights them, and they don't want to try to see if they can still be used, but they are only lit by fluorescent charms.
And everyone was silent, and even completely lost interest in talking, as if this ancient building had unknown magic, and they even subconsciously relaxed their breathing, let alone their feet.
Everybody is tiptoeing, careful, and handling with care—
It seems that he is afraid that a slightly louder sound, or too bright light, will wake up some danger sleeping in this dark and gloomy castle.
Since they've been asleep for centuries, let them stay asleep and don't wake them up!
Harry was hell-bent on maintaining his current lead, and out of some selfishness, he didn't tell all the information, but kept a part of it, just so that he could make a difference at such a critical moment.
Although this castle is not as large as Hogwarts Castle, and does not have a large number of spatial structures that can be changed at any time, as well as strange areas that are hidden, it also has a very large space to explore.
The boy tried to suppress his urge to go straight to the right route, pretending to have chosen a route, searching without speed or slowness, going up layer by layer, and finally found a tower at the top......
This was supposed to be the final battleground, with a large hole in the dome and most of the walls collapsing, turning the area into an open-air space with a direct view of the entire town outside.
And probably because there was no shelter, after so long, the wind and rain were blowing, the sun and the rain were drenched, and the place was unimaginably bad, the ground was overgrown with tenacious gray-white weeds and moss, and the walls were crawling with some kind of parasitic plants that were hideous like devil's vines.
The floor is rotten, and it seems that if you step on it, you can crack at any time, and then you will fall to the next floor. A coffin was in a dilapidated corner, it seemed to be filled with blackened soil, and after such a long time, there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air, and I don't know if it was an illusion.
The soft, feeble sunlight shone through the tower, freezing the two ...... The corpse of a monster.
One has a huge bat wing growing on its back, and the other is a beast as huge as a bear, and the human stands up...... Vampires and werewolves! Even though their corpses were covered in various plants and couldn't be seen in their original appearance, Harry was able to match them in the first place.
Dracula and Van Helsing.
They all looked like they were all killed in the fight, the werewolf's claws pierced through the vampire's heart, and its throat was brutally torn open by the other party...... The two sides maintained this fighting posture until the last moment.
This shocked the boy, and he couldn't help but make up in his mind that it might have been a battle that took place here two centuries ago.
"Oh, after so long, someone finally came......"
Just as Sirius, who was with him, raised his wand and sent a signal to notify the others, a voice suddenly rang out.
Harry was startled, and subconsciously hid behind Sirius, who was immediately reaching out to protect him, and looked at the place where the sound was coming from, and then saw a translucent shadow emerge from the shadows.
"Is that you?" The boy was slightly stunned and blurted out.
He found that this ghost was the same person he had seen in his dreams, that noble gentleman-like person, so he was really dead? And turned into a ghost?
"You know me?" The aristocratic gentleman-like ghost was also stunned for a moment.
"No, I don't know ......"
Harry quickly shook his head, and also reacted, he was equivalent to breaking into a memory, the person he met was just a shadow, not the current ghost, and the other party didn't know him.
At this time, there were footsteps at the stairs, but it was someone else who received the signal and rushed over.
"I am Richard Lossburg, the owner of this castle and the last heir of this family......"
The ghost introduced himself and said to the crowd.
"We fought Dracula's vampire to the death, and in the end we killed him and foiled his plot, but we also paid with our lives, and everyone died here......"
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