Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

After I understood the concept of Horcruxes, I told Scrimgeour about it.

This thing is similar to a device that preserves the soul for resurrection. I haven't fully figured out what it is, but I found out in a book at home that this is the so-called Horcrux, so I reported it.

Scrimgeour mentions that the Pensieve confiscated from Dumbledore's headmaster's office appears to have retained some memories of Tom Riddle.

It is said that when Tom was recruited to Hogwarts from the orphanage, he was not gently advised to reflect on his spoils, but directly burned them and reprimanded, so it is understandable that Tom resented him.

The locket was Slytherin's, the cup was Hufflepuff's, and the ring was probably the Gaunt family ring. I told him that the ring had a curse that made people want to wear it, and a curse that would kill them if they wore it, so although it had been destroyed as a Horcrux, work was still underway to remove the curse. Scrimgeour speculated that what was left might be the Ravenclaw diadem.

"He collected Hogwarts treasures. Did he think that this would allow him to return to Hogwarts? He even killed people for this."

"The Weasley children once said that maybe he just wanted to be a teacher at Hogwarts. This wish might be very pure."

"Maybe so."

"The children almost accurately guessed the existence of the Horcruxes. However, since they were not sure what the Horcruxes were, they reported it a little late. In the end, it was these children who found clues on the bookshelf in our house and confirmed its existence."

"Where do you think the rest of the Horcruxes are?"

"The children guessed that it was in Hogwarts. The locket was originally hidden in a cave full of traps, and my brother paid the price of his life to retrieve it. The diary is kept by the Malfoy family, and the cup is kept by the La Strange family. The children speculated that these things might be very dangerous if they were not carefully guarded and were cast under the Unforgivable Curse, especially the Imperius Curse. Even if there is no curse, the slightest interference may cause problems. So there is no doubt that these things need to be treated with special caution."

"Is it possible that they have fallen into Dumbledore's hands?"

"I heard that Percival from the Weasley family, who is the same age as Tom, once disappeared from Knockturn Alley. He eventually tried to find a job at Hogwarts, but was decisively rejected by Dumbledore. Since then, Tom has quickly become abnormal. This is what Lupin heard from Percival."

"Is he trying to find a job with some found crown as a gift?"

"The children speculated that Tom might have brought the tiara into Hogwarts because he was obsessed with Hogwarts. Even if he failed to become a teacher, he still hoped to leave his soul there. Although I cannot reveal the method of making a Horcrux, according to its principle, making a Horcrux requires a strong shock equivalent to death. For Tom, being completely rejected as a teacher may be equivalent to this death-like shock. Therefore, he may not have made the Horcrux before being rejected, but did it after suffering this blow."

"So, Dumbledore may have deliberately allowed Tom to enter Hogwarts in order to encourage him to create a Horcrux?"

"That cannot be ruled out. Although Dumbledore himself might strongly deny it, in retrospect, he is indeed the kind of person who can put others in trouble without any ill intentions. It is chilling that he could stay in the position of headmaster for so many years. Dumbledore's behavior was indeed a bit mean to invite a person who had been eager to become a professor at Hogwarts since childhood into the headmaster's office, but then directly rejected his request. Perhaps he did this just to make Tom make a Horcrux, and even cast a curse on the list."

"Everyone would be looking forward to being invited to the principal's office, right? And being rejected after that would inevitably be a huge blow."

"The Weasley brothers also said that if you refuse in the headmaster's office at the beginning, you will already feel malicious. Remus also said that you should just refuse on the side of the road, so that it won't be so shocking. This is not fair treatment for someone who is trying so hard to endure on Nocto Road.

They had no intention of helping or lending a hand from the beginning. They probably just wanted to give Tom a big blow.”

"I think so."

"It's unclear whether Dumbledore got it. But if he did, the puppet that could turn himself into a hero would be complete. The children also said that such a thing would not be placed in such a conspicuous place as the headmaster's office."

