Chapter Sixty-Nine: Horcruxes, First Contact with the Order of the Phoenix

The barrier at Lestrancy Manor was intentionally strengthened today, and all Floo Fan networks were temporarily cut off. As a result, many of the students who originally wanted to come to play with Dafanie couldn't get in. Draco, for example, sent a dozen owls in one fell swoop for this, yet even owls could not enter Lestrantse Manor today.

There were seven or eight people sitting in the living room of the manor mansion at this time. At the head was Dumbledore, who had a white beard.

Sitting next to him was a hideous-looking man with a prosthetic leg and a magic eye. At this time, the MONOCULUS was spinning wildly, making people look uncomfortable - Alastor Moody. The former Auror, and the best Auror, is nicknamed the Mad Eye. Although the appearance is terrible, the magic fluctuations on Moody's body are amazingly strong!

Standing next to Moody was a middle-aged man with red hair. His expression was unnatural, looking around from time to time. It seems that I feel a little uncomfortable with this environment. However, among all the people present, his magic was only inferior to Dumbledore and Moody, and not much different from Professor McGonagall on the side. This is Mr. Weasley, the father of the twins and Ron. Obviously, the ornate Lestranzi Mansion made him a little uncomfortable.

Professor McGonagall didn't have her hair tied up in a rare moment, just a high ponytail. This makes her look less serious than usual, and she looks a lot younger. However, her expression at this time was more serious than before.

On the other side, there are Blake and Lupin. With Blake's sponsorship, Lupin changed his clothes a lot more frequently. Changed into a well-fitting brown dress today. Looks very spiritual. A fair-skinned young girl with large dark eyes next to Blake seemed attracted to Lupin. Every now and then I peeked at him.

That's Nymphadora Tonks. Supposedly, it should be Daphany's cousin. Her mother was from the Black family, Dafanie and Sirius's cousin. The year Daphany and Harry enrolled, Tonks had already graduated. So there's nothing to do with each other. But I've heard my senior classmates mention that she is a very talented witch. At the same time, he is also a very rare, congenital magus.

Tonks can change his appearance at will. Therefore, when she was in the academy, she often used other people's faces to do bad things, and many students who were cheated by her hated it every time they talked about it. Well, it's strange that this girl is not a Gryffindor but a Hufflepuff.

Daphne had followed her because of her bloodline, and by this time Tonks had already completed her training and became a trainee Auror.

Alas, why did the old lady have a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix at home. Daphany complained helplessly. But that's not a bad thing, at least you can take a stand. After all, well, she still wants to be on the side of justice.

"Is there more than one Horcrux......" Dumbledore looked at the golden cup and a locket box in front of him, and his expression was solemn.

Most of the other people around him had solemn expressions, but Daphany didn't care. Well, and Tonks, she's a bit distracted.

"Thank you very much, Miss Lestranzie. If it weren't for your reminder, I probably wouldn't have noticed it much later! Dumbledore sighed, "I only had a diary, and it seems that there is more than that!" ”

Daphany raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling that Dumbledore had known about the Horcruxes for a long time, but he didn't know how many Voldemort had done.

"Albus, how many Horcruxes do you think Voldemort would make?" Moody, who was on the side, couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head, "Although Tom was brought to school by me, I didn't have a close relationship with him at school. He had a good relationship with the Potions professor at the time, Slughorn! But ......" At this point, he shook his head, "But Professor Horace's mouth is very tight, and it may be difficult to get something out of his mouth. ”

"yes, that old thing in Horace, it's very slippery!" Moody pouted. He's already ugly, and it's even more ugly this way.

Moody's words were not available to others. Moody and Professor Slughorn are the same age and have had a good relationship in the past. It's okay to complain about two sentences. Everyone else, except for Professor McGonagall, was a junior, so she didn't speak so casually.

Daphany was equally unimpressed, knowing that what Dumbledore said was true. In fact, when Dumbledore learned that Voldemort was working on the Horcruxes, he deliberately took the news from Slughorn. However, Slughorn's reaction was strong, and it wasn't until the sixth year that Harry got the talk.

"I think it should be seven, right?" Blake spoke suddenly.

"Seven?" Dumbledore was a little surprised: "Why do you say that?" Not only Dumbledore, but the other members of the Order of the Phoenix present also looked at Blake with some confusion.

"When I was in Azkaban, I was next door to Murseber. When he was first locked up and wasn't crazy, I heard him say that the Falling Earth Demon is sometimes a very real person," Blake's eyes flashed with a strange light: "He likes to pay attention to some strange ancient magic, and he likes some special numbers. And seven happens to be the most magical number. Isn't it? ”

"Seven...... Dumbledore's face was a little unsightly. If it really is seven Horcruxes, it would be a hassle to find them all.

