Chapter 550: False memories about Horcruxes stir up Horace’s psychological defense

Others left one after another, but Tom Riddle stayed at the end and had no intention of returning to the dormitory immediately.

"Hurry up! Tom." Slughorn said with some confusion, "You don't want to be caught after turning off the lights!"

"What's the matter, Tom?"

"Yes, Professor." Tom Riddle said very directly, "That's right, I can't think of anyone else.

Other professors, they don't want you, they may misunderstand me. "

When Slughorn heard this, a proud smile appeared on his face, "Continue."

“One night I was in the library, in the restricted section, and read about some rare magical material.

I think you might be able to point me in the right direction. If I remember correctly, that thing is called...a Horcrux. "

"What did you say?" Slughorn's expression changed instantly and he said sternly: "I have never heard of such a thing, and even if I knew it, I wouldn't tell you.

Get out of here right now, and don't mention this to me again. "

The memory ended here. Harry raised his head and saw Dumbledore's wise eyes.

"You're confused, aren't you? You'd be surprised if you didn't think I'd arrive."

"I don't understand, what happened just now?"

"This is perhaps the most important memory I have collected," Dumbledore said seriously, "but it is also a lie.

This memory has been tampered with, by its owner, our friend Professor Slughorn. "

"Tampered?" Harry asked in confusion, "But why did he do that?"

"I think it was that memory that made him feel ashamed." Dumbledore said, "Everything was normal before Riddle said 'Horcrux', but after that... you also saw that he changed it very roughly, but this is not A bad thing shows that the real memory is still buried in his heart.

Harry, I have a task for you. I want you to persuade him to hand over his true memories, no matter what method you use. "

"But, sir..." Harry's pupils were slightly dilated and he said with some embarrassment, "Haven't you ever tried Veritaserum? Or Legilimency?"

"It's useless. Slughorn's potion skills are no worse than Professor Snape's." Dumbledore said with some regret. "The Veritaserum cannot be hidden from him, and since he gave this lifelike memory to After me, I'm sure he'll be carrying the antidote to Veritaserum with him.

And Slughorn is a very capable wizard, and almost no one can force the truth out of his brain.

But he also has his weaknesses, and I believe you can break through his defenses. "

"Sir, I don't know him as well as you think." Harry said unconfidently.

He still has some sense of his personal charm, but he doesn't think he can get a feather-loving professor to tell him about the bad things he did in the past with just a few words.

"This memory is everything." Dumbledore caressed the surface of the pensieve and said calmly: "Without it, we are just blind. Without it, we can only give up the fate of the world.

You have no choice, you cannot fail. "

Harry fell silent after hearing this. Dumbledore had already said this, what could he do?

Whatever can be done must be done, and if it cannot be done, we must do everything we can to do it.

The fate of the world is a bit far away from him, but his fate is linked to Voldemort. Either you die or I live.

Even if it was for his own life, Slughorn had to hand over his memories.

After Harry left, Phineas turned around and went to the Hall of Gods.

A dark ninja was facing Aaron with a portrait, while the missing body was sitting on the back of the portrait.

"How was it?" Aaron asked.

"Two memories, the first is that when Voldemort was a boy, he took away his uncle's wand, killed his father's family, and then framed it for his uncle.

He altered his uncle's memory and seemed to have stolen the Marvolo family's ancestral ring before leaving. "

"It's so cruel." Aaron smacked his lips, "I committed murder, arson, and frame-up when I was a child. No wonder I will become the Dark Lord when I grow up."

"What is that ring?"

"I don't know about this, but it is very likely to be a symbol of status." Phineas said, "The second memory was modified by Slughorn. Dumbledore said that Slughorn did this. The reason was that the memory made him feel ashamed.”

"What's the point?"

"Horcrux." Phineas said very seriously.

Aaron's eyes narrowed slightly, "What else?"

"No more." Phineas shook his head, "Dumbledore assigned Harry a task to get Slughorn's hidden memories, but I don't think he can do it."

