Chapter 287 Hymn to Heroes

Professor Flitwick struggled to raise his neck and read the words under the stone statue in the middle of the rock wall:

"Regulus Arcturus Black? I remember he was Sirius's younger brother. He was a smart student at school. It's a pity..."

Professor Sprout also recalled the student’s performance in school:

"A special Slytherin is one of the few who can make the pansy bloom brightly, and the mandrake does not exclude him. 'Seek light in the darkness, selflessly devote yourself to justice.' "

(Pansies: Flowers that can display different colors depending on a person's mood and personality. It is said that if a person is kind at heart, the pansy will bloom bright flowers; if a person is malicious, the flowers will become dim No light.

Mandrake: In addition to its known functions, it is also believed to have the ability to discern good from evil, as it has a repulsive effect on impure or evil minds. )

Professor McGonagall felt a little sad after reading it, and remembered the information he saw in the Order of the Phoenix during the war. After the Order received the news, Sirius went out to hunt down two Death Eaters despite everyone's obstruction.

"Albus, I remember the news I heard at that time was that he was killed by Voldemort, right? Is it because he discovered Voldemort's Horcrux? Does Sirius know about this? But what is a Horcrux? It sounds very strange. evil."

Douglas saw that Snape's face was so cold that water could condense on his face. He didn't know whether it was because he heard the name Sirius or saw the surname Black.

Snape almost squeezed out a sentence through his teeth:

"Horcruxes? Albus, how many things are you hiding from me? The Dark Lord's return is relying on Horcruxes. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Although the words were spoken to Dumbledore, his eyes were fixed on Douglas.

Although the deans have a transcendent status in the magic world and their methods are master-level, not everyone knows about evil things like Horcruxes. Apparently, Headmaster Snape knew this.

The other three deans also heard the key words.

"Horcrux is the key to the mysterious man's resurrection?"

"But it says it is intended to be destroyed. Does that mean the evil thing is still there?"

"Well, he stole Voldemort's Horcrux from here at the cost of his own life. Now it has been put away by me. Don't worry, it will be destroyed soon. In fact, this is not the first one we found. It’s a Horcrux, so please believe me, I’m professional in dealing with Horcruxes.”

Snape frowned and asked:

"Not the first? What do you mean, the Dark Lord made many Horcruxes?"

"He has no deposit, but I have already put it away. I will handle this matter. Actually, it is not the first Horcrux we have obtained. So don't worry. I am professional in handling Horcruxes."

"It's not the first one. Did Voldemort create many Horcruxes?"

Then he remembered that the Dark Lord's state was indeed different from what he had first encountered. According to what Lucius told him earlier about how good and smart Voldemort was during his school days, and how great he was after graduation.

But the Dark Lord he came into contact with later was not as powerful as he said, not in terms of magical attainments, but in terms of mental state.

(Lucius Malfoy’s father, Abraxas Malfoy, and Voldemort were classmates in school, and he was also the first person to sponsor Voldemort.)

Dumbledore did not answer the question, but took out a locket from his arms. If it weren't for the obvious fiery red phoenix on it, Douglas would have thought he had brought the Slytherin locket.

After Dumbledore opened the locket, a red light flashed, and rows of halfling stone statues that had been made flew to the ground in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, Dumbledore took out his wand and waved his hand, and small sunken caves appeared around the stone statue of Regulus.

Then the wand pointed towards the stone statues, and they all sat down and returned to the caves, just enough for the people standing below to see the stone statues.

Looking at these stone statues, Dumbledore's eyes were a little moist, and he even heard a slight sob.

Professor McGonagall looked at the stone statue above, and her eyes suddenly became wet.

"This is Marlene McKinnon, Marlene McKinnon and her family were killed by them."

"Edgar Bones, the brother of Amelia Bones, currently the Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic, he and his wife and children were killed by Death Eaters."

"Benji Fenwick, who was brutally murdered by Death Eaters. The search for Fenwick's body 'only part of him was found'"

"Fabian Prewett and Gideon Prewett are Molly's two brothers. Five Death Eaters were dispatched there, which led to their sacrifices. They fought bravely and tenaciously... and fought Retreat, fight and retreat..."

"Caradoc Dearborn was also killed by Death Eaters, and his body was never found."

"Kados Meadows, she was killed by Tom himself."

"Frank Longbottom and Alice Longbottom, the parents of Mr. Neville Longbottom, were brave and respected Aurors. They were brutally tortured by Tom's men and forced them to tell what happened to Voldemort after he lost his magic power. Whereabouts. They are crazy, and the two are in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies. If they saw how good Mr. Longbottom was, they would be proud of him."

"James Potter and Lily Potter..."

Dumbledore's voice was filled with endless sorrow.

Except for Snape, the other three deans were already in tears and choked with speech when they heard these names.

“The original plan was to move their cemeteries here, because some of the people here no longer have family members, so that the young wizards of Hogwarts can pay their respects to them from time to time.

But I finally thought about it, the continuation of the soul is far longer than the existence of matter. "

Douglas took out a small round table from his pocket, then took out a bottle of wine and poured a glass for several people.

Dumbledore raised his glass:

"Dear friends, today we gather together to remember those brave warriors who sacrificed their lives against the dark force Voldemort.

In order to defend our homeland, justice and peace, they threw themselves into the fierce battle without hesitation and used their lives to compose magnificent heroic hymns.

Their bravery and determination inspire us to keep moving forward and pursue a better future.

Our choices reveal more about who we are than our abilities. "

The stone statues depict the deeds of heroes who fought against the Death Eaters in the Magical War and ultimately died heroically to protect the wizards. Their majestic and heroic figures are forever solidified in this cave.

At this moment, a mysterious and solemn atmosphere filled the cave, and it seemed that the fierce battle sounds of the heroes and Death Eaters could still be heard.

As Douglas whispered the magic spell, ancient and mysterious runes appeared on the huge rock wall, which seemed to pay tribute and praise to these heroes.

ps: Robert McGonagall, the younger brother of Professor McGonagall, is not a member of the Order of the Phoenix and may not have participated in any activities to resist Voldemort. He was killed by Death Eaters, but the Death Eaters wanted to scare the public not to go against them, and he was purely an innocent victim.