Chapter 565: A fake Horcrux?Regulus died for the cause of justice
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Jing Shen Tian Si
Dumbledore's eyelids trembled and he smacked his lips in despair. He looked as miserable as a candle in the wind, without any trace of the White Devil's grace.
Seeing this, Harry breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Dumbledore was right. He looked extremely weak, but he was still alive. This was a blessing among misfortunes.
"Water, water..." Dumbledore murmured.
"Water." Harry was overjoyed and immediately returned to the stone basin, preparing to use magic to conjure water.
But before he could wave his wand, he saw a golden locket appear in the stone basin, "Professor, you succeeded."
"Don't touch it." 'Gandalf' hurriedly stretched out his staff, blocking Harry's right hand from reaching for the locket, and said seriously: "Generally speaking, once the treasure leaves its original place, it will trigger the mechanism.
That's fine with me, but Dumbledore's current state is really hard to reassure.
Just in case, let Dumbledore rest for a while! "
Harry turned his head and glanced at Dumbledore, who was breathing weakly. He nodded belatedly, then pointed his wand at the stone basin and said, "The water is as clear as a spring."
The basin was immediately filled with clear water, but as soon as Harry scooped up a glass, all the water disappeared.
"Sir, please wait a moment." Harry said anxiously, continuing to try unbelievingly, "Clear water is like a spring, clear water is like a spring, clear water is like a spring..."
"Don't try." 'Gandalf' sighed and took off the wine bottle from his waist, but the wine he poured out completely evaporated in the air, leaving not a drop left.
"This was designed by Voldemort. There is only one way to get water, but I don't recommend you do that."
Harry swallowed, turned to look at the calm black lake, and couldn't help but shudder.
"Sir, you can handle it, right?"
"I'm not sure." 'Gandalf' said very honestly, "My fighting ability is not strong. You should be able to imagine how many corpses there are in the lake."
"Then there's no other way, right?"
Harry walked towards the edge of the island, holding the cup tightly in his hand. Even if it was a trap, he had to step on it, otherwise he would have to watch Dumbledore die.
"Wait a moment. If you have an antidote, you can feed him some first. Maybe you can buy some time."
Snapped!
Harry slapped his forehead, almost forgetting that he had several bottles of potions with him.
He quickly ran to Dumbledore, took out three glass bottles from his pocket, and poured an antidote, a lucky pill, and a sedative pill into each.
Dumbledore's condition did improve after eating it, but he only drank poison to quench his thirst. Without water, he couldn't lift up any strength.
"What should we do now?"
"Wait until I finish painting." 'Gandalf' waved his staff in mid-air to depict a complex magic circle. The white light gradually illuminated the cave, and in addition, there were a few red sparks looming.
"I can barely do it now." 'Gandalf' gasped, pretending to be exhausted, "You go scoop the water, and I'll get the Horcrux.
It is completed simultaneously, remember to be fast and don't hesitate at all, otherwise it will be easy to be dragged into the lake by the Inferi. "
"Understood." Harry nodded heavily and walked carefully to the lake.
'Gandalf' suppressed the excitement in his heart, walked to the stone basin, and looked at the locket in the basin with burning eyes.
One thousand magic points, and five hundred magic points will be given after destroying it. It was worth his half-day acting.
"Are you ready?" 'Gandalf' put his hand on the side of the locket.
"Ready."
"Listen to my command, one, two, three..."
As soon as the words fell, 'Gandalf' grabbed the Horcrux, and Harry scooped up a glass of water very quickly.
Harry quickly approached Dumbledore and said, "Professor, the water is here."
'Gandalf' wouldn't care if Dumbledore drank the water from this lake full of corpses. He had a dark face now, as if he had lost hundreds of millions.
He didn't feel anything strange at all, and he didn't hear any prompts from the system, which meant that what he was holding was not a Horcrux at all, just an ordinary... locket.
"Sir, don't be stunned, they are coming." Harry's panicked voice came over.