"I understand, thank you for the information." Aaron said, "I can guarantee that you will see Sirius alive and kicking before the end of this semester."

Phineas seemed relieved and turned away from the picture frame.

"Ha!" Aaron sneered disdainfully, "You are still older! Dumbledore deserves to be Dumbledore. The old man looks quite kind, but why is his heart so dark!"

"Indeed." The missing body nodded with deep approval, "He was prepared before the start of this school year. Harry Potter, who has the title of savior, may not be able to persuade Slughorn, but a It is possible for a Potions genius with the title of savior to be a genius even better than Voldemort at the same time.

The only person who can defeat a genius is another better genius. Dumbledore has figured out the rules of the game. As long as Harry can replace Voldemort in Slughorn's heart, it will be a matter of time before he makes a compromise. "

"But we have to do something." Aaron rubbed his forehead and said, "With less than half a year left, we have to seize every opportunity to become stronger.

No matter what, the system tasks must be completed as soon as possible. Eight hundred magic points is not much, but it can often break the balance at critical moments. "

"So, you want to help Harry?" the missing body asked, "but we have already given him a Christmas gift package. Those medicines and bullets were all made by me with hard work."

"Don't worry so much at this time." Aaron waved his hand with a wry smile, "Dumbledore can still hold on for a while. Although I despise him, I have to admit his wisdom.

The sooner he figures out Slughorn's hidden secrets, the sooner he can lay out his plan, and maybe he can have more backup plans. "

"I think Xuan." The missing body directly poured a basin of cold water on it, "He has already considered his own death. How much stronger can he get if he thinks about the layout again!"

"I know what you said, but I'm more worried that Dumbledore is dead and Harry hasn't completed his mission."

Hearing this, Missing Body's face twitched slightly, and she said speechlessly: "How can we help him?"

"If nothing else happens, he will look for me. It will depend on the situation then!"

As expected, Harry came to see him after class the next day, accompanied by Hermione and Ron.

"Ahem! Every time the three of you come here in a group..."

"It's not a good thing." Harry said first.

Aaron sneered and pointed to the door of the library, "It's good to know. The door is over there. Please walk slowly without seeing me."

"But you are the only one who can help us." Hermione said with some embarrassment.

"You...you?" Aaron raised his eyebrows, "I can consider helping you with your matter, but forget it. It's a thankless effort every time."

"This time is different, very important." Harry said anxiously.

"That's true." Aaron sneered, "Can you tell me about a time that was unimportant?"

"Ah this..."

Harry looked embarrassed, as if every time was important.

In desperation, he turned his head and gave Hermione a pleading look: It's up to you.

Hermione:  …

"Um...you can listen first and then decide whether to help?"

"This attitude is okay."

Harry was overjoyed and asked immediately: "Do you know about Horcruxes?"

"Why are you asking this?" Aaron looked solemn and said with a straight face: "I'm warning you not to touch this thing, it's not something you can handle."

"Does that mean you know?"

"Of course I know." Aaron said matter-of-factly, "The library at home is not comparable to Hogwarts."

"Then tell me quickly, what is a Horcrux?" Hermione said eagerly, "I searched through the entire forbidden book section of the school, but I only found one preface: 'About the most evil magical invention, the Horcrux, I will not add anything here. Discuss and give no guidance.’ Isn’t this the same as not saying anything?”

"This preface is still very correct. Horcruxes are really very evil." Aaron said eloquently, "Compared to Horcruxes, powerful fire is nothing."

"Don't change the subject, okay?" Ron said impatiently.

"I can tell you information about Horcruxes, but you have to tell me why you need to know it." Aaron said playfully.

Harry sighed and without hiding anything, he directly told Aaron the homework assigned to him by Dumbledore.

After listening, Aaron looked like he was suddenly enlightened.

It's not that he doesn't know, but he can only really get involved if Harry or Dumbledore tells him personally.

"Horcrux, as the name suggests, is a container for storing souls." Aaron said with a serious face, "Split a part of your soul and hide it in an object. In this way, even if the body dies, it will not die because this part of the soul is still there. As long as there is a new body, you can be resurrected."

