Ch 481-491
Then we can only let him deduct points so random?" Ron said unwillingly.
Hermione on the side looked at Ron and Harry, and couldn't help but speak.
"If your potions level can be improved, Professor Snape will not be able to target you..."
"Didn't you find it? Professor Snape rarely troubles me and Ivan during class! It's because he knows we can't make mistakes!"
Hermione talked freely. Since this situation cannot be changed, she can only change herself, trying to keep Snape from finding a reason for the trouble.
Harry and Ron curled their lips secretly. How could it be so easy to quickly improve the level of potions? They were even prepared to get a super low evaluation in the potions class.
The only thing that relieved Harry and Ron was that everything went well for the next few exams.
Whether they took the herbal medicine test on Wednesday afternoon or the outdoor test carefully prepared by Professor Lupin, they all passed easily and passed the test week smoothly.
When the final exam was officially over, the little wizards at Hogwarts seemed to have let go of their burdens.
The previously tense atmosphere in the castle changed, and the students indulged themselves happily, laughing and playing everywhere.
As for the announcement of the test results, that is something later, and they still have several days to relax before the final results come out.
In such an atmosphere, Ivan finally waited for the day that the Merlin Medal was issued as stated in the Daily Prophet.
Compared with the last time, this time is more grand. The red lion flag was hung in the auditorium, and magic was cast on the ceiling. When people walked by, it would play jazz and then light of various colors. The dots are falling from the air...
When Ivan walked into the auditorium, it was already full of people. In addition to the little wizard sitting at the long table of the four colleges, the Merlin Knights and the Ministry of Magic also arrived.
The leader Ivan couldn't be more familiar with was Umbridge, the senior investigator of the Ministry of Magic.
Perhaps sensing Ivan's gaze, Umbridge turned his head and smiled sweetly at Ivan.
In her opinion, winning the Merlin Medal at the age of Ivan is a promising prospect, but she didn't know that it was the little wizard in front of her who teased herself over and over again.
Ivan nodded casually in response. On the face of it, he didn't have any conflict with the Ministry of Magic. At most, he grabbed Peter's behavior and drew their faces indirectly.
Since most of the hatred was taken away by Dumbledore, the relationship between them was barely okay.
However, this also caused the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore to almost tore their faces. On such an important occasion, Umbridge only exchanged a few words with the old professor on the surface, and was not enthusiastic at all.
After everyone was seated, Dumbledore stepped onto the stage, cleared his throat, began to summarize the school year, and finally solemnly announced the winner of the Academy Cup!
No surprise, Gryffindor Academy won the Academy Cup again!
The long table of the Gryffindor Academy under the audience suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause. A group of little wizards looked at Ivan. Everyone knew that Gryffindor was able to win the Academy Cup for three consecutive years because of Ivan. Extra points every year.
The students from the other three academies clapped feebly, the gap between the scores was too big, and the winner of the Academy Cup had long been lost in suspense.
"Please be quiet, everyone, I have one more thing to announce!" Dumbledore raised his hand, his loud voice overwhelmed the applause of the crowd, his eyes looked at Ivan sitting in the front row, and he continued to speak.
"Everyone knows something about Peter Pettigrew's capture a month ago... After unanimous agreement within the Merlin Knights, Mr. Ivan Hals will be awarded the Merlin Medal of the First Class in recognition of his achievements!"
When Dumbledore finished speaking, the audience fell into a short silence. Although the Daily Prophet had reported this a few days ago, there were not many people who were interested in reading the newspaper, so most of them were This is the first time I heard about this news.
"Is this true?" George looked at Ivan in surprise, and said excitedly.
After seeing Ivan nodding, George suddenly yelled. "Oh my god, that's a first-class Merlin Medal!"
"From today, we can be considered to know the big names in the magic world!" Fred also seemed very excited.
Ivan rolled his eyes, ignored them, got up and walked from the long table to the front in applause.
Dumbledore personally took out a golden medal from the box handed over by a wizard, hung it on Ivan's chest, and took the original second-level Merlin medal back and put it back in the box. .
At the same moment, Ivan also heard the system prompt in his mind, but it was not that he had obtained a new achievement, but he was directly promoted to a level on the related achievement he had obtained.
[Legendary Title: Merlin Knight
Legend: 2
Legend event: In the past few years, your contribution to the magic world is obvious to all, and you have been unanimously recognized by many wizards. You are a well-deserved Merlin Knight!
Remarks: Your evil ambitions are hidden under the glamorous appearance, and are still unknown to the public...]
Seeing the description in the remarks column after the achievement upgrade, Ivan wanted to vomit, but what he blurted out became another look.
"To achieve today's achievement, I would like to thank the professors at Hogwarts..."
Ivan stood on the stage and said the testimony that he had memorized beforehand, and then shook hands with representatives of the Merlin Knights and the Ministry of Magic...
Even though Ivan has always hated this kind of formalism, sometimes what should be done is still done.
After several hours of tossing, Ivan was able to breathe a sigh of relief when the school year summary was finally over.
"It's not good, Ivan!"
Just as Ivan bid farewell to several members of the Merlin Knights~www.mtlnovel.com~ and was about to return to the Gryffindor lounge, Hermione hurried over.
"What's wrong?" Ivan was very puzzled.
"Malfoy said he wanted to tell the Ministry of Magic that Professor Lupin was a werewolf!" Hermione said angrily and anxiously.
Ivan immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, frowned and asked. "How did you hear about this news, Malfoy is now a person?"
"Me, Harry, and Ron. I heard Malfoy and his followers say that in the corridor just now. Let's go quickly, otherwise they might start fighting!" Hermione explained very quickly. Then, he took Ivan's hand and ran to the other side.
Ivan didn't dare to neglect, and rushed to the corridor with Hermione.
There is no one in the corridor at this time, but from a distance, a voice is heard coming from the classroom not far away...
Lupin, he's done, Potter! You can't stop me! "
"I must expose him! A dangerous werewolf teaches honestly at Hogwarts. This is a bet on our lives!"
In the empty classroom, Malfoy was talking loudly, arrogantly looking up at Harry and Ron in front of him with disdain. Watermark advertising testWatermark advertising test
"Professor Lupin is the best Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor I have ever seen. He is not dangerous at all. He has been at Hogwarts for so long and has never hurt anyone!"
Harry retorted angrily. After seeing Malfoy curling his lips and being completely indifferent, he even pulled out his wand, ready to teach him.
"Do you plan to fight me too? Potter?" Malfoy sneered and took out his wand, as did his follower Ben Gor.
The two sides confronted each other for a while, and the smell was full of gunpowder.
Just when they were about to do it, the door of the classroom was opened.
Harry and Malfoy both turned their heads with surprise expressions on their faces, but after seeing the people coming, Malfoy's face suddenly darkened.
"Ivan, you came just right, and Malfoy is going to tell the people at the Ministry of Magic about Professor Lupin!" Harry said hurriedly.
"I know, Hermione has already told me on the road!" Ivan nodded, then glanced at Malfoy.
"Halse! What do you want to do? I warn you, I have asked Clark to find the professor and the Aurors, they will be there soon!" Malfoy looked a little nervous, and he subconsciously stepped back a few steps, and said with a stern expression. .
Ivan then realized that Clark, who was always following Malfoy, was indeed not here, and it suddenly felt a bit tricky.
In all fairness, apart from being a werewolf, Lupin is still very competent as a professor since this school year. Compared with the teaching level of Chino and Lockhart, it is not a little bit higher than that of Chino and Lockhart!
Ivan naturally doesn't want Lupin to live a life of wandering around and having no place to live because of his identity being exposed.
