Even though I have been mentally prepared for it.

But after opening the locket, John's expression still became extremely ugly.

Because this locket is not a Horcrux at all!

Inside it, there was only a small piece of parchment with clearly written words on it:

【To the Dark Lord:】

[I know that when you read this letter, I will be dead, but I want you to know: I discovered your secret, and I have taken away the real Horcrux and destroyed it as soon as possible. 】

[I am willing to risk my life for you, and when I meet my opponent, I am just a mortal of flesh and blood.]

【R.A.B.】

Anger mixed with alcohol impacted John's consciousness.

He shook his head vigorously, then stood firm and handed the locket to Dumbledore again.

"Judging from the appearance, this should be 'Slytherin's Locket'. It is a relic of Salazar Slytherin and is said to possess magical power. Using this thing to make a Horcrux is in line with Voldemort's character.

"

Dumbledore looked at the locket and parchment and said, "However, this is obviously a fake."

John said angrily:

"I can see it without you having to tell me!"

"Don't be angry, John. It seems that we are indeed a step late, but at least the result is good."

Dumbledore rubbed the parchment, smiled happily and said, "This is a warrior worthy of admiration, just like you, John."

John shook his head irritably and said nothing.

His purpose was different from Dumbledore's, and it was impossible for Dumbledore to understand what he was angry about.

Dumbledore was not angry when he saw this and continued to smile:

"I'm very curious now, who is this mysterious 'R.A.B.'?"

"Do you even need to ask?" John said, "Regulus's full name is Regulus Arcturus Black, and his abbreviation is 'R.A.B.'!"

"So, when he was helping Voldemort arrange the Horcrux, he got lost and destroyed the Horcrux?" Dumbledore said, "I should tell Sirius the news, he will definitely be very happy."

"It should be true that I found my way back, but it's not certain whether the Horcrux was destroyed."

John murmured.

The more he thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was possible.

Because he vaguely remembered that Slytherin's locket scene shouldn't have been that small in the original novel.

In the original work, the trio should have come into contact with that box later on.

"I have to go back and investigate again to find out the ins and outs of this matter." John frowned and took back the locket from Dumbledore, "I always feel that something is wrong about this matter."

"Wait a minute, John, you still need to go to the hospital..."

Dumbledore said hurriedly.

"No, Dumbledore, I'm fine."

John spoke and looked at Dumbledore.

As the two looked at each other, Dumbledore saw a hint of determination in John's eyes.

This made Dumbledore a little embarrassed.

After struggling in place for a while, he sighed, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

"boom--"

Golden-red flames exploded from mid-air.

Phoenix Fawkes flew out and landed on Dumbledore's shoulders.

"At least, please drink a little of this."

Dumbledore spoke and raised Phoenix Fawkes in front of John.

Phoenix Fawkes immediately understood Dumbledore's intention.

It stuck out its head, blinked its eyes, and squeezed out a tear.

John quickly used magic to catch it.

Phoenix tears are an extremely rare magic material.

It has super strong detoxification ability, even the basilisk venom that can destroy Horcruxes can be detoxified.

Naturally, John would not refuse such a kind offer.

He used the [Levitation Curse] to control Phoenix's tears into his mouth.

Immediately, John felt a coolness slide down his esophagus into his stomach, and then quickly spread throughout his body.

His brain, which had been groggy due to alcoholism, woke up almost instantly.

Not only that, even the 'stuffed' feeling caused by absorbing too much magic power has been relieved a lot.

This surprised John a little.

John was not polite at all and asked directly:

"Very good stuff, do you have any more?"

Without hesitation, Dumbledore took out a bottle and stuffed it into John's arms.

The bottle was not big, but judging from the fact that just one drop of Phoenix Tears had removed almost all the negative conditions in John's body, Dumbledore was really generous this time.

John put away his phoenix tears and said happily:

"Thank you, Professor."

"John, just drink if you feel uncomfortable. Don't save money." Dumbledore said with worry on his face, "You must be well! Remember, I have to teach you [Vulcan Clears the Way]! It's too late today.

, wait for next time...next time...so you must live..."

When it came to the end, Dumbledore was a little speechless.

Voldemort's potion must be extremely vicious.

Although John seemed fine now, Dumbledore felt that there should still be poison residue in John's body.

And this residue may break out at some point and cause serious harm to John.

The more Dumbledore thought about it, the more distressed he became, and his eyes turned red again.

Seeing his appearance, John roughly guessed what Dumbledore was thinking.

He didn't care about it.

After opening the third magic pool, his 'chewing' ability has also been greatly improved.

Not only has the upper limit of absorbed magic power been increased.

Even the absorption and transformation intensity has been improved, allowing all the magic power in the potion to be absorbed and transformed.

Without the magic power contained in it, the potion will naturally lose its effect.

John did the same thing with the pot of potion just now.

So apart from greatly increasing John's strength, this thing didn't leave any side effects at all.

But of course John would not tell Dumbledore such a thing.

Otherwise, why would he want Phoenix Tears in the future?

"well--"

Dumbledore said with a sad face, "John, let me take you back."

John tried not to laugh, and stretched out his hand to grab Dumbledore's arm.

Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, the two figures disappeared into the cave.

…

at the same time.

Inside the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.

Sirius, Lupine and the Weasleys were sitting in the living room, waiting for Dumbledore to return.

Among them, the Weasleys were relatively relaxed - they had only recently joined the Order of the Phoenix.

Lu Ping sat silently on the sofa, motionless, his eyes a little distracted, as if he was in a daze.

As for Sirius, his brows were furrowed, his legs were shaking, and there was an almost visible anxiety all over his body.

"Peng——"

Sirius couldn't bear it any longer.
To be continued...