Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

Isaac had read Harry Potter in his past life. Although he couldn't remember every word of the book, he still had a deep impression of important information such as Voldemort's Horcruxes.

His expression was somewhat grim at this moment, because the information about Voldemort's Horcruxes in his prophecy was incomplete.

At that moment, Isaac finally realized what Grindelwald meant by that phrase he often said.

Those who play with time will eventually be played with by time.

In fact, Isaac had long known that the ability to predict the future was not omnipotent; for example, he couldn't predict the future for Grindelwald.

You really can't see any of it.

Since Isaac was not on the opposite side of Grindelwald, and Grindelwald himself was a veteran prophet, therefore

Isaac did not truly grasp the meaning of those words.

But when he discovered the missing information about Voldemort's Horcrux prophecy, he was truly terrified.

Yes, if Isaac hadn't been a time traveler, but just an ordinary native sorcerer, even with his prophetic abilities, he might have still suffered a major setback because of the Horcruxes.

Because the Horcrux information seen in the prophecy was incomplete, while Isaac thought Voldemort was finished, Tom might have already secretly completed the resurrection ritual somewhere.

We'll catch Isaac completely off guard—Tom isn't the kind of person who'd be stingy with killing curses.

"Isaac, are you alright?" Dumbledore put his hand on Isaac's shoulder.

Isaac's expression turned grim after he made his prophecy. Dumbledore thought Isaac had foreseen something terrible and almost tried to interrupt him.

“No, Professor, I’m fine… I just… I just can’t find the other Horcruxes.” Isaac said to Dumbledore, fueled by his awe and fear of time.

Dumbledore, unsuspecting, even comforted Isaac.

"No, Isaac, you've done a great job."

Even at your age, I couldn't have achieved what you have now.

"Prophecy is a rare gift; it is not a panacea. In fact, there are many ways in this world to circumvent the detection of prophecy."

Dumbledore thought for a moment: "Tom may not have intentionally prevented the prophecy from being seen, but he would certainly have hidden his Horcruxes well."

The ability to block prophecy might just be a coincidence.

Grindelwald was not the first prophet in the world; the blood of prophets has been passed down among wizards.

Not to mention that Sagittarius astrology can also reveal the future to some extent—but there's one thing.

It's true that Sagittarius astrology can see the future, but these Sagittarians don't "speak human language" at all when they're doing astrology.

Just like when you go to draw a fortune stick, if you can't understand the fortune stick, can you ask a master next to you to answer your questions?

The prophecies of Sagittarius are like fortune slips without a master; you either understand them or you don't.

Often, the people who receive divination only realize what's happening when it hits them squarely in the head.

Since the world has the power of prophecy, divination, and astrology, it will naturally also give rise to means of avoiding or even resisting them.

Otherwise, if a wizarding family with a lineage of prophets were to produce someone with exceptional prophetic talent, they could simply appoint that person as the King of Magic without further ado.

Isaac nodded. He wasn't a real child, so he wouldn't be scared by such a thing.

He won't throw the baby out with the bathwater—at worst, he'll just be more cautious and prudent in using prophecy in the future.

Surely we shouldn't completely abandon this excellent method just because prophecy has flaws?

Seeing that Isaac had recovered, Dumbledore didn't press the matter of the Horcruxes. He gave Isaac a lemon-orange drink and said gently:

"Go on, Isaac, you should get some rest. Oh, by the way, Crick will take you to the Great Hall tomorrow morning; there will be a surprise waiting for you there."

Oh, by the way, you can use this time to refine that 'self-created' magic spell and write two papers.

I think both Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick would be willing to give you guidance in this area.

You can seek their guidance and help after tomorrow.

"Go on, Isaac, don't think too much, get some rest tonight."

Isaac nodded, said goodbye to Dumbledore, and left the headmaster's office.

Back in his room, Isaac lay down on his bed.

A few minutes later, he rolled off the bed and took out a parchment, which he began to write and draw on.

Chapter 31 Horcrux

The descriptions in the original Harry Potter books are compared with Isaac's prophecy.

The earliest Horcrux Voldemort created was probably the Tom Riddle diary that Harry dealt with in his second year.

The diary was a Horcrux Voldemort created in his fifth year, when he was 16.

After graduating, Voldemort entrusted this diary to his follower Lucius Malfoy for safekeeping.

This also means that the diary should still be at Malfoy Manor.

