The Hotel Garden Disappearance

After disciplining the Dementor, William and Hermione left the Safety Watch and returned to their room.

William picked up the thick book that had fallen to the floor and placed it on the table. He knew why Hermione had fallen asleep.

This book records many spells, some written in Ancient Runes. Some of these Ancient Runes possess special power simply by being written on paper.

It's normal for Hermione to be hypnotized.

That's how Restricted Section books are; they're dangerous, and not just anyone can touch them.

In the words of Professor Dumbledore, "It should be viewed with the assistance of a professional."

That's a bit of an absurd statement.

William inexplicably recalled his past life, his time in the orphanage.

At that time, a neighbor, an older sister with short legs, a thick waist, and a flat chest, gave young William a pirated DVD from an island nation.

It clearly states: If you are under 18, please watch with your parents.

The honest and simple-minded man summoned the orphanage director and some teachers... and then, that was the end of it.

In short, William's disheveled escape under the setting sun that day was a reminder of his lost youth!

So if you see a similar warning, don't hesitate, just ignore it. Because hesitation will lead to defeat!

Hermione lingered with William for a while longer before reluctantly picking up her lunchbox and heading back to her room.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Hermione panicked. Could it be Roy or Lyanna again?

How come she always gets caught every time she comes here? Someone must have snitched on her!

"William, are you there?" Thankfully, it wasn't Roy or Lyanna, it was Phoebe's voice!

Hermione, the queen of imagination, has once again sketched out a third-rate late-night story full of twists and turns.

William couldn't help but tap her on the head to stop her from overthinking, then walked across the room and opened the door.

Phoebe appeared to have just taken a shower; her hair was still wet, and she was wearing only a simple sundress, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white skin.

She was clearly taken aback to see Hermione and paused for a moment.

"What's wrong, Phoebe?" William noticed that Phoebe was acting strangely, seemingly flustered.

"Gabrielle and Anne..." Phoebe whispered, suppressing a sob, "They're gone!"

Hotel back garden.

William, wand in hand, carefully examined the marks around him.

Anne was feeding the black dog, also a baguette. On a crumb of bread, there was a bloody dog tooth.

The bread was probably too hard, and the dog's teeth aren't good, so it crumbled.

"I went to take a shower, Gabrielle was playing by the window. She said she saw Anne walking her dog downstairs and wanted to go down and play with her."

I agreed.

After I finished showering, I came downstairs to look for them, but I couldn't find Gabrielle and Anne, and the Dahei was gone too.

Phoebe choked back tears, saying, "I've searched everywhere, but I can't find them."

William frowned, clasped his hands together in front of his mouth, and began to think carefully.

First, we can rule out the possibility that it was taken by Muggle.

Gabrielle isn't very strong in combat, but Anne is different; she's a little witch who has learned a lot of magic from William.

She still has prank products in her possession, so there's no way Muggle could take her away.

It was even more impossible for her to leave on her own; although Anne was mischievous, she would never run off without saying goodbye.

That means they could only have been captured by an adult wizard!

Moreover, it was a very powerful wizard; Anne didn't even have a chance to call for help. After all, she was just a first-year witch.

Hermione held up a map of France, carefully compared it to the map, and said softly, "Anne's last known location was on the eastern coastline of the Pyrenees; after that, she couldn't be tracked down."

William had cast Tracking Charm on Hermione and Anne long ago, which, like the Marauder's Map, allowed him to roughly pinpoint their locations on the Safety Watch.

But after Anne appeared somewhere, she suddenly disappeared. It seems that powerful magic disrupted the Tracking Charm.

"What should we do then?" Phoebe asked anxiously.

"Phoebe, don't worry, we'll find them both, I promise!" William said earnestly.

"Hmm!" Hearing William say that, Phoebe's eyes, which had lost their moisture, regained a bit of sparkle.

"Let's go to that coast first; we might find something else," Hermione said.

William nodded, stretched out his arm, and brought the two Apparition to a deserted beach.

William had never been to the Pyrenees, so he couldn't Apparition there; he would have to fly there instead.

"Get on!" William transformed into a giant sea eagle.

Hermione climbed up with practiced ease, then reached out and pulled Phoebe up with her.

Once he felt the two were settled, William gently spread his wings and galloped away, disappearing from sight in an instant.

After flying for about five minutes, William suddenly swooped down to lower his altitude. The eagle's eyesight was very sharp, and he spotted the Dahei in mid-air.

"It's Dahei!" Hermione exclaimed as they descended.

The black dog had tracked them all the way here, but it stopped at the intersection and kept barking wildly.

Grass! (A magical plant)

It got lost, you silly dog!

Fortunately Dahei is not a guide dog; otherwise, countless poor blind people would become homeless because of it every year.

The group ignored the silly dog, and William transformed into a sea eagle again, preparing to leave.

The dog panicked, circled twice, jumped up, and bit William's paw.

William had no choice but to grab it and fly together toward the Pyrenees.

Twenty minutes later, the group arrived at the coastline.

There were still many footprints on the beach, not washed away by the sea. Judging from other traces, the group of wizards had left by boat.

"What do we do? The trail has gone cold," Hermione asked.

In the vast Atlantic Ocean, it's impossible to track someone without knowing their location.

William suddenly turned his head, his pupils contracted, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Beside a large rock in the distance, a girl dressed in tattered clothes appeared. She seemed to have been waiting for them.

William thought the girl looked familiar, then suddenly remembered that she seemed to be the Werewolf he had casually rescued at the Mysterious Circus.

William and Hermione raised their wands at the same time.

The girl's face turned from white to green, like a piece of high-quality white jade with a greenish tinge.

She cried out in alarm, "Don't do it, Stark! I know where your sister is!"

The next second, William had already Apparition behind the Werewolf, his wand pointed at her head.

Where?

"There's a small island to the west of here. They were taken there! Not just the two of them, that group kidnapped many children!"

Why are you helping me?

The girl gently bit her lip, closed her eyes, and said, "You saved me."

William put away his wand, his murderous aura vanishing once more, and said softly, "Lead the way!"

Without any hesitation, the girl secretly slipped away from the group, waiting for him.

"We can't go like this," the girl said earnestly. "There's a huge storm near the island, and those people have taken the boat away."

That's not difficult. William can get everyone into the Safety Watch, and then he can transform into a sea eagle and fly over.

But even a great storm might be too much for him to handle.

"I have a way," Phoebe suddenly said as she walked over.

"Madame Maxime keeps a herd of Abraxan Pyrenees; you can ride them!"

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