"Something important?" Dumbledore looked even more surprised than before. He had been sitting there pondering what Ginny Weasley had lost-or rather, what the Horcrux might be. He had not expected two visitors.
"Must we discuss it now?"
"We think it would be best to tell you before the next attack." The twins shrugged in unison.
That clearly piqued Dumbledore's interest. From what the twins said, this matter seemed connected to the attacks.
Perhaps the mystery troubling him would soon be solved.
"Please sit down, gentlemen." He stood and poured each of them a cup of black tea himself. "I think I have time to hear the whole story. Preferably without leaving out even the smallest detail."
"This has something to do with our sister, too."
"You might not know this, Professor, but a thief broke into her dormitory not long ago. Something very important went missing."
"A magical item."
Fred and George took turns speaking.
"Oh, I happen to have heard about that." A smile appeared on Dumbledore's face. "So you know exactly what she lost?"
Who would have thought that the answer to the mystery he had been puzzling over without a single lead just a moment ago would now be delivered straight to him?
That evil object-
-the Horcrux!
Its true nature was about to be revealed!
Anticipation shone in Dumbledore's eyes, though his expression barely changed.
"Of course we know. It was ours to begin with, actually," the twins said together, but that only puzzled Dumbledore.
"Yours?"
Had the Horcrux passed through their hands at some point?
"Well, it wasn't exactly ours, but we were the ones who discovered its secret."
He sat up straight and repeated emphatically, "Please tell me everything!"
The twins had no choice but to start again from the beginning.
"So you found