But looking at Malfoy who was stubbing his neck and clamoring to report Lupin, Ivan was in trouble.
The easiest way now is naturally to use the Forgetting Curse, but Harry and the others are still there, and Clark went directly to the professor, even if Malfoy's memory was washed away, it was useless.
Thinking of this, Ivan sighed and tried to persuade him.
"Malfoy, Professor Lupin is not a threat to us at all! He will regularly take the wolf poison potion every month, and will hide in the screaming hut during the transformation period, just don't want to hurt us...
Also, not every werewolf wizard is evil. Most of them are just victims. They were assimilated into werewolves because they were attacked by werewolves! "
Malfoy hesitated after listening to Ivan's words, but still shouted loudly. "What does that have to do with me, who knows if it was pretended by him!"
"Malfoy, you ungrateful bastard! If Ivan hadn't rescued you last time, you would have been killed by Buckbeak... Professor Lupin had never targeted you in class!" Ron was angry. Rushing cursed.
Malfoy's face flushed red, and he loudly argued that he had let Hagrid and his silly bird forgively and generously, which had already offset the favor he owed.
And I chose to expose Lupin for everyone's safety. After all, what if Lupin forgot to take the medicine that day and ran away at school?
Harry wanted to rush to beat Malfoy angrily, but was stopped by Ivan. He looked at Malfoy and said helplessly.
"Malfoy, I took the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for one academic year. You should know that Professor Lupin is right! Or do you prefer the next Lockhart or the next Professor Chino to teach you?"
There was a slight hesitation on Malfoy's face, he hadn't planned to report Lupin.
After all, the Defence Against the Dark Arts class this school year was really interesting, but he was really unwilling to see Ivan showing up today.
Why Ivan has been able to show off as a see-through professor over the past few academic years, yet he has to keep this secret hidden.
This is not fair!
Facing the stubborn Malfoy, Ivan was really helpless. He could only feel that Voldemort's curse was extraordinary. It seemed that he hadn't run away by changing one person for the Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor a year.
And Harry and Ron hadn't given up yet. They tried to use force to make Malfoy change his mind, but Malfoy was rather unyielding, and deliberately angered them who were yelling at the Ministry of Magic as soon as they arrived.
"Mr. Malfoy, I heard you have something to ask me?"
Just as a few people were arguing, the door of the classroom was opened again, and at the same time there was a sweet, high-pitched voice coming in.
Before I saw anyone just listened to the voice, Ivan knew that the person was Umbridge.
Sure enough, a pointed leather shoe stepped into the door, and then a twitchy middle-aged witch in a pink cardigan walked in.
There are some Aurors and a few professors in the school behind her~www.mtlnovel.com~Of course, we have to add Malfoy's disappeared follower Clark.
After seeing Ivan and others confronting Malfoy in the classroom, Umbridge's face showed even more surprise.
Umbridge was still a little impatient when he was informed by Clark that Malfoy had something important to report to him.
A third-grade kid could have something important to report, but now seeing the confrontation in the classroom, she suddenly became interested, maybe they really know some important news.
If it can catch Dumbledore's handle and let the Ministry of Magic recover from the previous disadvantage, then maybe I can move up my current position.
Umbridge looked at the professors of various subjects nearby, seeing that their expressions changed slightly, and now they confirmed their judgment even more.
"Mr. Malfoy, there is something you can say now, don't worry about someone hurting you, the Ministry of Magic will naturally take the charge for you!" Umbridge said with a throat.
The gazes of all the people gathered on Malfoy.
Lupin who came with him couldn't help frowning. He knew very well that Malfoy was only reporting his identity as a werewolf at this time. He opened his mouth and tried to explain a few words, and finally stopped his words with a wry smile.
There is nothing wrong with Malfoy revealing his true identity. A werewolf who conceals his identity and stays as a professor at Hogwarts is indeed a threat to students and parents...
Snape next to couldn't hide the joy in his heart. He gloated at Lupin. He waited for a full school year, and now Lupin can finally get out!
Dumbledore was also looking at Malfoy, his brows raised slightly, and he knew in his heart that if Lupin's identity as a werewolf was revealed, the Ministry of Magic would definitely use this to attack him.
Malfoy seemed a little triumphant in all eyes, enjoying the feeling of being noticed.
But after noticing the lonely look on Lupin's face, Malfoy hesitated.
"Mr. Malfoy! If you want to say something, it's better to be quicker, we don't have so much time to waste." Umbridge waited for a while before Malfoy could speak, so he urged.
"I want to report..." Malfoy stretched his voice, his eyes staying on Lupin for a while, then turned to Ivan, and finally said.
"I want to report Principal Dumbledore!"
When Malfoy finished speaking, everyone in the audience was stunned for a while.
Harry, Ron, Lupin, and Snape all looked at him in astonishment. Unexpectedly, Malfoy would target Dumbledore. Could it be that he wanted to accuse him of hiring a werewolf to teach at Hogwarts?
Dumbledore was thoughtful, looking at Malfoy with interest.
Umbridge was so excited, she hurriedly asked.
"Mr. Malfoy, why do you want to report the principal of Hogwarts? What is the reason? Embezzlement of the school director and the teaching funds provided by the Ministry of Magic? Or did something very extraordinary..."
Umbridge looked at Malfoy with great anticipation, and even gave some examples, and said that the Ministry of Magic most appreciates his defying spirit of power and will definitely handle it impartially!
However, Malfoy's next words made Umbridge's smile stuck on his face.
"I want to report him as the principal, but treat students from various colleges differently.
As far as I know, Hogwarts has never recorded a three-percent increase at one time. He is clearly favoring Gryffindor Academy! Otherwise this year's Academy Cup should belong to our Slytherin! "
Malfoy's words were full of grievances. Originally, their Slytherin Academy had won the Academy Cup for many years due to their strength, but since Ivan entered this school, the annual Academy Cup has become Gryffindor's.
"That's what you want to say?" Umbridge widened his eyes and asked every word.
"Of course, or what do you think?" Malfoy said casually.
"You misunderstood me, Mr. Malfoy!" Before Umbridge could reply, Dumbledore stepped forward. He looked at Malfoy and replied solemnly.
"I think it is necessary to explain here. I added an unprecedented three percent to Mr. Hals. It was not only that he successfully captured Peter Pettigrew, and made Mr. Black, the hero who resisted the Death Eaters, been wronged.
It is also because I received a letter from the Merlin Knights at that time confirming that Mr. Hals is about to receive the Merlin Medal of the First Class, so I counted the two things together..."
At this point, Dumbledore's gaze turned to Ivan.
Ivan nodded quickly, yes, that's what he thought at the time!
Lupin, who was on the sidelines, let go of his heart. He gave Malfoy a grateful look. Although he didn't know why Malfoy changed his words temporarily, the other party did choose to let him go.
Snape's face went dark to the bottom of the pot, his lips quivered slightly, but there was no sound.
There is nothing more angry than Umbridge. She came here not to hear Dumbledore favoring Gryffindor College such trivial things.
"Malfoy, I remember when Mr. Crabbe brought me, but said you have something important to report to me!"
Umbridge deliberately emphasized the tone of the word "major", and then said threateningly. "You should understand that fooling the Ministry of Magic is not a funny thing!"
"Whatever you think, that's all I have to say, the big deal is you go tell my dad!" Malfoy curled his lips, not caring about Umbridge's threat.
"Ms. Umbridge! Please be more tolerant of a child." Dumbledore said in help.
"Malfoy dared to point out some of my faults. Although there are some misunderstandings, this attitude is worthy of recognition! I am willing to apologize for my negligence and promise to treat all colleges more fairly in the future!"
