Chapter 273: Love The House And The Crow, The Prodigal Voldemort

Chapter 273: Love The House And The Crow, The Prodigal Voldemort

Until three days later, when Wayne came to pick up Qiu, Mr. Zhang was still angry.

He never expected that this kid could stretch his hands so long and even his immediate boss could be affected.

Even though he knew that he would be promoted soon, he still couldn't be grateful to Wayne.

Mrs. Zhang is very open-minded about this. Women's perspective on problems is fundamentally different from men's.

She felt that Wayne had put in so much effort in order to spend Christmas with Qiu, which was enough to see his intentions. She just said a few words to Wayne indifferently and let the two of them leave.

Standing on the side of the road, Qiu felt a little excited.

"How are we going to get there?"

"Have you ever made a Knight Bus?" Wayne asked.

Qiu shook his head slightly: "I've only heard of it, but I've never had the chance.'

"Then let's try it today." Wayne took out his magic wand and waved it, and soon, a bus arrived in front of the two of them at an incredible speed.

Intrigued to explore, Qiu followed Wayne up.

Devon.

In a small village in West Devon, a bus suddenly appeared, then braked suddenly and stopped at the entrance of the village.

A young man led a pale girl out of the car.

"Welcome to ride the Knight Bus next time." The conductor said goodbye warmly, and then the car ran wildly into the distance.

"I regret it." Qiu resisted the urge to vomit: "This is simply a rampage. Several times I thought I was going to have a car accident."

"Sit once and you won't think about it again." Wayne smiled and took Qiu to the side to rest for a while. After adjusting, they entered the village.

There was only one main road in the whole village. The two of them reached the end of the road and came to a small house.

The house was in dilapidated condition, with a rusty lock hanging on the door.

With the dilapidated state of this house, people are wondering whether the lock is still necessary.

"Is this Nicoléme's home?"

Qiu couldn't believe that the greatest alchemist in history could actually live in such a place.

"This is just a transit point."

Wayne used magic to open the door. There was only an entire room in the house, without dividing any functional areas. It looked empty. The only object in the whole room was an old wall clock hanging on the wall.

"Hold my hand." Wayne said to Qiu. The girl grabbed his arm tightly, and then he used his other free arm to set the clock on the wall to one-thirty-six.

One thousand three hundred and thirty six happened to be the year Nico was born.

The wall clock suddenly rotated at high speed, creating a strong suction force that sucked both of them in.

When Qiu came to his senses again, the two of them had appeared in a corridor full of classical atmosphere.

A house elf suddenly appeared in front of them and bent down deeply:

"Master Lawrence, Ann."

"Nabi, long time no see." Wayne greeted with a smile, and then introduced: "This is Qiu Zhang, my girlfriend."

Nabi immediately saluted Qiu respectfully: "Dear lady, my name is Nabi, and I am the house elf responsible for the master's daily life and entertainment."

"Hello, Nabi." Qiu also greeted him.

"Where's Nico? Are Newt and the others here?" Wayne asked again.

"Mrs. Scamander is enjoying the opera with the hostess, and Mr. Scamander is chatting with the hostess on the terrace."

"Then take us there."

The house elf led the way, and the two soon arrived at the east terrace on the third floor of the house, where they met Nico and Newt.

"You finally came."

Seeing the young man, Nico laughed and came over, "We just said when you would arrive.

"Is this Qiu Zhang?" After saying that, Nico stretched out his hand and smiled kindly: "Hello, child."

"Hello, Mr. Lemay." Qiu stretched out his hand nervously and shook it cautiously.

Before she came, Wayne had told her to be gentle when shaking hands with Nico, otherwise she might break his bones if she wasn't careful.

"Like Wayne, just call me Nico." Nico responded gently and asked the two of them to sit down.

Qiu had met Newt before at the Pig Head Bar, so there was no need to introduce him again.

"Where's Rolf? Didn't you say you wanted to bring him here before?"

Wayne looked at it and saw that Nabi only mentioned the Newts just now, and it seemed that Rolf had not come over.

"He was taken away by his parents and went to Liechtenstein." Speaking of this, Newt seemed a little dissatisfied: "We clearly agreed to let Rolf spend Christmas with us, but then he went back on his word."

Well, it was a standard scene between a grandpa and his parents competing for their children. Wayne shrugged and didn't know how to comfort him.

However, Newt himself adjusted quickly. After complaining for a few words, he changed the topic to the recent Hogwarts.

