Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 161 Hope
Sentences of sorry echoed throughout the hall like a cuckoo crying blood, but they couldn't attract the slightest pity from everyone.

Because the pain of Sirius today is what the Blacks, even Kreacher, have endured for more than ten years.

This pain even drove Walburga and Kreacher crazy.

It wasn't until Kyle appeared, until they had new hope, that they came out of that madness.

The portraits watched him curl up on the ground with cold eyes, and the photo in his hand was pressed tightly against his chest, as if in this way, he could feel the warmth of his brother again.

At the end of the murmur, Sirius had completely lost his voice, buried his face in his arms, and his whole body was trembling silently.

Kyle looked at the portraits of the people, all of them had cold faces, only Walburga's body was trembling slightly.

"Mrs. Black?"

Kyle asked softly, wanting to see if she would have any other orders.

But the old woman just paused her trembling body, waved her hand, and didn't say anything.

Seeing no response from the others, Kyle stepped forward and grabbed Sirius by the hem of his clothes, waved his wand, and the two reappeared on the small island in the cave.

At this time, the cave has not changed in any way, it is still gloomy, and even the stone basin has been filled with potion again.

Kyle took a closer look, and even the height of the potion was exactly the same as before, as if time had flowed backwards.

It's a pity that this time travel is only for caves.

At this time, Sirius had lost his pride forever, and stood beside Kyle in despair, completely giving up resistance, allowing Kyle, or the Blacks, to inflict punishment on him.

Even in Sirius' heart, he was vaguely looking forward to those punishments.

Physical pain is better than spiritual sorrow.

It's a pity that Kyle's next words didn't have the slightest pity for him, only the pleasure of beating a dog in the water. Seeing this guy's lost soul, Kyle opened his mouth unhurriedly:
"You know the Blacks, why do you agree with me throwing you into the lake?"

While speaking, Sirius stared blankly at the stone basin, as if he was imagining Regulus' resoluteness when he drank the potion.

However, the word Black finally gave him a slight reaction, but he just turned his head numbly, and opened his mouth dryly:

"why?"

It's a pity that the miserable appearance of Sirius did not shake Kyle's pride, because those who were hurt by him were more miserable than him.

With full of malice, Kyle gave the answer softly:

"Because after Regulus drank the potion, he was dragged into the water by the corpse in this lake, and suffered miserably for more than ten years. Tell me, do you deserve it?"

Some information had already been revealed in Kyle's words, but Sirius, who was already numb, didn't hear it at all.

His pupils shrank sharply because of this cruel answer, and his face turned even paler, but other than that, there were no other changes.

Because he could no longer shed tears, and no longer had the strength to grab the ground with his head, but the hand holding the photo became stronger.

Unfortunately, Kyle did not intend to let him go:
"But you don't have to worry that you will be tortured for more than ten years. Dumbledore has already discovered this place. Maybe it won't be long before he fishes you out of the water."

Is Kyle comforting him?Of course not, Kyle is just reminding him of other mistakes he's made:
"Are you ready to face your best friend whom you have deceived for more than ten years, and your godson who you have abandoned for more than ten years?"

The endless blows seemed to have completely numb Sirius,
"Lupine...Harry..."

Kyle watched him chanting these two names tremblingly, but slowly, as if he had grasped some life-saving straw, his eyes suddenly lit up:

"Dumbledore will take care of them, right? He will arrange his future life the same way he arranged for Lupine to go to school, right?"

"When I handed Harry over to Hagrid, he said Dumbledore told him to pick him up."

"Dumbledore took good care of us back then, and he will take good care of Harry after that, right?"

"At least they weren't hurt by my choice, right?"

The expression of Sirius became more and more excited as he talked, it seemed that the beauty he imagined rekindled his hope, proving that his life did not fail and hurt everyone he cared about or who cared about him.

And the more excited this guy is, the weirder Kyle looks at him.

Dumbledore?

Kyle sneered in his heart, but said nothing.

Now that this guy has regained his hope, let him suffer in the lake with this hope, and then let Dumbledore puncture his last fantasy with his own hands.

That scene must be very interesting.

Not wanting to continue wasting time with him, Kyle waved his hand, and the anxious corpses who had been waiting for so long almost broke out of the water impatiently.

Sirius didn't make any resistance, and let the infernal corpses drag him into the lake, even with a smile on his mouth and light in his eyes.

It seems to be looking forward to the reunion with Lupine and Harry.

Seeing this guy still look so stupid, Kyle feels sorry for the Black family.

