In an apartment in Devon, Nicol was reading a book in an armchair, his eyes falling on the mechanical clock by the fireplace, waiting for a visit from a friend, who was no doubt late.

After a moment, there was a knock at the door.

"Albus, it's rare that you're late. ”

The owner of the apartment opened the door and greeted the old man outside the door with a smile, and only this former friend could knock on the door of this apartment without touching the defensive magic.

"There are watchers. Dumbledore explained why he was late, "Several Muggles were under the control of the Imperius Curse, and it took me a moment to send them away. ”

"It seems that Voldemort has indeed set his sights on the Philosopher's Stone. Nicol's face was full of helplessness.

"He'll never want to come in, will he?" said Perenal, smiling. The two have lived for hundreds of years, what big scene have they not seen?

"Yes, he's still weak, and it's hard to break through the protective magic on the periphery. Dumbledore nodded, "Still, it's a nuisance. ”

For the Lemays, life has not been affected too much. They rarely go out anymore, and although the elixir keeps the two of them immortal, their bodies are fragile because of the years.

A month earlier, Nicol, sensing a threat, had left France in a hurry and returned to England, an apartment protected by the Loyalty Charm.

The other party did not give up because of this, and still found England all the way, and finally touched the ashes in front of the Brave Loyalty Curse.

Later, Dumbledore told Nicol that the person looking for them was likely Voldemort, who presumably wanted to restore his power with the help of the Philosopher's Stone.

This is not good news.

The Lemay couple need to rely on the elixir made by the Philosopher's Stone to continue their lives, and once the Philosopher's Stone is taken away, their lives will also come to an end.

They contacted Dumbledore, who offered to help them with the problem.

Because once Voldemort regains his strength with the help of the Philosopher's Stone and makes a comeback, the entire wizarding world may not have a peaceful day.

"However, how can you have time to come, I remember that today is the time for the alchemy meeting. Nicol glanced at the purple invitation on the fireplace, "Serra is going to be upset, I promised to go to the party last time." ”

"I've been there a few times before, but then I didn't think it was interesting and I didn't go again. Dumbledore added three sugar cubes to his tea, "It's been a long time since anyone has joined. ”

"It seems like you've been paying attention to this for a long time, and Serra told me that he had found a good kid, as good as you once were. Nicol didn't seem to have Voldemort in mind.

"I know his name is Albert Anderson, and he is a very good boy, very good at ancient magic script. Dumbledore didn't pay much attention to Albert, but he still had a deep impression of him, "He's a bit like me, he keeps in constant communication with famous magicians, and Hetock suffers a lot in front of him." ”

"Hertok?" said Nicol, after a moment's thought, "I see, it's that kid!"

"You know him?" Dumbledore was surprised that Nicol knew Albert.

"We met at the French opera house, and Hertock came to me for divination about the gold card. Nicol explained.

"What happened to them?" Perenal, more concerned about the outcome, "Did Hertok get his gold card back?"

"Yes, they eventually reconciled. Dumbledore smiled, "Hertock helped Mr. Anderson clear up the misunderstanding. ”

"We know what you're here for, and if you really need it, we can give you a Philosopher's Stone. Nicol sighed and pulled the conversation back up. The Philosopher's Stone is so important to them that once they lose it, it means death, and they won't risk it.

Of course, Nicol also knew that this friend valued Voldemort, and he didn't mind borrowing a piece of Dumbledore.

"This. Perenald placed the Philosopher's Stone in front of Dumbledore.

"Is this a fake?" Dumbledore was surprised, for he had seen the Philosopher's Stone, and the one in front of him was almost identical to the one he had ever seen.

"Yes, it's a failure!" said Nicol, grinning. "Even you can't do it, can you? "In fact, the success of the Philosopher's Stone comes more from an accident, even Nicol can't replicate it again, although he creates a similar Philosopher's Stone, he can't have the effect of the Philosopher's Stone.

"That's a good idea. Dumbledore picked up the stone and looked at it carefully, then suddenly said, "But now is not the time. ”

"Isn't the time yet?" repeated Nicol, puzzled.

"Yes, it's not time yet. Dumbledore said, "I need to lure Voldemort out and see what is going on with him, you know, almost no one can live like him, like a ghost, but not a ghost." ”

"As far as I know, there is a case that echoes what you said. Perenal recalls the past: "According to records, the despicable Helmo was the first recorded dark wizard to make a Horcrux. ”

"Despicable Helbo?" Nicol frowned, clearly remembering a not-so-good memory.

"We met him about 200 years ago. Perenal's voice drifted farther and farther away, "Helmo didn't know where to learn about us, and wanted to take away the Philosopher's Stone, which wasn't too pleasant, and then we defeated Helmo with the help of some friends. ”

"Is Helmo dead?" Dumbledore asked.

"I don't know, maybe I'm dead. Nicol shook his head and said, "After that, we never heard anything from him again. ”

Horcruxes.

Naturally, Dumbledore was aware of this mysterious and evil black magic, and there was a collection of books related to Horcruxes in the Hogwarts library.

Of course, Dumbledore didn't have any evidence that Voldemort had created Horcruxes.

Later, in the years when Voldemort disappeared, Dumbledore found traces of Voldemort in the forests of Albania. On the surface, Voldemort was hit by the rebounding Avada Curse but was still alive, most likely because of the Horcrux.

This does not bode well, a wizard with a Horcrux cannot completely kill him if he cannot find and destroy it.

Even if an ordinary wizard makes a Horcrux, the threat is not great, and after the physical body is destroyed, he will only become extremely weak, and in the end he can only live humblely.

But a powerful wizard like Voldemort, even if he can become weak, is only temporary, and he can always find many ways to regain his strength.

"What's wrong? Your face isn't pretty. Perenale looked at Dumbledore worriedly.

"If that's the case, that's bad news. Dumbledore sighed, "From what I know about Voldemort, that crazy guy only made more than one Horcrux. ”

"It can't be. Nicol frowned, "Cutting the soul will make the soul very unstable, and make a lot of Horcruxes, unless he is crazy." ”

"Yes, Voldemort was indeed a madman, think of the new name he gave himself. ”

Fly away from ...... Death?

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