'Gandalf' came back to his senses, his face couldn't help but twitch, and he even had an urge to feel sick to his stomach.
I saw densely packed forest-white corpses crawling out of the lake. Men, women, old people, and children were all among them, occupying almost the entire lake.
He has never experienced what a zombie siege is, but their current situation is definitely countless times more dangerous than that.
"Harry, help me up." Dumbledore said weakly, his left hand holding the wand trembling slightly.
"Shut up, save your energy and walk more comfortably."
Hey!
'Gandalf' tapped his wand hard, and a huge white magic circle emerged in mid-air, illuminating the entire cave as bright as day.
The dazzling golden sunlight shone on the black lake, and the Inferi roared in pain. The forest-white bodies also showed signs of burning, and even began to melt. They had to hide in the lake to avoid being hurt.
The ultimate light elemental magic does no harm to humans, but can cause devastating blows to creatures who fear light.
"Phew!" 'Gandalf' breathed a sigh of relief, "It's safe for now."
"Sir." Harry's mouth twitched slightly, "Is this what you said about not being good at fighting?"
"I'm really not good at it." 'Gandalf' said confidently, "This is my first time dealing with so many Inferi, so of course I'm not absolutely sure."
"You...you are so humble."
"Okay, Harry." Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder, "We have to leave this place as soon as possible, the light will not last forever."
"Before that, I have some bad news to tell you." 'Gandalf' threw the locket to Harry Potter. "This is a fake. The real Horcrux is not here."
"Impossible." Harry couldn't accept it. How could the locket they risked their lives and even Dumbledore almost fall here to get be fake.
Besides, this place is one of the best in terms of secrecy and danger. Isn't it too extravagant for Voldemort to hide a fake here?
"I want to comfort you, but it's true, Potter." 'Gandalf' said solemnly, "The real locket is not here."
"Professor." Harry looked at Dumbledore worriedly, fearing that he would be hit. After all, the price they paid today was too high.
"Don't worry, this is not bad news." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "I'm sure Voldemort has hidden Slytherin's locket here.
But something happened in the middle that he didn't know about. I guess a Death Eater betrayed him and stole the Horcrux behind his back. "
"This..." Harry opened his mouth, "You mean the locket might have been destroyed a long time ago?"
"That's what I'm worried about." Dumbledore sighed regretfully, "The real Horcrux is not in Voldemort's hands, but we don't know where it is.
The person who stole it might not know that it was a Horcrux, and might have kept it properly. "
"Professor, I don't want to discourage you, but this explanation is too far-fetched."
"Wait a minute." 'Gandalf' seemed to have thought of something, "If what Dumbledore said is true, there is no need for that person to leave a fake. Maybe the answer lies in the locket."
Harry was stunned for a moment, looked at the locket in his hand, and carefully opened it. Inside was a piece of folded parchment.
The three of them looked at each other, and Harry opened it calmly and read: "
To the Dark Lord
I'm dead long before you read this.
But I want you to know that I discovered your secret.
I stole the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as possible.
I risk my life in the hope that you will be killed when you meet your opponent.
"rab"
"So, who is Rab?" 'Gandalf' asked a little tiredly.
"Regulus." Dumbledore murmured, a smile of relief appeared on his weak face, "Regulus Black, Sirius's younger brother.
I did not come here in vain. One of my students did not fall into darkness. On the contrary, he defended the glory of the Black family with his life. This is proof. "
"But Sirius said that Voldemort killed him, or that he was killed under Voldemort's instructions." Harry said suspiciously.
"No, this is his own guess. In fact, no one knows the cause of Regulus' death, not even his parents.
The Order of the Phoenix didn't pay much attention at the time. After all, he was a Death Eater at that time, and the risk of death while working for the Dark Lord was still very high. "
"The question is how did he die?" 'Gandalf' reminded, "Did he destroy the Horcrux before he died?"
"Maybe..." Dumbledore looked at the black lake and said sadly, "No one will know if he died here."
