From Beauxbatons to Hogwarts

"You are right, Sirius," Calvin said softly, taking off his hat and standing up, "Regulus is a hero and a warrior, who single-handedly challenged Voldemort."

"Ahem, I will also hold a grand funeral for him to restore his reputation and let everyone know about his heroic deeds." Sirius said excitedly, choking on the smoke from his cigar.

Calvin said seriously, "No, Sirius, it's not the time yet."

"Isn't it time yet?" Sirius didn't understand why his good friend wanted to stop him. "Regulus has been dead for 12 years. Do we have to wait until everyone forgets about him to restore his reputation?"

"I didn't say that," Calvin did not accommodate Sirius, "Calm down, Black. Voldemort is still alive now. You hold the funeral with such a big fanfare because you want to tell Voldemort that his secret has been known to Regulus, so that you can do it in advance. Are you ready? So what's the point of Regulus' sacrifice?"

Sirius sat down with his mouth wide open, and after a while he said: "Then I can't do nothing..."

"No, we can tell Dumbledore about this," Calvin expressed his thoughts. "When everything settles, I think Dumbledore will be happy to restore his reputation."

Sirius was silent. Regulus was a lone warrior. Even as a Gryffindor, Sirius still had a hard time imagining how his younger brother had such incredible courage to take on the difficult task of fighting against Voldemort. decision and put it into practice.

"Give me the locket, Kreacher." Calvin reached for Kreacher.

The aging elf bent over and asked tremblingly, "Mr. Capet...will you destroy it? This is the last task Master Regulus left for Kreacher."

"Of course, of course it will be destroyed, Kreacher." Calvin said sincerely.

Kreacher hesitantly took the locket off his neck and handed it tremblingly into Calvin's hands.

"Thank you, please do..." Before Kreacher could finish his words, he sobbed and disappeared with a "whoosh" sound.

Holding the locket in his right hand, Calvin clearly felt that the soul fragments in it were very active. Wearing the Thestral's glasses, he could also see that the soul fragments in it were astonishingly black and bright.

"Let's go, let's go find Dumbledore now." Calvin took out a crystal bottle, carefully put the locket in, and released a lot of magic in the seal.

Sirius nodded, put out the cigar in an ashtray on the desk, and left the old house at No. 12 Grimmauld Place with Calvin.

At this time, the long night ends, and a white fish belly appears in the east.

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Calvin and Sirius soon returned to Hogwarts.After Calvin used the White Tiger Patronus to notify Dumbledore that he had found another Horcrux, the old headmaster immediately asked the two of them to see him.

After listening to Sirius's story, Dumbledore looked very solemn.

Sirius thought that Dumbledore didn't believe what he said, so he quickly added: "If you don't believe it, you can ask Kreacher, my house elf, or go to the cave by the sea to see Regulus's body. It should still be there.”

"No, no, no, Sirius, you misunderstood," Dumbledore explained, "I completely believe what you say, and this locket is the best proof."

"I'm worried about another thing. How many such Horcruxes did Voldemort create?"

"Albus!" For the sake of confidentiality, Calvin did not tell Sirius about the Horcrux.

"It's okay, Calvin, Sirius should know this." Dumbledore winked at Calvin.

"Horcrux? What is that?" Sirius glanced back and forth at Calvin and Dumbledore, hoping to get answers from them.

"Horcrux... is an evil black magic that splits the soul and stores the soul fragments on something. This thing is called a Horcrux," Calvin explained bravely, "A Horcrux is immortal. , Voldemort will not really die. Although he will not be too happy, he will eventually come back one day."

"Is this the secret of his immortality?" Sirius said in surprise, "I thought he would be so clever."

"Don't underestimate this magic, Sirius. Splitting the soul is only the last step in making a Horcrux. The complete production process involves a complex ritual, the most important step of which is killing. Only killing can separate the soul."

Sirius, who couldn't hide his thoughts, immediately showed a disgusted expression, "It's really evil magic. So this box is just a fragment of Voldemort's soul? Why didn't I see it? If we destroy this box now, will Voldemort not be able to resurrect? ”

"It's hard to say, Sirius," Dumbledore rubbed his brows, "We don't know how many Horcruxes Voldemort made. I know of three."

"Four pieces. Voldemort's resurrected body last night was made from another Horcrux." Calvin added.

"So many?" Sirius frowned, "Then what if Voldemort made dozens of Horcruxes in one go?"

Dumbledore pretended to be relaxed and said, "Probably not. Voldemort may choose some special numbers, such as seven, such as nine. To be honest, nine is a bit big. After all, the human soul is not a ginger salamander biscuit, not very There may be unlimited division. Therefore, I personally prefer the number seven."

"I agree. Although I am not yet a master in understanding digital divination, I also think that seven Horcruxes are a relatively high possibility." Calvin agreed with Dumbledore's view.

"Then I'll leave this locket to you, Calvin, you are more experienced." Dumbledore pushed the crystal bottle containing the locket in front of Calvin, "I'm going to Azkaban. , confirming something else."

Calvin and Sirius nodded and were about to get up and leave when Dumbledore said again, "Calvin, wait a moment, I have something to talk to you about."

After Sirius left the office, Calvin asked: "Principal Dumbledore, what's wrong?"

"Calvin, it's too fast, it's all too fast." Dumbledore shook his head.

Calvin glanced at the old man in confusion, "What's too fast?"

"Voldemort moved too quickly. He has already begun preparations for resurrection."

"Quickly? Voldemort has given you ten years, are you not prepared at all?" Calvin smiled slightly and looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore frowned slightly, "But Harry, Harry is only in the first year. I originally planned to wait until he reaches the fourth year to face Voldemort."

"Dumbledore, are you too old to hold a wand? Or are you too superstitious about the prophecy? Do you really plan to let a boy who has lost his parents face Voldemort?"