As he spoke, Ivan took out the locket he was carrying with him and handed it to Dumbledore, although it was damaged, but considering that it might be repaired, he took it with him.

"It's... A Slytherin relic? Dumbledore reached out and took a few glances, and after noticing the large serpentine mark on the locket, he raised an eyebrow in confirmation.

"I guess... I've been into a Slytherin chamber and seen this symbol, so I remember it more clearly! Ivan replied half-truthfully.

"That's why you're trying to open it in snake language?" Dumbledore asked, and Sirius's letter told him everything, including Ivan opening the locket in snake language.

"That's right! Snake language was taught to me by Tom when he told me that it could open Slytherin chambers, and I thought that since the locket could be a Slytherin thing, then snake language should work! Ivan explained, and then continued, without waiting for Dumbledore to ask.

"Besides, Tom told me about your snake language!"

Dumbledore's words froze, and his face became a little strange, he remembered that he had never shown this ability outside in all these years, and there were very few people in the wizarding world who knew this information, and it was unlikely that he would betray him.

How exactly did Tom find out about this?

Dumbledore couldn't help frowning, but he didn't suspect that Ivan was deceiving himself, because compared to Tom, Ivan had no reason to know that he could speak snakes...

"Professor?"

As Dumbledore was thinking, a voice interrupted his musings, and Dumbledore turned his head to see Ivan staring at the locket in his hand, as if he was worried that he would take it away.

Dumbledore shook his head amusedly, and returned the Slytherin locket.

Although he saw that Ivan still had a lot of things to hide from him, he didn't mean to dig deeper.

The important thing is that Voldemort's Horcrux is one more missing...

As he had guessed, Tom was a rather nostalgic person. He prefers to use commemorative objects as carriers for Horcruxes rather than ordinary objects, and the hiding places are very elaborate.

The Ravenclaw Tiara, for example, is hidden in the Requirement Room's item storage room, where not only is it hidden, but also a large number of abandoned magical items are placed.

Placing the Horcrux there is like burying a special sand in the desert, and if it weren't for the Horcrux diary to take out the crown on its own, I'm afraid he wouldn't have a clue by now.

Another example is the cave, where he asked for the exact location and determined that it was the place where Tom used to toss and terrorize children his age when he was a child.

Thinking of this, Dumbledore looked at Ivan with some emotion.

If he hadn't been sure that Harry was the carrier of the last Horcrux, he couldn't help but wonder that Ivan was the child in the prophecy!

Great talent, great strength, destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes three times in a row... It's just that the date of birth and some details don't match at all.

Ivan looked very well-behaved under Dumbledore's gaze, but he still stuffed the Slytherin locket into his pocket as soon as possible, so as not to worry about Dumbledore.

After the last crown was taken away by the old professor, it has not been returned!

Ivan has always been worried about this matter, these things are the relics of the founding four giants, if they can be repaired, they may be of great use.

As he walked to the hut chattering all the way, Ivan wondered whether to knock on the door, and the door at the entrance opened to the sides.

Ahead there was a square passage, lined with jagged spikes, like the mouth of a giant beast, and they were stepping into the belly of the giant beast...

Dumbledore stepped straight inside, and Ivan hurried to follow.

After the two entered, the open entrance closed automatically.

Entering it, Ivan found that the interior of the hut was very large, and it should have been widened by the Extension Spell, and there was a trace of cold air transmitted from time to time in the summer.

Ivan looked around, and soon saw a faint blue flame burning in the fireplace not far away, and the cold air came from this.

This is... The magic version of the empty wither?

Ivan was surprised, and he also noticed that there were many Muggle appliances in the hut, especially the large TV on the cabinet that was too conspicuous to ignore.

If it weren't for the quaint décor, he almost thought it was some Muggle's home.

Just as Ivan was looking around like a curious baby, an old voice rang out.

"Albus... There you are? ”

Ivan turned to look and saw an old man come out from behind the curtain.

He had white hair, wore a loose robe, and a face was full of traces of time, and he was pale and could not see a trace of blood.

However, compared to the fragile body, Nicol Lemay is in a good mental state, and it seems that more than 600 years of tempering have not become a burden to reduce his wisdom, but have made him more sober.

"Is this little Ivan?" After greeting Dumbledore, Nicol Lemay turned his attention to Ivan.

"Hello, Mr. Lemay," Ivan bowed respectfully.

"Yes!" Nicol Lemay smiled and nodded, pleased with Ivan's respectful attitude.

He had learned a lot about Ivan from Dumbledore more than half a year ago.

I thought that such a talented and ambitious little wizard would probably be arrogant and difficult to control, but this time I actually met Nicol Lemay and found that Ivan was different from what he imagined.

At least on the surface, he seems to be very kind and humble, and he looks handsome, which makes him feel good for a while...

"Come in, you're coming later than I thought!" Nick Lemay pointed and led them into the living room of the house.

After Ivan and the others sat down, a large number of noisy, only a few centimeters tall alchemical creatures suddenly climbed up along the table, jumped to the plate in the center, and laboriously pushed the teacup on it in front of several people.

Immediately afterward, the little ones brought the big teapot over again.

Ivan looked at them with interest, wanting to see how these little alchemy creatures poured him tea.

Then Ivan saw that the little ones were stacking blocks, putting themselves together.

Some formed feet, some formed heads, and finally tightly turned into a creature several times larger than the original, struggling to grasp the handle of the teapot and pour the hot tea into Ivan's teacup.