"Professor, you mean him?" Harry opened his eyes in surprise, "He was given to..." by those Inferi.
"This is the most likely, because in order to get the Horcrux, you have to drink all the liquid in the stone basin.
Even I feel weak as never before, and now I may not even be able to defeat you. Regulus cannot be an opponent of the Inferi in his extremely weak state. "
Harry frowned slightly, "The Horcrux isn't in this lake, is it?"
"No, he must have found a way to send the Horcrux away, otherwise he wouldn't have left this parchment." Dumbledore said firmly, "But the Horcrux is not that easy to destroy. Slytherin's Locket It’s probably still intact.”
"Then we came here in vain." Harry said in a disappointed mood.
"Harry, I think Regulus's relics are much more important than the Horcruxes." Dumbledore said seriously, "Sirius has misunderstood his brother all his life, but in fact Regulus is the pride of the Black family. , you have the responsibility to clear this hero’s name after everything is over.”
"I understand, Professor." Harry forced a smile, "Let's get out of here first!"
The three of them jumped into the boat and sailed across the black lake towards the shore.
The light magic circle still exudes its power, and none of the Inferi in the lake dare to show up.
After landing, the boat sank into the lake again, and the attached chain also slid into the lake jingling.
"Sir, hold on, we will leave here soon." Harry put Dumbledore's arm on his shoulders and carefully helped him move forward.
"Thank you, Harry." Dumbledore said weakly, "These protection mechanisms cannot be broken by one person. You did a very good job."
"Stop talking, sir, and conserve your strength."
"That door must be sealed, my knife..."
"Use my blood!" Harry said in a non-negotiable tone, "The way back is not that dangerous, and it doesn't matter if it is weakened."
"It's all the same." 'Gandalf' sneered and rolled his eyes, then put his hand into his pocket, took out a jar of blood and threw it on the door.
The blood was slowly absorbed, and some cracks appeared on the arch, quickly exposing the exit.
"Sacrificing blood, I didn't say that I wanted to sacrifice my own blood."
Harry: …
Dumbledore's nose twitched slightly. After leaving the cave, he looked at 'Gandalf' meaningfully, "What is your relationship with Gaius?"
'Gandalf' felt a bit in his heart, but his face remained calm, "What did you say?"
"There's no point in pretending." Dumbledore's eyes flashed with wisdom, "You can't hide it from me."
"Fuck! I shouldn't have exposed any flaws. How did he recognize him?" Aaron cursed in his heart. Just as he was about to admit his identity, he was interrupted by Dumbledore's addition.
"That's basilisk blood. You can't find it on the market. I happen to have a student who may have a lot of basilisk blood."
"Huh?" Aaron instantly restored Gandalf's character, "He is indeed the greatest wizard in the world. I didn't expect you to discover all this."
"Do you know Aaron?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Not only do we know each other, but we are also very familiar with him." 'Gandalf' touched his beard and boasted: "I taught him the magic circle, so he is better than his master."
"I see." Harry thought of the magic circle that suppressed thousands of Inferi, and he didn't doubt Gandalf's statement.
"Let's go, I'll take you out. Dumbledore's body can't bear the cold water." 'Gandalf' pointed his staff at the water and muttered an obscure spell.
White light emitted from the staff, forming a spherical barrier to cover the three people inside.
The sea water is isolated by the light ball, and the passage that originally required swimming out can now be easily walked out.
Back outside the cliff, Harry placed Dumbledore on a rock and sat down. The rough sea in the dark night did not scare him at all. After all, compared with the scene in the cliff cave, this environment was considered friendly.
"Sir, do you want to come back to Hogwarts with us?" Harry asked politely. Dumbledore was in a very bad condition right now. If he could bring a great magician back, Hogwarts would be much safer. some guarantees.
"No, you go first, I have to destroy this place." 'Gandalf' said righteously, "Those Inferi must be completely cleaned up, otherwise they may leave hidden dangers in the future."
