[HP] Squib Prince

After Lucius left Prince Manor, Snape and Brian were left in the study.Brian looked at Snape and asked, "Are you going to find your grandfather later?"

Snape looked at the pocket watch in his hand and nodded.

Brian paused nervously, then looked at Snape hesitantly, and after a while, he asked tentatively, "Do you know what he wants from you?"

Snape glanced at Brian strangely, and said, "It should have something to do with what happened in the Chamber of Secrets this time. What's the problem? You don't look right, and you seem to be very afraid of your grandfather talking to someone alone."

Brian smiled awkwardly, and roared in his heart: "If he didn't see us hugging each other, would I be guilty of doing this?" It's just that he didn't have such a thick skin. Can shout out.So he could only wave his hands with a stiff face, and said with a smile: "You know, he has always been very strict, so I have a little conditioned reflex."

Snape gave Bryan a skeptical look, telling him intuitively that Brian wasn't telling the truth.This made Snape feel a little uncomfortable.But he didn't say anything, he left the study directly and went to the potion room.

When he got to the potions room, Mr. Duke was already waiting there.The other party was fiddling with those instruments in the oil painting of his own potion room.When he saw Snape coming in, he casually put down the device in his hand and nodded: "Sit down."

According to Mr. Duke's instruction, Snape randomly found a high stool and sat down.He was waiting for Mr. Duke to say something.Brian's performance just now made him suddenly feel uneasy when facing Mr. Duke. This feeling is very strange. Even when facing Voldemort, he did not have such a situation that he was out of control.

"I've heard what happened in the secret room, what are your plans now?"

Hearing Mr. Duke mention it, the strange feeling in Snape's heart disappeared instantly.He regained his usual composure.When talking about the results of their discussion, there was no fear and anxiety at all when they faced Lucius silently in the study just now.

"You mean Horcruxes?" When Mr. Duke mentioned Horcruxes, there was a hint of irony in his tone.Looks like there's a lot to know about this stuff.

Snape nodded heavily: "We speculate that he made not only one horcrux, but at least four. It's just that we don't know exactly how the horcrux helped him keep his life. We don't even know how To destroy this kind of thing..."

Since Mr. Duke appeared in front of Snape and Bryan, he has always appeared as a strict but caring and trustworthy elder.As a result, this time, before he could wait for Snape to finish speaking, Mr. Duke laughed out loud, with a hint of desolation in his laughter.

Snape sat there silently, he didn't know why Mr. Duke had such a reaction, and even felt a little shocked in his heart.

After a while, Mr. Duke finally stopped laughing.He took out a delicate silk handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of his eyes.Snape saw that his eyes were a little red.

"It's been so many years." Mr. Duke finally calmed down. He tightly clenched the silk handkerchief in his hand, then looked at Snape, and said, "I didn't expect that I would know such good news today. It's really Merlin Open your eyes. It can be regarded as revenge for the souls of the Prince family who died in vain."

Snape didn't understand Mr. Duke's words.In his opinion, this is not good news, it should be called a disaster.He frowned and looked at Mr. Duke.

"It seems that you don't understand Horcruxes." Mr. Duke looked at Snape's expression and sighed, "Does the current wizarding world plan to train you children to become little white rabbits? You don't understand black magic at all. , how can we talk about defense? I'm surprised that even members of the Malfoy family don't know the information about Horcruxes?"

"Lucius found some, but he didn't find the key information." Snape pursed his lips, expressing his dissatisfaction with the little white rabbit in Mr. Duke's mouth, if they could still be called this kind of harmless In terms of animals, then for example, Brian and the like...

Mr. Duke shook his head, with a regretful tone: "Look at the current traditional Slytherin family. It is said that it has been passed down for thousands of years, but in fact most of the things are still lost. In your generation, the Slytherin family with the guidance of the elders Leitlin is really running out..."

Snape suddenly found out when Mr. Duke asked this question. Counting the traditional Slytherin families, and looking at it now, there are people who are the same age as Mr. Duke and are still alive. The family can be counted on one hand.Because these old people passed away early, many things that should have been passed down are gone.And there are probably very few families with such a large number of magical portraits like the Prince family.Thinking about it this way, the traditional Slytherin family, even if it can be said to be developing well now, will decline sooner or later.This made Snape pause, feeling a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

"Of course, now is not the time to talk about this." Mr. Duke quickly adjusted his emotions, waved his hands, and tried to make Snape also concentrate, "Let me tell you what a Horcrux is."

