Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 327 Returning to the old business
"... go attack Gringotts."

In the conference room, everyone was stunned as Mike's words came out.

"You are kidding, right?" Benjamin forced a smile and said, "That's Gringotts, recognized as the safest bank in all of Europe. Are we going to rob it? No matter how you think about it, it's impossible to succeed! Don't forget, there's a dragon underneath..."

Benjamin's voice was getting louder and louder. Just when he was about to say that there were dragons guarding Gringotts, he remembered that Mike had just killed a dragon during the Triwizard Cup this year, and he couldn't help but swallow the second half of his words.

"I'm not kidding. Our next target is indeed Gringotts." Mike said, "To be precise, our target is something in Gringotts' vault."

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other, not understanding Mike's thinking. Benjamin was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down.

"Friends, there is no room for maneuver between Voldemort and us. As long as he exists, we will never succeed in Ying Country. Therefore, for the greater good, one thing we must and must do is to defeat Voldemort." Mike stood up and said, "Maybe some people will think that I am daydreaming. Voldemort is almost invincible in everyone's impression. After all, he can be resurrected even if he dies. But! I found his most fatal weakness. As long as we master it, even Voldemort is not invincible!"

After saying that, Mike smiled wickedly, and then swung his wand. A group of words about Horcruxes directly excerpted from "Advanced Black Magic Revealed" turned into glowing characters and appeared in front of everyone.

Since it was directly excerpted from the original text, many of the profound words and phrases in it confused Zhou Hong and other people who were not well versed in spell research. Seeing this, Mike shook his head and had to explain:

"A Horcrux is a powerful and evil black magic tool. Its production method is very complicated and requires a lot of evil rituals. In addition, a person must be killed during the ritual to successfully tear his soul in half and make it into a Horcrux. Its ability is also very powerful. It can make its owner immortal! Even if its owner dies due to some accident, the soul can be born from the Horcrux in a half-dead state, retaining everything before! This is the secret of Voldemort's resurrection!"

As Mike's words slowly came, everyone in the meeting room opened their mouths wide. They would never have thought that their president had already known this much about Voldemort.

"How...how do you know that Voldemort was resurrected with this thing?" Zhou Hong frowned and said, "What if he has other ways to resurrect?"

"Don't worry, I'm just going to continue."

Mike flicked his magic wand and the phantom of a black leather notebook appeared in the conference room.

"In fact, I have already come into contact with Horcruxes in my second grade." Mike said shockingly, "It was a diary, the one collected by your brother." Mike pointed at the Weasley brothers and continued, "When fighting with the notebook, I found that it was a Horcrux, and the soul hidden in it was the young Voldemort, Tom Riddle!"

"Then, I encountered the next Horcrux." The shadow of a gorgeous crown also floated above the conference room. "That was the crown of Ravenclaw, the most important relic of Ms. Ravenclaw. It was also made into a Horcrux by Voldemort and was eventually destroyed by me."

"Normally, a person only has one Horcrux. After all, splitting the soul is too dangerous, especially multiple splits. If you are not careful, you will turn yourself into an idiot. So after destroying two Horcruxes, I think Voldemort might really be dead." Mike said, "However, he is back now! In other words, Voldemort definitely has more than two Horcruxes! He may have three, four or even more Horcruxes!"

"And since Voldemort's second Horcrux is the Ravenclaw Diadem, I speculate that the relics of the other founders should also have been made into Horcruxes." Mike said, and summoned the relics of the other three founders. "First, Gryffindor's relic is the Sword of Gryffindor." Mike pointed to the shadow of a sword and said, "But this sword can't be a Horcrux, because it has always been in Dumbledore's hands. If it was a Horcrux, Dumbledore should have discovered it long ago."

Then Mike's finger moved to a box with a venomous snake printed on it.

"So after eliminating one option, our only targets are the relics of Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Among them, Slytherin's locket is the most suspicious, because Voldemort himself is a person who advocates the concept of pure blood, and he is also a snake tongue, which means that he is a direct descendant of Slytherin. If you put yourself in his shoes, I think it would be a very good idea to make the relics of ancestors into Horcruxes. It's a pity that the whereabouts of this locket is currently unknown."

Shaking his head, Mike looked at the last cup again.
"Finally, this is it, the Hufflepuff cup. Legend has it that this cup has the ability to purify various herbs. I believe that it is also Voldemort's Horcrux. Because, at this moment, it is lying in the vault of Voldemort's number one confidant, Bellatrix Black. And our goal is the cup and the locket!"

After saying that, Mike sat back in his seat.

Everyone in the conference room looked at Mike as if he were a monster.

"Did you come up with all of this by yourself?"

Franklin stammered and asked the question that everyone wanted to know most at the moment. Although everyone knew that Mike was a wise man, they still didn't expect that Mike was so smart.

Facing everyone's expectant gazes, Mike remained calm and did not feel embarrassed at all for plagiarizing the original work. He nodded decisively.

The whole conference room exploded with excitement. Everyone kept cheering. The Weasley brothers, who loved to stir up trouble, even sang a song praising Mike that had been compiled by some busybodies, causing everyone to cheer again.

But just when everyone was happy about the president's wisdom, Zhou Hong spoke again at an inappropriate time.

"So, how are we going to steal that golden cup from Gringotts? I heard from you that it's the safest bank in all of Europe, isn't it?"

The laughter in the conference room stopped abruptly, and everyone turned their eyes to the person at the head of the long table.

The smile on Mike's face grew even wider.

No one knew that Qiang Bank was his main business. In his previous life, he was a master at Qiang Bank. So, how could a small bank in the wizarding world be a problem for him in this life?

