demon hunter at hogwarts

In terms of age, Regulus is the youngest of this generation of family members, a full ten years younger than Bellatrix.

When Regulus entered Hogwarts, Bella, the oldest member of the Black family, had already graduated.

He was not able to witness Bella's "grace" when she was a student, and could only occasionally hear anecdotes about this beautiful, proud but cruel and powerful cousin in campus legends.

For example, she never laid eyes on Rodolphus Lestrange for seven years, but she quickly married him after graduation.

After being married for many years, the two seemed to be a perfect couple, but they never gave birth to a boy or a girl.

Bella's father, Signus Black, is nine years younger than Regulus and Sirius' father, Orion Black, and 13 years younger than Walburga. On the contrary, he is the youngest among the family members of their generation. the smallest.

When other children of the same age first arrived at Hogwarts, Signus Black had already married Druella Rozier, who was also from a pure-blood family.

Signus was only 13 years old when Bella was born.

Growing up in such a family environment, Bella's character can be imagined.

Regulus knew that his cousin had always been unusually enthusiastic about the bloodline of the Black family.

After Andromeda abandoned the idea of ​​pure blood and eloped with Ted Tonks, Bella viewed the incident as a great shame and insult, believing that being related to Andromeda had tarnished her honor.

So she always said that whenever she got the chance, she would eradicate the "weeds and vines" on the family tree.

This approach is similar to how Volburga used cigarette butts to burn off the names on the family tree.

Coincidentally, when Volburga was born, her father, Borrox Black, was only 13 years old.

Back in the office, Regulus summoned Kreacher.

"... Kreacher has to clean the tapestry every day. Kreacher promised that everything under Miss Bella's name was normal until yesterday..." Although the elf's voice was breathy, every word was filled with determination.

"The date of death was only shown this morning? Or was it thirteen days ago?"

"Kreacher looked carefully and it is indeed the case."

Regulus hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Then... when I went to the cave... how long did it take for the tapestry to respond?"

Kreacher winced when he heard the word "cave". He had been to the cave twice, and the experience was more terrifying each time.

"The date was shown on the tapestry that day."

"I know, you can go home."

If Regulus had any doubt before, Bella did die suddenly for some reason.So now, this possibility has been wiped out by him.

Someone must have faked her death and took the opportunity to transfer her out of Azkaban. Bella knew that there was such a tapestry at home and was worried that her survival would be exposed, so she resorted to tricks to deceive the tapestry.

But it's hard to say whether this move is good or bad.

Because the Ministry of Magic did not intend to announce her "death", it was Sirius who discovered the anomaly on the tapestry first, and then went to verify the whole matter and told Regulus.

Unfortunately, the body of the deceased has been destroyed and his identity cannot be confirmed.

Suddenly, Sirius's head appeared in the fireplace again. This time he arranged his style and combed his black hair back.

"Well, what did Dumbledore say?" Sirius got straight to the point, "You suddenly summoned Kreacher. Do you have something to confirm?"

"Dumbledore suddenly left the school... Logically there will be exams tomorrow, so he shouldn't have left." Regulus shook his head, "I asked Kreacher when exactly the date of death appeared. He said... he hadn't seen it before yesterday."

"We have evidence. What if we go directly to the Ministry of Magic? I can go to the Legal Enforcement Department to find Amelia. Mad-Eye Moody is also an old friend of mine. He can also help..." Sirius suddenly suggested road.

"The Ministry of Magic will not regard the words of a house elf as evidence." Regulus immediately refuted this idea, "You should still remember what it was like when you escaped from prison. There were wanted posters all over the streets. There are ghosts floating around. Cornelius Fudge will never allow a second Azkaban escape during his tenure, and even if it is true, he will pretend to be stupid."

"Okay, but at least let some people know that I wrote a letter to Andromeda." Sirius didn't seem to really intend to go to the Ministry of Magic to prove this. "Moon Face is still in Leicester." County, he will be back soon."

"Speaking of Andromeda, I met her daughter just now. You know... Nymphadora has always dreamed of being an Auror, and I have been providing tutoring to her this semester." Regulus said in a tone of voice. There was some hesitation, "But now I'm not sure whether this...should continue."

"Just because Bella ran away?" Sirius sneered, "Why have you become so timid?"

"Bella must want to kill their family. I think the best way now is to persuade them to move to Australia... or the United States..." Regulus said, "I have paid attention to her results and can find them anywhere. A good job.”

"I think you are worrying too much. On this point, I know Bella better than you. She will not secretly send a packet of poison or something." Sirius also became serious, "She would rather kill them in person, and in Before that, let’s torture her. As for Andromeda, she dared to fall out with her family 20 years ago, and she wasn’t afraid of Bella at that time. Do you think you can persuade her to run away?”

"...You are right, I was too naive." Regulus rubbed his head and simply admitted his mistake, "In the past six months, we have achieved almost nothing, but the Dark Lord has become stronger little by little. I I am indeed a little anxious..."

"No matter how much research you do, at some point, you still have to trust your intuition. Thinking too much will not do any good except worrying about gains and losses." Sirius said sincerely, "Rael, since that day you got rid of that Horcrux I’ve been wanting to talk to you since then.”

"This is the first time in so many years. I'm so touched... you actually teach others how to resolve their worries." Regulus couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It seems that you have learned a lot from the life of a godfather during this period. Less new stuff.”

"I'm not kidding you." Sirius' tone did not waver.

"Just expressing emotion... Just say it, I'm listening." Regulus simply pulled up a chair and sat by the fireplace.

