Chapter 528 [2-in-1] Heading to the Cave
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He Dian Bai Kai Shui
Kreacher didn't say the next words, but everyone in the room knew what Regulus' fate would be.
No one spoke, only Kreacher's wails echoed under the ceiling.
Sirius' expression was extremely complicated.
Everyone watched quietly as Kreacher vented his sorrow. The kind-hearted Hermione couldn't help but move forward and gently stroke Kreacher's back to prevent him from being too uncomfortable and fainting from crying.
He cried loudly for a long time, and then slowly stopped when he was almost done venting.
"So, Kreacher." Sirius said, "Is the locket in Soul's hand the one that Regulus replaced?"
"Yes." Kreacher looked at the box in Soul's hand with a dazed look.
"It turns out that this locket is related to such a past event." Soul said softly, "I'm sorry, Kreacher."
"Maybe, I can't return it to you for the time being. The Dark Lord is involved. I think we have to inform Professor Dumbledore."
Kreacher stood up tremblingly. The prolonged crying consumed most of its energy, so that when it got up from the floor, its entire body was in a shaky state.
"Kreacher knows Dumbledore." Kreacher staggered a few steps closer to Soul, his eyes moving from the locket to Soul's face.
Then he looked at the locket again, took a deep breath, and then bowed deeply to Sur.
"For so many years, Kreacher has been trying to destroy it to complete the last mission given to Kreacher by Master Regulus, but Kreacher let Master Regulus down. If you can, Master Bones, Kreacher Please help Kreacher destroy it."
"I promise you." Suer nodded slightly.
……
Early the next morning, after a few hours, Su Er saw the old bee again. When he came down the stairs, the old bee smiled at Su Er.
As for the locket, after Kreacher staggered out of the room, Soul handed it to Mr. Weasley. As for why it wasn't Sirius, he understood.
And now, it was lying there quietly on the table in front of Dumbledore.
Sirius received a little shock from Kreacher that he was his own brother. At this time, he was sitting on the chair in a daze and looking at the locket in a daze.
"Good morning, Soul." Dumbledore looked at Soul gently and winked mischievously.
There is also a cup of steaming black tea on hand.
"I learned everything from Arthur, I didn't expect it."
"I didn't expect it either." Suer responded, casually pulling out a chair and sitting down, ready to enjoy the breakfast that had been placed on the table.
"Have you eaten?"
……
Not long after, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, and Ron also walked down one after another. After an ordinary but still delicious breakfast, Dumbledore also finished the glass in his hand. After drinking black tea with sugar cubes, he stood up and called Soul, Harry and Sirius to another vacant room.
"I had a morning," he said. "While revisiting my past memories recently, I discovered some new clues."
"Is it related to this locket?" Suer asked.
"Yes, do you still remember those things you 'saw' in the second grade?" Dumbledore blinked slightly, "One of them is a locket, that is Slytherin's locket, I This is almost certainly the locket."
As he spoke, Dumbledore took out his wand and gently tapped the locket that had been lying quietly in front of him. The stains left on it by the years left it and quickly shattered into dust in mid-air, revealing that it had been buried for several years. The original appearance of time---
Gorgeous patterns, a large letter 'S' made of emerald inlays, and Slytherin's most iconic snake head.
"Very beautiful, isn't it?" Dumbledore looked at the other three people with a smile.
"It's a pity that even Slytherin himself couldn't imagine that this cherished locket would be made into a sinful Horcrux by his descendants."
"You mean, this is a Horcrux?!" Sirius asked in shock as his soul returned to his body.
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded.
"If I'm not wrong, Voldemort placed one of his Horcruxes on the seaside, on an isolated island, or in a cave, and that Horcrux..." Dumbledore looked at the reborn locket. The meaning is self-evident.
"I have a question, Professor." Harry raised his hand obediently.
"Say." Dumbledore looked at Harry with gentle eyes.
"What is a Horcrux?"
"Oh, you still don't know what a Horcrux is? I thought Sur would tell you something about it." Dumbledore looked at Sur.
Soul shrugged and spread his hands. He was not Harry's nanny, and Harry was not his master. He would not report everything, and Harry didn't ask him either~
After destroying the Hufflepuff Gold Cup in front of Harry that day, Harry had no intention of asking about it afterwards.
[See Chapter 375 of this book. The Horcruxes that have been destroyed so far include: Hufflepuff’s golden cup, diary, and resurrection stone ring. 】
Oh, sorry, Soul forgot, Snape became Harry's personal trainer at that time~
It was only natural that Harry, who wished he could become Harry, forgot to curiously investigate what happened in the principal's office that night.