"Harry, listen to him!" Dumbledore forced himself to walk to Harry, "Grab my arm, we have to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible."
Seeing this, Harry breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Dumbledore was right. He looked extremely weak, but he was still alive. This was a blessing among misfortunes.
"Water, water..." Dumbledore murmured.
"Water." Harry was overjoyed and immediately returned to the stone basin, preparing to use magic to conjure water.
But before he could wave his wand, he saw a golden locket appear in the stone basin, "Professor, you succeeded."
"Don't touch it." 'Gandalf' hurriedly stretched out his staff, blocking Harry's right hand from reaching for the locket, and said seriously: "Generally speaking, once the treasure leaves its original place, it will trigger the mechanism.
That's fine with me, but Dumbledore's current state is really hard to reassure.
Just in case, let Dumbledore rest for a while! "
Harry turned his head and glanced at Dumbledore, who was breathing weakly. He nodded belatedly, then pointed his wand at the stone basin and said, "The water is as clear as a spring."
The basin was immediately filled with clear water, but as soon as Harry scooped up a glass, all the water disappeared.
"Sir, please wait a moment." Harry said anxiously, continuing to try unbelievingly, "Clear water is like a spring, clear water is like a spring, clear water is like a spring..."
"Don't try." 'Gandalf' sighed and took off the wine bottle from his waist, but the wine he poured out completely evaporated in the air, leaving not a drop left.
"This was designed by Voldemort. There is only one way to get water, but I don't recommend you do that."
Harry swallowed, turned to look at the calm black lake, and couldn't help but shudder.
"Sir, you can handle it, right?"
"I'm not sure." 'Gandalf' said very honestly, "My fighting ability is not strong. You should be able to imagine how many corpses there are in the lake."
"Then there's no other way, right?"
Harry walked towards the edge of the island, holding the cup tightly in his hand. Even if it was a trap, he had to step on it, otherwise he would have to watch Dumbledore die.
"Wait a moment. If you have an antidote, you can feed him some first. Maybe you can buy some time."
Snapped!
Harry slapped his forehead, almost forgetting that he had several bottles of potions with him.
He quickly ran to Dumbledore, took out three glass bottles from his pocket, and poured an antidote, a lucky pill, and a sedative pill into each.
Dumbledore's condition did improve after eating it, but he only drank poison to quench his thirst. Without water, he couldn't lift up any strength.
"What should we do now?"
"Wait until I finish painting." 'Gandalf' waved his staff in mid-air to depict a complex magic circle. The white light gradually illuminated the cave, and in addition, there were a few red sparks looming.
"I can barely do it now." 'Gandalf' gasped, pretending to be exhausted, "You go scoop the water, and I'll get the Horcrux.
It is completed simultaneously, remember to be fast and don't hesitate at all, otherwise it will be easy to be dragged into the lake by the Inferi. "
"Understood." Harry nodded heavily and walked carefully to the lake.
'Gandalf' suppressed the excitement in his heart, walked to the stone basin, and looked at the locket in the basin with burning eyes.
One thousand magic points, and five hundred magic points will be given after destroying it. It was worth his half-day acting.
"Are you ready?" 'Gandalf' put his hand on the side of the locket.
"Ready."
"Listen to my command, one, two, three..."
As soon as the words fell, 'Gandalf' grabbed the Horcrux, and Harry scooped up a glass of water very quickly.
Harry quickly approached Dumbledore and said, "Professor, the water is here."
'Gandalf' wouldn't care if Dumbledore drank the water from this lake full of corpses. He had a dark face now, as if he had lost hundreds of millions.
He didn't feel anything strange at all, and he didn't hear any prompts from the system, which meant that what he was holding was not a Horcrux at all, just an ordinary... locket.
"Sir, don't be stunned, they are coming." Harry's panicked voice came over.
'Gandalf' came back to his senses, his face couldn't help but twitch, and he even had an urge to feel sick to his stomach.
