From Azkaban

"Please Catch Me"

House-elves also have their own set of magic, and unlike their weak appearance, their magic is very powerful.

The moment Locke and Sirius put their hands on Kreacher's shoulders, the three of them disappeared from the spot. The next moment, under the cliff of an isolated island by the sea, the figures of Locke and the other two slowly appeared.

"Is this the Apparition of a house-elf? It's a unique experience. Just from the comfort of using it, it is better than the Apparition of a wizard."

The moment he landed, Locke looked at the cave in front of him, but he praised Kreacher's magic.

"Sir, this is the place. Back then, my master... was... was..."

Coming to this once sad place, Kreacher couldn't control his emotions. His sadness was beyond words and tears were flowing from his eyes.

"It's all Kreacher's fault for being so useless. He can't complete his master's orders. Kreacher is really useless! Really useless!"

Raising his hand to stop Kreacher who was kneeling on the ground and about to hurt him, Locke quickly walked towards the cave.

"Don't cry, Kreacher, hurry up and follow me."

Sirius quickly followed Locke, and soon the three of them entered the cave, and a crystal and a small lake came into view.

"Ah"

The moment he entered the cave, Locke's eyes were covered with a layer of silver-white light. Looking at the ritual curse magic and black magic that filled the entire cave, Locke chuckled.

"An interesting combination, but I do have some knowledge of ritual curses."

As he spoke, Locke took out his magic wand, and after a spot of light lit up on the tip, he waved it in the air, leaving a trail of light. The next moment, the entire cave began to tremble, but it soon calmed down.

The moment the shaking subsided, a locket flew up from the center of the lake, and at the same time a corpse in tattered clothes rushed out of the lake.

"Okay, let's go."

After delivering the locket to Sirius and placing Regulus' body into the coffin that had just appeared, Locke turned and left.

Seeing this, Sirius held the locket in his hand, pursed his lips tightly and kept pace. He and Kreacher's eyes were fixed on the coffin.

Kreacher saw clearly that the clothes on the corpse belonged to his master Regulus. Kreacher would not forget it, nor did he dare to forget it.

As the three people left, the cave suddenly began to collapse, and the lake water began to disappear, revealing dead bodies that had completely lost the aura of black magic.

"rest in peace"

The corpses at the bottom of the lake were all poor Muggles killed by Voldemort. Now that Locke has destroyed and buried them here, it can be regarded as giving them their final rest.

At Grimmauld Place, Locke and the other two slowly appeared again, but this time they were carrying a coffin.

"Let's leave it at that for now. You can arrange the burial of your brother yourself. Just notify me when the time comes. I will bring Dumbledore with me to preside over the ceremony."

After dealing with Sirius's problems, Locke had to go back and continue to be an audience with Dumbledore.

"Sir, I..."

Sirius looked at Locke with tears in his eyes. He wanted to say thank you, but he didn't know what words would be enough to express it.

"No need to do that. If you want to thank me, just do your job well. The success of our business is more important than anything else."

"Build the werewolf village with Lupin. This is very important for our future business."

After Locke finished speaking, he patted Sirius on the shoulder, then used Apparition to leave.

"We will succeed, sir..."

Sirius looked at the place where Locke left, and stayed there for a full ten seconds before he raised his hand and waved at the coffin containing Regulus, causing it to float up from the ground.

Kreacher, who had been keeping his hands on the coffin, had to let go, raised his hand to wipe his tears, and followed Sirius back home.

The old house of the Gaunt family. Locke, who left Grimmauld Place, came here following Dumbledore's magic network.

"How is it going now?"

Looking at Quirrell who had just walked out of the Gaunt family's old house, Locke turned to Dumbledore and asked.

“This is the third one.”

Dumbledore gave Locke a brief answer. Hearing this answer, Locke frowned slightly and immediately contacted Lucius through the magic network.

Soon, Locke learned the details from Lucius. As he guessed, Voldemort was indeed the second person to go to Malfoy Manor to look for the diary.

However, Lucius, who also knew the situation, had already evacuated Narcissa and various valuable items from the manor, leaving only an empty manor for Voldemort.

