Upon hearing his father's words, Sean's somewhat vague memories immediately emerged.
His family's manor was far away from the city, and it was not land worth investment and appreciation. When he was a child, Sean wondered why his family had such a manor. Although the scenery was beautiful, the surrounding facilities were quite rudimentary.
Now that I think about it, it was not bought by my father, but it was kept by the family.
Sean didn't have a deep impression of that manor. His sister Ella hadn't been born at that time. Sean, who had just been able to run in the fields, was often held by his mother, and the family of three went to the manor to spend the holidays.
Sean never paid much attention to the glory of the Wallop family mentioned by his father. Half of the British people muttered that their ancestors had aristocratic blood, especially the rising new rich people, and worked hard to become the new aristocrats of the new era.
So to put it this way, how could his family really have a noble bloodline? However, in Sean's impression, his father didn't seem to mention any particularly famous ancestors, and there was probably no record of them in the genealogy.
Thinking of this, Sean asked: "Dad, are there detailed records in our family's genealogy? I remember my grandfather said before he passed away that the records in the genealogy are very vague. He just asked us to always remember the glory..."
Mr. Wallop spread his hands helplessly: "Frankly speaking, I don't know. It's just that your grandfather, my father, has been talking about restoring the glory of the Wallop family. Listen, listen, this has become my
An obsession in my heart... However, our family is about to have two wizards, my God... By the way, why do you ask about the genealogy? "
Sean thought about it and said, "I just got some news. Hundreds of years ago, probably not long after Hogwarts was founded, there was a knight named Wallop. He seemed to be a wizard as well."
Mr. Wallop's eyes widened: "Really?!"
Sean's brow twitched, "Emotional Father, you don't believe this at all, right..."
However, what he is asking for proof now is another matter...
After talking to his father, Sean rushed towards the cemetery by the lake.
When he got there, Grindelwald had not yet left. He conjured a velvet armchair from nowhere, and the chair was placed on Dumbledore's white tomb.
Grindelwald was sitting on a chair with one leg leisurely crossed. His look had nothing to do with condolences. Rather, he looked like a rich old man vacationing by the lake in his own manor - if he had put red wine on the
On the table, not on Dumbledore's grave.
He quickly walked closer, and before Sean could speak, Grindelwald narrowed his eyes happily.
He picked up the untouched glass of red wine and drank it in one gulp.
"Sure enough, there is some information that I cannot find out... Come on, tell me what good news you have brought, my good disciple." Grindelwald drank boldly, red wine dripping from his short beard.
It fell down and hit Dumbledore's tomb, leaving red traces.
Sean was startled, and then he realized that he had been gone for too long.
When Grindelwald reacted like this... Sean suddenly felt happy.
"Teacher, have you guessed the arrangement left by Professor Dumbledore?"
Grindelwald frowned and wanted to throw the goblet on his head, then sighed and leaned lazily on Dumbledore's grave.
"I am a human, not a god. If I could guess, why would I ask you to do it? However, I know Albus too well. If you have been there for so long, it means that there must be something related to him.
It didn't develop according to the normal situation. That is to say, if he really died, you should come back soon with a sad face, and then tell me seriously, "Teacher, I tried my best." After that, I would pretend to squeeze out a few words.
With a few tears, this old boy can safely shake off all responsibilities."
As he said that, he proudly pulled his collar: "Don't even think about it, I still owe him. He must come back and take responsibility. Don't let me spend the rest of my life feeling guilty."
Sean was dumbfounded, this is really a weird tacit understanding that only Dumbledore and Grindelwald can have...
Of course, this also has something to do with Grindelwald's poor personality.
He slandered his teacher easily in his heart. Sean felt that his mood was much higher at this moment. He noticed something was wrong, and Grindelwald was so sure, then maybe...
After sorting out his thoughts, he told Grindelwald exactly what he had just found out.
"Consciousness has not sprouted... Ariana..." Grindelwald stood up, made the velvet chair disappear, and whispered to himself.
After waiting for a while, Sean tried to ask: "This is the arrangement left by Professor Dumbledore, right?"
Grindelwald nodded: "It must have something to do with him. Your ancestor has not appeared in my memory for more than two hundred years. This may have something to do with the thing in your body... As for Ariana..."
When talking about Dumbledore's sister, Grindelwald frowned visibly: "I seem to understand why Albus wanted to overturn my originally perfect plan."
"Why?" Sean asked ungratefully, although he already had a guess in his mind - Sean's understanding of Grindelwald was second only to Dumbledore, and he would only be scolded a few times, but Grindelwald would definitely
I wouldn't beat myself up next to Dumbledore's body...
Before the thought was over, Sean felt himself being touched by high-voltage electricity, and his whole body began to twitch.
Grindelwald withdrew a finger and said leisurely: "Don't think that you have immunity from punishment when you are next to Albus's grave."
Having said that, when Sean stood up rubbing his sore and numb arms, Grindelwald still sighed.
"In another timeline, Ariana... died, which is why he and I can never reconcile - but now Ariana is not completely dead, I ignored this..."
"For Albus, the peace and beauty of this world are the first in his heart, and the second is his family... Only he knows who is ranked in which position after that, but the last one is
It must be him."
Sean was silenced by Grindelwald's sudden analysis of Dumbledore, and almost broke his defense on the spot.
Grindelwald continued: "I ignored Ariana. So, Albus should have found some way to bring Ariana back. However, no matter which method or Ariana's condition, I don't know.
, you can go ask Albus when that annoying brother comes back..."
