Admiral of Hogwarts

"By the way, you are Professor Halsey's apprentice, so it is normal to have snake tube teeth." Looking at the knife, which was obviously sharpened from the teeth of some kind of animal, Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, and then recognized Yu. Things on hand.

"Yes, the basilisk's venom is one of the few things that can destroy Horcruxes. You can hide on the side with this thing. If something happens here, you can continue to act."

The reason why Dumbledore arranged for Hugo to perform this task instead of Sirius was also very simple, because compared to the usually impulsive Sirius, the headmaster was more willing to trust a young professional alchemist.

Especially when facing weird things like Horcruxes, an alchemist is obviously a more suitable profession in this regard, not to mention that Hugo should know how to deal with these things.

After making all preparations, Hugo first activated the magic circle arranged around the pendant. As a silver barrier was raised, the pendant suddenly trembled slightly.

Obviously, Voldemort's Horcruxes have always been aware of the outside world and can respond to various situations in the outside world.

Think about it, after all, a Horcrux is a piece cut from Voldemort's soul, and it can turn into a new living entity when conditions are right. So it is normal to have these reactions.

Of course, the principle of conservation of energy naturally exists in the wizarding world. An important reason why the locket in the original work is so powerful and can even seriously affect the soul of the wearer is that it absorbs part of Harry's souls.

So in theory, the overall condition of this locket, which has been in the closet of Sirius's house for more than ten or twenty years and has only been exposed to house elves, shouldn't be too strong.

"This thing looks more dangerous than imagined. It really needs to be destroyed as soon as possible." Looking at the shaking locket, Dumbledore frowned for a moment, then turned to Harry and Hugo:

"Harry, after I count to three, you will use Parseltongue to open the locket, and then I will cast magic to destroy Voldemort's soul hidden inside."

"Hugo, if I am unfortunately trapped for some reason later, then you will use your snake-tooth dagger to stab the thing exposed inside the locket."

"Understood." Hugo and Harry nodded in agreement at the same time, and then each got ready.

"Then, let's get started." After Hugo and Harry both confirmed that they were ready, Dumbledore took action. "One...two...three...Harry!" Dumbledore pointed at the Horcrux with the Elder Wand in his hand and shouted loudly.

After receiving Dumbledore's order, Harry immediately roared loudly in Parseltongue at the locket: "Open it!"

The small golden lid of the locket popped open with a click. There was a living eye blinking behind each of the two small glass windows, black and bright, just like Tom Riddle's eyeball before it turned red and the pupil turned into a line.

A strange black mist emerged from the locket, and Hugo immediately felt great pressure coming from the magic circle. Part of the evil force behind this pressure even broke through the defense of the magic circle and leaked out.

"I see your heart, Albus Dumbledore." At this moment a voice hissed from the Horcrux, and the defense designed by Voldemort in the locket began to operate.

Voldemort was still a little in awe of his ancestor's relics, so he did not completely rewrite the pendant and its internal magical structure.

But it's not like he didn't do anything. Now it seems that the soul inside the locket has been made to have an offensive effect, attacking the most vulnerable side of the soul of the person who attacks the Horcrux.

In fact, clues of this situation can be seen in the original text. Whether it is the second grade controlling Ginny's notebook, or the seventh grade instigating the relationship between the Harry trio, we can see the active aggressiveness of these Horcruxes.

And this locket should be the most offensive among these Horcruxes. Relying on the defense of the Slytherin locket itself, the soul inside can focus entirely on attack.

"You are an unfortunate person who longs for a happy and harmonious family but can never get it. You abandoned your best friend and killed your sister. You also made your only living relative refuse to be with you even if he is close to you. You recognize me."

"It's not as noble as you show now. Everything you do is just to atone for your sins, but even so, everything you lose will never come back, Albus Dumbledore!"

From the two small windows of the locket, from the pair of eyes, a weird soap bubble-like thing emerged. Soon the thing rose from the locket and turned into the image of a girl.

Hugo had met this person before, Dumbledore's sister who died young, and Ariana, the scar that will always be in his heart. This was very irritating to Dumbledore. Hugo could see tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Sealed -" After realizing that this soul was seizing on Dumbledore's weakness to attack, Hugo immediately strengthened the strength of the defensive magic circle at the expense of consuming the power of the magic circle.

Fortunately, this locket was not a Resurrection Stone ring, and its impact on Professor Dumbledore was not as great as expected, so the principal quickly reacted after Hugo used the magic circle to create a wave of magic fluctuations.

The principal shook the wand slightly, and a blue flame full of destructive power flew out from the tip of the elder wand and hit the locket in front of him.

Hugo first saw a flash of blue light in front of his eyes, and then there was a "ding" sound of metal collision and then a slight explosion sound coming from the pendant and the direction.

The blast was accompanied by a long, soul-stirring scream. Hugo subconsciously cast a defensive spell on himself and Harry, but this Horcrux did not have the fatal blow as imagined.

Ariana's apparition disappeared, and everything in the room returned to normal, leaving only Dumbledore standing there holding his wand, looking down at the locket on the cabinet.

Hugo also turned his attention to the locket. He found that the glass of the two small windows inside the locket had become blurred due to the brief burning of the fire. The strange eyes were gone, and the colorful eyes of the locket were gone. Wisps of smoke rose from the silk lining.

The remnant of Voldemort's soul that was kept in the locket was indeed eliminated by Principal Dumbledore, and the depressive feeling in the room also dissipated.

"Professor?" Harry asked worriedly as he saw Professor Dumbledore standing there motionless. After hearing this, Dumbledore wiped his face with his hands and straightened up.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Principal Dumbledore gently shook his hand and said, "You should have heard just now, the regrets left in my heart by the wrong things I did when I was young."

"This -" Hugo and Harry looked at each other and saw the awkward expression on each other's faces. Because they didn't know what to do at this time, they could only respond in silence.

"It's okay, you don't have anything to worry about." Looking at the nervous expressions of the two people, Dumbledore comforted:

"There is nothing about my past that others cannot know. The reason why you rarely hear about it is just because I am older, and most of the people who know these things are no longer around."

"If you are willing to listen, I will be happy to share these experiences with you so that you can avoid some detours——"