"I'm sorry, Kyle......" Harry said abruptly after leaving the Headmaster's office.

"What?" Kyle looked at him quizzically, a little confused as to what it meant.

"It's the Golden Cup, which I told Dumbledore to give you." Harry whispered, "But at first I didn't really know it was a Hufflepuff gold cup, and I thought it was just a normal gold cup. ”

"So what." Kyle looked at him, "You're right, it's in my hands, what's there to apologize for." ”

"I made you lose that important gold cup." Harry reproached himself, "I've seen memories of the Gold Cup, it's a remarkable magical item, or left by the Hogwarts Four, and even Voldemort is fascinated by it.

"If I hadn't said that superfluous word, Professor Dumbledore wouldn't have taken it away, and you could have held it until you graduated."

"Oh, this one." Kyle shook his head and said indifferently, "It's okay, even if you don't say it, I'll find a chance to tell Dumbledore."

"And didn't you hear that just now? He won't keep holding it and will return it to me soon. ”

Hearing Kyle say this, Harry finally felt a little better, in fact, when he heard that Dumbledore was going to keep the gold cup, he began to feel guilty in his heart, and he didn't even notice what was said later.

"To be honest, I wish Professor Dumbledore hadn't given me back the Gold Cup." Kyle touched Fawkes' golden feathers and muttered quietly.

Harry noticed that the Headmaster's phoenix had been picked up by Kyle. Amazingly, it seems to be very submissive, with no intention of resisting at all.

Is Phoenix's temper so docile?

Subconsciously, Harry also reached out to touch Fawkes...... Or maybe he'd wanted to do it for a long time.

As expected, Harry was pecked in the next second.

"Oops!" He let out a painful cry and withdrew his hand at a faster pace.

The phoenix is not an owl, it is good to be pecked and rubbed, and as soon as Harry looked down, he saw that a large bag quickly swollen on his hand, as if it had been burned by a red-hot soldering iron, and it hurt fiercely if he moved slightly.

"Looks like it doesn't like me." Harry said with grinning teeth.

"No, Fawkes is just a little shy." Kyle said, "If a stranger touches your hair without saying hello, you're going to give them a punch too, and that's normal." ”

"Is that so?" Harry blinked, and suddenly felt like it made sense.

Phoenixes aren't your average magical beast, they're smart, not much worse than wizards, and it doesn't seem strange that they're polite.

However, looking at the freshly baked bag in his hand, Harry didn't have the heart to touch the phoenix again, and only glanced at Kyle with envy.

It hurt so much that he didn't want to do it a second time.

The two of them continued on their way, Harry deliberately falling behind, occasionally glancing up at Kyle.

He suddenly had an inexplicable frustration that something as important as a Horcrux had been found so easily by Kyle, as simple as picking up a stone on the ground.

And Dumbledore just asked him to ask for a memory of Slughorn, which was many times easier than finding a Horcrux, but he still didn't have a clue.

Even he didn't know where to start.

Harry had tried Ron's method before, asking straight questions after a potions lesson.

But in the end, Slughorn only replied...... "Let's discuss it!" ”

Then he slammed the door in anger and went out.

Slughorn didn't say a word to him for days after that, and Harry was always looking for an excuse to mend the relationship.

This is also the reason why he wanted to go to Slughorn in the first place after learning that Ron had been infected with an aphrodisiac.

Anyway, that's a good reason.

And then the rest happened.

Although the relationship between the two has eased a lot because of this incident, Harry still doesn't know what to do.

Finally, when he came to the portrait of the fat lady, Harry couldn't help but ask, "Kyle, where did you buy that kind of mead that you gave Professor Slughorn at the school hospital before, three broomsticks?" ”

"That's it...... Of course not. Kyle looked at Harry, "I think you're not even seventeen, so drink some butterbeer." ”

"No, it's not me." Harry shook his head quickly, "I saw that Professor Slughorn liked it, so I wanted to buy a bottle that might help me with what I was going to do next." ”

"Then you can't buy it, mead is made from Hufflepuff cups." Kyle thought for a moment, "Well, if you're in a hurry, you can go back to Professor Dumbledore right now and ask him to pour you a bottle."

"If you're not in a hurry, you can wait a few more days."

"I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry!" Harry said quickly, not wanting to go back to Dumbledore.

"Okay then."

The two, as always, separated from each other by the passage in front of the portrait of the fat lady.

Kyle didn't make it back to the common room in the first place, though, because he couldn't walk around the castle with a phoenix in his arms, even if it was night.

So Kyle had to find an empty room and put Fawkes in the box to keep them company.

The next day.

The atmosphere in the school always gets unusually dull after the weekend, and unlike yesterday's lively auditorium, most people look unusually dull and yawn when they eat today.

