HORCRUX'S
This is third.
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A glowing screen materialized in front of Harry, and his breath hitched as his eyes scanned the words forming on the parchment-like surface.
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[HORCRUX DATABASE - PARTIALLY UNLOCKED]
[NUMBER OF HORCRUX'S: 7]
[REVEILED HORCRUX'S : 3]
1. TOM RIDDLE'S DIARY
STATUS: DESTROYED
LOCATION: FORMERLY WITH LUCIUS MALFOY
DESTRUCTION METHOD: BASILISK VENOM
NOTES: FIRST HORCRUX CREATED; DESIGNED TO POSSESS AND CONTROL VICTIMS.
2. MARVOLO GAUNT'S RING
STATUS: ACTIVE
LOCATION: GAUNT FAMILY HOMESTEAD, LITTLE HANGLETON
DEFENSES:
→ DARK CURSES TO INFECT AND KILL THE WEARER.
→ POSSIBLY HEXED TO TRAP INTRUDERS.
→ UNDER HEAVY DUTY WARDS
NOTES: BELONGED TO VOLDEMORT'S GRANDFATHER; CONTAINS AN UNKNOWN GEM WITH STRANGE PROPERTIES.
3. ROWENA RAVENCLAW'S DIADEM
STATUS: ACTIVE
LOCATION: HOGWARTS, ROOM OF REQUIREMENT
DEFENSES:
POWERFUL DARK MAGIC TO WARP MINDS.
LIKELY CURSED TO CORRUPT THE WEARER.
NOTES: HISTORICAL ARTIFACT; LEGEND STATES IT INCREASES INTELLIGENCE.
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[UNKNOWN HORCRUXES: 4]
DETAILS WILL BE REVEALED UPON CONTRACT COMPLETION RATE INCREASE.
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Harry's hands trembled slightly as he read through the information.
The diary… That one was already gone. But the ring… His breath caught in his throat.
A ring that carried dark curses designed to kill its wearer.
He could almost hear Dumbledore's voice in his head, grave and foreboding, warning him about the dangers of cursed objects. If this Horcrux had been sitting in some abandoned shack in Little Hangleton, just waiting for an unlucky fool to stumble upon it…
Harry swallowed hard.
And then there was the diadem. Inside some room named Room of Requirement.
Hogwarts. There was a bloody Horcrux inside Hogwarts.
His stomach twisted. If it really was cursed to warp minds, what would happen if some unsuspecting student found it? He quickly needs to find this so called Room of Requirement and destroy it.
"Bloody hell…" Harry exhaled, his voice hoarse.
Nova watched him with a knowing smile. "Interesting, isn't it?"
Harry's head snapped up. "You're telling me there's a bloody Horcrux inside Hogwarts, and you think this is interesting?"
Nova shrugged. "What, did you think he'd keep them all in some secret underground vault labeled Evil Souvenirs? The bastard is smart. He hides things in places no one would think to look."
Harry clenched his fists. Little Hangleton. Hogwarts. These damn things are everywhere.
And the worst part?
There are still three more out there.
His gaze lingered on the last lines of the screen:
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UNKNOWN HORCRUXES: 4
DETAILS WILL BE REVEALED UPON CONTRACT COMPLETION RATE INCREASE.
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That meant Voldemort had hidden three more Horcruxes somewhere in the world, and Harry didn't even know what they were. Let alone where they were.
The helplessness hit him like a sucker punch.
"You alright there, Potter?" Nova's voice was smooth, unreadable.
Harry let out a dry chuckle. "Oh, just peachy. Finding out my school is housing one of these bloody things was exactly what I needed today."
Nova smirked. "I aim to please."
Harry shot him a glare. "So that ring. You said it has some weird gem in it?"
Nova nodded. "Yep. The system didn't specify what it is, but it's clearly not just an ordinary gemstone. You interested?"
Harry hesitated.
Something about the way the system described the ring—it wasn't just any old cursed artifact. The wording. An unknown gem with strange properties…
His instincts screamed at him that this was important.
Harry looked up at Nova, suspicion creeping into his voice. "That ring. What do you know about it? Why is it specifically mentioned, is it something important?"
Nova leaned back, his smirk deepening. "Now that's an interesting question."
Harry narrowed his eyes. "I don't like the way you said that."
Nova tapped his fingers against the table, considering his next words carefully. "I could tell you…"
Harry scowled. "Let me guess. There's a price."
Nova grinned. "Naturally. You should know the system wouldn't let me make unfair deals."
Harry's jaw tightened. "What do you want this time?"
Nova's smirk didn't fade. "Ten thousand Galleons. That's the price system gave me."
Harry's eye twitched. "Are you insane?"
Nova shrugged. "You're the one who wants the information. Besides, this piece of information is something that even Dumbledore and Grindelwald spent their youth chasing."
Harry's breath caught. His mind stalled for a moment, unable to process what he'd just heard.
Dumbledore and Grindelwald?
Together?
His stomach clenched.
Dumbledore—one of the greatest wizards in history. The man who defeated the most dangerous Dark Lord before Voldemort.
And Grindelwald.
Harry had read about him. The darkest wizard of his time, a genius, a revolutionary, a man who had nearly reshaped the world in his image. He had waged war, left entire nations trembling in his wake.
And they had been after the same thing? Together?
Harry exhaled sharply, his pulse quickening. Dumbledore had never mentioned anything like this.
His mentor spoke about his past in careful, measured words, like a man tiptoeing around a graveyard of buried secrets.
But if this was true—if he had once stood side by side with a Dark Lord, searching for something—then what else had he hidden?
What else did Harry not know?
His fingers curled into a fist.What else had Dumbledore chosen not to tell him?
Nova was watching him closely, clearly enjoying his reaction. "Well?"
Harry took a steadying breath. "You want ten thousand Galleons?"
Nova smirked. "That's the price."
Harry didn't even hesitate this time. "Fine. Take it."
A soft chime echoed, and a notification flickered across the glowing screen.
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[TRANSACTION COMPLETE]
[10,000 GALLEONS DEDUCTED FROM POTTER FAMILY ACCOUNT]
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Harry winced. "How exactly is the money being taken from my account?"
Nova's grin widened. "Magic."
Harry groaned, rubbing his temples. "Of course it is."
Nova chuckled. "What, did you expect me to hand you an invoice and send you to Gringotts? The system works efficiently, Potter. No paperwork, no goblins, just instant transactions."
Harry exhaled sharply. "Brilliant. Just what I needed—mysterious magical deductions from my family vault."
Nova smirked. "You agreed to the deal. No refunds."
Harry shot him a glare. "Fine. Just tell me already."
Nova leaned forward, golden eyes gleaming.
"Now, Potter… let me tell you about the Deathly Hallows."
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