Dumbledore said apologetically, took the lead and clapped his hands, his eyes swept across several professors, and the professors immediately applauded and applauded.
Also doing the same is Ivan, who understands Dumbledore's ideas..
Harry and Ron were a little unhappy at first, until Hermione whispered to them that Malfoy was still holding Professor Lupin's handle, and they reluctantly slapped a few chins.
There was a loud applause in the classroom.
Malfoy was dumbfounded by this situation, his cheeks flushed and he was a little at a loss.
It was the first time he was praised by Dumbledore in public, not to mention that his enemies applauded for himself, which made Malfoy feel very uncomfortable.
Umbridge stared at Dumbledore firmly~www.mtlnovel.com~ She was very sure that there must be something tricky in it, and even suspected that Dumbledore had moved Malfoy under his nose to force Mal Fu changed his mouth!
Thinking of this, Umbridge turned his head to look at Gore and Crabbe, questioning them and said.
"Two gentlemen, how about you? Anything you want to tell me?"
Gore and Crabbe hesitated and shook their heads.
In fact, they are now at a loss. Malfoy clearly told them to expose Lupin as a werewolf wizard. Who knows why it turned into accusing Dumbledore of injustice to the colleges in a blink of an eye.
But as a qualified follower, even if his brain is not bright, one thing is still very clear, and that is not to violate the meaning of the follower.
"Very good...Very good! Let's go!" Umbridge glanced around the classroom, and angrily led the Aurors to turn away.
She has nothing to do with Dumbledore, let alone forcing the only son of the Malfoy family to speak, and staying here will only humiliate herself.
Malfoy didn't stay too much. He always felt a little uncomfortable in this classroom, but before leaving, he suddenly turned his head to look at Ivan, his mouth closed and he spoke in spoken words.
[The favor I owed last time is now cleared! ]
Regardless of whether Ivan had figured it out, Malfoy walked over the gate and left here, and Gore and Crabbe hurriedly followed.
Ivan shook his head dumbfounded and laughed. Of course he understood Malfoy's spoken words, but he didn't know if this awkward little devil was looking for a step down, or if he was really struggling with the favor...
Now that the matter has been resolved, everyone no longer gathers in this small classroom.
"I really don't understand. Why did Professor Dumbledore applaud Malfoy? It was Malfoy who wanted to drive Professor Lupin away. Now that I regret temporarily, we still have to praise him for failing?"
In the hallway of Hogwarts Castle, Ron was still thinking about what happened in the classroom before, and he was very dissatisfied.
"What's the solution? Malfoy just need to say a few more words, Professor Lupin's identity will definitely be exposed!" Hermione explained, then stuck out her tongue and continued.
"Perhaps for Professor Dumbledore, Malfoy is like a crying child, so he can comfort him by giving him some sweets."
Harry and Ron couldn't help laughing after hearing Hermione's words. Hermione's analogy was so appropriate!
Ivan also smiled, but he felt that Dumbledore's idea was not that simple.
Even if the old professor acted casually, he was a kind of guidance. He probably wanted Malfoy to see another way to show off and gain flowers and glory. Don't always think of bad ideas to attract attention...
...
After the awarding ceremony in the auditorium, Hogwarts Castle was restored to its former tranquility. Everyone enjoyed the last period of time before leaving school until the day when the exam was successfully announced!
Ivan has achieved outstanding results in general subjects without any suspense, even Trelawney's divination class is no exception!
Because he pretended to see a terrible omen in the crystal ball during the divination exam! And predicted that the magic world will usher in a **** storm in the future...
Professor Trelawney was very happy to praise him for his talent as a prophet, and asked if he was interested in some in-depth learning...
Regarding this, Ivan refused without hesitation!
He feels that Trelawney's prophecy level depends entirely on talent. In addition to her ability to predict under certain circumstances, she is usually half-hearted.
During the exam, what he predicted was not the turbulence of the British magical world, but the entire European magical world!
just wanted to confirm whether Trelawney could correct this, but she didn't notice it at all.
Perhaps as rumored in the school, Trelawney simply likes to hear some predictions about killings, deaths, disasters, =...
"This is impossible!"
Just as Ivan was thinking about it, Hermione next to her looked at the transcript in her hand and screamed, her wrists trembling.
"What's the matter?" Ivan looked at her in surprise.
"My divination class unexpectedly only got an A! I have never received such a low evaluation!" Hermione said in disappointment, and then whispered what she should have thought of.
Harry and Ron Ziqi who heard this rolled their eyes. Most of their transcripts were A, and only the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Divination class, and Herbology were evaluated by E.
But Ron still complained. "When you were taking the exam, if you told Professor Trelawney that we would all fall downstairs to death tomorrow, then she would definitely give you the highest evaluation!"
Hermione shook her head. After experiencing the first two prophetic events, she is very sensitive to such things. Of course, she can't speak nonsense. What if it happens?
Considering that they will leave Hogwarts by train together in the afternoon, the few people went back to their bedroom to pack their luggage while chatting.
Of course, Harry and Ron were the only ones who were busy cleaning up.
Ivan waved his magic wand at will, and the bedding and a large amount of clothing flew up, folded in mid-air automatically, and then was put into a small suitcase with an extension curse.
The same is true for books and some miscellaneous objects, which are sorted neatly in minutes.
"Is this the magic item you made? It's really convenient!" Harry looked at Ivan with the suitcase in his hand, and looked at his heavy suitcase, very envious.
"Yes, I made it myself! If it goes well, you can buy it before school next year..." Ivan said with a smile.
This portable suitcase is another proof of his improvement in alchemy.
After reading the alchemy books left by Bok, Ivan extracted the corresponding magic texts. After this period of study and research, he combined them into a magic text sequence with an effect similar to the extended curse. Expand the internal space of an item.
Going back this time, he will teach this kind of magic text sequence to Aysia, and his magic shop will be able to have another big-selling magic item.
Just like when they came, after lunch, Ivan and the others boarded the carriage parked on the soft rock road and staggered to Hogwarts Station.
Hermione looked fascinated at the front of the carriage through the window, like a magical creature with a pair of large bat wings, she hadn't recovered for a long time.
Ivan followed Hermione's gaze and found out that she was watching Ye Qi...
"What are you looking at? There is nothing there..." Harry asked strangely, and Ron also looked confused.
"Yeqi..." Hermione explained, and then saw Harry and the others with a confused look, then continued.
"These carriages do not move out of thin air, but are pulled by Ye Qi~www.mtlnovel.com~Well...that is a very special kind of magical creature, only those who have witnessed death can see them."
At this point, Hermione couldn't help thinking of Luna, pursed her lips, and then became happy again, she muttered to herself.
"But now I can see it too!"
Ivan, who heard Hermione's whisper, shook his head secretly. He really didn't understand. What's so happy to see Ye Qi?
If you can believe that most people would rather never see it...
[Ding, this school year is over, do you want to make a school year summary? ]
The system's prompt sound pulled Yifan back from his emotions, and after silently agreeing in his heart, the system panel appeared in front of his eyes.
[As of today, your performance this school year is as follows..
class evaluation: perfect
Reward: 200 academic points
...
Final exam results: Transfiguration class, Divination, Defense against the Dark Arts class...
Reward: 900 academic points
...
Glory: Quidditch champion, Gryffindor Academy Cup.
Overall reward: 1300 academic points]
Because there are several more elective courses in this school year, the rewards for the school year summary are much higher than those of the previous two school years.
plus some specially reserved before, a total of three thousand grade points!
This is his summer vacation with Nick Le May to learn alchemy.
Ivan believes that as long as he can show his talents, this alchemist has no reason not to accept himself as a disciple...
