Yes, We're Just Portraits!

At the edge of the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest, Weasley Beast Pen Hollow, New Hut.

The Cottage was shaped like the Octonauts' base: a massive pillar serving as an elevator shaft supported a vast hall above, with several rooms extending out from the hall.

Every member of the Cottage had their own room.

The two little girls, Anna and Hannah, had put a great deal of effort into decorating their rooms, making them bright and gaudy.

This was Anna's first time entering Anton's room. It was practically empty, with barely any furniture inside.

In one corner stood something shrouded in clouds and covered in flowers. It was the Unlocking Ritual the Acolytes had used to help Grindelwald break free from Dumbledore's spell confinement, which Anton had forcibly sealed away using a combination of the Undetectable Extension Charm and several other spells.

Another corner held a pool on a metal base, filled with potion liquid. At its center stood a three-dimensional coffin resembling an ancient iron maiden.

This was a device developed by the Potter family to awaken Wizard Squib bloodlines and trigger a Magic Outburst. Supposedly, it could even allow someone to awaken an Innate Magical Talent.

Of course, its most remarkable feature was that it possessed a certain degree of intelligence. It had been created from the Potter family's Wrathful Spirit-corroding Ritual Magic, developed over countless years, combined with the portion of Sirius Black's soul Voldemort had cut away.

There was also the altar the Cottage had used when they went to Werewolf Home Furnishings to treat the Werewolf tribe.

Each of these three items seemed to carry an especially mysterious aura.

But now, there were four.

The Elephant-eating Vine's tendrils wriggled, extending shallow protruding supports from the wall. Anton gently placed the portrait upon them.

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