“That item was not found among the confiscated items.”

"We've been searching the Necessary Room, but haven't found it yet. If the Ministry has searched everywhere and can't find it, then the Necessary Room is probably the only one left."

"Necessary room?"

"It's a room that will appear as long as you pray strongly. However, I've asked Bill and Charlie from the Weasley family to help look for it, but they haven't found it yet. It's not certain whether it really exists. I just heard from them that there are a lot of things there, and it's quite difficult to find."

"If you find it, be sure to tell me. Although I plan to look for it during the summer vacation, I have little time because of the school inspection of the basilisk."

"Well, we can destroy it with the venom of the basilisk. We can just prepare some venom."

"I see. As a Horcrux it must be destroyed. Indeed, it must be destroyed immediately after it is found to prevent it from being taken away by the original Death Eaters. Let's give it to those who can control snakes."

"It has been confirmed that our goblin sword has been used to destroy the ring. If it is found, the poison can be given to Severus, and Bill and Charlie can destroy it as soon as they find it.

In addition, that thing is tainted with very strong black magic, and you must never touch it directly with your hands after you find it. I feel that it will cause great erosion to the spirit.

If the hairpin is found, I will have Severus give it to you immediately after the Horcrux is destroyed. If the children's speculation is correct, they may also find traces of Dumbledore's magic."

"Right. Thank you for the information."

Finally, the Aurors searched during the summer vacation, but they were unable to find it because the time was too short. However, the Weasleys found it right after Percy, the third son of the Weasley family, enrolled in Hogwarts. Percy said that he found it by following the feeling on Harry's forehead. Of course, the matter about Harry had to be kept strictly confidential from the Ministry of Magic.

Severus destroyed the thing with the basilisk venom he had obtained from Scrimgeour before, and immediately handed it over to the Ministry of Magic. After analysis by the powerful wizards of the Ministry of Magic, they found traces of Dumbledore's magic. But it didn't look like magic like the Cruciatus Curse.

By the way, although he has been detained for about three years, part of the trial has not yet ended, and his magical power is extremely large, so the Ministry of Magic keeps him inside as a magical battery. As Weasley pointed out, these crimes may not be serious crimes individually, but they have collected evidence and finally convicted him of several crimes.

Dumbledore still went his own way. He probably thought he was exercising justice... The magic on the hairpin was also a kind of spiritual magic, but the details were unclear. Scrimgeour said that this magic was probably developed based on magic books he stole from various places. Although he claimed that this was to correct Voldemort and restore him to normal, it was unclear whether it could be strictly convicted. He believed that he was completely well-intentioned, and the analysis results also showed that this magic was not bad, so he probably wanted to restore Voldemort to normal.

The staff of the Department of Mysteries believed that because his soul was split and unstable, his mental instability might be further exacerbated if interfered with by others.

The Ministry of Magic made this fact public, announcing that Tom Riddle was seriously mentally unstable and not in a normal state because he had committed the taboo of splitting his soul in order to resurrect. Dumbledore knew about this but concealed it from the Ministry of Magic, which made the situation worse. This fact has been made public. In fact, the wizarding world has long believed that the birth of Voldemort was closely related to Dumbledore, so people are not surprised by this. He will probably continue to be detained for a long time as a magic battery. The trial has not yet ended, and it may continue until he dies.

Well...like Ron said, I also pray that he will remain like this until he dies.

I heard that by this time, the Dark Mark on the former Death Eater's arm was almost gone, though it hadn't completely faded away, so only the remnants of Harry and Voldemort's spirit were left.

In the summer of the following year, the curse on the ring was successfully removed.

As for the stone, I have kept it in my home for the time being. In this way, the Black family has more and more dangerous items, which gives me a headache. Severus once said that he was interested in the stone, but he seemed to be satisfied with just removing the curse, and left after confirming that the stone was properly preserved.

What? Didn't he remove the curse for research? Why did he leave the stone with me?"