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Chapter 338: 12 Grimmauld Place (Second Update)
Chapter 338: 12 Grimmauld Place (Second Update)
In the early morning, a large sun rose from the horizon, and the sunlight streamed through the windows of the small wooden cabin, shining on Auror Fang's face.
Auror Fang slowly opened his eyes, then, as if realizing something, he shook his head to quickly clear his mind and cautiously felt for his wand at his waist.
Once he felt the wand, he let out a slight sigh of relief.
He drew his wand as quickly as possible and began to observe his surroundings.
He was in a small wooden cabin. Two of his colleagues were still unconscious, and next to them were several prison inmates, also unconscious and bound with ropes.
"Stasis Break!"
Auror Fang approached and lifted the spell from his two colleagues, then recounted what had happened the previous night and his suspicions upon waking up.
It was clear that they had been attacked last night, and some of the prisoners from the prison had been brought to this cabin along with them.
Fortunately, their wands had not been taken, and their attackers were nowhere to be seen, giving them at least a chance to fight back.
After a brief discussion, the three of them used Alohomora to unlock the wooden door and decided to go outside to check the situation.
As they pushed open the wooden door, the familiar sea, trees, and various landscapes came into view.
This place was not just any other location; it was the North Sea Island, where Azkaban Prison was located, and their cabin was built right next to the prison.
However, when they turned to look in the direction of the prison, they all let out a collective gasp:
"Oh, Merlin, where is Azkaban Prison? How could such a massive prison just disappear!"
Indeed, the huge Azkaban Prison that should have been on their right was now completely gone, leaving only an empty foundation.
Two days later.
In Diagon Alley, in a room on the second floor of the Leaky Cauldron, Jerry reached out to open the Daily Prophet he had just bought from downstairs. The newspaper featured a headline about the explosive news of Azkaban Prison, along with Death Eaters and Dementors, disappearing two days ago.
Many witches speculated that it might have been the work of the remaining Death Eaters, but the ability to move an entire prison was terrifying.
As a result, the entire British witch community was in a state of high tension, and the foot traffic in Diagon Alley had significantly decreased.
After all, the Death Eaters imprisoned in Azkaban were all loyal followers of Voldemort from years ago, and each of them had a formidable reputation in the magical world, comparable to Sirius Black.
The mere presence of Sirius Black had already caused widespread panic, and now a group of them had escaped, along with the Dementors who had turned against them.
The Ministry of Magic, on the other hand, was in complete disarray.
The current Minister of Magic, Fudge, was once again under scrutiny, and many witches were privately calling him the worst Minister in the history of the Ministry of Magic.
Fudge could only promise in the newspaper that he would find all the dangerous Death Eaters and arrest the ones responsible for the breakout before the end of the Christmas holidays.
"Sorry, Minister Fudge, but your promise is unlikely to be fulfilled."
Jerry put down the newspaper and shrugged.
He was not the least bit concerned about the trouble he had caused by moving Azkaban and the Death Eaters, which had plunged the Ministry of Magic, especially Fudge, into chaos.
After all, Fudge was not his friend, and he had no reason to care about Fudge's feelings.
"I never expected that the Ravenclaw's Diadem would have such a use!"
After putting down the newspaper, Jerry took out Ravenclaw's Diadem from his box space and began to study it again.
After returning from North Sea Island to Diagon Alley, he had originally planned to gather the other Horcruxes and seal the piece of Voldemort's soul inside each one. However, an unexpected incident delayed him for two days.
This incident occurred when he accidentally placed Ravenclaw's Diadem on his head and discovered something unexpected.
He had initially thought that once Voldemort's soul fragment was sealed, the Diadem would be useless. But when he put it on, he realized that this wasn't the case.
The Diadem, crafted by one of Hogwarts' founders, Ravenclaw, was itself a powerful magical artifact.
Its unique magical ability was to enhance the wearer's intelligence.
This was similar to the necklace Jerry had given Hermione, which contained Merlin's Ring. However, unlike the necklace, which required the wearer to activate it with magic power, the Diadem increased intelligence simply by being worn, whether by a witch or a Muggle.
However, compared to Jerry's "Mind Refresh" ability, the Diadem's effect was much weaker, roughly on par with the necklace.
Overall, it wasn't very useful to him, but he could give it to Aisha in the Main World to boost her somewhat scatterbrained mind.
After all, Voldemort chose the containers for his Horcruxes not just because of their fame, but primarily because they were extremely powerful magical artifacts.
Not only Ravenclaw's Diadem, but also Hufflepuff's Cup and Slytherin's Locket likely had their own unique magical abilities.
Like Gryffindor's Sword, which had the special property of absorbing and infinitely enhancing power, and could be summoned at any time by a true Gryffindor.
12 Grimmauld Place, the ancestral home of the Black family.
Sirius Black, wearing a dressing gown, sat on the sofa in the first-floor entrance hall, holding the Daily Prophet and seething with anger.
"Peter Pettigrew, you won't get away with this. I will find you again!"
He had just returned from Hogwarts, where he had met his godson Harry. His mood had been good, but it was quickly soured by the news that all the Death Eaters, including the recently imprisoned Peter Pettigrew, had been rescued. How could he not be furious?
In his eyes, Peter Pettigrew deserved to die, and even being sent to Azkaban was too good for him.
"Go back to your kitchen, the sight of you makes me sick!"
At that moment, house-elf Kreacher happened to be passing by Sirius Black and was kicked to the ground. Sirius then roared at him to disappear from his sight.
Every time Sirius saw Kreacher, it reminded him of the nauseating and decaying family, bringing back many unpleasant memories.
Kreacher, after being kicked, glared at Sirius Black with resentment, then grumbled and returned to the kitchen where he lived, following Sirius's order.
Sirius Black hated him, and Kreacher hated Sirius Black just as much.
In Kreacher's eyes, Sirius Black was a traitor to the family, a hateful, ungrateful, and despicable person. If Sirius Black were not the last legitimate heir of the family and his master, he would never obey his commands.
In his heart, the most beloved master was the deceased Regulus, Sirius Black's younger brother.
(End of Chapter)
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