Albus Dumbledore pinned Gryffindor's sword to his waist and rummaged through his cloak pocket to find a silver lighter.

I saw him flick the lighter away slightly, and then he heard a few clicks, and the nearest point of light went out with a pop...... He hit the lights out eight times, and now it was pitch black except for the faint silver light of the blade reflected in the darkness.

"Let's go!" Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Jon-Hart nodded, putting away the wand made of plum wood, and took out the emerald bamboo wand and held it in his hand, following Professor Dumbledore.

"I have to say, the advice you gave us was great. As Dumbledore walked ahead, he said with great interest:

"In the last week, Alastor and the Aurors have captured seven Death Eaters who tried to break into the old mansion of the Great Hangerton Gaunt family. Tom is still so petty and worried that his secret will be discovered...... So as you might expect, only dare to line up one or two people at a time. ”

"Caught seven......" Jon smiled, "With so many men lost, it seems that our Lord Dark Lord should also realize that something is not quite right!"

"So...... There's a Tom's Horcrux hidden inside?" Dumbledore lowered his voice and asked, "Based on my previous investigation, Marvolo Gaunt is Tom's maternal grandfather...... Hmph, a British Parseltongue must be inseparable from the Gaunt family!"

"That's right!" Jon nodded, asking, "What about the other locations?"

"Remus and Kingsley have been ambushed around the cavern on that isolated island......" Dumbledore said eloquently, "they only caught five Death Eaters trying to break in, and it seems that Tom is a little more confident in the level of defense over there!"

"yes...... It's just that he didn't expect that the most heavily defended Horcrux was stolen by a Death Eater he trusted!" Jon commented with some regret, "By the way, the pendant box?"

"I almost forgot, too!" Dumbledore paused, then pinned the sword to his waist again, rummaging through the pockets of his cloak......

A broken pendant box, which Dumbledore threw at Jon.

Jon took it and looked at it closely, the locket was made of gold, looking ancient and vicissitudes, and had a serpentine S, but half of it had been destroyed. There are vague traces of black magic on it, but these black magic have long been destroyed.

"The day you told me, I sent Sirius to Kreacher...... When Siris heard the story of the house-elf, his heart was broken. Dumbledore said with some regret, "He hasn't eaten or drunk for the past few days, and he mourns for his brother Regulus." ”

“...... Of course, he gave me the locket with his own hands, and I used the Sword of Gryffindor to smash it and the magic on it in the same way you said!" Dumbledore continued:

"I have to say, it was a great feeling...... It's like punching a goat's nose crooked!"

"Looks like a great feeling...... Jon pouted slightly.

As he spoke, Dumbledore drew the Gryffindor sword and swung it vigorously, commenting at the same time:

"I remembered everything you did to my Boggart on that Defence Against the Dark Arts exam more than three years ago...... It is really cool to hold a staff in one hand and a sword in the other...... Would you like to try it?"

He handed the hilt of the Gryffindor Sword to Jon.

"I'm not a Gryffindor!" Jon shrugged, "And I've not played this kind of sword game since I was three years old......"

"Oh, yes. Dumbledore blinked, then said casually, "Let me think about it...... By the end of my fourth year, I was able to turn a round table into a lion, and I added a pair of wings to the lion's back, and I took Ariana and flew around Godric's Valley three times with her!"

Jon couldn't help biting his lip and asked a little angrily, "Professor Dumbledore, can you find out about the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Magic regarding underage wizards casting spells outside of school, and how long is the prosecution period?"

"I don't know, but theoretically it shouldn't be a hundred years. ”

......

The two of them walked on the path to Big Hangleton and chatted together like friends with no age gap.

"By the way, Professor Dumbledore. Jon asked coldly, "You only talked about the Death Eaters caught in Gaunt's mansion and the caves on the island, but what about Gringotts?"

"Gringotts didn't find anything. Dumbledore's expression returned to seriousness: "I asked Arthur and his son Bill to take someone to talk to the elves of Gringotts, and they were ambushed there for a week...... As a result, no wizards tried to get into the Lestrange couple's vault. ”

"So......" Jon nodded thoughtfully.

"Yesterday, Arthur and his son took the relevant certificate from the Ministry of Magic and entered the vault under the guidance of the elves...... There, however, they did not find a single gold cup with the Hufflepuff mark engraved on it. Dumbledore said with a look of regret.

"It seems that the golden cup is still in the hands of the Dark Lord. Jon admitted.

According to the original book, the Hufflepuff Gold Cup was supposed to have been given to Bellatrix Lestrange by Voldemort after Dumbledore's death, along with the sword of the fake Grade Frankondor, and she was stored in the vault.

But the plot is far from that far, so Hufflepuff's Gold Cup should be hidden in a location that he doesn't know about and that hasn't appeared in the original book.

This is a small hidden danger......

"Aside from the one in Gaunt's mansion, Tom only has this last Horcrux left?" asked Dumbledore on the side.

"And half a ...... You should be well aware. Jon whispered.

Dumbledore didn't reply, but avoided Jon's gaze and tried not to make eye contact with him.

......

It's already close to the destination...... The dilapidated house in front of it, with moss-covered walls and many tiles on the roof falling off, didn't look like a place for people to live.

"Don't worry!" Dumbledore stopped Jon with a solemn expression.

Then, Jon heard Alastor Moody's voice coming from ahead, and he shouted, "It's Dumbledore, don't do it!"

Jon silently put on his black hood and stood behind Dumbledore.