This Hogwarts is not normal

Dorje turned the empty wine glass over and pushed it to Aberforth.

Now it's time to get down to business.

"Albus, what kind of magic is that?"

Dumbledore pondered for a while, "Tom is very obsessed with the roots of blood, especially after knowing his own origin."

He watched Aberforth put away the wine glass with a somewhat empty gaze, "He also has the talent for Parseltongue, and he also bred basilisks."

Duoji opened his jaw, "Despicable Hai Erbo?"

"I didn't believe it at first." Dumbledore refocused his eyes on his dislocated jaw,

"I saw Horace yesterday."

Throughout the Hog's Head, the only sound left was the sound of Aberforth wiping his glasses.

Dumbledore and Dorge became friends because they were isolated by almost all the students at the time.

One was the son of a Muggle hater, and the other suffered from dragon pox before going to school.

Except for one Slytherin student, none of the students had any communication with the two.

Horace was a descendant of the Slughorn family, one of the later Sacred 28 families.

He made several excellent Muggle-born friends during his school days.

Although the Slughorn family is not a pure-blood supremacist, his parents hope that he can make some more "excellent" students.

At that time, he knew all the students with outstanding talents and distinguished backgrounds.

Dumbledore and Dorje obviously did not meet the definition of "excellent" when they were rejected when they first entered school.

But Horace Slughorn, perhaps because of his unique vision, or because of his kind nature, took the initiative to make friends with the "bad" students in the eyes of the two parents.

It turns out that's true.

Dumbledore was not shrouded in the shadow of his father, and soon showed his excellence in all aspects.

Even if Dorje did not reach this level, he was far better than the students of the same period.

Although Slughorn and the two of them did not have a deep friendship, the relationship could still be called a friend.

"No wonder he resigned as head of Slytherin." Duoji's whisper broke the silence.

Dumbledore smiled helplessly, "I used to think that he couldn't face his favorite student, but I didn't expect the truth to be so cruel."

They met yesterday evening.

After revealing slightly that the diary contains Tom's 16-year-old soul, Slughorn's expression is very complicated.

A little relieved, a little uneasy.

At that time, Dumbledore only had one of the most evil and terrible dark magic left in his mind.

Split a part of the complete soul and hide it in a certain object. Even if the body has been completely destroyed, the soul of the main body will not be harmed.

Such evil and terrifying magic also has shortcomings.

After losing the physical body and magic power, it will be so weak that it is not even as good as a wandering soul.

Voldemort was exactly as described when he escaped under Dumbledore's nose last year.

"Horace, the real reason why you resigned from the post of dean is because you know that Tom made a Horcrux?"

Slughorn didn't refute, which was an indirect acknowledgment of the facts.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald pursued powerful black magic in the past. Although they had contact with such things related to the soul, they didn't understand it very deeply.

In the early hours of the morning, after playing the emotional card and reassuring that a Horcrux had been destroyed, Dumbledore finally pried Slughorn's mouth open.

"The pain caused by simply splitting the soul is difficult for even a dark wizard to bear.

As for the splitting of souls suitable for housing in Horcruxes, only one person had succeeded before Tom. "

2000 years ago, Hai Erbo in ancient Greece not only bred the basilisk, but was also the first dark wizard to make a Horcrux.

The forcibly split soul will become weak with the passage of time, and finally disappear together with the Horcrux.

Through some more unnatural evil actions, the soul of the ontology will be cursed and broken, and it will be a special independent entity.

Evil is not broadly defined.

It can be a targeted murder or an unprovoked killing.

Horcruxes, like Portkeys, contain soul fragments, which can be anything in the world.

"I knew he had successfully created a Horcrux when Lily's magic bounced the Killing Curse back on Tom 12 years ago."

Dumbledore didn't blame, and didn't blame Slughorn.

Tom was very good in school, and his perfect appearance was very deceiving.

"Horace, I have one last question."

"I don't know, Albus, I really don't."

Once the Horcrux is destroyed, no matter how far the body is, it will feel the pain of the soul being destroyed.

And Dumbledore learned from some secret news channels that Tom, who is not even as good as a wandering ghost—that is, Voldemort, is still staying in the paradise of dark wizards, the Black Forest of Albania.

As the number of divisions increases, the soul becomes more and more unstable.

Then there is only one reason for not escaping, because the level of instability has reached the point where you cannot feel the pain when your soul is destroyed.

"Horace, would you--"

"No, if I knew that he made more than one Horcrux, you wouldn't see me here today."

Slughorn packed his bags and ran away overnight, but left one thing behind before leaving.

Dumbledore didn't ask what the memory in the vial was, or where he could be found.

There have always been very few wizards who have the courage to stand against Voldemort.

Killing at will, extremely crazy and brutal character.

If the soul of the main body is resurrected, Lucius who did not keep the diary will die, and Slughorn who told the secret of the Horcrux will also die.

Dorje sighed helplessly after hearing all this,

"It's just a matter of time. Even if Horace hides earlier, where can he hide in the end?"

"He's a coward." Aberforth put the polished cup away,

"Instead of hiding in a place where they won't be found, it's better to find all the Horcruxes and end this."

"No, he's brave." Dumbledore met his same blue eyes,

"He gave me all his memories of Tom, even small talk."

Aberforth didn't say anything, just picked up another cup and wiped it silently.

Dorje quietly looked at the two brothers who had fallen silent.

Since Ariana's unexpected death, his best friend has been living in a hell called regret.

Brother Aberforth is the other extreme.

Never regret, never reflect.

The relationship between the two brothers was very bad when they were young, almost to the point of fighting when they met.

After what happened with Aurelius, they could sit down a little calmer.

By the time Grindelwald was defeated and Voldemort's shadow began to envelope the British Isles, the brothers of the Dumbledore family had actually reunited.

But when something happens, it happens, and it can never go back to the beginning.

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