And You Still Say There's Nothing Going On Between You Two?

William held the heavy, small gold pendant box and examined it closely.

It's quite heavy, has a premium feel, and a unique design, especially the box, which is adorned with a dazzling, serpentine "S".

A quick glance is enough to tell that this is a genuine Slytherin's Locket, not one of those cheap knockoffs.

However, the two small golden doors on the locket could not be forced open.

Just as William was figuring out how to open it, Kreacher began to tell the story of Regulus.

Overall, this is a tragic story of a prodigal son who returns to the light, abandons darkness for light, loses his faith, and heads towards death.

The first half of Regulus is similar to Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch Jr.

Pure-blood families, outstanding academic performance.

In that era, under the influence of that particular ideology, people fanatically worshipped the Dark Lord, wanted to become his henchmen, and swore to die for him.

From this perspective, the Black family seems to have a knack for infighting.

The Black sisters: Bellatrix, Andromeda, Narcissa... a typical example of fake friendships.

To what extent is it made of plastic?

Tonks ' mother, Andromeda... was expelled from the family because she married a Muggle-born wizard.

Bellatrix wished she could kill her second sister.

The younger sister, Narcissa, appears well-behaved, but her only thought is to steal her older sister Bellatrix's money and store it in her own family vault.

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William had heard Sirius mention it... a few years ago, Narcissa went to Azkaban every year.

It's ostensibly a prison visit, but it's actually a scam to swindle money!

Under the guise of helping someone get out of prison, they attempted to get something for nothing.

To sum it up in one sentence:

I don't want to hear any of those ridiculous family stories, I just want to make money!

The Black brothers also shared an ironclad brotherhood.

During his school years, after Sirius entered Gryffindor, he began to be at odds with Regulus, Slytherin's younger brother.

After graduation, the two sides went to opposing camps:

After Sirius joined the Order of the Phoenix, Regulus became a proud Death Eaters.

Until one day, Voldemort used Kreacher to go to the cave, made him drink the poison, and then placed the Horcrux inside.

Even the Dark Lord didn't know that such a small action would lead to the worst possible outcome:

Regulus guessed the Horcrux.

For some reason known only to Regulus himself, he betrayed the Dark Lord, switched the Horcrux, and ordered Kreacher to destroy them.

He himself perished in that green lake, killed by Inferi.

This is the story of Regulus... a hidden Death Eaters traitor and the first wizard to attempt to destroy Horcrux.

Their deaths may have been silent, but they were nonetheless incredibly tragic.

After hearing Kreacher's description, William remained silent.

Anne and Hermione kept wiping away their tears.

"Regulus can survive!" Hermione said sadly, wiping her eyes. "Even if he drinks the poison, he won't die."

He should have Kreacher take him away from that island...

William shook his head and said:

"Hermione, Regulus doesn't want to live anymore; he's determined to die!"

"But... why?" Hermione asked, puzzled.

"Regulus worships Voldemort; he probably genuinely believes the Dark Lord can change the world," William said softly.

"However, after joining the Death Eaters, he witnessed Voldemort's actions."

It was nothing but killing.

He then discovered that Voldemort had created even more evil things, and his faith was completely shattered.

"Regulus stole the locket; he tolled Voldemort's death knell."

But this death knell tolls also for himself.

His faith had been shattered, and he simply didn't want to live any longer!

William patted Hermione's head reassuringly.

Was Regulus a coward?

On the contrary, he was brave and had great faith.

But once their faith is shattered, they simply cannot accept it.

William held up the locket and said softly:

"What we must do is to fulfill Regulus's expectations and utterly destroy the soul within."

"But I tried many times, punishing myself after each failure by trying again."

Kreacher struggled to sit up, rubbing his reddened eyes with his fists.

"The locket is imbued with powerful magic; I cannot carry out its commands and cannot destroy it!"

"Believe me, I've seen more than one of these... I'm a professional," William said with a smile.

"Go and release the Little Grey Robe." He handed the Safety Watch to Hermione.