"As for the knight also named Wallop, he is a bit interesting..."
Grindelwald snapped his fingers, and a path made of yellow dust appeared in the air, and then an illusory figure appeared on the path.
Sean recognized it immediately. The figure seemed to be Dumbledore.
Grindelwald said: "If Albus really left himself a way out that needs to be discovered, then we must first understand how he found this way."
On the loess path, the figure representing Dumbledore was walking hard.
"Perhaps all this has something to do with the bloodline of the Wallop family. He got inspiration from the wizard who may be your ancestor, or he got something."
"But, he didn't tell me. It's excusable, but he didn't tell you..." Grindelwald squinted his eyes, and his heterochromatic pupil seemed to turn back, "Sean, this thing
Things need to be done by you."
"I..." Sean answered somewhat confusedly.
Then, he nodded thoughtfully.
"Very good." Grindelwald was very satisfied with his student's understanding. He clapped his hands and walked out.
"Sean, you are responsible for investigating your bloodline and investigating the riddles left by Albus."
Sean looked over and asked subconsciously: "What about you?"
Grindelwald raised his chin slightly without turning his head, and his seemingly relaxed and carefree tone was full of calm and solemn meaning.
"If Albus can really come back, I will prepare a welcome gift for him..."
Sean didn't say anything, but he knew that those ancient families belonging to the returnees, as well as the eroded Ministry of Magic of various countries, were going to be in bad luck.
The two of them walked out along the aisle, but they no longer had the same mentality as when they walked this road before.
While walking, Sean suddenly stopped and looked at Grindelwald with a panic expression.
"Huh?" The latter snorted.
"Then if Professor Dumbledore -" Sean lowered his voice, "Professor Dumbledore can really come back from the dead, should his body be properly preserved?"
"But, it seemed... cremated just now?"
Grindelwald smiled proudly: "I came to Hogwarts last night."
Xiao En was dumbfounded, this old man really has no one left...
Grindelwald disapparated and left, along with Professor Vita Rosier, and Sean also secretly left Hogwarts.
Opening his eyes, Sean quickly broke away from the pull of gravity and stood firmly on the ground.
He appeared next to an old manor.
This is of course the manor owned by the Wallop family.
Sean looked at the huge manor in front of him with emotion. He had many memories here and it was a good place for him to explore happily when he was a child.
Without disturbing the housekeeper and servants who had been responsible for maintenance here, Sean walked into the manor.
After walking around the vaguely impressive corridor, Sean found the entrance to the basement.
Opening the door to the basement, a rotten and dilapidated smell hit his nostrils. Sean slapped the tip of his nose. No one else was allowed to come down to the basement except for the Wallop family, so it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.
Sean didn't take out his wand, but a bright ball of light jumped in front of him. Under the light, he checked the situation in the basement.
There are not many things placed here. There are armors of unknown ages, bookshelves with some books, and a stone table with utensils, all covered with dust.
Sean closed his eyes and felt it, but he didn't find any items emitting magic fluctuations here - but if there were any, the magic power has almost dissipated over the years...
After rummaging around, Sean discovered the goal of his trip.
It was a thick book with a pure black cover. There were no words on it, and there was no name of the Wallop family, but as soon as he touched it, Sean's heart moved.
The cover is no ordinary material.
There is only one answer to this kind of cover material that has a weird rough and smooth feel, a hard and tough texture, and even repels some of Sean's weak magic power.
Dragon skin.
The genealogy of the Wallop family is covered with dragon skin?
Sean was convinced almost immediately that there must have been wizards in his ancestors.
Opening the dark cover, there is only one word written in Anglo-Saxon on the title page: Wallop, forever great but never eternal.
Slowly reading out some convoluted sentences, Sean frowned, what does this sentence mean...
He continued to look down, but the result made him disappointed.
It is obvious that a long part of the family tree is missing from the front, but at the back of the page where there are clearly recorded family members, the paper materials are obviously newly added. Of course, they are not new. Sean can guess who wrote his own
In the new genealogy of the family, there will be no one except his grandfather.
However, even his grandfather's era was still hundreds of years away from the great White Rose.
Moreover, Sean's grandfather's records can be traced back to about three hundred years at most. Although the records are detailed, none of the family members are wizards.
Isn't this a vain attempt... It seems that we have to find the oil painting that was taken away by Dumbledore.
Sean put the book down and with a little force, the dusty stone table made a clicking sound.
He glanced at it subconsciously, and when he was about to look back, he realized something was wrong.
It's just a book, but the stone platform "jumped" as if it was pressed down by something heavy. This is unreasonable.
Dragon skin has magical power, so the stone platform and the cover repel each other?
Is there magic on the stone platform? No, I didn't notice it at all.
That……
Sean moved his gaze to the foot of the stone platform.
He didn't hesitate, but in order to avoid possible accidents, Sean did not use the magic spell, but used force to lift the stone platform.
After struggling to move the heavy stone platform, Sean left and noticed something was wrong. This stone platform seemed to be able to block the fluctuation of magic power.
There must be something down there!
There was a cloud of dust in the basement, and soon, a sunken hole appeared in the ground that was originally pressed by the stone platform.
Sean felt happy and moved the stone platform with a sudden force.
The small hole hidden under the stone platform revealed its original appearance.
There seemed to be no artificial traces at the entrance of the cave, but it gave Sean a strange feeling - this small hole was originally here.
In the cave, there was only a solitary jewelry box.
The jewelry box was very old, and the surface was completely rusted.
Gently taking out the jewelry box, Sean opened it gently.