Chapter 563: Misleading the Young
Voldemort, that scoundrel, really hadn't told the truth.
On the final day of the Easter holiday, Kyle stepped out of his room, silently cursing the deceptive influence of a certain Dark Lord.
When Voldemort had first "taught" him about Horcruxes, he had made it sound like a revelation, promising to teach Kyle the forbidden knowledge Dumbledore would never share. But it had all been lies—another of Voldemort's traps.
While the general process of creating a Horcrux was accurate, the devil was in the details. Voldemort had conveniently omitted a crucial step, ensuring that if anyone followed his guidance, the split soul fragments would evaporate immediately—like snowflakes melting in flames.
It reminded Kyle of Tom Riddle's diary, another example of Voldemort's penchant for misleading others to flaunt his supposed superiority.
Fortunately, Kyle had prepared for this. He had taken precautions, leaving himself a way out and avoiding Voldemort's snare entirely.
Originally, Kyle had planned to wait until the school year ended and then borrow some books from Sirius. The Black family's ancestral home, 12 Grimmauld Place, housed a vast collection of rare and forbidden texts, including Secrets of the Darkest Art, which Dumbledore had long since removed from the Hogwarts library. Sirius, however, had a copy at home.
But now, there was no need for such trouble.
Kyle removed the Diadem from his head and carefully placed it back on Helena's.
"My mother said the Diadem would remain with you," Helena murmured softly, "but she asked that you wait until we're back at Hogwarts. She left a portrait at the school to carry her memory instead of the Diadem itself."
"That's fine," Kyle said, shaking his head. "You can spend time catching up with her."