Chapter 329: Events to be avoided

That horrible monster was Herpo himself....

This idea had been present in Ivan's mind ever since it appeared.

He thought about it. If he was an evil dark wizard, then he would never talk about his most powerful dark magic.

Even if he had written it down, he would surely keep it a secret.

From this it can be deduced that the Horcrux was certainly not the most powerful and evil magic that Herpo the Foul had possessed.

In every way imaginable, the steps necessary to make the monster were very similar to the methods used to make the Horcrux.

It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that the monster created by dark magic was an advanced version of a Horcrux.

The only difference was that one was based on dividing one's own unstable soul through murder, and the other was to murder many people and collect their souls and pour them into one's own body.

Similar spells, radically different steps, how big would the difference be?

Ivan wasn't sure of his thoughts, as there was no way to verify them.

However, the more he thought about it, the more he was right.

Thus, Herpo the Foul transformed his body into that evil creature and became an immortal existence. This was the amazing secret that Slytherin had discovered!

That is why the Eyeball controlled the Acromantulas to destroy all the key messages in the subway ruins for fear of revealing his identity....

While Ivan was coming to this conclusion, Harry, Ron and Hermione were still discussing Horcrux issues and speculating on what Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes were.

"First of all, we must first determine the number of Voldemort's Horcruxes." Hermione said thoughtfully, "So far, we've destroyed two. There shouldn't be too many left. One doesn't split his soul too many times; he'd go mad before he was done."

"That's for normal wizards, do you think You know who's normal?!" Ron wrinkled his nose and said. "If I were him, I'd just split my soul once and hide it instead of splitting it again and again and leaving it behind everywhere."

"Obviously not normal..." Harry couldn't help but touch his scar.

"Like I said, whether it's You-Know-Who or the dark wizard named Herpo, they're all crazy already." Ron said, "To live forever..."

"Wait, I suddenly thought of Herpo the Foul!" Hermione raised her voice and said, "If his Horcrux hadn't been destroyed, then he must be alive, where is he now? He wouldn't be standing idle, watching Slytherin and other wizards break into his lair and take all his beloved treasures, would he?"

Ivan nodded. Hermione's words confirmed his conjecture again.

But he couldn't say what he thought because it had no factual basis, and it was too shocking.

"Maybe we can use this map." Harry stared at the stones in Ivan's hand. "We can go look for the temple relics, all the mysteries..."

"Hold on, Harry!" Ron interrupted him hastily, saying uneasily. "The site on this map is in ancient Greece. You don't want to venture there, do you?"

"Yes, you're right." Harry lowered his voice and said disappointedly. "Don't talk about going abroad. I'm just hoping to be separated from the Dursleys during the summer vacations."

"Didn't Sirius invite you to live with him?" asked Hermione.

"That's what he said, but Dumbledore didn't agree. He asked me to continue living with the Dursleys every summer until I'm an adult." Harry waved his arm vigorously and said in frustration, "I don't know how Dumbledore persuaded Sirius. Anyway, I'm going back to the Dursleys this summer."

Harry was in a foul mood, and the subject changed directly from discussion of Voldemort's Horcruxes and the evil wizard Herpo to concerns about the upcoming summer vacations.

He was willing to pay any price just to be separated from the Dursleys.

He didn't understand why Dumbledore insisted that he should stay with the Dursleys. Now that he had a godfather, he could live with Sirius.

"Don't worry too much, Harry, with my knowledge of Sirius, he won't stand idly by." Ivan comforted Harry. "Perhaps, he will live with you at your aunt and uncle's house. In due time, I can also visit you every day."

"Yes, I would happily do that too!" Ron followed. "You know, this summer is the Quidditch World Cup final. This is the most important sport in the wizarding world. This year's cup will be held in England. My dad will definitely buy tickets, you can come to my house in advance, and we can go to the match together."

When it came to Quidditch, Harry's interest was fully piqued.

With the school's Quidditch Cup final, the 'Hogwarts Magic' newspaper recently increased the collection and reporting of Quidditch-related news. Professor Lupin even hired reporters to give special interviews about the ongoing Quidditch World Cup under Ivan's delegation.

Because of this, the Quidditch World Cup final, which was to be held in the summer vacations, had become a hot topic in the castle earlier than expected, and many boys were discussing it over and over again.

Harry and Ron were discussing the possibility of the Irish national team winning, which was the favorite to win the championship.

"I think the Irish national team will win. Their players are all the best in the professional league." Harry said, "They fly very well. Every time they trained, Wood would give us a special account of the tactics they used."

"It's hard to say, Harry! Ireland is very strong, but according to the latest news, the biggest surprise this year is the Bulgarian team, who found a talented seeker, Viktor Krum." Ron said cheerfully. "It is said that he flies faster than a meteorite. He always catches the Golden Snitch before anyone else, and even broke the world record. He's a legendary figure that suddenly emerged in the last two years..."

Hermione wasn't involved in the conversation. She wasn't interested in the Quidditch game or Krum.

Ivan walked around for a while, thinking about things related to Krum.

As a legendary star that emerged in the last two years, Krum's reputation was much stronger than Ivan's. His magical power was also very strong, and he was very popular with the girls.

He was coming to Hogwarts next term for the Triwizard Tournament.

Ivan remembered that, at the Yule Ball, Hermione would be his partner...

This could not happen. Secretly, he decided that something had to be done to stop it.

"What are you thinking about?" suddenly, Hermione came over and looked at Ivan.

"No, nothing, it's about Quidditch..." Ivan looked back and couldn't say a few words to Hermione. He quickly avoided Hermione's suspicious eyes and changed the subject. "What do you think about the Stone map?"