Chapter 290: Speculations on the Clues

Harry and Sirius were both startled at hearing John's words.

How do we create an opportunity?

John didn't hold back and continued.

"We go straight to Voldemort with a Horcrux, pull it out in front of him and destroy it."

"Then, because Voldemort has an information gap, he doesn't know how much we know about the other Horcruxes, so he'll subconsciously start thinking about their whereabouts, maybe even go looking for them himself."

"Horcruxes are his life‑preserving tools; he'll definitely care and experience emotional fluctuations."

"At that time, Senior, you can connect to Voldemort's mind and see where his other Horcruxes are hidden."

Both of them lit up at the words, even though it was only theory.

But it is indeed feasible.

Anyway, the Horcruxes will have to be destroyed sooner or later.

Why not make the destruction of Horcruxes even more valuable.

If one attempt fails, try several more times.

At this moment they have three undestroyed Horcruxes in their hands.

Maybe luck will be on their side, and they can even figure out how many Horcruxes Voldemort prepared in total.

Of course, this presupposes that Voldemort hasn't yet discovered that Harry's mind is linked with his.

Once discovered, after Voldemort activates his mind‑sealing technique, the plan will be instantly foiled.

"Alright, but I have another question."

"How do we find Voldemort?"

Harry agreed to John's plan, but immediately raised another question.

"Uh... good question, I don't know either."

After a moment of silence, John awkwardly scratched his head and forced a laugh.

Harry: "......"

At this point, Voldemort has already been exposed.

But his base remains a mystery.

"I don't know if the Headmaster has any intel; it'd be great if we had an informant over there."

John shrugged helplessly, then collapsed onto the sofa and said.

"Even if there were an informant, we couldn't just barge in, could we..."

"Voldemort isn't stupid; seeing us travel thousands of miles just to destroy a Horcrux before him, he'll definitely sense something's off."

Sirius, standing nearby, added.

"Anyway, hand this plan over to Dumbledore; after all, he's the one who decides."

John immediately pulled out paper and a pen and began writing a letter to Dumbledore.

Harry and Sirius didn't stop them; they kept chatting with John.

"By the way, Professor Dumbledore told me he'll take us out somewhere next week; did he mention that to you?"

Harry asked at that moment.

"Ah, he did tell me before, but he didn't say it was with you."

John, while writing the letter, responded nonchalantly.

"Did the Headmaster tell you what to do?"

"No, he just wrote to inform me, that's all."

Harry shook his head.

"By the way, Sirius, the Headmaster asked you and Professor Lupin to investigate the Horcruxes; have you uncovered any results?"

After quickly finishing the letter, John turned to Sirius and asked.

"No, we've recently been tracing Hufflepuff's Gold Cup, but the trail has gone cold."

"We only found that the Gold Cup was in a collector's possession decades ago, but that collector later died under mysterious circumstances, and the Cup vanished without a trace."

"Dumbledore suspects that Voldemort killed that collector, and took the Cup as well."

"It hasn't appeared on the market since."

After hearing Sirius, John nodded; that was unsurprising.

How could Voldemort let a Horcrux circulate on the market?

In short, set a goal first, find a way to let Voldemort know a Horcrux has been discovered, and see if he'll reveal the locations of the others himself.

We'll think of other ways later.

For example, look for any pattern in how Voldemort hides Horcruxes.

"No... seems like there's no pattern at all..."

"One was lost at Hogwarts, another at the family home, another at the Order of the Phoenix..."

"No, it was taken back to the Order of the Phoenix by Leigulesi."

"Harry (Senior), the Headmaster said you found that diary; how did you locate it originally?"

"The diary... strictly speaking, we didn't find it..."

Facing John's sudden question, Harry recalled and spoke slowly.

"That diary was originally with Lu Xiu Si."

"When I was in second year, I ran into Lu Xiu Si while going to Diagon Alley with Ron's family to buy textbooks for the new term."

"He used the chance to mock Ginny's old textbooks, and slipped the diary into Ginny's luggage."

"Later, the fragment of Voldemort's soul in that diary possessed Ginny, causing a series of malicious incidents."

Then after a series of farcical incidents, I was only lucky enough to destroy the diary and hand it over to Professor Dumbledore.

John nodded slightly after listening.

Then he raised a question.

"You all say, why would Voldemort's Horcrux be with Lu Xiu Si?"

When the question was raised, Sirius and Harry were also stunned; they really hadn't thought of it.

Sirius began to think from the perspective of someone who has been through it.

"The Malfoy Family, back when Voldemort rose to power, was still highly favored by Voldemort and remained at the core of the Death Eaters."

"Perhaps out of trust in Lu Xiu Si, or to avoid putting all eggs in one basket, Voldemort gave one of the Horcruxes to Lu Xiu Si for safekeeping."

That explanation does seem reasonable.

If that reasoning holds, does it prove that other trustworthy Death Eaters also helped Voldemort guard a Horcrux?

So there is another question.

"Is Lu Xiu Si the most favored one around Voldemort?" John asked further.

"Hmm… can't say he's the most favored, but at least he's one of the few pure‑bloods Voldemort relies on most—his lineage supplies his lineage, his abilities come from his lineage, his loyalty is rooted in his lineage…"

Saying that, Sirius almost couldn't hold back a laugh, but he forced himself to be serious and continued.

"But the one Voldemort trusts the most is undoubtedly Beilatrikesi."

Upon saying that, Sirius also understood John's meaning.

If you really talk about letting a subordinate guard a Horcrux, the first choice would definitely be Beila.

How could it ever fall to Lu Xiu Si?

There are only two possible reasons for such a situation.

One is that, although Beila is trustworthy, her craziness makes her wholly unsuitable to guard such a crucial Horcrux, so she wasn't entrusted with it.

The other is that.

Beila is already guarding a Horcrux.