"You mean, Kyle found a Horcrux, and it's the famous Hufflepuff Gold Cup?" In the corner of the Gryffindor table, Hermione asked quietly.

"Famous? Do you know that gold cup too? Harry shoved a piece of omelette into his mouth.

He had always thought that only those who had read the memories would know this, such as yesterday when he was in the dormitory, Ron only thought it was a trophy made of gold.

"Of course, it's a Hufflepuff symbol." Hermione said casually, "And there are four of them...... The Gryffindor Sword, the Ravenclaw Tiara, the Hufflepuff Gold Cup, and the Slytherin Locket represent the founders of the four houses.

"It's very clear in Hogwarts: A School History, and I dare say a lot of people know it."

"Then you'd be wrong." Ron took a big sip of pumpkin juice, "Only you're going to finish reading that five-inch-thick book, and most others will only look for the parts that interest them." ”

"Thank you for reminding me that I'm interested in so much content." Hermione said angrily.

Looking at the two people who were about to quarrel, Harry was very calm, he might have tried to change the subject before, but now...... Seriously, he's used to it.

Anyway, after persuading them, they will have to argue next time, so as long as they don't fight the spell on the spot, Harry will pretend not to see it.

He lowered his head, pondering Hermione's words.

"What did you just say, what is the Ravenclaw sign?"

"Huh? Oh, a crown. Hermione, who came to her senses, said, "It gives wisdom to the wearer, and it's something that all people crave." ”

"Increased wisdom?" Ron jerked his head up, a sparkle in his eyes.

"I'm sure there are a lot of people who want it......"

"I guess so." Hermione continued to eat her breakfast and said nonchalantly, "But I think it's a legend, and only books give wisdom, not crowns." ”

"But that's the crown of Ravenclaw, currently recognized as the wisest wizard."

"It's Ravenclaw who is wise, not her crown," Hermione said blandly, "if you want to put your hopes in that kind of thing, you might as well read a few more books." ”

"But isn't it also said in the book that crowns can give wisdom?" Ron retorted.

Hermione opened her mouth and stopped talking.

Because Ron was right, it was indeed written in the book.

As the two spoke, Harry kept his head down and said nothing.

"Harry......" Ron nudgled him, "what are you thinking?" ”

"Thinking about something I overlooked before." Harry looked up and lowered his voice, "Kyle said this yesterday when he was in the Headmaster's office...... He said that the Gold Cup, like the Tiara, was Voldemort's Horcrux, which he found and gave to Mr. Nicolame. ”

"Nicolame!" Ron couldn't help but raise his voice, "Is that Nicolame with the Philosopher's Stone?" ”

"It should be true, but that's not the point." Harry said earnestly, "The point is the previous sentence," as with the crown. "That means ......"

"Ravenclaw's crown was also made into a Horcrux by Voldemort!" Hermione blurted out,

"That's right." Harry nodded, "And it was also found by Kyle, even before the Gold Cup." ”

Immediately there was silence.

Harry didn't know what to say anymore, he thought it would be great if Kyle could find a Horcrux, but now he knew that Kyle hadn't found just one, but two!

"So......" Ron asked, "Is that Ravenclaw helmet already in Kyle's possession?" ”

"It's a crown, not a helmet!" Hermione corrected.

"If it hadn't been taken away by Headmaster Dumbledore like a gold cup, I think it should be." Harry said.

Neither Kyle nor Dumbledore said much on this topic, so he didn't know the specifics, so he could only speculate.

At this time, Ron seemed to think of something, and asked tentatively, "You say, Kyle is so smart, could it be that he is the head...... Well, the crown has something to do with it. ”

"Absolutely impossible!" Hermione said categorically, "Even if that so-called crown actually increases the user's intelligence, have you ever seen Kyle wear it?" ”

"Well, no." Ron thought for a moment and shook his head.

The same goes for Harry next to him.

They really haven't seen it.

And as one of the most talked-about students in the school, Kyle would definitely be noticed if he suddenly wore a crown, but so far, they haven't heard about it.

"And the most important thing." Hermione continued, "Kyle has been at the top of his grade since he started school and has been very consistent. It's not like you did in Potions class and suddenly get better one day. ”

"What does this have to do with us." Ron muttered, pretending not to understand Hermione.

Because of that notebook, he was in the limelight in Slughorn's Potions class, and he was getting excellent almost every time, a feeling he had never felt before.

It's a pity that there is only one notebook, and it would be better if the other classes could do the same.

Ron thought for a moment and asked in a whisper, "You say, Kyle would be willing to lend us the crown?" ”

"I know what you're thinking...... Hermione looked at him with a serious face, "but I advise you to give up on this idea, you can't expect to increase your wits with a crown." ”

Ron didn't speak, but from the way he looked at him, it was clear that he didn't quite agree with Hermione.

