CHAPTER - 1
It was 30th December, 1896. Sun clearly visible from the front window. I could see the thin shadow of my partner standing beside the window. I had just woke up from my sleep. “Good morning James” He said with a grin on his face. I replied the same with a smile. James don’t you think today’s weather is quite good compared to other days. He said, ya, it is.
By saying this I took my Ulster and got ready. After staring at me for sometime he finally asked “Where are you going Dr, I don’t think you will practice today, as it is Sunday.” Yes I will not, I am just thinking to take a morning walk on the streets, as you figured that it is a good weather today. I said, while fidgeting with my Ulster . Wait! He said, maybe there’s someone who wants to see you in his case today . He said. What do you mean? I asked, with an interrogative expression on my face. Thut-thut, someone knocked the door. “Come in”, was the answer of Jeremy, my partner. There was a tall man with a muscular body between 35-40, square faced, brown eyes with a long nose placed handsomely between his eyes he was indeed a charming man. “Good morning sir, I am Andrew Jones of Oxford Street.” Said he. “Pray please take a seat.” Said Jeremy. “l have come here with a very serious matter”. “What happened pray continue”. Last week, After the death of my business partner and my best friend Luminous Malfoy , I went to his Ancient old family house, as wished by him before his death. He had told me that he had kept a very important manuscript in that house which would be passed to his sons after his death and can be only touched by any other person after his death. He had two sons Harry Malfoy and his twin Draco Malfoy but they both were not trusted by Luminous. The most trustworthy person for him was I and the old butler who was in charge of the old manuscripts. So before taking his last breaths he appointed me as master and the in charge of the manuscripts, which I have to still find. So, as I had told, last week I went to his old family house and I found the old butler dead lying on the smooth floor of the corridor, I was extremely shivering with fright when I saw him, I was not able to decide what to do at that situation so l called the police immediately. Police sealed the house and after a weeks investigation they declared that he had an heart attack and with that shock accidently he fell on the ground and died. “But if a person has heart attack he would surely fall down, what is the use of the word shock in there?” I interrupted. “It has use, because when he died there was an expression of an extreme shock on his face. That is why the word shock is used.” He explained. “ Pray please continue” insisted Jeremy. Then, Yesterday as I got the report, I sighed for him for a moment, and tried to search the manuscripts of which I was appointed as the in charge. But I failed to find them and as leaving him nobody lived there. I didn’t had any option of asking someone also. The old house if I describe is one of the creepiest and old houses. The corridors of it are very dirty as they were not cleaned for many years. So it was also not possible for me to search in the whole house alone. But after being confused behind the manuscripts I sat in a small room which seemed to me as the butler’s room, there I found this paper in it is written in Spanish ,'La maldición de la casa Malfoy'. I cannot read Spanish that fluent so I don’t know what is written. After seeing all these I suspected, though it is vague but I don’t want to take any risk in this matter and also don’t want to involve police because I know police won’t be able to help me in this, so, with a precise control over myself and on my feelings of fright I came here to you in search of some guidance of clarity in my case. He was thirsty as he finished, I handed him over the glass of water. Hmm! Interesting exclaimed Jeremy as he stared at the piece of paper.
