Chapter 547 Memory and the Past Part II

The first memory Harry saw at Professor Dumbledore's today was that of the house-elf, Hokey, owned by an elderly, very wealthy witch named Hepzibah. smith.

Voldemort, who was still named Tom Riddle at the time, gained the trust of this eccentric but wealthy old lady by virtue of his appearance and tricks. During one of their meetings, the old lady proudly showed Tom her treasures: a gold cup from her ancestor Hufflepuff and a Slytherin locket. Then she saw the red light in Tom's eyes, but she thought it was just light.

It was a fatal blunder, and Dumbledore told Harry that Hepzibah Smith died two days later, after the Ministry of Magic ruled that the house-elf, Hokey, had mistaken her mistress's evening cocoa tea. Put poison.

Harry was adamant that this was impossible, believing that Voldemort had tampered with the memories of the house-elf, Hokey, just as he had done with Morfin. Dumbledore approved his deduction. When Hao Qi was convicted, Hepziba's family discovered that her two most valuable treasures had been lost. Meanwhile the clerk of Borgin-Bork, the young man who used to visit Hepziba and would please her that way , has resigned and disappeared. Dumbledore said:

Harry, at this point I need to remind you of certain details in the story. Voldemort committed another murder. This time he did it not for revenge but for profit. He wanted the poor old lady to give The two rare treasures he looked at. Just like he robbed other children in the orphanage, just like he stole his uncle's ring, this time he stole Hepzibah's cup and locket.

Even I have some evidence to prove that Voldemort didn't kill much in order to hide himself when he was not strong in the early days. The first killing was the murder of his father's family, and the second was accidentally using a basilisk to kill a A student at Hogwarts. And what we are seeing now is his third murder, and the first since leaving school. Dumbledore spoke slowly. But, Harry said, frowning, this is crazy...to take such a big risk, kill an innocent person, lose his job, or even walk away under suspicion. Just to...

Perhaps, said Dumbledore, but Voldemort considered himself a descendant of one of the Big Four at Hogwarts, with a great lineage. Then it is understandable to have a special preference for these precious relics of the Big Four. .”

Dumbledore later shared his memory with Harry, which was Dumbledore's refusal of Voldemort, who had been disfigured by the dark arts, to teach at the school.

Why? Harry looked up at Dumbledore's face after reading this memory, Why did he come back? Have you figured it out yet?

Basically figured it out, thanks to your friend Ryan, who found something from the school that confirmed my conjecture and gave me a new understanding of some of Voldemort's practices. I think you have learned from Ryan There I learned what a Horcrux is, but I'm still missing the most important piece of the puzzle. When you get Professor Slughorn's memory, I'll tell you all about it, Harry. Deng Bullido said. After listening to Harry's narration, Ron looked at Ryan with shocked eyes: I can't believe it, buddy. You can actually help Professor Dumbledore, but can you tell me your details? What did you help the principal?

When his voice fell, Harry also turned his head to look at Ryan, and seemed very interested in Ron's question.

No, I can't. Ryan smiled and shook his head slightly. Since Principal Dumbledore doesn't want you to know, there must be a reason for him. The information I have now is not comprehensive. If I tell you the information I know, I am worried that the incomplete information may bring Giving you a wrong signal.

Okay. Harry nodded helplessly. I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to get that vital memory from Slughorn as quickly as possible.

Well, then I can only wish you good luck. Ryan wished from the bottom of his heart. He didn't know that all those acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest had been cleaned up. Harry should How to get that memory.

In the next week, Harry racked his brains to think about how to get Slughorn to hand over his real memories, and even discussed ways with Ryan and the others from time to time, but he didn't have many good ideas.

However, when subconsciously frantically flipping through the potions textbook of the Half-Blood Prince, Harry found an interesting magic. This magic was recorded in the blank space of the textbook and wrote a spell (Sectumsempra), with to the enemy below it. Three funny words.

At first, he wanted to find a place to practice by himself, but after remembering what Ryan and Hermione said before, he picked up the textbook and asked Ryan, who was finishing his thesis, to let him identify the magic. The reason why Hermione was not found was because if Hermione was found, she would be greeted with a lot of preaching.

Sectumsempra? Ryan followed Harry to the sofa where he was sitting, looked at the spell, and found that he couldn't remember what the spell was. After all, he mainly read translated novels and some transliterated spells in his previous life. He can also recognize it quickly, such as Avada or something, but now he really can't remember what this spell is.

Yes, wait for me. Ryan said and took out a gold plate inlaid with a circle of mithril characters, then pulled out his wand and said the spell to the blank space in the middle of the gold plate.

In an instant, a crack appeared in the center of the gold plate, and at the same time, the two runes on the gold plate near Ryan's right hand turned blood red and black respectively.

It turned out to be this one! Ryan finally figured out which spell it was, and it should be the very famous Shenfeng Wuying in the legend. It's a pity that the previous Chinese version of the novel used a free translation of this spell, so he didn't recognize it immediately when he saw it just now.

What? Harry asked curiously, he didn't hear what Ryan was muttering in a low voice.

That's right, this magic is an offensive spell that can form a wound on a human body or an object like a sword cut. Ryan put away the gold plate and said to Harry.

Sounds okay, like a cutting spell, right? Harry said excitedly.

It's not just that. Ryan pointed out the key point. The biggest difference between this magic and the Cutting Curse is that the part damaged by the spell cannot be regenerated by any means, but it can be healed by counter-curse. It should be regarded as a relatively dangerous black magic. I personally recommend that you Don't use this spell on your classmates before you spell it. Is it like this? Harry showed a terrified expression, and he thought of the hand that Sirius lost forever. Thank you so much, otherwise I would definitely make a big mistake.

So as I said last time, whether it's a spell or a potion, we'd better figure out their effects before using them. Otherwise, it's just a trivial matter if we don't get the effect we want. Just in case When it comes to a bad reaction, the problem will be really big. Ryan warned earnestly, and then returned to the original seat to write a few assignments assigned by the professor with Hermione.