novelslam Chapter 312 Tom's Horcrux Matryoshka
Chapter 312 Tom's Horcrux Matryoshka
Chapter 312 Tom's Horcrux Matryoshka
Principal's office.
There is no one there, only the milky white mist in the Pensieve is constantly flowing.
After an unknown amount of time, Dumbledore and William returned to the office from memory.
After reading the memories of Harry and William one after another, Dumbledore leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and seemed to be thinking about something.
William waited quietly, looking around at the same time.
Fox returned to the shelf, completely naked, sleeping with his head buried in his nest.
It is ready to wait for the hair to grow out before going out for a walk.
After all, a plucked phoenix is not as good as a chicken!
The Sorting Hat is back in place, with Gryffindor's sword beside it.
William did not expect that Gryffindor's sword could be summoned in the sorting hat.
It is not known whether Gryffindor cast the magic or Dumbledore did it.
He is more inclined to Dumbledore, the headmaster likes to play this kind of small game most, and it can surprise you, and it can also give you the illusion of being appointed.
See, the one who can pull the sword out of the sorting hat is the real Gryffindor!
Immediately, the courage buff doubled, and he rushed forward!
After more than ten minutes, Dumbledore opened his eyes, picked up the destroyed diary, and sighed:
"It's amazing. Needless to say, Tom is probably one of the best students Hogwarts has ever seen."
William agreed and gave Tom the middle finger.If the Dark Lord is not good, then he is not the Dark Lord.
William didn't ask who the other "several outstanding students" were. Now is not the time to talk about wizards or brag about business.
"William, you are doing well, as always." Dumbledore said softly.
"But I made the grave mistake of relying too much on the power of the ring in hopes of exercising Harry."
"It has been proven countless times that I, too, make mistakes just like the average human being. In fact, because I am - excuse me - because I am so much smarter than most people, my mistakes are proportionately worse.
I didn't expect the records of Slytherin to be hidden in the depths of the Chamber of Secrets. "
There was deep remorse in Dumbledore's tone.
"So, we're in trouble, big trouble, even worse than Voldemort."
"Sixteen-year-old Riddle?"
"That's right, I've said it more than once, the young Tom was scarier than Voldemort.
The two have different ways of doing things. Voldemort has gained great power, has no patience, thinks he is immortal, and prefers the simplest killing.
Riddle is young and tends to win over others and perform intrigue.
With the lessons of the predecessor Voldemort, I think he will be more cautious when facing me. "
Dumbledore put down the diary and leaned lightly on the chair.
"Professor, there is one thing I don't understand, whether it's Riddle or Voldemort, why didn't they die after Avada Kedavra?
Riddle said he was the spirit of Voldemort, exiled in the diary.
What kind of magic is this?I thought about it for a long time, but I don't remember any magic book that has something similar. "
The expression on Dumbledore's face became solemn, he looked at William seriously, the fingertips of ten slender fingers touched together lightly.
After a long silence, he finally said in a cautious tone: "William, have you heard the word Horcrux?"
"Hmm... I've heard it mentioned in the "Toxic Magic" in the restricted area, it said 'the Horcrux, the most evil magical invention, will not be described here'.
Other than that, I haven't seen this word in other books in the restricted area. "
"That's because I removed all the books that dealt with Horcruxes in detail."
Dumbledore raised his hand slightly, and a thick book flew out of the cabinet.
It was a book with a brown black leather cover, and the title read "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Arts"
"This book is full of black magic, and has the most detailed steps on how to make and destroy Horcruxes."
Dumbledore spread out the book and turned to the page of Horcruxes.
There is a man on the page, he kills a man, screams in pain, and his soul appears to be torn apart.
"By killing, the soul is separated and sealed in an object.
That way, even if your body is attacked or destroyed, you won't die, because a part of your soul remains unharmed..."
"This is the secret of Voldemort's immortality. The diary is his Horcrux?" William raised his eyebrows.
Dumbledore nodded solemnly, "Yes, I realized very early on that Voldemort may have made Horcruxes.
So I moved all the books about Horcruxes into my office to prevent others from seeing them.
During this time, I kept looking for evidence, and finally got the diary. "
"Then there is another question, Professor." William asked sharply, "How did the diary appear in Ron's hands?"
"I think it was given by Lucius Malfoy, he's been too conspicuous and high-profile these days.
Malfoy's house-elf had approached Harry more than once, hinting that an attack would occur... Various phenomena indicated that the diary belonged to Malfoy before. "
William thought about it carefully: "The only time Malfoy came into contact with Ron was at the Lichen Bookstore, where he had a fight with Mr. Weasley.
It was probably given to Ron then. "
"But how dare he... throw Voldemort's Horcrux to Ron?" William wondered.
"Malfoy probably didn't know it was a Horcrux, and Arthur's several searches made him anxious.
He was eager to get rid of his master's things, and he could also blame Arthur. "Dumbledore analyzed.
"This brings up another question, Professor." William frowned, "Why is the Horcrux in Malfoy's hands?
I mean, why did Voldemort give such an important thing to his servant?
With Voldemort's character, shouldn't such an important thing be placed in a safe place, so that no one can find it? "
"Is he too... careless?"
"William, your observation is very keen." Dumbledore nodded slightly, "I am also thinking about this issue."
"Voldemort was too careless with this Horcrux, which means he's probably already made more Horcruxes, so losing one wouldn't be so dangerous.
I hate to believe this, but no other explanation seems to make sense. "
William hesitated for a moment, and said helplessly, "Then Voldemort will never be killed. We don't know the number of Horcruxes, nor the exact location."
Voldemort is really a "Voldemort"... He has made a world out of it.
If William were him, he would find a beautiful island to hide, and it would kill Dumbledore.
"I'm still investigating the location of the other Horcruxes, and I've already got a few small clues," Dumbledore said.
William was stunned, the headmaster's efficiency is too high.
Sure enough, the one who knows you best is always your enemy!
"As for the quantity, one of them may know."
"Who?"
"My former colleague Horace Slughorn. He used to be the head of Slytherin House. He liked Tom the most. The two had a close personal relationship."
"Voldemort wouldn't tell him such a thing, would he?"
"I think Tom may have consulted Horace about this," said Dumbledore cautiously.
"Twelve years ago, when Horace heard that Voldemort had been defeated by Harry, he was so relaxed that he almost lost control of his joy.
His reaction was too strange. When talking with me, he drank a lot of wine and accidentally leaked a few words.
And so I became alarmed that Horace might well be sharing some dark secret with Tom. "
"Later, I cautiously asked several times, but he refused to open his mouth. After a few days, he directly handed in his resignation letter to me."
William nodded. This reaction really felt like a guilty conscience.
"Professor, I have one last question."
Dumbledore hummed and motioned for William to bring it up.
"Did you notice that Tom got out of the diary and was resurrected from the state of the soul.
Although he was killed by Avada, he did not die, and became the same shadow as Voldemort, waiting to be resurrected again. "
"This may be due to other horcruxes. If Voldemort made multiple horcruxes, they have now become the public horcruxes of the two." Dumbledore explained.
"But is there a possibility that when we found all the Horcruxes and successfully destroyed them, we still couldn't eliminate Little Tom and Old Tom?
Because they all belong to the soul of Tom Riddle, and they all exist independently, so they become Horcruxes for each other and become Horcrux nesting dolls? "
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(Thanks to "Hellcat" and "Fairy Fire Wind" for their rewards)
(End of this chapter)