"That's not a big problem. I have a vault in Gringotts myself, so I have visited the heavily guarded underground vault complex of Gringotts. To be honest, I was very disappointed after seeing it. The defense system of Gringotts that everyone boasts about is full of loopholes in my opinion. As long as we do the preliminary preparations, I believe we can still get something out of it."

Upon hearing this, everyone showed disbelief on their faces. Only Franklin, Penelope and Zhou Hong in the crowd expressed their belief in Mike's words.

This is not surprising at all. Gringotts has never been stolen or robbed in thousands of years. This is a legend in itself.

This legend has penetrated into the hearts of every wizard. Since childhood, everyone around them has told them that Gringotts is an unbreakable place that will never be robbed. Over time, they naturally deified Gringotts' defense.

This brainwashing is so powerful that even Muggle students who enter Hogwarts at the age of eleven are affected.

However, when there has been no invasion for thousands of years, would the goblins of Gringotts still be so dedicated and expend so much manpower and resources to maintain that defense system?
Mike thinks the answer is definitely no.

This can be seen from the fire dragons in the basement of Gringotts that are obviously malnourished and have deformed bodies. The goblins have not taken good care of them at all.

"Okay, everyone. What I need now is your assistance, not your doubts." Mike said loudly, "So! Franklin and Benjamin, you partners who are capable of fighting will plan the Gringotts plan with me. The remaining Penelope, Clinton, and the Weasley brothers, you must use the Weasley family's network of relationships and the power of the Los Santos Group to try your best to find the whereabouts of the Slytherin locket! Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Benjamin also understood.

Mike was right. What they needed to do most now was to take action. Sitting here and discussing all the time would never defeat Voldemort. Although they didn't think Mike's invasion of Gringotts was a good plan, did they have any choice at the moment?

Overall, although Mike's plan is not very reliable, it seems to be the most suitable one at the moment.

So what are they hesitating about?

"Yes!"

Everyone roared in unison. All the anxiety, tension, despair and other emotions before the meeting disappeared, replaced by excitement and anticipation for the future!

"What are you waiting for! Hurry up and get ready!"

"Understood! President!"

……

In the conference room, as he watched everyone leave the meeting room one by one as if they were injected with chicken blood, the smile on Mike's face was slowly fading.

There are some things he hasn't told you yet.

Voldemort has seven Horcruxes in total.

They are the diary (destroyed), Ravenclaw's diadem (destroyed), Harry Potter and Hufflepuff's gold cups, Slytherin's locket, the Resurrection Stone, and Voldemort's pet: the giant python Nagini.

Among them, the Hufflepuff Gold Cup, Slytherin's Locket and the Resurrection Stone are the easiest Horcruxes to obtain, because their whereabouts are described in great detail in the original book.

It’s a pity that because the time was too long and there were not many related plots, Mike actually forgot the plot about Slytherin’s pendant!
So he had no choice but to rely on other methods to find the pendant box.

As for the Resurrection Stone, Mike knew its whereabouts very clearly, because Mike had a very deep impression of it. The death of the famous white wizard, the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore, was indirectly caused by it.

To be precise, he died at the hands of the curse that Voldemort cast on the Resurrection Stone.

This curse is extremely vicious, and even the potion master Snape cannot break it.

But it is not invincible. Its triggering condition is to wear or touch the Resurrection Stone. Then, using the Killing Curse to attack it from a distance can destroy the Horcrux without any damage.

With Dumbledore's strength and vigilance, he should not have been cursed. Unfortunately, Dumbledore was a man longing for family, and most of his most cherished family members left him forever.

According to legend, the power of the Resurrection Stone is precisely to resurrect the dead.

Of course, in reality, the Resurrection Stone does not have such incredible powers. All it can do is summon an illusion that looks exactly like the deceased and has all the deceased's memories.

But even though it was just an illusion, it was irresistible to Dumbledore.

So, Mike did not intend to destroy the Horcrux now, but to leave it to Dumbledore.

Because Mike wants Dumbledore dead!

This was a decision Mike made after thinking for a long time. Although he liked Dumbledore very much, Dumbledore was too powerful. And this power was not only reflected in his personal strength. Dumbledore's reputation, network of relationships, etc. were all so powerful that they were despairing.

The existence of such a great god will make the future development of Freemasonry very difficult, because Dumbledore will never allow the existence of an organization like Freemasonry that has the potential to become the next generation of Dark Lord!
But now, Michael and the Freemasons need Dumbledore to help them share the pressure from Voldemort.

This is also why Mike did not tell Dumbledore about the Horcruxes at the first time, because once Dumbledore knew about the Horcruxes, he would most likely find the Resurrection Stone in advance and be cursed.

This is not what Mike wants to see.

At present, the plan he has made is not very detailed, and he has not even decided how to defeat Voldemort in the end.

But he did it on purpose.

Past experience tells him that a plan for the future that is too detailed will often end up being a joke, because there are too many variables in reality. If the planner is unable to prepare for all the variables, then improvisation is the best way to deal with it.

Besides, what is he in a hurry for?

There are people who are more anxious about Voldemort's resurrection than him.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Mike's originally frowned face, and his eyes fell on the shadow of the golden cup in the air.

"Bank...?"

Mike muttered to himself, and at the same time a scene appeared in his mind. It was the scene of himself in his previous life going crazy with that madman named Trevor and several other brothers.

Gradually, Mike's pupils began to dilate and his eyes became blurry...

Finally, Mike, with a big smile on his face, exclaimed:

"Ah! It really makes me miss it!"

(End of this chapter)