[HP]Blue Soul

Chapter 104 Hufflepuff's Gold Cup

Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire.One of the earliest Malfoys, Armand Malfoy, obtained a fine fief from William the Great, on which the Malfoy Manor was established.As the time goes back nearly ten centuries, the location of the old Malfoy Manor has become increasingly remote over the course of history, as they refused to share the same town as the Muggles.

Qiubai, who didn't know where he was, enjoyed the appearance of his entourage in the form of a hug.But it wasn't as romantic as imagined, instead it made Qiubai's stomach churn again, which hadn't been swelled by apparation for many years.

Holding Severus's hand with one hand and covering his uncomfortable stomach with the other, Qiubai looked around. They were walking on a wide stone path in the woods.The green trees on both sides guarded both sides of the road straight like knights.

They were getting closer and closer to a fine wrought iron gate, and Severus raised his wand and pulled Qiubai straight through the gate.Qiubai looked back, the gate was still there, but just now she felt that she had just passed through a layer of smoke.

In Qiubai's memory, she had never seen such a luxurious residence as Malfoy Manor.It is surrounded by well-designed gardens, not only fountains, but also free-roaming white peacocks.It looks very impressive from the outside.

Entering the foyer, you can see the wealth of the Malfoy family even more.Luxurious polished and shiny furniture, marble fireplaces and gilded mirrors, and various portraits hung on the walls, and the stone floor tiles on the ground were almost completely covered by gorgeous carpets.

Before Qiubai was blinded, Lucius and Narcissa came to greet him hand in hand.Narcissa is very beautiful, with blond hair curling down her neck, and she looks very gentle, which is really different from her sister Bellatrix.Lucius was no different from Qiubai's impression, except that he looked a little more tired, and he could see particularly obvious dark circles on his pale face.

"Hello, Miss Shire." Lucius bowed politely, and Narcissa also made a lady's greeting.

Qiubai imitated Narcissa and said, "Hi, Mr. Malfoy, Mrs. Malfoy."

"I don't think so much etiquette is necessary," Severus said in a low voice.

"You're right." Lucius made a gesture of invitation, "Then go in and talk. The black tea is ready, and Sissy made the dessert herself."

Severus was used to Lucius flaunting his wife, he pulled Qiubai straight past Lucius, and sat down on the sofa.Lucius and Narcissa sat across from them, and Qiubai also saw the platinum-gold head faintly protruding from the door frame of the side hall.

"Little dragon!" Lucius yelled over there.

The head by the door frame quickly retracted.

Qiu Bai raised his hand and placed two sound-proof spells around the sofa, "It's safe this way."

"Excellent silent and wandless magic." Lucius said in admiration, "Now I start to believe what you say, Severus."

"What did he say?" Qiu Bai asked.

Lucius touched his left arm slowly, "He said you can help me escape from the shadow of the Dark Lord, then..." Lucius' voice became low, as if he was putting pressure on people, "You can really do it ?"

"Sometimes, history is doomed." Qiubai said without fear, "Voldemort must fail. I believe that as smart people, you must know what choice to make."

"You invited us over in such a hurry, what happened?" Severus asked, tapping his knee.

"I think you feel it too, Severus." Lucius was still stroking his left arm, "I can feel the sign's activity, the Dark Lord is coming back soon." Thinking of this possibility, Lucius' lips Turning pale, Narcissa grabbed Lucius' hand reassuringly.

Lucius continued, "I heard from Severus that in order to completely get rid of the Dark Lord, his Horcruxes need to be destroyed? I would venture to ask, what is the progress of this matter now."

"Two were destroyed, and four are left. Slytherin's locket and Ravenclaw's diadem are still missing. If you have any impressions, please let us know." Qiubai said, "Nagini is sure With Voldemort, we can solve it together at that time. As for Hufflepuff's gold cup, I think we can get it today, as long as Mrs. Malfoy cooperates."

"Me?" Narcissa pointed at herself in surprise.

"You mean the Gringotts vault of the Lestrange family?" Lucius immediately realized that he remembered that Voldemort once rewarded Bella with a golden cup.

"Yes, I think the golden cup is inside." Qiubai said.

"It is indeed possible." Narcissa also understood, "She has always been fond of keeping valuables in Gringotts. I happen to have the key, so we need to get the gold cup out today?"

"I can give you the keys," Lucius said suddenly, "but we won't go with you."

Severus raised his eyebrows. Knowing his friend's personality, he could fully understand what Lucius was thinking. Malfoy would always think of a way out."It's enough to have the key," he said.

Narcissa got up and left immediately, and it took about 10 minutes before she came back with a key.There are many small nicks on the quaint key, and if you look closely, you can see a large letter V.If this V is engraved by Bella, then her fascination with Voldemort is evident.

Narcissa put the key in Qiubai's hand, "If the Dark Lord returns, he will definitely rescue Bella and the others, and Bella will definitely come to ask for her key back."

It seems that the news from the Ministry of Magic is too closed, or the wizard on duty in Azkaban did not find out in time. It seems that the news of Bella's death has not been announced until now.