"Then, please explain to Harry what a Horcrux is, Sirius." Dumbledore turned to Sirius.
"This is a very evil dark magic, Harry..." Sirius told our Destined Child what he knew and could tell Harry about the Horcruxes.
Harry nodded frequently.
"Just as Sirius said." Dumbledore continued, "A Horcrux is an extremely evil object. Its birth means that an innocent creature will lose his life for it. This is why Voldemort succeeded in saving a little life. The key to the resurrection.”
"Then are we going to destroy it now?" Harry asked, "What to do? Sir."
"There are many ways to ruin it, Harry, you've seen it once." Dumbledore responded with a smile.
"Have I seen it?"
"Second grade, principal's office, cup." Su Eryan reminded concisely.
Harry was at a loss for a while and immediately remembered. He couldn't help but remember it deeply. Every time the scar hurt, he remembered it deeply.
"You mean...that cup..."
"Yes, that cup is one of the relics left by Ms. Hufflepuff." Dumbledore nodded slightly,
"I was the one who brought Riddle to Hogwarts. Likewise, I also served as his professor for seven years. I know him well. No matter when he was young or when he grew up, he has never changed his views on Confidence in his own strength, and becoming more and more obsessed with power."
"He has a habit of liking some magical items with historical significance and places that have unique meaning to him to store the items he cherishes."
"The cave that Kreacher mentioned?" Harry was a little curious.
"Yes, that is also a place of special significance to Riddle. If I guess correctly, it was there that Riddle first awakened his magic power." Dumbledore said,
"But now that the locket is here, do we still need to go there?" Harry asked again.
Of course, Soul thought.
"Of course," Dumbledore said. "Even if we know that there is probably a fake there, it doesn't hurt to have a chance to check it out for ourselves, right? Besides, I think..."
Dumbledore looked at Sirius,
"My student, Regulus Black, should also expect his return."
Sirius was startled, then nodded slowly and forcefully.
"Have you determined the location of that island? Professor." Suer asked at this time.
"Of course." Dumbledore said with some regret, "This is not an easy task. The longer time passes, the harder it becomes to investigate something. It was only in the past few days that I got the exact answer. .”
Thinking about it, the time span is so long. Although it is not clear when our Royal Highness Luo Dan entered the orphanage, just counting from 1938 when he entered Hogwarts to study, the time is far more than 50 years. Year.
Muggles are not like wizards who can live to be over a hundred years old as long as they don't commit suicide. In those difficult times, when orphans grew up, because they did not have enough money to support their education, in order to survive, they You can only sell your own strength, or even rely on begging to survive. It is conceivable that your life span will be shortened a lot.
Those who were older than the orphans, the staff who accepted His Highness Luodan into the orphanage, had basically been dead for many years.
Moreover, the original orphanage must have been sacrificed for the development of the city.
This will inevitably make it more difficult to find answers.
Having said that, if the children who are lucky enough to be orphans in the same hospital as His Highness Luo Dan can live safely and stably until now, they will be at least 60 years old. I am afraid that the figure of His Highness Luo Dan will have sunk into the ocean of memory and become fragments. is covered.
However, judging from Dumbledore's appearance, he finally found that person and learned the specific location of that stretch of coast.
Dumbledore obviously had no intention of telling them about the hardships they experienced during the process, or for him, no matter how tedious and difficult the process was, as long as he got the results he wanted, the process was not that important.
"Then shall we set off now? Professor." Harry suddenly became excited. From Sirius's explanation of the Horcrux, he could understand the importance of the Horcrux to Voldemort, as long as it could make the enemy who killed his parents unhappy. Harry was willing to do anything.
"Keep calm, Harry." Dumbledore shook his head, "I must remind you that no matter when, no matter where, even if it is the safest action, you must remain calm enough and do everything possible. Prepare."
Soul nodded with deep sympathy. Well, if he had been fully prepared, he would not have faced dozens of death curses on the day of the Triwizard Tournament finals, nor would he have to do so in the next year. Forced to pretend to be dead...
Although maybe...
I have a problem. I'm waiting online. It's urgent.
If I've been gazing since fifth grade, does it count as gagging once a year?
Harry was obviously a little restless and wanted to speak, but Sirius reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder, shaking his head slightly.
The old bee was obviously waiting for someone, and they soon found out who they were waiting for.
Severus Snape!
There is indeed a trip to the cave in the original book, but there is no Snape at that time, and there is no Sirius.
