Arya Grindelwald

Is there someone in the coffin?

William was visibly taken aback upon hearing Vivian's words.

Okay, to get back to the source, it was originally "furniture" used to place people.

but...

It should be a corpse, shouldn't it?

According to Vivian, there was someone inside the golden coffin, and they were alive.

A living person lying in a coffin... that's a bit creepy.

Good heavens, does the magical world have Ancient Tomb Sect?

And... this temple is no ordinary place; it took William and Hermione a lot of effort to get in.

The Goblin and Curse-Breaker who followed were all dead.

Who could have arrived here earlier, still lying in a coffin?

Years ago, Ravenclaw and his two companions left Hogwarts to search for Death.

Only Hufflepuff remained, serving as Headmaster of Hogwarts and overseeing the rear.

Years later, four golden coffins floated out of the archway of the Department of Mysteries and were found by Hufflepuff.

Dumbledore said that this was a signal from Ravenclaw and his two companions to Hufflepuff.

She did indeed leave the school carrying a coffin, embarking on an unknown journey.

From then on, the whereabouts of the Four Founders were never known again.

Could it be that Hufflepuff brought the coffin here, and the four of them are prolonging their lives in a bizarre way?

Then this wouldn't be the Four Founders, but the "Coffin Emperor".

This absurd thought flashed through William's mind.

The Lady of the Lake seemed to know what he was thinking and said sarcastically:

"Don't worry, it's not Ravenclaw or the others. Those girls have terrible tempers and they talk a lot."

Even if I were to die, I would not live on in a coffin.

"Who is it?" Hermione asked.

Vivian glanced at her and said bluntly:

"Lying inside the golden coffin is Arya Grindelwald, an old acquaintance of yours."

"She's inside?" William asked in surprise.

"I came to Egypt four years ago, and not long ago I suddenly broke into the temple and then lay down in the golden coffin," Vivian said coldly.

No wonder William and Hermione came to Egypt but didn't find Arya; she was lying in a coffin, a corpse.

What does Arya want to do?

"It's not what she wants to do, it's what the soul within her wants to do," Vivian said meaningfully.

Cleopatra VII was resurrected by Grindelwald, taken away, and placed into this little girl's body.

All she wants is to be resurrected and regain her former strength.

William fell into deep thought.

Dumbledore mentioned this.

Back then, Grindelwald wanted to learn the Prehistoric Mysteries, so he sought out Egypt's Beautiful Queen's mummy.

Instead of fully resurrecting Cleopatra according to the Pharaoh's resurrection procedure, he summoned her soul and had it reside in an ordinary wizard.

The sorcerer is the sacrifice; once the soul of the sacrifice is completely devoured, a new sacrifice must be sought.

Such a one-time expenditure could greatly weaken Cleopatra's power.

Later, Rosier placed the soul of Cleopatra VII into Arya's body.

Arya couldn't hold on for long either, Egypt's Beautiful Queen's attempt to be resurrected is also understandable.

only...

William and Hermione exchanged glances and asked:

What does this have to do with you?

Based on the limited number of encounters, this Lady of the Lake is by no means a kind person.

Once they escape, they might be no less dangerous than Egypt's Beautiful Queen.

Why did she sacrifice this precious opportunity of negotiation to send William to kill Egypt's Beautiful Queen?

Does he still have such a concern for the safety of the Wizarding World?

"What does this have to do with me?" Vivian seemed to find the question amusing.

"Let me put it this way, I don't care who rules your world."

But if she resurrects, and I haven't escaped, I'll definitely be imprisoned by her."

Was Egypt's Beautiful Queen that powerful?

"As the last pharaoh, she possessed the Prehistoric Mysteries," Vivian explained.

"The mummies on the altar were all unearthed by Cleopatra during her tomb raiding in the Valley of the Kings in recent years, in preparation for her resurrection."

Once she is resurrected, the power of these pharaoh mummies will be at her disposal, and no wizard will be a match for her.

She is currently in the coffin, still undergoing transformation.

"If you kill her, it's actually a win-win situation for both of us."

Win-win...

William looked deeply at Vivian and smiled strangely:

"Okay, I agree to kill her, but we need to get onto the island."

"That's easy, the hippo will carry you across." Vivian stomped on the hippo's back.

"No, I don't trust you." William scoffed. "What if the hippo throws us both into the lake halfway there?"

Vivian curled her lips into a smirk and said coldly:

"Back then, when Moses led the Jews out of Egypt, Pharaoh Ramesses II ordered his men to pursue them relentlessly."

Moses easily cut the Red Sea in two, not only because of Prehistoric Mysteries mysteries, but also because of the special power of the magic wand in his hand.

That's right, it's the Hippopotamus Tooth Wand in your hand.

Holding it, you can use a regular Severing Charm to part the waters of the Sacred Lake.

William picked up the curved wand and examined it closely, never expecting it to possess such magical power.

He walked to the Sacred Lake, raised his arm, and gently swung his staff.

The lake water suddenly surged and rippled, creating a terrifying storm. A crescent-shaped beam of light descended, as if tearing the lake surface apart.

All the hippos began to drift with the current.

Vivian stood on horseback, and with just a slight stomp of her foot, she instantly became as solid as a rock, completely still.

William and Hermione carefully stepped into the muddy lakebed and hurried toward the island.

Throughout the entire process, Vivian remained calm and simply stood by and watched.

After walking a hundred meters, William finally stepped onto the island in the middle of the lake and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seven years have passed, and I have finally arrived here.

He looked around and noticed things he hadn't seen before.

There was a golden compass on the shore that started spinning as he approached.

William picked up the golden compass and, without lingering, led Hermione to the top of the pyramid.

The four coffins were placed side by side, and William walked straight to the middle coffin.

The other coffins were unmarked, but this one had a Ravenclaw eagle carved on its lid.

This was definitely left by Ravenclaw.

Dumbledore once said that the Four Founders, Klaue, loved leaving graffiti.

Both the Ravenclaw Bronze Ring and the Ravenclaw's Diadem bear her mark.

This coffin was no exception.

William tried to push the coffin open, but found he couldn't budge it.

After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly remembered something, took out the Ravenclaw Ring, and put it on his hand.

This time it was pushed open with ease.

This coffin isn't a sliding lid; it's a flip-top lid. That's really unique.

William stared at the back of the coffin lid, then suddenly fell into deep thought.

Hermione also frowned, deep in thought.

Standing on the hippo's back, Vivian called out a reminder:

"Arya is in the coffin on the far right."

"You still need to give me the Book of Two Ways, otherwise what if I kill her and you go back on your word?" William pressed his advantage.

"I'll only give you half the map; after you kill her, you can have the other half."

Vivian seemed to have anticipated this, as a piece of parchment floated over.

After William received it, he looked at it several times, and his smile grew even wider.

Hermione walked to the right, where the coffins were different.

Even without the Ravenclaw Ring, she could easily push it away.

A witch lay asleep inside the coffin.

She was not wearing any clothes; her body was wrapped in white bandages, like a mummy.

That familiar face was definitely Arya's.

She is transforming, and now she cannot resist.

"If you kill her, the soul of Cleopatra VII will also be annihilated."

"Do it!" Vivian's eyes were as sharp and Winky as the tip of a gun in the moonlight, and she said softly:

"Kill Arya, and I'll give you the other half of the Book of Two Ways, and I'll help you find Death."

William raised his wand and slowly approached Arya.

"Yes, kill her, William. I can grant you any wish."

Vivian's seductive voice echoed alluringly in William's ears.

William seemed to be in a daze. He raised his wand, pointed it at Arya, and shouted:

"Avada Kedavra... Avada Kedavra!"