From Azkaban To Hogwarts

"There's actually not one..."

After checking the last vault, William sighed in disappointment, and then watched Dumbledore restore the original protection method there - he was not that good at this aspect of magic.

In short, Gringotts can detect theft, but it cannot be a large-scale theft. If possible, it is best if Gringotts discovers that its vault is on the verge of being stolen. The thief tried to open the vault, but was stopped.

That sounds like a lot to ask for - but luckily Dumbledore is there.

Anyway, after the two of them rummaged for a long time, only an inconspicuous cup was lost in the vault. Considering Bella's current situation, I'm afraid no one will find out about this within half a year.

"No matter how courageous Voldemort is, he cannot create Horcruxes without limit. The soul is an extremely sophisticated existence, and there are limits to division."

Dumbledore carefully smoothed the last hole in the vault and turned his head, with no trace of disappointment on his face.

He was lucky enough to find a Horcrux. He even came with the intention of failure from the beginning.

"I don't care about this. It's a shame he dares to make Horcruxes -" William looked at the golden cup wrapped in layers of magic and dragon skin in his hand, "And using such an expensive thing, he is simply an antique hobby Or, wouldn’t Gryffindor’s things be made into Horcruxes by him?”

"I checked the sorting hat, and while it was opinionated, it wasn't."

Dumbledore said matter-of-factly, "The sword of Gryffindor has appeared many times in history, but it -"

At this point, he paused, "It's also very safe."

"That's strange..."

William looked at the tunnel of Gringotts. They were now probably three or four miles underground. "Are these the known relics? I mean, are there any undiscovered Gryffindor relics that he discovered?" Already?"

"But here's the problem - the Dark Lord is not the only one who is obsessed with collecting the relics of the four founders. For most wizards, even if they have no use value, the relics of the four founders are still excellent collections. How on earth did he collect this?”

"Yeah...how did he collect it?"

Dumbledore also looked at the tunnel. Although the two of them had just broken into Gringotts' vault, no one had a fearful expression on their face, and they didn't even have the intention to change places to discuss it.

"Yes, I have it!"

William suddenly thought of something and started to dig into his pocket, then took out a densely written booklet and quickly turned to the middle part.

[After graduation in 1945, Tom Marvolo Riddle graduated from Slytherin and applied to the school to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Principal Armando Dippet declined him because of his insufficient age. 】

'Standards were still high back then - by the time I got there, I was already looking for a professor in Azkaban...'

William confirmed that this was where he was, and by the way, he complained about himself again.

"This is?"

Dumbledore looked with interest at the relatively blank page that William opened - each page contained only one line of large words, and the rest was densely packed with supplementary information.

"I obtained student files from Filch and resumes from various sources, and then used red ink to mark the information obtained from the Death Eaters, and purple ink to note speculations. It is very useful to check for omissions and fill in the gaps."

William turned to the next page, and there was more blank space there.

[Information from June to September 1945 is unknown. 】

Under this line of large words, it was marked with distorted red fonts - 'According to the gossip and the clues provided by Ms. Grey, the Dark Lord may have gone to Albania during this time and obtained the crown of Ravenclaw. ’

'The information has not been confirmed. There is a record from the seventh grade that cannot be found. It is possible that the seventh grader was smuggled in...'

'There are indeed accidental deaths in the local murder records, and the local Ministry of Magic death records also include cases of Muggles being murdered by wizards... But because no suspects have been caught, there is still no way to prove it...'

"Not this page either, that's too general."

William turned back a page again.

[In September 1945, the Dark Lord joined Borgin Burke and worked for Caractacus Burke. 】

This page is different, there is so much written on it.

'A well-known smuggling shop, they dare to do anything. I seem to have supplied goods to him...'

'The checkout was very smooth and the boss has a good reputation in the industry. ’

‘How come you’ve worked with someone before, and this black-hearted boss hasn’t even entered Azkaban yet…’

'It's actually ancestral property...it's outrageous, and my hands and eyes are so powerful that I can't even check it...'

