In this memory that Harry got today, it could be seen that the 16-year-old Voldemort had been captivated by power. So even though Slughorn had emphasized the dangers of Horcruxes, he still asked further, "How do you split souls?"

Ryan felt that Voldemort already knew some knowledge of how to make Horcruxes at this time, and he was just trying to elicit Slughorn's next answer. However, at this time, Slughorn did not know about this, and he said to Voldemort with some trepidation, "You must understand that the soul should remain intact. Splitting it is a transgression, an anti-natural. ”

Voldemort didn't back down, he pressed further. "But how do you divide it?"

"By evil deeds – the most wicked acts, by murder. Killing splits souls, and wizards who want to create Horcruxes take advantage of this destruction by sealing the fragments of their splintered souls—" said Slughorn, a wizard with an ancient family heritage. For this kind of unpopular knowledge, it can also be said that the head is the way.

"Sealed, but how ——?" Voldemort asked for a deeper understanding. This time, though, Slughorn didn't answer directly. He shook his head a little uneasily, "There's a spell, don't ask me, I don't know!

"No, sir, of course not," Riddle said busily, "I'm sorry...... I didn't mean to offend......" In Lane's eyes, this is a temptation to find out where Slughorn's bottom line is for the next most critical issue.

Slughorn was appeased by his apology, out of habitual care for the good students, but also as a kind of self-suggestion to himself. He said in a gruff voice. "Where, where, no offense, it's normal to be a little curious about these things...... Talented wizards are always attracted to the magical side......"

"Yes, sir," said Riddle, who by this time thought that Slughorn might have become alarmed, and asked the crucial question. "But what I don't understand is—just out of curiosity, I want to ask, is a Horcrux useful? Can a soul only split once? Isn't it better to divide a few more pieces to make you stronger?For example, isn't seven the most magical number? Seven ——?"

"My God, Tom!" cried Slughorn, "Seven! Isn't it evil enough to kill a man......? Splitting souls is evil enough...... And divided into seven pieces......"

Slughorn was completely uneasy, and he glared at Riddle. Ryan felt that he should be very sorry in his heart now, as could be heard from the words later. Slughorn whispered. "Of course, we're talking about hypotheses, aren't they? just academic ......."

Young Voldemort had already gotten what he wanted, but he didn't want what he was doing today to be known. So he reassured, "Yes, sir, of course. ”

The next thing was that Slugg told Voldemort not to leak out tonight's conversation, and by this time he had realized that something was wrong. And this goal coincides with Voldemort's goal. This would explain why others don't know about this memory.

After seeing the young Voldemort promise that he would not leak the matter and leave the office, Dumbledore motioned for everyone to leave.

"I want to thank you for putting the most important piece of the puzzle together. Dumbledore spoke to Ryan and them as soon as he came out. "It confirms my speculations, proves that everything I have done before me is not wrong, and that the dawn of victory lies ahead......"

Probably because Professor Dumbledore was so agitated that his voice was much louder than usual. The old headmasters in the portraits on the walls were all woken up and began eavesdropping on their conversations. A fat wizard with a red nose also took out a hearing aid. As a portrait, their usual life is very boring. Naturally, I won't miss this opportunity to hear new stories.

"You already knew that Voldemort made Horcruxes in an attempt to escape death. Dumbledore said, "And what we see today is the beginning of his Horcrux making, and shortly after this inquiry, Voldemort made his first Horcrux, and a young witch lost his life. At the same time, Hagrid was expelled from school as his scapegoat. ”

"So you just killed someone, killed your own classmates?" said Harry, his mouth wide in surprise.

"Harry, you're a kind child. But Voldemort was different. Dumbledore, sitting behind his desk, shook his head. "Although I tried my best to steer him on the right path, as you can see, I failed, and my education created a Dark Lord. ”

"It's not your fault. "Education is a two-way thing, and it is very inappropriate to blame either of the educator and the educated for the failure of education." I think any normal person would be wary of what the mysterious man did. ”

"When people are old, sometimes they always remember the past, but these things are in the past. Dumbledore waved his hand. "By the way, where did we just go? Oh, we just said that Voldemort began his process of making Horcruxes. That's why Harry didn't die after the first failed attack. ”

"So there's a Horcrux hidden somewhere, and a small piece of his soul is hidden inside, always safe?" Harry asked.

"It's more than a little bit, and I think you've probably felt that before. Dumbledore said, "You heard it before, and he was specifically trying to know from Slughorn what would happen if a wizard made multiple Horcruxes, but he didn't get an answer in the end, because no one had cut their own souls so many times before him. ”

Dumbledore paused for a moment, glanced at Ryan, and said, "Four years ago, I learned that Voldemort had created his own Horcruxes. At that time, Ryan accidentally obtained a strange notebook and gave it to me. I found a piece of his soul inside, and although it was very weak, I was sure it was Voldemort's soul. Even I can be sure that this is the first piece of soul that he split out. ”

"Ryan?" Harry and Hermione's eyes widened at the same time, they hadn't known about it before.

"Yes, all I can say was very lucky at that time. Because this Horcrux is not only a tool to preserve the soul, but also a weapon. Theoretically, Slytherin monsters can be released. Fortunately, after getting this thing, Ryan's vigilance allowed us to relieve this crisis at once. ”

"That's just because I was new to the wizarding world, so I was a little wary of everything. "I think Mystic was still young at this time, so he made this Horcrux to prove that he was indeed a descendant of Slytherin." ”

"This analysis is sound. Dumbledore nodded slightly. "The purpose of the Horcrux is to safely seal a part of my soul, and it would be very foolish to expose it as a weapon, so I succeeded in destroying this piece of soul. ”

After saying that, Dumbledore took out a glass bottle, which was filled with ashes, which if you looked closely, you could see that the ashes should have been a book or notebook before. "But such a Horcrux makes me feel very ominous. This means that he's most likely already made—or planning to make more, so losing one wouldn't be so dangerous. I hate to believe this, but there seems to be no other explanation that makes sense. ”

"The worst news came true in the year of the Triwizard Tournament, when I researched a few things and obtained another of Voldemort's Horcruxes from the last home of the Gaunt family. Dumbledore said in a deep voice. "He has always thought that he has gone farther on the road to immortality than anyone else, and I think this is where his confidence lies. ”