demon hunter at hogwarts

If there is any book that everyone in the wizarding world must read, it must be The Theory of Magic by Adbe Wulfling.

Adebe Wulfling, known as the "Father of Magic Theory", was one of the most famous magic masters from the 19th to the 20th century. He was proficient in magic theory. It is believed that he wrote in his book All the magic so far.

Every wizard born after 1900 has read his works.When Dumbledore was a student at Hogwarts, he had already begun to correspond frequently with the magic master, exchanging views on magic.

Wofflin's most well-known contribution is his book "The Theory of Magic", which summarized almost all the basic rules of magic. This book is still used as a required reading for freshmen at Hogwarts School to this day.

Among the basic rules of magic he summarized, the first one is: to tamper with the deepest secrets at will - the source of life, the essence of oneself - one must be prepared to bear the most extreme and dangerous consequences.

There is no doubt that Woflin's "essence of self" refers to the human soul.

This has also led to the vast majority of magicians being very secretive about the topic of the soul and unwilling to study it in depth. They are afraid that their souls will be damaged.

Voldemort was the only one who went further and further into this forbidden land of magic. In order to obtain eternal life, he created more than one Horcrux, and did not take Woflin's warning into account at all.

In Voldemort's understanding, death is the most extreme and dangerous consequence. As long as he can guarantee his immortality, the price of soul damage is completely acceptable.Even if he survives as "worse than a ghost, worse than the humblest ghost", it is better than death directly.

Because of the existence of Horcruxes, Voldemort's soul ten years ago was preserved. At the same time, what remained was the ability to possess other living beings. Whether they were humans or animals, Voldemort could be used as a host.

For example, Gilderoy Lockhart, after he was possessed by the remnant soul of Voldemort, he did not last long before he declared his defeat and completely became a puppet.

"...I think that Lockhart's own soul has been severely damaged during this process. So much so that after the Dark Lord finds a new host, he can still make him with a simple soul-stealing curse. He acted according to his own intentions. Moreover, his memory has been completely destroyed and it is impossible to recover it within a few months..."

In Dumbledore's office, Regulus was telling the old headmaster the conclusions he had reached after thinking about it for the past two days.

What was different from the past was that besides the two of them, there was also a gloomy-looking Snape in the room.

This also made Regulus realize that when it came to Voldemort's deepest secrets, among the many professors at Hogwarts, Dumbledore trusted Snape the most.

"This is nonsense." Snape sneered upon hearing Regulus's conclusion.

"This nonsense is a prerequisite... Since the principal specially called you here, please allow me to remind you in advance that no matter what we say next, don't be too surprised." Regulus said to Snee with a normal expression. Pu said, "I hope Professor Snape can still maintain his current demeanor an hour from now."

"Please continue," Dumbledore said softly to Regulus, and then glanced at Snape, "I trust Severus' ability to accept it."

"We know that even if something has been completely damaged, even if we try our best to repair it, it is impossible to restore it to intact condition." Regulus said, "Let alone something like the soul... which cannot be damaged at all."

"I remember you were talking about memory just now, why are you talking about the soul again?" Snape frowned.

"In the case of Lockhart, the soul and memory can be discussed together." Regulus did not pay attention to Snape's interruption and continued, "Although there is no definite conclusion in the wizarding world, the soul and memory can be discussed together." Memories must be related, otherwise we can't explain that Nick, who was almost headless, still remembers how many times he was chopped... If according to Muggles, human memories are stored in the brain, then those ghosts should not remember their lives. thing."

Snape snorted coldly and stopped talking.

"So, we can assume that Lockhart today is just a walking corpse. His soul is extremely weak, but his body is alive and healthy." Regulus continued, "For the Dark Lord, this is a The perfect container. The fragment of his soul can even gain control of that body without any effort... allowing him to walk openly under the sun, because we can't produce any evidence to prove... Lockhart is not Lockhart."

Dumbledore nodded slowly, his blue eyes shining behind his half-moon lenses. He walked to the display shelf and took off a silver instrument on it.

"What soul fragment..." Snape was confused, his sallow face full of doubts. When he started to ask, he received a "be patient" look from Dumbledore.

Snape swallowed the second half of his question, but his eyes made it clear to Regulus that he would not accept an incomplete explanation.

"I have never experienced what it feels like to be possessed by the Dark Lord's soul, but when dealing with that Horcrux, the fragments of the Dark Lord inside did try to take my place." Regulus said calmly, " So we can assume that the soul fragments in the Horcrux have the same...or similar possession capabilities as the main body, but the memory of the soul fragments remains at the moment when it was cut out."

"That makes sense." Dumbledore agreed.

A snake made of smoke erupted from the silver instrument on his desk. Then, a few wisps of smoke separated from the snake, twisted and shaped in the air, and turned into several small snakes. They looked very similar to the big snake, but a certain There are differences in some details.

But Snape, who was full of questions just now but still maintained his demeanor, now had his thin lips slightly opened in surprise, and there was unconcealable shock in his dark eyes.

"What's the matter, Severus?" Dumbledore turned to Snape and asked with a smile, "I think with the knowledge you have, you should have deduced that Voldemort did not die completely after the death curse. The reason."

"I did guess that he made Horcruxes." Snape's voice was dry and astringent. He pointed at Regulus and said, "So, is what this person just said true? You have found it. He found the Dark Lord's Horcrux and destroyed it? Does this mean..."

