Chapter 299: Gaunt shack

Chapter 299: Gaunt shack

"Need a moment to collect yourself?" Nick asked with a raised eyebrow. "This is a simple extraction and destruction mission not a battle to the death so i'll be fine." The old man said reassuringly. Nick looked like he didn't believe him but chose not to mention it any longer as he sent Nazgul into his ring. "Apparition is forbidden in Hogwarts so are we going to Hogsmeade first or is Fawkes taking us?" Nick asked calmly. Dumbledore seemed surprised by the question but quickly recovered "It's best we go to Hogsmeade first." he answered and Nick nodded.-

They left the castle after that and took a carriage to the small wizarding town near the castle. It was a quaint little place with various shops that were clearly only there to profit off the students of the school that regularly frequent the town. Each shop was less business and more personal which made sense considering most of them were family owned and operated. Other than the shops there was the shrieking shack at the top of the hill on the far side of the town as well as various homes dotted about the place in the strange haphazard manner wizards were fond of for some reason.-L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.

The ambient mana was seemingly permanently stained with the residual traces of the Slytherin bloodline that drew many snakes to the area instinctively. The serpents avoid the two strangers on this land however as both felt dangerous. Soon the two of them arrived outside the building that still bore faint reminders of the long lost glory of it's previous occupants yet was now merely a ruined and cursed place. That last part was meant very literally as Voldemort had placed several dark enchantments in and around the building to protect his treasure.-

"Step lightly , this place is full of dark magic and not just the one we are after." Nick said seriously and Dumbledore nodded as all signs of fatigue vanished from him once the adrenaline started coursing through his veins. Both pulled out their wands before moving forward with determination in their eyes. Each of them covered the other as they disarmed each trap carefully and with precision. Together they made fast progress into the building and towards the living room that nick felt the unmistakable magic of a horcrux in.-

The defenses placed in this part of the shack were the firmest and slowed down the duo considerably as they needed to be very careful in dismantling them. The traps were intricately linked to prevent one from tampering with them one piece at a time which meant the whole thing needed to be done at the same time. Still they got through the cursed defenses and reached the place that hid the horcrux. "It's here , under the floor boards." Nick said seriously and Dumbledore flicked the elder wand sending the boards up and out of the way. There in the dust and dirt sat a small box tightly covered in curses and deadly traps.