This Hogwarts isn't normal.

Doggie turned the empty glass over and pushed it to Aberforth.

Next, it was time to get down to business.

"Albus, what kind of magic is that?"

Dumbledore pondered for a moment, "Tom is very obsessed with the roots of his bloodline, especially after knowing his origins."

He looked at Aberforth with a somewhat empty look as he put away the glass, "Both have the talent of Parseltongue and have also bred basilisks."

Doggie's jaw dropped, "Despicable Herpo?"

"I didn't believe it at first." Dumbledore's sight refocused on his dislocated jaw,

"I met Horace yesterday."

The only sound in the entire Hog's Head was the sound of Aberforth wiping his glass.

The reason why Dumbledore and Doggie became friends was because they were both isolated by almost all the students at the time.

One was the son of a Muggle-haters, and the other was unfortunately diagnosed with dragon pox before going to school.

Except for a Slytherin student, none of the students had any communication with the two.

Horace was born in the Slughorn family, one of the later Holy 28 Families.

During his time at school, he made several outstanding friends of Muggle origin.

Although the Slughorn family was not a pure-blood supremacist, his parents hoped that he could make friends with some more "excellent" students.

At that time, he knew all those students with outstanding talents and prominent backgrounds.

Dumbledore and Doggie, who were excluded as soon as they entered school, obviously did not meet the definition of "excellent".

But perhaps because of his unique vision or his kind nature, Horace Slughorn took the initiative to make friends with the "bad" students in the eyes of his two parents.

Facts have proved that this is right.

Dumbledore was not overshadowed by his father and soon showed his excellence in all aspects.

Even if Doggie was not to this extent, he was much better than his peers.

Although Slughorn did not have a deep friendship with the two of them, the relationship could be called friends.

"No wonder he resigned from the position of Slytherin Headmaster." Doggie's whisper broke the silence.

Dumbledore smiled helplessly, "I used to think he couldn't face his favorite student, but I didn't expect the truth to be so cruel."

They met yesterday evening.

After revealing that the diary contained Tom's soul when he was sixteen, Slughorn's expression was very complicated.

A little relieved, a little uneasy.

At that time, Dumbledore's mind was left with only the most evil and terrible black magic.

Split a part of the complete soul and hide it in an object. Even if the body is completely destroyed, the soul of the original body will not be harmed.

Such evil and terrible magic also has its shortcomings.

After losing the body and magic power, it will be weaker than a wandering soul.

The state of Voldemort when he escaped under Dumbledore's nose last year was exactly the same as described.

"Horace, the real reason for your resignation as the dean is that you know that Tom made a Horcrux?"

Slughorn did not refute, which was an indirect admission of the fact.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald used to pursue powerful black magic. Although they had contact with this kind of soul-related magic, they did not have a deep understanding of it.

At the approaching midnight, after playing the emotional card and repeatedly assuring that a Horcrux had been destroyed, Dumbledore finally pried open Slughorn's mouth.

"The pain of simply splitting the soul is difficult for even a dark wizard to bear.

And before Tom, only one person succeeded in splitting a soul suitable for being contained in a Horcrux."

Two thousand years ago, Herpo of ancient Greece not only bred the basilisk, but was also the first dark wizard to make a Horcrux.

A soul that is forcibly split will become weaker over time and eventually disappear along with the Horcrux.

Through some more unnatural evil acts, the soul of the original body will be cursed and broken apart, and it is a special independent individual.

Evil does not have a broad definition.

It can be targeted murder or unwarranted killing.

Horcruxes are like door keys. When containing soul fragments, it can be anything in the world.

"Twelve years ago, when Lily's magic bounced the killing curse back to Tom, I knew he had successfully made a Horcrux."

Dumbledore did not blame or complain about Slughorn.

Tom was very good in school, and his perfect appearance was very deceptive.

"Horace, I have one last question."

"I don't know, Albus, I really don't know."

Once a Horcrux is destroyed, even if the original body is far away, it will feel the pain of the soul being destroyed.

And Dumbledore learned from some secret channels that Tom's original body, which is not even as good as a wandering ghost, is Voldemort, and is still staying in the paradise of dark wizards, the Black Forest of Albania.

As the number of splits increases, the soul will become more and more unstable.

Then there is only one reason for not running away, because that level of instability has reached the point where it can no longer feel the pain of the soul being destroyed.

"Horace, are you willing to-"

"No, if I had known that he had made more than one Horcrux, you wouldn't see me here today."

Slughorn packed his luggage and ran away overnight, but left one thing behind before leaving.

Dumbledore did not ask what memories were in the vial, nor where he could be found.

There have always been only a handful of wizards who had the courage to stand up to Voldemort.

He kills at will and has an extremely crazy and cruel character.

If the soul of the original body is resurrected, Lucius, who failed to keep the diary, will die, and Slughorn, who revealed the secret of the Horcrux, will also die.

After hearing all this, Dorje sighed helplessly,

"It's just a matter of time. Even if Horace hides earlier, where will he hide in the end?"

"He is a coward." Aberforth put the polished cup away.

"Rather than hiding somewhere undiscovered, it's better to find all the Horcruxes and end this."

"No, he is very brave." Dumbledore met his blue eyes and said,

"He gave me all his memories of Tom, even if they were just small talk."

Aberforth said nothing more, just picked up another cup and wiped it silently.

Duoji looked at the two brothers who fell silent without being surprised.

Since Ariana's unexpected death, his best friend has been living in a hell called regret.

His younger brother Aberforth is the other extreme.

Never regret, never reflect.

The two brothers had a bad relationship when they were young, almost to the point of fighting whenever they met.

Then what happened with Aurelius allowed them to sit down a little calmly.

By the time Grindelwald was defeated and Voldemort's shadow began to cast its shadow over the British Isles, the Dumbledore brothers had actually reconciled.

But some things just happen, and you can never go back to the beginning.

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