Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

Neither the sea demon nor the Great Vortex are located in the Strait of Messina between the Italian Peninsula and Sicily.

From the northeastern corner of the island, which is where Ivan is now, there is a clear panoramic view of the Strait.

There is a town near their camp, Taormina, where there is a fairly well-preserved ancient Greek theatre, a business card for Sicily, which Ivan just visited a short time ago.

At the southern end of the town, there is a spectacular cliff scenery and the largest active volcano in Europe, Etna.

The terrain of the entire mountain is quite complex, hidden by giants and the birthplace of the legendary Cyclops.

In mythological stories, Cyclops use volcanic lava to create weapons, often with loud thunderbolts.

The clouds around here are thick, the mountaintop is invisible for most of the year, it's hard to find giants in there, and with the huge noise coming from time to time, the inhabitants of Muggle nearby think that the giant living in the mountain is Thor.

Ivan had a close look at the terrain in the vicinity, and Ravenclaw remembered that the island was probably in this area.

In other words, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw came here more than a thousand years ago.

Gryffindor and the Cyclops deep in Mount Etna had fought and left a permanent scar on their eyes.

To the north of the town, near the coastline pier, there is an ancient lighthouse, a nearby high point, which has been guiding the direction of sailing ships until now, where you want to take a boat to see the sea demons and depart from.

The Italian Ministry of Magic has set up special reserves here to protect sea monsters and operates cruise ships dedicated to visiting sea monsters.

But nowadays, Mr. Yidas Grosso of the Protectorate told Ivan that it was very rare for little wizards to come and visit him during the school holidays.

“No, no, we can't go out now! Grosso shook his head and said," Boy, I suggest you go to your parents or guardian, the neighborhood has been dangerous lately, not where little wizards like you can hang out. ”

“My uncle is busy with something else, I was just looking around, I read the description of the sea monster in the book...” Ivan said, "Why can't we go out because of Kim Gallon? Or do you think I have to be with someone to see the sea monsters? ”

“Both!” Grosso said, pointing the hat on his head straight, pointing to the lighthouse on the highlands next to the pier, "but the main reason is that the lighthouse is broken and we can't go out to die without the lighthouse's guidance. Let me tell you, if you fall into the hands of little boys like you, they won't kill you, but they keep you slowly, locked up in a nest on the side of a cliff, with you every day..."

Ivan turned around and looked at the old lighthouse, and Mr. Grosso told him that not long ago, the lights at the top of the lighthouse had suddenly gone out.

You know, this lighthouse is not only so simple to guide Muggle's boat in the direction, but it also has very special protective magic to keep the boat and its crew from being enchanted by the sounds of the sea demons and immersed in illusions.

Now that the lighthouse is broken, sailing is no different than searching for death.

Next, Grosso tells Ivan a lot of horror stories about the sea demons and the dead spirits wandering in this area, and what really bothers Ivan is what happened after the lighthouse was damaged...

“Yeah, after the lighthouse broke down, Muggles sent several times to repair it. What do they call those weirdos with long metal ropes, electricians?!” Grosso said, "I saw them go in there with my own eyes, and then I came out all night, and all the muggles were crazy, and I kept saying meaningless words in my mouth, like I hit a ghost. ”

“Crazy?!” Evan looked at him strangely.

“Yeah, talking about the end, the destruction, the ancient gods, it's like being brainwashed, who knows what they see in the tower, and I hear they've been having nightmares ever since they got back.” Grosso looked around, then lowered his head, approaching Ivan with a freckled face, and lowered his voice and said, "The reason that the lighthouse was broken was obviously because of magic, and there were a bunch of black wizards inside, and I saw them on the boat one night, all wearing black cloaks. ”

“Have you seen what they look like?” Ivan asked.

“No, no!” Grosso waved and his face flashed with horror, "apparently there was a witch playing tricks, and I reported it to the top, but the guy in charge in the town didn't respond, and the Ministry of Magic didn't send anyone. Let me see, a broken lighthouse is probably a trivial thing in their eyes, and there's no need to encourage people to investigate. They won't starve to death anyway, they'll find food for themselves. ”

“But this thing is suspicious!” Ivan said that the bad things the dark wizards said made him connect to bad things.

Prior to his departure, Nicole Le Mée had told him that the long-lost Raven Claw had begun to emerge again.

This neighborhood is where Ravenclaw used to be. Are those dark wizards with hoods going to be them?!

Or are you also here to find the giant Death Eaters?!

“It's suspicious, but what does it have to do with me?” Grosso said, getting back up, "I'm just a sea monster breeder, and as long as they pay me back, I don't have to worry about the trouble. To be honest, I've had enough of this job, and I'm going to resign in praise of money to find a new job in Rome, much better than keeping an empty boat and a bunch of sea monsters here. ”

“Mr. Grosso, if I fix the lighthouse, can you take me out to sea?” Ivan said, "I still want to see the sea monster! ”

“No problem, kid, as long as you can fix that lighthouse!” Grosso said, "I've never seen little wizards like you who are interested in sea demons. Yeah, they look like human women on their upper bodies, they're not dressed, but below... you just have to look at them and you won't be interested in them! ”

Evan waved and walked back down the trail as it came, waiting for no one to be around before the phantom appeared back at the camp.

Whatever the reason that the lighthouse went out, it was obviously a new problem.

He was prepared to wait until the matter of contacting the Titans was over and find a way to solve the problem.