Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

The Horcruxes themselves possess a bit of the simplest consciousness, such as the diary and the golden cup. The former can move freely even if the main body is not destroyed, and the latter takes control after the main body is destroyed. The pendant box is slightly inferior to the former two, but it also has a bit of self-awareness.

It sensed danger from Dudley.

Its 'gaze' swept over everyone. The one with glasses (Harry) looked quite clever, the nerd (Hermione) was stubborn and the hardest to control, the big guy (Neville) actually took a hammer and wanted to deal with me, but unfortunately I was not an ordinary pendant box, the platinum-haired (Draco) had a sinister look on his face. The red-haired guy had a stupid look on his face and was definitely the easiest to control.

'Take me and get out of here.'

The seductive voice sounded in Ron's ears.

Bewitching people is a characteristic that all black magic items possess.

Horcruxes are the best at this.

The locket is the best of all Horcruxes.

"What?" Ron dug his ears and looked around in confusion: "Who is talking?"

'Take me and get out of here.'

The bewitching voice sounded again.

"No time, I don't see you busy?"

Let me see what your heart desires most right now.

Then a picture appeared in front of the locket's 'eye'.

Ron was holding two large chicken legs in his hands and chewing them madly, his mouth full of oil. There was also a whole bowl of chicken in front of him.

Slytherin Locket:

'Is that all you have?'

Just as the locket was about to take the next step, another unfamiliar voice interrupted.

"Senior Tom, where are you going?"

Dudley looked at the locket with a smile on his face.

Isn't it just the power of telepathy? Who doesn't know how to do it?

The original novel is a locket, and the movie is a pendant.

But I searched all the information but couldn't find any description of Slytherin's pendant in the original book. So Slytherin's relic is just a box?

Chapter 356 Various Experiments and Speculations on Horcruxes

The failed bewitching locket was held in Dudley's hand.

As a Horcrux, it has no ability to move, just like the diary and pendant. If the bewitchment is not successful, it can only stay where it is.

Even if its maker is a very scary wizard.

Of course, if the main soul is resurrected on the pendant, that’s another matter.

Dudley was not in a hurry to destroy the Horcrux. He planned to use it for experiments before school started in the next few days.

As we all know, extremely evil magical items like Horcruxes can become extremely strong even if they are made of ordinary materials.

For example, the diary cannot be damaged by ordinary means, whether it is hit with stones or burned with fire.

Currently known methods of destroying Horcruxes include: Gryffindor's Great Sword (Nagini, Locket, and Ring in the original work), Basilisk's Fangs (Diary and Golden Cup in the original work), Magical Acid (Diary), Fiendfyre (Crown in the original work), Alchemy Array (Crown), and Voldemort (Harry Potter in the original work).

In other words, if it can destroy a Horcrux, then magic or anything else must be powerful enough.

"You can't take it away. Kreacher has no way of destroying it, and you can't do it!"

Just when Dudley was about to leave with the golden locket, Kreacher suddenly went crazy. Judging from his confused eyes, he was most likely bewitched.

The pendant box didn't seduce it before, probably because it thought it was unnecessary and it was safe there. But now it is different from usual, as the other party recognizes the Horcrux.

It was a pity that everyone present had a high level of magic. As soon as Kreacher pounced on Dudley, he was hit by at least four binding spells.

"What are you doing?"

Ron, the only one who did not take action, was confused and he still hasn't figured out the situation.

'Where's my chicken drumstick? Such a big bowl?'

"Give it back to Kreacher. Give it back to Kreacher."

Even though his body was restrained, Kreacher stared at Dudley with his bloodshot eyes.

How could Dudley not know that it was the locket's fault?

"You still want to make trouble at this time."

Dudley held the locket in his hands.

"Kreacher, didn't you say I couldn't destroy it? Then let's take a look."

Electric sparks kept flashing on Dudley's right hand, and the pendant box kept making sharp noises as if it had encountered its natural enemy, but it could not escape at all. Then Dudley began to exert force from his palm, and the pendant box felt an indescribable terrifying force coming from all directions. The huge force made the whole pendant box keep squeaking, and black smoke kept overflowing from it.

When physics reaches a certain level, magic can also be created.

This is the magic of physics——BY Dursley.

'Crack.'

As Dudley continued to increase his strength, a very tiny crack appeared on the pendant box.

At that moment, Kreacher only felt that light appeared in front of his eyes, and his lifeless big eyes gradually became bright.

"Destroy it!"

Kreacher shouted anxiously, his attitude completely changed 180 degrees from before.

"Don't worry."

Dudley loosened his grip, and the crack on the pendant box stopped expanding.

However, the pendant box seemed to have suffered great damage at this time. The whole box seemed to have lost its luster and became gray, but it also returned to its original calmness.

"I still have a use for this thing. I can destroy it after I'm done using it."

After saying that Dudley put the pendant in his pocket.

"This body is very good! I must get it!"

The pendant in Dudley's pocket was thinking with its limited thoughts.

But it soon realized that it was wrong, and perhaps being crushed on the spot was the best option.

In the weedy garden outside the Black mansion, the pendant was fixed on a rack. On the other side, Dudley was holding a "metal rack" with one eye open and aiming.

With a few 'bangs' and the sharp sound of metal scraping, Dudley put down the 'metal rack' in his hand.

The so-called 'metal rack' is in the eyes of people like Ron, Neville and Draco.

