[HP] Father?dad!
Chapter 35
It was almost the end of the day, and Sirius stopped adding things to Neil's plate.
I don't know if it's because he just paid homage to old Jeff, but Neil is a little fragile.No matter how strong he pretends to be, Neil is just a 12-year-old child after all. After completely letting go of the knot in his heart, he showed unprecedented intimacy with Sirius, who has always been enthusiastic and clingy.
After dinner, Neil took the initiative to run to the sofa and sat next to Sirius as he always clings to old Jeff.Sirius was very pleasantly surprised, hugged and put Neil on his lap.
"Dad, you used to say that you were expelled from the family when you were 15 years old. What's going on?" This was the first time that Neil took the initiative to care about Sirius' past.Before, Neil had always been curious about this point, but, due to various aspects, Neil had never asked Sirius directly.
Sirius paused for a moment after hearing Neil's question.After stroking Neil's hair, Sirius answered Neil's question in a good-tempered manner. "My whole family is Slytherin. They crazily worship Voldemort. They hope that I can inherit their ideas and become a Death Eater. I don't want to, so when I sorted, I resolutely chose Gryffin. A lot." Afraid of Neil's sensitivity, Sirius deliberately described it as objectively as possible, understating it. "During that time, it was the happiest time before I was released from prison. I met some of my best friends. We lived recklessly in the student days. However, as the Death Eaters became more and more brutal, the prelude to the war finally Pull away. As a Gryffindor, I am firmly on the side of Headmaster Dumbledore. I want to persuade my parents to quit the Death Eaters, but my words are of no use. I have a big fight with my parents Afterwards, I was expelled from the family, and I left this family." There was a trace of regret in Sirius' tone. "I still don't understand, Voldemort's behavior is so cruel, why they follow him so wholeheartedly?" At the end, Sirius couldn't help but tinged with resentment in his tone.
Neil took a deep look at Sirius, hitting the nail on the head. "Dad, have you ever thought that perhaps it's not that grandparents don't want to quit, but that the environment at that time couldn't help them?" Neil, as a Slytherin, knows more about the Slytherin group than Sirius .In his eyes, the Slytherins may admire power, may judge the situation, and may follow the trend, but they are definitely not a group of lunatics who enjoy torturing people and destroy the world.
Sirius was taken aback.He never thought about this possibility. "Perhaps... But, it's not important anymore... Everything is in the past..."
☆, death
When it was time to sleep, Neil frowned as he looked at Jedah's empty nest.In the past few days, Yeda has been playing like crazy, and has never come back.Making up his mind that he can no longer let Jedda's temper like this, Neil embarks on a cat-hunting journey.
After searching all over the house, Neil couldn't find Jedda.Standing on the fourth floor with a tense face, Neil yelled loudly. "Kreacher!"
A house elf tremblingly appeared in front of Neil.Neil raised his eyebrows—generally, he would not summon Kreacher unless necessary, and because of Sirius, he didn't like this disobedient house elf too much. Fortunately, since he educated After Kreacher, Kreacher will still silently complete the tasks that belong to the house elves.Therefore, he and Sirius have been in a state of peace with Kreacher for a while.
"Where did Jeda go?" Looking at Kreacher, Neil asked coldly.
Kreacher shivered, but said nothing.
"Kreacher, I order you to answer!" Seeing Kreacher's appearance, Neil raised his voice angrily.
At this time, Sirius also heard Neil's movement and walked out of the room.
"Jeda...the cat...in the closet in the basement..." Kreacher stammered with a trembling voice.His whole body was trembling.
Seeing Kreacher trembling all over, Neil had a bad premonition. "Take me there." Looking at Kreacher, Neil's voice was icy to the marrow.Seeing this, Sirius followed Neil silently.
As Kreacher came to a corner of the basement, Kreacher stopped in front of a dilapidated closet.
"Open it." Neil ordered coldly.
Kreacher trembled, stretched out his hands and pulled open the two closet doors from the middle to the left and right at the same time.
Neil only felt that the blood all over his body was flowing against his head, his ears were roaring, and his eyes were full of disbelief—in the closet, a black cat’s eyes were wide open, its body was stretched straight, and it was extremely stiff—a glance , it can be easily seen that this black cat has been dead for a long time.
Sirius turned pale with fright, immediately strode over behind Neil, and grabbed Neil's shoulder.Neil's legs went limp, and the weight of his whole body leaned on Sirius.With his eyes widened, Neil stared intently at Yeda in the closet, who was completely unscarred but had lost the breath of life.Around Yeda's neck, there was a golden locket hanging out of place.
