Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Perhaps Dumbledore would gain some insight from their previous experience at Gaunt House...whether or not he had guessed about the Horcruxes, it would surely be confirmed this time.

At the same time, Dumbledore seemed to have thought of the same question.

"Horcrux..."

He sighed and said to Wade:

"I have wondered many times what it was that kept Voldemort alive... there was more than one type of magic that could have done it. But in the end, he chose the most evil and dangerous Horcruxes."

"It sounds like it has something to do with the soul," Vader said.

"Voldemort split his soul."

Dumbledore was not shy when he said:

"He separated a part of his soul and sealed it in an object. This object is called a Horcrux."

"In this way, even if he is fatally injured, he will not die, because there is still a part of his soul that is not damaged and remains in this world, looking for the opportunity to be resurrected."

"But living in this state is more painful than death."

"If he cannot be resurrected, he will not be accepted by the world of the dead, nor will he be able to wander in the world of the living. His remaining soul will become weaker and weaker, and eventually he will even forget who he is and dissipate in endless torment."

After he finished speaking, he looked at his student and saw that he nodded slightly, not showing any desire for the Horcrux.

At the same time, I'm not surprised.

He said bluntly: "When the Gaunt House was burned down with Fiendfyre, an evil black figure emerged from the fire."

"Yes."

Dumbledore nodded, confirming his unfinished meaning:

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Very clever... He hid a piece of his soul in the ruins where no one cares."

Wade added: "In fact, this is not the first time we have had such an experience."

"……no?"

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment before speaking.

"I found an old tiara in the Room of Requirement at school."

"Crown?"

"Yes. It was very similar to Ravenclaw's diadem, but it was enchanted with evil dark magic. Remus, Michael, and I burned it in a cave."

Since Dumbledore had confirmed his identity as a prophet, Wade no longer racked his brains to find excuses for his discovery. He skipped the reasons and directly recounted the situation at that time.

Hearing about the figure that was also destroyed in the fire, Dumbledore was silent for a long time this time.

The green potion began to slowly fill the stone basin again. If the locket was still inside, only a little gold would be visible at this point.

"Let's go back. Remus must be waiting anxiously." said Dumbledore.

The two men stepped onto the boat, and the enchanted boat automatically returned to its port, and the bright light on the shore gradually became larger in their eyes.

"Vade, don't tell anyone about the Horcrux."

"Yes, Professor."

"Do you still have the crown?"

"I'll send it to you after I get back to school," said Wade, "but it's been burned by the fierce fire, so I may not be able to find anything useful in it."

"Once magic is used, it will always leave traces." Dumbledore said, "I guess you also found something special in the Gaunt family? Besides Michael."

"A ring, professor," Vader said frankly, "but I think it's better for me to keep it."

Hearing this, Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his eyes widened slightly.

He seemed to want to say something, but looking into those bright gray eyes, he swallowed his words.

"Well... since you said so... you must have your reasons..."

Dumbledore murmured, his fingers trembling a few times, and then he held them again.

The boat banged against the shore.

Lupin reached out his hand, pulled Vince up, and checked them both with his eyes. Seeing that they were both normal, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"You've been gone for a long time...did you find anything?"

"Well, there are some...special discoveries." Dumbledore glanced at Sirius not far away and said, "It's related to Regulus."

He pulled the gold locket from his pocket.

"Professor, Remus." Wade suddenly said, "I want to go back to school first, is that ok?"

Lupin asked in surprise, "What's the hurry?"

"No, no..." Wade hesitated for a moment and looked at Dumbledore: "Maybe we can ask Fawkes to bring Harry over?"

When Sirius learns the truth, will he be devastated for Regulus?

Vader guessed he would.

This Gryffindor is a person with very passionate and pure emotions. When he hates someone, he wishes that person would die, but when he likes someone, he would go through fire and water for him.

But Vader didn't want to witness that.

He didn't want to see a man at his most vulnerable and embarrassed.

When it comes to comfort, Lupin or Harry would be more suitable than him.

But Dumbledore shook his head.

"No, if Harry were here, he would force himself to act stronger. But today, we should give him an environment that... allows him to be weak."

"I see," Vader said.

Without seeing Dumbledore make any move, Fawkes the Phoenix suddenly appeared.

It landed on Vader's shoulder, flapped its wings, and a few more feathers fell.

Wade took it and said goodbye to Lupin: "Professor Dumbledore will explain it to you, Remus. If you need help... I am always here to help."

"OK, thanks."

Lupin thanked them blankly, then watched Vader and Fawkes disappear in a golden-red light.

……

The firelight flashed, and in a flash, Wade found himself back in school.

Dumbledore's headmaster's office to be exact.

Fox landed on its gilded perch a little slowly, as if very tired. It made a choking sound and its eyes were listless.

Vader asked softly, "You are going to Nirvana, right?"

Fox said nothing.

It raised its neck, and suddenly its whole body was on fire. It screamed suddenly, and turned into ashes that fell to the ground.

This sound seemed to wake up the sleeping old principals, and the portraits around them began to move.

A thin male principal yelled, "Hey, student, how did you get in? This is the principal's office. No one else is allowed to enter without permission! You'd better leave right now!"

The old principals around nodded in agreement.

"So I'm here, of course Dumbledore allowed me to be here, is there any other reason?"

Vader asked back.

Upon hearing this, the other principal portraits also laughed at the male principal, saying that he had no brains.

Obviously, this one must be very annoying.

Wade glanced at the name on his portrait - [Phineas Black].

The most unpopular headmaster in Hogwarts history, great-great-grandfather of Sirius and Regulus.

He sat cross-legged beside the ashes, waiting for Fox's resurrection.

Phineas narrowed his eyes and asked curiously, "Dumbledore said that you are the best student in Ravenclaw in the past hundred years. Is that true? What great achievements have you made?"

His tone was frivolous and arrogant, and Wade raised an eyebrow and glanced sideways at him.

Phineas's originally lazy expression immediately changed. He frowned and said unhappily, "Why do I feel like you are pitying me?"

"How is that possible?" said the headmistress in another portrait next to her: "Blake, please don't make things difficult for the students!"

But Phineas actually walked into the portrait next to him and pushed the old principal inside.

"Really!" The old man held his hat and made a dissatisfied sound.

Phineas walked to the portrait opposite to Wade, leaned on the frame, and asked, "You went out today... Could it be related to my useless great-grandson?"

Vader said in a deep voice: "No, it's another one."

"What?" Phineas asked puzzled.

"Regulus Black," Vader said. "We found his body."

"Regulus?"

The frivolous expression on Phineas's face disappeared, he fell into silence, and the portraits around him immediately became quiet as well.

They held their breath (if they had any), and said nothing.

The ashes suddenly moved, and a wrinkled baby bird poked its head out.

The newborn bird has no hair at all and is naturally not beautiful. It moves its skinny wings and explores the world around it in the ashes.

Vader couldn't help wondering: Does this phoenix still have memories of its past? Is it the same phoenix as before?

"How should I take care of it?" he asked the old principals around him: "Does it need something to eat?"

After a while, an ancient portrait spoke.

"Dumbledore knew that it would soon be reborn, so he had already made preparations. Did you see the green crystal bottle on the cabinet? Just feed it three drops of the potion inside."

Wade did as he was told and found the crystal bottle - it was placed conspicuously next to Fox's perch.

He unscrewed the cork and smelled the fragrance of bamboo leaves. He was stunned for a moment before carefully feeding the potion to the chick.