Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

Nidia almost never appeared in front of everyone during the rest of the banquet, which greatly disappointed those who tried to strike up a conversation with her.

When the banquet was over and she was about to leave, Narcissa called Nydia aside. Originally Nydia thought she wanted to talk to her about Voldemort, but that was not the case.

"I heard from Draco that you are related to my useless cousin Sirius." Narcissa asked.

Nydia nodded, she was a little surprised that Narcissa would suddenly mention Sirius to her.

"I know he is a wanted criminal now and it may be inconvenient for you to contact him, but if you do contact him, just remind him and be sure to pay attention to Kreacher." Narcissa said seriously.

"Kreacher?" Nydia's mind recalled the house elf wrapped in tattered cloth that she met in the Order of the Phoenix.

"Kreacher is a house elf who serves the Black family. He came to see me. Although Kreacher is now bound by the elf's magic and cannot reveal his master's secrets to outsiders, it is not difficult for me to guess Sirius from his arrival. Where are you hiding now?" Narcissa didn't know that Nydia had actually met Kreacher.

"Why did Kreacher come to you?" Listening to Narcissa's words, it was obvious that Kreacher did not come to find Narcissa according to Sirius's instructions.

"Kreacher said he wanted to serve me because he was dissatisfied with Sirius, but that's not surprising because Sirius doesn't get along with almost everyone in the Black family," Narcissa said.

"Can a house elf serve two families at the same time?" Nydia said in surprise.

"No, of course not. They are bound by the elf's magic and cannot reveal the master's secrets to others, but this does not mean that they cannot reveal other things about the master." Narcissa explained.

This reminded Nydia of Dobby, who had secretly warned Harry of danger when he was still serving the Malfoy family. As long as the master's secrets were not involved, there was still a lot of information that house elves could provide to outsiders. , especially many wizards' magic does not work on them, so a house elf who is not loyal enough will be a very unstable factor, and Nydia begins to worry about the safety of the Order of the Phoenix.

"You have to warn Sirius, if he can't control Kreacher, then just get rid of him." Narcissa said calmly, as if getting rid of Kreacher was as insignificant to her as throwing away a worn-out piece of clothing. .

"Solve it..." Nidia was startled. She didn't expect Narcissa, who was always gentle to her, to say such harsh words.

Narcissa put her hands on Nydia's shoulders and said to her with a very serious expression, "I know you must think this is very cruel now. I can understand that Doris would have the same idea. , but Nidia, you must understand that sometimes our momentary unbearability may bring us disaster in the future, so we must know how to choose."

"I...if I contact Sirius, I will convey your words to him." Nydia nodded noncommittally.

It cannot be denied that Narcissa's words have some truth, but as long as things are not that bad, Nydia still hopes that Sirius will not really kill Kreacher as Narcissa said.

The carriage back to Field Manor was very quiet. A night of socializing made both Ward and Olivia very tired. Both of them were closing their eyes to rest. Blaise was also leaning quietly by the window of the carriage, looking out the window. The scenery, while Nidia kept staring at Ward's arm without wanting to speak.

"Just ask whatever you want to ask!" Ward said suddenly. He didn't know whether he felt Nidia's gaze or had already guessed that Nidia would have questions.

"When did this happen? Why?" When Voldemort arrived, Ward covered his arms like other Death Eaters. He also felt the burning on his arms, which Ward had never felt before. of this mark.

Ward slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Nidia and said, "You don't need to worry about this. This is just a mark. It is worth using it to exchange for the safety of our family."

"Did he force you?" In fact, Nydia should have thought of it a long time ago. If Ward had not joined the Death Eaters, how could he be invited to a banquet full of Death Eaters? No matter how good their personal relationship with the Malfoy family was, it was not appropriate for them to attend.

"No, I asked for it myself." Ward said calmly, "Voldemort needs the financial support of the Field family and the Malfoy family if he wants to form his own team. This was the case last time, and it will be the same this time. Instead of When he comes to find me, it’s better for me to propose it myself.”

