Hogwarts Gymnastics Professor

Chapter 77 Talking about Horcruxes with Dumbledore
Lockhart originally wanted to take Sirius directly to find Slytherin's locket in Black's old house.Then try to destroy it, but after serious thinking, Lockhart decided to go to Dumbledore first.

Lockhart didn't want a future where Dumbledore didn't know that Slytherin's locket had been destroyed and drank yet another potion capable of killing him.

At the same time, Lockhart also believes that this is an opportunity to re-establish trust with Dumbledore, and Lockhart does not want to directly confront Dumbledore like this.Dumbledore seemed to Lockhart a wizard who could win a united front, not a sworn enemy.

Born under the black flag, grow in the winter wind.Wizards have no faith, and the country has no power.All eyes are corrupt, and the whole country is dark.Growing up in this environment, Dumbledore can become a powerful, wise and kind wizard, which shows that he definitely does not lack the open-mindedness to accept new ideas and the courage to overthrow the old world.

Therefore, Lockhart decided to ask Dumbledore to deal with the Horcrux together.

Leaving a shadow clone in Black's old house, telling Sirius and Kreacher to act independently first, Lockhart once again returned to Hogwarts by exchanging positions with the shadow clone.

"Osmanthus cake with fermented glutinous rice!"

After Lockhart asked Filch for the password to the headmaster's office, he went directly to Dumbledore.

"Good morning, Professor Lockhart, would you like a glass of fermented glutinous egg or sweet-scented osmanthus cake?" Dumbledore sat in his office chair and asked Lockhart while enjoying his breakfast.

"Dumbledore, I think I've discovered Voldemort's secret!" Lockhart said.

Dumbledore put down the fermented glutinous egg in his hand, looked at Lockhart and asked seriously: "Tell me, what did you find."

"Voldemort is not dead!"

"Professor Lockhart, I believe you have not only realized this, otherwise you would not have come to me so seriously."

"That's right, I also discovered the reason why he didn't die!"

"You mean..."

"That's right, Principal Dumbledore, I found out that Voldemort is making Horcruxes, and Voldemort cannot really be killed until all the Horcruxes he made are destroyed."

"Lockhart, I'm glad you've discovered this too. In fact, I've been paying attention to this for a long time. If you want, I'd be happy to share the information I've collected with you."

Lockhart didn't speak, so Dumbledore continued: "Voldemort created Horcruxes. The number is unknown, but there is never more than one. I have collected some information about Voldemort's mother's family, the Gunter family. We can meditate together Basin to have a look, and then look for more clues."

"Don't be so troublesome, Principal Dumbledore." Lockhart saw that Dumbledore was getting more and more cheerful, and interrupted him: "Voldemort has six Horcruxes, and it may increase to seven in the future."

Lockhart watched Dumbledore's expression slowly turn from excitement to bewilderment.

"The first one is Voldemort's diary. Voldemort killed Myrtle in fifth grade and blamed it on Hagrid."

"This diary has been in the hands of Lucius Malfoy in the past. When the school started this year, Lucius wanted to sneak this diary into the hands of Ginny Weasley. I have discovered and destroyed it."

Dumbledore frowned at Lockhart, making no attempt to interrupt.

"The second is the ring of the Gunter family, which was hidden in the old house of the Gunter family. Voldemort murdered his father, Old Tom, and his family, and framed it to his uncle Marvolo Gunter, and then made this ring. Horcruxes."

"This horcrux ring is inlaid with a resurrection stone and a very powerful curse. The resurrection stone does not really resurrect the dead, but only summons an image of the dead in the user's heart. Anyone who tries to use the resurrection stone will be cursed attack."

"If you go to get this ring, you will definitely be immersed in hallucinations, and then you will be attacked by curses. Even with the help of a potions master like Snape, you will not survive a year."

Lockhart saw Dumbledore looking at him suspiciously, wanted to say something, but stopped, and finally did not speak, maybe Dumbledore thought of his sister again.

"Voldemort's third Horcrux was Slytherin's locket, an heirloom of the Gaunt family. It was stolen by his mother, Merope Gaunt, and sold to Borgin Burke when he was desperate. , and passed into the hands of Mrs. Hepzibah Smith, an antique collector."