With Blake's background, as long as this guy has a little bit of brains and a little bit of responsibility, this huge family will not fall into such a situation.

Look at what Sirius has done in his short life.
It's not being stupid, it's just running away.

Back then, breaking away from the family was not so much a pursuit of freedom as an escape from the responsibilities of the family.

It was a seemingly good strategy to propose changing the confidentiality person back then.

But think about it, when you know something is wrong with the four-person team, as the most trusted person in the James family, instead of taking this important responsibility on your shoulders, and instead actively proposing to replace it with someone else, isn't it a kind of escape?

Until now, pinning the last hope on others, hoping that Dumbledore will take care of Lupine and Harry, is it not stupid, not escaping?

I just hope this guy who never seems to grow up doesn't just break down when he learns what Lupine and Harry have been through.

With the stupidity of Sirius in his heart, Kyle didn't brush the dust off his clothes until he was completely gone.

Looking around regretfully, he summoned Kreacher to take him back to the old house.

It's a pity that this place has been exposed to Dumbledore's sight, and he can't easily come here again.

Originally, Kyle wanted to use the energy storage magic circle to suck up the evil energy here, but unfortunately, because of the appearance of Dumbledore, he had to give up.

With resentment towards Old Deng, Kyle reluctantly let go of the last handful of wool.

After returning to the old house, Kyle just greeted the portraits in a hurry, and then walked to the basement where the werewolves worked.

Because the atmosphere in the hall is really depressing.

Although these proud Blacks have put on their elegant aristocratic masks again, the sadness in some people's eyes cannot be concealed.

Kyle hates anything sad, whether it's tragic movies, novels, or whatever.

Because life is already very hard, he doesn't want to ask for it anymore.

So he couldn't wait to escape from the hall.

In fact, think about it, today's farce seems to have no winners.

With only false expectations, Sirius sank to the bottom of the lake.

The sadness that the Blacks have worked hard for more than ten years to gradually forget has all been revealed again.

Kyle wasted a lot of time, learning about the tragedy of the professor, witnessing the tragedy of Sirius, and nothing else.

Maybe only Kreacher has something to gain.

Kyle saw what he expected and gave him the fake locket.

Trying to put these sad thoughts behind him, Kyle hurried to the last floor of the basement.

The atmosphere in the basement really dilutes some of the haze in Kyle's heart.

The werewolves were working in full swing at this time, all their energy was put on the magic circle in their hands, and they didn't even notice Kyle's arrival.

Kyle's promise to them brought hope back to the lives of the werewolves.

Especially when they were familiar with the use of molds, watching the magic circles engraved on the square bricks, it was like seeing gold Galleons waving to them.

Because they found that the bottom line Kyle set for them was not difficult to achieve.

This means that as long as they work harder, they can earn more.

In order to improve efficiency, these guys spontaneously organized an exchange meeting.

Discussing with each other about tips for improving speed, everyone is full of energy, holding back their energy to improve production efficiency to a higher level.

After all, in their hearts, this is no longer working for their employers. Their efforts and hard work are all for themselves.

The belief that the more you do, the more you earn has been completely accepted by them.

Looking at the fruits of the werewolves' labor, Kyle became more and more proud of his decision to recruit werewolves and improve their treatment instead of wanton exploitation.

Just look at what these guys report back on.

In just a few days, the magic circle on the floor has been carved. Kyle only needs to activate it to connect the basement with the whole old house.

There is a stack of square bricks that have been processed in the corner. Judging by the quantity, it is even more efficient than Kyle estimated.

If the magic circle engraved neatly on the square brick is sold, even if it is sold at 3-5 times the cost price, there will definitely be people rushing to buy it.

I believe that those nobles who have been passed down for thousands of years will never mind replacing the core of their family with something with such strong protection.

The werewolves obviously saw the surprise on Kyle's face, and this reaction made them extremely satisfied.

After all, the results of their labor even exceeded the expectations of the founders of this method, which is obviously an affirmation of their hard work and wisdom.

The leader of these werewolves was the middle-aged witch who walked towards him first when she took the oath of allegiance.

When the middle-aged witch first arrived here, she had already introduced herself to Kyle——Amelia Candela.

Originally in the tribe, she was responsible for teaching those little werewolves to learn magic, including spells, transformations, potions, and herbs.

Although the things taught are quite advanced, they are enough to guide the little werewolves to learn to control their own magic power, and it is enough for them to survive with difficulty.

This made Amelia quite prestigious in the tribe and became the temporary leader of the gang of werewolves when Avila was away.

(End of this chapter)