The Dementor has been nurtured the longest is undoubtedly the Little Black Robe.

But William had sent the Little Black Robe back to Azkaban to work as a spy, and he was not with him at the moment.

However, he has other Dementor at his disposal.

For example, the Little Grey Robe bred from the Little Black Robe.

Dementor can reproduce.

This reproduction is similar to bacterial reproduction... Theoretically, if Dementor is given enough positive emotions, it can reproduce indefinitely.

The Little Grey Robe is one of them, and he is also the second-generation Dementor successor that William is grooming to replace the Little Black Robe at any time.

William held the locket, gazing at the two small golden doors that could not be opened.

This is Slytherin's stuff, and since there's no key, it can probably only be opened with Parseltongue.

William took out the magic translator.

These are alchemical artifacts he created by following Nicolas's Book of Alchemy; they can be translated into multiple languages.

Last year, he rented out the translation machine to Durmstrang students so they could attend classes at Hogwarts.

William was originally used to translate Parseltongue, and this came in handy.

Soon, Hermione emerged, with a large glass box floating beside her.

The Little Grey Robe- robed figure floated pitifully inside.

Preparations were complete. William put on the translator and spoke; a hissing sound came through:

"I am one who serves the Supreme One, and I have come as the vanguard to announce your death."

Open yourself up, reveal all your secrets to me, inside and out!

The words might have been a bit childish, but since they were all accompanied by hissing sounds, William didn't feel so ashamed.

With a click, the small gold lid of the locket popped open quickly.

Behind each of the two small glass windows, a living eye blinked, dark and bright, just like before Tom's eyes turned red and his pupils became slits.

"Swallow it!" William commanded.

The Little Grey Robe moved closer, lifted its hood, and revealed a gray face.

At that moment, a hissing sound came from the Horcrux.

"I see your heart, and it is mine."

The Little Grey Robe lacked the strong will of the Little Black Robe creature; it hesitated and did not devour the soul.

"You're afraid, and I know what you're afraid of!" Voldemort said.

Bubbles-like shapes emerged from the two small windows of the locket; it was William's figure, killing a Dementor.

"He will kill you... he will wipe out your race!" Voldemort shouted.

The Little Grey Robe stared at that face as if he were hypnotized.

William raised his wand, summoning a ball of Fawkes ' golden flame.

If the Dementor fails to give Voldemort a kiss, he will simply destroy him.

After hesitating for a long time, the Little Grey Robe finally made up his mind and kissed those eyes.

The locket screamed, Riddle's eyes were gone, and wisps of smoke rose from the locket's colorful silk lining.

"What memories did you see...?" William asked urgently.

The soul within each Horcrux possesses memories of its time before leaving its host.

As Dementor devour souls, they can glimpse the memories of those fragmented souls in a fleeting, superficial way.

When the Little Black Robe devoured the soul within the Ravenclaw's Diadem, it saw the diary and the Slytherin's Ring.

The reason is simple: the Ravenclaw's Diadem Horcrux created only after the diary and the ring.

William didn't know which Horcrux the locket was, so he could only gamble on his luck.

Fortunately, he's always been lucky; he's a true lucky charm.

The Little Grey Robe hesitated for a long time before whispering, "The diary... Slytherin's Ring... Hufflepuff's Cup..."

"Where is the Golden Cup?!"

Another long silence followed.

"Bellatrix Lestrange..."

William took a breath, tilted his head back, and murmured, "He actually gave it to her?"

You two still say there's no affair between you?!

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ps

The order of Voldemort's Horcrux is: Diary, Slytherin Ring.

After graduation, he went to Albania to find the Ravenclaw's Diadem, killed an Albania, and created the third Horcrux.

After returning to the United Kingdom, Tom went to work at Borgin and Burkes and stole the gold cup and locket from Hepzba Smith.

The killing of Smith resulted in the creation of the Golden Cup, the fourth Horcrux. Slytherin's Locket is the fifth.

This process involves what Rowling calls online chat. Therefore, the spirit inside the locket theoretically knows about the Golden Cup and Bellatrix.

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