In fact, before noon, Dumbledore returned to No. 12, Grimore Square, around 10 am.

From his expression, it was impossible to tell whether the negotiations with Sclinger were going smoothly in the morning, but after he saw that Sherlock was also here, he immediately found a room with him to talk to him.

"I gave Rufus enough reminder, but it seems he believed Fudge, who has now become his consultant."

Dumbledore said calmly, his tone was just a little regretful and did not seem very depressed.

Sherlock also said it plainly.

"Since Fudge stepped down, not only was he not expelled from the Ministry of Magic, but he was left behind, he could see what Sclinger was thinking. At first, he stayed with me, and maybe he just wanted to stabilize him first and hand over the power of the Ministry. Now it seems that he actually thinks what the idiot said makes sense."

"What did Sklinger say about this matter in Azkaban?"

Dumbledore shook his head.

"He said he would investigate the dementors thoroughly, but then he vaguely reminded me not to interfere too much in the Ministry of Magic, and also suggested to me that I would bring Harry to the Ministry of Magic. They wanted to do some investigation into the Dementors' attack last night."

"He still doesn't give up on Harry?"

"Sclinger wants to dominate the rhythm of the fight against Voldemort himself, and he wants to take everything into his hands." Dumbledore and Sherlock looked at each other, "If he does have this ability, it is indeed a good thing to integrate all the powers together, and I don't mind doing things by following his orders. But judging from what he did before as director of the Auror office, he is not even as capable as Barty in this regard."

"There is a strong desire to control, but the ability is not enough." Sherlock smacked his lips. Although he did not speak again, the meaning he wanted to express was self-evident.

Dumbledore took his glasses off his face, lit it with his wand, cleaned it up, and then said.

"Sclinger's matter is put aside for the time being. Even if he doesn't pay attention to my reminder, Kingsley and the others have already paid more attention to Azkaban, and we have other and more critical things to do."

His face became solemn.

"When you saw Voldemort's Horcrux in the house where I was, I also went to search for it later. I have not gained anything yet, but this Horcrux in Hogwarts will not run away, so we can investigate it slowly in the future. During this period, I have also reviewed his past again. If that diary was the first Horcrux he made, our next target would not be to look for a needle in a haystack."

As he said that, he stood up from the chair.

"If you have nothing else in the afternoon, you can go out with me and let's check out where Voldemort once might have hidden important things."

Sherlock nodded, looking for Voldemort's Horcrux, not only to prepare for the complete killing of him in the future, but also to increase the other and strengthen the capital of Sherlock.

For lunch, Mrs. Weasley made a hearty meal.

In front of Harry and the others, Dumbledore did not show any sadness, and he was happy to tell Ginny about the naughty incident when he was in a bad mood while eating.

In terms of personal charm, Dumbledore is at least a few hundred streets away from Voldemort, even his former opponent Grindelwald is slightly inferior.

After lunch, Sherlock and Dumbledore walked out of the foyer at No. 12 Grimo Square and stood in front of the gate.

"You should have been there?" Dumbledore asked with a wink.

Sherlock laughed.

"Not only have you been there, you may not have imagined that I still have a house there."

"Ah, then we will be better off next."

They said, and waved their wands together and disappeared from their place.

At the same time, in a dirty alley, accompanied by a sonic boom like a whip whipping the air, Sherlock and Dumbledore appeared at the same time.

Flipped alley.

Also as the wizard street in the British magic world, it is not as famous as Diagon Alley.

But in the eyes of many wizards, it is an indispensable shopping place.

After all, if you want to buy materials and magic items like "Emotional Agents" that are listed as contraband by the Ministry of Magic, you will not find them in Diagon Alley.

But in the alley, maybe you have no intention of expressing your needs at all. When you go to the roadside, an old witch with rotten teeth will be selling you her fascinating masterpiece.

“After graduating from Hogwarts, Riddle worked on this street for a while.”

Dumbledore and Sherlock did not walk out of this unmanned alley at the first time. Dumbledore waved the strangely shaped old wand, and completed the appearance of himself and Sherlock, and said.

"In his first year of graduation, he applied to the then Hogwarts principal Armando Dippet, who wanted to stay to teach the Dark Magic Defense class, but Armando rejected him on the grounds that he was still young, but he was welcome to wait a few years later and he had more experience to apply."

"After not staying at Hogwarts as he wished, he disappeared for a while. I didn't know where he went, but it was very likely that he had made a Horcrux during this period, because he returned to England not long after."

"At that time, he was indeed very talented. The Ministry of Magic provided him with many positions as long as he was willing to go in. However, as everyone expected, he chose to come to the Overturn Alley and sought a job in the current Bojin Bok Antique Store No. 13B. At that time, the owner of the shop, Karaktakus Bok, accepted him."

"He was very honest during his time here and had no bad reputation. But one day, he quit the job and chose to go out again and travel around until he was about thirty years old to look for a job again at Hogwarts."

By this time, Dumbledore and Sherlock, who had become two middle-aged witches, were less than twenty steps away from Bojin Bock's shop.

"So, do you doubt he might have hidden a Horcrux in this store?"
Chapter completed!