"Tsk tsk, this tone doesn't sound like something Slughorn would say to Riddle."
In other words, in addition to hiding some of the more important memories, Slughorn had also tampered with and fabricated the latter half of the memory.
A few seconds later, the three of them returned to Dumbledore's office.
Harry seemed a little confused. He looked at Elwyn and then turned to look at Dumbledore, who was sitting behind the desk. He did not understand what was going on.
Dumbledore had just said that this was his most important memory, but he could not tell what was so important about it. Of course, the sudden appearance of the white fog and the fact that no one seemed to notice it was very strange. But other than that, nothing else seemed to have happened. Riddle asked a question but did not get an answer.
"You may have noticed that this memory has been tampered with." Dumbledore didn't beat around the bush and said straightforwardly, "Professor Slughorn tampered with his own memory. He gave me a false memory."
"Tampered with memory? Why would he do that? "Harry could not help but ask.
"I think he was ashamed of this memory, so he tampered with it to make himself look better. He erased the parts that he did not want me to see. The tampering was very clumsy, which is a good thing. It means that the real memory is still underneath. "
"Professor, this memory is about a soul tool?" Elwyn interrupted.
"Yes, an important memory about a soul tool." Dumbledore said with interest, "We already knew that Riddle wanted to make a soul tool. He thought that he could achieve immortality this way. In fact, when he took the ring and returned to the Hogwarts, he had already successfully made a soul tool, but this soul tool was an uncontrollable accident. I talked to him, and the Lord Voldemort thought that he was trouble. The reason why he kept him was that he wanted to study something from him... "
"Did he succeed?" Elwyn asked, knowing that the "he" Dumbledore was referring to the fifteen-year-old Riddle.
"No!" Dumbledore said, "So, the Lord Voldemort turned to Slughorn for advice on how to make a Soul Vessel. He must have found some content in a book, but it was not comprehensive. There were still some details that needed to be confirmed."
"For example, the number of soul armaments that can be made …" Elwyn said.
"Very sharp thinking, Elwyn. The exact number of soul tools is one of the most important things we need to figure out. After all, from what we know, Lord Voldemort has created many Soul Vessels. Riddle's Diary, Slytherin's Locket, Ravenclaw's Coronet, the Statue of the Evil God, and this ring that appeared unexpectedly. " As Dumbledore spoke, his bright eyes quickly glanced at Harry, and then turned back to Elwyn. "As I said before, he has a habit of collecting trophies. We have already found a lot of soul tools, but definitely not all of them. We need to confirm the final number of soul tools."
"Then what is the limit of the number of soul tools that a person can make? How many times can he split his soul? "
"In theory, there is no limit, but no one has been able to achieve this, because it requires unimaginable evil. The amount of pain one inflicts when splitting one's soul, one's own soul will suffer the same amount of pain, "Dumbledore said. Dumbledore said, "But Voldemort is obviously not a normal person, so we can't judge him by ordinary standards. In fact, based on the memory we just saw, I have a task for you. I hope you can find a way to make Professor Slughorn reveal his true memory and find out what Liddell said to him. This will undoubtedly be the most crucial information for us. "
It was not easy to get Slughorn's true memory.
Of course, Elwyn knew that after the Lord Voldemort consulted Professor Slughorn, he had finally made seven soul tools. However, he could not guarantee that this was the final number of soul tools that the Lord Voldemort had made. That guy was obviously crazy. Who knew what he would do after cooperating with the Evil God?
Splitting one's soul was impossible for most people, but for the Lord Voldemort, it was as simple as eating and breathing.
No one knew how much help Slughorn's memory could provide now …
But it was better to understand it than to have no clues at all.
"Professor, if we want to get the memory, can't we use the Telepathic Spell or the Truth Serum?" Harry asked.
"Not likely, Harry. Professor Slughorn is a very capable wizard. He will defend himself against these two spells and other spells. His ability to shut his mind is much better than poor Morfin's. Since I forced him to give me the distorted memory, it would be strange if he didn't carry the antidote of the Truth Serum with him. " Dumbledore said gently, "I think it's stupid to try to get the truth from Professor Slughorn by force. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages. I don't want him to leave the Hogwarts. We need to take a more gentle approach. Fortunately, he has his weaknesses like all of us. I believe that you are the ones who can break through his defense. Especially you, Harry. Compared to his vigilance against Elwyn, Slughorn is obviously more interested in you. You can easily gain his trust and make him give up his memory willingly. You have to know that it's very important to get the real memory. As for how important it is, you can only know after seeing the real thing. Okay, this is the second memory. We still have two more memories to look at. The next memory is what happened the night Elwyn and I found the ring, and the conversation I had with Riddle. "
"The conversation you had with Riddle?" Harry still did not understand what Dumbledore was talking about.
He followed Elwyn into the meditation basin again. This time, they returned to the Gunter Family's small house.
However, compared to the last time, this place was in ruins. Only broken walls were left.
Dumbledore did not start from the beginning. He hid the part where he was bewitched by the magic that Lord Voldemort had left on the ring. He started from the part where the fifteen-year-old Riddle came out to talk to Elwyn.
Harry was surprised to see Riddle suddenly appear, as well as the conversation he had with Elwyn and Dumbledore.
He could not believe it. He never thought that the ring on Dumbledore's right hand was that soul tool.
No, he knew it was a soul tool, but he thought it was a destroyed one. He did not expect it to be intact.
Half an hour later, the three of them returned to Dumbledore's office. Harry looked at the ring on Dumbledore's right hand with fear.
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