"Severus, I think you must have forgotten what just happened, right?"

Dumbledore got up from the ground like he was nothing, patting the dust off his body and asking nonchalantly.

Who would have thought that the Headmaster of Hogwarts, the strongest wizard in the world, was actually kicked to the ground by his own professor, and he still hit the ground with his face, if this matter spread, his old face would be lost.

Dumbledore didn't know, but he was sure that DogMcField would be so excited that he was trembling, and if he knew, the whole wizarding world would know.

In order to prevent this from happening, Dumbledore even flashed the slightest thought of extinguishing his mouth.

Well...... It's quiet, it's untouched, and it's furnished and stuffy, perfect for a guilt-ridden man like Snape to stay in and make sure no one can find him.

Snape, on the other hand, was still feeling the slightest touch on the soles of his shoes...... I didn't pay attention to it just now, but now that I see Dumbledore's appearance, why does it feel so comfortable?

It was like stepping on a stream full of elixirs and phoenix tears, and an indescribable sense of pleasure and satisfaction flowed down the soles of your feet to every corner of your body.

Snape wished he knew some kind of magic and could keep that feeling alive forever.

"Severus ......"

Dumbledore shouted again, and Snape finally came to his senses, and vaguely, he felt a cold wind blowing through.

It's really strange, he obviously closed the door just now, how can there be wind.

"I'm sorry, it's urgent, so I have to do this."

Snape said solemnly, "That ring has a terrible curse on it, and even a wizard as powerful as you can't stop the damage it causes." ”

"I understand, Severus, that you are trying to save me, and for that I must thank you." Dumbledore cleaned the dust from his body and walked over.

The two of them tacitly did not mention what had just happened.

At this moment, Dumbledore once again set his gaze on the ring, and a trace of pain and struggle flashed in his clear blue eyes.

"So what the hell is this?" Snape couldn't help but ask.

"The Ring of the Peverell Family." Dumbledore said.

"The Peverell Family...... The three brothers who got the Deathly Hallows in that storybook? Snape subconsciously said, "It's just a ring from an ancient family, no matter how famous you are, it shouldn't make you lose your temper like this......"

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and looked at the ring with a look of disbelief.

"Looks like you guessed it." Dumbledore said calmly, "This is supposed to be the legendary Deathly Hallows, the resurrection stone that can bring people back to life. ”

For a moment, Snape's breathing became heavier, and his hand reached out unconsciously, as if trying to grasp the ring.

Dumbledore's leg under his robe moved a little, but it didn't reach out.

He just waved his wand, and the ring on the table vanished in an instant.

Snape's hand stopped in mid-air, and he almost growled, "Where did you get it!" ”

"Remember what you just said?" Dumbledore said calmly, "There's a curse on it, and Tom purposely used it to protect the Horcruxes. ”

"I don't care." Snape roared, "The curse is only once, and I'll take it, so you don't need to worry about it anymore, isn't it?" ”

"I know what you think, but Lily is dead, and the Resurrection Stone can't really bring her back to life."

"Also, have you thought about Connor?" Dumbledore gave him a calm look, "I think that kid is about to take the exam for the Extraordinary Apothecary Guild." ”

After a few moments, Snape's voice gradually calmed down.

"Maybe she doesn't need me and can live well."

"I believe it." Dumbledore laughed and said, "Kyle is a very nice boy, they ...... together"

"Shut up!" Snape let out another low roar, forcibly interrupting Dumbledore.

Somehow, he suddenly didn't want to touch the cursed stone.

"You should try to accept it, Severus." Dumbledore bitterly persuaded him, "They are really a good match, and I must warn you that even if you object, it is useless, you should know that." ”

"If you mention this again, I'll publish the incident you just had lying on the ground in the Daily Prophet." Snape said coldly.

At this moment, Dumbledore also closed his mouth, and the old mansion of Gaunt suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

I don't know how long it took for Snape to break the silence first.

"Okay...... How did you sober yourself up. He asked, "I noticed that your hand paused at the critical moment, and if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been able to catch up." ”

"That's the most amazing part." Dumbledore stretched out his arm and looked at the blood that had not yet faded, his eyes gradually becoming complicated.

"I never thought that the original promise would let me escape."

"What the hell is this?" Snape couldn't help but ask, he had always thought the injuries were caused by the curse.

