Chapter 565: A Fake Horcrux? Regulus Sacrificed for the Good (1/2)

Chapter 565 A fake Horcrux? Regulus sacrificed for justice

Dumbledore's eyelids trembled, and he smacked his lips in despair. He looked as miserable as a candle in the wind, without a trace of the White Devil's demeanor.

Seeing this, Harry breathed a sigh of relief, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Dumbledore was not wrong. He did look very weak, but he was still alive, which was a blessing in disguise.

"Water, water..." Dumbledore murmured.

"Water." Harry was overjoyed and immediately returned to the stone basin, ready to use magic to make water.

But before he could wave his wand, he saw a golden locket in the stone basin, "Professor, you succeeded."

"Don't touch it." 'Gandalf' quickly stretched out his wand to block Harry's right hand reaching for the locket, and said seriously: "Generally speaking, once the treasure leaves its original place, it will trigger the mechanism.

I have no problem, but Dumbledore's current state is really hard to be assured.

Just in case, let Dumbledore rest for a while!"

Harry turned his head to look at Dumbledore, who was breathing weakly, nodded belatedly, and then pointed his wand at the stone basin, "Clear water like a spring."

The basin was immediately filled with clear water, but the water disappeared as soon as Harry scooped a cup.

"Sir, wait a moment." Harry said anxiously, and continued to try, "Clear water is like a spring, clear water is like a spring, clear water is like a spring..."

"Don't try." 'Gandalf' sighed, took off the wine bottle on his waist, but the wine he poured out completely evaporated in the air, leaving no drop.

"This is designed by Voldemort. There is only one way to get water, but I don't recommend you do that."

Harry swallowed his saliva, turned his head to look at the calm black lake, and shuddered uncontrollably.

"Sir, you can do it, right?"

"I'm not sure." 'Gandalf' said very honestly, "My fighting ability is not strong. You should be able to imagine how many corpses there are in this lake."

"Then there is no other way, right?"

Harry walked to the edge of the island, holding the cup tightly in his hand. Even if it was a trap, he had to step on it, otherwise he could only watch Dumbledore die.

"Wait a minute, if you have an antidote, you can feed him some first, maybe we can buy some time."

Snap!

Harry slapped his forehead, almost forgetting that he carried several bottles of potions with him.

He quickly ran to Dumbledore, took out three glass bottles from his pocket, and poured one antidote, one lucky potion, and one sedative into each.

Dumbledore's condition did improve after taking the medicine, but it was just a temporary solution. Without water, he couldn't muster any strength.

"What should we do now?"

"Wait until I finish drawing." 'Gandalf' waved his magic wand in the air to draw a complicated magic circle, and the white light gradually illuminated the cave, and there were also some red Mars looming.

"It's barely enough now." 'Gandalf' panted, pretending to be exhausted, "You go scoop water, I'll go get the Horcrux.

Complete at the same time, remember to be fast, don't hesitate, otherwise it's easy to be dragged into the lake by the Inferi."

"Understood." Harry nodded heavily and walked to the lake carefully.

'Gandalf' suppressed his excitement, walked to the stone basin, and looked at the locket in the basin with burning eyes.

One thousand magic points, and 500 magic points after destruction, it's worth his acting for half a day.

"Are you ready?" 'Gandalf' put his hand on the edge of the locket.

"Ready."

"Listen to my command, one, two, three..."

After the voice fell, 'Gandalf' grabbed the Horcrux, and Harry also scooped a glass of water at a very fast speed.

Harry quickly approached Dumbledore, "Professor, the water is coming."

'Gandalf' would not care if Dumbledore drank the water from the lake full of corpses. His face was dark now, as if he had lost hundreds of millions.

He did not feel the slightest bit of strangeness, nor did he hear the system's prompt sound, which meant that what he had in his hand was not a Horcrux at all, but just an ordinary... locket.

"Sir, don't stand there, they are coming." Harry's panicked voice came over.