But when I think about it, Snape is accompanying him, which is reasonable, because when it comes to potion knowledge in the wizarding world, Snape is not the number one, but he is definitely the top figure in the pyramid.
"What you want, Dumbledore." Snape came in holding a tattered hat.
"Oh, be gentle, little bat, it's not polite at all to treat an old man who is over 1000 years old like this." The folds of the Sorting Hat opened and closed, full of complaints, "I am composing a new welcome song, and it is at the critical moment. period..."
Soul couldn't help but laugh when the Sorting Hat called Snape.
But the next moment, he stood up straight in a serious manner, because the pressure from Snape's gaze was too great.
But fortunately, Snape didn't want to pursue Soul's intention now. His eyes turned around on Harry's eyes, and he also looked at Sirius. The two people quarreled without being there, but they turned away from each other. His eyes were full of disgust for the other person.
"What do you want from me, Dumbledore?" Snape asked bluntly, "My potion is at a critical stage."
Dumbledore took the hat, ignored it, and placed it on the shelf in the room that was probably used to store cleaning tools.
"I want you to accompany us to a place where I need your help."
Snape frowned, looked at Harry again, and nodded silently.
"Then let's set off now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the fire light flashed, and the phoenix emerged from the flames.
It obviously didn't expect that there would be so many people present who would need it to use the abilities in its bloodline, but after glancing at Dumbledore with resentment, it still flapped its wings resignedly.
Under the great movement of the universe by Fox, a model worker in the industry, a group of five people successfully landed, but Fox immediately disappeared in the flames after sending them here.
The sound of waves crashing against the rocks was heard in their ears. They landed on a high black rock platform above the sea, and the salty smell of sea water could be smelled on the tip of their noses.
Behind you is a cliff, with steep rock walls falling straight down. The stones here are not conventional gray or dark, but completely black, extremely dark. The waves crash on the rocks, and the white waves and the pitch black The contrast between the stone walls is obvious.
As far as the eye can see, apart from the vast sea and rocks, there is not a single tree, nor the beach that is often accompanied by the sea.
"Oh, this is not a good place to be," said Dumbledore. "There must be better places where we can relax."
Obviously, what Dumbledore meant was that Fawkes did it on purpose.
Sur observed that not far away, specifically, on the edge of the rock below them, there was a gaping hole in the cliff, and the sea water dyed black was swirling inside.
It seems they can only use it, or... use magic...
No one spoke, only Kreacher's wails echoed under the ceiling.
Sirius' expression was extremely complicated.
Everyone watched quietly as Kreacher vented his sorrow. The kind-hearted Hermione couldn't help but move forward and gently stroke Kreacher's back to prevent him from being too uncomfortable and fainting from crying.
He cried loudly for a long time, and then slowly stopped when he was almost done venting.
"So, Kreacher." Sirius said, "Is the locket in Soul's hand the one that Regulus replaced?"
"Yes." Kreacher looked at the box in Soul's hand with a dazed look.
"It turns out that this locket is related to such a past event." Soul said softly, "I'm sorry, Kreacher."
"Maybe, I can't return it to you for the time being. The Dark Lord is involved. I think we have to inform Professor Dumbledore."
Kreacher stood up tremblingly. The prolonged crying consumed most of its energy, so that when it got up from the floor, its entire body was in a shaky state.
"Kreacher knows Dumbledore." Kreacher staggered a few steps closer to Soul, his eyes moving from the locket to Soul's face.
Then he looked at the locket again, took a deep breath, and then bowed deeply to Sur.
"For so many years, Kreacher has been trying to destroy it to complete the last mission given to Kreacher by Master Regulus, but Kreacher let Master Regulus down. If you can, Master Bones, Kreacher Please help Kreacher destroy it."
"I promise you." Suer nodded slightly.
……
Early the next morning, after a few hours, Su Er saw the old bee again. When he came down the stairs, the old bee smiled at Su Er.
As for the locket, after Kreacher staggered out of the room, Soul handed it to Mr. Weasley. As for why it wasn't Sirius, he understood.
And now, it was lying there quietly on the table in front of Dumbledore.
Sirius received a little shock from Kreacher that he was his own brother. At this time, he was sitting on the chair in a daze and looking at the locket in a daze.
"Good morning, Soul." Dumbledore looked at Soul gently and winked mischievously.
There is also a cup of steaming black tea on hand.
"I learned everything from Arthur, I didn't expect it."
"I didn't expect it either." Suer responded, casually pulling out a chair and sitting down, ready to enjoy the breakfast that had been placed on the table.
"Have you eaten?"
