Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 258 Fly away from death

  Devon, in a certain apartment, Nicole is sitting in an armchair reading a book, his eyes fall on the mechanical clock by the fireplace from time to time, he is waiting for a friend to visit, but there is no doubt that the other party is late.

   After a while, there was a knock on the door.

   "Albus, it's rare that you are late."

  The owner of the apartment opened the door and greeted the old man outside with a smile. 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 controlled by the Imperius Curse. It took me a while to send them away."

   "It seems that Voldemort has indeed set his sights on the Philosopher's Stone." Nicol said helplessly.

   "He will never come in, will he?" Perenal greeted the other party with a smile. The two have lived for hundreds of years, what big scene hasn't been seen?

   "Yes, he is still very weak, and it is very difficult to break through the protective magic on the periphery." Dumbledore nodded and said, "However, it will be a trouble after all."

   For the LeMays, life has not been affected too much. They seldom go out anymore, and although the elixir of life kept the two of them alive, their bodies have become fragile due to the years.

   It happened a month ago. Nicole had a premonition of the threat, so he hurriedly left France and returned to this apartment in England that was protected by the Fidelity Curse.

  The other party did not give up because of this, and still found the UK all the way, and finally got frustrated before the Loyalty Curse.

   Later, Dumbledore told Nicole that the person looking for them was probably Voldemort, who probably wanted to use the Sorcerer's Stone to restore his power.

   This is not good news.

  The LeMay couple need to rely on the elixir made by the Philosopher's Stone to continue to live. Once the Philosopher's Stone is taken away, their lives will come to an end.

   They contacted Dumbledore, who offered to help them solve this trouble.

  Because once Voldemort regains his strength with the help of the Sorcerer's Stone and makes a comeback, the entire wizarding world may never have a peaceful day.

"However, how come you are free, I remember today is the time for the alchemy gathering." Nico glanced at the purple invitation letter on the fireplace, "Selah will probably be very upset, I promised to meet last time." Went to the party."

   "I have participated a few times before, but I didn't find it interesting, so I didn't participate again." Dumbledore added three sugar cubes to his black tea, "It's been a long time since no one has joined."

   "It seems that you haven't paid attention to this matter for a long time. Sera told me that he found an excellent child, just as good as you were." Nico seemed not to take Voldemort's matter to heart.

"I know, his name is Albert Anderson, he is a very good boy, very good at ancient runes." Dumbledore didn't pay much attention to Albert's affairs, but he still had a deep impression on him, "He It's a bit like me, and I often keep in touch with the famous magic master, and Hetok has suffered a lot in front of him."

   "Hetok?" Nico thought for a while, then suddenly said, "So that's it, it's that child!"

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

   "We met once at the French opera house, and Hetok even asked me for a fortune-telling about Jinka." Nico explained.

   "Later, what happened to them?" Perenal was more concerned about the result, "Did Hetok get his gold card back?"

   "Yes, they finally reconciled." Dumbledore smiled, "Hertock helped Mr. Anderson resolve the misunderstanding."

   "We know why you're here. If you really need it, we can give you a Sorcerer's Stone." Nicole sighed softly and brought the topic back. The Philosopher's Stone is too important to them. Once they lose the Philosopher's Stone, it means death, and they will not take risks.

  Of course, Nico also knows how much this friend attaches importance to Voldemort, and he doesn't mind lending Dumbledore a piece.

   "This." Perenal put the Philosopher's Stone in front of Dumbledore.

   "Is this a fake?" Dumbledore was very surprised, because he had seen the Philosopher's Stone before, and the one in front of him was almost exactly the same as the one he had seen.

   "Yes, this is a failure!" Nico grinned. "Even if it's you, you can't tell the difference, right." In fact, the success of the Sorcerer's Stone was more due to an accident. Even Nico could not reproduce it again. Although he created a similar Sorcerer's Stone, But it cannot have the effect of the Philosopher's Stone.

   "That's a good idea." Dumbledore said suddenly after picking up the stone and observing it carefully, "However, it's not the time yet."

   "Isn't it time yet?" Niko repeated in puzzlement.

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

   "As far as I know, there is a case that echoes what you said." Perenal recalled the past: "According to the records, the despicable Haierbo is the first recorded black wizard to create Horcruxes."

   "Despicable Hai Erbo?" Nico frowned slightly, obviously recalling bad memories.

"About two hundred years ago, we met him." Perenal's voice drifted farther and farther away, "I don't know where Haierbo learned about us, and if he wanted to take the Sorcerer's Stone, it's not a big deal. It was such a pleasant thing that we beat Haierbo with the help of some friends."

   "Is Herbo dead?" Dumbledore asked.

   "I don't know, maybe he's dead." Nico shook his head and said, "After that, we never heard from him again."

   Horcruxes.

   Dumbledore naturally knew about this mysterious and evil black magic, and there were books related to Horcruxes in the Hogwarts library.

   Of course, Dumbledore did not have any evidence to prove that Voldemort created Horcruxes.

   Later, in the years when Voldemort disappeared, Dumbledore found traces of Voldemort in the Albanian forest. According to various signs, Voldemort was still alive after being hit by the rebounding Avada Kedavra Curse, probably because of the Horcrux.

   This is not a good omen. A wizard who has a Horcrux, if he cannot find and destroy the Horcrux, he cannot be killed completely.

  Even if ordinary wizards create Horcruxes, the threat is not great. After the physical body is destroyed, they will only become extremely weak, and in the end they can only live humblely.

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

   "What's the matter? Your face is not pretty." Perenal looked at Dumbledore worriedly.

   "If that's the case, it's really bad news." Dumbledore sighed, "Based on what I know about Voldemort, that crazy guy probably created more than one Horcrux."

   "It's impossible." Nico frowned. "Cutting the soul will make the soul very unstable and create a lot of Horcruxes, unless he is crazy."

   "Yes, Voldemort is indeed a madman, considering the new name he gave himself."

   Fly away from...death?

  (end of this chapter)