HP: Hogwarts, but pro-generation

"boom--"

Regulus screamed, and he looked at the blown-open door and his messy luggage in horror, pointing his finger out the window with trembling hands. Walburga ran upstairs immediately after hearing her youngest son's scream. She looked around and said angrily, "Tell me what happened, Regulus?"

Regulus shuddered at her increasingly severe tone. He forced himself to calm down and avoid Walburga's angry gaze, and said, "It was Sirius! That bastard, he somehow released you from detention, and then - then he blew open my door and took my wand and broom, he -"

Regulus pointed at the broken window, ashamed of Sirius's behavior, and accused him, "He betrayed the Black family! He ran away from home!"

Every word the youngest son said was a provocation to Walburga's fragile nerves. Mrs. Black held her dizzy head and stood there to digest it all. She let out a furious roar: "Sirius Black! Bastard! Freak--" As she spoke, she rushed downstairs. Regulus knew what Walburga was going to do-to remove Sirius from the Black family tree and burn a black hole in his name on the tapestry, just like she did to Andromeda.

Walburga's insults came from downstairs, but it did not affect Regulus. He sat quietly beside the bed and looked at the mess on the floor. His ability was not enough to support him to restore everything in the room. Kreacher appeared at this time. He bowed respectfully to Regulus and silently began to repair the young master's room. After everything was done, Regulus ordered: "Thank you, Kreacher. If possible, go and bring a cup of black tea to mother. She needs to moisten her throat."

"Okay, young master."

The old house-elf disappeared before his eyes. Regulus stared at the photo of him and Sirius on the table in a daze. He was not sure whether the series of events just now could be called perfect - this was always the product of a hasty decision - letting Sirius play the villain of the Black family, and his weight in Walburga's heart would be raised to another level. Going further, he might know more about that person.

They had no other choice. They couldn't just sit back and watch what happened to Shia. But the Dark Lord was behind it all, and their cousin Bella was personally involved. Walburga would not let them find a chance to ruin everything. Unless they were no longer members of the Black family, and that person could only be Sirius. Regulus would be the Black family's symbol of "pure blood supremacy" and a representative of the Black family's place in front of that person. Regulus could choose not to join, but there could not be a third choice, otherwise he and Sirius would be seen as a thorn in their side - a revenge that would be more terrible than Sirius's escape alone.

He really didn't expect that he and Sirius would part ways like this during the Christmas holiday, and his last words before parting were the damn "Be careful, stay safe."

Regulus didn't like this sentence. No one liked to say such heavy words when parting. However, according to the commotion they made, it was indeed not appropriate to say "Have fun" or "Have a pleasant vacation."

But the "you too" Sirius said to him when he stopped at the window before leaving the room made Regulus feel that the December wind was not so biting.

"Sirius, go do something actually useful."

"You too, what you do is just as important."

"Sirius, be careful and stay safe."

"You too, you have to protect yourself as well."

A tear slid down Regulus' nose, followed by more uncontrollable tears. Regulus then realized that he had curled up in bed unconsciously, just like when he was a child, afraid of his angry mother, but this time there was no brother beside him to comfort him or laugh at his cowardice.

Regulus wiped his tears hastily, making sure his eyes looked no different than usual, then he left the room and went downstairs.

After leaving Grimmauld Place, Sirius found a secluded place, rode on his broom and left immediately. He didn't worry about what to do next. Just like Uncle Alphard said before, he would provide him with all the help, and he still had Rael in the future, who would not have to watch his brother wandering the streets. As for now, Potter Manor or the Hopps family were the best places for him to go. His friends would accept him. What worried him was whether appearing in front of the adults now would cause them trouble...

Sirius's worry was just worry. He went to the Hopes' house first and found it empty, then quickly rushed to Potter Manor. Dumbledore was already in the reception room. The attitude of the Ministry of Magic was a little ambiguous. They couldn't put all their hopes on the Aurors. Although the Aurors were very reliable and trustworthy, they were still members of the Ministry of Magic.

James and Ender lay on the closed door of the living room, trying to hear even the slightest breathing sound, but the soundproofing of Potter Manor was too good. It could be said that the adults had done their utmost to guard against them. The two boys sat down on the carpet in despair.

Gary finally came back to his senses from his trance. He went downstairs and crossed the hall to go to the reception room to look for the Gryffindors, but unfortunately he got lost. After turning left and right, he came to a large floor-to-ceiling window. From a distorted angle, he could just see the situation outside the door -

"Potter! Hops!" Gary's shouting finally attracted James and Ender. When they rushed over, they saw Gary pressed against the window and looking outside with a distorted look. They instantly became nervous. They stood in front of Gary, one on each side, and asked:

"what happened?"

"Is there someone? Who is it?"

Gary made way for him, and James followed Gary's lead and saw that the man was holding a broom and his hair was even messier than his. His clothes seemed to be Hogwarts school robes. James squinted his eyes, praying that the man would turn around quickly so that he could see the school emblem or face soon.

The golden red color reflected in James' eyes under the sunlight. After his eyes flashed, he immediately realized who the intruder outside the door was -

"Sirius!" He opened the French window and ran through the outdoor garden to the gate, with Ender and Gary following behind him. Gary at least watched for a long time, but Ender didn't see him at all. He only heard a good brother shouting another good brother's name and then running out like crazy. He had to follow behind him in a daze: Wasn't Sirius sent home by Mrs. Black?

"Merlin--" Ender looked at the embarrassed Sirius through the gate. It was unusual for him to ride such a long distance on a broom in December. Ender felt sincere admiration for him.

As the heir of the Potter family, James was able to open the manor's protective magic. After he opened the door and pulled Sirius in, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother, what are you doing - um, what's wrong?"

Sirius grinned after hearing James and Ender's sighs: "Running away from home."

He then shrugged and said, "Bella's involved, and Walburga won't let me do anything, so - don't tell me you don't have any ideas."

They all understood what Sirius said: I stand on your side, and I want to join you in saving Xia, so I ran away from home.

"Wow."

This is Gary's lament.