Chapter 4166 Chapter 4168 [Doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times]
"Now that the five Horcruxes have been obtained, what we have to do now is how to deal with these five Horcruxes." Xiang Nan explained, "We face two problems here. One is how to destroy the Horcruxes while preserving them as much as possible. the original value of these sacred objects;
The second is how to prevent Voldemort from noticing that the Horcrux was destroyed. Or even if he noticed that the Horcrux was destroyed, he would not have time to make another Horcrux.
Otherwise, he would have taken the risk and made at least one more Horcrux. He originally planned to make six Horcruxes. If he realized that all five Horcruxes had been destroyed, I believe he would take the risk. "
It is not difficult to destroy the Horcrux. Xiang Nan can use the Severe Fire Curse, and it is guaranteed that the severe fire he casts will not spread into disaster like Crabbe did.
But the key point is that in addition to Voldemort's diary, the Gaunt family's ring, Hufflepuff's golden cup, Ravenclaw's crown, and Slytherin's locket are all extremely valuable magical artifacts.
If it was burned down by fire like this, it would be really ruined.
Because the fierce fire is also called the fire of hell, the devil's fire, which can burn all things, even water can't quench it.
Moreover, there is a subtle connection between Voldemort and Horcruxes.
In the original novel, his soul was split seven times. It was so broken that he didn't even notice when multiple Horcruxes were destroyed.
But now, his soul has only been split five times, so the connection between him and the Horcrux should be relatively close, so it is difficult for him not to notice it.
"I know a soul-eating potion that can be used to destroy Horcruxes without causing any damage." Dumbledore thought about it and said.
Xiang Nan nodded, knowing that Dumbledore was extremely accomplished in potions. He discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood, and he and Nicolas Flamel also had great achievements in alchemy. These were all recorded in the book. on his chocolate frog card.
When Dumbledore destroyed the Gaunt family ring, he did successfully save the Resurrection Stone. Later, Harry also used it to summon his parents, Sirius and others.
Unlike the diary destroyed by the basilisk's venom, Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's golden cup, and Ravenclaw's diadem destroyed by fire...these things are real after being destroyed. Totally ruined.
"But I don't know how to cut off the connection between the Horcrux and its owner." Dumbledore added.
Horcruxes are inherently very evil and partial black magic, and very few wizards dare to create such things.
Because death is actually not that difficult for wizards to accept.
Wizards still have a place to go after death. They will pass through places like King's Cross Station and continue their journey to the next world.
But once a Horcrux is made, the soul is no longer complete. It cannot go to the next world after death and can only survive in this world. If there is no one to help, it will be like a wandering spirit, wandering here and there, worse than dead, even worse than a ghost.
Therefore, except for a very small number of people who are obsessed with "life", most wizards will not choose to make Horcruxes. Therefore, people did not study Horcrux deeply, and Dumbledore also had limited knowledge about it.
"In this case, we can only destroy all his Horcruxes while killing him. Then he will have no time to make new Horcruxes." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Yes, this is a good idea. But how should we lead him out?" Dumbledore also thought.
Voldemort has always been elusive and secretive, unlike Grindelwald.
Grindelwald openly ran for president of the International Federation of Wizards.
In comparison, Voldemort only dared to plot conspiracies and killings in dark corners, and his structure was much smaller than Grindelwald.
In fact, he is more of a terrorist leader than the Dark Lord.
For this reason, after Voldemort's last sneak attack on Xiang Nan failed, and he was injured by Xiang Nan instead, he may have become a frightened bird and would not dare to wander out again.
"I have an idea about this." Xiang Nan said with a slight smile, "I now know that Voldemort branded a Dark Mark on the left arm of his Death Eaters.
It was through this mark that he contacted his subordinates. And his subordinates will also summon him through the Dark Mark. We can summon Voldemort through the Death Eater's Dark Mark. At that time, once he responds to the call and comes, we can take the opportunity to kill him. "Dumbledore nodded after hearing this, "It's just that we don't know who else is a Death Eater now. "
"Principal, I found this diary in the secret room of Malfoy Manor." Xiang Nan pointed at the diary.
"You..." Dumbledore was stunned for a moment.
Sneaking into Malfoy Manor without permission is illegal.
But then again, during the war, everything was lenient.
In order to combat the arrogance of Death Eaters, werewolves, and vampires, the Ministry of Magic even used the three Unforgivable Curses.
"We do extraordinary things in extraordinary times." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Lucius Malfoy has been a supporter of pure-blood supremacy since he was in school, and we had conflicts at that time.
The last time five Death Eaters attacked me, although I didn't leave him behind, I recognized him as Lucius. Therefore, I have been paying close attention to him since then, paying attention to his every move, and I have learned something. "
Dumbledore nodded. He was not a rigid, stubborn, or dogmatic person.
He can understand what Xiang Nan did.
"Then let's brew the soul-eating potion first, then find a way to summon Voldemort, and finally kill him." Dumbledore said immediately.
Xiang Nan nodded.
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Brewing a soul-eating potion is not an easy task.
Even though Xiang Nan and Dumbledore were both masters of potions, they all worked together and spent a month brewing it.
Within this month, news gradually spread that Voldemort had been defeated by Xiang Nan.
At first, people couldn't believe it, but gradually they discovered that Death Eaters, werewolves, vampires, etc. were not as raging as before.
There are far fewer attacks against Muggles, Muggle wizards, and half-blood wizards.
On the contrary, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have achieved more and more achievements, and many evil-doing werewolves, trolls, hags, vampires, etc. have been arrested or killed by Aurors.
This makes people more and more convinced that the rumor is true, and also makes people more and more confident.
This also made Xiang Nan's reputation become more and more famous.
…
One month later, the soul-eating potion has been brewed.
This is an extremely deadly poison. A mere whiff of it is enough to kill an ordinary person.
According to Dumbledore, this poison can even kill the ghost and make the ghost disappear forever. It is more terrifying than the petrification of the basilisk and is quite powerful.
If it weren't for the purpose of destroying the Horcruxes and preserving these sacred objects, he would never have been able to brew such potions even if he died.
Xiang Nan also agrees with this.
After taking the Soul-Eating Potion, Xiang Nan and Dumbledore were also ready to formally showdown with Voldemort.