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Chapter 4163 4165 [Hufflepuff's Gold Cup]

In the original timeline, Voldemort should have known that a powerful enemy who could deal with him would be born at the end of July after hearing the prophecy conveyed by Snape.

This made him feel fearful, afraid that he would be defeated, so before that, he gave his Horcruxes to several of his most trusted men for safekeeping.

One was Lucius Malfoy, another was Bellatrix Lestrange, and the last one was Regulus Black.

Together with the Ravenclaw diadem and the Gaunt family ring that he had hidden earlier, he believed that as long as any one of the Horcruxes was preserved, he would not be at risk of death.

Even if he is defeated by a strong enemy, he can always make a comeback.

And now in this timeline, although Xiang Nan did not tell him the prophecy of his impending failure, Voldemort should have sensed that he was not invincible.

Albus Dumbledore was already a big threat, but Xiang Nan was able to fight him head-on, defeat him openly and without a doubt, and seriously injure him.

Under such circumstances, Voldemort, who has always been afraid of death, naturally dared not show off anymore.

So it's no surprise that he began to entrust the Horcruxes to his most trusted subordinates for safekeeping.

"It seems that the other two Horcruxes should also be placed on the island in the middle of the lake and Malfoy Manor." Xiang Nan thought, then he jumped up and took the Hufflepuff gold cup from the shelf.

The book only says that Hufflepuff's gold cup has magical powers, but it does not specify what kind of magical powers it has.

However, according to Xiang Nan's investigation, the reason why Hufflepuff's golden cup is magical is that it can break the limitations of Gamp's basic law of transfiguration and can create food and drink out of thin air.

This kind of magic is simply incredible and completely breaks the cognition of the wizarding world, so it is hailed as a holy weapon.

It’s a pity that Hufflepuff’s gold cup was also defiled by Voldemort and turned into his Horcrux.

Moreover, there is also a curse attached to it. Once used, it is likely that what will be produced is not food or drink, but deadly poison.

Xiang Nan couldn't help but curse Voldemort for squandering such a magical treasure.

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Xiang Nan then conjured up a Hufflepuff gold cup, put it back on the shelf, and left Gringotts.

After leaving Gringotts, Xiang Nan went to Malfoy Manor.

Malfoy Manor is located in Wiltshire, England, only 130 kilometers away from downtown London.

During the Second Wizarding War, Malfoy Manor was forcibly requisitioned by Voldemort as the headquarters of the Death Eaters.

As a result, the Malfoy family had to endure werewolves, trolls, vampires and other dark creatures entering and leaving their house, and their lives were very depressing.

Xiang Nan used the technique of Apparition to instantly travel from London to the manor in Wiltshire.

It turned out to be a very grand manor. Not only did it cover a large area, but it was also decorated very grandly, somewhat like Buckingham Palace or Fontainebleau Palace.

There was a beautiful fountain in the garden, neatly trimmed yew hedges, and several house-elves who were busy working.

After arriving at Malfoy Manor, Xiang Nan used the earth escape technique to sneak into the manor.

He knew that there was a secret room in Malfoy Manor, just below the living room.

It was originally used to hide some forbidden magic items, such as necklaces with deadly curses, skeletons for casting dark magic, or absolutely deadly poisons. During the Second Wizarding War, it was converted into a dungeon to imprison some important figures, such as Garrick Ollivander, Luna Lovegood, the goblin Griphook, etc.

After Xiang Nan sneaked into Malfoy Manor, he went straight to the secret room under the living room.

He believed that if Voldemort really gave the diary to Lucius Malfoy, then Lucius would definitely hide the diary in the Chamber of Secrets.

Because the secret room is very secret. After Voldemort's fall, the Ministry of Magic staff searched Malfoy Manor many times, but did not find the secret room under the living room.

This shows how hard it is to find that secret room.

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Malfoy Manor has hundreds of years of history and possesses very powerful protective magic, but it is far inferior to Hogwarts and Gringotts.

Xiang Nan had free access to Hogwarts and Gringotts, so sneaking into Malfoy Manor was naturally a piece of cake for him.

He quickly dove in.

But in the living room, Lucius Malfoy was sitting and talking with his new wife Narcissa Malfoy and his father Abraxas Malfoy.

"The Dark Lord seems a little uneasy recently." Lucius said to his father, "I can feel that he seems to be a little panicked."

"This is not surprising. I heard that the Dark Lord personally attacked Severus Snape, but not only did he fail, he was defeated by him." Abraxas nodded.

"How is this possible? The Dark Lord is so powerful, how could he be defeated by Severus Snape?" Narcissa Malfoy asked in surprise.

Although she was not a Death Eater, in her eyes, Voldemort was also a god-like figure. She really didn't expect that Voldemort would fail.

"That's not surprising. That kid is a bit evil. He was already very strong when he was in the first grade." Lucius Malfoy said with lingering fear.

Back then, none of the five of them could defeat Xiang Nan. A few days ago, he attacked Xiang Nan with five other people, and three of them were captured, two were injured, and he was almost blown off half of his body. If he hadn't been rescued in time, he would have died.

Not to mention that Xiang Nan also set a brilliant record of fighting against more than a hundred dark creatures alone, not only remaining unscathed, but also injuring and crippling more than forty dark creatures.

Therefore, when Xiang Nan was mentioned now, he couldn't help but feel fear, even more than he was afraid of Voldemort.

"So be careful, watch the wind direction, and don't get on the wrong boat." Abraxas instructed his son.

He had let his son join the Death Eaters because Voldemort was powerful and following him would allow him to gain more power, wealth and voice in the wizarding world.

But now it is clear that Voldemort is losing. In this case, we have to jump ship when we should, and we have to turn against the Malfoys when we should. This is the way of survival for the Malfoy family.

Because the Malfoy family's surname "Malfoy" comes from the Latin "mal foi" or "mal foy", which originally means dishonest, unfaithful, or bad beliefs.

It is precisely because of this chameleon-like and two-faced ability that the Malfoy family has always stood firm and become a well-known pure-blood family in the Ministry of Magic.

Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy immediately nodded in understanding.

They were not loyal to Voldemort, they just used his power to achieve their own goals. Now that Voldemort's ship was showing signs of capsizing, they would not stay on it.

"Keep the things the Dark Lord gives you, and get more information about the Death Eaters. If something happens to the Dark Lord, hand them all over. At least you can save your life.

As long as you survive, you will always have a chance to start over." Abraxas instructed.