Chapter 77 Confession
"In your memory, how many Horcruxes does Voldemort have?" Jiang Li asked.
"According to the information Dumbledore told me, there are seven Horcruxes. One of them is Lily's son. When Voldemort killed him, the soul fragment bounced onto the child's body, but it should be gone now." Snape replied.
Jiang Li straightened his body, looked at Snape and said, "Are you interested in telling me what happened in your past life? The more detailed the information about Voldemort, the better."
Although she had seen Snape's future, what she knew was not very specific.
Snape's hands on his knees curled up slightly, with a hint of hesitation.
He didn't want to reveal those embarrassing and ridiculous things from his past life to Jiang Li.
Thinking of his foolish pursuits when he was young, an unbearable feeling surged in his heart. He didn't want Jiang Li to think that he was despicable.
Sensing his change of mood, Jiang Li raised his hand and gently stroked his frowning brows and said, "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it."
"There's nothing that can't be said."
Snape took a deep breath, looked at Jiang Li and said slowly: "I did a lot of stupid things..."
He told Jiang Li everything about how he pursued Voldemort and indirectly killed Lily.
These memories were like rotting wounds that took a long time to heal and were painful every time they were touched. Now he completely exposed this ugly side of himself to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li listened carefully but did not comment because she would be biased towards Snape.
"So, there are only three Horcruxes you know of, besides the child, there is the Gaunt family ring and a giant snake called Nagini."
She frowned at Snape and said, "Are these the only three?"
"I don't know much about the other things, but something happened in Gringotts at that time. Someone broke into Gringotts and stole something from Bella's vault. I suspect it was Potter and Granger who did it." Snape said seriously.
Because of this incident, Voldemort was furious and Bella was also taken out on him, but Snape didn't know more details.
Dumbledore never told him these details, he just felt that Dumbledore let the three children take the risk and die.
"Do you know what the stolen things look like?" Jiang Li asked curiously.
"It looks like a gold cup," Snape replied.
Jiang Li sat cross-legged on the ground, tapping his knees with his fingers, thinking seriously.
The crown is a relic of Ravenclaw, the ring is the symbol of the Gaunt family, and this golden cup... must be something extraordinary.
Jiang Li suddenly realized something and asked Snape, "Do you know what symbolic things the founders of the four major colleges left behind?"
It doesn't make sense that Ravenclaw kept the diadem while the other three founders kept nothing.
Snape understood what she meant instantly and said seriously, “I remember that the founder of Hufflepuff left behind a golden cup, the founder of Slytherin left behind a locket, Gryffindor’s sword, and Ravenclaw’s diadem.
Gryffindor's holy sword cannot be a Horcrux, it can destroy Horcruxes."
"I understand. If I'm not mistaken, the representatives of the other three colleges have probably been made into Horcruxes by Voldemort."
Jiang Li spoke seriously about his speculation, "One of the Horcruxes here, the two moving ones are probably Voldemort and the Horcruxes on him, and the other two hidden Horcruxes are likely to be the Hufflepuff gold cup and the Slytherin pendant."
The material of Ravenclaw's crown is very rare, and I believe the relics of the other two colleges are probably not simple either.
Jiang Li was somewhat tempted. He wondered if collecting these things could withstand the law of time.
She decided to transfer all the souls here before Dumbledore could react.
After all, these things were left behind by the founders of the three academies, and they represented extraordinary significance. She just needed to melt them quietly. If someone found out and the people from the three academies knew about it, they would probably explode at her.
The sword of Gryffindor is also very nice. I will ask Dumbledore if I can "borrow" it later.
"According to your description, Voldemort should not have completely split out the new Horcrux yet. He is still very rational and knows what he is doing." Jiang Li said, holding his chin and looking at Snape.
Snape thought about the fragments of Voldemort in his memory at this time, and felt that Jiang Li's analysis made sense.
"So what should we do now? Take away all those Horcruxes and destroy them?" asked Snape.
"No, we can wait until he creates another Horcrux and it's in a weakened state. Then it won't be too late for us to destroy them all." Jiang Li answered seriously.
She hadn't made other Horcrux traps yet, so it would be a waste to destroy them directly. They were her alchemical materials, and...
"Do you really think that Voldemort is the one who caused chaos in this world?" Jiang Li asked Snape.
"Is there anyone else?" asked Snape.
He was instigated by Voldemort's words and decided to follow him.
"No, Voldemort just incited your inner desires because he understands human nature too well. Slytherin students in particular are ambitious and ignorant, so they are the easiest to guide. That's why they will blindly pursue Voldemort."
Jiang Li felt his legs were a little numb, so he changed to a more comfortable sitting position, looked at Snape and said slowly: "In fact, the most fundamental reason is still for profit. They think they can get what they want by following Voldemort.
There are more and more half-blood wizards and Muggle-blood wizards in the wizarding world. They account for seventy percent or even more of the wizarding population, but most of the resources in the wizarding world are in the hands of pure-blood wizards.
More and more half-blooded wizards and hemp-blooded witches and wizards appeared, which infringed upon their interests. These wizards occupied more and more resources. The pure-blooded wizards sensed a sense of crisis, so they worshipped Voldemort and fought for higher interests. This was their goal.
Therefore, when something happens to Voldemort, most people will abandon that identity without hesitation.
So the focus is still on interests. If we can change their prejudices against each other, maybe something interesting will happen.”
"You want pure-blood wizards to give up their interests and get along well with other wizards? That's impossible." Snape frowned.
He understood too well the paranoia and pursuits in those people's bones. If his interests were really touched, he would get their craziest revenge.
"I'm not stupid, how could I let them give up their interests?"
Jiang Li played with the crystal ball and said slowly: "Do you know? The sharpest weapon in the world is not a knife, but thought. It has a huge impact on people.
The young wizards in the academy are the future of the wizarding world. They are not as cruel as adult wizards and will do anything for the sake of profit."
"What do you want to do?" Snape asked.
He always felt that what Jiang Li did was more dangerous than what Dumbledore did.
"Nothing much, just adding some entertainment to the boring lives of Hogwarts students." Jiang Li said with a smile.
She just lit a flame. To change the current situation in the wizarding world, it will take a long time for the torch to be passed on, and it requires the people involved to change themselves.
Looking at Snape's solemn expression, Jiang Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, I value my life very much and will not put myself in danger. If there is anything dangerous, just let Dumbledore do it."
Dumbledore wanted to use her anyway.
Hearing this, Snape felt relieved.
"You're right. If things can't be done, just let Dumbledore do it."
Dumbledore, who was eating Bee Buzz Candy in the headmaster's office, sneezed.
As the Valentine's Day dance approaches, the students are becoming more and more restless.
Even Jiang Li received so many love letters that his drawer was almost full.
Snape saw the love letters and said coldly, "You should deduct points from all the idiots who wrote you love letters."
"It's okay, they're just a few love letters. I just don't need to respond. They won't confess to me in front of everyone anyway." Jiang Li said with a relaxed look on his face.
As a result, in the afternoon, when she had just finished class and was walking in the corridor, a boy with red curly hair rushed out with a love letter in his hand and confessed to Jiang Li loudly.
"Professor Malfoy, I have liked you for a long time. Can you date me?"
In an instant, the corridor became quiet. Everyone looked at the boy who confessed his love, staring at Jiang Li with curiosity.
Jiang Li: “…”
She was just talking nonsense, but how come someone actually confessed to her?