"While working as a clerk at Borgin Burke's, Voldemort bewitched Hepzibah Smith, killed her, snatched the locket, and blamed the house-elf Hudge."

"Slytherin's locket was hidden by Voldemort in the cave he visited when he was young. In the cave, Voldemort put the locket into the bottom of a glass container, and then filled the container with spells that made people feel sick. A potion that makes life worse than death after drinking it."

"The locket can only be obtained after drinking the potion. In addition, Voldemort sent many Inferi to protect the Horcruxes in the water around the island where the container where the locket is hidden"

"If you went to find this locket, you would drink the potions yourself, aggravate the injuries you suffered from the Gaunt family ring, and be easily killed by some Death Eater."

"But it's a pity that the real locket has been taken away by Sirius' brother Regulus and placed in the old house of the Black family. The one in the container is just a fake. Your death will be meaningless .”

Lockhart saw that Dumbledore's face was getting worse and worse, and he didn't intend to stop at all. Instead, he spoke more excitedly. He felt that he might never change his character.

"Voldemort's fourth horcrux was Hufflepuff's gold cup. Hepzibah Smith was Hufflepuff and his descendants. After Voldemort killed her, he took the gold cup and locket away and made it into a horcrux. "

"Voldemort entrusted the custody of Hufflepuff's Gold Cup to his most trusted Death Eater, Bellatrix Lestrange. Bellatrix hid it in her Gringotts in the vault."

"Hufflepuff's gold cup will automatically replicate once it is hit, and the temperature will rise rapidly at the same time, but I still think it is the best way to solve a Horcrux, even if it is three children who have not graduated from Hogwarts. destroy it."

Seeing that Dumbledore still had no intention of speaking, Lockhart continued to speak.

"The Diadem of Ravenclaw is Voldemort's fifth Horcrux. It is the only relic of Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw House. She enchanted it so that it can Increases the wisdom of the wearer."

"However, Ravenclaw was stolen by his daughter Helena. The bloody Baron was sent by Ravenclaw to retrieve Helena before Ravenclaw died, but he accidentally killed She, who later became Ravenclaw's Ghostly Lady Grey."

"Voldemort deceived Helena through his cunning and handsomeness at Hogwarts, found the crown hidden by Helena, and made him into a Horcrux."

"Everyone who gets the Ravenclaw crown that increases wisdom loses it to someone else's deceit, just as the rumored owner of the Elder Wand is invincible and every owner of the Elder Wand wins by defeating its superior. It's as ridiculous as getting the Elder Wand for one master."

"This Horcrux was hidden in the Room of Requirement by Voldemort when he was applying for a job at Hogwarts. I personally think this is another proof of the lack of vigilance of the Hogwarts administrators."

Dumbledore's face was getting worse and worse, Lockhart continued.

"Voldemort's sixth Horcrux is Harry Potter. When he used the Death Curse on Harry, due to the protection magic used by Lily Potter, the curse rebounded, causing Voldemort to split himself unintentionally. soul."

"A soul fragment left by Voldemort after his escape automatically attached itself to the only living soul in the house - Harry, who was a baby at the time."

"Harry has the ability to speak snake language because of this, and he can often see some visions. Maybe you have already planned to kill Harry, and even arranged the order. Harry should be the last one."

"But I still think there is a way to get rid of Harry's physical strength and Voldemort's soul without killing Harry."

"In addition, Voldemort also has a pet snake called Nagini. It is said to be a female snake. I heard that Voldemort has never had a girlfriend. I suspect that he may have some special hobbies."

"Although the snake is not a Horcrux yet, I think it will be a matter of time before Voldemort turns him into a part of himself."

"In addition, I have another major prediction. When Voldemort is resurrected again, he must have a flat nose and a flat face. After all, he once attached his face to the back of Quirrell's head, and his face must have been squashed while sleeping."

Lockhart finished all the information about the Horcrux in one breath, and Dumbledore's expression turned from puzzlement to bewilderment, and finally to numbness again.

Dumbledore didn't even ask Lockhart how he knew all this, but simply said, "Which one shall we deal with first?"

"Before that, I hope to have a look at the memories of the Gunter family."

Dumbledore didn't object. He took out the Pensieve, pulled out a silver thread from his temple, put it in it, projected the picture on the wall, and watched it with Lockhart.