Thinking about this, Ivan suddenly realized that there are really a lot of things to do this summer.
But before he goes home, he has to go to the old house of the Black family and destroy the Horcrux first!
Putting such an important thing there, Ivan always feels a little unsure, what if I lose it?
Even if it's been kept there forever, this thing might confuse Harry and the others who are going to be a guest in Black's old house.
So as early as a few days ago, Ivan sent a letter to Esiah, stating that he would go to a friend's house this summer vacation first, and bring a few precious books back, so that he does not need to go to Kingdom Cross Station. Come pick yourself up.
When he got the Slytherin locket, he directly used the Shift Shadow to return to his black magic shop...
"Wait... Has the progress of this task increased?" After reading the school year summary, Ivan glanced at the task bar and found that the progress of the task of becoming the King of Knockdown Alley seemed to have increased compared to before. Up to one percent.
Ivan couldn't figure out if he remembered it wrong...
...
The carriage went all the way down the soft rocky road, the body swayed and made a clicking sound, and it quickly reached Hogwarts station.
The red train has stopped at the platform, and thick white steam is blowing from the large exhaust port. Ivan, who is far away, heard the loud whistle of the Hogwarts train...
"Children, come here, line up, and get in the car one by one!"
Among the crowd, Hagrid is trying hard to maintain order, directing the little wizards to board the train one by one.
I have to say that he is very suitable for this job, and that tall figure is clearly visible in the crowd.
"Harry, this way!" After seeing Ivan and the others, Hagrid greeted here happily.
Harry was also happy to hug Hagrid and say goodbye, and then boarded the train to go home. Amidst the rumbling of the train, he stared at Hogwarts Castle gradually away...
Ivan and others were chatting, looking for free carriages.
But what they didn't expect was that when they opened a box, their Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor was sitting in the corner by the car window, staring into the distance.
"Professor Lupin, why are you here?" Ivan asked unexpectedly.
Generally speaking, Hogwarts professors also stay in the castle during the summer vacation. After all, there is board and lodging there. This is especially true for professors like Lupin who don't have their own houses.
"Because of this summer, do you plan to travel where the professor is going?" Hermione's mind turned quickly, and she immediately thought of a possibility.
However, this time Hermione had miscalculated, Lupin shook his head and spoke.
"No! I didn't plan to do that, but because I submitted my resignation to Principal Dumbledore the other day, according to the rules, I can no longer stay at Hogwarts..."
"What? Professor Lupin, you want to resign? Why?" Ron looked at Lupin in astonishment and couldn't help but question.
"It must be Malfoy, right!" Harry thought of Malfoy at once, and said very angrily. "It must be that he secretly told the Ministry of Magic, I'm going to beat him up!"
Harry drew out his wand and planned to go to Malfoy to settle the account, but he was stopped by Lupin before he could act.
"It's not like that, Harry! It has nothing to do with Malfoy! It has nothing to do with other people, it is my own choice!" Lupin said with a wry smile.
He did not lie, and no one complained about his identity these days.
But Lupin also knows that this situation will not last long. Most of Umbridge, who hit a wall at school last time, is already checking his identity.
More importantly, Snape's maliciousness towards him increased day by day. I don't know when it will break out. Rather than being identified in the next school year and dragging down the school's reputation, it is better to leave by himself.
Harry didn't understand this, he couldn't accept Lupin's resignation at all, so he anxiously dissuaded him.
"If you go, what about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class next school year? We can't live without you!"
"Yes, you are the best Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor! I don't want Dumbledore to hire a Lockhart, or someone like Chino!" Ron also quickly persuaded.
"Don't worry, no! The next Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor is a very good person! You can definitely learn a lot from him..." Lupin smiled and comforted Harry and the others. , And then continued.
"Also, what Malfoy said last time is not wrong. I concealed my identity as a werewolf wizard to teach at Hogwarts, which is a very irresponsible behavior."
Although Lupin said so, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were still a little unhappy.
Ivan raised his eyebrows in surprise. The next Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor was decided so early?
Is Mad-Eye Moody? Ivan thought so.
But that's right. According to common sense, every Defence Against the Dark Arts professor will have problems at the end of the semester. UU Reading www. uukanshu. It is normal for com to choose a good candidate in advance...
"By the way, Professor Lu Ping, have you thought about what kind of work you will do in the future?" Ivan suddenly thought of this and asked.
"Not yet..." Lupin shook his head hesitantly, and then smiled freely. "Of course, you don't have to worry about me. It's not anymore than before. Sirius is willing to take me in. I have been all these days. You can live in his house until you find a job!"
"You will live in Sirius's house? That's great, we can see each other often during summer vacation!" Harry couldn't help being a little surprised, and he was no longer so repulsive about Lupin's resignation.
Because he plans to spend half of his summer vacation in the old house of the Black family...
Ivan is hesitant to take the opportunity to win Lupin to work for him, this is an excellent opportunity.
As the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix, Lupin's combat power naturally goes without saying, there is no problem in dealing with people and things, as can be seen from the academic year as a professor, he is enough to be alone.
However, because of the identity of the core member of the Lupin Order of the Phoenix, Ivan hesitated. He didn't want all his actions to be exposed to Dumbledore's eyes.
Lupin's thinking is too decent, and it may not be possible to get along with Aisia, Dougte, etc. This matter has to be considered for a long time.
Although he was thinking about things in his mind, on the surface Ivan was talking happily with Lupin, Harry and others.
It wasn't until a few hours later that the red-skin train stopped at the London Wizarding Platform in a clear roar with billowing smoke. They packed their luggage and got off the train.
Several people stepped onto the wizard platform together, and Sirius was already there waiting for them.
Harry greeted him immediately and gave him a warm hug.
Sirius patted Harry on the shoulder, then looked at Ivan and spoke.
"Are you ready, Hals? We don't need to go to Kingdom Cross station, just use the transform here..."
"Of course, anytime! But where should we send it to?" Ivan asked. Of course he knows the specific address of Sirius's house, but the premise of changing his shape is that he has to go to that place, or else. There may be deviations.
"Oh, I almost forgot, let Lupin take you with you!" Sirius said embarrassingly.
Fortunately, Lupin will also go this time, otherwise he would not have enough magic power to carry two people to such a far place.
"Ivan, in the summer, remember to write to me..." Hermione suddenly reminded me.
Then the little witch looked at him fiercely as if thinking of something again. "Don't forget this time!"
"Of course, I promise! I'll write to you as soon as I go back, okay?" Ivan nodded repeatedly, indicating that he had already kept it in his heart.
Sirius smiled and watched this scene. After receiving Ivan's affirmative answer, the little witch pushed the suitcase and Ron through the wall connecting the outside world to King's Cross Station.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Ivan, Lupin, Sirius, and Harry were left behind.
Like Ivan, Harry didn't plan to go home directly, instead he planned to live with Sirius for a few days.
As for the Dursleys? Harry asked Hedwig to bring them a letter two days ago. After hearing the news, they were very happy, wishing he would never go back.
"Let's go, this time the destination is Grimmauld Place!" Sirius took Harry's hand and said to Ivan and Lupin.
Lupin nodded, grabbed Ivan's wrist, and waved his magic wand!
"Apparition!"
Accompanied by the spell being spoken, Ivan suddenly felt that he was sucked into a narrow space, his body was spinning in it, and he was kicked out again after a while.
When he came back to his senses, he realized that he was standing in the corner of the alley.
"We're lucky, no Muggles passed by here!" Sirius looked around and saw that there was no one in the alley, so he straightened his clothes and took the lead and went out.
Ivan, Harry, and Lupin followed closely.
