Became good friends with the Boy Who Lived

"Is that... the fang of a basilisk?" Professor Dumbledore, who witnessed Aeris destroying the Horcrux, asked calmly while waving his wand to make the large bloodstains on the floor disappear.

"That's right, Professor!" Aeris said, "I gave most of the basilisk skeleton and fangs to Professor Snape, but I kept a few basilisk fangs... in case of emergency..."

Professor Dumbledore nodded, then looked at the Horcruxes on the table and said in a heavy tone, "The only Horcruxes left are Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, and Ravenclaw's diadem. The soul in Marvolo's ring has been destroyed by me. I originally wanted to use Marvolo's ring to find a way to kill the soul without destroying the container, but unfortunately, the ring was still destroyed by me. The ring you see now, except for the black gem on it, is no longer the original ring."

Professor Dumbledore sighed and continued, "Each of the founders' relics has historical and magical research value, but it seems that we can only destroy them together with the souls inside..."

"We can't... destroy them all at once," Aeris said, "We must leave one behind. When our souls are killed, Voldemort's main soul will definitely feel something. So many souls were killed in a short period of time. The only person Voldemort can think of who can do this is... you... Professor Dumbledore. My idea is... to keep one Horcrux and lure Voldemort to Hogwarts, and let Hogwarts become the final battlefield..."

"I don't know if this is a wise thing to do," said Professor Dumbledore. "After all, there are so many students in the school. They... are the future of the wizarding world..."

"Then it looks like we have to have an early holiday," Aeris said, "Tell the students the truth. All students below the fifth grade will be sent home, and students in the sixth and seventh grades can join the war or not according to their wishes."

Professor Dumbledore fell into deep thought, thinking about the feasibility of this matter. Finally, he looked at Aris seriously and asked solemnly: "I know you have made a lot of preparations in the castle this year. Aris, tell me the truth, if you launch a full-scale war with Voldemort, what is your chance of winning?"

Aeris calculated his own trump card and reviewed all the preparations he had made. Then he looked into Professor Dumbledore's azure eyes and said seriously, "Even if I am the only one left in Hogwarts, I am 50% sure that I can die together with Voldemort and his minions. This is not because I am belittling myself. It's just that when I faced Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic last summer, he brought me a lot of pressure. My only advantage is that I am not afraid of death, and Voldemort... hehe... he is a coward who is afraid of death."

"You will not face Voldemort alone, Aris!" said Harry quickly. "I will fight..."

"And my old bones..." Professor Dumbledore said with a smile, "I can't let my students face evil alone. It's time to make a break. Then we have to publicize the news of destroying the Horcruxes. Tomorrow I will go to Rufus and seek cooperation with the Ministry of Magic. I have already thought of the content of the front-page headline of the Daily Prophet tomorrow: Five of Voldemort's precious magic items were destroyed by Albus Dumbledore, and one was left in Hogwarts to study Voldemort's weakness..."

Aeris smiled softly, picked up the Slytherin locket and Hufflepuff cup from Professor Dumbledore's desk, and handed the basilisk fang and Slytherin locket to Harry.

Aries took out another basilisk fang from his pocket and placed the Hufflepuff cup on the floor. "Come together, Harry!" Aries said, "We entered this life-and-death battle with our heads held high, while Voldemort was dragged into it by us. Do you understand the difference, Harry?"

Harry nodded, holding the basilisk fang and staring at the Horcrux locket fiercely. "I'll count to three," said Aeris, "one... two... three... do it!"

Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's golden cup were pierced by the basilisk's fangs at the same time. Blood flowed and screams were heard. The two Horcruxes were destroyed at the same time.

Harry sat on the floor, breathing heavily. It was obvious that destroying part of Voldemort's soul was a bit stimulating for him now.

Aeris stood up and walked to Professor Dumbledore's desk. He tapped the table with his fingers, and the mithril snakes formed a mithril box again, and placed Ravenclaw's crown in it.

"Can I keep this crown, Professor?" Aeris asked.

"Of course!" Professor Dumbledore nodded with a smile.

"One more thing... Here comes the sword of Gryffindor..." Aeris spoke softly, and the sword of the Knight of Gryffindor on the shelf flew over. Aeris grabbed it and said to Professor Dumbledore, "In order to deal with Voldemort's pet snake, we have to enchant this sword!"

Aesop used his sword to split a basilisk's fang and evenly smeared the venom stored in the fang on the sword. It was amazing that after so many years, the basilisk's fang still stored liquid venom.

"Gryffindor's Knight Sword... was made by goblins... It's a magical weapon. It can indeed absorb substances that it thinks are more powerful than itself," Professor Dumbledore nodded and explained to Harry, who looked puzzled. "Gryffindor's Knight Sword, which has been bathed in basilisk venom, can be called an unparalleled weapon!"