"For example, sometimes we would make a detailed prank plan, but when we actually started, we found that many things did not develop the way we imagined... Sometimes it was Filch who got in the way, and sometimes it was Filch who got in the way. We are good at making trouble, and sometimes we will have disputes ourselves..." Sirius said, "In the final analysis, you can't think of all situations, so as the action progresses, you often don't know what will happen next. what happens."

"Yes."

"At this time, the detailed plan before will become an obstacle for us. You try to get things back on track, but find that you can't do it." Sirius continued, "And after things get out of control, the person who defeats you is often the one who defeats you. It will be your inner unease, not anything else."

"so what?"

Valley</span> "It's very simple, adapt to circumstances." Sirius raised his eyebrows, with an expression of "that's how it should be".

"Okay." Regulus said helplessly, "Then please tell me, our great thinker, how should I adapt to the situation now?"

"Teach your Defense Against the Dark Arts classes well in the last few days and don't spread anxiety to the students." Sirius finally showed his usual lazy smile, "If Bella really appears in front of you, just kill her. ”

"Huh, that's really useful advice..." Regulus couldn't help but laugh.

"What do you think? With a stern face like Snotlout, can Bella be attracted to her?" Sirius asked.

"I will try..." Regulus put away his smile and said seriously, "Thank you."

The next day, Dumbledore was still not at school.

"Didn't the Headmaster say anything to you before he left? Where did he go? When will he come back?" After breakfast, Regulus found Snape while setting up the examination room.

"The Headmaster has his own things to deal with. I suggest you focus on your work instead of inquiring into other people's personal lives." Snape's answer was as uncomfortable as ever.

"That's not what you did back then..." Regulus secretly slandered the senior who was two years above him.

After failing to get any news from Snape, Regulus gave up his plan to find Dumbledore. Anyway, the old headmaster had great powers, and it seemed that he really didn't need to worry too much about some things, so he had better listen to Sirius's advice. It’s better to just do the job in front of you with peace of mind.

Although the examiners are officials from the Ministry of Magic such as March and Tofoday, teachers from Hogwarts are also responsible for assisting in invigilating the exams.

There was a theoretical exam in the morning, and they didn't have much to do. When it came to the practical exam in the afternoon, the teachers at Hogwarts had to show their true skills to deal with all kinds of emergencies.

In the practical examination of Charms, every 10 minutes, a candidate will use the wrong spell, causing all kinds of strange consequences.

For example, someone turned water that was supposed to be turned into wine into strong acid and almost burned off his tongue.

For example, when someone was taking the long spell, the spider became as big as an Acromantula because he couldn't stop.

There was also a student who was unable to release any magic due to nervousness. He collapsed on the spot in the examination room and cried loudly that he had become a squib.

Regulus quickly gave him a sleeping spell and sent him to the school hospital, but the anxiety had been spread, and the students who took the exam at the same time as him all made more or less mistakes.

As for NEWTs candidates, because the questions are more difficult, the trouble they create is correspondingly greater.

When Shaoli Shafiq was taking the spell exam, the examiner assigned a question of making a withered plant bloom again. As a result, Shaoli's magic was too strong and the entire auditorium turned into a garden.

The person who assisted Regulus in proctoring the exam was Snape. It didn't take them much effort to deal with the sea of ​​flowers that covered the entire auditorium.

But the ugly examiner with the sarcoma on his nose suffered from severe rhinitis. Due to excessive pollen intake, he kept sneezing and shed tears, and could not continue to invigilate the exam.

Snape had to quickly use his expertise and concoct a potion for him.

The exam was also interrupted for half an hour.

On the second day, the exam subject was Transfiguration, which was recognized to be very difficult to learn.

The most "exciting" scene occurred in the second half of the exam. The students starting with R had completed their exams, and the students starting with S and T were taking the exam in the auditorium.

Tonks' exam went very smoothly. She completed a series of questions assigned by Professor Tofty and received praise from him.

"Perfect, Miss Tonks. If you could show off a few more tricks, maybe... extra points?"

So, Tonks waved her wand, pretending to cast a spell on the desk, but because she moved too much, the spell missed and turned Selwyn, who was taking an exam next to her, into a ferret.

Regulus had to intervene quickly and break Selwyn's transformation spell.

"This bitch...this woman did it on purpose! I'm going to kill her!" After Selwyn returned to normal, she immediately became furious and wanted to settle accounts with Tonks like a mad bull.There was so much noise that other students and examiners had to suspend the exam.

"Mr. Selwyn, please complete your exam first." Regulus blocked two of Selwyn's curses in a dumbfounded voice, preventing him from continuing to retaliate. "I don't think Professor Marchbaan will do it because of this." If your points are accidentally deducted, you can completely retake the question you just asked."

And Tonks, the instigator, was standing there helplessly.

"Putting aside the accuracy, the effect of the Transfiguration is perfect..." Professor Tofty spoke with a trembling voice, "Your regular questions are very good, and we will make a fair judgment... Okay, Miss Tonks, you can leave now and ask the next candidate to take the exam."

Tonks moved numbly and left the examination room.

After the exam, she found Regulus, whose hair had turned a listless leaden color.

"I messed up the exam, I will definitely not be an Auror..." Tonks said frustratedly, "Mom will be very happy and let me find a class where I don't have to leave the office."

"I don't think so."

"why?"

"Didn't Professor Tofty say that the effect of transfiguration is perfect?" Regulus said with a smile, "If the Maclivor family had decided to use your magic, there would be no five-legged monsters now. Ferrets are so cute…”

Tonks smiled sheepishly.

In the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class, she didn't know the origin of the five-legged monster, so she went to check the information later.

"In short, this exam is over. Worrying and fear will not make any change in your grades." Regulus said, "What you have to do is to have a good rest and complete the next exam seriously tomorrow."

After the conversation, Tonks' hair turned blonde and she seemed to be in a much better mood.