Chapter 180 178. Boarding Azkaban
Nick's arrival provided Hogwarts with a lot of fun.
As a ghost who died in the Middle Ages and has been staying in Hogwarts Castle since then, he is undoubtedly quite knowledgeable.
He is also Gryffindor's resident ghost, Nick's personality is also very open, and he quickly became one with the students.
Gabriel was most excited about this, and finally a "kind" of hers came on board, and now she spends all day walking around Nick, listening to him tell all kinds of stories about ghosts.
"You are definitely not qualified to join the Headless Knights." Nick said decisively, "Let's not say that you didn't lose your head at all. The identity of the ghost is very problematic now. The ghost that drank the dead soul water is not Endorsed by most ghost groups."
Gabriel's face was obviously a little disappointed. She heard Nick talk about the interestingness of the Headless Knights, and expressed her longing for this organization.
"Then how do I separate my head from my body when I become a ghost?"
"This is actually very simple!" Nick snapped his fingers, "As long as you die by decapitation, it's fine, but be careful, when decapitating, you must ensure that the executioner's skills are high enough to chop off your head with an axe , otherwise there will be a little skin attached like me, and the Headless Knights don't want it at all."
Gabriel nodded earnestly, as if she was really thinking about looking for a skilled executioner to help her join the Headless Knights in the future after she became a living person.
Jon, who was looking at the chart, raised his head and looked at the two of them helplessly.
"Don't teach children badly, Nick, she still has a long life in the future, how could she die so early, let alone be decapitated."
Nick shrugged, and he floated to Jon's side.
"I have officially started teaching the fourth and fifth grade students, but I told you before, I understand the wand gestures and pronunciation of these spells, but I am just a ghost after all, there is no way Give them more help when they make mistakes in practice."
"This is enough." Jon said softly, "Now is a special period. We don't have time to waste. It's good if we are still enriching our knowledge. As for how much we can learn in the end, it depends on ourselves."
Nick still praised it very much.
"The students are very serious. You know, I was the ghost of Gryffindor College before. At that time, although the Dark Lord had risen in the wizarding world, he hadn't occupied Hogwarts Castle like he is now. At that time The leather monkeys don't have so many people who put all their energy on their studies, they wish they could live on the Quidditch field every day, and stepping into the classroom seems like a torture to them."
"Times have changed. Under such circumstances, if they are still so lazy, it is tantamount to enjoying the time that professors have fought so hard for."
Jon didn't say too much on this issue, he pointed to a specific point on the chart.
"Is this the goal of our voyage?"
That point is located within the sea area of the North Sea, but it is far away from the British Isle, and it seems that there is no mark of any island.
"This is just the first sailing goal."
When it comes to business, Nick is obviously a lot more serious.
Jon was taken aback for a moment, then he looked back at the point on the chart, and went through all the information about the island he had learned in the magic world in his mind.
"The North Sea. This is, Azkaban!"
"Yes, our first target point is Azkaban Island, and this is also the first place where the Dark Lord arrived during the month when he disappeared there. As far as I know, he stayed on this prison island for three days."
Jon frowned. Apparently, Azkaban Island was not a good place for most figures.
"When he landed on the island, did all the dementors on the island join him?"
Nick shook his head.
"I don't know about this. Part of the route of the ship driven by Drake and the others passed by this prison island, so after I learned about the traces of the Dark Lord, I quietly Been to that island."
"At that time, many wizards of the Order of the Phoenix were still locked up on this island. I deliberately avoided those dementors. Although their ability to absorb positive emotions had little effect on ghosts, if they found my existence , and may communicate this matter with other Auror guards on the island."
"It's just that after going to the island, I didn't find any more, because there are many hidden places there that require magic to enter, and I obviously don't have this ability."
Jon noticed the key to Nick's words.
"There are still Aurors stationed in Azkaban?"
Nick explained to Jon.
"Of course, there are no superiors and subordinates between the Ministry of Magic and the dementors. The two parties are just a cooperative relationship. Since it is cooperation, there must be communication. And not all prisoners are sentenced to life after they are sentenced to Azkaban. Imprisonment means being sucked into madness by these dementors or committing suicide. There is also a sentence of imprisonment, and the handover of these people in and out of prison requires the cooperation of wizards and dementors."
When he said this, he paused, as if thinking of something, and continued.
"However, after the large-scale jailbreak of the Order of the Phoenix, many dementors were allowed to land on the island of Great Britain. Now there should not be many monsters left behind in Azkaban, let alone Aurors. , very few wizards would want to stay in that kind of place."
Jon thought about looking at the chart.
"In other words, now is the best time for us to go to the island? Then what is our goal in coming to Azkaban Island?"
Nick said in a deep voice.
"Of course it is necessary to find out exactly what the Dark Lord did during the three days he stayed on this island that year. According to the situation at the time, that is, when he boarded Azkaban From then on, these dementors completely surrendered to him and became his lackeys."
Jon took a deep breath and nodded silently.
"According to our current speed, how long will it take to reach Azkaban?"
"Two days at the latest."
(end of this chapter)