The two then focused on the places that gave off traces of Dark Magic.
After some searching, Douglas discovered that these enchantments were not particularly powerful, and breaking them revealed only a few empty cellars. He sighed in disappointment.
"The Gaunt family really has fallen on hard times. I thought there might be some treasure beneath these enchantments, but there's nothing at all."
Dumbledore looked toward the last unexplored spot. The traces of Dark Magic there were the faintest, which was why they had left it until last.
As he walked toward it, he explained:
"Even the oldest family will decline if it cannot manage its affairs. Centuries ago, the Gaunt family was already living off the sale of its ancestral property. Naturally, they wouldn't have left anything valuable behind."
Suddenly, Dumbledore stopped and gestured for Douglas to stay where he was rather than follow.
Then, his expression grave, he began pointing his wand at various spots on the ground while murmuring something in a strange language.
Douglas drew his wand too. Although he could not make out what spell Dumbledore was reciting, he judged from the syllables that it was probably Ancient Runes.
He had already guessed that this might be where Voldemort had hidden the Ring.
Soon, Dumbledore straightened up, moved to another position, and began pointing his wand around again.
Douglas did not go over to disturb him. Instead, he took out something resembling a Dragon Radar.
Unlike a Dragon Radar, this radar also had a probe made of mithril.
Douglas pressed the switch on the radar, then turned it a few times, and the radar's display began to change. He inserted the probe into the spot Dumbledore had just examined, and soon an irregular gray circle appeared on the display, with a small black dot on