Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 311 Two Souls
Voldemort's purpose in finding Sir Stoker seems to be completely opposite to going to the North Pole to find Slytherin.
Sir Stoke clearly told Jon about the contract that he took from the tower and tore up, that the fundamental reason for the creation of this magic was to distinguish between the human and beast souls in the bodies of the blood-cursed orcs.
Voldemort tricked Sir Stoker into making a contract for him in order to distinguish the two souls in his body and allow one of them to take the dominant position.
He then went on to the maze under the Arctic ice, found the portrait of Slytherin, told a huge lie, and asked his ancestor to help him fuse the remnant souls of the Horcruxes.
After deducing this result, Jon just felt that it was too confusing.
It's not that the logic of this matter is messed up, but that the soul in Voldemort's body is too messed up.
When he first left the tower, John thought that the souls that Voldemort used the contract to separate were actually the remnant soul of one of his disobedient Horcruxes.
But now it seems that he knew from the beginning that it would not be so easy to get the split soul back, so he went directly to the location of Slytherin's portrait and looked for a way to merge the split Horcruxes together.
Then what is the soul that he wants to isolate with the contract ?
Jon's face showed thought and confusion, and Dumbledore had obviously thought of this as well.
The information they knew was consistent. If Jon could figure out the problem, it was impossible that Dumbledore couldn't figure it out.
"Mr. Slytherin, can the magic that you taught Riddle to fuse the split Horcruxes also allow him to merge with other souls?" asked Dumbledore.
Slytherin shook his head decisively.
"That's impossible. There's no possibility for two unrelated souls to merge together. If someone could really do that, then he would be invincible. The stronger the stronger the wizard's will and the stronger the magic. If unrelated souls could really be merged, then it means that a wizard's will could reach an unlimited height, which is absolutely impossible."
After hearing his explanation, Dumbledore's face showed a thoughtful expression.
He actually knew more than John. After all, that night in the reformatory, although it was John who tore up the contract on the sea, it was Dumbledore who really faced Voldemort.
After the contract was torn up, he witnessed Voldemort's behavior with his own eyes. It was obvious that two different consciousnesses were fighting for the right to speak in one body.
The consciousness that had been in control was threatened by another separated consciousness after the contract was torn into pieces, and it even occupied part of Voldemort's body. That's why he committed self-mutilation by stabbing his hand with a knife.
This means that the two souls in Voldemort's body cannot be merged. If they cannot be merged, it means that one of them must not be Voldemort himself...
The information obtained from Slytherin can at least confirm one thing, that is, the soul that has always been in control must be Voldemort himself, otherwise he would not be able to fuse the souls in the Horcruxes.
Only what originally belonged to him can be reintegrated .
Then...who is that soul that is not Voldemort?
For Dumbledore and John, is this soul an enemy or a friend?
There is no reasonable answer to this question for the time being, but the significance of Slytherin's portrait itself is more than just providing them with information about Voldemort.
As one of the four founders who built Hogwarts Castle, he can be said to be a living fossil.
In the wizarding world, there is certainly no saying that modern magic is definitely weaker than ancient magic, just like the evolution of the unlocking spell: Open Sesame - the door is wide open - Alachoia, from violence to concealment, this is a process of continuous improvement, and the current ones are definitely better than the previous ones.
But before Hogwarts was founded and the academic school became completely mainstream, wizarding skills were mainly passed down through the master-apprentice method. This led to the loss of many unconventional magics that have not been studied or studied in depth in modern times.
Slytherin would certainly know some magic similar to this, just as he could have designed a detailed soul fusion plan for Voldemort.
Secondly, it is about the orthodox identity of Hogwarts.
With two Hogwarts now in existence in the wizarding world, a magical portrait of Slytherin himself acknowledges that it is absolutely significant.
It can even compete with Hogwarts Castle itself, because after all, it was the four founders who decided to build Hogwarts first, and then Hogwarts Castle appeared.
It's just that in the bet between Dumbledore and Voldemort in the Triwizard Tournament, there is a clause regarding the legitimacy of Hogwarts.
Even if Slytherin stands up to make a claim now, it still depends on the final result of the game. After all, as long as the blood oath is not broken, there will only be one Hogwarts left after the Triwizard Tournament.
Just then, Jon remembered something else and he looked at Dumbledore.
"Professor, were you the one who asked someone to mention the competition I signed up for last night?"
Hearing him ask this, Dumbledore shook his head.
"Both the students and Minerva have the idea of secretly throwing your name into the Goblet of Fire, but I know that there is no need for that. The Dark Lord himself will have someone sign you up."
Jon blinked.
"You mean, he is sure that I will die in the North Pole, and then as long as he throws my name into the Goblet of Fire, the Goblet will definitely choose me. When I am chosen, I will not be able to participate in the competition, which means that there will be one less person in this competition that is supposed to be between four people and two parties?"
Dumbledore replied.
"This is just one aspect. I guess he thought you couldn't escape from the North Pole, but even if he was wrong, your successful return is of no importance to him. This competition was held in Hogwarts Castle, so he had plenty of time to make some small moves if he wanted to deal with you again. But what he didn't expect was that you not only came back alive, but also killed his most capable subordinate, and you did it in front of him and so many people in Europe. This is what made him most angry."
Voldemort's insidiousness and cunning are reflected in all aspects, and the most important thing now is that he already knows about John.
Dumbledore's voice became serious and solemn.
"So next, he will definitely try every possible way to kill you. After the Triwizard Tournament officially begins, I will not leave the arena, but you must also be careful."