"It's just to capture a fugitive. It's really a big fuss to send out so many dementors."

Nico commented: "If you want to avoid being hunted by dementors, there are actually many ways, including Occlumency, Animagus, and many black magics.

"It's just causing unnecessary trouble to others."

"Nico, you are the only one who can say it so easily." Newt smiled: "Facing Dementors, many people can't even use magic, so how can they think of these methods."

Several people are considered big bosses in the magic world, so they can make things so easy.

After learning that the two came here on the Cavalier Bus, and after a brief chat, Nico thoughtfully asked Qiu and Wayne to rest first.

Nabi took them to the room, Qiu went to catch up on some sleep, and Wayne used this time to walk around the manor.

The style of this manor is completely different from the one in Paris. The one in Paris is a Roman-style manor, which is more elegant, just like the palace of an ancient noble.

The one here has a rural style and a richer atmosphere of life.

Wayne found the pasture and released the unicorn, panda, and many little guys.

The golden figure flashed past, and Newt, who was accompanying him, said in surprise: "Golden Snitch?"

"Hagrid gave it to me."

Wayne looked at the golden thread that appeared as the Golden Snidget crossed the sky: "How's it going? I'm doing well, right?"

"It's pretty good." Newt nodded involuntarily.

Whether the Golden Snitch is healthy or not depends purely on its flying speed. Wayne's one is so fast that he can't see clearly.

"It's a pity that this is the only one." Wayne shook his head regretfully and hinted wildly:

"It would be great if someone could give me another one to make a male and a female.

Despite Inuit's good temper, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"I found that your hobbies are quite unique, and you raise all very cruel animals..."

Thunderbirds, unicorns, iron-eating beasts, and Golden Wings are all extremely rare and are listed as protected magical animals in civilization.

Wayne also complained: "Do you want to look at your Winged Demon and Poisoned Leopard before you say this?"

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

This eldest brother, please stop laughing at your second brother.

Soon, one old and one young reached a consensus.

As a Hufflepuff, it's understandable to keep a few cute little animals...

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When it was almost time to eat, Wayne called Qiu up.

The girl took a good nap and looked much better.

Everyone came to the dining table and sat down, and another introduction was made. Qiu was a little nervous at first, but under the care of Tina and Mrs. Perenal, she quickly became relaxed.

"Eat more, these are your favorite foods."

Mrs. Perenal smiled and pushed two plates of French-baked snails and foie gras in front of Wayne. Wayne was not polite and did not refuse the kindness of his elders.

"It's been so lively for a long time." Perenaar also sighed with emotion.

After living for more than six hundred years, she and Nico had no interest in celebrating holidays at all, and even celebrated their birthdays with weird behaviors like pretending to be dead.

But today, it was rare for the two old people to experience the festive atmosphere.

The dinner ended with a classic bouillabaisse, and everyone went to the living room to kill time.

Because he knew in advance that Qiu was coming, Nico also prepared a gift for her.

"Broomstick stabilizer." Nico took out something similar to a watch: "I heard that you like Quidditch. This gadget can make your broomstick fly more smoothly and comply with the rules of the game."

"We're not as rich as Nico." Tina smiled and asked Newt to bring a box.

"This is a jewelry box made of dragon scales. I hope you like it."

The appearance of the box does not match, but there is space inside, divided into several categories for easy storage and organization.

When it comes to the traceless extension spell, the Scarborough family is worthy of being experts in this field.

With Wayne's approval, Qiu was flattered and collected the gift.

Whether it is an alchemy product made by Nicoléme himself or a box decorated with real dragon scales, they are extremely precious things to the outside world.

At this moment, Qiu felt that the elders of the two families really regarded Wayne as their close descendant.

I love you so much that I would give her such an expensive gift.

After a while, Mrs. Perenal went to rest, and the Newts also left the living room.

Wayne asked Qiu to go back to the room first, and now he and Nico were the only ones left in the living room.

Nico was the first to ask: "What can't you let Newt know?"

He had just received Wayne's look, but when he saw that he was the only one left, he was also very curious.

Wayne explained: "It's not that I want to hide it from the senior, but the less people know about this, the better, so as not to cause any trouble to him.

"Then you're not afraid of troublesome me?" Nico teased him.

"He who can do it has to work harder." Wayne grinned, took out a dragon skin bag, controlled the crown to fly out, and placed it on the table.

