Dumbledore Enters The Gaunt Shack, This Road Has No Retreat!

Little Hangleton, Gaunt Shack.

Compared with the village five miles away, the wooden shack in front looked a little lonely.

One could easily learn that the former Gaunt family disdained to associate with the Muggles of Little Hangleton.

That's why they moved to live in such a desolate place.

Listening to Dumbledore's narration, Professor Snape looked at the dilapidated wooden shed in front of him.

"Headmaster, do you need me to accompany you in?"

Although he guessed that Lucas had set up a trap inside, Professor Snape still decided to go in and have a look.

He wanted to see what life was like for Voldemort's mother's family.

"No, Severus, I'm not sure what the dangers are inside, you'd be safer staying outside."

Dumbledore was now at the decaying gate.

The Elder Wand slipped from his sleeve and he checked the door for signs of magic with his wand.

"Fiendfyre curse…"

Whispering the magic on the door frame, Dumbledore's eyes were on the dust in front of the door, or something that looks like dust.

"It's a shame, how many innocent Muggles must have been killed by the Fiendfire curse placed on the door."

"Severus, stay outside, and if I haven't come out in an hour, go back to Hogwarts and inform Professor McGonagall immediately."

Getting a reply from Snape, Dumbledore entered the door with the Elder Wand in hand.

The raging Fiendfyre did him no harm.

But Dumbledore didn't notice, the moment he entered the shed, there seemed to be an extra layer of transparent enchantment around the house.

Professor Snape saw with his own eyes a string of 30 magic characters appearing at the gate.

"Headmaster!"

"Professor, don't waste your efforts in vain, Headmaster Dumbledore can't hear you."

Snape followed the voice and looked behind him.

Lucas' figure appeared by the roadside at some point.

"Is this all arranged by you?"

Lucas didn't hide it.

Seeing the worry flicker in Professor Snape's eyes, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, with Headmaster Dumbledore's strength, these traps can't put his life in danger, but that is not necessarily the case for the Horcrux ring."

Without waiting for the potions professor to continue asking questions, Lucas drew out his wand and wrote a string of words in front of him.

The words of the spell gradually turned into a cloud of mist and inside it appeared the image of what was happening inside the house.

"You can watch it by yourself if you're so worried."

Professor Snape gave Lucas a surprised look, this is another kind of magic he hadn't seen before.

He really couldn't understand this student of his, he was getting more and more enigmatic with time.

But now Dumbledore was more important.

Following Professor Snape's gaze into the mist, Dumbledore's figure appeared immediately.

At this moment, he was still hovering in the hall and seemed to be trapped by something.

Seeing Professor Snape looking at himself, Lucas explained: "This was arranged by Voldemort, it has nothing to do with me."

"Mr. Grindelwald, can you explain why you're going through all this trouble?"

"Professor, my people brought back news that Wormtail went to Albania, and I remember Professor Quirrell also went there before my first year at Hogwarts."

Lucas looked at the old bat beside him.

With Snape's ingenuity, it is impossible not to understand what he wanted to express.

Indeed, Professor Snape's face suddenly turned pale.

Seeing him covering his left wrist, Lucas looked at the fog in front of him, and at the same time comforted: "Don't worry, that person has not yet reached the stage of resurrection."

"However, according to my estimation, he will return in a year at the latest, and I always like to do things that are certain."

"I don't want anything beyond my plan to happen. There can only be two players in this game of betting on the future."

"So I must clarify my primary and secondary issues with Dumbledore. Professor, I can't afford to lose this game, because I still have countless followers behind me that are relying on me."

"Voldemort also can't afford to lose, because if he loses the chess game, it means the end of his life."

Professor Snape was silent for a long time.

The two just watched Dumbledore walking in place in the Gaunt Shack.

Until the old man finally broke the barrier in front of him.

Professor Snape snorted coldly: "Don't be ashamed to say it, don't forget, you are just a 14-year-old kid."

"Yeah, I'm just a 14-year-old kid!"

Lucas also sighed with emotion.

At this time Dumbledore, who had broken through the confusion in the hall, raised his vigilance to another level.

Just like Lucas who came here in the first place.

He also didn't expect that Voldemort would set up black magic traps from the moment he entered the door.

"Tom, you are still so cautious!"

Feeling over, Dumbledore swung the Elder Wand to wipe away the traces of black magic on the wall.

