It was a complex smell of putrid smell, chemical reagents, haze and various other odors.
This made John couldn't help but frown.
However, his movements were not slow at all, and he directly picked up Dumbledore and rushed towards the rows of dilapidated brick houses on the shore. The windows on the houses looked dark and lifeless in the night.
Under the guidance of Dumbledore.
John quickly shuttled through the maze-like group of abandoned brick buildings.
The environment here is even worse than on the shore.
The streets were filled with all kinds of disgusting garbage and sewage, making it almost impossible to walk.
John almost waded through the sewage into a street called Spider End Lane.
The tall mill chimney stood in the sky like a giant finger raised in warning.
He walked past the dilapidated windows boarded up with boards, and his footsteps echoed on the cobblestones where the sewage spread.
Until finally, he finally stopped in front of a house, and dim light came from the cracks in the curtains of a room downstairs.
And this is also the only building with lights on on the entire street.
Before he even knocked on the door, John could feel that someone was already standing behind the door, alertly sensing the movement outside.
John did not approach rashly, but shouted from a distance:
"Professor Snape!"
"Crunch——"
Just as John's voice sounded, the door opened.
Snape closed the door and looked at the situation outside through a gap.
When he saw that the person coming was John, Snape's face was obviously more surprised, and even the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
But after discovering Dumbledore on John's back, the smile instantly dissipated and turned into confusion and anxiety.
"Come in quickly!"
Snape spoke and opened the door directly.
John carried Dumbledore on his back and quickly walked into a small living room, which felt like a dark cell with soft walls.
Several walls are covered with books, most of which are old black or brown leather covers.
A candle-lit lamp hung from the ceiling, casting a dim circle of light, in which a worn and fluffy sofa, an old armchair and a rickety table were crowded together.
This place has a desolate and deserted atmosphere, as if no one usually lives there.
The moment he entered here, Dumbledore relaxed and fell into a slumber.
It was as if this place and Snape's presence could give him enough security.
With Snape's help, John placed Dumbledore on the sofa.
"What the hell is going on?"
Snape asked with a frown, his eyes roving back and forth on the sleeping Dumbledore.
"Poisoned! A highly concentrated, very terrifying poison with curse characteristics."
John dug through the lizard's wallet to find an antidote and poured it into Dumbledore, while replying, "We need a large amount of advanced antidote potions now! Professor Snape, do you have inventory and a refining room here?"
At this time, Snape had also discovered the spreading black spots on Dumbledore's left hand.
With his magic potion skills, he naturally understands how terrifying this toxin is.
He nodded and took John into the next room without saying a word.
The structure here is similar to Snape's potions office in Hogwarts, except that the space is smaller.
John and Snape didn't talk nonsense at all.
Relying on the outstanding tacit understanding cultivated through long-term cooperation, the two immediately began to work together to refine the advanced antidote potion.
After more than two hours, the first pot of advanced detoxification potion was prepared.
John and Snape didn't even bottle it.
Just use the funnel to pour the slightly cooled potion into Dumbledore's mouth.
The feeling of having a funnel inserted directly into your throat is uncomfortable.
Therefore, the comatose Dumbledore struggled instinctively.
John originally planned to help Dumbledore change his position to relieve his discomfort, but Snape stopped John.
"No need to bother."
Snape took out his wand directly.
"All petrified!"
"boom--"
Gray-white light rippled across Dumbledore's body, making him freeze.
"That's good."
Snape spoke, controlled the cauldron, and kept pouring water.
After he finished drinking, he suddenly noticed that John was looking at him with a very strange look.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm saving him! It's all for his own good!"
Snape explained, and then carried the cauldron back to the alchemy room.
John just followed him, but his expression became even weirder.
The way Snape just gave Dumbledore the medicine didn't look like he was doing it for Dumbledore's good at all.
It was more like he had a grudge against Dumbledore and was taking the opportunity to take revenge.
But according to what John observed, both Snape and Dumbledore trusted each other very much.
Dumbledore even fell asleep peacefully as soon as he came to Snape's side.
And Snape also tried his best to help save Dumbledore.
John shook his head.
He could only say that the relationship between Snape and Dumbledore was really complicated and contradictory.