I don't know if it's because I didn't grasp it steadily, the alchemy creature in the shape of a radish head on the head suddenly disconnected from the body, and accidentally fell into the cup full of hot tea, and the hot frantically waved its little hands, and the sound of "Ulala" sounded in its mouth, and the tea was spilled everywhere.

Ivan didn't expect this to happen at all, and for a moment he seemed a little at a loss, not knowing whether to fish out the alchemy creature that had fallen into the bowl.

"Hey... Looks like these little ones need to improve a little more! Nick Lemay noticed the anomaly, and he smiled and picked up Ivan's cup, pouring the tea on the odd-looking greenery beside him.

The little alchemic creature clutched the corner of the teacup the whole time so that it wouldn't fall out of the air, and with a scream in his mouth, Nick slapped the bottom of the teacup with his hand, which shook it down.

At this time, Ivan's eyes were on the green plant next to him.

When he saw Nick spilling the tea with his own eyes just now, the other party seemed to move quickly and avoided it directly, so that all the tea was spilled into the loose dirt below.

A small tree that moves? A magic plant like a mandrake?

Ivan thought so, he didn't know much about this kind of herbology, and his eyes were fixed on the small tree, but the latter was as motionless as a normal plant.

Just when Ivan wondered if he had lost his eyes, the strange-looking green plant suddenly shook a few times, slapped the branches, pulled his roots out of the soil, and shouted wildly. "It's too hot... It's hot! ”

Ivan couldn't help but laugh when he saw this funny scene, it seemed that the hot tea had penetrated into the soft soil and scalded the roots of the tree, and this guy naturally couldn't pretend to be dead anymore.

Ivan thought it was funny, he had only been here for a short time, but he felt as if he had entered the wizarding world for the first time.

After a while, Nick Lemay had already changed his cup and put the tea back in front of Ivan.

"Thank you, Mr. Lemay! Actually, I can do it myself," Ivan said embarrassedly.

Asking an old wizard who is more than six hundred years old and seems to be able to blow down with a gust of wind to bring him tea and water, Ivan always feels a little uncomfortable.

"When you're older, there's nothing wrong with moving more!" Nick Lemay said with a smile, then turned his head to look at the alchemy creature on the table, and said with emotion. "And these alchemical creations are not as flexible as real life after all..."

Perhaps it was because of Nick's words, and the little ones hung their heads one by one, as if they had been hit by something.

Seeing their unexpected cuteness, Ivan couldn't help but ask about the origin of these alchemy creatures.

"You know, it's not always easy to do things when you're old, so I made these little things to help me with some chores!" Nick Lemay explains.

Ivan then understood, but then remembered that Nick Lemay must have a wife who was also immortal, and he read in the book when he was in the first grade that they had spent 665 years together!

Ivan looked around, but for some reason didn't see Nick's wife.

On the other side, Nick and Dumbledore had already talked about other things, and Ivan settled down and eavesdropped openly.

Dumbledore didn't bother with Ivan's presence, his expression became a little solemn for the first time since he entered the door, he looked at Nick Lemay and asked. "Do you have a clue about the thing I asked you to fix last time?"

"Sort of!" Nick nodded, then grumbled. "Why do you always give me something to trouble every time you come to see me?"

"Trouble? Do you really think so? I thought you'd be interested in it..."Dumbledore picked up the teacup with his intact left hand, took a sip of tea, and replied quietly.

"In a sense, it's a real nuisance, and I haven't slept well for a long time to study it! I think you can understand how important sleep is for an old man..."Nick said teasingly.

"But I can't imagine that the story in a British fairy tale book is actually true... When I was younger, I also followed some legends, of course, in France, but they were all fake! Nick added.

"That's normal, isn't it? Legend is like that, you can never know if it's true until you've verified it..."Dumbledore said noncommittally, placing the teacup on the table. "For many wizards, your existence is also a legend!"

"How long will it take you to fix it," Dumbledore's eyes under the half-moon glasses stared at Nick.

"About two to three years!" Nick hesitated in reply.

"It takes so long?" Dumbledore frowned deeply. "In my opinion, the degree of damage should be very low, and I can even use it normally and see some people who want to see it!"

"Because that thing wasn't damaged at all, it was just affected! You know—" Nick was about to say something when he saw Ivan sitting eavesdropping.

After thinking about it, Nick took some of the words back and continued in a vague tone. "In short, when you destroy it, it has a certain impact, and it is not easy to completely eliminate this effect, and it is not easy to find materials for repair..."

"Even then, two or three years is too long! I'll have to wait more than half a year at most..."Dumbledore shook his head, he couldn't last that long, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to wait until then.

However, some things can obviously be solved in a hurry, and seeing that Nick didn't want to pay attention to himself at all with a dark face, Dumbledore had to compromise and said in a very uncertain tone. "Well, maybe it could be extended a little longer, a year or a year and a half?"

"Two years! That's my limit, or you can take it back and figure it out for yourself! Nick replied angrily.

The two soon argued over the issue of time, and Ivan, who was next to him, was confused, and could only guess from the conversation that Dumbledore seemed to want Nick Lemay to fix something very important.

At first, Ivan thought it was a time turner, but later he denied the speculation... And wasn't that thing fixed a long time ago?

Then it can only be...

Ivan thought about their previous conversation, and vaguely guessed something, but he couldn't be 100% sure.

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