The Gaunt family has always been superstitious about pure blood, insisting on inbreeding, and finally the memory of its complete disappearance was revealed to Lockhart and Dumbledore through several memories.After reading it, Dumbledore continued to ask, "Which one shall we deal with first?"

"We will first deal with the ring and the resurrection stone of the Gaunt family's old house, and then go to the Black family to deal with the locket. In addition, we also need to bring weapons that can destroy these Horcruxes."

"Lockhart originally planned to go to the Black family first, but after thinking about it, he decided to change the order."

Dumbledore took out the sorting hat from under the desk, then called Fox, the phoenix who had been warming in the fireplace, called Lockhart, and grabbed Fox's paw together.

A burst of flames surged, and a red light flashed in front of Lockhart's eyes. When he looked forward again, they had already arrived at a strange place.

"This is the last residence of the Gaunt family." Dumbledore said, pointing to a small tattered door panel nailed with a dead snake in an S shape.

Dumbledore pushed open the door and motioned for Lockhart to follow, and then added: "After Morfin Gaunt was imprisoned, I communicated with Ogden, the staff member of the Ministry of Magic who was in charge of interrogating him, and came here later, But nothing was found."

Lockhart and Dumbledore first tried to use the Flying Charm to summon the ring of the Gaunt family, but failed unexpectedly.

Lockhart separated several shadow clones to search with Dumbledore. Since the shadow clones were not afraid of the possible curse left by Voldemort, they found the ring of the Gaunt family very violently and efficiently.

Dumbledore took the Sorting Hat and tried to get Gryffindor's sword from it, but Lockhart stopped him.

"Principal Dumbledore, may I try?" Lockhart said, pointing to the sorting hat and the sword with a hilt exposed.

Dumbledore handed over the sorting hat without much hesitation. Lockhart knew that Dumbledore also wanted to test himself. Only those who truly possess the unique qualities of Gryffindor can get the sorting hat from the sorting hat. Sword of Ryffindor.

Lockhart took the sorting hat and put his hand in. Sure enough, he touched a sword hilt and pulled it hard, and Lockhart pulled Gryffindor's sword out of the sorting hat.

Lockhart noticed that Dumbledore suddenly looked at him with a gentler look, knowing that he had once again gained Dumbledore's trust, and it was hopeful that Dumbledore and himself could stand on a united front.

Lockhart slowly aimed his sword at the ring of the Gaunt family, avoided the resurrection stone, and swung it vigorously to chop it down.

The ring of the Gaunt family snapped off, and the shadow clone on the side quickly caught the popped resurrection stone and handed it to Dumbledore on the side.

Dumbledore took the Resurrection Stone, and soon a flaxen-haired girl appeared. Dumbledore didn't speak, but looked at Lockhart, and Lockhart went out wisely.

About half an hour later, Dumbledore came out of the house and said: "You are right, everything that the Resurrection Stone gave me is just an illusion in my own heart, and it is full of negative emotions. I can feel that if I can't get rid of the illusion, and sooner or later I will kill myself under the guidance of this negative emotion."

Lockhart watched Dumbledore calm down, and instead of talking about the Resurrection Stone, he asked, "Principal Dumbledore, what do you think of the demise of the Gaunt family?"

"The Gaunt family has always adhered to their outdated traditions. Even without Voldemort's frame, I think they will perish sooner or later." Dumbledore gave his answer without any thought.

"That is to say, you think that the Gaunt family will perish as long as it remains conservative, so what if Voldemort joins the Gaunt family after he returns?" Lockhart continued to ask.

"Even if Voldemort joins the Gaunt family, as long as they don't change their conservative traditions, at most they can shine for a while, and they will perish in the future. New things will replace old things. Even if there is an occasional rebound, it can only be said that history always spirals upwards of……"

Dumbledore stopped suddenly, he stared at Lockhart, Lockhart heard him say familiar words, he knew that Dumbledore must have read a lot of "The New Wizard" left by him, he couldn't help but He smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go to Black's old house next."

　The [-]-word chapter is delivered, and it should be gone today.

　　I'm still on a bottle in the hospital today, so I really can't write more, I'll fill in the missing chapter when I recover.

　　Please collect, recommend, and invest, thank you all.

　　


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