Outside the alley is a small square, which looks a bit dilapidated. The stone bricks on the ground are cracked and there is no one to manage. There are weeds stubbornly coming out of the cracks in the stone bricks, only far away The horns of Muggle vehicles can also be faintly heard.
"Sirius, are we there yet?" Harry asked.
"Yes, that's right! That's it, Grimmauld Place 12..." Sirius looked at the mansions behind the square, pointed to the sign on one of the doors, and said.
Ivan looked over there and clearly saw the mansion pointed by Sirius.
It seems that this place has not been designated as the resident of the Order of the Phoenix, and the Curse of Fidelity has been imposed, otherwise he should be invisible.
But this old house has been in disrepair for a long time, the windows above are broken, the walls are even more dirty, and the paint on the door has come off.
Harry was also looking at it, with an expression of astonishment on his face, obviously he didn't expect Sirius' home to be so dilapidated.
Sirius gave a light cough and hurriedly explained.
"Don't look at the appearance of this house, it's because no one has lived in it for too long. After I take care of it with the repairing curse and dust removal curse, I can still live here very comfortably..."
"That's right, I can come and help later!" Harry didn't care what the mansion was like, it was just a surprise before.
A few people walked to the door together on some ragged steps.
The style of the door is very simple, with a lot of staggered scratches on it for some reason. The silver door knocker is in the shape of a large snake. There is no keyhole on the door and no letter box.
Sirius drew his wand and knocked on the door. There was a rattling sound of chains twitching behind the door. After a while, the door creaked and opened.
"Okay, we can go in!"
Sirius gave Ivan and the others the way carelessly, but after entering, his brows suddenly wrinkled.
Because the house was dark and lacquered with a musty and rotten smell, the floor and surrounding walls were covered with thick dust, and some corners were even covered with spider webs, which did not seem to be able to The way people live.
Sirius also noticed this, and his face suddenly became uncontrollable.
Although he had come back before, he was alone, and when he came back, he just took some things and left. He didn't care whether this place was broken or broken... In addition to living in Hogwarts for a long time, he simply forgot about it. It's a stubble.
"Clean up!" Sirius hurriedly waved his wand to cast a spell.
A large amount of magic power turned into a storm raging in the entire living room, and countless dust and fine sand were engulfed in magic and blown into the air~www.mtlnovel.com~, gathered into a sand ball, and then flew out along the broken window.
The dimly lit living room became much cleaner all at once, but it was still a little messy.
And Sirius who casts spells will be exhausting, panting and looking at the huge house, very weak.
For the first time, he hoped that this house could be smaller so that he could clean it easily...
"It looks like this is a very laborious job, let's help together!" Lupin looked at Sirius's embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but smile.
"Well, we can separate and clean so quickly!" Yifan also suggested, and it happened that he could take this opportunity to find where the Horcrux was placed.
Although Ivan is quite sure that the thing is in this room, it is impossible to remember the details of the specific location.
"What about me? I haven't learned that kind of magic yet..." Harry asked in a somewhat awkward manner. The cleaning of Sirius and others seemed to be different from what he had in mind, and it should be the use of magic.
But he doesn't know how to remove the dust curse...
"It doesn't matter, you can just follow me, I will teach you myself!" Sirius took a rest for a while, and then healed, looked at Harry and said comfortingly.
Just as everyone was preparing to take action, a low, fine voice suddenly rang.
"...It's a disgusting smell of strangers, and the disgusting prodigal brought some scumbag friends into the noble Black House.
If the poor mistress learns this news, she will be mad...Poor old Kreacher can't stop them, what can it do..."
Harry was taken aback by the sudden sound.
Ivan was not surprised. He looked in the direction of the sound and found a house elf standing on the stairs.
It looks very old, its face is full of folds, and a dirty rag is wrapped around its waist. It looks like it hasn't been bathed for many days, so that two big bat-like ears have grown out of it. There are a lot of white hairs, and there is no clean place on the whole body.
"Kreacher! Why don't you clean this room when no one is there?" Sirius also saw the house-elf, his face was red and he was very angry, and even rebuked at it.
The house elf named Kreacher did not reply, but looked down at his toes and muttered to himself.
"Oh, poor old Kreacher, its mistress died, and the noble Blacks were put in jail. Old Kreacher thought they would not come back again... it would die with this house.
But why is this happening? A prodigal who was expelled from the genealogy, after so many years, even cheeky and nasty little boys stepped into this place...If the hostess's coffin is placed here, he might be annoyed to come back to life... "
Before Kreacher could finish speaking, Sirius scolded angrily. "Enough! You shut up... Kreacher! I don't allow you to insult my friends!"
"According to the rules, now I am your new master. I order you to be respectful to my friends, and you must use honorifics when you meet each other in the future! Also... immediately clean the house for me! Before going to bed today , I want to see three clean beds, otherwise you have to get out of the Black family!"
Sirius almost roared.
Kreacher's body trembled, especially when he heard Sirius say that he would drive himself out of the Black family, his face showed a panic expression.
"Yes, master... the only meaning of Kreacher's existence is to serve the noble Black family——" Kreacher hesitated, said reluctantly, then snapped his fingers and disappeared in front of everyone.
But Kreacher's murmur was still faintly heard before he left. "It should be the prodigal son and his annoying friends who should get out..."
Sirius's face turned black. He wanted to call Kreacher back to beat him up, but he finally held it back. He turned his head to look at Ivan and the others, and said helplessly.
"Sorry, I made you laugh, I will take care of it in the future..."
"Don't do that, Sirius, that house elf looks very old, maybe it's just a little confused, we shouldn't be so strict with it..." Harry thought of Kreacher's old and dirty appearance. Time is sympathetic.
"You don't understand, Harry, Kreacher was taught badly by my mother. I absorbed a lot of ugly pure-blood theories from her...whatever it is, it will only speak too much!"
Sirius shook his head. He knew nothing more about the pure-blood theory of the Black family, and it was precisely because of this that caused the tragic situation of the Black family today.
"Okay, let's clean up together. Kreacher alone will have to do it for several days. I don't want to live in a dusty and cobweb place!" Lupin smiled and changed the subject. .
"Well, let's start from the first floor." Sirius also nodded, then patted Harry on the shoulder. "Harry, follow me!"
After discussing, several people split up, and Ivan also walked into the kitchen on the first floor.
This place is messier than he thought. The walls are full of oil stains, the kitchen utensils have accumulated thick dust, the garbage baskets fell on the ground, and the whole kitchen revealed a disgusting and unpleasant smell.
When I just opened the door, the smell almost killed Ivan...
"Clean up!" Ivan muttered a spell with his nose covered, and swept to sweep the stains on the wall, but it was too dirty, even if the magic power swept the entire kitchen like a brush, it failed to remove the stains. Shave it clean.
Instead, a large number of weird little things crawled out of the crevices in the cabinets and tables. Ivan even saw a long, silver snuff box-like creature squeezed into the ground from the cabinet and rolled into the ground again. To the hidden corner.
Of course Ivan knows what these creatures are. They are just as annoying as the cockroaches and mice in the Muggle world. They often hide in every corner of the room to steal food and spread germs. Although they are strange, they have not been studied. value...
In the end, it took Ivan an entire hour to catch all these nasty ghosts running around and burn them to ashes.
But according to the book, this alone is not enough. You need to spray the corresponding potion to destroy their nests to completely drive them away.
Otherwise, these annoying magical creatures will reappear in a few days~www.mtlnovel.com~ Of course, Ivan can't manage so much now, that's what Kreacher will do in the future, he is only responsible Clean up the kitchen.
Sirius's mansion is very large. It took several hours to clean the first floor alone. In the evening, everyone gathered for a hasty dinner.