In the eyes of Harry and Hermione, the name of this thing is - pistol.

It is still a very well-known pistol - Desert Eagle.

"Hermione, how's the data recording going?"

Dudley asked Hermione, who was standing nearby writing and drawing in a notebook.

"The bullet barely scratched the pendant, which shows that the Horcrux has limited effect in pure physical defense. The Hierophant spell attached to the bullet can't cause any effect. The Horcrux is very resistant to dark magic."

"Then try this." Dudley took out a black object from his pocket, tossed it up and down, and threw it towards the place where the pendant was.

"Boom!"

The flames soaring into the sky were accompanied by slight vibrations on the ground.

"The grenade cannot cause any effective damage to the Horcrux, which means that the Horcrux has a strong resistance to shock waves and thermal radiation. Similarly, the freezing spell attached to the grenade cannot play any role. The Horcrux's resistance to magic is unexpectedly strong."

These things were tinkered with by Dudley in Nurmengard Castle during his holidays. The bullets and gun bodies have been modified, and in theory they can be used normally even in Hogwarts.

It’s a pity that the current manufacturing process of this type of weapon is too complicated to be mass-produced, and Dali’s ability is also quite limited.

"If we can understand the principle of Horcrux defense spells, then in theory we can develop so-called magic immunity/magic resistance equipment."

After several days of experimentation, the pendant no longer had its previous shiny appearance. The original golden edge of the box had long been worn away, and the entire box was covered with small potholes and various scratches to the point that it was too numerous to count. It was to the point that even if it was thrown into the trash, no one would be bothered to pick it up.

The only thing worth praising is that except for the tiny crack caused by Dudley earlier, all other damages are repairable.

Dudley put the pendant away once again. The next time he was almost at the final stage of the experiment, he was going to use the CL-20 that he had shown Grindelwald.

Looking at the data recorded by Hermione, Dudley, who had finished today's experiment, took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed a number.

"Professor Grindelwald, today's experimental data is as follows."

Horcruxes are actually very interesting. According to experiments, they can defend against most magic and even bomb damage, but they cannot defend against the fangs and venom of the basilisk. In theory, the material of the Horcrux is inorganic and will not be affected by biological toxins. In fact, the venom of the basilisk can "kill" the Horcrux. In addition, the Horcrux has a certain degree of thinking.

This made Dudley wonder if the Horcrux was transformed into a different kind of 'creature' after receiving the soul fragments of its maker.

He now wished he could capture a few more Horcruxes to conduct more in-depth research.

He felt that this would be very helpful in the development of his magic costumes.

Chapter 357 Senior Undersecretary to the Ministry of Magic

The locket ultimately failed to survive the damage done by CL-20.

Although CL-20 is essentially a bomb, its destructive power exceeds the limit that the Horcrux can withstand, and the pendant box was blown into pieces as expected.

Dudley felt that there was a hint of relief on the distorted face formed by the black smoke.

Then, as expected, it crashed into the refining array and turned into a philosopher's stone and magic crystal.

Those fragments were not wasted. They were collected by Dudley and restored into materials using the refining array.

This is the best part about the Alchemy Array. As long as you understand the principle, it is the best assembler and disassembler. It is also a 100% raw material restorer.

Kreacher saw with his own eyes that the locket he had no way to protect was destroyed. With tears streaming down his face, he immediately became respectful to Dudley, and his attitude towards other people also improved.

A sumptuous meal was prepared that night. Ron was very happy to eat it. He got to eat a large bowl of chicken legs as he wished. He was so happy that he even ignored the other party's scolding.

The first day of school arrived as scheduled, and Kingdom Cross Station once again welcomed a peak in passenger flow.

Countless little wizards pushed their carts and disappeared on Platform 9 and a quarter, as usual without attracting anyone's attention.

On the Hogwarts Express, several people sat together and discussed their new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

"Only a fool would choose such teaching materials."

Ron took the thick book "Magic Defense Theory" and knocked on the cover hard. "I guess it's Reggie Cattermole from the Magic Maintenance Department. He always has accidents no matter what he does. If it's him, he will definitely choose this book."

"No, I think it's Kalutir Mephisto. He doesn't want Hogwarts to teach this course. He stubbornly believes that the wizarding world is safe. There are no dark wizards or dark magic at all. I heard that he has sent letters of complaint to the Ministry of Magic for six consecutive years."

Neville took over the conversation.

At this time, the door of the box was pushed open, and Draco walked in with a depressed look.

"Didn't you go find Crabbe and Goyle?"

Ron asked curiously when he saw him, Draco would usually go find his two followers when on the express.

"They seemed to be avoiding me."

Draco said sullenly, "It seems something happened in their family."

Then she shook her head and adjusted her hair: "Let's not talk about that. Are you discussing this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?"

Seeing Harry and the others nod, he continued, "I heard from Pansy and Daphne that this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is Fudge's confidant, Dolores Jane Umbridge, Senior Under-Minister of Magic."

"Deputy Minister?"

"advanced?"

Ron was shocked by these two titles. Deputy Minister is also a senior official. It's really intimidating.

"There's such a position in the Ministry?"

"Why is Jane also in her name?" Hermione frowned slightly and said, "Also, I looked through the Ministry of Magic job list and didn't see this position."

"It didn't exist before, but it has existed since Fudge came to power."

Draco shrugged. "Fudge likes to do this kind of thing. I heard that he is going to apply for a First Class Order of Merlin."