"Wow! This is the first time I know that the wealth of the Field family can be compared with that of the Malfoy family." Blaise said with emotion.

"Did you mistakenly focus on what you should focus on?" Nydia looked at Brace speechlessly. What they were talking about was obviously Ward joining the Death Eaters, and what he focused on was actually the wealth of the Field family!

"Haha..." Blaise scratched his head in embarrassment, "You know, although Field Manor is quite big, it seems much simpler than Malfoy Manor... So, I really didn't expect that. Actually..."

"Brace doesn't know the history of the Field family yet!" Ward looked at Brace and smiled. In fact, he was quite happy that Brace was able to change the subject.

Blaise nodded excitedly, and Olivia had opened her eyes, looking at Ward with the same interest, as if she was also looking forward to hearing his introduction to the history of the Field family.

"The history of the Field family is actually very short. It only appeared in the wizarding world from my great-grandfather's generation. He may be the first wizard in our family because his parents are both Muggles." Ward took a look. The surprised Blaise continued, "Yes, that's right, my great-grandfather was a Mudblood. He was born into a Muggle family but he didn't like Muggles and regarded his birth as a shame. Wait until he has After that, Wealth began to try his best to cover up his true life experience, lying that his real parents were wizards and that he was just fostered in a Muggle home for some reason. He relied on Jin Gallon to make friends with various powerful people. , allowing the descendants to intermarry with people from various pure-blood families, all this was just to enhance the family’s status in the wizarding world, and later he even wanted to make the Field family one of the twenty-eight holy families.”

"But only ancient pure-blood families can become one of the twenty-eight sacred families!" Blaise said.

"Yes, so it is impossible for the Field family to become one of the twenty-eight holy families. No matter how many gold galleons my ancestors put into the pockets of the Ministry of Magic officials, it will not change this fact. But... until I During my father's generation, an opportunity appeared in front of the entire Field family, and that was the Dark Lord. My father believed that as long as we could support the Dark Lord to overthrow the existing wizarding regime and re-establish a new one, the Field family would It will be possible to become the new Holy Twenty-Eight Families. Therefore, when the Dark Lord first rose, the Field family could be said to have tried its best to assist the Dark Lord. History has always been in the hands of the winner, as long as the Dark Lord The devil has won, and the history of the Field family can be rewritten."

"Are the Twenty-Eight Holy Families really that important?" Blaise asked incomprehensively.

"It's hard for me to make a conclusion about whether it's important or not. I don't think much of it myself, but it was very important to my great-grandfather. His thoughts also influenced most of his descendants. So becoming one of the twenty-eight sacred families is almost the goal of the entire family." Ward shook his head helplessly.

"But... you still haven't said how the Field family became so rich." This is what Brace is most concerned about.

"I think Nidia must have taken you to the warehouse in the basement!" Ward glanced at Nidia, and Nidia quickly turned her head guiltily, "My great-grandfather relied on He made a fortune from the private trading of black magic props. He traveled among wealthy people's social circles, making friends while providing these 'friends' with interesting things and getting paid a lot of money. Some black magic props, although I have tried my best to clear out many dangerous items, there is still a warehouse full of them. "

"Did you two really go to that warehouse secretly?" Olivia looked at Blaise and Nitya sternly, "Those things are very dangerous, you shouldn't go there! If you touch anything... …”

"Hey! Look! Today's speed is so fast! We're actually already here!" As soon as the carriage stopped, Blaise opened the door and ran out of the carriage to avoid being impatient.

"I'm really exhausted. I have to go back to my room to rest! Sorry!" After saying that, Nitya jumped out of the carriage immediately behind Blaise.

"These two children..." Olivia was angry and helpless at the two children who ran away quickly. She had no choice but to turn her head and glare at Ward and said, "You should set up a more complicated spell to prevent them from being so easy. "

"Don't worry! I have already cleaned up the really dangerous things there and moved them elsewhere." Ward said with a smile.