'Gandalf' came back to his senses, his face twitched, and he even had an urge to vomit.

I saw dense white corpses crawling out of the lake, men, women, old people, and children were among them, almost occupying the entire lake.

He had never experienced what a zombie siege was, but their current situation was definitely countless times more dangerous than that.

"Harry, help me up." Dumbledore said weakly, his left hand holding the wand trembling slightly.

"Shut up, save your energy and you can walk more comfortably."

Da!

'Gandalf' hit his wand hard, and a huge white magic circle appeared in the air, illuminating the entire cave as bright as day.

The dazzling golden sunlight shone on the black lake, and the group of Yin corpses roared in pain. The white bodies also showed signs of burning and even began to melt. They had to hide in the lake to avoid being hurt.

The ultimate light elemental magic has no harm to humans, but it can cause a devastating blow to creatures that fear light.

"Huh!" Gandalf breathed a sigh of relief, "It's safe for now."

"Sir." Harry's mouth twitched slightly, "Is this what you mean by not being good at fighting?"

"I'm really not good at it." Gandalf said confidently, "It's my first time dealing with so many Inferi, so of course I'm not absolutely sure."

"You... you're so modest."

"Okay, Harry." Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder, "We have to leave this place as soon as possible, the light won't last forever."

"Before that, I have some bad news to tell you." Gandalf threw the locket to Harry Potter, "This is fake, the real Horcrux is not here."

"Impossible." Harry couldn't accept it. How could the locket they got at the risk of their lives, and even Dumbledore almost died here, be fake?

Besides, this place is one in a million in terms of secrecy and danger. Isn't it too extravagant for Voldemort to hide a fake here?

"I want to comfort you, but this is the truth, Potter." 'Gandalf' said in a deep voice, "The real locket is not here."

"Professor." Harry looked at Dumbledore worriedly, fearing that he would be hit. After all, the price they paid today was too high.

"Don't worry, this is not bad news." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "I am sure that Voldemort definitely hid Slytherin's locket here.

It's just that something happened in the middle that he didn't know about. I guess a Death Eater betrayed him and stole the Horcrux behind his back."

"This..." Harry opened his mouth, "Do you mean that the locket may have been destroyed a long time ago?"

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Dumbledore sighed regretfully, "The real Horcrux is not in Voldemort's hands, but we don't know where it is.

And the person who stole it may not know that it is a Horcrux, and may keep it properly."

"Professor, I don't want to discourage you, but this explanation is too far-fetched."

"Wait." 'Gandalf' seemed to have thought of something, "If what Dumbledore said is true, that person doesn't need to leave a fake, maybe the answer is in the locket."

Harry was stunned for a moment, looked at the locket in his hand, and carefully opened it. There was a folded parchment inside.

The three looked at each other, and Harry pretended to be calm and opened it, and read: "

To the Dark Lord

I will be dead before you read this.

But I want you to know that I discovered your secret.

I stole the real Horcrux and plan to destroy it as soon as possible.

I risked my life in the hope that you would be killed when you meet your opponent.

R.A.B."

"So, who is R.A.B." 'Gandalf' asked a little tired.

"Regulus." Dumbledore murmured, with a relieved smile on his weak face, "Regulus Black, Sirius's younger brother.

I didn't come here in vain today. One of my students did not fall into darkness. On the contrary, he defended the honor of the Black family with his life. These are the proofs."

"But Sirius said that Voldemort killed him, or that he was killed at Voldemort's behest." Harry said doubtfully.

"No, this is his own guess. In fact, no one knows the cause of Regulus' death, not even his parents.

The Order of the Phoenix didn't care much at the time. After all, he was a Death Eater at the time, and the risk of death for the Dark Lord was still very high."

"The question is how did he die?" 'Gandalf' reminded, "Did he destroy the Horcrux before he died?"

"Maybe..." Dumbledore looked at the black lake and said sadly, "No one will know if he dies here."

