Chapter 78
After he has finished petting Fawkes, he looks toward the three adults present in the room. All of them are watching him with shocked faces, as they want to know why he did this, so after seeing their faces, he gives them an explanation of his action.
"This sword is the Sword of Gryffindor, and with this, I killed a basilisk, and in this process, the blade was infused with the basilisk's venom. I learned from my previous experience of destroying the diary of Riddle, which was a Horcrux, by using a basilisk fang. I learned that if you destroy the container, the soul fragment will also be destroyed."
Mr. Elias nodded his head, agreeing with what Harry was saying, as he knew all the ways to get rid of the Horcrux as he was from Greece, where the Horcrux originated.
"It is the easiest way to get rid of Horcrux, and what you did is splendid, Heir Potter. But it is sad to see an ancient artifact getting destroyed, as I am the person who likes to collect them."
"I didn't destroy the locket. What I destroy is just a container present inside the locket."
Mr. Elias hurriedly looked at the locket, which he saw shattered in perfect condition from the outside. He then looked inside the locket and saw the fragments of pieces present inside the locket.
Something suddenly clicked in his mind after he saw the inside of the locket that there was something present in the locket, which was the thing containing the Horcrux and not the whole Locket.
"I saw a gold sphere inside the locket after I opened it. I thought the Horcrux was probably inside the sphere, as you said that the Horcrux is not in the locket but inside it."
After Mr. Elias hears that, he fires a charm on the locket to detect if the Horcrux is destroyed or not.
He is shocked after the result shows that there is no Horcrux present there but the runes present on the Locket are still intact.
"How is this possible? The Horcrux is possessing the locket, which means you have to destroy it completely."
Mr. Elias asked Harry, as he was still not sure how he achieved destroying the Horcrux without destroying the Locket. The only way he knows how to remove it without destroying the object is by using with the help of charms, and runes that are even above the NEWT's, as it is only taught to the experienced curse breaker as one mistake can lead to death.
"As I said, I only slashed the gold sphere. I think that Voldemort made the golden sphere inside the Horcrux so that even if someone tries to destroy the locket, the golden sphere is safe as it is protected by the locket."
Harry is not sure if it is Voldemort who put the gold sphere in the locket or if it is Salazar Slytherin who put these when he made the locket.
"If you don't have anything more for me then I think my work here is done."
Mr. Elias asked Ragnuk, as he was only here to remove the cures of the cursed object, and now Harry has destroyed the thing. He doesn't have any reason to be here.
"We don't have anything more so that you can leave if you want."
Ragnuk replied, and Mr. Elias started to leave the room, leaving Harry and Sirius with Ragnuk.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Elias."
Harry thanked him for his help.
"You don't have to thank me, as you are the one who destroyed the Horcrux."
After that, he leaves the room before Harry can say anything.
Then, after that, they also decided to leave the Gringotts and meet with Andromeda and Narcissa.
Before leaving the Gringotts, Harry told Ragnuk to search the vaults, if they have any more cursed items related to Voldemort, as he thinks that Voldemort has made many cursed objects and is probably hiding them in his death eaters Vault.
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Harry and Sirius went to the Leaky Cauldron where they decided to meet after they were done with their business.
When they enter the Leaky cauldron, Harry sees Andromeda and Narcissa chatting with each other and having a smile on their face. When he sees the smile on both of their faces, he knows that he made the right choice as he can make his Aunt Andi smile.
She is the one who takes him away from Dursley and gives him the family that he always wanted.
While he is thinking about that, suddenly he remembers something or someone. Nymphadora Tonks. He has to explain all the things to her, and he is not sure if he can do that.
She will go to tell others once he will tell her about this, and not telling her is not an option as she is smart enough to guess that something is wrong.
Both of them approach him while he is thinking about what he should tell Nymphadora, as he is not able to face all his other fiancés, as he did this without even telling them.