Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

That's right.

He had never had a good relationship with his house-elf - or to be more precise, he hated everything about the house, and the elf hated him for being a traitor to the family.

But the funny thing is that he is now the only heir of the Black family, and the only master of Kreacher.

But even so, Kreacher still maintained an attitude of "obeying orders but not decrees" towards him, which can be seen from the current situation.

"You old fool!"

Then Sirius slammed Kreacher to the ground.

He pulled out his wand and put it to his throat. "My brother is dead! Died while pursuing Voldemort's secret! If you still have any loyalty to him, tell me what happened!"

Harry had never seen his godfather so furious, and subconsciously took a half step back.

But at this moment...

"Mr. Black."

Ryan said softly: "Dumbledore said that you should remain calm - you are Kreacher's master."

"Violence is not an appropriate tactic."

Having said this, Ryan gently stretched out his hand and knocked the wand out of Sirius' hand.

Then Ryan looked at Kreacher again: "And you, Mr. Kreacher - I'm very happy to meet you. This proves that Dumbledore and I were right."

He looked at the house-elf in front of him - he looked very similar to the one he saw in Filch's memory, but he was obviously younger in his memory.

But the key point is that this house-elf is still alive... This fact in itself is enough to prove that Ryan and Dumbledore have found the right path.

"I'm Ryan Elias."

Ryan introduced himself like this.

At this moment, Kreacher, who was still sobbing, showed an incredible expression after hearing his name.

"The heir of Hufflepuff!?"

Kreacher reacted immediately after hearing his name.

Well... As mentioned before, Hufflepuff has a very high reputation among house-elves.

Even Kreacher, who was deeply influenced by purist beliefs, clearly had great respect for Hufflepuffs.

"it's me."

Ryan smiled and nodded: "You should understand that if Mr. Sirius orders you with the order of the Black family patriarch, you must tell him what happened to Mr. Regulus - this is the constraint of the contract, you cannot resist."

"But I also know that you don't have to tell the complete truth. This is the usual choice of house-elves when faced with something they don't like but have to do because of the contract."

"I don't know what happened to you, or what you and Mr. Regulus went through."

"But I must tell you that the purpose of our investigation into this matter is to seek justice for Mr. Regulus. Only with your cooperation can he receive the glorious sacrifice he deserves."

At this point, Ryan's expression became serious.

From Kreacher's performance and what he just said about 'abandonment', Ryan could almost guess the truth.

"Now, tell me—where is the locket that Mr. Regulus exchanged his life for?"

And with every word he spoke, Kreacher's body became more hunched.

By the time Ryan asked the last question, Kreacher was almost in tears.

"That locket...the secret of the Dark Lord's immortality...it's in the old house...it's right here!"

"Kreacher tried everything...fire...hammer...nothing could hurt it..."

He cried and spoke words that were deafening.

"What!?"

And Sirius could hardly believe his ears.

"it's here!?"

The secret of Voldemort's immortality, the thing his brother exchanged for his life, is actually in this old house.

And he had lived here for so long and yet he didn't notice anything?!

Chapter 197 Slytherin’s Message, Lesson !

Of course.

Compared to Sirius, what surprised Harry was not where the secret of Voldemort's immortality was hidden.

"What locket?"

He was surprised by the 'lockel' that Ryan and Kreacher had mentioned - wasn't the diary the secret to Voldemort's immortality?

"Uh..."

After hearing Harry's question, Ryan was also a little embarrassed.

After some thought, he said vaguely, "To put it simply, you can understand that the secret of Voldemort's immortality lies in some special items... He used a special magic to transform them, making them connected to his soul."

"You can roughly understand it as - each of these things is considered a life for Voldemort... Of course, this is a very superficial explanation. The real situation is much more complicated."

"Dumbledore and I have determined that there are six of them, and we have found and destroyed two of them... The one hidden here, and the one Mr. Regulus paid for with his life, is the third one!"

"It's 'Slytherin's Locket'!"

Having said that, Ryan looked at Kreacher - at this moment, the house-elf was already very excited!

"Yes! That's right! That's it—the locket... Sir, the great Mr. Elias... Can you destroy that thing!?"

Kreacher was extremely excited at this moment.

Tears streamed down his face. "Is Kreacher finally able to fulfill Master Regulus's orders?"

He trembled as he pulled out a rusty key from the worn tea towel and pointed to an old cabinet covered with cobwebs in the corner of the living room. "There... in the compartment of the old lady's favorite jewelry box - Kreacher would wipe it every day, while the young master was looking for his enemy..."

At this, Sirius strode forward and roughly ripped open the cupboard door.

"boom!"

His movements were so rough that the dilapidated cabinet door was torn off.

As dust rose, a silver jewelry box inlaid with black gemstones rolled to the ground, and the contents of the jewelry box were revealed to everyone.

The S-shaped serpentine glowed an eerie green light in the dim candlelight of the Black mansion.

Then, almost everyone present heard the low, snake-like hissing sound.

"Oh, Ryan...Descendant of the great Four, I can share with you the secret of immortality..."

A familiar voice sounded in Ryan's ears.

But Ryan was unmoved: "It's the same old clichés - I'm tired of hearing them, to be honest."

Voldemort obviously had an almost paranoid obsession with immortality, so much so that the words spoken by the unintelligent souls in each of his Horcruxes were similar.

And it's not just Ryan at this moment.

Kreacher and Sirius also apparently heard the whispers coming from the locket.

But both the house-elf and Sirius quickly came out of their brief infatuation.

The only exception is Harry.

"what!"

At this moment, he suddenly held his forehead.

The pain from it seemed to tear his nerves apart, causing him to let out a low growl of pain.

"Harry!"

So Sirius immediately rushed to Harry's side, supported him, and asked nervously: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

As he asked this, he looked at Ryan.

"I...I'm fine!"

But at this moment, Harry said through gritted teeth.

He felt that his brain seemed to settle down after a brief period of pain.

He felt that at this moment he seemed to be able to sense the thoughts of the evil creature inside the locket.

Chaos, fragmentation, madness, anger... Harry felt as if he had become a part of him at this moment.

"what is that?"

Harry thought.

Last semester, he had no chance to come into contact with the diary that Ron mentioned, and he could only guess what the diary was.

But at this moment, Harry seemed to be able to say with absolute certainty that he knew what it was.

"It is Voldemort's soul."

Harry came to a conclusion.

He felt that his head didn't hurt as much anymore.

But at this moment, another doubt arose in his mind.

Why did the wound on his forehead suddenly cause such a headache when he saw Voldemort's soul?

But it was obvious that the question only flashed through Harry's mind and he didn't really think about it.

At this moment, Sirius also found that Harry seemed to be fine, which made him feel relieved.

So he also turned his gaze to the locket: "How evil... Is this the secret of the Dark Lord's immortality?"

He said solemnly.

Even though he doesn't know the specific details of the Horcrux magic, as a mature wizard.

Just by looking at the locket, he could sense its evil.

"What should we do now? How can we destroy it?"

At this moment, Harry, who was slowly recovering, asked hurriedly.