The light emitted by the three wands was insignificant in the endless darkness, and the night swallowed them up.
When Elwyn's eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, he could clearly see the huge black fortress in front of him.
This place was called the Owl Fortress. The tall and majestic granite building stood quietly on the cliff above the river valley, looking down at the visitors in a dignified manner, as if it was about to collapse. The original builders of the castle deliberately chose such a dangerous place, and used magic to fuse the entire fortress with the cliff.
This was simply a miracle, and everyone who saw it was moved.
There was no doubt that such a miracle was shocking, and at the same time, it produced an inexplicable awe from the bottom of their hearts.
The huge fortress was reinforced by magic, and the central spire protruded high, strangely without windows.
The walls were covered with strange vines, and they were tightly entwined, intersecting with the huge stones, forming the main outline of the castle.
A mysterious atmosphere surrounded it, with an evil and ominous aura, and everyone who stared at it quickly looked away.
"This ancient castle has been cast with many protection spells, and only wizards can find this place. It's a very famous magical sight in Dijon," Elena said, looking at the fortress in the distance. Looking at the fortress in the distance, Elena said, "I've been inside before. Thousands of transparent owl ghosts are watching you in silence. It's creepy and uncomfortable, as if something bad is going to happen."
"Yes, let's go and take a look!" Elwyn said, he could clearly feel the magic, the ominous power.
The three of them appeared at the entrance of the castle in an Illusion Manifestation.
The door was tightly shut, blocked by a boulder, but on the wall next to it, someone had rudely opened an irregular opening for people to enter and exit.
Through this opening, the three uninvited visitors entered the ancient castle.
Inside was a huge square hall, and other than the various kinds of rubbish piled on the ground, there was nothing else. For hundreds of years, this fortress had been visited by countless visitors with various purposes, and the valuable things inside had long been looted.
"This place is even more barren than I thought …" Sirius said, looking around.
"It's the same from top to bottom. There's nothing here at all. No one knows what this place originally looked like. Those greedy fellows have already looted this ancient castle, leaving nothing behind." Elena explained, "They don't care if the things inside are cursed or not, as long as they are valuable. The rest of the valuable items were moved to the museum in Paris by the Ministry of Magic."
In Europe, there were many abandoned castles like this, standing quietly in the fields as a testament to the past.
If the owner of the castle was rich, it might be preserved as a cultural relic, or reused as a private resort or hotel.
If no one took care of them, they would be abandoned. The Muggle government would allocate a portion of funds to maintain the castles to ensure that they would not collapse, but the Ministry of Magic would not do so.
Owning a castle was a huge burden, and the declining pure-blooded sorcerer families were no exception.
It was said that in addition to the huge manor, the Malfoy family also had such an ancient castle in a certain area of England, which was managed by dozens of house-elves. However, pure-blooded sorcerer families like theirs were few and far between.
"Although there's nothing here, the place is very big. If the owl monster wants to hide here, it will be very difficult to find. We don't have enough manpower, so we can't search the entire castle at the same time …" Elena said.
"I believe it will come out and come out to find us." Elwyn continued to ask, "What about the owl spirits?"
"Oh, you will see them. They usually don't appear near the door." Elena shook her wand, the tip of the wand emitted a stronger light, and said in a low voice, "Those owl spirits are definitely not as simple as they look. How should I put it, they are like humans, moving according to the trajectory of humans. It's strange, isn't it? Well, if you want to go to the dungeon, I remember you should go this way. There's a passage to the basement from the kitchen. I just looked up from afar. "
They went straight through the doorway, but did not go up the stairs. Instead, they went through the narrow passage on the first floor and walked down to the basement.
This feeling reminded Elwyn of a maze, never knowing what was waiting for them behind the closed doors.
When they passed through the dark passage to the kitchen, Elwyn finally saw the owls.
Their bodies were transparent and milky white. Just as Elena said, they did not fly in the air or search for food like normal owls, but stood quietly on the ground, just like humans.
They moved according to their habits and trajectories, and there was a faint sadness on their tiny faces.
After Elwyn, Sirius, and Elena entered the kitchen, the owls did not approach them, but just quietly watched the three of them.
This feeling was very uncomfortable.
"See, this is why I don't like this place. I've seen spirits, but I've never seen spirits like this," Elena said softly, afraid that she would startle them. "We'd better be careful. I can feel that they can understand what we're saying." Elena whispered, afraid that she would startle them.
"It's a little strange, I've never seen something like this before. They have magical waves on their bodies, like a type of soul magic. This reminds me of something I saw in an ancient magic book …" Elwyn said.
He thought for a moment, and walked over to the owl closest to him, ready to test the magic he saw.
"What's up with this child?" Elena looked at Elwyn's back, and said to Sirius, "It's too strange, he seems to know a lot of magic. Speaking of which, what are you guys planning to do, running around with a little wizard like this … "
Sirius did not say anything, nor did he have any intention of answering her question. He did not even look at Elena.
In his eyes, this woman was definitely not a qualified Auror.
Although her personal strength was not bad, and she was also very beautiful, her personality was too casual, and she did not have a brain. She did not know what it meant to be cautious. Along the way, she spoke too much, telling Elwyn almost everything.
She said everything that should be said, and everything that should not be said!
If they were Dark Wizards like Death Eaters, this woman would probably be in trouble!
She had probably completely forgotten Moody's warning. How did she become an Auror?!
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