Similarly, Isaac did not see the diary mentioned in the prophecy. Clearly, as one of the pure-blood families, Malfoy Manor possessed something to shield it from the prophecy's gaze.

Perhaps it's an alchemical artifact, or perhaps it's the magical defense system of Malfoy Manor; in any case, Malfoy Manor is a black hole of prophetic magic.

but.

Isaac must say that while Malfoy Manor is great, that doesn't mean Lucius Malfoy is great.

Isaacs can make prophecies about Lucius Malfoy as soon as he leaves Malfoy Manor.

So in Isaac's prophecy, Lucius Malfoy is like a typical office worker clocking in and out—Isaac can see him when Lucius leaves the house. But when he returns home, it's like he's living in a black hole.

Because Voldemort's diary was kept at Malfoy Manor, it could not be observed by Isaac's current prophecy.

Voldemort's second Horcrux was also one he made when he was 16.

At the end of fifth grade, 16-year-old Tom murdered his father at Riddle House in Little Hangleton in order to avenge his Muggle father who had abandoned his mother.

He not only murdered his father, but also his grandparents, a family of three.

He crafted the ring passed down through generations of the Gaunt family into his second Horcrux and hid it in the Gaunt family mansion.

Although the Horcrux was hidden in Gaunt's old house, Isaac was able to perceive its existence in the prophecy.

Isaac guessed that the reason he could see Gaunt House but not Malfoy Manor was perhaps because Gaunt House had fallen into disrepair and the protective spells used to shield him from prophecy and divination had become ineffective.

Furthermore, the gem on the Gaunt family ring is the Resurrection Stone, one of the Deathly Hallows.

This thing was practically a special attack tool for Dumbledore and Snape.

Then, at the age of 19, Voldemort created his third Horcrux from Salazar Slytherin's locket and hid it in a cave by the sea in England.

Slytherin's locket was later switched by Regulus Black and is now hidden in the Black family mansion.

Like Malfoy Manor, Black's Old House cannot be observed because it is maintained by house-elves.

Then there is the fourth Horcrux, made from Helga Hufflepuff's golden cup. Since the Horcrux is currently stored in Gringotts' vault, Isaac cannot observe it through prophecy.

Isaac had actually secretly observed Gringotts using prophecy long ago. He remembered being mocked mercilessly by Grindelwald after his observation failed.

Isaac suspected that Grindelwald must have done the same thing, otherwise why would he have been laughing so happily back then?

He, Isaac Waldorley, the wizarding world's most Grindelwald-like man, just wants to see the vault of the Wizarding Bank. What's wrong with that?

It's not illegal to sneak a peek, is it?

The fifth Horcrux is Rowena Ravenclaw's tiara, which Voldemort made when he was about 20 years old, and it is currently in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts.

As for the living Horcruxes that Voldemort created from Nagini in the original books, there's still no sign of them.

Poor Tom had just been brought back from the Albanian forest by Quirrell, and then he was blocked at the door by a centenarian. Even if he wanted to make a Horcrux, he didn't have the ability.

Finally, there's the Horcrux that Voldemort unintentionally created, the savior of the wizarding world—Harry Potter.

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Isaac drew symbols that only he could understand, then took out his wand and tapped the parchment.

The parchment then turned to ashes.

Voldemort created six Horcruxes, and Isaac could only foresee half of them, and that half included Harry Potter, a living Horcrux.

If we don't count Harry's Horcrux, then there's only the Resurrection Stone ring from Gaunt's old house and Ravenclaw's tiara in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts.

Why did Isaac keep the whereabouts of the other Horcruxes a secret from Dumbledore?

The main reason is the resurrection stone at the Gaunt mansion.

He really didn't dare let Dumbledore know about this.

Isaac knew very well that Voldemort had placed a powerful curse on the ring, one that even Dumbledore couldn't avoid.

Voldemort transformed himself into a monster by tearing apart his soul to create Horcruxes, but this wasn't entirely without its benefits.

The benefit he gained was that his talent for dark magic was greatly enhanced.

At a young age, he entered the realm of black magic masters and recklessly went a long way down the path of black magic.

They achieved far greater success than their predecessors.

Voldemort is practically the contrast to Grindelwald—despite his astonishing talent in dark magic, Grindelwald did not limit himself to that area.

Like Dumbledore, Grindelwald followed the most orthodox path of a magical master in the wizarding world.