https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-961-The-Horcrux-Creation-Diagram/12946758/
Chapter 962: A Thousand Horcrux Creation Diagrams
Chapter 962: A Thousand Horcrux Creation Diagrams
"I say it's real, and it is real..."
The previously bustling Headmaster's Office suddenly fell silent at this moment.
The headmasters all turned to Kyle, their eyes filled with disbelief.
They had initially thought that Kyle had made a mistake, but they never expected him to do it on purpose.
And to use the Cruciatus and Imperius Curses on himself, was this an idea that a normal wizard could come up with?
"They will die," one headmaster couldn't help but say, "No one would use the Imperius Curse on themselves, it might cause the curse to spiral out of control..."
"Oh, is it just a possibility?" Kyle blinked, once again manipulating the quill to erase a line on the parchment and add some new content.
When Kyle picked up the parchment again, the headmasters discovered that where the Imperius Curse was written, it had been changed to the Killing Curse.
This was not concealed at all; it was obvious that he wanted to kill them...
Thinking of this, some headmasters turned their gazes to Dumbledore, who was sitting at the edge.
"Is this the student you taught?" Finneas smacked his lips, "Although I'm known as the most unpopular headmaster in history, I think I'm more competent than you."
Finneas actually disliked the title of 'the most unpopular headmaster in history', and he didn't think he had done anything wrong, insisting that someone was targeting him.
But now, Finneas suddenly found that he could accept it.
It was just being unpopular, not incompetent, and at least his students at the time were all good kids.
Unlike Dumbledore... In his youth, he was entangled with Grindelwald, and as a teacher, he had taught Tom Riddle, who was obsessed with Dark Magic, and in his old age, he had nurtured Kyle, an even more unsuitable wizard.
Moreover, he himself held the title of the greatest White Wizard and was loved by all.
"Why..." Finneas' expression turned resentful, "You deserve to die!"
Dumbledore gave an awkward smile and averted his gaze. He had never expected Kyle's solution to be so... unexpected.
"This makes it even more foolproof," Kyle, unaware of the headmasters' reactions, continued, "I originally intended to write the Killing Curse, but I was worried they might not believe it, so I changed it to the Imperius Curse."
"Even the Imperius Curse wouldn't be believable," Armando Dippet couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Even we, who are portraits unable to think, can see that this process is wrong. What more for living wizards? Their brains are not just a pile of paint."
"What if this method is something they obtained after a thousand toils and hardships?" Kyle smiled, "If we just throw out the parchment, they definitely won't believe it, but what if it's engraved on a stone deep beneath Nurmengard?
"The once-rampaging Grindelwald, who chose to be imprisoned for seventy years to protect this secret, wouldn't this make it much more believable?"
"Hiss..." A collective gasp echoed around the room.
Regardless of Grindelwald's reputation, the deeds he had done were already legendary. If this parchment went through this entire process, it would be real.
Even if Grindelwald himself claimed it was fake later, no one would believe him; they would only think that Grindelwald was deceiving them.
"But..." Headmistress Delores Dervish frowned, "With this incorrect method of creation, you might kill them."
Besides being the Headmistress of Hogwarts, she was also a renowned healer, so it was natural for her to think more deeply about this.
"So what?" Kyle said nonchalantly, "The true method of creating Horcruxes requires killing to split the soul... If someone can be ruthless enough to use the Cruciatus or Killing Curse on themselves, they would certainly be capable of using it on others.
"So, from another perspective, we are saving people."
Delores Dervish furrowed her brows.
She knew Kyle was arguing, but she also felt that his words made sense.
Indeed, a wizard who was determined to create Horcruxes would undoubtedly go against the Wizardry Law.
Besides the necessary condition of killing to split the soul, this process also involved using various forbidden Dark Magic spells, a total of over a dozen different spells.
Therefore, regardless of whether the Horcrux was successfully created or not, the minimum punishment for attempting it was a Boggart's kiss.
From this perspective, Kyle's claim of saving people was indeed true.
"Then how do you plan to place it beneath Nurmengard, and who could find it there?" someone asked the most critical question.
This entire process revolves around Nurmengard, a place even more mysterious than Azkaban, which ordinary wizards could never find.
"This is where I need your help, Professor." Kyle turned to Dumbledore.
Dumbledore looked at Kyle, blinking, neither agreeing nor refusing.
"Of course, this is just a preliminary plan," Kyle continued. "When it comes to actually carrying it out, we'll need more detailed steps."
"For example, how to find those determined to create Horcruxes... How to make them inadvertently discover the legend of Nurmengard from the escaped Death Eaters... And how many people they need to kill to find a way to etch the Horcrux creation diagram. These all need careful discussion."
"You've already said it all, and you still need to discuss it?" Armando Dippet said with a sigh. "You just need to supplement the details, and it'll be a complete plan."
"Not quite. We still need to discuss it carefully to ensure nothing goes wrong," Kyle said modestly, shaking his head.
The Headmaster's office fell silent again.
"I like this kid," a bearded headmaster suddenly spoke, breaking the silence. "If you had been born a hundred and fifty years earlier, I wouldn't have had to hand the position to that idiot, Phineas."
"Hey, you old fool! I heard that!" Phineas jumped up, ready to grab the other's face.
Armando was quick, immediately extending his leg.
Phineas face-planted on the ground with a loud bang, sliding forward for a good distance.
"He really is an idiot," the bearded wizard muttered, "A very lucky idiot, as others were even more foolish back then..."
"You're not much better!" Phineas stood up, wiping mud and pebbles from his face.
The advantage of portraits is that they can't truly be injured. Even if the head falls off, it can be easily reattached with a rub of the hand.
Sometimes, on a whim, they can even try on different heads.