……
Not long after, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, and Ron also walked down one after another. After an ordinary but still delicious breakfast, Dumbledore also finished the glass in his hand. After drinking black tea with sugar cubes, he stood up and called Soul, Harry and Sirius to another vacant room.
"I had a morning," he said. "While revisiting my past memories recently, I discovered some new clues."
"Is it related to this locket?" Suer asked.
"Yes, do you still remember those things you 'saw' in the second grade?" Dumbledore blinked slightly, "One of them is a locket, that is Slytherin's locket, I This is almost certainly the locket."
As he spoke, Dumbledore took out his wand and gently tapped the locket that had been lying quietly in front of him. The stains left on it by the years left it and quickly shattered into dust in mid-air, revealing that it had been buried for several years. The original appearance of time---
Gorgeous patterns, a large letter 'S' made of emerald inlays, and Slytherin's most iconic snake head.
"Very beautiful, isn't it?" Dumbledore looked at the other three people with a smile.
"It's a pity that even Slytherin himself couldn't imagine that this cherished locket would be made into a sinful Horcrux by his descendants."
"You mean, this is a Horcrux?!" Sirius asked in shock as his soul returned to his body.
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded.
"If I'm not wrong, Voldemort placed one of his Horcruxes on the seaside, on an isolated island, or in a cave, and that Horcrux..." Dumbledore looked at the reborn locket. The meaning is self-evident.
"I have a question, Professor." Harry raised his hand obediently.
"Say." Dumbledore looked at Harry with gentle eyes.
"What is a Horcrux?"
"Oh, you still don't know what a Horcrux is? I thought Sur would tell you something about it." Dumbledore looked at Sur.
Soul shrugged and spread his hands. He was not Harry's nanny, and Harry was not his master. He would not report everything, and Harry didn't ask him either~
After destroying the Hufflepuff Gold Cup in front of Harry that day, Harry had no intention of asking about it afterwards.
[See Chapter 375 of this book. The Horcruxes that have been destroyed so far include: Hufflepuff’s golden cup, diary, and resurrection stone ring. 】
Oh, sorry, Soul forgot, Snape became Harry's personal trainer at that time~
It was only natural that Harry, who wished he could become Harry, forgot to curiously investigate what happened in the principal's office that night.
"Then, please explain to Harry what a Horcrux is, Sirius." Dumbledore turned to Sirius.
"This is a very evil dark magic, Harry..." Sirius told our Destined Child what he knew and could tell Harry about the Horcruxes.
Harry nodded frequently.
"Just as Sirius said." Dumbledore continued, "A Horcrux is an extremely evil object. Its birth means that an innocent creature will lose his life for it. This is why Voldemort succeeded in saving a little life. The key to the resurrection.”
"Then are we going to destroy it now?" Harry asked, "What to do? Sir."
"There are many ways to ruin it, Harry, you've seen it once." Dumbledore responded with a smile.
"Have I seen it?"
"Second grade, principal's office, cup." Su Eryan reminded concisely.
Harry was at a loss for a while and immediately remembered. He couldn't help but remember it deeply. Every time the scar hurt, he remembered it deeply.
"You mean...that cup..."
"Yes, that cup is one of the relics left by Ms. Hufflepuff." Dumbledore nodded slightly,
"I was the one who brought Riddle to Hogwarts. Likewise, I also served as his professor for seven years. I know him well. No matter when he was young or when he grew up, he has never changed his views on Confidence in his own strength, and becoming more and more obsessed with power."
"He has a habit of liking some magical items with historical significance and places that have unique meaning to him to store the items he cherishes."
"The cave that Kreacher mentioned?" Harry was a little curious.
"Yes, that is also a place of special significance to Riddle. If I guess correctly, it was there that Riddle first awakened his magic power." Dumbledore said,
"But now that the locket is here, do we still need to go there?" Harry asked again.
Of course, Soul thought.
"Of course," Dumbledore said. "Even if we know that there is probably a fake there, it doesn't hurt to have a chance to check it out for ourselves, right? Besides, I think..."
Dumbledore looked at Sirius,
"My student, Regulus Black, should also expect his return."
Sirius was startled, then nodded slowly and forcefully.
"Have you determined the location of that island? Professor." Suer asked at this time.
"Of course." Dumbledore said with some regret, "This is not an easy task. The longer time passes, the harder it becomes to investigate something. It was only in the past few days that I got the exact answer. .”
Thinking about it, the time span is so long. Although it is not clear when our Royal Highness Luo Dan entered the orphanage, just counting from 1938 when he entered Hogwarts to study, the time is far more than 50 years. Year.
