Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

When the four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of an abandoned Anglican church, Sherlock, Dr. Watson, and the confused Gregson got out of the carriage first.

Old John, who was sitting next to the coachman, was a little slow and paid 2 shillings for the taxi.

"The fare is quite expensive," Gregson said.

"If you take into account the waiting time, the cost of getting out in the middle of the night to feed the mules some beans, and the risk of arriving in this secluded neighborhood with no street lights, 2 shillings is actually quite a bargain. .”

Sherlock couldn't help but say something. Old John also jumped out of the car. Then, the carriage left here with a "keep". He didn't look back, and he didn't want to stay for a moment longer.

"What about those 'weirdos in uniforms'? Didn't they say they would come with us to arrest people?"

Gregson's eyes followed the street, looking back and forth for a long time, but he never found the Aurors.

In the Leaky Cauldron, Old John was moved by Sherlock's sharp tongue, so he decided to take them to Marsh Street to dig out the mysterious Indian wizard's lair. For the sake of efficiency, he took his young companions, Sherlock and Doctor Watson, and took a four-wheel taxi to lead the way. Director Longbottom said that he would take the Aurors to follow them.

"Isn't it a little too dangerous for just the four of us to break into the lair of the stolen goods boss?"

Gregson desperately wanted to get into office, but he didn't want to die young.

"Don't worry, you will be responsible for taking away those Muggle criminals - if there are any." Longbottom's voice suddenly sounded beside him, startling Gregson, and his hands touched his waist.

It turned out that Director Longbottom led a team of Aurors and cast the Disillusionment Charm, and all of them followed the carriage on broomsticks.

"There shouldn't be many people in this place."

Old John habitually wanted to light another cigarette, but in the end he just took out some shredded tobacco and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Because the guy named Morty is usually very careful and usually doesn't let others come here. And the reason why I know this place is because I heard what some water snakes said when they were chatting. They said that the guy named Morty He is not a serious gentleman, he likes to catch a few snakes and carry them with him, and even uses them as living bracelets and anklets."

When they heard Old John tell him his source of information, let alone Gregson, even the wizards couldn't help but marvel.

Although he is indeed a squib, in fact, the blood of Old John's Gaunt family still gives him one-third of the ability of "Parseltongue": he cannot talk to snakes or order snakes to do things, but he can Understand snake language.

"So is there a possibility that Morty is actually a Parselmouth?" Sherlock suddenly had an idea, "Could he be related to you?"

"I don't know the first question, but the latter question is absolutely impossible."

Old John shook his head firmly.

"Because they follow the ancestral teachings of Slytherin, members of the Gaunt family will only marry wizards in Britain. Moreover, Gaunt will never leave Britain. It is absolutely impossible to leave blood descendants in India."

Sherlock actually wanted to refute him: the surname "Gaunt" is actually a place name. That place is the Ghent area in the center of Europe. Although it is not far from the British Isles, it is certainly not close.

However, time was running out now, and he couldn't show his knowledge in the way of everyone else's time.

Not long after everyone gathered together, they immediately followed Old John's instructions and cast a large net in pairs to circle around the abandoned church in front of them.

The patron saint of this church is St. Paul, so it is also called "St. Paul's Church". It was built on the site of an old church about sixty years ago by order of Congress. Its appearance conforms to the Georgian style, with a magnificent round tower and a tall columned portico facade that has some features of a Greek temple.

It was located between Marsh Street and the Isle of Dogs, very close to the latter. You could faintly hear the creaking of moored ships in the distance, the friction of anchor chains, and the sound of water lapping against the dock pilings. sound.

The grassy courtyard acts like a moat around the castle, isolating it from the surrounding city.

In addition, high spiked railings also separate the church from the outside world. Within this iron circle, there is a row of sycamore trees.

Shylock opened the church door first and walked into the church courtyard.

The place looked completely deserted.

They passed under the leafless branches of the sycamore trees and followed a cemetery path.

On both sides of them, there are many tombstones, most of which are seafarers - this is because St. Paul's Church has served a congregation of seamen for a long time - the original seventeenth-century building is among the people. Commonly known as the "Sea Captain's Church", its most famous church member is none other than James Cook.

And when that building was demolished and this one replaced it, the sailors' tradition of worshiping it continued.

"It seems that 'someone' came to visit that Morty not long ago." Sherlock found a row of footprints on the ground in the courtyard, leaving an obvious trace in the slush.

They followed the footprints on the ground and walked all the way to the west side of the church, facing a wooden door with a relief on a short flight of steps.

Behind this door is a small building, which was probably once the residence of the church servants, but there was no light in this small building at this time.

He moved closer to the padlock on the door and looked carefully. He found that the shackle of the padlock was open and there were some new scratches near the keyhole.

This is the mark made when someone poked a key into the keyhole just now.

"This is it," Sherlock lowered his voice, "Our prey is inside."

Sherlock gently pushed the door inward, and the group slipped through the slightly low door beam, and then walked into the building with extreme vigilance.

The illumination from the wand made the rows of brick columns appear in a grid pattern. They supported the arched ceiling of the small building - this did not fit the style of a handyman's dormitory - it was obvious that someone was there. While maintaining the main exterior of the building, the interior layout was renovated.

The stone floor was smooth, but the room smelled of dust and moisture. The owner of the place must have neglected to take care of it.

The illumination spell can only illuminate a distance of a few yards. Any further and the light gradually disappears in the gloom.

As they walked, they realized that the distance they had walked probably exceeded the length and width of the small dormitory building for the handymen from the outside.

But it's a function of magic as well as some physical tricks.

The passage that Morty built was actually not flat, but slightly tilted underground. His lair was actually a semi-underground space.

Everyone stopped talking here, for fear that their voices would be heard by the owner of this place.

Only the Aurors, headed by Director Longbottom, could still use gestures and Legilimency smoothly, and constantly exchanged tactical opinions.

As they walked, the figures of the two Aurors disappeared. Under the order of the director, they used the Disillusionment Charm to hide in the dark.