The Strategic Scientific Reserve

Seven, as a magical number, possesses terrifying power in all the worlds.

As a great wizard once said: Those who recite my name "Seven" will find eternal life in the cycle of reincarnation.

As a Dark Lord enjoys rituals and has a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder, the first thing Tom thought of when creating Horcrux was this magical number.

In his view, there are seven things in the universe, and only with seven can something exist forever.

Fortunately, Tom isn't from the Celestial Empire, otherwise the story might have turned out like this:

He was interested in the I Ching and discovered that "64" was a number with metaphysical power.

If that's the case, then it's truly a despairing story.

After all, even if William and Dumbledore a thousand years, they wouldn't find more than sixty Horcrux!

Of course, the "seven" in Tom and Slughorn's conversation does not refer to the seven Horcrux.

It refers to the coexistence of seven souls!

Therefore, he wanted to create six Horcrux, including his own soul!

Based on the information currently available, five of them have been identified:

The diary, Slytherin's Ring, Slytherin's Locket, Ravenclaw's Diadem, and the Hufflepuff's Cup hidden in Bellatrix's vault.

Voldemort truly lives up to his reputation as a man with an exceptional sense of ritual.

Apart from the diary, which is not exactly a serious item, everything else is a cultural relic... a treasure left behind by the Four Founders.

It even includes some Deathly Hallows... truly an all-star lineup.

The crime of destroying precious cultural relics alone is enough for Voldemort to be "Avada Kedavra" dozens of times over.

According to Tom's conversation with Slughorn, he wanted to create six Horcrux, but there were only five...

So, what is the sixth one?

Harry certainly doesn't count as one of them, after all, he was an unexpected product of Voldemort's imagination.

It's like taking the strictest precautions, but your girlfriend still unexpectedly gets pregnant.

While it's highly probable that it won't be your child, a low probability doesn't mean it won't happen.

Harry was one of those rare occurrences, the kind that even Voldemort didn't know about.

Therefore, he will inevitably create a sixth Horcrux.

If we follow Voldemort's usual pattern, the sixth item will inevitably be another item belonging to Four Founders.

Gryffindor left behind was that great sword and the Sorting Hat.

The sword is with Dumbledore, and Tom probably wouldn't want the Sorting Hat either, so he'll have to choose something else.

Voldemort possessed superhuman control over the Runespoor.

Therefore, Dumbledore deduced that it was the sixth Horcrux.

At this point, all of Voldemort's Horcrux have been identified.

The soul fragments in the locket and the Diadem had already been destroyed by William.

The golden cup is in the vault; we can't alert the enemy, so we can only destroy it in the end... but it's not a particularly difficult problem.

Dumbledore had a backup plan for dealing with that Runespoor.

That's already four out of six.

The key now is Tom, the Horcrux community, and the Slytherin Ring on his hand.

Severing the Horcrux bond and destroying the ring... this is something that must be done before the summer offensive begins!

Fortunately, the Snakewood blooms, but the flowering season ends when the last flower fades.

Although slow, William finally reached the end of his life.

Easter Eve,

While all the students were engrossed in their homework, William and Hermione quietly left Hogwarts.

The two did not join the renewed wizarding battles, nor did they return home. Instead, they traveled to United States once again, arriving in Ilvermorny.

Before leaving, Anne pulled William aside, gave him something, and asked him to help her find a "friend."

What friends could Anne possibly have in United States...? Well, she does have some.

Four years ago, on Werewolf Island, she and Gabrielle each stole a Thunderbird egg.

Later, a baby Thunderbird hatched from the Thunderbird egg, which she named Silver Wing.

That Thunderbird has been in United States for three years now; I wonder how it is doing.

However, before looking for birds, the Snakewood is more important.

But upon entering the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, William sensed something was amiss.

The atmosphere was off, oppressive like Hogwarts.

The area was shrouded in war, and from time to time, students and parents died.

The atmosphere was naturally heavy; why was it so here too?

"Because the Scourers have been very active lately!"

In the Ancient Runes office, Professor Babbling explained to William.

She wore a beautiful white dress, elegant and gorgeous, yet she lay on the sofa like Ge You, completely disregarding her image, lazily throwing herself at him.

But it wasn't aimed at William, but at Hermione.

To behave like this in front of someone's boyfriend, Babbling is a seasoned NTR (Netorare, a derogatory term for a woman who engages in infidelity). If she's so capable, she should go after William.

William didn't care, but sooner or later he would have to deal with this old vampire.

Let her know why the flowers are so red!

Babbling stretched out her fair neck, bit down on the slender straw, took a sip of chilled dragon blood, and continued:

"Since Christmas, many wizarding families have been illegally arrested by Muggle." William, exasperated, said, "You mean R, right?"

R stands for Strategic Scientific Reserve, an organization established by the United States. government.

Similar to them, yet more secretive. And the targets this organization deals with are also unique:

Supernatural phenomena... or to put it more bluntly, witchcraft.

This is normal.

As is well known, the Magical Congress of the United States of America and the Muggle government are sworn enemies.

In contrast, other countries get along very well.

For example, in the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is aware of the existence of wizards and even obeys the orders of the Minister for Magic.

Celestial Empire also has people similar to sorcerers, but their status is exactly the opposite.

Local governments typically provide active guidance, enabling the Ministry of Magic to adapt to socialist society, unite wizards to the greatest extent possible, and pursue a distinctive path in magic.

That's good. Effective management would prevent so many problems from happening in the United States.

However, the affair between the United States government and wizards certainly has its historical reasons.

But without the interference of the Scourers, this collaborator, the feud wouldn't have lasted for centuries.

They're now even collaborating directly with. R., so the description of them as traitors is absolutely accurate.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you two." Professor Babbling stretched and chuckled.

This Easter, Ilvermorny will be hosting Inter-School Potions Championship.

Besides Ilvermorny, the participating teams include Koldovstoretz, the Mahoutokoro, and Uagadou.

"What...?" Hermione, the know-it-all, immediately questioned:

"Wasn't this competition previously held jointly by these three schools and Hogwarts? How did it become Ilvermorny?"

The Inter-School Potions Championship has a long history, just like the Triwizard Tournament.

Traditionally, it is a competition held between the four magic schools: Hogwarts, Koldovstoretz, the Mahoutokoro, and Uagadou.

The winning school will receive a golden crucible.

So why didn't William hold one during his seven years at the school?

Unlike the high mortality rate of the Triwizard Tournament, this competition was interrupted due to war.

The tournament was still being held in the 1970s, and the last champion was Lily Evans.

With the outbreak of the First Wizarding War, the competition was completely interrupted.

For so many years after the war, Dumbledore has been actively working to restore order; for example, didn't he revive the Triwizard Tournament years ago?

But the Potions Tournament never came to fruition.

Now things are fine. The other three schools are indeed willing to resume classes, but embarrassingly, they kicked Hogwarts out and turned to Ilvermorny instead.

What could William say...? In the end, he bore it all alone.