Chapter 478: Hufflepuff's Gold Cup
"What did you say?" Kingsley looked a little out of control, "Professor Dumbledore is returning to Hogwarts...... Could it be that he is preparing to ......"
Jon sighed and wiped tears from the corners of his eyes, "Almost a year ago, when we went to destroy the Horcrux in Gaunt's mansion, Professor Dumbledore had fallen under a curse from the mysterious man, and he was very badly injured......"
He choked up and couldn't continue.
But both Mad-Eye Moody and Kingsley Shackle, they all understood what he meant. This meant that Albus Dumbledore was willing to sacrifice his own life in order to buy more time for their Horcrux destruction.
Kingsley clenched his fists hard, and for the first time in his life, this middle-aged wizard with a reputation for stability was so out of shape.
Vance and Rozier looked at each other, as if they didn't quite understand what was going on or what the British were doing.
"Cheer up!" said the Mad-Eyed man with a serious face, "Our mission is not complete yet...... What is the name of Kingsley, Rodolphus-Lestrange's father?"
Kingsley, who seemed to wake up from his grief quickly, said in a deep voice, "His name is Rabastan-Lestrange, he was one of the first Death Eaters, but the last time Voldemort left, he disappeared and never appeared again; ”
"Rabastan ......" Mad-Eye's magic eye spun at breakneck speed, scanning the names on one tombstone after another.
A minute later, he shouted, "Found it, here!"
Moody limped over and swung his cane at the cemetery.
There was a loud bang, and the tomb cracked open, revealing a marble coffin.
......
"Master!" said Draco Malfoy, trembling.
Undoubtedly, of all the Death Eaters, he was now the most feared. Because he was the culprit who brought Voldemort to Hogwarts.
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, in the face of such a Dark Lord who could fall into a state of rage at any time, his emotions were still close to collapse.
Voldemort slowly opened his eyes, his eyes turning scarlet again.
"Draco, you're doing a great job!" Voldemort's mouth suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
His anger gradually calmed down.
It has to be said that it is a little difficult to get to the Lestrange family cemetery now, and it is forbidden to apparition on the Hogwarts campus.
So he would either have to return to the Room of Requirement and leave the school through the Vanishing Locker, but he would definitely have to encounter countless castle defenders along the way and have to go through a lot of hard fighting, or he would have to leave the school in advance by the retreat route and from the Forbidden Forest, but the plan to ambush Albus Dumbledore would have failed.
If a Horcrux could replace Albus Dumbledore's life, Voldemort thought it was worth it. After all, the Horcruxes are gone, and once Dumbledore is dead, the Order of the Phoenix and the Ministry of Magic, which have lost their backbone, will definitely look like birds and beasts.
"Look, master!" the Death Eater Antonin Dolokhov pointed a little excitedly not far away. An old man with gray hair was hurrying here.
His body...... There's a bit of Albus Dumbledore's vibe, indeed...... Voldemort could feel it.
"Master, Dumbledore is here!" Dolohov said with some excitement.
Voldemort also took a deep breath.
As "Dumbledore" drew nearer and closer—until he reached the bottom of the tower.
Voldemort raised his wand and aimed it at him, shouting hysterically, "Avada Kedavra!"
An extremely terrifying green light flashed, and the old white figure instantly turned into ashes.
"Dumbledore is dead!" Antonin Dolohov laughed and screamed as he looked at Dumbledore as he disappeared in the green light, "He's dead...... The Dark Lord killed him!"
"Dumbledore is dead!"
"Dumbledore is dead!"
All the Death Eaters celebrated the thrilling occasion.
......
It's a very fine mug.
Its owner was Helga Hufflepuff, and it was the first Hogwarts vessel used to assist house-elves in transporting magical food. It was housed in Hufflepuff House until Helga's death.
The two finely finished pure gold handles, as well as the symbolic carvings on the body of the cup, all show a sense of history.
But now, it became Voldemort's Horcrux.
Voldemort gave it to Bellatrix-Lestrange before heading to Hogwarts Castle, and Bellatrix hid it in the Lestrange family's cemetery. But only half a day later, it was able to see the light of day.
"How are we going to destroy it!" Kingsley said with a serious face, looking at the golden cup in front of him.
"Harry, how are you feeling now?" Jon asked, turning to Harry Potter and looking at Harry Potter, with some concern.
"It hurts," Harry Potter ...... still clutching his scars, moaning in pain.
Jon frowned, he had hoped that Harry Potter would destroy the Horcrux, but in the current situation, it was a little unrealistic.
Then we have to—
He fumbled through his pocket, eventually pulling out a somewhat dirty wizard's hat that had been enchanted with a shrinking spell.
After restoring the hat to its original shape, he whispered, "I command you, spit out that sword!"
The Sorting Hat looked a little unhappy, but after one glance at Jon, a silver thing emerged from it, and the ruby on the handle shone brightly—
He holds the wand in his right hand and the silver sword, Godric Gryffindor, in his left hand.
The Horcrux seemed to sense a threat, and wisps of black mist emerged from the golden cup, eventually forming a large black serpent with a hideous face, roaring at Jon.
"It's still Tom's little trick!" Jon's mouth twitched, and he recognized it at a glance, "It's what I'm most afraid of, isn't it?
The serpent in the black mist was easily slashed by Jon, and the next thing to do was Hufflepuff's Gold Cup.
At that moment, it was as if someone was screaming with their mouth wide open in rage, but no one could hear him.
The golden cup was cut with several very obvious cracks.
"It's over!" Jon pocketed the remaining Hufflepuff cups back into his pocket as he nodded to the rest of the wizards in his group.
This is the relic of Helga Hufflepuff, and it should be back at Hogwarts, where it should be.