Chapter Fifty-Eight: Horcruxes
Tom Riddle's diary, where exactly is it?
This is a question that Jon has been pondering all this time.
Especially after the teachers and Filch almost turned over the whole of Hogwarts and found nothing.
Was it someone who took him out of school?
Unlikely...... Having learned of the existence of the journal from Ginny Weasley, Dumbledore and the other professors were sure to be vigilant and scrupulous, and it was almost impossible for such a dark magic object to leave the campus openly.
Still in the hands of a new host?
It's still unlikely...... According to the intensity of the search during this time, it is impossible not to find it, and you must know that even the Horcrux cannot escape the detection of the dark magic detector, otherwise Lucius Malfoy would not have to give the diary to Ginny.
So let's put yourself in their shoes......
For example, from Voldemort's point of view, think about it?
The basilisk had been killed, and Voldemort must have sensed it as the Parseltongue that controlled it, and Ginny Weasley had been captured alive, and Voldemort must have been aware of the interconnected souls......
As a remnant of a Horcrux, it certainly wouldn't be Dumbledore's one-on-one enemy, and with the secrets of the Chamber and its own existence exposed, it was almost only a matter of time before it was discovered and destroyed if it continued to control the host and make small moves.
It has only two suitable options;
The first is to try to leave the school with the help of a new host, but this has a low success rate.
The second option is to have the new host hide it in an unknown place in the castle, and then wash the new host's memories and wait for the time to make a comeback.
If Jon had been in the journal's shoes, he would have been sensible and would have chosen the second option.
The soul in the diary is a memory of Voldemort when he was seventeen years old, and he should not be in the same state of schizophrenia as he was after, and his sanity should still be there.
Then the answer is on the horizon......
A hidden, safe place in Hogwarts that Voldemort felt was the only one he knew?
That's right, it's the Room of Requirement where Ravenclaw's tiara is located.
The probability is probably more than 70%, right?
That is to say, every day in the room of responsiveness, there is a high probability that there are two Horcruxes of Voldemort as companions day and night, although they are not in the same plane, it is quite emotional to think about it!
......
More than a week ago, Jon had had such a conjecture.
It's just that it hasn't been put into practice...... In fact, having used the Room of Requirement for more than half a year, Jon has never been to the plane where the Ravenclaw crown is hidden.
After all, the Horcrux is a Horcrux, with extremely powerful black magic on it, and there is a certain consciousness in the diary, and it has absorbed part of Ginny's soul.
Although he had already thought of several ways to deal with Horcruxes, he was always afraid that something would happen......
Therefore, it is definitely necessary to avoid direct contact with Horcruxes.
Doesn't a gentleman stand under a dangerous wall?
Continue to take the old way and leave it to the teacher to deal with these two Horcruxes?
But that means that the hidden stronghold of the "Room of Requests" has been exposed, and the gains outweigh the losses.
After all, I'm going to be at Hogwarts for a few more years.
And there's no need to rush to deal with Horcruxes...... At this time, Voldemort will have to gnaw rats in Albania for more than a year, and after gnawing on rats for more than a year, he will have to go back to Little Hangdon to absorb Genie's venom for a year......
Although I can't help but sigh that the second generation of the Black Lord has such a bleak life in his later years, it also means that he has at least two years to live.
But there's one thing that needs to be done first...... That is to confirm that your conjecture is correct.
......
On the first day of the Easter holidays, the warm sun illuminates the entire Hogwarts castle.
For the first time in months, the Scottish Highlands had such good weather, the sky was clear and blue like forget-me-nots, and there was an air of impending summer.
The students who remained at the school walked out of the castle to read books and chat in the sun.
Jon went alone to the eighth floor to the tapestry where the troll stick beat the stupid Barnabas, looked around to see that there was no one, and called softly:
"Klein?"
With a crisp explosion in the air, several house-elves appeared in front of Jon.
Klein, the house-elf he was more familiar with, was at the forefront.
"Klein received a request from Mr. Jon Hart yesterday, and Klein has been waiting for him here with a friend very early!" said the house-elf with a humble face.
"Thank you, Klein...... Have you come into the Room of Requirement?" Jon asked, bending down and looking concerned.
"Yes, Mr. Jon-Hart......" Klein, the house-elf, leaned into Jon's ear and lowered his voice, "At your orders, Klein entered the room where the things were hidden, and found the two things you said...... A black, very worn diary, and a crown of an eagle carved into it, and they were hidden in it, ...... together."
"Mr. Jon-Hart told Klein not to touch them, and Klein pretended to be looking for something else, but was passing by the two things, which Klein hadn't even told his friends......" the house-elf continued.
"Thank you so much, Klein!" Jon said with a smile as he took his little hand.
"It's Klein's honor to be able to help Mr. Jon Hart, and every house-elf in the kitchen wants to do the same......"
......
With the help of several house-elves, Jon was able to almost confirm the existence of the Horcruxes.
And even Voldemort's soul in the diary is almost impossible to perceive...... After all, Voldemort simply looked down on house-elves.
Then the follow-up content is very simple, let these two Horcruxes be placed in the Room of Requirement for a few years.
After all, even if they are destroyed now, there is no point in destroying them.
Why don't you wait for the right time?
Jon had already laid out his plan to destroy the Horcruxes, although he couldn't get into the secret room, couldn't hold the basilisk's fangs, and most likely couldn't pull out Gryffindor's sword......
But that doesn't stop him from using other tools!
Wait until after the final of the Goblet of Fire in the third year, or when Dumbledore and Voldemort in the fourth year fight in the Ministry of Magic.
Calculate the time yourself and order a bucket of nitrohydrochloric acid (commonly known as "aqua regia") and a liquid nitrogen tank filled with liquid nitrogen in advance.
Then when Voldemort starts fighting, he comes to the Room of Requirement, takes out his two Horcruxes, and lets him enjoy the special service of "Ice and Fire"?
That's right, that's it!