Without the use of magic detection, Dumbledore could keenly sense the stability of a person's soul. This had happened many times. He could sense that Lord Voldemort's soul had become unstable due to multiple splits, and he could also sense that Harry's soul had become unstable due to the influence.
In other words, he now knew that there was a fragment of Lord Voldemort's soul in Harry's body!
This was truly a powerful talent.
Elwyn had learned from Dumbledore how to sense magic and witness the traces of magic, but he could not sense the state of a person's soul. This was a higher level of perception than witnessing magic.
"That diary, Riddle's diary, is undoubtedly a soul vessel. At the very least, it serves the purpose of a soul vessel. Before it is destroyed, the fragment of Lord Voldemort's soul stored in it is safe." Dumbledore said, "But this is not what shocked me. What really interested me was the phenomenon that you described to me, which I have never seen before. That fragment of soul, can it have its own actions and thoughts? That fragment of soul, can it absorb the life of Mr. Weasley who holds it? "
"Can't other soul vessels do this?"
"No, it's not the first time I've seen a soul vessel, but Lord Voldemort's soul vessel is obviously different." Dumbledore said, "While confirming that the diary is a soul vessel, it raised more questions for me. For example, it was once used as both a protective device and a weapon."
"What?"
"It serves the purpose of a soul vessel perfectly. The fragment of soul hidden in it is safe, and it has indeed helped its master avoid death. But this is not all. Riddle undoubtedly hoped that someone would read the diary, and hoped that his fragment of soul would possess someone else so that the monster of Slytherin could be released. "
"I know what is going on, Professor!" Harry voiced his opinion. "He wanted people to know that he was Slytherin's successor because he couldn't get the title back then."
Elwyn was not in a hurry to express his thoughts. He was thinking about Dumbledore's words. Lord Voldemort's Soul Vessel was different from other people's Soul Vessels. It could be used as both a defensive device and a weapon.
Its activity is very high.
Active, this kind of adjective to describe a soul tool might not be too accurate and not professional enough, but this was undoubtedly Elwyn's first thought.
A highly active Soul Tool would not only quietly function as a Soul Tool, but it would also selectively attack or lure people who got close to it.
With Dumbledore's reminder, Elwyn realized that the Lord Voldemort's soul vessel was indeed different from the others. It had a very strong offensive ability.
But why does it feel so weird …
Thinking of this, Elwyn asked, "Professor, do soul tools need to be this aggressive?"
"Generally not. This is the second point we should pay attention to besides the number of Lord Voldemort's Soul Vessels," Dumbledore said. "Imagine, if the Lord Voldemort wanted the diary to be passed on to or planted in a future Hogwarts student, then he would not be very careful about the precious soul fragments inside. As Professor Slughorn said, the purpose of a Soul Vessel is to safely seal a part of one's soul, and not to throw it on someone else's path and risk being destroyed … This actually happened. That part of the soul no longer exists. As you can see, compared to the other destroyed Soul Vessels, that diary had a stronger initiative. The reason it was destroyed was largely due to its own actions. "
That was not entirely true. If it were not for Elwyn's concerns and his lack of the ability to destroy a Soul Vessel, he would have destroyed the diary long ago!
But if Elwyn did not know anything and allowed Riddle in the diary to take the initiative, the Soul Vessel would have been destroyed in the end.
This process was not led by him, it was Riddle in the diary who asked for it. After creating such a big scene under Dumbledore's eyes, it would be a wonder if he did not get destroyed.
"In fact, the Lord Voldemort's carelessness towards this Soul Vessel gave me a very bad feeling. This meant that he probably planned to make more Soul Vessels, so losing one would not be that dangerous. Or there might be some other scarier reason that we don't know about. I don't want to believe this. "
"Later, more and more facts proved that he had indeed created many Soul Armaments. Just like what you told me two years later, he had walked further on the path of immortality than anyone else. The Death Eaters will never know the true meaning of this sentence, but I am sure that he meant that he made more than one Soul Vessel. " Dumbledore said, "Yes, more than one Soul Vessel. I believe that no other Wizard has ever had this. But all the signs are very consistent. Over the years, Lord Voldemort seemed to have become more and more inhuman. I think this kind of transformation can only be explained by the damage to his soul that is beyond what we would call ordinary evil … "
"Wait, Professor, I still don't quite understand." Harry said.??? "He killed people to keep himself from dying? If he wanted to live forever, why didn't he make a Philosopher's Stone or steal one? That seems simpler. "
"The number of Philosopher's Stones is limited. In a sense, using a Philosopher's Stone is much more difficult than making a Soul Vessel. After all, the latter only needs to rely on murder, which is nothing to Lord Voldemort." Dumbledore said, "The most important point is that the Elixir of Immortality can indeed prolong life, but it must be drunk often, forever, in order to maintain immortality. That way, Lord Voldemort will be completely dependent on this medicine. If the medicine runs out, or if it is contaminated, or if the Philosopher's Stone is stolen, he will die like everyone else. Lord Voldemort likes to act alone, remember? I believe he will find dependence intolerable, even if it is the Elixir of Immortality. Of course, Harry, in order to get rid of the horrifying half-dead state he was in after attacking you, he is willing to drink it, but that is only to regain his body. After that, I believe he still intends to continue to rely on his Soul Vessels. He doesn't need anything else, as long as he can regain his body. He is already immortal … or should I say, closer to immortality than anyone else. "
"If we want to defeat Voldemort, we'll have to destroy all of his soul armaments. Fortunately, we've already destroyed three of them and found the most special one. The remaining two are Hufflepuff's Golden Chalice and the Statue of the Demon God …"
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