"But, sir, professor..." Harry said while trying to maintain a respectful tone, "You probably don't need it, you can use Legilimency, or Veritaserum..."
"Professor Slughorn is a very capable wizard." Dumbledore explained with a smile. "You may not think that he is usually naive, but he can survive the pursuit of Death Eaters. His own strength should not be underestimated, not to mention When he was young, he was the Head of Slytherin House."
"I know, but..."
"He'll be on guard against both of these, Harry, especially since I forcibly extracted this altered memory from his mind before, and now he almost always carries the antidote to Veritaserum with him."
"I think it would be unwise to forcibly extract information from Slughorn." Louis also explained on the sidelines. He already understood Dumbledore's approach, "because we don't want him to leave Hogwart." In other words, if he has a deep grudge against us because of this matter and helps the Death Eaters, that would not be a good thing."
Just kidding, Slughorn himself may not be helpful in helping Voldemort, but his powerful network, even if he does not help the Death Eaters, is still a huge loss to the Order of the Phoenix.
"But he definitely has his own weaknesses." Dumbledore added, "I believe you two are the ones who can break through his psychological defenses, Harry and Oliver. That memory is very important. If we can confirm it, then probably It can make crucial decisions for our actions against Voldemort. Well, I wish you good luck and good night."
Harry was surprised that Dumbledore dismissed him so suddenly, but he quickly stood up.
"Good night, sir."
Louis followed Harry, but was stopped by Dumbledore.
After the office door closed behind him, Dumbledore's expression gradually became serious.
"I have another task for you, Louis, which is about Professor Slughorn's memory."
"Is it an inheritance?"
Louis asked. In the school, Slughorn is probably the only one who has studied the power of inheritance deeply. When he visited the old man, he recognized Dumbledore's strange red power at a glance. Just know.
"Voldemort pursues the ultimate power and has learned about many secret consultations in the school. When he was young, he was obsessed with Hogwarts, especially the legacy of Hogwarts left by the four founders. That memory is actually not just It contains information about how to make Horcruxes and has a legacy. I don’t believe that Professor Slughorn would not tell his favorite student at the time such great news.”
Louis suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. If Voldemort knew the true existence of the inheritance power, he might take the first step to take action in the school and obtain the power of the inheritance for his own use.
"But Professor, Voldemort should have known about the existence of the legacy fifty years ago, but the power of the legacy still exists in Hogwarts, which means that he has never obtained this power. Doesn't this prove that he has given up."
"It's possible." Dumbledore expressed agreement with Louis' words. "Voldemort's pursuit of power is to gain immortality. This aspect is reflected in his desire to create Horcruxes. The inheritance may not achieve the purpose he wants. However, according to my previous research findings, the emergence of heritage seems to be the result of time."
"Time magic?"
"Someone deliberately injected time magic into the inheritance, just like your letter. It will only be revealed at a specific time. Maybe the guardian of the previous generation did not want others to get the inheritance, even if you know its existence. , but can’t get it either.”
Louis was dumbfounded. The time magic in the previous letter was only the most basic application. If someone used time magic on the inheritance without anyone noticing, how advanced the magic would be to do it.
"It's getting late, you should go back quickly. Please remember this, and..."
Dumbledore took out an invitation from the drawer, which seemed to have the symbol of a certain wizard family engraved on it.
"I already have a clue about Voldemort's next Horcrux. The Lestrange family
The clan will hold the clan leader's succession ceremony next month, and I hope you and Messerys can go together. "
"Okay, Professor." Louis took the invitation and looked at it. It was an invitation letter exuding golden light, with metallic liquid constantly flowing on it, which seemed to be the effect of alchemy.
"But, Professor, what does Horcrux have to do with the Lestrange family?"
"The Lestrange family is currently the top wizarding family, and they fully support Voldemort. Naturally, he will hand over part of his soul to them for safekeeping. Nowadays, the two safest places in the wizarding world, except for Voldemort, Gwartz is..."
"Gringotts!"
Louis suddenly realized what Dumbledore was thinking. Voldemort would most likely hide the Horcruxes in the Gringotts vault of the Lestrange family, and the keys to the vault door were guarded by the Gringotts goblins and It is in the hands of Chief Lestrange.
He can't change the Lestrange family's mind or control the patriarch's replacement, but at least he can steal the key and finally enter Gringotts in disguise.
Although it would alert Voldemort to the fact that they were destroying the Horcruxes, it was indeed a risk worth taking.
Of course, he can also forcefully break through Gringotts' defense, just like Quirrell did back then, but this is quite dangerous. Being called the second safest place in the British wizarding world is not built for nothing. What Quirrell broke into was just an ordinary vault, but what Louis needed to face was the most heavily defended area in Gringotts. If he wanted to It's almost impossible to break through.
"You must also pay attention to your safety. Although the Lestrange family does not openly support Voldemort, everyone in the family believes in the supremacy of pure blood. You may even meet Bellatrix. Everything depends on your own Safety first.”
"I understand, sir." Louis put the invitation into a stone, then said good night to Dumbledore and went out.
After the two children left, the portrait behind Dumbledore spoke, it was Phineas Black:
"I don't see how that boy is more suitable than you, Dumbledore. You made the wrong decision by asking him to investigate the inheritance."
"I don't expect you to be able to tell Phineas," Dumbledore replied, "but thank you for helping us a lot with the inheritance."
The office became quiet again, except for the slight murmur of Phoenix Fawkes.