Thanks to the efforts of John and Snape.
The second pot of advanced detoxification potion was quickly prepared.
Then comes the third pot.
After three big pots in a row, John and Snape finally slumped down on their chairs.
It was already bright outside at this moment.
Nearly seven hours of high-intensity refining of the medicine had exhausted almost all of their energy.
"Recover quickly!"
Snape waved his wand.
The stiff Dumbledore finally woke up and struggled to sit up from the sofa.
After a full night's sleep, he seems to be in much better spirits now.
He looked at John and Snape who looked tired, as if he wanted to ask.
But before he could speak, John said first:
"Professor Dumbledore, the 'cursed poison' in your body has been completely eliminated. Currently, only a small part of the poison remains on the ring finger of your left hand. This part of the poison is too stubborn to be removed.
The only way is to take special antidotes regularly and for a long time.”
Upon hearing this, Dumbledore raised his left hand.
At this moment, there is still a black mark on his ring finger.
At first glance, it looked like Dumbledore was wearing an ugly, thick black ring.
“Perfect for you!”
Snape said half-mockingly, "I will be responsible for the refining of the special antidote. Every month, I will make a pot, just enough for you."
"Wow——"
Dumbledore smiled and said, "It seems that I am becoming more and more inseparable from you, Severus."
Snape curled his lips in disgust.
Seeing this, Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, then took a deep breath, straightened his expression and said solemnly:
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"Thank you, Severus. And I want to thank you even more, John!
I actually remember it very clearly.
At that time, a small black snake emerged from the ring, and it wrapped itself around my finger and was about to bite me."
Dumbledore raised his left hand again and showed the black mark on his ring finger to John and Snape, "This is the mark left by its entanglement.
Just the mere contact caused me to be poisoned by such a terrible poison.
If it really bites me... I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous.
Fortunately, John prevented all of this from happening at the critical moment.
Thank you, thank you so much, John!”
John nodded and accepted Dumbledore's thanks calmly.
Dumbledore really should thank him.
Dumbledore's performance last night was extremely bad. If it weren't for him, Dumbledore probably wouldn't have lived long even if he hadn't died on the spot.
"Okay, Dumbledore's condition is now stable." Snape said, "Then should you tell me what's going on?"
John and Dumbledore looked at each other.
Dumbledore had a wry smile on his face.
He really didn't know how to say anything about what happened last night.
Seeing this, John nodded, took over the conversation, and began to tell Snape a series of things that happened last night.
Snape listened extremely carefully.
When I heard that Dumbledore was taking a child like John to remove the Horcruxes.
There was obvious anger on his face.
In his opinion, this is really too dangerous.
When I heard that Dumbledore ignored John's obstruction and rashly touched the Horcrux ring, and even imprisoned John for it.
He had clenched his fists and was almost furious.
When I heard that Dumbledore was caught in a trap and lost the ability to resist.
He stared at Dumbledore with eyes full of contempt and confusion.
But no matter how his mood changed, he did not interrupt John's story.
As a master of Occlumency, Snape was accustomed to thinking in a rational way.
It is more efficient to let John tell the whole story and then ask questions than to interrupt and ask questions when he encounters confusion.
However, when he heard that John alone had subdued the little black snake carrying a high concentration of 'cursed poison' and destroyed the Horcrux, Snape's expression changed drastically and he couldn't bear it anymore!
"John! Are you hurt?"
Snape stood up suddenly and shouted.
Dumbledore also realized the weirdness of this matter at this moment.
The terrifying toxicity of the 'cursed poison' was the only thing he had ever seen in his life!
Even he fell into the trap!
Although this was largely due to the fact that he was mentally defeated, such a little black snake was not something that John could easily deal with!
So in the process of fighting against the black snake, will John also be poisoned?
"I'm not hurt, really not."
John raised his hands and explained quickly.
However this is of no use.
Snape and Dumbledore were now so nervous that they were going crazy.
Together they began to examine John.
And soon, they discovered two small holes in John's shoulders.
With just one glance, they recognized that it was the bite mark of a venomous snake!
At this moment, Snape and Dumbledore's eyes turned red.