Without the corresponding ingredients, Sirius could only ask Kreacher to buy some bread to fill his stomach.
Fortunately, this bad situation will only last one night. After cleaning the kitchen, you can have a good meal tomorrow after you buy the ingredients.
So after dinner, everyone was full of enthusiasm and started cleaning the second floor.
Since the learning of the cleaning spell is not difficult, after a few hours of learning, Harry has been able to release the spell initially, and occasionally can help a little by cleaning up the corners that have not been cleaned.
Ivan walked into the room on the second floor. While cleaning, he was also looking for Slytherin's locket. He vaguely remembered that the thing was placed in a certain room...
Perhaps it was because Ivan's looking around was very suspicious, so the house elf kept following behind him, not far away, just standing outside the door, staring at Yi with his light bulb-sized eyes. Every move of Fan.
This made Ivan's search operations awkward. He had to pretend to drive out small creatures before he could open the clothes hanger or the cabinet to see if the Horcrux was placed in it.
After casting the cleansing spell, Ivan couldn't bear it, so he turned around and asked.
"Kreacher! What do you always do with me? Didn't Sirius ask you to clean other rooms?"
"Kreacher is working at all times, sir..." The old house elf swept the ground gently with a broom in his arms, but his eyes kept staring in the direction of Ivan, his mouth flat. Ivan whispered in a voice that I could just hear.
"The **** boy must be trying to steal something from Kreacher... he won't succeed!"
Ivan's mouth twitched. He understood what Sirius felt. If he had such a house-elf, he would definitely seal his mouth!
The change in Ivan's expression was seen by the old house elf. It looked at Ivan gloomily, with a look of contempt in its eyes, and muttered in a low voice.
"Mr. must be thinking about how to get rid of Kreacher... Kreacher had already noticed that he was so evil...
But, it's okay. Kreacher has lived long enough to be with the mistress, but I don't know how this house will be ruined by the kid... Oh, poor..."
"Shut up! Can you keep pretending to be conspiracy theories in your mind! No one wants to kill you!" Ivan rolled his eyes and interrupted Kreacher's words.
"And I need to remind you that if there are some things you don't want to be heard, don't say so loudly! Hold it in my heart, understand?"
Ivan is very suspicious that Kreacher's whispers of the runs were deliberately told to himself, otherwise, how could he be heard every time.
Kreacher curled his mouth, his two long, pointed ears drooped down, did not speak any more, but did not leave.
Ivan shook his head, there is really nothing to do with it.
In fact, if you want to know the exact location of the Slytherin locket, asking Kreacher directly is the fastest way.
But this house elf obviously doesn't trust him. It is impossible to tell the whereabouts of the locket. Maybe he will think that he is playing this thing and secretly hide the locket. It will be difficult to do. Up.
Just when Ivan felt a headache for this, a crazy, creepy cry came from outside.
"Go away, you dirty bug, **** nasty ghost, get out of this house for me! How dare you defile the noble Black residence!"
The high female voice suddenly broke the tranquility of the mansion, and Kreacher, who was guarding the door, changed his face greatly. It snapped its fingers and disappeared in place.
Ivan frowned, and immediately walked out of the room and walked in the direction of the sound. In one of the halls, he saw Lupin's figure.
Lupin was standing awkwardly in front of the half-opened velvet curtain, feeling a little at a loss.
And behind the curtain is a life-size portrait, in which an old lady in a black hat is screaming desperately, screaming incessantly.
After seeing Ivan, the old lady's face suddenly showed a hideous expression. "Oh! God, another one, who actually allowed you to come in! This is the ancestral home of the Black family, get out! Get out of me!"
The piercing scream resounded through the sky like a blessing curse, and Ivan could hear it even if he covered his ears.
The dirty house elf Kreacher stood around the corner looking at them, whispering something.
But this scream didn't last long, because Sirius who heard the movement had already rushed over.
"Shut up, you old witch, it's you who should get out of here! I'll throw you into the stove and burn you again!" Sirius cursed, and stepped forward to draw the curtain.
But it seems that magic has been applied to this thing. No matter how hard he keeps his strength, the old lady's scolding in the portrait is getting louder and louder...
"You despicable prodigal, the shame of the family, the evil seed I gave birth to! You still have the face to come back..."
"Lupin, Harry, Ivan, you guys come and help too!" Sirius couldn't move by himself, so he had no choice but to ask Ivan and others for help. Finally, everyone worked together and finally pulled the curtain up.
When the harsh scream disappeared, everyone present was relieved.
"Sorry, Sirius, I don't know this thing is here, I just want to clean the curtain..." Lupin said apologetically.
"No, it's none of your business! I neglected to remind you of this." Sirius shook his head.
"Sirius, who was the person in this portrait just now?" Harry asked curiously.
"That's my mother! An utterly stubborn, determined pureblood, she discriminates against all non-pureblood wizards and does not allow them to step into the house! Of course, except for my uncle and that inconsistent younger brother Besides, everyone else in the Black family has similar problems!"
Sirius said angrily, then looked at the drapery, "Anyway, I will find time to remove the portrait. The ultimate destination of this thing should be the stove!"
Kreacher, who was hiding by the side, murmured softly at this moment. "Unconscionable prodigal, the poor mistress is dead, and he plans to destroy the portrait of the mistress... but they will not succeed~www.mtlnovel.com~ no one can remove the painting... "
"Say one more sentence, and I will tear your mouth apart!" Sirius turned his head and looked at the old house elf, threatening angrily.
However, Kreacher didn't care. As a house elf, being punished was completely commonplace. It seemed not a big deal to tear his mouth, so he didn't stop his words, but continued to mutter.
"The hostess is very strict, Miss Bellatrix is very clever, Young Master Regulus is very brave... Everyone is good too! It's not the same as someone..."
Sirius laughed disdainfully when he heard Kreacher's words.
"You said that my mother is harsh, I admit it, and I admit that my cousin is cunning, but you said Regulus is brave?"
At this point, Sirius seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and continued ironically.
"Ah... yeah! You are right, he is very brave, brave enough to take refuge in a mysterious man and become a Death Eater, I never thought he would have the courage!
I guess that old witch must have been so happy at the time, because her teaching all the time finally pushed her little son into the fire pit! "
Sirius' voice was very sharp, but he didn't notice that Kreacher was staring at him angrily...
Harry was so surprised when he heard this, he hurriedly asked.
"Who is Regulus? You said he took refuge in Voldemort?"
Sirius smiled wryly, he said while sighing. "Regulus is my brother, a cowardly fool!"
Seeing Harry couldn't understand it yet, Sirius explained it to him.
"Since you have met my mother, I believe you can see something. My parents are strong supporters of pedigree theory, crazy obsessed with pure blood, they believe that being the Black family is inherently noble...
This coincides with Voldemort's philosophy. My foolish brother is probably too weak in temperament, and he believed their words, so he joined the ranks of Death Eaters..."
"What then? How was he?" Harry asked curiously.
"Dead!" Sirius said sarcastically, "It was not killed by Auror in the battle, but by Voldemort. Of course, it is possible that Voldemort ordered someone to kill him!"
Harry was very surprised. He didn't understand. Why did Voldemort kill his subordinates?
Sirius saw Harry's doubts and continued.
"I don't know the specific reason, but I guess when he first joined the Death Eaters, he might simply want to satisfy his parents, and didn't realize how cruel it was.
When Voldemort gradually revealed his ambition, he wanted to quit, but he was already too deep! You can't expect to pass a resignation report to Voldemort and it's all done. Either die for life, or a dead end..."
Harry fell silent and didn't reply for a long time.