Qiubai naturally wouldn't tell Narcissa about this, no matter how crazy Bella was, she was still Narcissa's biological sister.There is a grievance and a debtor, Bella has paid the price for all her affairs, Qiubai hopes that this matter can be exposed, and the matter of her and Severus going to Azkaban will only be sealed in the dust of history forever. under the dust.

"I will only take out the gold cup and will not touch anything inside." Qiubai said, "After I take it out, I will return the key to you."

"I'm not really worried about that," Narcissa said. "Bella is obsessed with what's important to her, so I guess she'll cast a spell on those important things in the vault."

"Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention to it when the time comes." Qiubai kept this matter in mind.

"I think we are already allies, and I hope to share information with you about the Horcruxes. I saw a very beautiful diadem at the Dark Lord's, but that diadem has since disappeared. As far as I can remember, It was the Dark Lord who went to Hogwarts to apply for a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and failed. As for the Slytherin locket, I don’t have much impression.” Lucius told Qiubai everything he knew, and he The desire to get rid of Voldemort's shadow is very urgent, especially after knowing "history" from Severus.

"Hogwarts..." Severus pondered, "You mean that Voldemort may have put Ravenclaw's diadem in Hogwarts? But as far as I know, although Hogwarts has many secret passages, But there's no particularly good place to hide things."

"I think you forgot about the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets? Never underestimate the secrets of this castle." Lucius still had a fresh memory of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets. After all, he was the one who started the incident. He also lost a servant after the incident.

Severus nodded in agreement, but a thought flashed through Qiubai's head. The place that could reassure Voldemort must be a secret, unknown place.Hogwarts happens to have such a magical place that responds to every request...

"I'll discuss it with Dumbledore then," Severus said.

"Oh, that old bee." The loathing and disgust on Lucius's face was about to drip from his face, "I have to make it clear that just because I'm an ally with you doesn't mean I'm with the old bee."

What a strange attachment, Qiubai thought to himself.

"By the way, I recently donated money to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. Fudge gave me a few tickets to the Quidditch World Cup. Ireland vs. Bulgaria. There are just two extra tickets. I think you will need them." Lucius pulled out the two tickets that he had prepared a long time ago and stuffed them into Severus' hands.

Severus frowned, he had no interest in savage Quidditch at all, let alone there were no Slytherin students in the Quidditch World Cup.

"Then I'll donate some money to St. Mungo's too. Will Fudge give me another ticket?" Although it sounds like a joke, Qiubai is really thinking about the feasibility of this method, and the two tickets are obviously satisfactory. It can't meet the needs of their family of three.

"Are you taking anyone else?" Lucius said.

"Of course, I have to bring my godson." Qiubai said.

"You have a godson, that's something I don't know." Lucius said, "How old is he? Going to Hogwarts? I think my dragon can be friends with him. Severus this It's your problem, you didn't tell me."

Severus was speechless, he didn't think Lucius would be so excited to have Draco befriend him after he knew who this godson was.

"Same age as Draco, he's in Gryffindor," Chomber said. "They'll be friends, as long as Draco isn't the bully."

"Aha! Gryffindor." Lucius said dissatisfied, "We Malfoy may be born to be at odds with Gryffindor, and my little dragon has inherited this. He has become obsessed with opposing the savior now, although I Warn him to be restrained. The savior is not your godson, is it?"

Qiubai raised his eyebrows without denying it.

Seeing Qiubai's expression, Lucius opened his mouth wide and spoke incoherently as if he had just learned to speak, "Aha! It's incredible! It's incredible, the savior really has powerful black magic? I mean, he really can kill the Dark Lord?"

"Of course he can, as I said earlier, history is doomed." Qiubai said proudly.

"I hope this isn't a false history..." Lucius mumbled.He's still a little skeptical about the fact that this alliance, even with his best friend Severus, is in it.In the final analysis, it was the illusory history and future that made Lucius feel particularly insecure.

Around noon, Qiubai and Severus bid farewell to Lucius with the keys.The main reason is that Qiubai didn't really want to have lunch in that big and resplendent house, it would make her have a strange feeling of eating gold coins.

They settled for lunch in Diagon Alley before heading to Gringotts.Then they walked into Gringotts hand in hand, as if they were 11 years old when they came to Gringotts together.

In the lobby of Gringotts, behind the long counter, goblins sit on high stools and have been receiving customers for more than ten years.Qiubai and Severus walked towards one of the goblins who looked more idle, who was comparing something with a ledger.

Seeing Qiubai and Severus in front of him, the goblin put the ledger aside and greeted them.Qiubai handed over the key Narcissa had given her, "Lestrange's vault."

That eye looked at Qiubai several times suspiciously, put on thick glasses to check the key carefully, and after confirming that it was Bella's key, he clapped his hands, and another goblin came over.

"I'll use jingle tablets," he said to the other goblin.The other goblin left quickly, and presently brought him a small leather bag, which seemed to be full of tinkling metal.

"Okay, okay! Please come with me, honored guest." The goblin said, jumped off the stool and disappeared, "I will take you to the vault." He appeared at the end of the counter, walking very fast. Quickly walking towards Qiubai and the others, the things in the small leather bag made a louder noise.