I saw densely packed forest-white corpses crawling out of the lake. Men, women, old people, and children were all among them, occupying almost the entire lake.
He has never experienced what a zombie siege is, but their current situation is definitely countless times more dangerous than that.
"Harry, help me up." Dumbledore said weakly, his left hand holding the wand trembling slightly.
"Shut up, save your energy and walk more comfortably."
Hey!
'Gandalf' tapped his wand hard, and a huge white magic circle emerged in mid-air, illuminating the entire cave as bright as day.
The dazzling golden sunlight shone on the black lake, and the Inferi roared in pain. The forest-white bodies also showed signs of burning, and even began to melt. They had to hide in the lake to avoid being hurt.
The ultimate light elemental magic does no harm to humans, but can cause devastating blows to creatures who fear light.
"Phew!" 'Gandalf' breathed a sigh of relief, "It's safe for now."
"Sir." Harry's mouth twitched slightly, "Is this what you said about not being good at fighting?"
"I'm really not good at it." 'Gandalf' said confidently, "This is my first time dealing with so many Inferi, so of course I'm not absolutely sure."
"You...you are so humble."
"Okay, Harry." Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder, "We have to leave this place as soon as possible, the light will not last forever."
"Before that, I have some bad news to tell you." 'Gandalf' threw the locket to Harry Potter. "This is a fake. The real Horcrux is not here."
"Impossible." Harry couldn't accept it. How could the locket they risked their lives and even Dumbledore almost fall here to get be fake.
Besides, this place is one of the best in terms of secrecy and danger. Isn't it too extravagant for Voldemort to hide a fake here?
"I want to comfort you, but it's true, Potter." 'Gandalf' said solemnly, "The real locket is not here."
"Professor." Harry looked at Dumbledore worriedly, fearing that he would be hit. After all, the price they paid today was too high.
"Don't worry, this is not bad news." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "I'm sure Voldemort has hidden Slytherin's locket here.
But something happened in the middle that he didn't know about. I guess a Death Eater betrayed him and stole the Horcrux behind his back. "
"This..." Harry opened his mouth, "You mean the locket might have been destroyed a long time ago?"
"That's what I'm worried about." Dumbledore sighed regretfully, "The real Horcrux is not in Voldemort's hands, but we don't know where it is.
The person who stole it might not know that it was a Horcrux, and might have kept it properly. "
"Professor, I don't want to discourage you, but this explanation is too far-fetched."
"Wait a minute." 'Gandalf' seemed to have thought of something, "If what Dumbledore said is true, there is no need for that person to leave a fake. Maybe the answer lies in the locket."
Harry was stunned for a moment, looked at the locket in his hand, and carefully opened it. Inside was a piece of folded parchment.
The three of them looked at each other, and Harry opened it calmly and read: "
To the Dark Lord
I'm dead long before you read this.
But I want you to know that I discovered your secret.
I stole the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as possible.
I risk my life in the hope that you will be killed when you meet your opponent.
"rab"
"So, who is Rab?" 'Gandalf' asked a little tiredly.
"Regulus." Dumbledore murmured, a smile of relief appeared on his weak face, "Regulus Black, Sirius's younger brother.
I did not come here in vain. One of my students did not fall into darkness. On the contrary, he defended the glory of the Black family with his life. This is proof. "
"But Sirius said that Voldemort killed him, or that he was killed under Voldemort's instructions." Harry said suspiciously.
"No, this is his own guess. In fact, no one knows the cause of Regulus' death, not even his parents.
The Order of the Phoenix didn't pay much attention at the time. After all, he was a Death Eater at that time, and the risk of death while working for the Dark Lord was still very high. "
"The question is how did he die?" 'Gandalf' reminded, "Did he destroy the Horcrux before he died?"
"Maybe..." Dumbledore looked at the black lake and said sadly, "No one will know if he died here."
"Professor, you mean him?" Harry opened his eyes in surprise, "He was given to..." by those Inferi.