"That means Voldemort..." Harry suddenly had a terrible guess in his mind, "He was hit by his own death curse and did not die. Could it be because of the Horcrux?"

"There is a high possibility that it is not surprising that a madman would do anything." Aaron spread his hands and said, "Professor Dumbledore must know about Horcruxes, and the information he wants you to obtain will not be that simple."

"I went to see Professor Slughorn after taking Potions class." Harry said bitterly, "I don't know if it was an illusion, but I could feel that he was scared and... shocked.

When I tried to persuade him again, he acted very angry and insisted that he knew nothing about Horcruxes and that I couldn't get any useful information out of him. "

"Are you an idiot?" Aaron patted his forehead speechlessly, "Even his biological son may not say such things.

How dare you ask directly, who do you think you are? "

"Um..." Ron raised his right hand in embarrassment, "I came up with this idea. Harry is his favorite student. He will always satisfy any request."

"It depends on what the request is." Aaron rolled his eyes at him angrily, "This is not an ordinary study question, it is exposing his scars and attacking an old man's self-esteem.

Professor Slughorn has been keeping this matter in his heart for more than 50 years. Even Dumbledore is at a loss. He will never hand it over easily. "

"Give it a try, what if you succeed!" Ron said with an awkward smile.

"But now it failed. Not only that, but it also alerted the enemy." Aaron sighed deeply, "Professor Slughorn will be wary of Harry, and it will be even more difficult to extract this information again."

"Otherwise..." Harry said with some difficulty, "You and Clea try it, Slughorn won't be so wary of you."

"Impossible, there is no need to discuss, don't even think about it." Aaron refused unceremoniously, "I can at most help you come up with ideas. As for Klea, I can't let her get involved."

"Just a simple question."

"That's not OK."

"Then what do you think I should do?" Harry said helplessly, "Dumbledore urgently needs this information now. He thinks it is the key to fighting Voldemort."

"Quiet, let me think of a solution first." Aaron took a deep breath, and the three of them sat upright, trying not to make any noise.

After several minutes of silence, Aaron raised his head, but he couldn't help but twitch his face when he saw Harry's face full of hope.

Damn it, it seems like this happens every time, he is the one who solves the problems that cannot be solved.

"First of all, don't ask this question again. It's best to maintain your character as the little prince of potions and handle the teacher-student relationship between you and Professor Slughorn as usual."

"Are you asking him to relax his vigilance?" Harry's eyes lit up slightly, "To make him think I forgot the Horcrux."

"Yes, it will take time, at least a month." Aaron said, then raised a second finger, "Secondly, the elderly like to be sentimental, and Professor Slughorn is particularly obvious in this regard. He always likes to be sentimental. Mention the outstanding students he taught before and you can do whatever you want."

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult!" Ron said awkwardly, "There are so many students in Slughorn, how many does Harry know?"

"The important ones are those." Aaron emphasized, "The Order of the Phoenix should have his students, your parents, Neville's parents, Sirius..."

"Sirius is not," Harry said. "Slughorn said that, but Sirius's brother is his student."

"You mean to ask Harry to mention these Order members who died because of Voldemort in front of Professor Slughorn?" Hermione frowned, "Is this appropriate?"

"It's really not appropriate. So many proud students have died at the hands of Voldemort, and Professor Slughorn will feel even more guilty.

But only in this way will he struggle with whether to give his real memories to Harry Potter, the savior.

But you have to be careful not to make it too obvious. Just mention a word or two occasionally to bring back his memories, otherwise it will be self-defeating. "

"Finally, and most importantly." Aaron paused and looked at Harry with a sympathetic look, "You have to increase your drinking capacity.

The first two steps are just preparations. If you want to get the information, you may have to do it at the wine table. His psychological defense is the most vulnerable when he is drunk.

At that time, if you use emotion, reason, and state your interests, there is an [-]% chance that he will hand over his memory to you. "

Harry:  …