Horcrux!
Upon hearing that word, Dumbledore's heart felt as if it had been suddenly gripped by an invisible giant hand, and his entire expression instantly turned solemn.
His originally gentle gaze sharpened, and beyond that, his blue eyes flickered with uncontrollable worry and shock.
At this moment, various past conjectures and clues rapidly churned in his mind, causing him to ponder inwardly.
Sure enough, his guess was not wrong; Lord Voldemort's ability to escape death relied on this evil thing called a Horcrux.
He had always had a vague suspicion, but he had never had enough evidence to confirm it.
So the question was, how did Sebastian know?
Could it be that he had already discovered Lord Voldemort's Horcrux?
"Sebastian," Dumbledore stared straight into his eyes, "When did you discover this secret, and do you have any evidence?"
"Oh, that story goes back to my third year working at Hogwarts." Sebastian swallowed the food in his mouth and began to act seriously.
"Principal, do you still remember the Chamber of Secrets incident?"
Chamber of Secrets?
Dumbledore's heart stirred as he recalled the Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, the Basilisk, and Filch's petrified cat.
That incident caused a huge stir back then, and the entire Wizarding World knew about it.
At that time, Hogwarts even held a Basilisk exhibition, inviting various media reporters to Hogwarts for coverage.
Could it be that Lord Voldemort's Horcrux was behind the Chamber of Secrets incident?
A look of sudden realization appeared on Dumbledore's face.
No wonder the Chamber of Secrets, which had been dormant for decades, was suddenly opened.
It turned out that a Horcrux was behind it!
Dumbledore instantly made many connections, and he also recalled the scenes of Myrtle's death and Hagrid being wrongly expelled during his time as a TransfigurationProfessor.
Now it seemed, it was indeed Lord Voldemort who caused the trouble.
However, at that time, he was considered an excellent student in everyone's eyes, and no one ever suspected him.
Speaking of which, even if a Horcrux wanted to cause trouble, it couldn't act alone; it must have bewitched someone to open the Chamber of Secrets.
"Principal," before Dumbledore could ask, Sebastian proactively said, "Behind the Chamber of Secrets was indeed the Dark Lord's Horcrux at work."
"It was an old notebook, used by an unsuspecting student, and as a result, the entire person was bewitched and controlled."
"This student doesn't remember what happened, so he usually looks no different from an ordinary student."
"It was also by chance that I discovered a strong Dark Arts aura on him, and then investigated secretly to find that peculiar notebook."
"After I got that notebook, I realized it was the Dark Lord's Horcrux; it even tried to bewitch me at the time."
Good boy!
You're really tight-lipped; such a big matter, and you didn't let out a single peep.
You didn't even think to discuss it with me...
"Where is that notebook?" Dumbledore couldn't help but ask.
He wasn't that concerned about the other minor details; now, the most important thing was to find out the whereabouts of that notebook.
"As for the notebook," Sebastian casually lied, "it was already burned by my Fiendfyre."
Burned!
This was truly good news.
Dumbledore completely relaxed, picking up the butterbeer on the table and taking a delightful sip.
So comfortable...
It seemed that letting Pettigrew resurrect Lord Voldemort was actually a good thing.
Without the Horcruxes, Lord Voldemort could be completely eliminated.
Seeing Dumbledore's happy expression, Sebastian smirked, preparing to annoy him a little.
"Principal, there's one thing I think you must know."
"The Dark Lord has more than one Horcrux; that notebook was already the fourth Horcrux I've dealt with."
Pfft—
Dumbledore spat out a mouthful of butterbeer, then suddenly stood up, staring intently at Sebastian.
"What, this is the fourth Horcrux?!"
Suddenly, Sebastian felt immense pressure bearing down on him, and even the air in the room became much thicker.
Whoa—
Old Dumbledore seemed a bit out of sorts, looking just like when I watched a movie in my previous life, and Old Dumbledore shook Harry's shoulder, asking him if he had put his name into the goblet of fire.
To be honest, this was the first time Sebastian had seen Dumbledore lose his composure; usually, he was always calm and collected, as if even the sky falling wouldn't be a big deal.
"Principal, don't get excited; aren't we discussing this?"
Realizing his slight loss of composure, Dumbledore sighed and glumly sat back down in his chair.
How could he not be excited!
He had thought the mission to defeat Lord Voldemort had entered easy mode, but then you suddenly tell me the main quest has just begun, and it's on hell mode.
Who can handle this!
Those were four Horcruxes, not four cups of butterbeer.
Each Horcrux represented a part of Lord Voldemort's soul, and this dark and evil magic was something he had previously tried desperately to confirm, yet also desperately hoped there was no evidence to prove.
Now, four of them had appeared at once.
More importantly, who knew if Lord Voldemort had made more Horcruxes?
No!
Since the fourth Horcrux had appeared, based on his understanding of Lord Voldemort, he would definitely not be satisfied with just four Horcruxes.
So the question was, with Lord Voldemort's insane personality, no one could guess how many Horcruxes he would actually make.
Five? Six? Seven or eight?
Dumbledore felt an immense headache.
The worst situation had appeared.
The world was so vast; where would he find the remaining Horcruxes?
Before completely destroying all Horcruxes, killing Lord Voldemort was simply a distant prospect.
Dumbledore's lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes became even deeper, filled with worry and contemplation.
"Sebastian, can you tell me what the other three Horcruxes are and where they were found?"
Dumbledore calmed down; he understood that now the most important thing was to deduce clues about the remaining Horcruxes based on the known information.
"The first one was Slytherin's locket, found in a seaside cave, and as far as I know, the Dark Lord as a child once visited that cave."
"The second one was Ravenclaw's diadem, found in the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts Castle."
"The third one was Marvolo Gaunt's ring, found in the Gaunt family's ancestral home."
"Finally, there's the notebook; based on my deduction, this was a notebook he used when he was in school."
"Don't worry, all these Horcruxes have been dealt with by me."
Sebastian had other plans for these Horcruxes.
To avoid nagging, he did not intend to tell Dumbledore the true whereabouts of these Horcruxes.
This was what you call a white lie.
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