"This is the most likely, because in order to get the Horcrux, you have to drink all the liquid in the stone basin.
Even I feel weak as never before, and now I may not even be able to defeat you. Regulus cannot be an opponent of the Inferi in his extremely weak state. "
Harry frowned slightly, "The Horcrux isn't in this lake, is it?"
"No, he must have found a way to send the Horcrux away, otherwise he wouldn't have left this parchment." Dumbledore said firmly, "But the Horcrux is not that easy to destroy. Slytherin's Locket It’s probably still intact.”
"Then we came here in vain." Harry said in a disappointed mood.
"Harry, I think Regulus's relics are much more important than the Horcruxes." Dumbledore said seriously, "Sirius has misunderstood his brother all his life, but in fact Regulus is the pride of the Black family. , you have the responsibility to clear this hero’s name after everything is over.”
"I understand, Professor." Harry forced a smile, "Let's get out of here first!"
The three of them jumped into the boat and sailed across the black lake towards the shore.
The light magic circle still exudes its power, and none of the Inferi in the lake dare to show up.
After landing, the boat sank into the lake again, and the attached chain also slid into the lake jingling.
"Sir, hold on, we will leave here soon." Harry put Dumbledore's arm on his shoulders and carefully helped him move forward.
"Thank you, Harry." Dumbledore said weakly, "These protection mechanisms cannot be broken by one person. You did a very good job."
"Stop talking, sir, and conserve your strength."
"That door must be sealed, my knife..."
"Use my blood!" Harry said in a non-negotiable tone, "The way back is not that dangerous, and it doesn't matter if it is weakened."
"It's all the same." 'Gandalf' sneered and rolled his eyes, then put his hand into his pocket, took out a jar of blood and threw it on the door.
The blood was slowly absorbed, and some cracks appeared on the arch, quickly exposing the exit.
"Sacrificing blood, I didn't say that I wanted to sacrifice my own blood."
Harry: …
Dumbledore's nose twitched slightly. After leaving the cave, he looked at 'Gandalf' meaningfully, "What is your relationship with Gaius?"
'Gandalf' felt a bit in his heart, but his face remained calm, "What did you say?"
"There's no point in pretending." Dumbledore's eyes flashed with wisdom, "You can't hide it from me."
"Fuck! I shouldn't have exposed any flaws. How did he recognize him?" Aaron cursed in his heart. Just as he was about to admit his identity, he was interrupted by Dumbledore's addition.
"That's basilisk blood. You can't find it on the market. I happen to have a student who may have a lot of basilisk blood."
"Huh?" Aaron instantly restored Gandalf's character, "He is indeed the greatest wizard in the world. I didn't expect you to discover all this."
"Do you know Aaron?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Not only do we know each other, but we are also very familiar with him." 'Gandalf' touched his beard and boasted: "I taught him the magic circle, so he is better than his master."
"I see." Harry thought of the magic circle that suppressed thousands of Inferi, and he didn't doubt Gandalf's statement.
"Let's go, I'll take you out. Dumbledore's body can't bear the cold water." 'Gandalf' pointed his staff at the water and muttered an obscure spell.
White light emitted from the staff, forming a spherical barrier to cover the three people inside.
The sea water is isolated by the light ball, and the passage that originally required swimming out can now be easily walked out.
Back outside the cliff, Harry placed Dumbledore on a rock and sat down. The rough sea in the dark night did not scare him at all. After all, compared with the scene in the cliff cave, this environment was considered friendly.
"Sir, do you want to come back to Hogwarts with us?" Harry asked politely. Dumbledore was in a very bad condition right now. If he could bring a great magician back, Hogwarts would be much safer. some guarantees.
"No, you go first, I have to destroy this place." 'Gandalf' said righteously, "Those Inferi must be completely cleaned up, otherwise they may leave hidden dangers in the future."
"Harry, listen to him!" Dumbledore forced himself to walk to Harry, "Grab my arm, we have to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible."