Seeing how cautious he was, Nico's expression became much more serious, and he looked at the crown seriously.

With more than 600 years of knowledge reserves and the line of writing on the lower edge of the crown, he quickly made a guess and said in shock: "Well, it couldn't be from Ravenclaw.

.......***.....

"That's right, it's the crown of Raeclaw." Wayne nodded.

Nico's eyes widened and he stood up excitedly: "Where did you find it? Are you sure?"

He was the greatest alchemist ever recorded in history.

But there are some things that he, or alchemy, cannot do.

For example, in the legend of the crown, it can increase wisdom.

Through magic potions and alchemy, one can enhance a person's memory and mental concentration, but it cannot improve a person's wisdom.

You could never turn a fool like Crabbe Goul into Voldemort.

But the legendary Ravenclaw's crown has such an effect.

Although it is not that exaggerated, the effect is indeed fundamentally different from alchemy.

"I found it in school." Wayne understood Nico's excitement, but still stood between him and the crown.

"I can guarantee that this is true. If a fake is made into a Horcrux, then

Voldemort was too lacking in cards. "

"Horcrux?" Nico's expression changed and he trotted forward.

Without touching it, he observed it carefully for a long time, then used his wand to fire a stream of magic power, wrapping it around the crown, and finally confirmed...

Everything Wayne said is true.

"What a waste! What a waste!"

Nico was rarely angry: "He actually used the filthiest black magic to defile such a treasure!"

"Who can understand a psycho?"

Wayne shook his head slightly: "Perhaps, he thinks it is an honor to make the crown into a Horcrux."

"What a lunatic."

Originally, Nico didn't really have much feelings for Voldemort, it was just the Dark Lord. He had seen a lot of him in his life.

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But now his view has changed.

Even among the many evil dark wizards, Voldemort is the sickest one.

"I'm looking for you just to see if you can destroy the soul fragments inside the crown without damaging it."

Nico showed a troubled look:

"very difficult..."

"This is one of the important reasons why Horcruxes are called the most evil black magic."

"The soul and the object are completely integrated together, regardless of each other, you can see them as a whole."

"If I want to destroy only the soul fragments inside without damaging the crown... I have to think carefully."

Nico sighed: "Many ordinary items have become indestructible after being made into Horcruxes, and can only be destroyed by a few means.

"Have you ever met other dark wizards who made Horcruxes?" Wayne asked curiously.

"There has never been a shortage of people in the world who pursue immortality, and even I am one of them." Nico nodded slightly, "It's just that I was luckier and made the magic stone."

"As for the Horcrux, I once destroyed one with my own hands."

"What method was used?"

"Li Huo." Nico said calmly: "But obviously, we can't use this method on the crown, even if you agree, I don't agree either.

"It's up to you." Wayne shrugged, as if he was handing over the shopkeeper: "Anyway, I've already handed the things to you."

"You just know how to cause trouble for me." Nico scolded, but looking at the wrinkles on his face, you could tell that the old man actually didn't resent such trouble.

There are opportunities to study the legendary wizard's relics. The more troubles you have, the more you save.

But of course Nico couldn't make Wayne so relaxed: "Just be my assistant these days. Your alchemy hasn't improved in a long time."

Wayne smiled awkwardly.

"There is still some progress, but it is not a traditional field. You will know later."

After all, human energy is limited. Wayne admitted that when his strength reached the level of a great wizard, he did become a little slack.

There is no one in this world who can threaten his life. With King Feng, he can live forever.

Living in a non-threatening environment, it is human nature to relax.

But Nico said so, so he naturally had to cheer up and couldn't let him down.

In the next two days, the two first conducted a comprehensive inspection of the crown.

Sure enough, in addition to turning the crown into a Horcrux, the despicable Voldemort also set up a secret and vicious black magic on it.

If anyone puts the crown on his head, his mind will be disturbed, he will have the desire for violence and killing, and he will turn into a humanoid beast.

In order to break this curse, Nico specially prepared an ancient magic potion called cleansing potion, which can purify most of the black magic effects.

Unfortunately, it has no effect on the soul fragments in the Horcrux.

The crown needs to be soaked in the potion for two days and two nights.

When Nico prepared the magic potion, he placed the crown in a stone basin filled with solution.

Time also came to Christmas Eve unknowingly.

The old man said to Wayne: "Let's go, don't keep Perenal and the others waiting too long. It's time to talk to me later."

"OK."

The two walked out of the laboratory and closed the door heavily. .