The morning light was approaching, but the halo of light in the sky suddenly became dull.
There was a faint whistling sound outside the window, which was made by the rising wind as it passed through the rows of towers and the wind and rain corridors with window holes. Dumbledore's silver-white beard was lifted up by the strong wind that broke into the room and opened slightly. The ground's mouth was exposed in front of Amosta.
"This is real"
The blue eyes behind the half-moon lenses were fixed on the dangling locket as Dumbledore murmured to himself.
"If it's fake, I almost spent all my money to buy it!"
Amosta said sadly.
"Amosta--"
Dumbledore closed his mouth, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes, but in an instant, his attention was attracted to the locket again.
"There is no doubt. Yes, the emblem of the Slytherin family is correct - I saw it, a particularly powerful dark magic, and there is something hidden in it, but -"
Dumbledore cast his searching eyes on Amosta, not hiding his shock and confusion.
"Where on earth did you find this-"
Dumbledore paused,
"Could it be that it's Lucius Malfoy again? You just told me that you did him a favor."
Amosta was already satisfied to see the normally calm Dumbledore in shock.
When Lucius came to him to help find the 'Golden Viper', he very generously gave him gems worth ten thousand gold galleons, and Fudge also told him a few hours ago that the Ministry of Magic would not forget his contribution and contribution. For his efforts, it is conceivable that he will receive a generous reward.
After working hard for several years, Amosta was finally able to straighten his back and say that he was a 'successful man', with a 'mere' eight thousand galleons, and now he could no longer look down upon him!
Boom!
The dense clouds high in the sky seemed to be about to collapse, and the lightning swept across the sky with the sound of thunder. The arrogant thunder seemed to split the sky, and the heavy rain like a waterfall and mist also swept across the sky. Amid the rumbling sounds that filled the entire world, there was also the crunching sound of trees breaking from time to time.
The sudden heavy rain disturbed the peace of the world, but made the Kongyoudi Castle even quieter. The sleeping little wizard and the staff who worked hard all night were still sleeping. In the entire Hogwarts, only Amosta's The office flickered with firelight.
"--I destroyed Voldemort's cave, and together with Remus and the others, brought Regulus back. Sirius believed that his brother should have a decent funeral, but his situation at the time was obviously unable to do so. Everything, so he temporarily placed Regulus in the old mansion.
The fake locket contained the note left by Regulus--
To the Dark Lord
I know that when you read this letter, I will be dead, but I want you to know: I discovered your secret, and I have taken the real Horcrux and destroyed it as soon as possible.
I am willing to risk my life to meet your opponent, who is just a mortal man of flesh and blood. "
Amosta's calm voice disappeared, leaving only the patter of rain and the rumble of thunder in the office.
Dumbledore didn't speak. Judging from his expression, he was no less shocked than when he saw the locket. Moreover, he seemed to be greatly touched.
Dumbledore's eyes widened and his blue pupils became hazy. He blew his nose hard and sighed,
"What a noble man, a true warrior, respectable--"
Immediately, Dumbledore became excited again. He suddenly stood up and walked around Amosta's office, looking excited like an inspired warrior.
"Look at it, Amosta—"
Dumbledore said loudly,
"The story of this locket, the story of Regulus, they prove once again what an ignorant wretch Voldemort is!
He thought that his power could make everyone surrender, he thought that fear and the threat of death could make everyone surrender, but in fact, those souls with love and courage will eventually shine, and there will always be wise men who can see through, a wizard like him It is humble and powerless! "
Amosta was unmoved, and even glanced at the crystal ball on the sofa with disgust, which was left by Dumbledore blowing his nose just now.
"We have taken another big step forward!"
Dumbledore said excitedly,
"The notebook, Ravenclaw's diadem, Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's golden cup. We have destroyed two, mastered one, and I at least know that it is a Horcrux. Then we How much more we don’t know, how many times Tom split his soul, oh, I don’t think there’s much we don’t know, right, Amosta, theoretically the soul can split countless times, but even I can’t guarantee that I will still have a complete personality after splitting my soul ten times!”
Amosta frowned slightly. In terms of the soul, his knowledge reserve was far from comparable to Dumbledore. After all, Dumbledore should have crossed a certain boundary and he could look directly into the soul.
Since returning to Hogwarts last year and meeting Dumbledore, the sense of threat that the greatest wizard of our time can bring to him has been decreasing, especially after completing the second transformation of magic on the Isle of Avalon. , the difference in the strength of magic power between the two is no longer very obvious, but this sense of threat has never been completely eliminated.
The strength of the soul.
This is the message that was inadvertently revealed in Dumbledore's words.
Suddenly, Amosta remembered the 'Jellyfish World' engraved in the mural he saw in the central temple of Avalon Island.
Theoretically speaking, Merlin more than ten centuries ago, the four founding giants of Hogwarts a thousand years ago, and Dumbledore today should be on the same level. However, as time goes by, they behave differently. The power is completely different.
"Let me see this locket, Amosta--"
Dumbledore finally calmed down a little. He strode over, took the locket from Amosta's hand, and looked at it more carefully.
"Did you try to destroy it, Amosta?"
"Voldemort's soul fragment is hidden inside the locket. I don't want to destroy the locket by destroying that soul fragment."
Amosta said calmly.
"Oh, yes, that's understandable—"
Dumbledore shook his beard and laughed,
"It belongs to Salazar Slytherin, and it means a lot to a wizard who came from Slytherin House."
Dumbledore misunderstood. Amosta shook his head and explained,
"I don't care about its historical value, but - did you see the rune symbol on it? Principal, I seem to have seen the same one on the crown. I checked some information, but still couldn't figure it out. To understand the meaning of characters, I originally planned to ask Professor Babuling, she is an expert in this field——"
"ah--"
Dumbledore's excessive concern for Horcruxes caused him to lose part of his observation skills and scholar's curiosity. The crown had been in his hands for some time, but he had never paid attention to those symbols.
"Speaking of which, I do seem to have overlooked something important -"
Dumbledore's brows furrowed, and he narrowed his eyes in thought, as if he was remembering.
"Ancient runes are divided into two categories. One is the text used by ancient wizards to record. Today, the magic world still retains most of these runes systems, and the other is."
"More mysterious."
Amosta continued,
"The image is only the most superficial feature of these characters. In reality, they are composed of textures formed by magic power in various dimensions. Therefore, these characters cannot be learned through books and can only be mastered by learning step by step. Today, these characters are almost lost. However, I don’t want to master the magic represented by this rune, Headmaster Dumbledore. I just want to understand their meaning. Maybe there will be notes in a certain book.”
(End of chapter)