Naturally, Voldemort did not find what he wanted.

After that, Locke and Dumbledore watched as Voldemort directed Quirrell to the locket.

"I'm a step too late..."

Standing outside the collapsed and destroyed cave, Voldemort felt the lingering magic that had not yet completely dissipated, and accurately determined that the collapse here had occurred not long ago.

"Okay, now comes the main event."

Seeing this scene, Locke put his hands behind his back, waiting for Voldemort to set out to find the last Horcrux.

But Locke didn't expect that Voldemort was not thinking about looking for the next Horcrux at this moment, but was thinking about how to quickly refine a new Horcrux.

When thinking about refining new Horcruxes, Voldemort, who had just learned a lesson from the Horcruxes of dead objects, immediately thought of the best choice, which was the giant snake Nagini.

Voldemort had also decided on the person to kill: Quirrell, who was the only person he could safely kill in his current state.

Of course, Voldemort was actually unsure in his heart and could not be sure whether he could successfully refine the Horcrux now.

But to put it this way, he has no choice now, he has to try it whether it succeeds or not. The sudden huge change has completely disrupted his plans and mentality.

Having lost the Horcrux as his support, he could no longer maintain his previous mentality of sitting back and watching the world go by. Even the Philosopher's Stone and resurrection were temporarily put aside by him.

"Go! Go!"

At Voldemort's instigation, Quirrell left again, using Apparition continuously to travel a very long distance and arrived at the Black Forest in Albania.

Locke and Dumbledore, who had been following behind him, finally saw their target, the giant snake Nagini.

However, as soon as he saw Nagini, Locke's eyes widened in surprise, because he discovered that Nagini had not yet turned into a Horcrux.

"this....."

Dumbledore also noticed the problem and turned to look at Locke.

"Professor Cazier, it looks like Nagini hasn't turned into a Horcrux yet."

"I can see that. It seems that my prediction was a little over the top. But that's a good thing. Nagini hasn't turned into a Horcrux yet, so she still has a chance."

Locke integrated the existing information in the blink of an eye and put it to good use.

While answering Dumbledore, Locke reached out and took out his wand, pointing it at Quirrell below.

"prophecy....."

And just as Locke expected, Dumbledore keenly grasped the key points in his words.

Volume 1: Chapter 125: Ending

The word "prophecy" accurately touched Dumbledore's sensitive nerves, but the current situation was not suitable for asking such a thing immediately, so Dumbledore could only suppress this question temporarily.

Under Dumbledore's gaze, Locke raised his wand and released a large amount of silk threads. In the blink of an eye, a cocoon of light was formed, which completely enveloped Quirrell below before he could react.

"Is this the magic you created, Professor Kazir?"

Looking at this magic he had never seen before, Dumbledore showed curiosity on his face.

"Yes, a simple barrier magic."

While answering Dumbledore, Locke completed the cocoon of light below. As the last magic thread was wrapped around it, the Quirrell ritual within the cocoon was quickly frozen, and Voldemort who possessed him was no exception.

"This magic barrier was developed by me specifically for Voldemort's situation. It has a strong suppressing effect on dark magic and curses."

Locke waved his wand to make the glowing cocoon of light float up, and at the same time froze Nagini, who was trying to escape, in place.

"Come on, Headmaster Dumbledore, the next step is the final step."

In order to ensure that nothing was missed, Locke and Dumbledore did not intend to destroy Voldemort and his Horcruxes separately, but to destroy them together at the same time.

"Well, leave Nagini to me."

As Dumbledore spoke, he raised his hand and used magic to pick up Nagini, who was fixed motionless on the ground, and quickly held her in his own hand.

"Oh!"

After the explosion, Rockfish Dumbledore disappeared, and the Black Forest returned to peace again.

Compared to the time they came when they had to accommodate Quirrell, the two people returned much faster. With continuous long-distance Apparition, they returned to Hogwarts in no time.

In the headmaster's office of Hogwarts, after two explosions almost simultaneously, Locke with a light cocoon and Dumbledore with Nagini suddenly appeared.

"ah!"

