novelraw Chapter 140 A Possible Horcrux
Chapter 140 A Possible Horcrux
Without the slightest delay, the locket was delivered directly to Dumbledore.
"Slytherin's locket, Salazar Slytherin's relic." The moment he saw the pendant, Dumbledore told its origin.
Alice's hand holding the locket trembled twice, then she stabilized her mind and solemnly placed the locket on Dumbledore's desk.
Sirius was also too sincere, and asked him to send some antiques, and directly sent the relics of the founder of the academy.How much did this sell for?Will anyone in Diagon Alley accept it?Or go to Knockturn Alley, the impression is that dark wizards are quite rich.
"There is no doubt that this is a Horcrux." Dumbledore carefully observed for a long time, and cast a few spells that Alice had never heard of before he came to his conclusion.
Alice was really scared this time. She originally thought it was a dangerous dark magic item. After all, the Black family is famous for advocating black magic.
But it can't be said that she guessed wrong, the Horcrux is also a black magic item, but it is more dangerous.
But what surprised Alice even more was that Snape seemed even more surprised than she was.
"The Dark Lord trusts Regulus Black so much?" In Snape's impression, Regulus Black was a more taciturn existence than him.
Despite his excellent grades and strong strength, the young Regulus has never been reused by the Dark Lord.Without Malfoy's slick speech, without his outstanding potion talent like himself, the only thing special about Regulus is his surname Black.
That's why he was able to join the Death Eaters right after graduation, a pure-blood Slytherin surname that symbolizes the ancient, powerful and crazy.
It's a pity that Bella's presence makes his advantage less powerful.Although Bella Lestrange bears the surname of Lestrange, it reveals more of Black's characteristics.
"In fact, although Regulus was not reused, Voldemort still has great trust in the Black family." Dumbledore didn't look surprised, "Now it turns out that this is a very smart choice."
The inconspicuous presence of Regulus ensured the secrecy of the Horcruxes, and the surname Black ensured that Voldemort's orders would be perfectly executed.If it weren't for this accident, I'm afraid they would never have found the locket.
Seeing Alice and Snape lost in thought, Dumbledore's eyes flickered slightly: "I'm afraid I have some guesses about other Horcruxes."
"What?" Alice looked at the principal with admiration, "What is your guess?"
"You can also guess," Dumbledore said with a smile, "As a reminder, Ginny's memory shows that the diary suddenly appeared after Malfoy and Arthur had a fight."
Snape spoke first: "The diary is kept by Malfoy, the locket is kept by Regulus Black, and the Dark Lord handed over the Horcruxes to his trusted subordinates for safekeeping."
Dumbledore nodded.
"But he didn't give me anything." Snape frowned.If his identity as a spy is revealed, the Dark Lord will not spare his life.And he is alive now, not only alive but also a spy sent by the Dark Lord to Hogwarts, which is enough to prove the Dark Lord's trust in him.
His brain was racing, and he was disappointed to find that the Dark Lord hadn't told him to keep anything, not even a piece of paper.
"No, he gave it to you," said Dumbledore. "Remember the diadem? The diadem is kept at Hogwarts, and as one of his trusted beings, you serve at Hogwarts."
Snape suddenly realized, and immediately said: "Bella Lestrange, she is the most fanatical believer, and there is a high probability that she also has a Horcrux in her hand."
"Not only that," Alice said unwillingly, "Slytherin's pendant, Ravenclaw's diadem, is it possible that there are Horcruxes representing Hufflepuff and Gryffindor?"
"I don't think there will be a Horcrux representing Gryffindor." Dumbledore nodded in relief at first, and then added with a smile.
Yes, Voldemort [-]% hated Gryffindor, Alice rubbed her nose in embarrassment.It is too much sacrifice to put a part of my soul on the representative of the academy I hate the most.
Of course, if Voldemort really did this, it would definitely increase the difficulty of finding the Horcrux.But according to this theory, he didn't need to find Slytherin's pendant and Ravenclaw's diadem to make Horcruxes. It would be more concealed to find a few Muggle toys.
"Then it's a representation of Hufflepuff," Alice said affirmatively.
"As far as I know, Hufflepuff has a Gold Cup," said Dumbledore, "and that Voldemort was involved in the death of the previous owner of the Cup."
So to sum it up, Bella Lestrange has a high probability of having a Horcrux, and Hufflepuff's gold cup has a high probability of being a Horcrux.If the conjectures are all correct, then they will identify at least one and at most two Horcruxes.
Snape pondered for a while: "Bella was imprisoned in Azkaban. If the Horcrux is not in Black's ancestral house and Lestrange's ancestral house, then it might be in her vault."
