"Albus, do you know what this is?"
In the headmaster's office on the eighth floor of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore with a puzzled look.
The office was still the same as before, Fawkes was still standing on the tall gilded perch behind the door, and the Sorting Hat was still lazily lying on a shelf behind the table.
It's just that the weird silverware on the table with long legs did not emit a wisp of smoke, and the cheerful and funny sounds in the room disappeared without a trace.
Dumbledore was very silent. Not only him, but also the portraits of the former male and female headmasters hanging behind him were silent.
The whole room seemed solemn and silent, which made people feel very depressed.
"Severus, do you know what this is?" After a long time, Dumbledore slowly looked at Snape, and his voice seemed a little hoarse.
In the headmaster's office, in addition to McGonagall, there were professors such as Snape, Sprout and Flitwick.
It can be said that the deans of the four major colleges of Hogwarts gathered here. It was obvious that they were discussing some major and terrible things.
Snape walked out slowly, nodded, and then slowly said: "If I am not mistaken, this should be a Horcrux."
"My God, Merlin, this is actually a Horcrux?" Professor McGonagall covered her mouth lightly and whispered in disbelief.
Horcruxes are a taboo topic, because their existence means that the magic world has one more evil dark wizard!
The birth of each Horcrux is accompanied by the death of a life. This is a terrible and despised magic item!
"I didn't expect that Tom had already started making Horcruxes when he was so young? This is too terrible." Dumbledore sighed, and he couldn't help but fall into a trace of memories when he looked at the diary.
"What should we do now? Destroy it?" Professor Sprout was also a little scared. She was very resistant to such evil things.
"I'm afraid it's too late. We are all familiar with Tom. He won't do useless things. Minerva, how long have you found it?"
"It's probably been nearly an hour. It's been about an hour since Mr. Finniel defeated the basilisk and obtained this information from the basilisk."
"Really? Then what about the little girl from the Weasley family? How is she now?"
"The situation may not be good. When we asked her about the situation, her mental state was a little abnormal. We sent her to the school hospital and found that she was a little cold. Madam Pomfrey was taking care of her. Oh my God, Albus, what do you mean..."
Professor McGonagall suddenly reacted, and she immediately understood what Dumbledore meant by "We all know Tom".
Tom is an excellent student. He is careful and cautious in doing things, evil and unscrupulous!
Even if Professor McGonagall is not very familiar with the dark magic, it is only limited to not knowing how to use it.
He is still very clear about the knowledge of the dark magic, otherwise how can she fight against those wizards who use the dark magic?
"It seems that Tom should have used the "life replacement". So much time has passed, I'm afraid." Professor Dumbledore smiled bitterly, and finally he could only sigh.
The dark magic of life replacement really does not take too long. If everything is normal, it can be completed in about an hour!
Although there will be a buffer period after the magic ends, they don't know where Tom is.
And dealing with Horcruxes also requires special means. Magic is unlikely to have any effect on Horcruxes, and Dumbledore is not sure whether the Sword of Gryffindor will work.
Silence, the deans of the four major colleges were silent collectively.
Such a serious thing happened, it can be said that they failed in their duties!
Another student died in Hogwarts, and this time it was even more serious. The dead student was the child of their close comrade-in-arms!
This is a heavy blow, something that no one is willing to face.
Professor McGonagall's eyes were a little red, and it was obvious that she was very sad. Professor Sprout covered her mouth, and she was also very sad.
Professor Flitwick shook his head helplessly, and he sighed deeply, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood now.
Only Professor Snape's expression remained calm, just like marble without any change, and it seemed that everything had nothing to do with him.
"What should we do now?" Professor McGonagall's voice trembled a little.
"I don't know, but I think we should tell Arthur about this first. Of course, we should also find a way to destroy this Horcrux, which is a remedial measure," Dumbledore said hoarsely.
But he stopped before he finished speaking, and his face showed some strange fluctuations.
Not only him, but also the four deans of Hogwarts were also a little stunned, because they felt a huge force accompanied by a terrible burning feeling erupting in Hogwarts!
"This is, Noah?" Dumbledore asked curiously.
"It should be him. I felt this feeling an hour ago." Snape's expression was also a little strange. He was not as cold as before, as if the iceberg had thawed a little.