The goblin led them through a door into a rough stone hallway, lit by burning torches.At the bottom of the stone gallery, the goblin whistled, and out of the darkness a small cart rolled down the track.

They got into the small trolley, and the small trolley started suddenly, and the speed became faster and faster, whistling, turning around and rushing down the labyrinth-like corridor.They made sharp turns between the stalactites and flew deep into the earth.

Qiubai had never been to such a deep place as Gringotts. After quickly turning a sharp bend, he saw a waterfall rushing down the track in front of him.Qiubai, with quick eyes and quick hands, quickly arranged a protective cover for himself and Severus, and water flowed down from the protective cover.

In an instant, the trolley left the waterfall behind, and the goblin sitting in front calmly took out a handkerchief and wiped the water off his face, "Sorry, dear guest, this is the anti-thief waterfall. It will wash away all spells and magic Camouflage. It's been in place since someone tried to steal at Gringotts three years ago."

"Although it's a good measure, it's really unpleasant," Qiubai said.

Soon the trolley stopped, and the goblin jumped down first, and took out the jingle piece from the bag.Qiubai immediately saw a huge fire dragon, which was tied to the ground ahead, blocking the four or five deepest vaults.

Its body is full of signs of torture, the dragon's scales have become pale and loose from being confined underground for too long, its eyes are cloudy pink, and both hind legs are wearing heavy shackles. The thick chains on top were attached to huge stakes driven deep into the stony ground.Its huge spiked wings are gathered on both sides of its body, and if it is unfolded, it will fill the entire basement.The dragon turned its ugly head towards them, let out a roar that made stones tremble, and opened its mouth wide to spew out a blast of fire.

The wand that Severus drew earlier worked. He used an armor to protect Qiubai and himself from the flames, and Qiubai arranged the transparent shield in front of the goblin.

"Oh, thank you, honored guest!" The goblin's attitude became much more respectful and eager, "This dragon's eyes are not working, which makes it more brutal, but we have a way to control it. It has formed a condition for Jingdong reflection."

The goblin shook the metal utensil called a jingle piece, and the loud and crisp jingle sounded like a small hammer hitting an anvil.The dragon flinched back a few steps, and the goblin, swaying all the way, led Qiubai and Severus around the corner again.

The clanging sound echoed between the stone walls and was amplified many times.The dragon let out another hoarse roar and backed away.During this roar, Qiubai couldn't understand what it wanted to express at all, and it had been imprisoned for too long, making it lose the ability to communicate.The closer you get, the more you can see it trembling, and there are shocking scars on its face.

They came to a door, and the goblin pressed his palm on the wood, and the vault door disappeared, revealing a hole.The cave was stuffed from floor to ceiling with gold coins and goblets, silver armor, the furs of all sorts of exotic animals with spines or wings, potions in vases, and one still wearing a crown. skull.

Qiubai and Severus entered the vault cautiously, found an open space to settle down, there was a dull metal thumping sound from the door behind them, the door reappeared, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness.

"Lumos." A light from the tip of Severus' wand illuminated the vault, and Qiubai set a fire superimposed on a magic circle to act as a torch.

"Let's look for it. According to the information I read at Dumbledore's, there is a badger engraved on Hufflepuff's gold cup with two handles." Qiubai looked for something that fit this description in the pile of gold, There were a few goblets inlaid with gemstones, but none of them were Hufflepuff gold cups.

Severus squatted down to glance at the gold coin, took out his wand and fiddled with it for a while, "The Fire Curse and the Copying Curse are smart things to do. If any impulsive thief comes in, he will be drowned in this pile of treasures before Burned to death."

Qiubai shivered when he heard what Severus said, but fortunately they were not impulsive thieves.They are more cautious, always pay attention not to touch anything.

Severus spun around with extreme care, pointing his wand at every nook and cranny, the beam of his wand moving across shields and goblin helmets, the tiers of shelves reaching to the ceiling, his wand over He raised it higher, and suddenly an object came into view, "Lottie, it's above! The golden cup is flying." The golden cup didn't make any movement, "It seems that the spell is useless."

"It's such an excellent location. People who come to steal things need to bring a magic broom." Qiubai said mockingly, she curled her lips and took out Qiumoluo from the storage bracelet, which flickered in the dark With white light, it made a buzzing sound.

Qiu Bai stepped on it, and said to Qiu Moluo under his feet, "Don't touch the things here, or you will have to remake it." Qiu Moluo shook dissatisfied, and then slowly rose to the The location of the ceiling.

Thinking of the curse on Gaunt's ring, Qiubai carefully put a layer of formation on his hand before reaching out to take down the gold cup, putting Qiu Moluo back into the bracelet, Qiubai handed the gold cup to Severus, Xianbao said, "I got it, Sev."

"Put it away, go back first." Severus was not very interested in the golden cup, he turned his head and knocked on the door, and soon the door became a hole again, the goblin was still waiting outside, looking eagerly at Qiubai them.

Qiubai shrugged, and after putting several layers of magic circles on the golden cup, he threw it into the bracelet.She had to find Dumbledore, wondering if he had found any other way to destroy the Horcruxes.