A minute later—

"That...... Jon, I'm ready......" Astoria Greengrass's voice rang from behind the curtain.

At the same time, a bare arm, stretched out from behind the curtain:

"Just give it to me...... Also, peeks are not allowed ......"

The girl's voice was getting lower and lower, and it was very shy.

It is conceivable that her face must be red now.

Jon hurriedly shoved the crystal bottle filled with several herbal juices into her hand.

"Try to be as even as possible. At the same time, Jon earnestly advised, "Also, don't inhale too much through your nose as much as possible...... This stuff is very hallucinogenic and if you inhale too much, you are likely to lose consciousness...... That would be terrible!"

"Well, I understand, I'll do my best!" the girl behind the curtain nodded.

Then, there was another sound of rustling inside.

......

Jon Hart had already turned around and fixed his eyes on the workbench in front of him.

He first took out an airtight piece of parchment and weighed it on a brass scale.

Then, he glanced at the branch of the Kabbalah-Tree of Souls that he had obtained from Albania beside him.

The branches of the trees are inserted in the vase, and they are still full of greenery...... Astoria has been taking care of it in recent months.

But now, Jon had to get it out of the vase...... Carefully picking up a pair of scissors and spreading an impermeable piece of parchment on the workbench, Jon cut off the branch and placed it on the parchment.

Weigh it again—

"The whole branch weighs three and one-sixth a dozen orchids...... According to the book "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Magic", it only takes one and a quarter of a dozen of Lan's fresh Soul Tree branch crumbs to make a Horcrux, which means that you can make it twice......" Jon muttered to himself with a solemn face.

In other words, there may be a chance to fail.

Carefully took out a grinding dish and added all the debris from the branches...... It then took Jon ten minutes to grind the crumbs into powder...... Then he weighed one and a quarter of a dozen of the orchids on a brass balance and put them into the crucible.

There are no mistakes, not even deviations.

The elixir is still working...... This makes Jon full of confidence, both in his heart and in the movements of his hands!

......

The next material is yew bark, which is also to be ground into a powder...... It's just that according to the description in the book "Secrets of Cutting-edge Black Magic", it only uses a somewhat vague affix like "a little".

But the voice in Jon's head had whispered a reminder to him.

He picked up a silver knife and made a small cut on the bark of the yew tree.

A basin of clear water immediately appeared in front of him...... The Room of Requirement summoned the basin of water in response to Jon's needs.

Wash the grinding dish in water and dry it with filter paper...... Jon grinded the small piece of yew bark into a fine powder again.

Continuing to work with the same material after another—

Moonstone...... Lionfish backbone meal ...... Powder ...... of black pearls

Every material is treated perfectly!

After mixing everything together, Astoria's voice sounded from behind him:

Jon...... I've already wiped my body......" Her voice seemed a little sleepy: "But I suddenly feel so tired......"

"Hold on...... Don't fall asleep......" Jon hurriedly said, "I'm almost on my side!"

The materials are almost ready, and now a Horcrux carrier is needed......

Jon looked around and felt in his pocket again.

As a result, he pulled out a locket from his right pocket.

It appears to be a small, shiny gold timepiece with a long, fine gold chain......

The "real identity" of this locket is the so-called "time turner...... Of course, it was used to fool people a few years ago.

Its true "true identity" is a Christmas gift from the Hogwarts house-elves, an ornament with no magical abilities.

"Then you're going to pick you!" Jon has already decided, he doesn't have a "collecting fetish" like Tom Riddle's predecessors.

And though, in theory, the Horcrux carrier has no problem using any items...... But it's better to be a little cautious, since his predecessor Tom Riddle used a locket as a carrier for Horcruxes, he can do the same.

Jon placed the Time Transformer on the table, carefully piling the powder next to it.

Then he raised his wand.

According to the book "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Magic", the final step is to use a blazing flame to smoke over a low flame to get the powder into the carrier...... The more powerful the flame, the better the effect, and the author of "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Magic" recommends the use of the Gublai (a flame that never goes out).

But Jon's instincts tell him he has a better option!

He took out the silvery-white octahedron that Gellert Grindelwald had given him, and tapped his wand to it.

A pale flame roared out of the small box.

Jon carefully commanded the small wisps of fire, and smoked the powder into the locket one by one...... until they are completely integrated into the locket.

The prototype of the Horcrux is considered to have been completed.

Of course, there is one last step...... Splitting the soul and infusing the soul.

......

Astoria also stepped out from behind the curtain.

On the girl's body, from top to bottom, there is a layer of emerald green liquid that looks slightly disgusting.

At the same time, she was draped in a blanket, and her face was flushed with shame...... Lowering her head, she whispered, "I didn't know how to get out, but this room conjured up this for me!"

"How do you feel?" Jon asked, with some concern.

"It's okay...... It's just slimy all over the body...... It's a little uncomfortable. Astoria replied.

"It's fine. Jon reassured, "Be sensible...... These silky soul-smoothing fluids take 3-4 hours to achieve the best results. ”

After a pause, Jon picked up the golden locket and handed it to Astoria, adding, "It will take about as long as the Horcruxes are fully adapted to your body...... So, we just need to be patient a little longer!"

"Hmm!" Astoria nodded earnestly.