"Haha, seven, seven." Blake laughed. Seeing the other people looking at him with a look of neuropathy, Blake couldn't help but smile and said, "If Voldemort really divides his soul into seven parts, then he won't be far from nerves." The more the soul splits, the more fragile the soul will be, and the worse its self-control will be. Negative emotions will more easily encroach on reason, and a madman is better than a sane Dark Lord. "Dancing in Chinese

"However, a madman sometimes does things recklessly, and it can't be more difficult to deal with." Mr. Weasley said with a frown. Professors Lupin and McGonagall nodded in agreement.

"Crazy people do crazy things and are crazy and reckless!" Tonks said suddenly, and then laughed. But seeing that no one else was laughing, he held back again. Daphany looked at this big sister, a little embarrassed. This sister is also a legendary figure in the academy. But this joke is really on the wrong path, and ordinary people can't get it at all.

Blake looked at Tonks with a gentle look, after all, Tonks's mother was the cousin with whom he had the best relationship. He believed that Mr. Weasley's words were also true. He nodded.

"In that case, let's press the number seven first." Dumbledore nodded, and began to study the two Horcruxes in his hand. Of course, he checked carefully under the reminders of Blake and Moody.

"It's really hard to destroy!" Dumbledore sighed, "And it's a little reluctant." I also saw these two things, the relics of Slytherin and Hufflepuff, respectively. Tom is good at picking things. ”

"Hufflepuff and Slytherin?" Moody's eyes flickered, thoughtful: "According to this line of thinking, there must be Ravenclaw and Gryffindor?" ”

"Godric Gryffindor has only passed down the sword, which has always been in the Headmaster's hands." Before Dumbledore could speak, Professor McGonagall shook her head and said, "Voldemort shouldn't have a chance to get his hands on it." As for Ravenclaw - it seems that there is a crown that has been handed down, but no one knows where. ”

"Well, then, it's about sure, counting the diaries that Harry and I destroyed before, there are already four." Daphany nodded knowingly. In the face of a group of arguably important figures in the British wizarding world, even if it is a landlord, she rarely interjects.

"I may, know, one thing." Dumbledore was thoughtful.

"Oh?" Several other people were all interested when they heard this, and they wanted to go with Dumbledore to find it. But then Lupin hesitated. He had already agreed with Daphany to join his Potions Factory as a foreign speaker. The two even signed an unbreakable spell that Lupin could not do anything detrimental to Daphany in matters related to the Potions Factory, and opposed any of Daphine's demands. So, if Daphany asks Lupin not to go because of the Potions Factory, Lupin can't break it out of contract.

"Look at what I'm doing, it's serious." Daphany rolled her eyes, then said to Dumbledore, "Professor, can you please avoid it for a while?" I'd like to talk to my CEO alone. ”

“CEO?” Dumbledore was a little stunned, this term has been around for a long time, but there is no such term in the wizarding world yet. Not only Dumbledore, but most of the others were also at a loss,

"I think I've heard that word before, what does it mean......" Mr. Weasley patted his head, trying to get an answer. But apparently unsuccessful.

"It's the CEO, which is similar to the meaning of the agent or manager of the company." Lupin smiled awkwardly, as a werewolf, he had been on the edge of the wizarding world for a long time, and from time to time he would also come into contact with the world of ordinary people. Compared to Dumbledore who had been in the ivory tower or a few others, he did know a lot more about these things. After all, even Mr. Weasley, as an employee of the Ministry of Magic, can only understand ordinary people from the perspective of magicians, and Lupin does have a chance to really base ordinary people.

"Oooh!" Dumbledore suddenly nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay, this is your trade secret!" I understand, I understand. Siris, how about we go to your house and rest first? ”

"Of course, Professor!" Naturally, Blake didn't say yes.

"That's right, Siris." Daphany called out to Blake: "Kreacher has always been very good to me, for my sake, and the face of the locket, let's be kind to him in the future." ”

Blake frowned, but nodded anyway, "I see." This time he promised to help him get rid of the locket, and he wasn't as annoying as before. I'll be polite to him. Seeing Daphany smile and nod, Blake led everyone away.

After the others left, Daphany briefly explained to Lupin about the Potions Factory, and then kept in touch with Crystal and Lupin.

"Are you going to go far away?" Seeing that Daphany had explained a bunch of things in detail, looking like she was leaving, Lupin asked with some curiosity.

"That's right!" Daphany nodded in affirmation, "I'm probably going to spend this vacation in the United States." I'm going to the World Cup! ”

"The World Cup?" Lupin was a little puzzled: "This year's Quidditch World Cup is hosted by England." ”

"Oh. It's not Quidditch, it's football! Daphany smiled and said, "Of course, if the time doesn't conflict, I'll come back to watch the Quidditch match." I've said hello to the Alliance. There will also be a key to the venue in the U.S. Speaking of this, Daphany couldn't help but smash her mouth: "It's really extravagant, the key to cross the ocean!" ”