Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 279 A sharp exchange between Fu and Deng! The suction experiment of the Soul-Capturing Mirro

Dudley listened to Dumbledore's explanation and nodded slightly.

What Old Deng said was similar to what the system identified.

This Soul-Capturing Mirror is far superior to Dudley's work in both appearance and aura; it truly deserves to be called the work of an alchemy master.

The system rated this mirror as Grade A, which is the initial grade of the Soul-Capturing Mirror. After it captures a soul and absorbs the soul's essence to nourish itself, the Soul-Capturing Mirror's rating will increase, and its power will also grow. Moreover, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

If this treasure falls into the hands of a cruel superhuman like the ghost cultivator Mo Xuan, who is skilled at manipulating souls, and he were to devour souls on a large scale, perhaps one day this Soul-Capturing Mirror would become an SS-level magical item like the Broken Myriad Soul Banner.

This is why Nicolas Flamel believed in Dumbledore's character and that he would make good use of and properly dispose of the Mirror of Dementors; otherwise, he would never have created such a magical item and allowed it to circulate in the world.

"This is good stuff! It's really good stuff!"

Dudley played with the Soul-Capturing Mirror, praising it endlessly, before asking directly, "What is the incantation to activate the Soul-Capturing Mirror?"

The two were now inside the Room of Requirement, where they didn't have to worry about being eavesdropped, so Dumbledore didn't hesitate and immediately replied, "Soul Stealer!"

Hearing the ancient Latin words spoken by Old Deng, and quickly translating them into his mind, Dali smiled slightly.

Great minds think alike.

The soul-absorbing amulet he originally intended to create was inscribed with the runes for 'soul-stealing'.

"Then let's test the power of the Soul-Capturing Mirror!"

Dudley learned the spell and was already quite impatient.

Dumbledore did not stop Dudley's actions, watching as Dudley took out the dragon skin package from his pocket and took out the Horcrux, the diary.

The magical chains were broken, and the distraught, youthful version of Voldemort's soul reappeared above the Horcrux in the diary.

But immediately, the youthful version of Voldemort's soul avatar broke free from its distraught state.

He glanced at Dudley, then at Dumbledore standing next to Dudley, and then scanned back and forth, his eyes growing increasingly suspicious and uncertain. Slowly, this suspicion and uncertainty transformed into deep resentment.

He suddenly turned to Dumbledore and launched into a sharp and stern interrogation:

"Well! Well! My righteous and benevolent Professor Dumbledore! You actually... you actually knew about it! Don't you find it ironic that you stood with such an evil little wizard, letting him run rampant and even indulging him?"

"You can tolerate him now, so what about all those years of pretense I wore during my school years? What about the wariness and suspicion you've always harbored towards me? Tell me! Answer me!"

Dumbledore remained completely unfazed by the questioning from the 16-year-old Voldemort. He gave the youthful Voldemort's spirit a deep look and calmly replied:

"Tom, it's good that you're willing to see me and talk to me, but it pains me to see that you're still so stubborn."

You and Dudley are two completely different kinds of people. Although you may occasionally have similarities in your behavior, your core nature is fundamentally different.

Your actions, the results and purposes you seek to achieve, are evil, chaotic, and intended to harm innocent people. In the process, you appear virtuous on the surface but are cruel in secret.

Dudley, on the other hand, is quite different. His actions and the results and purposes he wants to achieve are good, orderly, and aimed at protecting his family and innocent people. However, he sometimes uses some ruthless and insidious methods in the process.

Furthermore, there is another very important point. Tom, you have never been sincere or trusting, while Dudley is the most honest, sincere, and unpretentious person I have ever met.

Therefore, Dudley can be a partner I trust, while you, Tom, will only stand against me.

I don't know if my answer will satisfy you, or if it will make you reflect on your actions.

Dumbledore's resounding answer stunned the young version of Voldemort's spirit.

The handsome 16-year-old Tom Riddle remained silent for a long time.

Finally, he looked at Dudley, and a few words finally escaped from his illusory mouth: "Your name is Dudley?"

"Ugh! What a waste of my time!"

Dudley was speechless. Without saying a word, he raised the Soul Reaper, aimed the smooth mirror at the Horcrux on the ground, and then channeled his magic, loudly chanting the incantation, "Soul Reaper!"

In an instant, the Soul-Capturing Mirror in Dali's hand emitted a hazy gray light, which shot out directly and enveloped the diary Horcrux.

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing now?"

The youthful version of Voldemort's spirit uttered these words and then quickly dissipated.

At almost the same time, the diary-like Horcrux on the ground emitted a black smoke-like soul entity.

The hazy light emitted by the Soul-Capturing Mirror continued to illuminate the diary. From the outside, it didn't seem particularly powerful, but inside the light, the soul of the young Voldemort was suffering terribly.

It was as if he was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, being pulled and dragged relentlessly toward the surface of the Soul-Capturing Mirror.

That smooth, gleaming mirror seemed to be his only refuge.

This feeling was even more despairing than when he sensed his nemesis before.

Because the trace of his nemesis's aura was mixed in with the non-lethal killing curse energy, it did not pose a direct threat to his life.

The suction power of the Soul-Capturing Mirror now truly made him smell the scent of death.

Dudley and Dumbledore watched as the youthful, black, smoky soul of Voldemort slowly detached from the diary. At the same time, signs of damage began to appear on the diary itself.

The two exchanged a glance and made a decision.

Dudley stopped channeling magic into the Soul Reaper, and the hazy light vanished instantly.

The black smoke-like youthful version of Voldemort's soul, no longer under the control of the powerful suction, immediately returned to the Horcrux in the diary.

This time, the youth version of Voldemort's soul was severely damaged, and he had neither the ability nor the will to condense a soul avatar and reappear.

"The Soul-Capturing Mirror is effective, but it alone, or rather, the current Soul-Capturing Mirror, is definitely not enough to meet our needs."

Dudley carefully put the diary and Horcrux away again, then discussed with Dumbledore, "The current Horcrux can't simply and cleanly extract Voldemort's soul fragments directly from the Horcrux."

If time drags on, the close connection between the soul fragments and the Horcruxes, along with the dark magic attached to the Horcruxes, will inevitably damage the Horcruxes themselves.

Therefore, to use this solution, we either need to feed the Soul-Capturing Mirror some evil souls to enhance its power before conducting experiments to verify it;

Alternatively, you could imbue the diary horde or the Gauntlet ring horde with a Love Protection spell, and then, just like before, experiment with the Soul Reaper again.