"It means we are a small step closer to victory... Voldemort made more than one Horcrux, and we only destroyed one of them... Regulus spent ten years doing this." Dumbledore Deliberately emphasizing the word indicating quantity, "But we already know where the second Horcrux is."

Snape's back hit the back of the chair with a soft thud.

Gu Zhi</span> "So my conclusion is that the real Gilderoy Lockhart is dead, and now a fragment of the Dark Lord's soul is controlling his body... Headmaster, remember Marvolo's house That thing?" Regulus said, "I think that thing is Lockhart now."

"It makes sense." Dumbledore gently waved away the smoke snake. "We have to pay attention to this issue. It is very dangerous to let a guy with Voldemort's soul run around outside. But the good news is , we have a clear goal, don’t we?”

"This is really good news." Snape forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. "It may be the most encouraging news I have heard this year... If the good news ends here, please allow me to go ahead. Exit, I still have a veritaserum ready to brew..."

After saying that, Snape stood up and prepared to leave.

"Please wait a moment, Severus." Dumbledore stopped the Potions Professor and said, "I have another news here that you don't want to miss."

"I can't think of any news more attractive than this." Snape did not look back, but still stopped.

"In that case, I won't disturb you two." Regulus immediately understood what Dumbledore meant and chose to end the conversation.

"Today's story is very exciting. I think Sirius will be interested in it." Dumbledore said meaningfully.

Regulus nodded, exchanged meaningful looks with the old principal, and left the principal's office.

There were some things that Dumbledore could understand even if he didn't say them clearly.

Lockhart's current situation is also an opportunity for them.

If they can capture Lockhart and destroy the fragments of Voldemort's soul hidden inside without harming his body, it means that Harry's life can be kept safe when dealing with the fragments of soul in Harry's body. More protection.

He returned to his office and contacted Sirius as requested by Dumbledore.

Regarding Gilderoy Lockhart's speculation, although Sirius was a little surprised, he did not lose his temper like Snape.

Because he had seen Horcruxes before, he was somewhat mentally prepared for this outcome.

But the focus of his attention made Regulus dumbfounded.

"Dumbledore specially kept Snotlout?" Sirius said in disbelief when he heard that Snape also participated in the meeting and was kept by Dumbledore for a secret discussion, "You have made so many contributions. Is there anything else he needs to hide from you?"

"Maybe he doesn't want to put all his eggs in the same basket." Regulus explained, "Do you know what others say about him? 'Each of us must learn to keep our own secrets, but A Thinking, he had already mastered this ability when he was at his mother's knee.'"

"If you think about it carefully, what this man said is not completely unreasonable." Sirius said in a low voice, "We know less about Dumbledore than we do about Voldemort..."

"In the past, I thought he was just an ordinary old man with a white beard." Regulus said, "At most, he is older than us and has higher magic power... Do you know that the Dark Lord has never admitted that Dumbledore is his most powerful person?" A scared wizard, but looking back now, his fear of Dumbledore can be seen in many of his actions..."

"I don't need you to tell me how great Dumbledore is." Sirius said angrily, "What about you? Dumbledore was deceived by Snotlout, and you foolishly told him such important information. All his thoughts have been spoken out? Do you know that he can find the guy named Gilderoy Lockhart at any time and tell him: 'Dumbledore has seen through your true identity, go to Mozambique and hide! 'In this way, he can immediately change from a traitor to an undercover agent who has been lurking on our side all year round, escape punishment, and go back to being his Death Eater..."

"The possibility you mentioned is not impossible..." Regulus pondered, "But since Dumbledore decided to let Snape know the inside story, it doesn't matter whether he is present or not... because I must let Snape know the inside story as much as possible... More people know Lockhart's true identity, so that they can prevent them from taking advantage of him unintentionally... If Lockhart and Hagrid's request when they traded dragon eggs that day was to have a cup of afternoon tea with Harry, How do you think things will turn out?"

Sirius fell silent.

Because what Regulus said is true, in order to prevent people from being caught off guard and being taken advantage of by Lockhart, this conjecture must be known to Dumbledore, and Dumbledore will definitely tell those he trusts. .

"One more question..." Sirius's expression suddenly became a little funny, as if he had thought of some joke.

"Say."

"As you said, the current Lockhart is a certain Voldemort, and there is another Voldemort hiding somewhere in Inverness." Sirius tried to organize his words, trying to straighten out the logic, "Then , what will happen if these two Voldemorts meet? Will they cooperate, or will they fight first to see who is the more powerful Voldemort... Hahahaha..."

Before he finished speaking, Sirius couldn't help laughing, and his head floating in the fire swayed with the flames in the fireplace.

Regulus couldn't help but laugh.

There has never been a precedent for this situation, because no one has ever cut the soul into several parts like Voldemort.

"I'm not sure...but since he dared to do this, he must have thought about how to deal with it when an accident really happens." After Sirius stopped laughing, Regulus said seriously, "Lucius recently Something doesn’t seem right about the movement over there, and I have an uncomfortable feeling.”

"He has many ways to protect himself, and Voldemort is reluctant to kill him." Sirius said disgustedly, "Voldemort can't bear to destroy the Malfoy family's trademark so quickly."

"Maybe..." Regulus said with twinkling eyes.