I arrived in the Hangleton area once again in the McLaren F1, then put the car away and prepared to walk.
This is where the Gaunt family's old house is located, divided into Great Hangleton and Little Hangleton.
Great Hangleton is where Voldemort's father was, and Little Hangleton is where the Gaunt family's old house is located.
It's convenient to get Voldemort's father's bones and take the Resurrection Stone along the way.
"Tom, do you know where the Gaunt family's old house is?"
Ethan was too lazy to look for it, so he released Little Tom directly from the silver goblet.
"I know, I'll take you there."
Little Tom floated obediently in the air, leading Ethan. Although he is now a wisp of remnant soul, he is not afraid of the sun.
Guided by Little Tom, Ethan quickly found a house hidden in the tangled bushes, looming into view.
From the outside, it was quite dilapidated, the walls were covered with moss, many of the roof tiles were missing, the courtyard was overgrown with nettles, the tall nettles reached the windows, which were quite small and covered with thick layers of old dirt, and there was an S-shaped snake nailed to the door.
"Tom, do you know where the Resurrection Stone is hidden?"
"I know, in the hands of a statue in the inner room. The gem on the ring in his hand is the Resurrection Stone."
Little Tom didn't hide anything.
He was born at school in his fifth year, and the acquisition of the Resurrection Stone was during the summer vacation of his fifth year, so he shouldn't have known these things, but after absorbing the memory of the diadem, he naturally knew all of this. (I thought the second Horcrux was the diadem before, but it was actually the Resurrection Stone, and the diadem is the third.)
Arriving in the inner room, the first thing Ethan saw was a statue, and as Little Tom said, there was indeed a ring on the statue's right hand.
The ring was inlaid with a black diamond-shaped gemstone, and Ethan was immediately attracted to it with just one glance.
But Ethan didn't take it off directly. This Horcrux was one of the few that Voldemort had set traps on, a curse that even Dumbledore couldn't break, and Snape said it could only extend life by one year.
Although Ethan had high magic resistance, he didn't want to experiment on himself.
If he made a purification potion, he could definitely remove the curse, but if he could avoid being cursed, why would he try it?
He summoned Voldemort Bat. Ordinary magic couldn't hurt it, especially dark magic. It could take it to the face without any problem. If it went to get the ring, Ethan thought there wouldn't be a problem.
According to Ethan's instructions, Voldemort Bat floated up and took the ring from the statue's hand, throwing it into the dragon hide bag Ethan had prepared in advance.
As for how to remove the curse, Ethan also had some ideas. He would go get some Murtlap first.
After getting the Resurrection Stone, Ethan returned the way he came and arrived at the valley between two steep hills. There was a small village here, and the church and cemetery were in the middle of the village.
After spending some time, he finally found the target, the tomb of Tom Riddle, Mary Riddle, and Thomas Riddle.
This was a family tomb, and Tom Riddle was Voldemort's father. He used magic to open the tomb, took out a bone, and then restored them.
If Ethan replaced the bones here with a different set, could Voldemort still be resurrected?
But he thought it over and decided against it. Voldemort's resurrection might not be a bad thing for him.
With the things he wanted in hand, Ethan directly Apparated to Knockturn Alley, and put on the Voldemort Bat upon landing to complete the disguise.
He pushed open the door and walked into Borgin and Burkes.
"Let's see, what do you need?"
Hearing the sound of a customer entering, Borgin habitually said the welcoming words towards the door.
"It's you, please come in!"
Seeing this figure he hadn't seen in a year, Borgin couldn't help but tremble and quickly trotted forward to greet him.
Having not heard from Ethan for so long, there were all sorts of rumors about Ethan in Knockturn Alley, and even now there are still many fake imitations.
With Borgin's decades of experience, he could naturally see that this was the real deal. After all, besides the real one, who else would be so reckless as to wear the Voldemort Bat?
"Still Acromantula venom, do you take it?"
"Yes, I'll take as much as you have!"
Hearing this cold and hoarse voice, how could he dare say no?
"Alright!"
Ethan didn't waste any words and directly took out the bag containing the Acromantula venom and handed it to Borgin.
This was his production for nearly a year, a bit much, hopefully he could handle it.
Otherwise, he would lose his temper.
The reason he came to him was because his price was high enough.
Borgin, who kept taking out the Acromantula venom, was constantly sweating. The quality was as high as ever, but the quantity was even more than last year!
He lost almost seven thousand Galleons that time, and he didn't know how much he would lose now. He wouldn't dare say that Acromantula venom prices had dropped now.
Only after the counter couldn't hold any more and half the shelf was full did Borgin empty the bag.
Three hundred bottles, he would need to buy them for sixty thousand Galleons and then sell them for a net loss of twenty-one thousand Galleons.
His shop hadn't earned that many Galleons in the past year.
"Could you let me go to Gringotts to get some Galleons? There aren't enough in the shop."
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Borgin said cautiously.
When Voldemort was working for him, he would call him boss, but now he had to be obsequious to others. He was really going backwards in life.
"You can also trade with other things!"
"What?"
Borgin's legs were shaking a little, afraid that Ethan would say to trade with his life, and then take all the things in the shop, completing a zero-dollar purchase.
"Rune Serpent eggs, do you have them here?"
He needed to prepare magic blood potions for Penelope and the others, and the number of Rune Serpent eggs needed was not small. Each person needed five eggs for a set of potions.
During this time, he had Dennis and the others buy them, but they had only obtained seven, far from enough.