"Hermione is right." Harry nodded.

Seeing that both of them said this, Ron turned his head and whispered, "I don't want to wear a crown, I'm just curious." That's what Ravenclaw left behind, aren't you curious? ”

"I ......" Hermione wanted to say that she wasn't curious, but she really couldn't say it, so she could only nod helplessly, "Well, actually, I want to see it too." ”

"But there's no way Kyle can lend someone else such a Ravenclaw crown." Harry said, looking at Ron. "If it were you, would you borrow it?"

"No, it won't." Ron blurted out, "Except, of course, the two of you. ”

"Thank you so much." Hermione said perfunctorily.

"You're welcome."

"I have an idea." At this moment, Harry suddenly looked at Hermione and said, "You just said that each of the founders of the house left a magical item, right? ”

"Hmm." Hermione nodded.

"In that case." Harry said, "Could the rest of the sword and locket have been made into Horcruxes by Voldemort......

Ron shuddered at the name, then thought about Harry's words.

"You're right." Hermione also reacted, looked up and said, "Since the gold cup and crown have been made into Horcruxes, there is no reason why Voldemort would give up the other two. ”

"Let's go find it." Harry said solemnly, "Let's go find the sword and the locket, Kyle can find two by himself, but there are three of us." ”

"You're right." Ron visibly became excited, but soon he was a little discouraged again.

"How are we going to find ...... Gryffindor's sword can't be in a dormitory, and with a locket, can we still enter the Slytherin common room? ”

"There's always a way." Harry said. "And you don't have to look for it to find out."

As if he had suddenly shouldered some kind of sacred mission, he only felt that he had inexhaustible strength in his body.

"I'll go to the library, it should be in Hogwarts: A History of the School!" Hermione scrambled to her feet, didn't even eat breakfast, and walked straight out of the Great Hall.

"I'm going to help too." Harry followed.

Ron thought about it and followed.

……

When Kyle came to breakfast, he happened to run into them at the door, and he almost got hit because he was running so fast, but Connor next to him pulled him in time.

"Sorry......"

Kyle only heard Harry say that, and the three of them ran away.

"Scared me." Kyle turned his head to look, "What's wrong with them?" ”

"I don't know, maybe I forgot to bring something." Connor said beside him.

"All three of them forgot?" Kyle didn't understand, but didn't think much of it, he just thought they were still ...... Well, it's quite energetic.

……

"By the way, where did we just go?" Kyle asked.

"Horcruxes." Connor said.

"I'll give this back to you." She handed Kyle a delicate locket, "So, that's why the mystery man was resurrected?" ”

"yes." Kyle said, "He's divided his soul into several parts, and if you want to kill him, you'll have to deal with these troubles first." ”

"I remember you asked Slughorn about the Horcruxes before, do you think he taught them to the mysteries?"

"Quite possibly." Kyle said, "Professor Dumbledore has shown me a memory of him asking Slughorn how to make Horcruxes.

"But that memory has been altered, and it's clear that Slughorn has a weak heart."

"It's incredible, I didn't expect this kind of magic." Connor looked at the locket box in Kyle's hand, "And the soul fragment on this ......"

"It's settled." Kyle said, "Nee has an ancient potion, which is quite convenient, but it's a bit long. ”

"What ancient potion is it?"

"I don't know." Kyle said, "I didn't ask, I handed him my stuff and left." ”

"Nicol also has a section of the book he gave me about ancient potions, but I probably can't make it out yet." Connor said, "But I can try, maybe I can help you, and if I can't, I can go to Professor Snape for help." ”

"No, you don't." Kyle shook his head, "The Horcruxes are almost destroyed, and the rest don't have to be so bothersome." ”

"All destroyed?" Connor wondered, "Crown, gold cup, locket...... Doesn't it stand to reason that there should be another sword? Gryffindor's sword. ”

"That." Kyle laughed, "That thing wasn't lost, it was always in school, so Voldemort didn't have a chance to make it into a Horcrux." ”

"The sword is in school?"

"Yes, and it's in the headmaster's office, under the headmaster's watch." Kyle said, "If you're interested, I can get it for you, but I'd say it's nothing to look at, it's just a goblin-made weapon."

"In addition to being beautiful and sharp, its biggest feature is that it can absorb everything that can strengthen itself. It sounds powerful, but for most people, it's definitely a little more convenient with a wand. ”

"Just a goblin weapon?" Connor looked a little disappointed, "I thought it was a wand in the shape of a sword." ”

"Haha." Kyle chuckled.

If that's the case, no, even if he can just snap his wand into the sword, he'd be willing to trade it for everything, including gold cups and lockets.

……

(End of chapter)