He's a little more relaxed than Lucas when he came.

Lucas needed everything to stay in place, while Dumbledore just needed to remove the magic from the house.

Aside from the poison traps, Dumbledore had very little trouble.

The magic in the living room and the passage leading to the last room was broken by him.

Outside the old house, Professor Snape saw the magic being removed with a little contempt in his eyes.

"Looks like the clearance game is coming to an end"

Lucas didn't speak, but stared closely at Dumbledore as he walked into the final room.

For Dumbledore, it is not difficult to find the ring following the magic trail.

When he pried open the floor and saw the rough Horcrux ring, his expression froze suddenly.

Whether it's around the ring, or on top of the ring, he found many traces of dark magic.

Even if he wants to break the dark magic, it will take some time.

Looking at the Horcrux ring lying quietly on the ground, he held out the Elder Wand carefully.

Unexpectedly, the wand stopped an inch away from the Horcrux.

No matter how hard he tried, even pouring magic power into the Elder Wand was of no avail.

Aware that he encountered magic that he couldn't understand, he retracted his wand carefully.

At the same time, some magic words appeared in front of him.

[Gaunt's ring cannot be touched by any tool, if you want to get it, please hold it firmly in your hand.]

The moment the text appeared, Dumbledore knew he had fallen into a trap.

Returning the floor to its original position, he immediately used Apparition, intending to leave here first, go back and make a long-term plan.

Just at the moment when Apparition was cast, a force suddenly interrupted the magic in his body.

"Anti-apparition ward?"

Normal people would think so, and Dumbledore was no exception.

So he drew the Elder Wand again, intending to break the ward on the surrounding area.

Unfortunately, to no avail. He still couldn't Apparate out of there.

Outside the Gaunt Shack, Snape's eyes widened, and he looked curiously at the blond boy beside him.

But Lucas just pointed to the fog, signaling the Professor to keep watching.

Inside the Shack, after a brief surprise, Dumbledore began to look around for clues.

Words appeared on the walls on both sides again.

[Any teleportation magic is prohibited here!]

[It is forbidden to use any spatial magic to break into this place, if you want to enter, please go through the main entrance!]

Dumbledore took a deep breath.

With his knowledge of Voldemort, the opponent definitely does not have such a weird magical ability.

'Lucas Grindelwald, Severus Snape!'

Dumbledore stood where he was.

Thinking carefully about everything that has happened since the beginning of school.

Only then did he discover that it all started when Lucas mentioned the Horcrux.

All his attention seemed to be on Lucas and the Horcruxes and he subconsciously ignored Severus' anomaly.

"What on earth could have made Severus do such a thing?"

He wanted to understand everything.

Dumbledore started back the way he arrived.

Although he doesn't know Lucas' purpose, he believed that the child would not try to kill him, he still had that much confidence.

Watching Dumbledore walking out step by step, Professor Snape was very curious about what Lucas was going to do next.

"Dumbledore is coming out, won't you leave?"

"Really?" Lucas asked back.

At this moment, Dumbledore who was walking to the door stopped again and there seemed to be an invisible wall in front of him.

At the position of the gate, the familiar font appeared again.

[People with magical powers cannot leave this place!]

[Gaunt's ring is a pass certificate, and those who hold the ring can enter and exit freely!]

Dumbledore showed a wry smile, it really wasn't that simple to leave this place.

Snape, who was separated by a door, was even more curious about what kind of magic these words were.

Lucas smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of the Goblet of Fire?"

Seeing the Professor nodding, he continued: "The Legendary Goblet of Fire is a very powerful magical artifact, and those chosen by it must participate in the Triwizard Tournament."

"Nobody can stop it because it's an absolute rule and everyone has to follow it."

"The magic I use is called 'Spell Text', which is similar to the Goblet of Fire, the words I write down will become absolute rules."

"Even Dumbledore must obey!"

Snape was shocked when he heard that.

"Absolute rule?"

Lucas nodded, "However, this magic must be cast slowly, and the text must be written in advance, so it is not suitable for battle, but more suitable for use as a trap."

He had just finished speaking when he heard Dumbledore's voice from inside the room.

"Lucas, you seem to underestimate this old man!"

While speaking, the Elder Wand released monstrous flames and Dumbledore standing in the flames was like a god of fire.

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