Salted Fish Professor at Hogwarts

Dumbledore didn't know what he was thinking, but after thinking for a while, he asked Phineas about his doubts.

"You are saying that Regulus Arcturus Black is still alive, and what you said subconsciously tells me that he is actually dead.

From the information I collected before, Regulus was just missing. How did you know that he was dead?

If these questions cannot be answered, I don’t think I will help you find him. Even if I wanted to find him, it would be difficult to find him without complete information.

Phineas, I hope you can enlighten me! "

Dumbledore discovered something remarkable in Phineas's few words, which prompted him to ask the question.

Phineas in the frame is very irritable at the moment. Although it is a painting, he still shows his irritability.

"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, I just want you to help me find it, my poor little great-great-grandson. I have no other intention. I just want the Black family to find it." If this continues, the Black family should not be extinct, Albus!"

When the irritable Phineas said this, he couldn't help but call out Dumbledore's full name, showing his complicated mood, but as he continued to speak, the second half of the words was almost pleading. Finished in a tone of voice.

But his words did not make Dumbledore agree. The Regulus he was looking for was a Death Eater, an elite Death Eater, although he was not very old at the time.

"Phineas, I hope you can clear up my doubts, otherwise I really don't know how I would help find a Death Eater."

"Albus, he is just a young man who has gone astray. You know best what happened back then. Tom's theory that easily confuses people has attracted the support of the vast majority of pure-blood wizards.

Regulus is just one of them, he is just working hard for his ideals, he is kind..."

Phineas said, seeing that Dumbledore still had the same expression as before, unmoved at all.He didn't even finish his words, and under Dumbledore's firm eyes, he became increasingly unsteady.

After some ideological struggle, for the continuation of the Black family, he seemed to be discouraged and told Dumbledore.

"Okay, let me say, the Black family is born to be noble. It is the largest, oldest, and richest pure-blood wizard family in the UK, one of the 28 Holy Families.

Every wizard's name has magic. As long as the name is used, many magical things can be done from it.

Within the Black family, there is a family tree, or genealogy, which has been handed down from our ancestors. When I was still alive, I had a family tree that was enchanted with powerful blood magic. The portraits, names, life and death of all the Black family were marked on it. time.

The genealogy is marked as Regulus Arcturus Black, my youngest great-great-grandson, who was born on March 1963, 3 and died on November 1, 1980. I remember all the information on the family tree very well. clear.

This is why I know that Regulus died rather than disappeared. Today I went back to No. 12 Grimmauld Place and learned from the house elf that the time of Regulus' death was in the family tree. disappeared.

This proves that Regulus is still alive and that the Black family's genealogy is infallible. It has never gone wrong for thousands of years.

Help me, Albus, only you can help me! "

Now that he had spoken, Phineas didn't hide anything. He told the whole story clearly, and finally begged Dumbledore again.

After listening to Phineas's statement, Dumbledore did not react, but pondered.

'Sure enough, every Holy 28 family has its own uniqueness. If it weren't for Phineas's story today, who would have known that there was such a magical creation in the Black family? '

This thought was only for a moment, and then Dumbledore turned to think about more important things, not the genealogy of the Black family, not Phineas's commission, not the unknown magic, but 'resurrection from the dead'.

This is the most important thing to Dumbledore. There has always been an unsolvable knot in his heart, that is, the death of his sister Ariana. If he could know how Regulus was resurrected, would it be possible? Can we bring Ariana back?

Thinking of these things, Dumbledore felt in his heart that finding Regulus had become something he had to do.

Dumbledore was thinking silently and didn't speak. Although Phineas was anxious, he didn't interrupt his thinking anymore, for fear of hearing rejection from his mouth.

"I promise!"

"What?" Phineas asked immediately, as if he didn't hear clearly. In fact, he had heard clearly what Dumbledore said, but he still asked again to confirm.

"I said, I agreed, I agreed to find Regulus.

But there is one thing I have to tell you in advance. It is well known that Regulus is a Death Eater, even if I find him and bring him back.

He is also inevitably faced with going to Azkaban. Maybe your expectations of continuing the Black family are still slim! "

When Phineas heard his promise, he started dancing in the frame, but Dumbledore's next words brought him back to reality, like an eggplant beaten by frost.

At this moment, he felt extremely regretful. It seemed that asking Dumbledore to find Regulus was a bad idea. It would be better to let him live in that corner, so that the Black family would at least have a chance of inheriting it.

"Dumbledore, I was just talking nonsense. It was all nonsense. Everything I said was made up by me. Do you believe it or not!"

Dumbledore looked at the tangled Phineas in the frame, and just looked at him without saying anything.

Of course he knew what Phineas was thinking about when he said this, but before he might have just let it go, but now he has an extremely strong desire to find Regulus, and he is extremely determined.

"Okay, okay, I know you won't believe it. Now that I've let you know, please find him and bring him back.

Although Regulus had joined the Death Eaters, he had never done anything evil. Like Lucius, he could be bought with money. At that time, he would probably lose part of the gold in the Black family's treasury.

Of course Dumbledore, I hope you can help Regulus when the time comes. "

Seeing that Dumbledore remained silent, he knew that he could not deceive the other party. After thinking about what he had learned about Regulus's life and the usual greed of the Ministry of Magic, he believed that he could still get it done with a large sum of gold. .

"I will find Regulus. As for helping him exonerate him, I have to know him well enough before I can make a decision. You know I can't let another Death Eater roam free!"

Dumbledore did not fully agree, but conditionally agreed to him.