"Magical Pact." Dumbledore explained, "It restricts me from thinking of using a Horcrux, and it is because of this restriction that I can't access the Resurrection Stone, because it's also Tom's Horcrux. ”

"You already knew that the Dark Lord would make Resurrection Stones into Horcruxes?" Snape frowned, "That's what you left for yourself before you came here." ”

"No, I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head, "And this magical contract has existed a year ago, and if it weren't for today's events, I would have almost forgotten that it existed." ”

"A year ago?" Snape didn't understand it even more.

Who would make a magic contract for themselves when they are idle...... Dumbledore didn't look like some brainless idiot.

"It's Kyle......" Dumbledore said suddenly, "the other half of the contract is with him, including this contract that he proposed first." ”

"Wait, what does this have to do with him?" Snape didn't expect to hear that nasty name here, and wondered, "But didn't you just say that this contract is for Horcruxes?" ”

"Kyle has a Horcrux in his hand." Dumbledore said calmly, "The legendary Slytherin's locket is in his hand. ”

Snape blinked, and it took ten seconds to try to understand what Dumbledore meant.

Ten seconds later......

"You, how dare you, hand over something as dangerous as a Horcrux to a student!" Snape's neck was bruised, loud enough to shake the dust off the ceiling.

"What if there's a curse on it...... What do you think if you are accidentally touched by someone else? ”

Looking at Snape, he even wanted to go up and give Dumbledore another kick.

"Don't worry, Severus, don't be nervous." Dumbledore hurriedly said, "I've checked, there is no curse on that Horcrux, and there is no other bad magic that will not threaten Connor, I promise." ”

Dumbledore was keenly grasped to the point.

"It's better to be like this." After hearing that Connor wouldn't be involved, Snape finally calmed down, as for what would happen to Kyle with the Horcrux...... Who cares.

"So you originally wanted to use this magical contract to bind Kyle, didn't you?" Snape sneered, "It's funny, I didn't expect it to save your life in the end." ”

"It's really interesting." Dumbledore said, "I must say, though, that this is Kyle's own meaning, and I never thought of using magic to restrain him. ”

"You mean, he knew that the Resurrection Stone would be crafted into a Horcrux?" Snape's voice rose slightly.

"I don't think I know......" Dumbledore whispered as he glanced at his arm again, but what he was thinking, no one knew.

……

After receiving the ring, the two left the old Gaunt mansion, and Dumbledore waved his wand, and the vines that had been separated climbed back onto the house.

Then the groves closed and hid the old Gaunt mansion again, looking no different from before.

"What are you going to do with the Resurrection Stone?" Snape asked.

"It's going to be ruined." Dumbledore said.

There was no doubt that the Horcrux could not be kept, but he did not say exactly how to do it, or when the Resurrection Stone would be destroyed.

Blaze was the easiest way to do it, but neither Dumbledore nor Snape seemed to have forgotten about the magic, and no one mentioned it.

"I have some other things to do." Dumbledore glanced up at the heavy clouds in the sky and asked, "Are you going to follow me or go back to Hogwarts?" ”

"Where are you going?"

"Probably, let's go to Devon first." Dumbledore said.

"I still have classes in the afternoon." Snape glanced at him, as if to say something, but finally did it again, and said, "Don't touch that curse, or you'll die." ”

"Ah, I know." Dumbledore said lightly: "And even if I want to do this, there is no way, I alone cannot lift the restrictions of the magic contract." ”

Snape didn't speak.

A gust of wind blew, and the hedges on both sides swayed in the wind, and a few leaves fell, and the two were missing from the dirt road.

……

Snape came to Hogsmeade via the Apparition, didn't stop, hurried back to the school, and pulled Kyle out of the greenhouse.

"Professor, what are you doing here...... Kyle muttered, "Exams are coming up, and Poison Tentacles are a very important class." ”

Snape didn't care about all this, and walked to a far distance from the greenhouse before he asked coldly, "Where's the Slytherin locket, hand it over!" ”

"What?" Kyle blinked.

"Don't play dumb." Snape squinted, "I know it's in your hands, give it to me now."

"As the Head of Slytherin, I have the right to keep what Mr. Salazar left behind."

Kyle tilted his head and whispered, "Then you should go to Professor Dumbledore......"

"Are you trying to say that you gave that thing to the headmaster?" Snape sneered, "Coincidentally, he was the one who told me that the locket was with you." ”

Kyle stopped talking, he didn't expect Dumbledore to be such a big mouth, and he said everything, it was a Slytherin locket, how could he tell Snape...... What's the difference between that and carrying a steak to find a tooth?

