In the blink of an eye, there was a loud bang.
Harry and Dobby appeared in front of an extremely steep staircase. The walls on both sides were made of huge, dark stones like those in Hogwarts Castle.
The surroundings were dim and very quiet. Harry could not hear anything.
From Dobby's expression, he could tell that this was Malfoy Manor. Harry was not sure if there were guards here.
Perhaps after Lord Voldemort's massacre last time, no Death Eaters dared to stay here.
"Dobby, where's the dungeon?" he asked softly as his thoughts ran wild.
Dobby pointed to the bottom of the stairs. His body was trembling uncontrollably, as if he was about to reach his limit.
Harry nodded. He did not go down immediately. Instead, he looked at the corridor on his left for a while until the darkness at the end of the corridor swallowed his vision.
After confirming that there were no Death Eaters, Harry pulled out his wand and carefully walked down the steep stone stairs. Dobby followed behind him, tugging at the corner of Harry's shirt. Harry moved very slowly because the stairs were too steep. If he was not careful, he could lose his footing and break his neck at any time.
At the bottom of the stairs was a heavy door. Harry knocked lightly with his wand and chanted, "Arajor, open!"
He opened the door. Even though it was very cold, he could feel sweat trickling down his back because he was too nervous.
Behind the door was a damp and moldy room. The ceiling was very low, and it was pitch black inside. He could not see anything.
"Ron, Ron!" Harry called softly. He was not sure if this was the place.
The dungeon he saw in Lord Voldemort's head seemed different from the one in front of him, but the layout seemed to be the same.
"Ron!" Harry called again. There was no response. He raised his wand and chanted, "Fluorescent Flicker."
A faint fluorescent light appeared at the end of Harry's wand. He did not dare to make the light too bright, but it still dispelled the surrounding darkness.
He could see the dungeon clearly. A figure was curled up on the floor in the corner, motionless.
"Ron?" Harry said, taking two steps forward before he could see who was crawling on the floor.
Not Ron, but the wand maker, Mr. Ollivander!
He seemed to have been imprisoned for a long time, and because he was so weak, he was almost unconscious.
Upon hearing Harry's shout, Ollivander's body moved, but he didn't get up in the end.
Harry knew that Ollivander was here. He still remembered the first time he entered Lord Voldemort's head during the summer vacation, and he heard Lord Voldemort mention Ollivander to the Death Eaters. Lord Voldemort seemed to be searching for a powerful wand called the "Old Wand". Mr. Ollivander knew something, and that was why he was captured and brought here.
Sacred Weapon of Death!
Harry had heard Elwyn mention this term, and he had also heard Hermione talk about the legend of the three brothers.
Legend had it that the person who possessed all the Sacred Weapons of Death could defeat death.
Lord Voldemort would definitely not let go of such a powerful magic item, but to Harry, if he became that terrifying monster, what was the point of defeating death?! Of course, Lord Voldemort was no longer a human. He was a monster to begin with.
"Mr. Ollivander, Mr. Ollivander!" Harry nudged Ollivander lightly, but he didn't get any response. He thought about it, and quickly turned to Dobby. "Dobby, we have to bring Mr. Ollivander back. He's too weak, and needs treatment immediately."
"Dobby wants to be with Harry Potter," Dobby said in a trembling voice. "Dobby can't leave Harry Potter here alone."
Harry hesitated for a moment, and looked at the old and weak Ollivander on the ground. Ollivander needed treatment immediately. He seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. Even a second was a painful torture for him in his current state. If he waited until Harry found Ron and came back, it might be too late!
But if Harry ignored Ron and followed Dobby to send Ollivander back to Grimmauld Square first, that would not do either.
Whether it was Elwyn or Sirius, they would definitely not let him return here easily. He could not go back just like that.
"Listen, Dobby, I want to stay here and find Ron." Harry said quickly. "Bring Mr. Ollivander back to see Elwyn for treatment, let them inform the Order of the Phoenix, and then come back here to pick me and Ron up. If Elwyn and the others want to come, you can bring them over."
"Dobby can't leave Harry Potter here alone!" Dobby repeated.
"You don't understand, Dobby. I have to stay here." Harry said. "I'll be fine. If you're fast enough, you'll be back in a few minutes."
"But, but …" Dobby seemed to be about to cry again!
"This is an order, Dobby. Send Mr. Ollivander back first," Harry said impatiently. "Alright, now tell me the location of the other dungeons."
"You need to go through the hall above, Harry Potter. The other dungeon is on the other side of the mansion. There's a secret door next to the shelf. You can enter by hitting the peacock on top with your wand." Dobby said. "Dobby can't just use Phantom Manifestation to go there. There's a special magic there. It was set up by the ancestors of the master's family. It's a very ancient and powerful magic. Many valuable things are placed in that area … Oh my god, bad Dobby, I actually leaked the master's secret. Bad Dobby, bad Dobby."
He pulled his ear hard, punishing himself fiercely. The strength was so strong that even Harry felt the pain just by looking at it.
"Stop, Dobby. You're not allowed to punish yourself. This is also an order!" Harry said. "The Malfoy family is no longer your master. You don't have to do this. Moreover, you leaked the secret to save someone, not for any bad reason. Now, bring Mr. Ollivander back immediately. "
"Dobby will be back immediately," Dobby said, grabbing Ollivander's hand.
There was another explosion. The house-elf Dobby and Mr. Ollivander both disappeared. The surroundings fell into silence once more. Harry stood where he was for a while. The sound of Dobby's Phantom Manifestation leaving did not alarm the guards. In reality, there seemed to be no one in the hall above.
This was a good opportunity. Harry felt that as long as he was fast enough, he should be able to reach the place Dobby had mentioned.
Ron was definitely locked there. He now had Lord Voldemort's Soul Vessel on him. Of course he would be locked up alone.
There was no time to lose. There was no need to wait for Dobby to bring Elwyn or Sirius over. Harry could do it himself.
He had the courage to come here. He would definitely be able to find Ron and bring him back. Harry wanted to prove himself.
At the very least, it had been smooth so far. There wouldn't be any problems.
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