Chapter 50 Horcruxes Sealed and Destroyed! A Bountiful Return!

"The portable storage space is isolated from the outside. If we put the Horcruxes inside, Voldemort won't be able to use them to be reborn, which is like destroying them!

This... is both good and bad!

If I store all the other Horcruxes in the portable storage space and only leave Harry outside, and if Voldemort's main soul doesn't lose hope for the outside world, then there's a 100% chance that he will be reborn in Harry. This would actually harm Harry.

If I let Harry also enter the portable storage space, kill Voldemort's main soul when he has no Horcruxes available, and then take out Harry and the Horcruxes...

That won't work either. This is extremely risky. Most likely, when we take out the Horcruxes, Voldemort will be reborn. It only addresses the symptoms, not the root problem!"

After storing the things, Dudley stood in the bedroom, lost in thought.

After thinking for a while, he realized that if he didn't let Harry enter the portable storage space for refuge, then for every additional Horcrux of Voldemort that he stored, the probability of Voldemort being reborn on Harry's forehead after his death would increase.

"Damn Voldemort! When I get the diary Horcrux, see how I'm going to have a 'friendly' chat with you in your youth!"

Dudley cursed indignantly in his heart. He was extremely eager to complete the first stage of the SS-Rank regret event he had just unlocked and obtain that crazy powerful chance for the conceptual sublimation of a spell.

He had foreknowledge and had also asked Dumbledore to act early. Without any hitches, he would soon be able to gather the three lost treasures.

But how could he remove Voldemort's soul fragments without damaging the treasures?

All the methods in the original story were brute-force destruction.

Stab with the basilisk fang, stab and slash with the Sword of Gryffindor enchanted with basilisk venom, use the Fiendfyre spell, and transfer the damage of the Killing spell under the protection of the Love Protection magic.

Which of these methods can be used as a reference?

Dudley thought for a while longer, and gradually several vague directions formed in his mind.

He didn't stay any longer. He left the bedroom and went downstairs.

Seeing his mom and dad, together with Harry and Hagrid, discussing spells enthusiastically, a smile appeared on his face.

Dudley called his cousin over and asked Harry to take out his Holly wand.

Harry didn't hesitate and immediately handed over his wand.

Dudley took the wand with his right hand, stretched out his left hand, and made a grab towards the wand from a distance. A white, semi-transparent, illusory thread was pulled out.

It was the trace threads in Harry's wand!

Dudley pinched this trace thread monitored by the Ministry of Magic, gave it a good shake, and shook it to pieces, making it disappear without a trace.

Then, Dudley released his magic power and condensed four new red trace threads that he could sense out of thin air, and merged them into Harry, his parents, and Hagrid's bodies, respectively.

"These are the trace threads I condensed. They allow me to sense everyone's whereabouts at any time, in case something unexpected happens and I can't find anyone."

Dudley explained, "Just be careful not to destroy them with magic power in general. But generally, you won't even notice them."

Trace threads were inherently quite hidden. Only powerful wizards could detect or remove them.

Dudley created obvious red trace threads for his family to emphasize this matter. If he wanted to target someone secretly, he could even create completely transparent trace threads.

After introducing the function of the trace threads, including Hagrid, no one treated them roughly. After a period of novelty, everyone plunged back into the intense spell exchange session.

Obviously, Dudley's words before had a great effect, and the Dursleys were learning magic seriously.

Hagrid was also studying very hard because the teacher giving them lessons during this period was Dumbledore, whom he admired greatly.

It was worth mentioning that Uncle Vernon didn't resign from Grunnings but took a month's leave to study intensively.

Now that Voldemort was in decline and almost nine out of ten of his die-hard Death Eaters were dead, the level of danger the Dursleys had to endure wasn't high.

Combined with the four protective measures: safe house, anti-spell robes, house-elves, and their own magic, it wasn't difficult for the Dursleys to maintain their previous lives. There was no need for them to enter a fully enclosed and withdrawn state too early.

Time passed quickly during the intensive study.

Before they realized it, the sky was getting darker.

It was evening on August 13th.

Dumbledore, looking travel-worn, returned.

Dudley waved and brought over a cup of sweet tea, asking the old man to moisten his throat and catch his breath and relax.

Dumbledore took the tea and guzzled it down, then let out a contented burp. Ever since he made an agreement with Dudley, he had been like an antique machine with a wound-up spring, operating at full capacity.

It was really not easy!

"Alright then, after drinking, quickly report the battle situation! Did you get the things? Did you keep an eye on the people?"

Dudley urged. Since it concerned the SS-Rank regret event and Voldemort, he couldn't help but worry.

Dumbledore grandly wiped the tea stains on his mouth with his sleeve, gave Dudley a scornful look, and then took out two things from his pocket.

One was an octagonal locket with a silver chain and silver trim. There was a snake drawn inside the transparent prismatic glass.

The other was a shabby, yellowed gray leather notebook, firmly locked by a magically-lit yellow chain.

"You were right in your prediction, Dudley! Slytherin's locket was indeed in the old Black family mansion.

At first, the house-elf Kreacher didn't want to hand it over, nor did he want to tell the story behind this Horcrux. It was Sirius who forced him under the guise of being the master that he finally admitted it.

According to Kreacher, it was his master, Sirius's younger brother, the Death Eater Regulus Black, who realized his mistake. Later, he found the cave where Voldemort had hidden the locket Horcrux. At the cost of his life, he retrieved this Horcrux from under Voldemort's anti-theft defenses.

For this reason, Regulus Black's body still lies in that cave!"

Dumbledore told the news he had just learned in a surprised and admiring tone.

"Dumbledore, now you know, right? Without asking for rewards or attaching conditions, and returning to the right path wholeheartedly, a person like Regulus Black is the real one who turns away from darkness and towards light. He can truly be called a hero who turns his life around.

That Snape you value so much is simply a total loser compared to Regulus Black!"

Dudley commented from the bottom of his heart, "Find some time and let's go to that cave together and retrieve Regulus' bones. We can't let a hero sleep in a gloomy cave!"

"I agree!"

Dumbledore quickly replied. As for Snape, all he could do was wish him good luck. It would be better to go along with Dudley and change the topic now.

"I know the location and background of that cave. When I went to Wool's Orphanage to recruit Voldemort, the staff at the orphanage told me that Voldemort once lured two orphan kids into a seaside cave, which is the very cave where the Horcruxes was hidden.

Moreover, based on this incident and combined with Voldemort's arrogant, conceited, and crazy personality, I think it's highly likely that Voldemort hid some of his Horcruxes in places that are of great significance to him.

For instance, this seaside cave, or maybe Hogwarts or the old Gaunt family manor..."