Kreacher who was in the audience wanted to say something, but he wanted to say something, and finally murmured softly, but this time even a few people close to him couldn't hear it clearly.
Ivan, who also knew the cause and effect, did not speak up, because he could not explain how he learned about Regulus, and rashly stating the truth could easily arouse doubt.
I can only hope to find the Horcrux and let Kreacher speak for himself!
After such a small episode, and it was getting late, everyone had no idea to clean the house, so they each picked a cleaned room on the second floor and made do with it.
Ivan did not leave, but after everyone left, he found Kreacher alone.
"Kreacher!"
"Sir, what's the matter?" The old house elf looked a little glum, no longer the arrogant appearance just now, there was still some moisture in his eyes, as if secretly crying...
"I just heard Sirius say a lot about Regulus, and I am very interested in him. Can you tell me about him?" Ivan asked.
Perhaps I think this is too abrupt, Ivan then added.
"I have no ill intentions, but when you saw Sirius introducing his brother, you seemed very dissatisfied and seemed to have different opinions. I think there is no misunderstanding..."
Kreacher stared at Ivan with his bulb-sized eyes, and finally left without saying anything.
Ivan understood that the other party did not trust him, he sighed helplessly, and said with comfort.
"It doesn't matter if you don't trust me, you can tell Sirius that he still cares about this brother..."
Although Sirius's previous words were full of sarcasm and disdain for this younger brother, Ivan could still hear Sirius's concern for Regulus. He probably just hated iron for nothing...
Kreacher trembled, but didn't look back, but disappeared in place with a snap of his fingers.
Ivan shook his head, and didn't know if the other party listened.
The next day, early in the morning, Ivan yawned and washed, and then went to the living room to enjoy today's breakfast.
Harry, Lupin, and Sirius had been waiting there early, but he was the latest one to come.
"Ivan, how was the rest last night? Are you still getting used to it?" Sirius asked with a smile.
"Very good, this is the first time I have lived in such a large mansion!" Ivan said jokingly, and found a place to sit down.
"The living habit is fine, you are welcome to come anytime in the future! Anyway, let's eat first, and I will take you to the library of Black's house later." Sirius patted his palms.
The old Kreacher with the plate suddenly appeared in front of everyone. It lowered its head and walked in front of everyone and put the plates down one by one.
Compared with the luxurious decoration, the breakfast is a bit simple, with only a few bowls of porridge, a few pieces of bread, and some potato chips...
Sirius was very angry, and he felt that Kreacher was deliberately neglecting his friends.
Fortunately, Harry persuaded him to stop Kreacher from being scolded...
Of course, this house elf doesn't care about abuse or punishment at all, it still does its own thing on its own.
However, when passing by Ivan and putting down the plate, Kreacher stopped suddenly, hesitated, and said in a low voice.
"You can go and take a look in the kitchen cabinet!"
Ivan turned his head to look at it in surprise, but Kreacher changed back to his original appearance, standing hunched in the corner of the living room without saying a word.
Seeing this, Ivan put out the thought of asking again. Since Kreacher said so, go there and see for yourself.
After eating breakfast, Ivan rejected Sirius' offer to go to the library area. Although he came in the name of viewing the library, the most important thing now is to look for the whereabouts of the Horcruxes.
So Ivan planned to follow Kreacher's words to find in the kitchen, maybe there was something missing during the previous cleaning.
"Why? Did Kreacher just tell you something?"
Ivan's decision ~www.mtlnovel.com~ surprised Sirius. Of course, he also noticed that Ivan looked at Kreacher frequently while eating. It was obvious that they had something to hide from him.
Ivan hesitated for a moment, then repeated what Kreacher had said last night, and continued.
"Just now Kreacher asked me to look for it in the kitchen cabinet. Maybe your brother left a letter before he died."
Sirius became angry when he heard this, and he stared at the house elf standing by the corner and scolded angrily.
"You dare... dare to hide such an important thing from me! How exactly did Regulus die? How many things you still haven't told me? I order you to tell me everything you know!"
Sirius was very angry. Since ran away from home, he has never seen his brother again. Everything is learned afterwards...
And now he discovered that Kreacher actually knew something, and had been hiding himself for so many days, and might even have hidden Regulus' letters or relics. How could this keep him from feeling angry.
Kreacher's face showed a look of trepidation, but he insisted that he didn't say anything, and he murmured in a small voice despite the abuse of Sirius. "Poor old Kreacher, he shouldn't believe what the **** said..."
Ivan rolled his eyes. It was impossible to destroy the Horcrux, and there was no need to hide it from Sirius. Whether he said it or not, he had to know sooner or later.
But Ivan still stopped Sirius who wanted to teach Kreacher, and said something to help. "Kreacher shouldn't be blamed for this. Maybe someone gave it a password. We'll know if we just go there and have a look."
Sirius was also calmer at this time. Thinking of this possibility, it is generally impossible for house elves to disobey the owner's orders, so he gave Kreacher a stern look and said.
"Okay! Let's go! Where to go!" Sirius promptly led everyone downstairs. Kreacher followed them in the process and stopped by one of the cabinets.
"Is it here?" Ivan walked over and asked.
Kreacher nodded hesitantly.
Sirius directly pushed it aside, opened the cabinet and searched it, but his behavior also alarmed the little creatures hiding in the cabinet.
A creature with many feet, like a pair of silver tweezers, sprang out suddenly. The long silver needle on its tail pierced Sirius's arm, but was avoided by the latter.
Sirius suddenly grabbed the black-skinned book next to him and slapped it to death. However, more small creatures ran away from the cabinet in a panic and got into a crack in the floor.
"Damn it! It seems that I have to buy some spray and clean up the whole house!" Sirius also had nothing to do with these annoying guys.
But it was obviously not the time to think about this, so Sirius quickly turned his attention to the cabinet.
There is a music box, a winding clockwork, a lot of antique seals, a gray box, and some messy things...
Sirius easily picked up the nearest box, opened it and looked at it, there was a golden first-class Merlin Medal in it.
Sirius remembers that this thing was given to his grandfather, in order to reward his grandfather for his "contribution" to the Ministry of Magic.
just glanced, the box and the medal were thrown aside by Sirius casually, what he was looking for was not that.
"These are not..." Sirius threw the seal engraved with the name of the Black family, clockwork, music box, etc. on the ground, and finally picked up something like a memorial box.
looks very simple and is worn by a silver-white chain. The front is like a guide compass, engraved with mysterious runes, and a large S-shaped mark in the center is drawn like a snake, with green gems inlaid on it, which is expensive to look at!
But there are so many precious antiques in the Black house, so Sirius didn't pay much attention to it at first, until he subconsciously wanted to fiddle with it and found that he couldn't open this thing, he felt that something was wrong.
Ivan's gaze was also attracted by this thing. He had been in contact with the Slytherin secret room, and he knew very well that the snake-shaped mark was exactly what Slytherin used to sign.
He once saw it on the door of the Slytherin research room. Obviously, this is Voldemort's fourth Horcrux-Slytherin's locket!
"That's it..." Kreacher whispered quietly.
Sirius turned his head abruptly. He had been paying attention to Kreacher, and naturally he could hear Kreacher's voice.
"You said this thing was left by Regulus? Why did he leave this thing? How should I open it?" Sirius questioned.
However, this house elf just shook his head, whispering that he couldn't tell. Its bulb-sized eyes were filled with tears, and its nose twitched, which looked very pitiful.
But Sirius didn't mean to pity him at all, and he was still asking him to say more.
The old house elf couldn't withstand the pressure from Sirius, and suddenly let out a harsh scream.
"Destroy that thing! Master Regulus asked Kreacher to destroy that thing!"