When Snape heard Mr. Duke's words, he immediately sat upright and concentrated his attention.

Mr. Duke was satisfied, and he slowed down when he spoke, as if to make Snape remember more clearly.

"I think you all know that things like horcruxes can help people escape death. In fact, all black magic has a price. The more you try to get, the more you pay. This is the same as The equivalent exchange in alchemy is the same." When Mr. Duke said this, his serious expression became slightly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood, even a little gloating It means, "In the practice of recording Horcruxes, the cost of making Horcruxes is actually recorded, one life. In other words, one life is exchanged for another life. But you must know that as long as Horcruxes exist, this person You will never die, no matter how fatal the injury is. In other words, the price of a human life is a nearly infinite eternal life. Do you think there is such a good thing in the world?"

Mr. Duke looked at Snape, the corners of his mouth curled up sarcastically.

Snape immediately realized the implication of Mr. Duke's words, he raised his head, and asked, "So losing your mind is the price?"

Mr. Duke's smile widened: "Of course more than that. Reason, emotion, logic, etc., all the costs you can think of. In the end, this person who wants to live forever can only become a living corpse in the world. The human part becomes chaos."

Snape opened his eyes slightly, and there was light in his eyes: "Then what if this person has been seriously injured?"

Mr. Duke laughed completely at this matter: "Injury will only speed up the process, including the damage to the Horcrux. And, according to this speculation, every time you make a Horcrux, it will cause irreversible damage to your soul. The more Horcruxes produced and the more damage accumulated, the faster this process will be. However, up to now, it seems that no lunatic will make such an attempt. From this level, Voldemort is really a pioneer .” Speaking of which, Mr. Duke couldn’t help being sarcastic again.

After talking about the optimistic situation, Mr. Duke looked at the joyful aura exuded by Snape, frowned and began to pour cold water: "However, there is one thing that has not been proven, that is, if the destroyed Horcrux, I Can you feel it? You need to consider this in the plan.”

Snape nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Can the soul potion repair this kind of damage?" Snape quietly held his hands while waiting for Mr. Duke's answer, he was very afraid of the answer Yes for sure.Although he has done many wrong things and caused serious results, he has never prayed for a moment like this that his potion will not work.At least it can make him less burdened...

Mr. Duke was stunned for a moment, and then he sneered and said, "Ordinary ones are of course useless. But why was the Prince family targeted by him back then? I now know the real answer."

Snape secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Mr. Duke, he guessed that Mr. Duke would make him marvel at the power of the Prince family in potions.

Mr. Duke really did not disappoint him: "The Prince family has never stopped researching on souls, and it was no exception when I was in charge of the family. So we will know more about some soul injuries, which is why I know so much about souls." The reason for the device. And for the research of the soul, the most important thing is the research of the potion for soul damage. Fortunately, or unfortunately, our genius ancestors really invented a very powerful Soul potion. However, in my hands, although there are prescriptions, the medicinal materials are not easy to find, and some of them are even extinct according to legend. I have been trying to find something to replace..."

"So the news was leaked to Voldemort?"

When Mr. Duke mentioned this, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile: "This is not a secret among Slytherins. Of course, it's also because we only have prescriptions but no ready-made potions for verification. We don't pay much attention to secrecy... ..."

"It's just this momentary negligence, the price paid is too tragic..." Mr. Duke shook his head bitterly, he really didn't want to recall that dark day again, "If you have anything about Horcruxes The problem can be found in this potion room."

As he said that, Mr. Duke immediately pointed out how Snape used his own blood to open a wall, and behind the wall were various handwritten notes, most of which were research notes on souls.

"This is the essence of Prince's research in the past." Mr. Duke looked deeply at the space full of manuscripts, "You should make good use of it."

Snape stared at the manuscripts closely, all his thoughts were on them, and he didn't hear Mr. Duke's next words - "Then, we can talk about some normal topics between grandparents and grandchildren." ".

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