Chapter 4153 4155【Gaunt's Ring】
After joining the Order of the Phoenix, Xiang Nan's main job has not changed. He is still responsible for the research and development of potions, anti-spell equipment and magic props.
After all, these things can really save lives at critical moments.
At a time when Voldemort and Death Eaters are raging, logistical supplies are very necessary.
But privately, Xiang Nan is still paying attention to Voldemort's Horcrux.
He first went to the village of Little Hangleton, where Voldemort's parents lived.
Voldemort's father, Tom Riddle Sr., was one of the squires in the village, while his mother, Merope Gaunt, was a wizard who lived in a shabby house outside the village.
Merope used a love potion to seduce Old Tom, eloped with him, and then became pregnant. When she stops using the love potion, Old Tom regains consciousness, escapes from Merope, and returns to Little Hangleton.
Merope was also devastated and died after giving birth to little Tom Riddle. When little Tom Riddle grew up, he traced his life experience, and finally found Little Hangleton, his uncle, and learned about his life experience.
Then Little Tom knocked out his uncle, and used his magic wand to kill his grandparents and father, Old Tom, and framed the blame on his uncle, making him think he was the murderer.
Little Tom also took the Gaunt family's ancestral ring and made it into his second Horcrux. Later, at some point, he returned the Horcrux to the Gaunt family's old house and used very powerful magic to protect it.
Xiang Nan is not sure which year this time point is, but it should be no later than 1981.
Because that year, Voldemort was rebounded by his own curse and lost his body, leaving only a trace of his soul and unable to wear the ring at all.
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After Xiang Nan arrived at Little Hangleton, he found the old house of the Gunter family without any effort.
Seeing that no one had lived in it for decades, the houses had collapsed and turned into a ruin.
Xiang Nan quietly approached the ruins and soon discovered that it was protected by many powerful magics.
If you break in without permission, you will face great danger.
But this doesn't bother Xiang Nan at all.
Because his own knowledge is extensive enough, and he has also accepted Voldemort's knowledge. Therefore, cracking these powerful magics is not a problem for him, just like setting up problems for himself to solve.
He easily broke Voldemort's magic, entered the ruins smoothly, and quickly found Marvolo's ring.
The ring was buried under a pile of wood. It was not easy to find originally and required a lot of effort.
But Xiang Nan has clairvoyance and can easily scan the entire house. He can see even if it is buried several feet underground.
So even though Voldemort hid it very carefully, Xiang Nan still found it.
It was an inconspicuous gold ring with a large, ugly black gem set on it, and a crack on it that looked like a coat of arms.
Xiang Nan was immediately overjoyed, knowing that this was the second Horcrux made by Voldemort. The gem on it was not a mortal object, but a resurrection stone, a magic item more powerful than a magician.
However, the Resurrection Stone cannot truly resurrect human life. It can only create a phantom that is more real than the soul and illusory than the entity, and that phantom will continue to tempt the holder to commit suicide.
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Dumbledore was very happy when he found out and immediately apparated to the Dragon Power. "This ring is the second Horcrux of the mysterious man." Xiang Nan took out the ring and said.
Dumbledore recognized at a glance that this ring was Marvolo's ring, and it was also an heirloom of the Gaunt family.
"What's on this ring is..." He then saw the ugly black gemstone inlaid on the ring, and was stunned in shock.
There is a crack on the ring, as well as a circle and a triangle, three patterns combined together. Others may not recognize it, but Dumbledore has been chasing it for most of his life, so he recognizes it at a glance.
"That's right, it's the Resurrection Stone, one of the Three Holy Artifacts of Death." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Is it really the Resurrection Stone?" Dumbledore was trembling with excitement, even trembling when he spoke.
"That's right." Xiang Nan nodded, but then shook his head, "However, the Resurrection Stone cannot really resurrect people. It can only create a realistic phantom based on what people are thinking, similar to the Eris Demon. mirror.
But it is an evil version, because it will continue to persuade people to die. So principal, don't ever try to use it.
And this is not only the mysterious man's Horcrux, but also has a very evil curse attached to it, which will cause harm once used. Even a powerful wizard like you can't escape. Fortunately, the curse is only one-time.
Let's do this. Leave this ring here for now. I will give it to you after the Horcrux inside is destroyed and the curse inside is removed. "
Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
There are too many people in his heart that he wants to resurrect, his sister, his father, his mother... This is the guilt that he has kept deep in his heart for the rest of his life.
Therefore, if the Resurrection Stone is left to him, he will definitely not be able to hold back his desire and will definitely use it. When the time comes, he will be killed by the curse attached to the ring.
But Voldemort hasn't been eliminated yet, and he can't die, at least not now.
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"By the way, principal, you know that when Tom was in the orphanage, the orphanage would organize trips for the children to the seaside. Tom once terrorized two of his classmates in a cave on the cliff by the sea. Do you know where that cave is?" Xiang Nan asked again.
"You even know this secret?" Dumbledore asked in surprise.
"The mysterious man's Horcrux has always wanted to control me and hoped that I would open my heart to it. In order to win my trust, it had to open part of its soul to me. As a result, I learned some of his secrets." Xiang Nan explained.
Dumbledore nodded.
The first thing to be taken is the first thing to be given. If you want others to believe in you, you must first be "confident" to others, even if it is just pretending.
The real lies are always nine truths and one falsehood, because the more true information there is, the easier it is to deceive people. So even lies have analyzable value.
"The coast is near the village of Saltaire in east London. There is a cave on the cliff on the coast. When Tom was still in the orphanage, the director there would take them to play during the holidays." Dumbledore then said He replied, "Let them breathe some fresh air and watch the waves. But Tom's attention is obviously not on having fun."
"He failed the dean's kindness." Xiang Nan nodded.
Along the way, Tom Riddle has let down too many people.
"Do you suspect that he also hid some kind of Horcrux in that cave?" Dumbledore asked curiously.
"This is just a conjecture." Xiang Nan explained, "I found Ravenclaw's diadem from the Room of Requirement, and Marvolo's ring from Gaunt's old house...
He seems to like to place his Horcruxes in places that he has been to before or that have special meaning to him. "
Dumbledore nodded, admitting that he had a point.