The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 655 How Many Soul Weapons

Now that we've decided to start searching for Horcruxes—where should we look?

That is indeed a problem.

Loila sat on the porch, staring at the compass in her hand, unsure of what to do. She took a sip of coffee and then slumped onto the table.

Most importantly, Roy didn't even know how many Horcruxes Voldemort had made—Horcruxes are very special things; they come from splitting one's own soul and the lives of others.

In other words, the maximum number of Horcruxes that can be made is closely related to the number of souls—but everyone's soul is the same.

The soul is different from other things; it is very difficult for it to change. If a person's soul is less than that of others, then it must be because a Horcrux has been made, right?

So—can we conclude how many Horcruxes Voldemort created by counting how many souls he split?

For example—Loila lowered her head slightly, looked at the compass in her hand, and nodded gently.

The compass must have been made from the soul of a Horcrux, right?

So, by observing the souls within the compass, could we determine how many parts Voldemort divided the souls into? And by calculating the percentage of souls in a Horcrux relative to the total number of souls, wouldn't we easily deduce the total number of Horcruxes?

Upon realizing this, Loila immediately patted her head.

I'm such a genius!

But will Voldemort make Horcruxes again?

Hmm... probably not?

Royla thought about Voldemort's actions when she last saw him—he seemed to be intentionally retrieving Horcruxes and bringing back the soul—as if he realized that the loss of the soul would cause personality distortion.

Loila didn't really understand either—anyway, he did indeed retrieve the souls from the Ravenclaw crown back then.

Therefore, Voldemort would no longer have the possibility of creating new Horcruxes—so the current soul content of Horcruxes can be used to determine the number of Horcruxes Voldemort possesses.

Loila looked at the compass in her hand and had a bold idea.

Since I have Voldemort's soul in my possession—and it was extracted from a Horcrux—why don't I just need to see how many souls are in it and compare them to the soul of a normal person?

Loila nodded slightly, then picked up the compass.

But the thought that this was a gift from Luna made Roy hesitate for a moment.

What if I take it apart and don't fix it properly? Wouldn't it be so embarrassing if the compass broke? Not only would I be unable to find the Horcrux, but I'd also lose the gift...

Hmm————

Loila's hand holding the compass trembled slightly for a moment, and her pointed ears twitched involuntarily.

After thinking for a few seconds, Loila finally pursed her lips and decided not to hesitate any longer.

After all, compared to gifts or anything like that, dealing with Voldemort is definitely the most important thing (probably). Even if the compass is broken, Luna should be able to understand, right?

If she can't forgive him, he should just kneel down in front of her and beg for forgiveness with the most sincere apology.

Thinking this, Loila took a deep breath, then gently tapped the compass with her wand. As she did so, the compass box rotated slightly, and with a soft click, the glass on top slowly popped open.

Loila gently parted the glass with her wand, then carefully examined the inside of the compass for any signs of damage to the magic circle.

Very good — no problem —

Based on Loila's understanding of compasses, the space beneath the pointer should be the core area of ​​the compass, where most of the soul of the Horcrux and the magic array patterns should be concentrated.

Loila nodded slightly, then tapped her wand again, while simultaneously taking out a glass jar.

Of course, this glass jar was no ordinary glass jar; it was the earliest prototype she created to imprison Voldemort's soul, the same one later used in the Soul Lantern.

With this, even if a soul tries to escape, Loila will catch it immediately.

Loila took a deep breath as she held the bottle steady, then tapped the compass with her wand.

"Clatter".

With another soft click, the compass opened again like the pages of a book and lay sprawled on the table. As soon as the compass opened, Loila immediately handed over the glass jar.

To her surprise, there was a small glass box in the core area of ​​the compass—this glass box was the one that imprisoned Voldemort's soul.

Looks like he doesn't need his own jar anymore — watching Voldemort's soul wander around inside, Royla actually felt a little sorry for him.

They divide their souls into several parts—and then we capture them like pets in glass jars, or perhaps like grasshoppers or crickets.

Loila had heard that people in the East have a habit of fighting crickets—so could she fight Voldemort's soul—and see which soul was stronger and could absorb the other's or something?

What nonsense are you thinking?!

Loila twitched her ears and shook her head, trying to focus her attention back on the Horcrux.

Now that we know Voldemort's share of the Horcrux's soul—the next step is to find the soul of a normal person.

So where should we look for it?

I can't just kill someone over this, can I? —I never paid attention to the number of souls a person had when I used the Killing Curse.

If only I had captured the soul of the fake Karkaroff I killed earlier—hmm—wasn't that a bit too early? I don't think I was even paying attention to Voldemort back then.

In short, the next task is to obtain a person's soul.

After some simple thought, Loila found a specific method: to create Horcruxes.

That's right—capture one person, then kill another, and by helping the captured person create a Horcrux, you can find out what fraction of Voldemort's soul he possesses.

Ah—that sounds a bit complicated, and isn't it a little too wicked?

So how do we select such candidates?

Why don't we write to Emma and ask if there are any traitors or anything in the UMNO party?

There probably won't be any more—after all, I think I wiped them all out with a wave of my hand back then.

How about we go to Azkaban?

Hmm—there are Dementors in Azkaban—Royla didn't realize she had the ability to go in—so how about capturing a Death Eater or something?

But where should we go? Should we ask Voldemort for one?

What a hassle — it's a pity I'm not a truly ruthless villain, otherwise I would probably just go find some random wizard or something and kill him, right?

"I guess I'm still too kind," thought Roy, who was preparing to experiment on other people's souls.

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