Chapter 215: Returning to the Order of the Phoenix

Soon, Professor Snape and Harry both left.

Harry was still shouting that he had to go participate in Quidditch training in the afternoon, while being dragged away mercilessly by Snape.

It seems Harry is destined to miss his Quidditch training...

"John, what about you, what's the matter looking for me?"

At this time, Dumbledore looked at John again and asked.

"Ah? Oh, there is something."

John was distracted, and only came back to his senses after being called.

"But Headmaster, are there really so many things now? You look quite busy..."

From the moment he entered the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore gave him the feeling that he was extremely busy.

Everything he did was swift and decisive.

Even things like Harry and Voldemort having a spiritual connection, which looked very serious, were handled by him casually.

"Sorry John, but Voldemort is indeed a tricky enemy, I must find a way to defeat him as soon as possible."

Dumbledore also heard the meaning in John's words and shook his head and said.

In fact, since Voldemort's resurrection, Dumbledore had been busy running around.

As for what he was actually busy with, no one knew.

"Then Headmaster, is Voldemort stronger than you?"

"Hmm... I can only say that the areas he and I are good at are different."

Regarding John's question, Dumbledore gave an ambiguous answer.

It seemed he didn't want John to feel that he could easily solve Voldemort, leading John to relax his vigilance.

Although he didn't want to think so.

But John is indeed the undisputed strongest among the younger generation now.

Even elite adult wizards might not be able to defeat him head-on.

So he actually has high hopes for John, hoping that he can become Harry's help in the future to fight against Voldemort together.

"Let's talk about serious matters, John, you shouldn't have come to find me for this question."

Seeing the topic go off track, Dumbledore reminded him again.

"Alright, actually it was because I found something strange in the Order of the Phoenix before, which will affect my soul."

"You know what I mean, my other soul."

"So I hope Headmaster you can help me see what this thing is."

Dumbledore's fingers pushed lightly on his half-moon glasses, watching John take out an exquisite small box from his arms.

This was the box John found later specifically for storing the locket.

As the box opened, an exquisite locket appeared before Dumbledore's eyes.

The moment he saw the locket, a familiar, cold and decaying black magic aura rushed toward them.

Dumbledore, who was originally a bit distracted, had his pupils shrink suddenly, staring fixedly at that locket.

"As long as I touch this thing, the other soul in my body will feel a creepy horror, as if it's something terrifying."

"And this locket can ignore all magic, and recently I also found that this thing is terrifyingly hard, and no matter how I smash it, it won't break."

John didn't notice the slight, imperceptible vibration on Dumbledore's face, still talking about his research findings on this locket.

Until Dumbledore slowly raised his hand, his fingertips touched the locket, and that familiar evil aura made him understand.

This locket is exactly one of the things he has been searching for hard recently.

"Horcrux."

"What is it exactly... ah? What crux?"

Hearing a vocabulary muttered from Dumbledore's mouth, it directly interrupted John's words.

Dumbledore stood up slowly, looking at John with a solemn face.

This was a strong reaction that wasn't even there when guessing that Voldemort and Harry's thoughts were connected just now.

"John, did you find this thing in the Order of the Phoenix?"

"Er... right."

Being stared at so seriously by Dumbledore for the first time, John was also a little nervous.

Causing him to forget to continue asking what he said just now.

After all, Dumbledore's pressure was really too strong.

"Does anyone else know about this thing?"

"Just, Harry and the others all know, and Professor Moody, I went to find him to ask about this thing, but he didn't recognize it either..."

"Oh right, and that house-elf Kreacher in the Order of the Phoenix, I think he knows the origin of this thing!"

John was recalling, and thought of that suspicious house-elf.

"He said I stole his young master's relic."

"But no matter how I asked about the origin, he just wouldn't say; it should be that only Sirius can order him."

"So I wanted to find Sirius, but Sirius didn't know where he ran off to, so I could only come find you."

Hearing this, Dumbledore nodded, took out paper and pen again, and brushed down some information.

But this time, he summoned Fawkes.

A ball of flame condensed out of thin air, and finally turned into Fawkes.

The phoenix's ability to Apparate anytime and anywhere, even Hogwarts' anti-Apparition spell can't stop it; it's really enviable no matter how you look at it.

"Old friend, help me give it to Sirius."

Hearing Dumbledore's instructions, Fawkes nodded humanely, took the letter paper in its beak, flapped its wings, and turned into flame again and disappeared.

"Let's go John, let's also go to the Order of the Phoenix to ask Kreacher in person."

Saying this, Dumbledore had already bypassed the desk and came in front of John.

John was stunned for a moment, not having reacted yet.

He saw Dumbledore had already put his hand on his shoulder, the next moment.

The two figures suddenly twisted in the center of the office, and then with a pop, disappeared from the spot.

"Ouch!"

John, who landed after Apparition, fell down.

It wasn't that Dumbledore's Apparition wasn't proficient, but that John wasn't prepared at all.

Because he never thought that Dumbledore could also Apparate directly inside Hogwarts Castle.

What happened to the anti-Apparition spell?

By the time he climbed up, he realized that they had crossed half of England and returned to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.

Their arrival also woke up the portraits in the corridor again.

But before the portraits could start spraying, Dumbledore lifted his hand lightly and directly silenced all the portraits.

Awesome.

Of course, also alarmed was Professor Lupin, who happened to be on duty in the Order of the Phoenix.

"Dumbledore? And John?"

"Why did you suddenly come back?"

Professor Lupin ran out to check when he heard the movement, but didn't expect it to be the two of them.

"Hmm, came back to check on something."

Dumbledore nodded toward Lupin, then looked upstairs.

Kreacher was standing in the shadows of the stair corner, his withered fingers picking at the handrail, his eyes staring fixedly at the locket in Dumbledore's hand.

"Mr. Kreacher, is it convenient to chat?"

Dumbledore spoke slowly; his attitude toward Kreacher was still very kind, and he saw him slowly raise his hand, revealing that exquisite locket.

Kreacher also really stared fixedly at that locket, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.

"About a certain young master." ===== CHAPTER 216 =====