Voldemort's Horcruxes
Half of the total days for the Free Alchemy phase have passed. Lucien completed his planned progress for the day and returned to his temporary quarters in Beauxbatons for a short rest.
He had just relaxed and sat down on the sofa by the window when an invisible ripple spread through the air in front of him.
Liuguang's figure appeared silently, with a delicate little cloth bag hanging on his chest. Auspicious Cloud swirled around him, carrying a small roll of parchment letter, which floated to Auspicious Cloud 'Lucien front.
"Master, a letter from Mr. Scamander." Liuguang, ethereal voice rang out in Lucien's mind, then asked with a hint of anticipation, "Are you going to reply now? If not, may I go for a stroll in the mountains? Just summon me anytime if needed."
Lucien took the letter and waved to Liuguang, "Go ahead, be careful."
After arriving in the new environment, the little Qilin was filled with a desire to explore the mountains surrounding Beauxbatons, just like when it first entered the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.
Liuguang nodded happily, and in a flash, she teleported away.
Lucien tore open the envelope with familiar handwriting and quickly scanned it.
As he looked, a clear look of joy appeared on his face—he'd found her! Mr. Scamander had found Nagini in the Albanian Forest!
He continued reading, his brows furrowing slightly again as he let out a soft sigh.
The letter mentioned that Nagini suddenly attacked during the communication, but fortunately the alchemical charms given in advance were triggered in time, allowing Newt to subdue and take her away without any serious injury.
Lucien's fingers unconsciously caressed the fine paper. Judging by the timeline, Voldemort should not have had time to turn Nagini into Horcrux yet.
However, it's hard to say whether the "variables" he brought, especially after damaging Voldemort's Soul Fragment so badly last year, will speed up or slow down the Dark Lord's process of creating new Horcrux.
Perhaps because he severely injured Nagini, Nagini needed more time to recover his strength, thus delaying the plan to create the Horcrux Nagini?
Lucien shook his head, suppressing these speculations for the time being. In any case, he needed to make sure he could see Nagini's current condition first.
Once the game at Beauxbatons is over, I can visit Mr. Scamander, or I can wait until the summer. It's important, but not urgent.
Lucien's thoughts then drifted to Voldemort's other Horcrux.
In the original books, Voldemort created a total of seven Horcrux: Tom Riddle's diary, the Gaunt Ring, the Slytherin's Locket, the Ravenclaw's Diadem, the Hufflepuff's Cup, Nagini the snake, and Harry himself.
Lucien rose and went to his desk, pulled out a blank sheet of parchment, picked up a quill pen, and began to write rapidly, organizing the known information:
Diary: It's in Dumbledore's hands now. (Circled)
Gaunt's Ring: It should be in the abandoned Gaunt family mansion. (Hmm, I need to find an opportunity to warn Dumbledore the curse on the ring.)
Slytherin's Locket: Is it in the hands of Kreacher House-elf of the Black family? (Question mark)
Ravenclaw's Diadem: still in the Room of Requirement Hogwarts. (Circled)
Hufflepuff's Cup: In the Gringotts vault of the Lestrange family? (Question mark)
Nagini: Found by Newt, possibly not yet Horcrux. (Circle)
Harry:...
The paper was soon covered with circles and question marks.
Lucien looked at the list, but he couldn't remember the details of some of the timelines precisely, and he still needed to personally find and confirm some of the Horcrux.
For example, to find the Slytherin's Locket, you still need to find the old House-elf of the Black family first.
However, the Black family's ancestral home is not easily visited.
The portrait of Phineas Black, the former headmaster of Hogwarts, certainly knows how to get back home, but asking the portrait directly would most likely result in being turned away.
However, this is not a major problem.
Lucien tapped the parchment lightly with the end of his pen. In a few months, the only remaining legitimate heir of the Black family —the wrongfully imprisoned Sirius Black —Black would successfully escape from prison.
It'll be convenient to just go find him then.
Lucien wasn't worried about not finding Sirius Black.
According to the "plot," after escaping from prison, Sirius Black's primary goal is to find Harry.
At that time, all we need to do is "stake out" near Harry...
Using Harry Potter to burrow?
This strange, fisherman-esque idea startled Lucien; a smile was about to appear on his lips when he frowned slightly.
My gaze fell back on the name on the paper— Harry.
Lucien drew two heavy circles on "Harry," his brow furrowed. How could he deal with the fragment of Voldemort's soul within the child?
Are they really going to replicate the original story, having Harry confront death head-on and be "killed" by Voldemort himself?
No, there are still risks. After all, I have brought about many changes, and any mistake in any part could lead to irreparable consequences.
Is there a better way...?