"Hurry up and hand it over." Snape held out his hand.

"I'm sorry, Professor......" Kyle said calmly, "It's not that I'm reluctant, but the locket is really not with me, I'll give it away." ”

"Giving it away?" Snape seemed to think of something, and his voice suddenly became sharp, "Damn, don't you know how dangerous that thing is!" ”

"I just gave it away when I knew." Kyle said, "After all, in the wizarding world, only Nicol Lemay can solve the problem of the locket without destroying it." ”

"Nicolmae?" Snape was slightly stunned, and subconsciously said, "So you didn't give the locket to ......"

At this, he suddenly closed his mouth.

"Ah, for whom?" Kyle asked.

"Shut up, Hufflepuff deducts five points." Snape said.

However, he was relieved to learn that the Horcrux was not currently at the school, and returned to the castle on his own, leaving Kyle alone.

He couldn't help but glance at one of the windows at the highest point of the castle...... Is Dumbledore back? Or did Snape go to him?

Also, judging by Snape's tone just now, it seemed that he had already seen Horcruxes.

If you think about it, the only Horcrux that hasn't been found yet seems to be the Resurrection Stone.

The main thing is that he really doesn't know where it is, whether it's in the Hogwarts library or the Sirius family's private collection, there is no record of the old Gaunt mansion.

He even asked Dumbledore about it, but he didn't seem to know.

Kyle frowned.

Dumbledore left the school this time, could it be that he was looking for that stone?

And that Bob Ogden...... Also seems to be a key figure.

Kyle glanced at his arm...... I don't know if the magic contract I made before is useful, but I think it can help a little......

It's a pity that Dumbledore hasn't returned.

Kyle shook his head, not thinking about it anymore, and prepared to go back to the greenhouse to continue his lesson.

However, Snape's sudden mention of the Slytherin locket today made him subconsciously think of the Ravenclaw tiara.

Since his last return to Hogwarts from Nicolame, the only currently restored Horcrux, with a magical crown of partial Ravenclaw consciousness, has disappeared.

Also missing is the ghost Lady Gray, also known as Helena Ravenclaw.

They seem to have hid in a corner of the castle, and they have gone to the world of the two of them for a long time, after all, the mother and daughter have not seen each other for more than a thousand years, so they naturally have a lot to say.

Kyle tried to find them as well, but to no avail.

Previously, Ms. Gray's name would appear on the map like any other ghost, but now it has vanished.

Kyle also wondered if they were hiding in the Room of Requirement, but when Harry and the others had a DA party, the Room of Requirement was still functional.

Of course, it can't be ruled out that there are more secluded rooms there, after all, even the Room of Requirement was made by Ravenclaw, and it was too easy for her to leave a back door or something for herself.

If that's the case, Kyle won't be able to find them.

By the time Kyle returned to the greenhouse, Professor Sprout was instructing everyone to put on their dragon skin gloves.

"The poison tentacles are a very dangerous plant, and although we are only seeing seedlings, and it will not be fatal if pricked, it is enough to make you lie in the school hospital for a month...... When the time comes, you missed the exam, don't blame me for not reminding you. ”

This is also the reason why Poison Tentacles will be placed in the sixth grade, because there are no particularly important exams in the sixth grade, and even if you miss it, there will be no major problems.

Kyle pushes the door open, gets Professor Sprout's approval, and returns to his original position.

Connor, who was next to her, asked curiously, "What is Professor Snape looking for you for?" ”

Mikel and Ryan also looked over.

Snape had just broken in in a rage, startling them, and some even speculated that Kyle had blown up his private storage room, and he found out and settled the score.

"Nothing." Kyle shook his head, "He's looking for me for a Slytherin locket." ”

"Slytherin's snuffbox?" Mikel blinked, "What's that?" ”

"Stupid, it's a locket!" Ryan corrected, "That's what the legendary Big Four left over, every house has one, Gryffindor is an indestructible sword, Ravenclaw is a crown that can bring wisdom, and as for us Hufflepuff, it's a golden cup."

"But these things have been lost for centuries, and no one has actually seen them."

"That's cool...... Mikel's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Kyle suspiciously and asked, "But why did he come to you if that's the case?" ”

"Who knows...... Kyle shrugged his shoulders as he put on his dragonskin gloves, "someone probably told him something." ”

"That person must be trying to frame you." Mikel said angrily, "It's really bad. ”

"yes, I think so too." Kyle nodded approvingly.

(End of chapter)