"Kreacher, please let me hold your right hand. After I counted to three, Apparation took us to that cave." Dumbledore looked around and murmured, "You four can catch me, don't Hold too tight, I'm just leading you."
A strange scene appeared in the room. Sirius, Ivan, Harry, and Hermione put their hands on Dumbledore's arm in turn, and Dumbledore held Kreacher's right hand.
"one two three"
As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, Ivan felt himself spinning.
The horror, the uneasiness, of being Apparated by Salazar Slytherin was back.
Ivan couldn't breathe, as if he was squeezed into a thick rubber tube, every part of his body was squeezed, almost beyond the limit of his endurance.
Then, just when he thought he was going to suffocate, the invisible tube burst open.
Standing in the cool outdoors, he breathed in big gulps of the fresh, salty air.
Alvin could smell the sea and hear the sound of rough waves.
He looked up and found himself standing on a high black rock outcropping, the waves rolling and foaming beneath his feet.
A cold sea breeze blew his hair, and the distant sky, the winter sun brought a faint, warm temperature, making people feel very comfortable.
Then, he turned his head and looked back.
Behind them rose a cliff, with sheer walls of rock falling straight down.
Surrounding the cliff were several large rocks, like the one they were standing on, that seemed to have broken off the face of the cliff at some point in the past.
The surroundings are bare and desolate, except for the vast sea and rocks, there is no tree, no grass and sand.
"Hermione, are you okay?" Ivan said with concern, and supported Hermione who was staggering beside him. It was her first time to apparate.
"I'm fine, Ivan, did we just experience apparition?!" Hermione rubbed her ears and said, "How should I put it, it's as if it was suddenly stuffed into a tube and forcibly compressed into a liquid"
"You need to get used to this feeling slowly, and when you're an adult, you can take the examination for the Apparition of the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore said slowly, "We should have arrived at our destination, what do you think of this place?"
As he spoke, he examined the cliff carefully.
It sounded like they were asking if this was an ideal picnic spot.
"If it's summer, this neighborhood is an ideal place for a picnic." Harry shook his head, his face mixed with emotions such as tension, excitement, and anxiety.
Then, he noticed that Sirius standing beside him was not looking very well.
"How are you feeling, Sirius?" Harry asked hastily, "You look a bit"
"It's bad, isn't it?!" Sirius's pale face was very ugly, he said in disgust, "I just remembered some bad things, there is such a cliff in Azkaban, it is the narrow window of my room The only sight to be seen."
"Azkaban?!" It was the first time Ivan saw Sirius mention that place.
"That's right, it's almost exactly the same as here. The dark sea and black rocks are endlessly desolate, without any life. No one will go there, unless those dementors are going to throw the dead from there."
"Oh, Sirius!" Hearing what he said, Ivan, Harry, and Hermione were very worried, and they went up to hug him one by one.
"I'm fine, everything is over!" Sirius' fragile side was fleeting, he returned to normal in an instant, and said loudly, "Kreacher, is this where my brother died last? Where is that cave?"
"It's on the cliff over there, master!" Kreacher pointed at the steep cliff.
Ivan and the others hurriedly looked there, but saw nothing.
"I didn't see anything, why didn't you just take us to the cave?"
"Kreacher can go in by himself, but he can't bring you in. There is a magic there to prevent Kreacher from doing that!" Kreacher said anxiously with wide-eyed eyes, "Master Regulus climbed up from here."
"It's Tom Riddle's magic, preventing others from apparating into that cave, but he ignored the house elf's magic, which is very much like his style, he has always been dismissive of house elves " Dumbledore said briefly, and asked again, "How do you feel here, Ivan?"
"I agree with Harry that it's a good camping spot around here."
"It's really a good idea. It inspired me a lot, and it's very meaningful!" Dumbledore pondered for a while, then said calmly, "If I remember correctly, there should be a village near here. At some point, they would have brought those kids here to breathe the sea air and watch the waves."
Harry and Hermione looked at Dumbledore suspiciously, and only Ivan knew what he was talking about.
"Riddle must have been here before he went to school at Hogwarts." Dumbledore carefully observed the bare cliff, "It's so suitable, Muggles can't climb this big rock, unless They are particularly good at rock climbing; the boats can't get close to the cliffs, the surrounding waters are too dangerous. I can imagine how Riddle climbed up, magic must work better than ropes. He will probably take other children, presumably for the enjoyment Have fun scaring them."
They took a few steps forward and came to the edge of the rock.
Aiwen saw many jagged grooves on the rocks for stepping on, leading to the giant pebbles around the cliffs and half exposed to the sea below.
It is very dangerous to climb down from here. The rocks at the lower level are washed by the sea water, and Ivan feels the cold water splashing on his face with the smell of the sea.
"Where is that cave?" Sirius asked again.
Kreacher anxiously only showed them, muttering about the entrance of the cave, but except for the black protruding rock walls and raging waves, Ivan saw nothing.
It must be right here, you have to get closer to
"In that direction, I already feel its position." Dumbledore said suddenly.
He drew his wand, walked to the huge boulder closest to the cliff face, knelt down and said a spell.
In the next second, a red light cluster flew out from the end of his wand.
Guan Tuan floated out, glinting on the surface of the sea a few feet below him.
"See?" Dumbledore asked softly, controlling the ball of light with his wand.
At the position of the light group, below the water surface, Aiwen saw a crack on the cliff, and the sea water was swirling inside.
That location is very hidden, behind a big rock, coupled with the reflection of the sea, if it weren't for Dumbledore's guidance, it would be impossible to notice it.
"Professor, have you been here before?" Harry asked in surprise, wiping his eyes.
"Like you, I am here for the first time." Dumbledore stood up.
"But how did you find that crack?"
"Don't look with your eyes, Harry!" Dumbledore said softly, "Sense with your heart, magic will always leave traces, sometimes very obvious, I can already feel the magic power emanating from that crack, more than Candlelight is even more visible in the dark.”(.)