chsdbacks Chapter 127: Research Results Regarding Voldemort
Chapter 127: Research Results Regarding Voldemort
Chapter 127: Research Results Regarding Voldemort
"Sometimes you have to admit that Voldemort was one of the most talented and remarkable students at Hogwarts in recent years."
A hint of regret appeared on Dumbledore's aged face.
Ryan saw it all and understood it all. After all, the headmaster was still dreaming of seeing three legends in one family, imagining waking up in the morning to find his best students, Tom Riddle and Ryan Welsh, coming to greet him together.
As for the most talented student, he felt Voldemort was undoubtedly the one. When someone is good at causing trouble, their abilities are unlikely to be weak.
He continued, following the principal's words, "So, what shocking thing did Voldemort do?"
"I remember you were looking for Horcruxes in the library for a while, weren't you? What are your thoughts on Horcruxes?" Dumbledore asked.
"I didn't see it, how else could I see it?" Ryan expressed his dissatisfaction at the mention of this, because he really hadn't seen the book! That book had been hidden away by some old man!
Is it really necessary to treat me like Voldemort?
Dumbledore's face showed a complex expression, perhaps using this complex expression to extend his inner embarrassment. He was stunned for a long time before continuing to speak and began to explain what Horcruxes were.
As the explanation of Horcruxes deepened, he remained completely unfazed, as if he hadn't heard what Ryan had just said. "A Horcrux is a form of extremely evil black magic that can split the caster's soul through extremely heinous acts of murder. A portion of the soul is then extracted from the body and placed into an object outside the body; this object is the Horcrux."
In this way, even if the wizard's physical body is attacked or destroyed, he will not perish, because a fragment of his soul will remain intact in the world, unharmed.
"Voldemort pursued immortality with this evil dark magic. He must have split his soul by creating Horcruxes, because Gale and Nicole discovered during their research that the Voldemort in their possession was incomplete."
He didn't finish his sentence; in fact, Nicolas Flamel and Gale discovered that the soul of Voldemort they had captured was shattered beyond recognition.
Moreover, comparing the quality of their own souls, it was found that the quality of Voldemort's soul in their possession was only a fraction of the quality of their own souls.
This may indicate that Voldemort created more than one Horcrux.
He didn't want to say much about such evil deeds, and he was also afraid that Ryan would rekindle his idea of researching Horcruxes.
There's already enough trouble with just one Voldemort in the world; we don't need any more.
Although, in reality, Voldemort's numbers had already increased long ago.
Ryan nodded. "I've heard that Voldemort often displayed his unparalleled power in front of the Death Eaters and demonstrated to the Death Apostles that he had conquered death. Perhaps he used the properties of Horcruxes to show that he could be resurrected?"
"I think so. Voldemort always liked to use force to tame wizards."
Dumbledore's voice lowered slightly; he probably remembered that many, many years ago there was a burning wardrobe.
At that time, some people also believed that using force to intimidate people could have a profound impact.
But that person was still wrong in the end.
Shaking the traces of the past from his mind, he continued, "Moreover, Gale and the others discovered that Voldemort had split his soul very early on, and the traces left on his soul were already very old."
"Perhaps—during his student days, he had already—split his own soul."
Dumbledore uttered each word carefully, deliberating on the accuracy of his choice.
"Killing people to make Horcruxes during his student days. He really is a talent who breaks the rules and disregards the law." Ryan's emotions fluctuated slightly. After all, the word "immortality" held an indescribable allure for him, or rather for all humans.
Horcruxes, on the other hand, can grant a degree of immortality. And Voldemort in his student days had the audacity to do such a thing.
After all, the deal to gain immortality by killing someone is too good to pass up.
If it weren't for the cost of one's brain, this method would definitely be strongly welcomed by righteous cultivators. At that time, those who cannot make soul weapons would be embarrassed to call themselves righteous cultivators.
"Headmaster, please don't misunderstand. I didn't intend to research and create Horcruxes. I'm just lamenting how easily immortality has come to me."
Although Dumbledore's face was expressionless, Lane could still sense that the headmaster was extremely nervous when he made his remark.
He further explained, "If immortality were too easy, even if Voldemort hadn't suffered brain damage from the Horcruxes splitting his soul, he would have lost his way in his long life afterward and become a slave to power. Without hardship and suffering, one cannot achieve immortality."
"The long years of honing skills become the pillars that support wizards in their pursuit of immortality—" A novel argument, a very insightful point. Dumbledore was relieved, because he could truly hear in these words Ryan's disdain for the immortality of Horcruxes.
The somewhat somber atmosphere immediately lightened up, and Ryan smiled and said, "It's not that my point of view is novel, Headmaster, but rather that not many people in the wizarding world study immortality, because the gap between wizards is simply too great."
"For example, you just mentioned that Voldemort might have been working on Horcruxes and splitting his soul to seek immortality during his student days. But looking at the history of Hogwarts, how many people have accomplished such things during their student years? And looking at the entire history of magic, how many wizards have been able to find a way to pursue immortality in their lifetime?"
Ryan was telling the truth. Although the Harry Potter world wasn't exactly a magical world of extraordinary wonder, the difference between wizards was greater than the difference between a wizard and a dog.
It's like in a common worldview, some people think that even the dumbest person couldn't learn calculus. But most college students, when faced with advanced mathematics, have blank minds and just mumble "Aba aba," practically drooling.
In such a situation, even though they are the same species, their thoughts and actions are on completely different levels.
"Talent is inherently different, but knowledge is not. What Hogwarts and we can do is to bring knowledge to every young wizard on an equal footing," Dumbledore said calmly. In his long career, he had seen many geniuses and many ordinary people, but looking back, there were only a handful of people who could truly be considered geniuses, people he could only consider geniuses.
These days he's been studying Muggle sociology and feels he's learned a lot. He thinks there are many experiences from Muggle sociology that can be directly applied to wizards.
The only difference is that, in his view, within the wizarding world, personal and heroic historical perspectives coexist, and both play a decisive role.
Because a top-tier alchemist like Nicolas Flamel could single-handedly bring the wizarding world into the industrial age.
Top wizards like himself and Gale also have the ability to change the course of history.
Ryan didn't think that much about it; he just felt that Dumbledore was right, at least for the young wizards in the British wizarding world, knowledge was equal.
Suddenly, a question occurred to him: "That raises a problem. Voldemort couldn't possibly be unaware of the conditions for the Horcruxes to resurrect, so why has he been unable to do so all these years?"