"Is he fighting again? Who is he fighting with? This magic is elemental magic, right? Could it be..." Professor McGonagall's eyes became redder, but her expression changed from sad to excited.
"Let's go, let's take a quick look! This magic power comes from the basement!"
Professor Dumbledore stood up suddenly, and his hand moved slightly, and suddenly a strange wand flew into his hand.
This wand looks very simple, but the patterns and unique shape on it indicate its extraordinaryness.
Snape raised his eyebrows after seeing this wand, and the other professors were also a little surprised. This is the legendary old wand!
Dumbledore took a look at the wand in his hand, and then waved it gently. Suddenly, the five of them disappeared in an instant. When they appeared again, they were already in the basement!
Hogwarts prohibits the use of Apparition, but this rule is useless for the principal, and it is also invalid for magicians with strong magic!
"Severus, what is that place over there?" Professor Dumbledore pointed to a remote corner. Although he is the principal, he can't know every corner of Hogwarts.
"That's an abandoned toilet. The soul of the girl who died fifty years ago is still there. Wait, could it be..." Professor Snape just opened his mouth and suddenly realized something.
Professor Dumbledore nodded, and then led the four deans to walk there immediately.
They were very fast. When they came to the toilet, they saw the open door and Myrtle who was hiding in the toilet.
"Child, don't be afraid. Do you know me?" Professor Dumbledore smiled at Myrtle.
"I am Professor Dumbledore? You are the professor of our Transfiguration class." Myrtle was very scared, but when she saw Dumbledore, she suddenly became a little calm.
"Tell me, kid, did anyone go in before?"
"Yes, about half an hour ago, three boys said that the secret room was here, and then a boy with glasses imitated the sound of a snake, and it opened here."
"So what happened next?"
"I don't know what happened next, but it's so scary down there! Just now, the terrible magic, the terrible power, I was almost washed away!"
Dumbledore nodded, but when he was about to say something, his face suddenly changed.
Myrtle's calmness, which had just been restored, disappeared again. She screamed and hugged her head, her body curled up, because a torrent of magic that was no worse than before, or even more terrible, gushed out of this hole!
The burning sensation, as if the actual texture heat instantly swept over the five of them, one ghost, and one soul!
This feeling, even if it was very far away, felt like being enveloped by the Fiery Curse, and the violent impact made the entire floor tremble!
"Stay here, kid, everything will be fine."
Dumbledore said to Myrtle with concern, then turned around and jumped directly into the cave, and Snape and the other four followed Dumbledore's steps.
It's hard to imagine what it's like for an old man over a hundred years old to walk briskly, but for a wizard, this is not a problem.
The stone cave under the toilet has collapsed, and the falling rocks blocked the way?
No problem, Dumbledore didn't hesitate at all, and directly blew up the falling rocks with a "smash to pieces"!
The whole cave is full of hot feeling?
No problem, a cooling spell can solve all problems!
It took them only a few minutes to rush to the scene, but when they saw everything on the scene, they were stunned!
In this real secret room, all the carvings were burned to ashes, and even the statues of Slytherin could only see some of their original appearance.
The water inside has completely evaporated, and it has turned into steam floating in the air.
Noah sat alone in a place that could still be vaguely recognized as the square, panting constantly. Harry and Draco were far away from Noah, and they looked very embarrassed.
The most important thing was that their expressions were very dull, as if they had seen something terrible.
"Children, what happened here? Are you all okay?"
Professor Dumbledore immediately walked to Noah's side, and Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall also came to Harry and Draco, and brought them to Noah together.
"Fortunately, I'm just a little tired, but professor, you are really slow to come." Noah smiled, but he looked very tired.
"Sorry, we failed in our duty. What's the situation here?" Dumbledore's face was full of apologies, and his words were very sincere. He did fail in his duty.
"The Slytherin named Riddle, the soul from fifty years ago, should be Voldemort. He seemed to have cast a spell on Ginny to revive her, but I have already solved him." The man in front of Noah stood up.
"Really? You defeated him?"
"What else? We broke in to find Slytherin's treasure, and we happened to meet him who was resurrecting. So I had to fight him. The ending was not bad. I won, and I think Ginny will be fine."
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