Phineas had always wanted to wear Armando's head and go to the second floor of the castle to chat all night with the witch's portrait holding a chain hammer, but he never found the opportunity.
"You should see how many rules you've added. Hogwarts had only fifty rules for eight hundred years, and you doubled it after you left..."
"Haha, if not for me, you'd be the 'Least Popular Headmaster'!"
As Phineas spoke, he seized the moment and turned, punching Armando in the face.
"That's for you!" Without hesitation, Phineas took off running and disappeared in the blink of an eye within the Headmaster's office.
"That idiot," Armando muttered.
"Aren't you going to chase him?" Kyle asked curiously. They usually enjoyed playing this game, but today Armando was surprisingly lenient.
He wasn't angry even after being punched in the face.
"It's fine. He can't escape anyway. In terms of connections within Hogwarts portraits, he's far inferior to me," Armando waved dismissively.
"I'm more interested in your plan now. You specifically avoided Minerva to come to us, so it's not just about seeking Albus's help, right?"
"Oh... Don't portraits on Chocolate Frog cards lack the ability to think?" Kyle feigned surprise.
"Those portraits can't think, but ours are slightly better," Armando said, winking.
"Even though it's not much, you're not hiding your intentions, are you? After all, you didn't go to the real Albus."
"That's true," Kyle nodded. "I hope the Headmasters can lend their assistance in this matter."
"What do you want us to do?" Armando asked.
"This." Kyle picked up the parchment again. "I hope you can deliver it to a living wizard who knows how to make Horcruxes."
The Headmasters from three hundred years ago turned and left.
They were all portraits of people they knew, and the rest were unfamiliar.
"Let's discuss this later." Armando stroked his beard. "First, tell us your thoughts. Also, we don't know legendary wizards like Grindelwald, so you'll need to make up many more stories."
"It won't be that troublesome this time," Kyle shook his head and explained, "They don't need to do anything special. Just casually reveal it when someone seeks them out."
"You can use mine, or you can make up a Horcrux creation diagram yourself. The only requirement is that it must be fake, the faker, the better."
"Why? Can't you just use yours?"
"But it will increase credibility," the bearded wizard said, a bit confused.
"Credibility doesn't need to be increased," Kyle replied, "Borrowing Grindelwald's name is just a temporary solution for the current situation. What I mentioned earlier is for the future."
"Oh?" The Headmasters became even more curious.
"Tell us more."
"As long as your idea makes sense, we'll help you with this."
"I do know a few old wizards, but I'm not sure if they know how to create Horcruxes."
"That's fine, even a fake one will do."
"If only one Horcrux creation diagram is prepared, it might quickly raise suspicions... But what if there were a hundred or a thousand such diagrams?"
Kyle paused to think, then shared his plan.
"The people you know are undoubtedly well-known figures in the wizarding world, right?"
The Headmasters nodded in agreement.
As the Headmaster of the only magic school in the UK, not just anyone could become their friend.
"Then, would the information they provide be credible?"
"Of course," Kyle laughed and added, "They themselves carry credibility, and others will naturally believe them without question."
"Wait a moment," Delores said. "If that's the case, I doubt many people would be willing to use their reputation to lie for you. Some old wizards value their reputation highly."
"This isn't lying," Kyle said earnestly. "The method of creating Horcruxes is something they discovered from ancient magical texts, found while exploring magical ruins, and passed down through generations... In short, it's all true."
"But what if they die?"
"Perfect," Kyle said matter-of-factly, "Then no one would know about it, just like the shop selling Mandrake earplugs will never receive a bad review."
Delores paused, and as a portrait, she suddenly couldn't quite follow Kyle's train of thought.
"But what if there were two people?"
"Headmaster Delores, that's a bit far-fetched, isn't it?" Kyle spread his hands, "Horcruxes have existed for over a thousand years. It's unlikely that they would suddenly become popular because of this incident. Not many people would go looking for them."
"Don't misunderstand, Delores isn't trying to make things difficult for you," Armando quickly interjected. "She's just... trying to convince those old wizards."
"You know, to get them to help, especially with something that might affect their reputation, you need to be well-prepared."
"Fine," Kyle sighed and said again, "The diagram is real, but the process is wrong, or the Horcrux has a failure rate, but it's definitely not fake."
"If someone doesn't believe it, let them try it themselves. Maybe they'll succeed the next time."
"That's a good excuse," Armando nodded, and Delores didn't say anything further.
"With this approach, once a thousand different Horcrux creation diagrams from old wizards, ancient books, and magical ruins appear, even if someone is lucky enough to find the real one, they won't believe it."
"By then, perhaps Horcruxes will disappear completely in another form."
Armando's eyes lit up as he listened.
"Interesting, I'm going to find those old guys right now." With that, he quickly ran out of the portrait.
Some Headmasters were still hesitating.
"This is indirectly promoting Horcruxes."
"Many people will die..."
"They probably didn't intend to create Horcruxes at first."
"I understand what you mean, Headmasters," Kyle said loudly. "Everyone should remember what I said at the beginning."
"If no one asks, I won't say anything."
"So I'm not promoting Horcruxes; I'm just letting them change the Horcrux creation process on their own."
"Just like Professor Slughorn..." Kyle looked at Dumbledore, who hadn't moved either.
"Professor Slughorn knows how to create Horcruxes. Has he influenced the students at school?"
"No," Dumbledore shook his head.
"That's what I'm trying to say," Kyle shrugged, "Also, if he had given Tom Riddle false information back then, there might not have been a Lord Voldemort later on."
...
"Fine, you've convinced me," Delores said first. "I'll pass on your message, but I can't guarantee how many people will help."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." She also left the Headmaster's office.
At the same time, Dumbledore disappeared into the painting.
...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
