Chapter 4163 4165【Hufflepuff's Gold Cup】
In the original timeline, Voldemort should have known that a powerful enemy who could deal with him would be born at the end of July after hearing the prophecy delivered by Snape.
This gave him a fear that he would actually be defeated. Therefore, before that, he handed over his Horcrux to his most trusted subordinates for safekeeping.
One is Lucius Malfoy, the other is Bellatrix Lestrange, and the last one is Regulus Black.
Coupled with the Ravenclaw's diadem and the Gaunt family's ring that he had hidden before, he believed that as long as any of the Horcruxes were saved, there would be no risk of his death.
Even if he is really defeated by a powerful enemy, he can come back again.
In this current timeline, although Xiang Nan did not convey to him the prophecy that he was about to fail, Voldemort should have had a premonition that he was not invincible.
Albus Dumbledore was already a great threat, and Xiang Nan was able to duel with him head-on, and in an honest and fair manner, defeating him without a doubt and seriously injuring him.
Under such circumstances, Voldemort, who had always been afraid of death, naturally did not dare to bluster any more.
Therefore, it is not surprising that he began to entrust the Horcruxes to his most trustworthy subordinates for safekeeping.
"It seems that the other two Horcruxes should also be placed on the Lake Island and Malfoy Manor." Xiang Nan thought, and then he flew up and got Hufflepuff's golden cup on the shelf.
The book only says that Hufflepuff's golden cup has magical powers, but it does not specify what kind of magical powers it possesses.
However, according to Xiang Nan's investigation, it was learned that the reason why Hufflepuff's golden cup is magical is that it can break the restrictions of Gamp's basic transformation law and can produce food and drink out of thin air.
This kind of magic is simply unbelievable and completely breaks the knowledge of the wizarding world, so it is known as a holy weapon.
It's a pity that Hufflepuff's golden cup was also defiled by Voldemort and turned into his Horcrux.
And there is also a curse attached to it. Once used, it may not be food or drink, but deadly poison.
Xiang Nan couldn't help scolding Voldemort for wasting such a magical treasure.
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Xiang Nan then conjured a Hufflepuff golden cup, put it back on the shelf, and left Gringotts.
After leaving Gringotts, Xiang Nan went to Malfoy Manor.
Malfoy Manor is located in Wiltshire, England, only 130 kilometers away from London.
During the Second Wizarding War, Malfoy Manor was commandeered by Voldemort as the headquarters of the Death Eaters.
So much so that the Malfoy family had to endure werewolves, trolls, vampires and other dark creatures entering and exiting their home, and they lived a very miserable life.
Xiang Nan used apparation and instantly arrived at the manor in Wiltshire from London.
You can see that this is a very grand manor. It not only covers a large area, but is also very grandly decorated, somewhat like Buckingham Palace or Fontainebleau Palace.
There are beautiful fountains in the garden, neatly trimmed yew hedges, and several house elves who are constantly working.
After arriving at Malfoy Manor, Xiang Nan used the earth escape technique to sneak into the manor secretly.
It was originally used to hide some forbidden magic items, such as necklaces with fatal curses, skeletons used to perform black magic, or absolutely deadly poisons. During the Second Wizarding War, it was converted into a dungeon where important figures were imprisoned. Such as Garrick Ollivander, Luna Lovegood, Goblin Griphook, etc.
After Xiang Nan sneaked into Malfoy Manor, he went straight to the secret room under the living room.
He believed that if Voldemort really gave the diary to Lucius Malfoy, then Lucius would definitely hide the diary in the Chamber of Secrets.
Because that secret room is very secret. After the fall of Voldemort, Ministry of Magic staff searched Malfoy Manor many times, but failed to find the secret room under the living room.
This shows how difficult it is to find that secret room.
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Malfoy Manor has a history of hundreds of years, and it also has very powerful guardian magic, but it is far inferior to Hogwarts and Gringotts.
Xiang Nan had unimpeded access to Hogwarts and Gringotts, and sneaking into Malfoy Manor was certainly not worth mentioning to him.
He quickly dove inside.
But he saw Lucius Malfoy sitting in the living room talking with his new wife Narcissa Malfoy and his father Abraxas Malfoy.
"The Dark Lord seems a little uneasy lately." Lucius said to his father. "I can feel that he seems to be a little panicked."
"This is not surprising. I received news that the Dark Lord personally attacked Severus Snape. Not only did he fail, but he was defeated by him." Abraxas nodded.
"How is this possible? The Dark Lord is so powerful, how could he be defeated by Severus Snape?" Narcissa Malfoy asked in surprise.
Although she was not a Death Eater, in her eyes, Voldemort was also a god-like figure. She really didn't expect that Voldemort would fail.
"That's not surprising. That kid is a bit evil. He was already very strong when he was in the first grade." Lucius Malfoy said with lingering fear.
Back then, none of the five of them had beaten Xiang Nan. A few days ago, five of him attacked Xiang Nan together. As a result, three of them were captured, two were injured, and half of his body was almost lost in the explosion. If not for the timely rescue, he might have died.
Not to mention that Xiang Nan also achieved a brilliant record of fighting more than a hundred dark creatures by one person. Not only was he unscathed, but he also injured and maimed more than forty dark creatures.
So now that Xiang Nan was mentioned, he couldn't help but be afraid, even more than he was afraid of Voldemort.
"So be careful, watch the wind direction, and don't get on the wrong boat." Abraxas pointed to his son.
He had previously asked his son to join the Death Eaters because Voldemort was powerful and by following him, he would be able to gain more power, wealth and voice in the wizarding world.
But now it was clear that Voldemort was showing signs of defeat. In this case, you have to jump off the ship when you should, and you have to rebel when you should rebel. This is how the Malfoys survive.
Because the surname of the Malfoy family "Malfoy" is derived from the Latin "malfoi" or "malfoy", which originally means dishonest, unfaithful, or bad faith.
It is precisely because of this chameleon and double-faced ability that the Malfoy family has always stood firm and become a well-known pure-blood family in the Ministry of Magic.
Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy immediately nodded in understanding.
They were not loyal to Voldemort, they just used his power to achieve their goals. Since Voldemort's ship was showing signs of capsizing, they would not stick to it.
"Keep the things the Dark Lord gave you, and find out more information about the Death Eaters. When the time comes, if something happens to the Dark Lord, hand them all over, and at least you can save your life.
As long as you don't die, there is always a chance to come back. "Abraxas pointed out.