"Professor, you mean him?" Harry opened his eyes wide in surprise, "He was killed by those Inferi... "This is the most likely possibility, because to get the Horcrux you must drink all the liquid in the stone basin.

Even I feel weaker than ever before, and now I may not be able to beat you. Regulus cannot be a match for the Inferi in his extremely weak state."

Harry frowned slightly, "Then the Horcrux won't be in this lake, right?"

"No, he must have found a way to send the Horcrux out, otherwise he wouldn't have left this parchment." Dumbledore said firmly, "But the Horcrux is not so easy to destroy, Slytherin's locket may still be intact."

"Then we came here in vain." Harry said in a depressed mood.

"Harry, I think Regulus's relics are much more important than the Horcruxes." Dumbledore said seriously, "Sirius has misunderstood his brother all his life, but in fact Regulus is the pride of the Black family. After everything is over, you have the responsibility to clear the name of this hero."

"I know, professor." Harry forced a smile, "Let's leave here first!"

The three jumped into the boat and sailed across the black lake to the shore.

The light magic circle still exudes its power, and none of the corpses in the lake dared to show their heads.

After landing, the boat sank into the lake again, and the chain connected to it also slid into the lake with a clang.

"Sir, hold on, we will leave here soon." Harry put Dumbledore's arm on his shoulder and carefully helped him move forward.

"Thank you, Harry." Dumbledore said weakly, "These protective mechanisms cannot be cracked by one person, you did a great job."

"Stop talking, sir, save your energy."

"That door must be sealed, my knife..."

"Use my blood!" Harry said in an unquestionable tone, "The way back is not that dangerous, it doesn't matter if it is weakened a little."

"All stubborn." 'Gandalf' sneered and rolled his eyes, then reached into his pocket, took out a can of blood and splashed it on the door.

The blood was slowly absorbed, and some cracks appeared on the arch, and soon the exit was exposed.

"Sacrifice blood, but I didn't say I had to sacrifice my own blood."

Harry:......

Dumbledore's nose twitched slightly, and after leaving the cave, he looked at 'Gandalf' meaningfully, "What is your relationship with Gaius?"

'Gandalf's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm, "What did you say?"

"It's no use pretending." Dumbledore's eyes flashed with wisdom, "You can't hide it from me."

"Fuck! I shouldn't have revealed any flaws, how did he recognize it?" Aaron cursed in his heart, and was interrupted by Dumbledore's supplement when he was about to admit his identity.

"That's the blood of the basilisk, which can't be found on the market. It just so happens that I have a student who may have a lot of basilisk blood."

"Huh?" Aaron instantly restored Gandalf's personality, "You are worthy of being the greatest wizard in this world. I didn't expect you to find out about this."

"Do you know Aaron?" Harry asked in surprise.

"Not only do I know him, but I know him very well." Gandalf stroked his beard and boasted, "I taught him the magic circle, so I'm better than him."

"I see." Harry thought of the magic circle that suppressed thousands of Inferi, and he didn't doubt Gandalf's statement.

"Let's go, I'll take you out. Dumbledore's body can't stand the cold sea water." Gandalf pointed his staff at the water and chanted an obscure spell.

White light emanated from the staff, forming a spherical barrier that covered the three people inside.

The sea water was isolated from the light ball, and the passage that originally required hard swimming to get out could now be walked out easily.

Back outside the cliff, Harry put Dumbledore on a rock to sit. The turbulent sea surface in the dark night did not make him feel afraid at all. After all, compared with the scene in the cliff cave, this environment was considered friendly.

"Sir, do you want to go back to Hogwarts with us?" Harry asked politely. Dumbledore is in a very bad state now. If he can bring a great wizard back, the safety of Hogwarts will be better guaranteed.

"No, you go first. I have to destroy this place." 'Gandalf' said righteously, "Those Inferi must be cleaned up thoroughly, otherwise it may leave hidden dangers in the future."

"Harry, listen to him!" Dumbledore walked to Harry with all his strength, "Hold my arm, we have to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible."