Volume 8: In this Hogwarts without the Dark Lord Chapter 518 The Lost Gem
Of course, John doesn't need to worry about Draco's affairs, Dumbledore will naturally make his arrangements.
The dispute between Snape and Lily is a matter between the two of them. Even if John wants to be a spectator, he cannot disturb them too much.
So he had some free time during the following period of time.
In fact, he can't be said to be free, because he has some personal things to do.
According to the memory of a visit that Lucius had brought with him in the original world, John found the address where Adrian once lived in England.
The world shifted after the night Voldemort killed Harry's parents, and Adrian was already seriously ill before that, so the fact that he is no longer alive should not have made any difference.
The purpose of John's trip was to see whether Adrian in this world had researched things like gems and rings like in the original world.
If this had not changed, then it would mean that the ring was still in Slughorn's possession, and the positions of the other gems had not changed.
But when he first arrived at Hogwarts Castle, Jon went to the restricted books section of the library once, but he did not find the notes left by Adrian and the gem that was identified as being able to break the curse in the original place.
Jon wanted to find out what went wrong, and this room might be able to give him the answer.
When he found this place, the address was not covered up by the Ministry of Magic's magic as before, and it was also sealed by Aurors.
The Lucius Malfoy in this world had never been the head of the Auror Office, nor did he have that much power to do such a thing. Therefore, when Adrian stayed in the UK, he was not wanted.
It is precisely because of this that Jon judged that there might be more valuable things left in this room.
The door was locked, but not protected by magic, so Jon used a simple unlocking spell to enter the room.
Although the furniture in the house was covered with a thick layer of dust, it was obvious that no one had taken care of it for at least a decade, but the arrangement and placement of the furniture was enough to show that the house had been well taken care of before its owner left.
Jon didn't touch anything else. He went straight to the place where he had got the gem and tried to use the ring as a key, hoping to make some new discoveries, but in the end there was nothing there.
Just like the missing notebook in Hogwarts Castle, the gems here are also missing!
Jon did not feel much disappointment or frustration in his heart, but fell into deep thought.
He vaguely remembered the time when the note was written. It was when Adrian was the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle. He lost a bet with Slughorn and left the notes and gems in the restricted area of the library.
And this time point is obviously before Voldemort traveled through time and changed history.
What happened in this room now happened after Voldemort traveled through time, so it is normal for deviations to occur here, but why would there be problems with the notes in the restricted area?
He could only think of two possibilities.
Either after Voldemort had traveled through time, when Adrian was seriously ill but not dead yet, he had some behavioral deviation from his original self in that world, and he took the gems from Hogwarts Castle away again, placing them somewhere else or using them for other purposes.
Or maybe someone affected by Voldemort's disappearance appeared and took the notebook and the gem from the library.
If it is the second possibility, then the person who took the notes and gems can only be the person who owns the ring, and it is obvious who this person is.
Horace Slughorn, Jon's teacher and the one who passed the ring to him.
And if it is the first possibility, then Slughorn must be one of the people who knows the inside story!
After figuring this out, John left the house without hesitation and returned to Hogwarts. He found Dumbledore. If anyone knew where Slughorn was hiding, it would only be him.
The mainstream opinion in the world today is that Voldemort is completely dead, but Slughorn, who personally told Voldemort about the existence of magical Horcruxes, certainly knows better Voldemort cannot die no matter what until the Horcruxes are discovered and destroyed.
Without more information, he would not have guessed that Voldemort had traveled through time to another parallel world, so he has been hiding in an unknown place until now, fearing that his once most proud student would kill him, the only person who knew about the Horcrux, to silence him.
Dumbledore naturally did not refuse Jon's request, and gave him a letter, saying that he could help Jon explain his identity.
So the next day, Jon took the letter and followed Dumbledore's instructions to find the Muggle village where Slughorn was hiding - Badley Barberton.
Slughorn was obviously hiding and didn't want to see anyone. Even though John had entered the room, he was still hiding like he did in the original book when Dumbledore brought Harry to find him, except that the room was clean and tidy, as if the owner of the house was away for some urgent matter.
Jon was not fooled by this illusion at all. He directly inserted his wand into the armchair beside him, and the next moment the chair let out a scream.
"Ouch!"
Slughorn's magic could no longer be maintained, and he turned back into human form, looking at John with an unfriendly face.
"You know what a sin it is to break into someone's house, little guy! I can..."
However, before he could utter any harsh words, he lowered his eyes slightly and saw the elderberry wand in Jon's hand.
As the Head of Slytherin at Hogwarts for decades, he could certainly recognize what this wand was. Involuntarily, his pupils suddenly bulged and his tone began to change.
"Did Dumbledore send you here?"
Jon took out the letter Dumbledore had given him.
"Good morning, teacher, maybe you should take a look at this so we can communicate better."
Slughorn took the letter, and just as he opened the wax on the envelope, a cloud of green powder floated out, and then, as if guided by something, it flew into the fireplace that had been extinguished for who knows how long in the summer.
Then, green flames appeared in the fireplace, and Dumbledore's head appeared in it.