'Hell, he also provided goods to some high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic - how can this be investigated? ’

'Finally, I found someone who knew - hell, Caractacus Bock wasn't killed in the last war? He actually let the Dark Lord do that? ’

'What on earth is the Dark Lord doing? What is he doing wasting his time in this store? It's not like him...'

‘A gift, a few rare magic items and some extremely hard-to-find materials... the boss gave it to me, and I’m still trying to find out... Can’t you move it? ’

Underneath these small words was a line of purple font - Serious obstruction, investigation on hold.

"It looks like the investigation is not going well, Lee."

Dumbledore looked at William's writing with a smile and shook his head.

"It didn't go well. They all sent gifts. The Dark Lord hadn't shown any signs of resurrection at that time. I didn't expect Gringotts to do so. The investigation was delayed for a while."

William spread his hands, "After all, I really couldn't imagine the hobby of using such precious things to make Horcruxes - did you co-operate with him just to find good base materials for Horcruxes?"

This is really hard to see - but it is a very useful clue. According to the current situation, there is not so much resistance to investigating that store. Check who the Dark Lord has come into contact with and what valuables he has come into contact with. You can probably know what kind of Horcrux he made.

"It is indeed a very useful clue, but I am more curious about how many galleons you spent. Do you need me to tell Minerva?"

"Um?"

William looked at Dumbledore, then turned away so that Dumbledore wouldn't notice that he was indeed like this.

Just now, Dumbledore revealed a big secret - he didn't even read the school's account books...

"We didn't use Galleons very much. We were conducting an on-campus experimental project to examine the safety level of the surrounding magical world compared to the safety level in the country, and then we just issued a research report."

William thought for a moment, "It was a little exciting. In order to obtain accurate local information, I secretly revealed the news that I thought Albania was safer than several surrounding magic circles before the release of the research report. It was collected within a week. There's a lot of dark stuff coming to Albania...it's quite accurate."

After all, there is Dumbledore in the British wizarding world, and the ratings are very authoritative - he also uses some of the school's resources.

‘…’

Dumbledore's expression suddenly became helpless.

"The latter part is really hard to find. He quit his job at Borgin-Bock, and then began to make friends with dark wizards all over the world, learn all kinds of black magic, and undergo several difficult human body transformations... During this period The records are intermittent and not systematic at all, and I have no way to get them."

The underground was too dark, and William didn't notice the expression on Dumbledore's face. "The dark wizards are really too dangerous. Smuggling is at most a gray channel. They still sneak into the lives hidden in the dark side of the wizarding world." He doesn’t go in, so I really don’t know how to make the Horcruxes in the middle... But at present, there shouldn’t be many left... I don’t believe he can make a lot of Horcruxes... In that case, we can only I tried every means to seal the Dark Lord."

"That's right..."

Dumbledore sighed, "Slughorn is more cunning than I thought... I tried asking him, but he refused to say anything, but fortunately I'm not worried about him resigning..."

"Harry?"

"Part of the reason," Dumbledore laughed now, "You must not have imagined that it was Neville."

"Neville? You're kidding, Headmaster."

William shook his head - he usually didn't speak ill of students, but Neville... Snape attacked the third most students, and Neville, who was known as the worst student in Potions class, attracted the most attention in Potions class. A Slughorn who values ​​talent?

It is still possible to say that Slughorn teaches self-defense - although Neville's spells are almost meaningless, the battle is very rhythmic.

Yes, it's very rhythmic, which is an amazing comment.

His fighting style is very distinctive, he is brave and decisive, his spell power is poor, and it takes time to master it slowly, but the battle rhythm is not really difficult to teach...

But even if it were added, it would still be just like that, barely able to fight Miss Granger - it would only be possible after working hard.

This is a bit of a black eye, but it is true. Miss Granger is really not that good at fighting...

