Edward quickly composed himself. "Mr. Dumbledore asked us to come and check on the old house."
The woman nodded. "I see. I remember no one's lived here for a very long time. Everyone says the owner died of old age somewhere else long ago."
This woman seemed unfamiliar with Dumbledore and was most likely an ordinary person.
"Well, they probably come back every so often. Perhaps no one happened to notice each time."
"Really?"
A faint smile appeared on the woman's face. "Well, some of the elderly people say those two brothers killed their own sister, then fled to escape punishment and haven't dared come back for years."
Audrey immediately covered her mouth in surprise. The Dumbledore brothers had killed their own sister? How could that be?!
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Edward considered this before saying, "But from what I know, they aren't the sort of people you describe. I think there must be some misunderstanding."
She neither agreed nor disagreed. "I wouldn't know about that."
After a pause, she glanced at Lilith and Susie and asked, "You didn't come here just to look at a house, did you? Are you on holiday, or visiting friends and relatives?"
Edward waved the notebook in his hand. "We're all students, and lately we've been writing a travelogue about the customs and legends of different places in Britain. We heard that Godric's Hollow had a long history and lovely scenery. Mr. Dumbledore happened to want someone to check on the place for him, so we came here."
"Oh?"
Curiosity appeared on the woman's face. "How did you get here? It's been snowing for almost half a month. The road in should be blocked by snow. Surely you didn't walk?"
Edward was about to speak when she