Those seven Runespoor eggs are currently being preserved at low temperatures. Dragon eggs cannot be kept cold, otherwise they will become dead eggs, but Runespoor eggs can. They hatch at room temperature, and controlling the temperature can delay the hatching time.
Originally, Ethan wanted to find the Voray family to fill these gaps, as they might have a way to obtain them.
However, at Borgin and Burkes, there are more options.
Borgin specializes in illegal transactions in Knockturn Alley and is also one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families, making it even more likely that he can obtain Runespoor eggs.
As for the Voray family, since they only have one daughter, Cassandra, and her property will eventually be hers, it's no different from being his own. It's better to leave them with a good impression and freeload a little.
"I don't have them here, but I can help you purchase them. I have connections in the entire European black market," Borgin said quickly. As long as it doesn't cost him his life, and using Runespoor eggs as a transaction might even reduce his losses.
"How many bottles of Acromantula venom can be exchanged for one Runespoor egg?"
According to Dennis and the others, the price of a Runespoor egg fluctuates around 3,000 Galleons, which is almost the price of some dragon eggs.
"How about sixteen bottles for one?"
Based on the last purchase price, sixteen bottles would be 3,200 Galleons. The key is that Runespoor eggs are usually pre-ordered, and you can't get them without connections.
Seeing that Borgin is offering such a high price for Acromantula venom, Ethan won't haggle over this small matter.
"Okay, I need twenty-three of them."
As he spoke, Ethan began to take things out of his pocket: Chimera teeth, Murtlap venom, Basilisk venom, Thestral and Unicorn hair, Diricawl feathers…
Except for the Murtlap and Basilisk, which Ethan raised, everything else came from the Forbidden Forest.
"Do you think these are enough?"
Although Ethan asked this, he had a general understanding of the value of these items in his heart.
"Enough, definitely enough, and there's more than enough."
Borgin's eyes were really burning as he looked at these things. They were all good stuff!
Thestrals and Unicorns are not common, and he had never even received Basilisk venom, or rather, he hadn't heard any rumors of Basilisks anywhere now.
Murtlap venom is also very rare. Although the effect is the same as the Obliviate charm, Obliviate damages the brain, while Murtlap venom does not.
Being able to take out so many things at the same time, Borgin suspected that Ethan was either running a zoo or had raided Newt Scamander.
"Turn the excess into Galleons for me!"
Ethan didn't plan to take them back. He still had what he needed for alchemy, and these were all extra or useless.
Ethan wouldn't take out things like Occamy horns and Unicorn horns to sell.
"A total of 27,000 Galleons for you."
He calculated a high price for Ethan, just like last time, but it wasn't a purely loss-making price like the Acromantula.
Adding everything together, offsetting the little profit he would have made from finding channels to get Runespoor eggs, the loss was still within his acceptable range.
"Okay, I'll give you the things first. I hope you won't disappoint me, Caractacus Borgin!"
"One month, you can come and get them then, I will definitely have them ready for you," Borgin said, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, guaranteeing to Ethan.
Suddenly mentioning his name meant that he knew his details and wasn't afraid of defaulting on the debt.
You can run away with the monk, but you can't run away with the temple.
The shop could be closed, but where could the Borgin family run to?
This one meeting had overturned a standard Auror squad, without using a wand or casting a spell throughout the entire process.
Bringing such a person to the family meant that he was afraid that the family would prosper!
"I'll come back in a month."
Ethan also knew that Runespoor eggs were not easy to obtain, let alone twenty-three of them. One month was already shorter than Ethan's expectations.
As soon as he left the door, Ethan felt that he was being watched again.
He really clashes with Knockturn Alley.
There were a total of four people. After Ethan glanced at them, two quickly turned against their companions, using the Stupefy spell to knock them down.
Then, carrying their companions, they followed behind Ethan. Only then did many people react. Wandless, wordless Imperius Curse, this was actually real, he had appeared again.
It wasn't that Ethan couldn't control all four of them, but he mainly wanted to send a signal to the others in Knockturn Alley, to open their eyes and not dare to have ideas about just anyone.
The reason these four were targeting him should also be because they saw him enter Borgin and Burkes.
Unfamiliar faces, or those who were easy to bully, were their targets. Whether these people went in to buy or sell, they would come out with Galleons or valuable items.
Is his current image really that easy to bully?
[Thank you, Boss 丨殇丨惢痕泪, for the monthly ticket, thank you, Boss!]
Chapter 144: Resurrection and Ancient Magic Helheim
"Nagini, here, this is yours!"
After returning home, Ethan threw a bottle of azure blue potion to Nagini.
"This is?"
Nagini looked at the potion in her hand suspiciously, looking at Ethan in confusion.
"A magic-boosting potion, drink it to increase your magic!"
Penelope explained, she had drunk it during Christmas and the effect was considerable.
Hearing Penelope say this, Nagini didn't hesitate and drank it in one gulp.
"Brother, what about mine!"
Gabrielle, who was sitting in the living room holding a dragon toy, ran over. She remembered that her sister had also received this potion during Christmas.
"I'll give you a bottle after you go to school."
Gabrielle had only experienced a magic surge last year and couldn't control it at all. Drinking the magic-boosting potion would only bring harm.
"Then we'll make a promise!"
Gabrielle blinked her eyes and looked at Ethan.
"Yes, we made a promise. I will give Gabrielle a bottle for Christmas after she goes to school."