"His performance in Potions class has improved very quickly. Professor Snape's face has been dark for a long time because of this..."

Dumbledore said with a smile that would make a new Divination professor angry, "I can see that he is angry with himself."

"I never saw it, principal."

William put the pamphlet away, "To be honest, I haven't seen Professor Snape ever look normal to the people in our office."

The two laughed quietly, and after a while, they sneaked out of Gringotts together.

"Take the golden cup."

William looked around, made sure no one was around, and handed the thing to Dumbledore. He was a little unsure - "The curse here is not clear yet. It's best not to touch it yet. Let's go back to school and study it slowly, or Please wait for me."

"Do you have anything else to do?"

Dumbledore ignored William's previous words. Although it was a bit disrespectful, he had nothing to say.

"I have to go to the vault to withdraw some money. There are also some books from the past that I need to look through. I can't find any ideas for more Horcruxes during this time."

William said it was a matter of course - his own vault must not be pried open, wouldn't it be nice to get in legally?

——

"It's truly a masterpiece, Master."

As a Death Eater who had left Azkaban a long time ago, little Barty became more energetic after just a few days of training, and began to gradually participate in the Dark Lord's plan.

The same cannot be said for others - after traveling all the way and living in Azkaban for many years, they are now a group of injured and injured, almost all of whom are in training. Although Bella had some opinions, they were dismissed by the Dark Lord.

These Death Eaters who have proven their loyalty can be trusted. As long as the Purifiers are still sufficient, the Dark Lord cannot risk letting them appear. Moreover, it will be troublesome once they are recognized, Dumbledore. Not dead yet…

'When the final decision is made to capture the entire magical world, they can take action. The manpower is not so tight now...'

"Do you have any good ideas, Barty?"

The Dark Lord played with his wand and looked at the loyal servant in front of him.

He is in short supply of talents who can work tirelessly to make a plan after he disappeared, kidnap an Auror for questioning and succeed - he really can't handle it all by himself at the moment.

Those purgers will always come up with some small ideas occasionally. They are gathered under violence. They are easy to use, but their loyalty only depends on the wind.

Loyal Bertha... He has no intention of trying a situation where an Auror appears in front of him as soon as he wakes up and asks her to make a plan. Even if it succeeds, he may gain the Canadian wizarding world... It is really possible...

"Your plan could not be more perfect, whether it is to conquer Ilvermorny or disrupt the entire magical society..."

Little Barty admired sincerely.

He loved the Capitol arson scheme, and he loved the store sabotage scheme, both audacious and highly profitable.

"My plan is perfect, but those purgers can only do so. Barty, you are loyal and reliable."

The Dark Lord narrowed his eyes and looked at Barty.

"Then...if there is any shortcoming, your plan lacks an opponent."

"Objectors?"

"Yes, Master, objector."

Little Barty lowered his head and showed a very warm smile.

"People are dissatisfied with the measures taken by the Magic Congress, and people are accusing them of being incompetent, but there are no civil organizations standing up to resist your actions..."

"If someone stood up and raised their voice, interviewed various wizards, and then spontaneously organized a team to intercept the purifiers, and even succeeded a few times, the Magical Congress would be completely finished..."

Little Barty's face was filled with a crazy smile.

"Contrast this with the defeat of the Magic Congress - they will directly lose their rights, but by that time, if we find a way to kill the resisters at once, or even just expose something evil, no one in the entire American magic world will be able to Integrating these forces..."

The Dark Lord's face lit up with joy.

He likes this plan. He can unite the resisters under his organizer and then completely defeat them. That's really - it's wonderful...

He looked at little Barty with more and more admiration.

"Perfect, Barty."

"It is my pleasure, Master - allow your humble servant to accomplish this for you."

"Go ahead, Barty."

Voldemort nodded, "Go and collect the necessary things from Bertha. I look forward to your successful return. You will receive honors you cannot imagine."