"Actually, Headmaster, there's something I've been hiding from you for a long time!"
When Li Wei heard Headmaster Dumbledore ask that, an awkward, embarrassed smile appeared on his face.
With a flick of his wrist, he produced Ravenclaw's Diadem under Headmaster Dumbledore's astonished gaze.
"Voldemort turned Lady Ravenclaw's diadem into a Horcrux and hid it inside the Room of Requirement."
"But no matter how cunning he was, he still had to drink my foot-washing water. In the end, I found it while clearing out the Room of Requirement!"
"I used Unicorn hair and horn to make holy water, purifying the dark magic and curses attached to the Horcrux.
"Then I used soul-related magic to extract his remnant soul and destroy it completely, successfully preserving one of the Four Founders' relics!"
"The Resurrection Stone was only the second Horcrux I destroyed. The first was Ravenclaw's Diadem!"
After listening to Li Wei's account, Headmaster Dumbledore could not help but reveal an expression of surprise and delight.
Although he was astonished that Li Wei had discovered the existence of Horcruxes so early, Li Wei's destruction of a Horcrux outside their plans came as an immense surprise.
Another Horcrux had been destroyed. He could not even be bothered to ask when Li Wei had learned about such things as Horcruxes!
Headmaster Dumbledore recalled the conversation he had once had with Grindelwald.
If Voldemort had not encountered some extraordinary circumstance, then after splitting his soul five times, he would no longer have been able to create Horcruxes!
Now, he and Li Wei had destroyed Marvolo Gaunt's Ring and Ravenclaw's Diadem, while Tom Riddle's Diary was in their possession.
They had also confirmed that Slytherin's Locket and Hufflepuff's Cup, two relics of the Four Founders, had likewise been turned into Horcruxes.
By that count, had they