"I'm curious why Voldemort chose this way to gain immortality? Ryan once told me that this method has a lot of flaws. After Professor Dumbledore told everyone that Voldemort had more than one Horcrux, Harry asked his own question.

"Anything else?" Dumbledore said, glancing at Ryan and Hermione. But other methods didn't meet his requirements. ”

After speaking, Dumbledore straightened up and explained: "You know, Voldemort actually grew up in the Muggle world, don't look at his claim to be a descendant of Slytherin, in fact, he doesn't get much resources from his family. As a result, he acquired knowledge from a very scattered source, including the knowledge explained by the professors in the classroom and the make-up lessons after class, the knowledge he obtained from his classmates by various means, and some of the self-study from the school library. In this case, Voldemort was not as knowledgeable as he was later during his student days. ”

Ryan and the others were both fascinated by what Dumbledore said at this time, and they saw the headmaster wave his hand and conjure up a cup of hot tea and take a sip, and then continued, "So for Voldemort when he was a student, if he wanted to escape death, he had to choose the path of making Horcruxes. It wasn't that he wasn't unaware of the problems that might arise with this, but he considered himself a Slytherin descendant, the chosen one. Won't get bogged down in those problems like the Horcrux makers did before. ”

"In addition to this, Voldemort was also an insecure person. He couldn't have allowed his life to rest on something fragile. Just like if you use the Philosopher's Stone, you need to drink the elixir constantly, so what if the Philosopher's Stone is damaged or the elixir is dropped? Voldemort needs a path of immortality with the highest degree of freedom. ”

"There seem to be only a handful of methods of immortality for wizards. Ryan thought of this after listening to Dumbledore's words, the method he was now mastering came from other worlds, and the method Hermione mastered was obtained by Ryan by learning the methods of other worlds and integrating other methods in this world under some unexpected circumstances. In conclusion, there are not so many paths to eternal life in the world of Harry Potter.

As Ryan pondered, Dumbledore began to summarize. "Now with this crucial memory, we are closer than anyone else to the secret of how to destroy Voldemort. Just now you heard him say, "Isn't it better to divide a few more pieces to make you stronger...... Isn't seven the most magical number...... 'Isn't seven the most magical number?' Yes, I think splitting the soul into seven pieces is appealing to Voldemort. ”

"Seven Horcruxes?" Harry's face turned very ugly, and several portraits on the wall let out a sound of shock and indignation, "so they could be anywhere in the world—hidden—buried or invisible—"

"It's not that bad. Dumbledore smiled. "First of all, Harry, it's not seven Horcruxes, it's six. The seventh part of the soul, whatever the condition, is still in his newly crafted body made of dark magic, and the previous part of the soul existed in a ghostly form during his years of exile, which you should have seen in your first year. Without it, he would have no himself. This seventh part of the soul will be the last person who wants to kill Voldemort must attack - the piece inside him. ”

"Then he has six more Horcruxes. Harry asked anxiously. "How can we find them?"

"In fact, we've destroyed most of the Horcruxes. Dumbledore said, then opened the drawer on his desk and pulled out one gold box after another. "Personally, though, I think you'd better make an unbreakable oath with me now, because Voldemort has a mysterious connection to you, and he can't know about our destruction of Horcruxes. ”

"No problem, your thinking is perfect. Harry held out his hand and shook Dumbledore's hand, "I hope that bad thing from my fifth year won't happen again." ”

Soon, in the presence of Ryan, Professor Dumbledore and Harry signed an unbreakable oath to ensure that Harry would not leak what he had seen today, especially not from Voldemort peeking into his brain.

"Well, that's what we've been working out of before. After signing the unbreakable oath, Dumbledore opened the gold boxes one by one. "After Voldemort's first Horcrux was destroyed, I realized that he had made more than one Horcrux, so I started looking. Thankfully, as his teacher and lifelong foe, I spent years trying to find out how Voldemort lived in the past, traveling far and wide to find out what he was going to do. Eventually, I tracked down some clues. The ring you're seeing now is the second Horcrux I've found—"

Next, Dumbledore introduced the locket, the tiara, and the gold cup. It's just that when he introduced it, he was a little vague about the origin of the Horcruxes, ignoring Ryan's contribution to finding and destroying these Horcruxes.

"Well, let's just find the last Horcrux, right?" Harry looked at the five Horcruxes on the table, and his tone turned relaxed. "But what would that Horcrux look like? If it was an old newspaper, an empty tin can, or a torn leather boot, I think we'd have a hard time finding it. ”

"No, no, no, you're thinking about the portkey, Harry. Portkeys require that they be ordinary objects that can be easily overlooked to avoid being taken by mistake, and Voldemort's Horcruxes are definitely not like that. Dumbledore said seriously, "As far as I know, he has always thought that he has noble blood in his body, which is superior to others. His pride, his sense of superiority, his determination to take an astonishing place in the history of magic would not allow him to put his soul on the inconspicuous things. So he will definitely find something that he thinks is worthy of his noble soul as a vessel for his soul. You can see this tendency in the Horcruxes I've destroyed. ”

"Could the Slytherin relics, the Ravenclaw relics, the Hufflepuff relics, Voldemort's last Horcrux be a Gryffindor relic?" asked Harry, looking at the open boxes on the table.

"Probably not, as far as I know, the only relics of Gryffindor are now in Hogwarts castle. And even in this office. With that, Dumbledore stood up and removed the Sorting Hat from the table next to him, and then took out a ruby sword from the hat. "The Sword of Gryffindor, every true Gryffindor can take this sword out of his hat. ”

"So what do you think Voldemort's last Horcrux was? Harry gave up after thinking for a moment and asked Dumbledore the question.

"I've suspected a lot of things, but recently there has been a vague inference. Dumbledore said, "I think I know what the sixth Horcrux is. If I tell you frankly that I have been following the actions of that snake, Nagini, for some time, I don't know what you will say. ”

"Snakes?" Harry looked surprised, "Can living things be used as Horcruxes? Ryan told me earlier that Horcreats in history were often just magical items, and that it was risky to use living creatures as Horcruxes. ”

Ryan was right. Dumbledore said, glancing at Ryan. "Because it's very risky to entrust a part of your soul to something that you can move and think. According to my guess, Voldemort was going to make the last Horcrux when he went to your house to kill you, and judging by his previous actions, the murder targets that Voldemort chose to make the Horcruxes were very special to him, and of course you were such a target. He believes that if he kills you, he will eliminate the danger that the prophecy suggests. He believed that in this way he would be invincible. I think he must have been planning to use your death as his last Horcrux. ”

"We all know that he failed. However, when he made a comeback a few years ago, he killed an old Muggle man with Nagini, and perhaps that's when he came up with the idea of turning the snake into his last Horcrux. Because the snake is a symbol of Slytherin, and this snake is extraordinarily powerful. At the same time, his ability to control the snake is extraordinary. ”

"So all we have to do is kill this snake, and then we can remove Voldemort's so-called immortality and defeat him once and for all?" Harry asked excitedly.

"Very good, a succinct and accurate summary, and that's what it looks like right now. Dumbledore nodded approvingly. "Without Horcruxes, Voldemort would be a mortal with a broken soul. But don't forget, even though his soul is too broken to repair, his brain and magic are still intact. Even without Horcruxes, killing a wizard like Voldemort would require extraordinary abilities and abilities. ”

"But I'm sure I'll be able to beat him. Harry clenched his fists.

"Then I will bless all this you said to come true. Alright, I think it's getting late, Harry, you can go back and rest first. Ryan, you and Hermione stay for a moment. I've got a few things I need to talk to you about lately about alchemy item making. Dumbledore said.