#186 - Chapter 186 Horcrux Meeting

Sebastian casually stuffed the notebook into his undetectable extension bag, stretched, yawned widely, and then returned to bed, quickly drifting off to sleep.

Sunday morning, as the early morning sunlight streamed through the curtains into the room, he was already packed and ready to leave Hogwarts.

He first returned to Swan Manor via the fireplace for a delicious breakfast, and then set off again, heading towards his destination for the day.

After a dizzying Apparition, Sebastian found himself in a secluded valley.

This valley was located deep in the Scottish Highlands, surrounded by steep mountain walls, with complex and treacherous terrain, almost completely isolated from the world.

The valley was perpetually shrouded in a thin mist, and when the sunlight shone through, the mist seemed to be plated with gold, appearing tranquil and mysterious.

In the center of the valley stood a small wooden cabin.

The cabin's exterior was very simple, the gray-brown wooden walls blending in with the surrounding natural environment, making it almost unnoticeable.

A small stream flowed gently in front of the door, the murmuring water mingling with the birdsong, adding a touch of life to this hidden place.

This seemingly ordinary cabin was actually a safe house carefully arranged by Sebastian.

To protect the existence of this safe house, Sebastian invited Regulus as the Secret-Keeper, using the powerful Fidelius Charm to protect the cabin.

In this way, no one except Sebastian and Regulus could find the exact location of this cabin.

Even if someone happened to pass by, they would be misled by the spell, mistaking this place for an ordinary forest clearing.

Sebastian pushed open the wooden door, and the air was filled with a stale smell.

Because the cabin had been uninhabited for a long time, the air inside was somewhat stale.

He frowned, casually waved his wand, and whispered, "Ventus!"

Instantly, a refreshing breeze flowed through the room, dispelling all the mustiness and dust.

Looking around, the interior of the house was very simple, almost bare.

In the center of the empty room, there were three top-level alchemical safes, and there was no other furniture.

Sebastian stepped forward and checked the items stored in the three safes.

Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, and Salazar Slytherin's Locket.

These were all Voldemort's Horcruxes.

Compared to the old notebook, they didn't seem so well-behaved.

Every time he picked up a Horcrux, they began to issue tempting invitations to Sebastian.

"Wear me, and I will share the secrets of eternal life with you."

"Don't leave me here, my friend, I will share more magical knowledge with you."

"You foolish fellow, you actually ignore my invitation, you will regret it."

Ignoring the words of these Horcruxes, after checking everything was correct, Sebastian closed the safe doors again, isolating all magical aura.

"The same old sayings, there's no novelty at all!"

"Now it seems that the notebook is indeed the most special, and its intelligence is the highest."

"Unlike these three, all they say are crazy words."

Sebastian couldn't help but complain.

"Be good and stay put, I still have to deal with your big brother, the notebook."

Then, he took out the fourth alchemical safe from his undetectable extension bag and placed it next to the other three safes.

Then he took out the old notebook and gently weighed it in his hand.

Without any hesitation, Sebastian put it directly into the fourth alchemical safe and locked it up.

"The fourth Horcrux, collected."

"Young Voldemort, you can slowly suffer here."

Sebastian counted in his heart.

The remaining Horcruxes were not easy to deal with.

Helga Hufflepuff's Cup was still in Gringotts, waiting for a suitable opportunity.

The small piece of soul in Harry's body was temporarily harmless, but it was more troublesome to take it out, so let's leave it in Harry's body for now.

As for Nagini, she was still wandering in the forests of Albania and had not yet become Voldemort's Horcrux, so let's talk about it after Voldemort's resurrection.

After packing up, Sebastian gave a slight bow to the four safes.

"Goodbye, everyone, Dark Lord."

"Enjoy this free time."

With that, he left the cabin and closed the door completely.

In a great mood, Sebastian stood in front of the cabin and took a deep breath.

The alarm at the school was completely lifted, and without the notebook causing trouble, the Basilisk would no longer come out to harm the students.

From today onwards, he didn't have to sleep at Hogwarts all the time, but could go home with Mia.

However, the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk still had to be dealt with.

After all, he had already said the big words, and the Auror training class students were also busy investigating, so it would be too embarrassing if there were no results at all.

So far, various clues had appeared almost completely, and the students should have deduced what the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was.

Sebastian admired the surrounding scenery, and then Apparated back to Swan Manor.

It's still early, let's get a good nap.

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After a day of rest, Sebastian returned to the Auror training class with full energy.

After completing today's training, Sebastian stood on the podium and asked with a smile.

"It's been so long, what progress has everyone made in the investigation of the Chamber of Secrets?"

Hearing this, the students' eyes lit up, and they reported their investigation results one after another.

Sebastian listened carefully and then made a summary.

"That is to say, on Halloween, more than twenty students were either late, left early, or did not attend the dinner."

"Yes, Professor," a seventh-year student said with a troubled face.

"We have had discussions in private, but we still can't tell who among them is the Heir of Slytherin, there are too few clues."

"It's okay, you've done a great job," Sebastian said gently, comforting them.

"Just like I said before, we may end up finding nothing."

"However, you have exercised your ability to collect and process information."

The young wizards nodded in agreement.

Collecting information is not an easy task. On the one hand, they have to pay attention to the way they chat so as not to arouse other people's vigilance.

On the other hand, the students' descriptions are also messy, and they must repeatedly compare and verify according to the words of different students in order to extract truly useful and correct information from the many redundant data.

Being able to achieve today's results has already taken a lot of effort.

"What other clues do you have about the Chamber of Secrets?" Sebastian asked with a smile.

The young wizards looked at each other, there were very few clues about the Chamber of Secrets.

They didn't have any special gains.

Looking at everyone's reaction, Harry hesitated for a moment, then firmly raised his hand.

"Professor Swan, about the Chamber of Secrets, I found a special clue."

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