Muggles are not like wizards who can live to be over a hundred years old as long as they don't commit suicide. In those difficult times, when orphans grew up, because they did not have enough money to support their education, in order to survive, they You can only sell your own strength, or even rely on begging to survive. It is conceivable that your life span will be shortened a lot.
Those who were older than the orphans, the staff who accepted His Highness Luodan into the orphanage, had basically been dead for many years.
Moreover, the original orphanage must have been sacrificed for the development of the city.
This will inevitably make it more difficult to find answers.
Having said that, if the children who are lucky enough to be orphans in the same hospital as His Highness Luo Dan can live safely and stably until now, they will be at least 60 years old. I am afraid that the figure of His Highness Luo Dan will have sunk into the ocean of memory and become fragments. is covered.
However, judging from Dumbledore's appearance, he finally found that person and learned the specific location of that stretch of coast.
Dumbledore obviously had no intention of telling them about the hardships they experienced during the process, or for him, no matter how tedious and difficult the process was, as long as he got the results he wanted, the process was not that important.
"Then shall we set off now? Professor." Harry suddenly became excited. From Sirius's explanation of the Horcrux, he could understand the importance of the Horcrux to Voldemort, as long as it could make the enemy who killed his parents unhappy. Harry was willing to do anything.
"Keep calm, Harry." Dumbledore shook his head, "I must remind you that no matter when, no matter where, even if it is the safest action, you must remain calm enough and do everything possible. Prepare."
Soul nodded with deep sympathy. Well, if he had been fully prepared, he would not have faced dozens of death curses on the day of the Triwizard Tournament finals, nor would he have to do so in the next year. Forced to pretend to be dead...
Although maybe...
I have a problem. I'm waiting online. It's urgent.
If I've been gazing since fifth grade, does it count as gagging once a year?
Harry was obviously a little restless and wanted to speak, but Sirius reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder, shaking his head slightly.
The old bee was obviously waiting for someone, and they soon found out who they were waiting for.
Severus Snape!
There is indeed a trip to the cave in the original book, but there is no Snape at that time, and there is no Sirius.
But when I think about it, Snape is accompanying him, which is reasonable, because when it comes to potion knowledge in the wizarding world, Snape is not the number one, but he is definitely the top figure in the pyramid.
"What you want, Dumbledore." Snape came in holding a tattered hat.
"Oh, be gentle, little bat, it's not polite at all to treat an old man who is over 1000 years old like this." The folds of the Sorting Hat opened and closed, full of complaints, "I am composing a new welcome song, and it is at the critical moment. period..."
Soul couldn't help but laugh when the Sorting Hat called Snape.
But the next moment, he stood up straight in a serious manner, because the pressure from Snape's gaze was too great.
But fortunately, Snape didn't want to pursue Soul's intention now. His eyes turned around on Harry's eyes, and he also looked at Sirius. The two people quarreled without being there, but they turned away from each other. His eyes were full of disgust for the other person.
"What do you want from me, Dumbledore?" Snape asked bluntly, "My potion is at a critical stage."
Dumbledore took the hat, ignored it, and placed it on the shelf in the room that was probably used to store cleaning tools.
"I want you to accompany us to a place where I need your help."
Snape frowned, looked at Harry again, and nodded silently.
"Then let's set off now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the fire light flashed, and the phoenix emerged from the flames.
It obviously didn't expect that there would be so many people present who would need it to use the abilities in its bloodline, but after glancing at Dumbledore with resentment, it still flapped its wings resignedly.
Under the great movement of the universe by Fox, a model worker in the industry, a group of five people successfully landed, but Fox immediately disappeared in the flames after sending them here.
The sound of waves crashing against the rocks was heard in their ears. They landed on a high black rock platform above the sea, and the salty smell of sea water could be smelled on the tip of their noses.
Behind you is a cliff, with steep rock walls falling straight down. The stones here are not conventional gray or dark, but completely black, extremely dark. The waves crash on the rocks, and the white waves and the pitch black The contrast between the stone walls is obvious.
As far as the eye can see, apart from the vast sea and rocks, there is not a single tree, nor the beach that is often accompanied by the sea.
"Oh, this is not a good place to be," said Dumbledore. "There must be better places where we can relax."
Obviously, what Dumbledore meant was that Fawkes did it on purpose.
Sur observed that not far away, specifically, on the edge of the rock below them, there was a gaping hole in the cliff, and the sea water dyed black was swirling inside.
It seems they can only use it, or... use magic...
