Chapter 229

Feeling the emotions of the other soul, John couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But he immediately fell silent again.

Why did his other soul become active?

What is this diadem?

And why did the other soul want to guide him to find it?

Hermione on the other side looked at John's abnormal state and leaned over in confusion.

"What's wrong with you, John?"

As she spoke, she also looked at the diadem.

"Nothing, it's just... I found a strange diadem."

"When I touched it, I had a feeling similar to that Horcrux locket again..."

John didn't mention his other soul and looked at the diadem again.

Hearing this, Hermione frowned.

She also tried to reach out and touch the diadem, but nothing unusual appeared.

It was only John who could feel it?

The last time John had this anomaly was when he discovered Voldemort's Horcrux locket.

No way, no way.

A casual remark, and it was hit on the head?

Both of them looked at each other uncertainly, and then John tried to wave his wand at the diadem.

"Wingardium Leviosa!"

...... No reaction at all.

John and Hermione immediately widened their eyes and looked at each other.

"It really is a Horcrux!?"

Both of them were somewhat incredulous.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go out and find Dumbledore first."

"Let the old man check it and we'll know."

John directly closed the jewelry box, then pulled Hermione and walked toward the exit.

Hermione also knew the matter was of great importance and didn't refuse.

Although it might expose the situation that the Room of Requirement was being occupied by them, there was no time to think too much now.

John already knew the password to the 9th floor before.

So he could take Hermione up directly.

Only, before they knocked on the door, they heard a quarrel coming from the Headmaster's office.

"Dumbledore! You actually dare to openly defy the Ministry of Magic's appointment letter!"

Fudge's voice squeezed out from the crack in the door, sounding somewhat exasperated.

"Oh Cornelius, it's really not that I want to defy the Ministry of Magic's arrangements."

"It's just that Professor Umbridge's reputation hasn't improved yet, and the joint protest letters from students' parents are already piled up on my desk."

"For the normal operation of the school, I have to temporarily keep Professor Umbridge low-key."

Then came Dumbledore's gentle voice, carrying a bit of mischievous teasing.

"Then you should immediately issue a clarification for her!"

Fudge shouted again.

"Sorry Cornelius, I can't do that either."

"Professor Umbridge's reputation cannot be reversed by me alone; Professor Umbridge needs to gain the recognition of the students herself before I can take the next step for her."

Dumbledore still refused by shirking responsibility in an unyielding manner.

Afterward, there was some impotent rage from Fudge.

Seeing there was nothing left to eavesdrop on, John simply knocked on the door, interrupting their conversation.

"Headmaster! Open the door for a meter reading!"

Hermione: "......"

Fudge inside the room stopped his output of trash talk after hearing someone knock.

Dumbledore had discovered the two sneaky little brats outside the door early on, but was too lazy to point it out.

Hearing John's shout, he chuckled and waved his hand, and the door opened automatically.

"Yo, isn't this the Minister? Came to find the Headmaster for tea?"

After John entered, he saw Fudge, blinked in feigned surprise, and laughed.

After Fudge saw John's face, he became even more furious.

First, during the summer vacation, he caught a Dementor and broke into the Ministry of Magic, stepping on the Ministry of Magic's face in front of a group of reporters.

Then he tricked the investigator he specifically sent to control Hogwarts, ruining his reputation and rendering him useless.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, but he was helpless.

Then, without even saying goodbye, he turned and left, leaving behind a back full of resentment.

Watching Fudge leave, the three in the room all smiled at each other.

"Alright John, don't provoke Fudge anymore."

Dumbledore shook his head helplessly and laughed, beckoning the two to sit down.

"It was clearly him who provoked me first."

John shrugged and replied indifferently, but immediately changed to a serious expression.

"Headmaster, we've discovered another Horcrux."

As he spoke, John placed the jewelry box in his hand in front of Dumbledore's desk.

Dumbledore, who was just about to eat a candy, paused his hand and looked at John with a face full of question marks.

You gave me a Horcrux half a month ago, and now you've found another one??

"Uh... by the way, I've only told Hermione about the Horcrux, but don't worry, we haven't told Harry or anyone else..."

John seemed to have thought of something and immediately added embarrassedly.

Because Dumbledore had told him not to tell anyone else before, although he hadn't complied.

Dumbledore naturally wouldn't care about this; after all, not letting Harry know was just because the timing wasn't right, and he would tell him sooner or later.

He was more concerned now that John had actually discovered another Horcrux, and it was discovered at Hogwarts.

Dumbledore slowly opened the jewelry box John handed over, and after seeing the diadem inside, he was stunned again.

"Ravenclaw's diadem..."

As soon as his fingertips touched the edge of the diadem, he immediately detected Voldemort's Dark Magic aura, which was exactly the same as that locket.

Without a doubt, this was another one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.

"Where did you find the diadem?"

"Just downstairs, in the Room of Requirement."

Hearing John's answer, Dumbledore immediately understood Voldemort's hiding place.

The Room of Requirement, this place that exists in the most mysterious part of Hogwarts.

He naturally knew about it.

And he also understood the mechanism of the Room of Requirement; if one wanted to hide something, it was indeed the best choice.

It's just...

"How did you find it?"

Just in front of that massive amount of storage, the difficulty of accurately finding such a small diadem was no less than finding a needle in a haystack.

"Uh... it's just that my soul perception, which is different from ordinary people, discovered something unusual; you understand what I mean, right?"

John pointed to his head, blinked, and said cryptically.

After all, Hermione was right next to him, and he couldn't explain the fact that he had another soul.

After a one-second pause, Dumbledore immediately grasped John's meaning and nodded.

Hermione frowned, feeling like they were speaking in riddles.

She knew a little bit about John's soul being different from ordinary people before, through the locket incident.

But she didn't know the details.

Dumbledore narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at John and falling into deep thought.

Perhaps the role John plays in the future will be much greater than he imagined.