After speaking, Kreacher's face changed drastically. He trembling, grabbed the book that had been thrown on the ground and threw it on his head.
"Bad Kreacher! Very bad, very bad bad Kreacher!" Kreacher hit his head with a book like crazy.
"Stop, I'll let you stop!" Sirius snatched the book, and Kreacher slammed his head against the wall. Sirius had to repeat it several times before stopping the house elf.
"Don't force it anymore, Sirius! It seems, as I had guessed before, it must be restricted in some way..." Ivan looked at Kreacher's miserable appearance and shook his head.
Then, Ivan turned his gaze to the locket in Sirius's hand, hesitated for a moment, and said.
"I think this thing looks a bit like something left by that person..."
"That person? You mean Voldemort?!" Sirius was stunned at first ~www.mtlnovel.com~ but immediately understood who Ivan was referring to, and his brows instantly frowned.
"Yes! When I was in the second grade of last school year, I had seen something left by a mysterious person, and it made me feel very similar to this!" Ivan couldn't explain how he learned that it was Voldemort's Horcrux. , Had no choice but to lie with the vague feeling.
"Are you just that diary?" Harry remembered it all at once. He and Ron had asked Hermione about what happened, and they naturally knew.
"What are you talking about?" Sirius looked at them strangely.
Before Ivan could speak, Harry told Sirius about Lockhart's attack on students when he was confused by black magic objects in the second grade.
"A lot of people were terrified at the time, but Ivan finally solved Professor Lockhart and destroyed the dark magic items..." Harry said excitedly about Ivan's glorious history.
Sirius and Lupin both looked at Ivan in surprise. Although they knew that Ivan was not an ordinary wizard, they did not expect that the other party had such a legendary experience in the second grade!
Ivan shrugged. He felt that there was nothing to brag about during that experience. When dealing with a fifth-grade Tom Riddle, he almost overturned his car. It can only be said that he really underestimated him.
Just then, Kreacher suddenly grabbed Ivan's corner and asked excitedly. "First... sir, you... have you destroyed what the Dark Lord left behind? Is this true?"
Of course, what did I lie to you?" Ivan nodded under Kreacher's expectant gaze.
The house elf's lips squirmed, and tears filled his big eyes, but it quickly thought of the magic of the locket, and screamed in disbelief.
"Impossible! Kreacher tried all the methods. Kreacher threw it into the stove, hit it with a hammer, and even the destructive spell couldn't hurt it!"
"I know! The other items left behind by the black magic are the same and need some special means to destroy!" Ivan interrupted Kreacher's words.
Of course he knows the indestructible characteristics of Horcruxes, and only a few means such as fierce fire and basilisk fangs can destroy this kind of thing.
More importantly, there are many protective magic words engraved on the locket, which should be Slytherin's handwriting.
The Horcrux is hidden inside the locket. To destroy this thing, you must be able to open the locket with snakes, or you have to face the protective means left by Slytherin.
Ivan had to sigh, in a sense, Voldemort's protection of Horcruxes is still in place.
For example, putting Ravenclaw's crown in the storage room of the Bing House, which is full of debris, is equivalent to throwing a grain of sand into the desert, and the address of this desert is still very secret.
Hufflepuff's gold cup is placed in the Gringotts. Obviously, Voldemort is the "safest" Gringotts in the magic world to help him guard the Horcrux.
In the original time and space, it would not be easy to find these Horcruxes one by one if it weren't for Harry's Horcrux sensor.
But it is different for myself as an "informer", most of Voldemort's methods are as non-existent in his eyes.
Seeing Ivan so confident, Kreacher believed it a little.
"Wait, you have confused me. You want to destroy what Regulus left behind. You have to tell me why?" Sirius looked at Kreacher and said with a frown.
However, this house elf was just talking about Master Regulus asking himself to destroy the locket.
"Kreacher, what is the order you received? You are not allowed to tell everyone? Or are you not allowed to tell some people?" Lupin suddenly thought of some rules for house elves, and asked tentatively.
Kreacher looked at Sirius and did not speak, and everyone immediately understood.
"Sirius, it seems that you need to avoid it. Kreacher's order from Regulus should be that he is not allowed to tell the Black family people about this matter." Ivan guessed.
Sirius is a bit dissatisfied, the person who should know the truth of the matter most is himself, why he has to avoid it.
Before Sirius could say something to refute, Ivan winked at him and spit out the words Phantom Curse with his mouth. Sirius understood it, and turned away sharply.
"Can you tell me now?" Ivan waited for a while, thinking that Sirius should have returned, so he looked at Kreacher.
Kreacher didn't know the sorrowful operation of Ivan and the others, and was completely kept in the dark. He thought that Sirius had already left, so he trembled and said what happened that year.
Since Sirius abandoned the idea of pure blood and resolutely ran away at the age of sixteen, his mother was heartbroken, and other pure blood families also gave pointers to the Black family.
Regulus chose to join the organization of the Dark Lord and became a glorious Death Eater in order to satisfy his family and restore the reputation of the family!
Because the idea of the Dark Lord at that time satisfied all pure-blood families, and even some hybrids.
After all, wizards have magical powers, they can fool Muggles wantonly, but they are forced to hide in the magic world by the Ministry of Magic. This makes many wizards feel dissatisfied. They want to change everything!
And the Dark Lord is the hope of change in their eyes!
Because Voldemort promised them that after taking charge of the magic world, all wizards can freely use magic, and even directly rule all Muggles and Muggle offspring...
"So Regulus also thinks that wizards should rule Muggles and agree with Voldemort's ideas?" Harry couldn't help but interrupted Kreacher's words.
"Master Regulus said that the conflict between wizards and Muggles will grow in the future. Either Muggles are superior to wizards, or wizards are superior to Muggles... We can only postpone the arrival of that day, without easing The possibility!" Kreacher said with wide eyes, sobbing.
"How is it possible? We are living well now!
Wizards stay in the magic world and have their own way of life. Muggles also have their own survival philosophy. They don't disturb each other. If there is no Voldemort, everyone can live well! "Harry retorted.
Lupin opened his mouth and stopped talking. Ivan also tried to refute Kreacher's words, but after thinking about it, he was silent again.
Can Muggles and wizards really stay peaceful?
Will a wizard who has mastered magical powers be willing to coexist peacefully with ordinary people? No idea of superiority?
In contrast, will Muggles allow the danger of wizards ~www.mtlnovel.com~ and the minority that can fool and cleanse their memories to exist?
Ivan didn't know the answer, and didn't want to think about it anymore.
Kreacher simply took Harry's words as ears, and he continued angrily.
"Master Regulus is different from that bad boy. He knows exactly what the name Black and his pure blood mean."
Obviously, it believed that Sirius also had some responsibilities for Regulus' death.
Hearing Kreacher's words, Sirius, who had been hiding in the dark with the phantom charm, was silent.
He was refreshed when he ran away from home, but he did forget how much impact he, as the eldest son of the Black family, would make such a decision, and what pressure Regulus, the second son, had to bear...
"And then? How did he get the locket, what is the use of this thing, and why should I destroy it?" Lupin asked.
"One year after Master Regulus joined the Dark Lord. One day, Master Regulus came to visit Kreacher in the kitchen. Said to Kreacher...say..." the old house elf screamed. "He said the Dark Lord wants a little elf!"
"Voldemort wants an elf? Why?" Harry was confused. Lupin is also very strange.
"Oh, yes!" Kreacher's expression looked a bit painful, "Master Regulus contributed to Kreacher. This is an honor. Kreacher must follow the arrangement and do something!"
Kreacher kept shaking his head, even his breathing turned into a sob, but it was slowly repeating his experience...