Chapter 382 Asking Dumbledore for Help (Second Update)
"Yes..." Jon nodded and replied softly.
Looking at Dumbledore's solemn expression, Jon wondered if this matter was more serious than he thought.
Fortunately, gradually, the solemn expression on Dumbledore's face began to ease:
"If Horace said that, there should be such a possibility... Wait, Jon, have you ever met him before?"
"Yes." After hesitating for a moment, Jon still nodded and replied: "A few months ago, Mrs. Greengrass and I went to his place and visited him once... He knows part of my identity of."
"Horace has connections with some Death Eaters, all of whom were his favorite students back then." Dumbledore explained calmly: "However, I believe in his nature, he has always been a very kind person...so, he You need to pay attention to it.”
"Pay attention to safety during this period, and be careful!" Dumbledore patted Jon on the shoulder: "If you encounter danger, please ask us for help in time."
"Thank you, Professor!" Jon thanked quickly.
"I suddenly have a good idea!" Principal Phineas Black's voice suddenly came from the wall behind him.
The portraits of the principals pretending to be asleep on the wall all looked at him... Obviously, these male and female principals were paying close attention to the conversation between Jon and Dumbledore.
"What's the matter, Phineas?" Dumbledore looked at him gently.
"We can let Hart carry a portrait of us with him... so that if he encounters danger, we can come back here through the portrait and tell you!" Principal Phineas Black said somewhat complacently.
"Sounds good..." Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully: "What's your opinion, Jon?"
"I……"
Before Jon could speak, he was roughly interrupted by Principal Phineas Black: "What to ask for his opinion, he is not the principal now... Don't I have a portrait in Grimmauld Square, over there Dirty and messy, and the image of my stupid great-great-grandson is a nuisance...you throw that portrait to Hart, and let him take it, so I can enjoy the view outside!"
As soon as the voice fell, Phineas Black had disappeared from the portrait; it seemed that he had returned to the portrait at 12 Grimmauld Place.
"Do you have any objections to this, Jon?" Dumbledore asked with a smile on the side.
"No..." Jon shook his head dully: "Of course...I'm honored!"
Dumbledore nodded with a smile, and then stroked Fox's head feathers on the other shelf: "Fox, go to Grimmauld Place and tell Molly... let her take down the portrait of Phineas..."
...
The principal Phineas Black in the portrait left, and Fox flew away.
Jon and Dumbledore stared again.
"Professor..." Jon asked curiously, "Facing the provocation of the mysterious man, do you have any plans?"
"I'm looking for Hufflepuff's cup." Dumbledore replied calmly, "That's the last one, isn't it?"
"Yes." Jon mused.
Voldemort's seven Horcruxes except Harry Potter, Nagini, Riddle's diary, Slytherin's locket, Peverell's ring and the Ravenclaw crown. , have been destroyed... Only the last Horcrux, which is Hufflepuff's golden cup, remains.
Jon tentatively asked, "Is there any progress?"
"Tom has always carried the gold cup with him..." Dumbledore frowned slightly: "It was hidden in the pocket of his coat without any protection..."
"Isn't that..." Jon frowned and murmured.
Obviously, the two cronies around Voldemort today, Severus Snape and Peter Pedillo, are both Dumbledore's people; if Voldemort has been hiding it by his side, it is not a good idea to steal it out impossible.
"I think after the destruction of six horcruxes, Tom will definitely keep this last horcrux well!" Dumbledore said calmly.
Jon was taken aback for a moment, and then reacted immediately.
Think about it personally, from Voldemort's point of view... He may be worried that the Horcrux is hidden in other places, so he always carries it with him; or he may carry a fake one with him to attract attention , the real Horcrux is hidden in a place that no one knows...
After thinking about it carefully, Jon felt that the latter point was much more likely.
If this is the case... it means that the Horcrux next to Voldemort is actually a "bait"... This even more means that Voldemort has begun to suspect his cronies, and began to speculate on those few Death Eaters he trusted the most Betrayed him...
This is not good news!
"I followed the traces left by Tom... in those places, I did not find the existence of the gold cup!" Dumbledore continued: "And judging from those traces, Tom's injuries in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, It's recovering little by little..."
Dumbledore's voice sounded irritated.
Obviously, Voldemort had already been pushed into a desperate situation, and he was only short of the last step to eliminate him... At this moment, the opponent became like a slippery loach, and this last step could not be completed no matter what.
...
"But don't worry, everything is still under control." Dumbledore raised his head and gave Jon a warm smile: "What about you...you have been looking for a way to save Miss Greengrass, yes Is it?"
"Yes." Jon said perfunctorily, he didn't mention that he was collecting materials for Horcruxes.
After all, the extremely evil black magic of "horcruxes" is obviously more sensitive to "white wizards" like Dumbledore.
Dumbledore didn't take the initiative to bring this up either, although Jon was sure, through Slughorn or Fawkes, that he most likely already knew about it...
The two pretended to be confused together in this way, and reached a clever tacit understanding.
First, I briefly described my trip to Albania...
Then--
Jon paused, and said to Dumbledore: "After returning to France, I got a very important message from Mrs. Maxime and Professor Hagrid..."
He briefly recounted Hagrid's "story" and Dumbledore aside.
"If we can get the method for the giants to split their souls, then the final success rate will definitely be much higher." Jon asked for help: "Now the last batch of giants in Europe should have taken refuge in the mysterious man...Professor, may I ask you? Are there any whereabouts of them?"