Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

"If that happens, things will be serious! The Black family will fall into Voldemort's hands. Come to think of it, did Master Orion deliberately only allow his own son to enter the house? Did anyone else come in when Sirius was away?"

"No one can come in except me and my brother."

"As expected. Your father is indeed a thoughtful man. If he fell into Bellatrix's hands, she might give up the Black family's things without hesitation, but what about Regulus? Although he betrayed the Dark Lord in the end, your father should have realized it a long time ago."

"My father believes Regulus is dead."

"Well, from what Kreacher told me, Regulus isn't really one of the dark forces. He sounds like he has a gentle personality and a kind heart, a young man who has accepted pure-bloodism for his mother's sake. If he had brothers like Bill or Charlie in our family who understood his sensitivities, his life would have been easier. I really hope that Regulus can have someone as good as my brothers by his side in his next life!"

"In the end, only Sirius was able to inherit the family fortune. If Regulus were still alive, the situation might have been completely different. If Sirius had not been expelled from the family at that time and officially became the heir, perhaps the situation would have been different. But even if he came back, he did not officially inherit the family rights."

"But the old man didn't say anything? It's been more than a year since I got out of Azkaban, and he didn't mention anything."

"Perhaps your grandfather was waiting for you to ask him? He probably didn't expect that you were totally unaware of all this, or even that you hadn't officially inherited the family. Maybe he thought you needed time to recover, so he didn't ask."

"Indeed, I wasn't in a very good condition when I first came out of Azkaban. Now that I think about it, it's a good thing I didn't realize it then."

"He might send you a suicide note after you die, telling you his plans for the family. Even if he doesn't like you, he can't just leave the family without an heir. After all, you are the only one who can inherit the Black family. He might remind you to inherit it, but he didn't say you would definitely accept it."

"But I think Dumbledore wants the position of head of the family to be vacant so that he can dispose of the family's property at will. If Sirius is not the official head, he will not care about the dangerous items in the house. He can even turn this place into the base of the Order of the Phoenix, and Sirius will not realize that things here are being taken away."

"After Sirius became the official head of the house, this house was completely shrouded in his magic. Now, anything belonging to the Black family, whether it is a magical item or not, cannot be taken away at will. He can sense it himself."

"Um."

"But I know what happened before. Before he officially inherited it, this house was full of dangerous magical items, and they were almost unattended at that time. Master Orion set up strong defenses to prevent outsiders from invading, but many items were left in the house in suspense. This was to prevent the mentally unstable Madam Walburga from bearing a greater burden. Now, these items are controlled by Sirius' magic."

"Because of this, the Ministry of Magic may have also absorbed magic from this house. Lucius said that this may be because there was no official heir to control the magic for several years after Orion's death. This also shows how special the magic of the Black family is."

"So, this family has always emphasized the importance of pure blood. As long as the head can control the power of the family, this pure blood power can be maintained. If there is no official heir, the Black family's property may be taken away at any time. Even a powerful wizard like Dumbledore, or some people who have no idea of ​​dangerous items, may take things out without Sirius realizing it."

“It’s really chilling to think about it.”