Looking at the two people who suddenly appeared, the portrait of the principal, who had not yet rested, exclaimed.

"Principal Dumbledore"

Ignoring the unknown headmaster on the wall, Locke looked at Dumbledore, and Dumbledore immediately understood what he meant. He took two steps forward and took out Voldemort's five Horcruxes from the drawer one by one.

Slytherin's locket, Ravenclaw's diadem, Hufflepuff's cup, the Resurrection Stone, one of the Three Deathly Hallows, and Tom Riddle's diary.

The five Horcruxes were lined up on the table, and the boxes containing them had been opened.

"Tsk, what a waste of things"

Looking at the four treasures on the table that were no longer usable, Locke complained with heartache.

To be honest, if Locke had not discovered after testing that the creation of the Horcruxes was irreversible, he would have been reluctant to destroy these treasures.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the Resurrection Stone, one of the three holy artifacts. If it is used for research, who knows what amazing treasures may be dug out from it.

After all, in the idealistic fairy tale magic, there is basically no such thing as a treasure becoming worthless once it becomes outdated. A treasure is a treasure, no matter how many years have passed.

It’s a pity that these treasures have now been destroyed by Voldemort and have all become irreversible Horcruxes.

"Yeah, it's really a pity."

Dumbledore had the same feeling as Locke, and even felt it was a pity more than Locke. After all, there were three treasures left by the founder of Hogwarts. As the headmaster of Hogwarts, he really wanted to keep them, but since it was related to Voldemort and the Horcruxes, he couldn't help but feel sorry.

"Let's get started, Headmaster Dumbledore. It's time to make him disappear completely."

Locke took out his wand and pointed it at the five Horcruxes on the table, while floating the light cocoon to the side.

Locke had actually thought about using Voldemort to improve his reputation, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea.

The reason is simple. If you want to achieve the strongest effect, you must let Voldemort show up and stir up chaos again.

After Voldemort turned the British wizarding world upside down again, Locke, who was secretly in control of everything, seized the critical moment and defeated Voldemort in a crushing manner, so as to gain the greatest benefit.

But if we do this, the wizarding world is bound to be in turmoil, and the same goes for Hogwarts.

In this way, this matter actually does more harm than good to Locke. After all, what he wants is a stable magical world and environment.

The turbulent environment and the wizarding world will inevitably have an impact on his plans and the development of the Round Table. There will also be problems with the development of Knockturn Alley, because Voldemort will definitely not let Lucius go.

Considering all the risks involved in letting Voldemort go, it doesn't seem worth it no matter how you look at it.

So Locke gave up this idea and chose to let Voldemort disappear quietly.

As for not letting Voldemort go, executing him in public in his current state is too deliberate and artificial. At the same time, under the guidance of people with ulterior motives, it is likely to make some wizards worry and wonder whether Locke will become the next Voldemort.

After all, when dealing with the same character, different methods of use and environmental conditions will inevitably bring different impacts and results.

Therefore, deliberate execution is meaningless. For Locke now, the most appropriate option is to eliminate Voldemort quietly.

A dazzling green light flashed, and Locke and Dumbledore attacked at the same time, using Fiendfyre and Avada Kedavra at the same time.

"........."

Black smoke rose up, forming several silently roaring faces, and then quickly dissipated.

In this way, the second generation Dark Lord, the rural terrorist Voldemort who severely lowered the value of the title of Dark Lord, was completely eliminated. From now on, this kind of person will completely become history.

"tsk"

Locke put away his wand and looked at the four treasures on the table, which had either lost their magical aura or were broken and scrapped. He couldn't help but smacking his lips again.

Dumbledore also shook his head and walked forward to close the boxes one by one.

Even though they have lost their magic, the four treasures still have their own history and representative significance, and are still worthy of Hogwarts' continued preservation.

"Then I will go back first, Headmaster Dumbledore. Please don't forget to preside over Regulus' funeral and clear Sirius' name."

After finally reminding Dumbledore not to forget what he had promised him, Locke turned and left the headmaster's office.

Seeing Locke leave, Dumbledore sat on the chair and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and not just mentally.