Hearing Voldemort's continuous explosion of magic power under Harry's pursuit, and finally even risking his soul to make a desperate gamble, Dumbledore's face couldn't help but show a sense of solemnity.

It wasn't Voldemort's prowess that worried him, but what was behind his actions.

"Well, it seems that Tom has left more and more secretive hands than I expected. At least the remnants of the soul he had accumulated over the past ten years were not as important as we thought. ”

Dumbledore muttered, with Voldemort's intelligence, he would not have been unaware that the chances of obtaining the Philosopher's Stone were very slim at that time, and there were only two reasons why he still chose to explode his soul power at any cost.

Either he has the means to restore the power of his soul, which is obviously unlikely, or in more than ten years, Tom's soul power will not be only at the current level.

In that case, there is only one answer.

Originally, in Dumbledore's expectation, Voldemort endured humiliation and silently cultivated the remnants of his soul in Romania, and the accumulated soul power must be very important to him.

So when calculating Voldemort, the old headmaster just wanted to use the curse to make him suffer the consequences, and also alleviate a hidden danger for Hogwarts.

After all, if he wasn't there, if Voldemort had abandoned his body, it would be almost impossible for anyone else to hurt his remnant.

Who would have thought that after knowing that it was difficult to obtain the Philosopher's Stone, Tom would still consume a large part of the soul power that he had accumulated after more than ten years of hardship like a gambler who was in a hurry to lose.

Although this made the fruit of victory more abundant, it did not make the fruit sweeter, but made Dumbledore have a faint bad feeling.

Because Voldemort's choice tonight is completely counterintuitive.

Whether as a mentor who single-handedly introduced him to the wizarding world, or as an opponent of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore knew that Tom's wisdom was not below him.

He also admits that what was once Tom, and later Voldemort, is now a lingering and indescribable thing, and in some ways better than himself.

Despite the pain he has brought to the country, even that doesn't deny that he's a true genius, and the twists and turns in his head ensure that Tom has plenty of time to cash in on his talent.

It seemed that the soul power he had worked so hard to accumulate was not as important to Tom as they thought.

Thinking of the change in Voldemort's aura when he had been in contact with him many times, the old headmaster confirmed his guess even more.

"At least Tom must be sure that even if the soul power is seriously lacking, it will not cause his remnant soul to die." Ani took over the topic, he naturally knew what Voldemort really relied on.

At one point, Ani thought Dumbledore didn't know anything about Horcruxes, but as he came into contact with the old wizard, he felt more and more that nothing could be hidden from the greatest white wizard.

"That's right, and in the mysterious dark arts, there aren't many who can do that." Dumbledore pushed his glasses, and even he couldn't read Aini's thoughts, and Voldemort certainly was.

And today Aini is also very satisfied with what he has done, and it is time for him to know something extra.

Tonight was a test for Ron, a test for Hermione, a test for Harry, and not a test for Ani.

At Hogwarts, not counting the hidden means, there are not only one or two people who can defeat Ani, but they have spent a considerable amount of time at school, and there is a higher level of trust in Dumbledore.

And when it comes to hole cards, which of those veteran wizards who are older enough to teach at Hogwarts is the easiest one?

Why did you find Aini on such an important mission tonight?

He wouldn't be stupid enough to think that his trust in Dumbledore was off the charts, you must know that trust between people is easy to destroy, but it takes bit by bit to build up, and every decision made, every word spoken, even an expression, an action, will make you add or subtract points in the hearts of others.

For Dumbledore's test, Ani didn't have any boils in his heart, and if it weren't for him, he would have doubted whether this figure, known as the greatest white wizard in the world, really lived up to his name.

This makes Aini feel very comfortable, and for him, the trust that comes out of thin air is worthy of vigilance and suspicion.

After all, there is no love without a reason in the world, and naturally there will be no trust without a reason.

The harvest of zero pay now is likely to be just used in a certain way, and it will be repaid in the future.

And when he delivered his performance and attitude ahead of schedule, a lot of things fell into place.

"Ani, I wonder if you've heard of Helbo?" After weighing it up for a moment, Dumbledore asked, his attitude slightly different from before.

"Of course, it is said that he was the first wizard to breed a basilisk, which is a remarkable move." The old headmaster's question made Ani breathe a sigh of relief, which meant that he had been initially on Dumbledore's white list.

If I hadn't paid much attention to this half a year ago, I would have to thank Mr. Voldemort for reminding me that the world I was in now was not the safe and stable big country I was in my previous life.

There, as long as you don't exceed the legal red line, you can be willful, and you can live according to the will of your heart, which is nothing more than the difference between a good life and a bad life

But here, don't say that sometimes you will die if you try, and if you don't try, you may not be able to live safely.

The wizarding world is dangerous, and wizards are not harmless creatures.

Although there are laws among wizards, whether it is the magical world or the non-demon world, simple verbal cannons are meaningless.

It is also Dumbledore, who stands at the top of the wizarding world, who maintains the stability of the entire system with little to no end.

Voldemort had taught him that he had to be in awe of these apex of the wizarding world.

What's more, this one in front of him is still the biggest point.

"Basilisk?" Dumbledore was slightly choked, and sure enough, it was a typical Scamanderian reply.

When others mention Helbo, they don't put the label of evil dark wizard at the forefront, and the focus of this family is all on magical creatures.

"Of course, cultivating a basilisk is indeed one of Helbo's achievements, but more of his achievements are in black magic." Dumbledore echoed Aini, and then steered the conversation to the point.

"And Helbo is the first person known to have successfully crafted a Horcrux."

"Horcruxes? Are you saying that Tom split his own soul and therefore wasn't afraid that the remnant soul would perish? Ani didn't pretend to know nothing about Horcruxes, and he thought it would be better to be honest in front of the old headmaster if it wasn't necessary in the future.

"There is a possibility, but there is no substantial evidence. In fact, I've had a few guesses before, after all, there aren't many ways to keep yourself under the Curse from dying. ”

Dumbledore was reluctant to come to this conclusion, it was too difficult to find a Horcrux.