Harry didn't know how he got back to Gryffindor's common room, where Hermione and Ron were waiting for him. This year, they were the prefects of Gryffindor, and since they had to be strict about bedtime discipline, it was only natural that Harry would have to greet them as well.

So although Dumbledore told Harry not to say anything as much as possible, the two of them still knew about it. Worried about Snape, the two waited for Harry to return. As expected, Harry's ugly face made their hearts hang all at once.

"Harry, Snape didn't bother you too much, did he?" Ron asked.

Harry was in a trance for a moment, only to realize that he was already in the Gryffindor common room. He slumped to the ground, choking, "The operation failed, Sirius and Voldemort disappeared." ”

Ron shuddered at the sight of "Voldemort", and Harry's hand softened.

Hermione was a little more patient, "What's going on?" Take your time. ”

After listening to Harry's story, Hermione was more composed, "That's a good thing, Harry. ”

"Since 'that man' didn't kill Sirius, it means that Dumbledore didn't make a mistake in their arrangement, and we need to give them time."

"Hermione was right." Ron reassured Harry, "Dumbledore won't give up. ”

"Of course, we'll find a way to get Sirius back." When Dumbledore called Harry to his office again, he promised.

Dumbledore learned from Snape that Harry had learned of the failure of the operation and came to calm him.

"And will you still hide from me about him?" Harry was going to talk to Dumbledore about that.

"We're for your good, too." Dumbledore said slowly, "Besides, there's very little we can't say to you. ”

"And the professor." Harry suddenly remembered, "I'm in Snape...... Professor, you put your Slytherin locket and Hufflepuff's gold cup in the custody of someone else? ”

"yes, what's the problem? That's what those two academies are, but it's just that it's returned to its original owner. Dumbledore asked vaguely.

"I'm not saying Professor Sprout can't, but Professor Snape ......," Harry said after a moment's hesitation, gritting his teeth, "I don't think he's reliable, I've heard he used to be a Death Eater. And he hates Sirius a lot, and I'm worried about ......"

"Worried?" Dumbledore laughed, "Worried he'll deliberately give the locket to Voldemort and Sirius will die?" ”

Harry was silent, acquiescing to Dumbledore's speculation.

"No, you have to trust him." Dumbledore said firmly, "He wouldn't do such a thing." He wished Voldemort was dead. ”

"Maybe I didn't make it clear to you what these things were for Voldemort." Dumbledore changed the subject.

"A few decades ago, Voldemort set out to make something, which we call Horcruxes."

"It's a powerful black magic, so it's very demanding. When each Horcrux is crafted, it will require killing, as well as a portion of the soul that the maker has separated. Later, more killings will be needed, and my soul will become extremely unstable, and I will begin to become crazy, and my brain is not clear, Voldemort was like this more than ten years ago. ”

"But what's the use of it?" Harry didn't think it would have to be a great temptation for people to fall into the trap of killing and making Horcruxes.

"Immortality."

"What?" Harry suspected his ears had heard it wrong.

"You heard, I'm talking about immortality." Dumbledore repeated, "A powerful wizard can live a long time by itself, like me, who is already 150 years old, Nicol Lemay lives even longer." ”

"And the existence of Horcruxes is that after people die once, they can be resurrected and reborn, which is equivalent to immortality. He should have died on the night he left that scar on you, but it was because of the Horcrux that he could be resurrected. As long as there is a Horcrux left in the world, we will never be able to actually kill him. ”

"No wonder Voldemort intends to snatch back the Horcruxes and is willing not to kill Sirius for the time being." Harry muttered to himself.

"Snape still knows the difference between right and wrong, compared to Sirius, Voldemort is his and ours' most important enemy at the moment, so he will never do such a thing." Dumbledore said, "Does this explanation reassure you?" ”

Harry just didn't speak, still wary of Snape in his heart.

"Snape told me that your Occlumency still won't get in?" Dumbledore was concerned about Harry's make-up lessons.

Harry thought it was Snape's deliberate failure to teach.

"Alright, alright." Dumbledore said, "It occurred to me that Aitch seems to have a knack for Occlumency, and you can ask him when you have time." ”

"So be it." Dumbledore gave the order to evict the guest.

The next person Dumbledore arranged for him to have tea was Edge. Or rather, Dumbledore, whom Aitch was looking for.

"I want to ask about that realm." Aitch gets straight to the point.

Dumbledore looked at Aitch with a scrutinizing gaze and shook his head, "No, Aitch, you're not there yet. ”

"When is that?" Aitch wondered, "Voldemort is getting more and more dangerous. I'm sure you've found out, and now you can't suppress him. The magic that blew up the whole house into the sky, even if it was you, it would be more difficult. ”

Aitch now desperately needs to boost his power.

"But I still have Fawkes to help, and if he really gets his hands dirty, even if he absorbs another Horcrux, it won't be a problem." Dumbledore said confidently.

Aitch pouted, "But that's you!" Voldemort has now learned to be cunning and forbearing, and has become like a poisonous snake at all, and Merlin knows when he will jump out and bite someone. If he suddenly did something to Harry and me, that guardian magic might not work. If he snatches the two soul fragments, he will be able to crush you, and then we will really have no time to cry. ”

Dumbledore stubbornly refused, "It's really not that I'm stingy, this realm must go through a life and death situation, too deliberately seeking a breakthrough is not only useless, but also may kill you, all you can do is go with the flow." ”

"I see." Aige nodded helplessly. Dumbledore meant to wait until Aitch really passed the life and death barrier, and after all the confessions, he would take his own life if he didn't pass, not to mention him.

"How did you live back then?" Edge's question caused Dumbledore to ponder. He frowned, as if he was remembering some bad memory.

Finally Dumbledore spoke, "That time, I relied on someone else to take my life. I hope you won't be like me. ”

Putting this heavy topic aside, Dumbledore and Aitch talked about Voldemort again, "Horace was Voldemort's guide back then, he knows more or less about Voldemort, I think you can go and find out how many Horcruxes Voldemort has from his mouth." ”

"We've destroyed two of them, we've saved two, plus the one Voldemort himself used fifteen years ago, and two for enhancing mana, and now there are seven in total." Dumbledore excluded Harry, which was a living horcrux made by Voldemort himself by accident, so it didn't count.

"I need you to make sure Voldemort didn't make any more Horcruxes in the world." Dumbledore had heard that Professor Horace was particularly fond of Edge. For good students, the professor will always give preference to them, so he entrusts the heavy responsibility to Edge.

"I'll look for a chance." Ai Qi should deal with this matter, he can no longer guarantee the inertia in the original book, so he must be careful in everything.