Seeing that both Alice and Dumbledore looked at him, he immediately added: "Based on what I know about the relationship between Bella and her husband and wife, Bella is unlikely to put the things that the Dark Lord entrusted to her in Lestland. Qizu House."
In fact, Snape believed that even though Bella was married, Bella would not hesitate to climb into the former's bed as long as the Dark Lord hooked his hand.And with something that the Dark Lord asked to keep, Bella would definitely make sure that only she knew about it, and maybe she would take it out to appreciate it from time to time.
"Harry and I will discuss these conjectures, and someone will go into Bella's vault at that time." Dumbledore said calmly.
Alice opened her mouth to say something, but seeing Snape's expression was calm, she had no choice but to remain silent.
Didn't the principal mean to let Harry go to Bella's vault to find the Horcrux?The Horcrux conjecture has no basis and cannot be extended, so Harry can only sneak into the vault guarded by the goblin with a high probability.
This seemed too dangerous and too difficult for a little wizard who was still in school, Alice wanted to say so.But the attitude of Dumbledore and Snape made her realize another layer of Harry's identity.
Harry is the prophesied savior.If the prophecy is true, then Harry must finally face Voldemort.If he didn't have any mental preparation and experience in the early stage, then he would definitely die.
"Principal, let's go back first." Alice broke the silence, pulling Snape's sleeve to leave.
"By the way, that elf named Kreacher, can you let me meet?" Dumbledore finally said, "I think through him, maybe I can find more clues about the Horcrux."
"Okay, no problem, I'll send it to you tomorrow." Alice agreed hastily.
After finally leaving the principal's office, Alice breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the students passing by in the corridor.
"Didn't you always like Dumbledore?" Snape asked. "And now leaving the Headmaster's office makes you so happy?"
"It's the topic just now," Alice rolled her eyes. "It's such a heavy topic, why am I a little nervous?"
Not only Voldemort's Horcruxes, but also Harry Potter's problem.Such a young child lost his parents since he was a child, and now he has to continue to take risks and hone his skills to cope with the possible confrontation in the future.
It was supposed to be an age full of infinite possibilities, but because of an illusory prophecy, he was forced to embark on a planned path.This sounds so absurd and so sad.
While Alice was still feeling sad for Harry Potter, a loud voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"What's going on? What's going on at Hogwarts today?" She looked at Snape aside.
"No." Snape replied briefly, and then walked towards the crowd at an extremely fast speed and without a sound.
Dreaming back to her student days, seeing Snape's menacing back, Alice sighed, this is really scary.
"Everyone present, two points will be deducted." Looking at the large number of Gryffindor students in the crowd, Snape looked happy, "Because the wanton noise blocked the traffic and interfered with the normal walking of other students."
The crowd disappeared in an instant, revealing Lupine with a helpless face and Black with an angry face in the middle.
"Good afternoon!" Looking at the two, Alice showed an extremely bright smile.
Sirius saw Snape first, and Alice later.Seeing Alice's particularly enthusiastic attitude, he took two steps back subconsciously: "The things should have been delivered, and it is definitely enough to pay off the debt!"
"Yes, enough." Alice smiled more happily, "Although I know that Black is not short of money, if you have any financial difficulties, you can come to me at any time. You can use other things to pay off the debt .”
Don't those antiques have a history of thousands of years?Sirius thought suspiciously, he clearly remembered only a few hundred years.
"Why do irrelevant people appear at Hogwarts?" Snape frowned, looking at Lupine, "Even professors can't break the rules, it will endanger the safety of students."
"Who endangered the safety of the students?" Sirius aimed his wand at Snape.
Lupine remained calm, as if he hadn't seen the tension between Snape and his friend at all: "Dumbledore has agreed to my application, and Sirius will be the assistant teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."
Seeing Snape's face darken suddenly, Alice bet that he was definitely swearing in his heart.
Blinking, Alice walked up to Lu Ping: "Professor Lu Ping, I suggest you pick a time to resign."
"What?" Sirius turned around and aimed his wand at Alice.
Lupine's face also became stiff for a moment, but even so he still spoke softly: "May I know the reason?"
"Of course it's the curse of that person," Alice explained. "If you don't resign, there's no guarantee that something will happen, such as your identity being exposed."
Lupine forced a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, but I like this job very much."
"As long as you don't become a professor," Alice said, "you resign in less than a year, let Black become a professor, and you become a teaching assistant, so there is a high probability that you can work for a while. The only disadvantage is that Black can no longer use This method must face the curse directly."
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