He couldn't believe that Yeda, who had always been with him like a family member, died so suddenly, and still died in his own home!What exactly is going on!Turning his head to look at Kreacher again, Neil's eyes were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth: "Kreacher—is it you—"
Kreacher cried loudly, shaking his head again and again. "I'm sorry, young master, Kreacher is useless... Kreacher was unable to fulfill Master Regulus' orders, and he accidentally let the young master's pet be bewitched and killed the young master's pet..." Kreacher loudly Weeping, tears as big as beans rolled down the sockets of his eyes. "It's all Kreacher's fault... Kreacher is a bad elf..." At this point, Kreacher suddenly realized what he just said.Covering his mouth, Kreacher shook his head again and again, wanting to take back his words.
However, it was too late. "Regulus? What is this about Regulus?" Sirius keenly grasped the information in Sirius' words. "Kreacher, I order you to tell me exactly what Regulus told you to hide!"
"Kreacher is sorry, Master Regulus... Kreacher promised Master Regulus... not to tell anyone else about this..." Tears streamed down the light bulb-like eyes, but, After all, Kreacher could not refuse the direct order of the current master.Sobbing, Kreacher recounted how the Dark Lord borrowed a house-elf from Regulus back then, how Regulus ordered himself to come back, and how Regulus ordered himself to take him to that place after knowing the whole story. Then he drank all the potion in the stone basin and was dragged down by the corpse in the lake. Before he died, he told Xi exactly how he ordered himself to take away the real locket and must destroy it. Reese and Neil.
"Kreacher is a bad elf...Kreacher didn't fulfill Little Master Regulus' entrustment..." After finishing speaking, Kreacher hammered his head in pain and cried loudly.
Sirius was completely stunned, he never thought that his brother lost his life like this. "What the hell is that...why Rael sacrificed his life just to destroy it..." Shocked, Sirius muttered to himself.Subconsciously, Sirius took two steps forward, wanting to pick up the locket to see what it was.
Neil suppressed the grief in his heart and pulled Sirius back. "Dad, it might be dangerous." Neil's tone was so cold that it could be slag, and there was a trace of fear mixed with deep sorrow in his eyes.He wished he could rush forward now, pick up Yeda's body, and bury it properly, but he knew that he couldn't.At this time, Yeda, even though it was just a corpse, was no longer safe.
Suddenly thought of something, Neil let go of Sirius' arm and rushed up the stairs quickly.
Ignoring Sirius' voice behind him, "Neil, where are you going?!", Neil hurried into the bedroom and took out Regulus' notes.Neil flipped backwards quickly, a look of madness flashed in his eyes.
Yes, here it is!Flipping to the end, Neil finally found what he was looking for.When he got the notebook, Neil quickly browsed through all the contents, so he had a general impression of the contents in the notebook.
Sirius followed Neil into the room. "Neil, what is this?" Looking at the black notebook in Neil's hand, Sirius asked strangely.
It was only then that Neil realized that he hadn't thought that Sirius might come in under his excitement, but it was too late to hide now.Handing the notebook to Sirius, Neil simply said, "This is Regulus' black magic notebook that I found in the study during my summer vacation."
Sirius looked at Neil in surprise: "Why didn't you give him to me?" Thinking of something, Sirius raised his volume, his voice was sharp, "Are you secretly studying?"
Neil glanced at the emotional Sirius, feeling very uncomfortable.He didn't know if Sirius could accept him learning the black arts. "Yes. Father agreed." Helpless, Neil subconsciously thought of Severus.
Sirius took a deep breath, his face livid.Holding the notes tightly, Sirius rushed out of Neal's room, came to the fireplace, sprinkled a handful of Floo powder, and stuck his head into the fireplace. "Severus, come here immediately!"
At this moment, Severus, who had been bored all night at the ball, had just returned to the potion office and was starting to brew the potion.Hearing Sirius' exasperated shout suddenly from the fireplace, Severus raised his eyebrows.Although a little tired, but thinking of Neil and Sirius being together, Severus immediately put down what he was doing and walked through the fireplace.
"Where's Neil?" As soon as he arrived at No. 12, Grimmauld Place, Severus felt the unusual atmosphere in the house.As soon as he asked about Neil's whereabouts, Severus saw Neil walking down the stairs.
Seeing that Neil was normal, with no missing arms or legs, Severus heaved a sigh of relief, but immediately picked it up—at this moment Neil finally walked downstairs, and Severus' sharp-eyed He noticed that there were faint traces of tears on Neil's face.
"What happened?" Severus frowned, and walked quickly to Neil's side.After carefully examining Neil and confirming that Neil is completely normal, Severus looked at Sirius who was in an abnormal mood.
However, it was Neil who spoke. "Tonight, I searched for Yeda, who had been missing for a few days, and found that he died in a closet in the basement..." Neil's eyes were glazed, his voice was hard, without any emotion, and he spoke concisely. The language used to describe exactly what happened just now.
Severus just felt chills all over, and was afraid for a while.There is such a dangerous black magic item in Blake's house!Luckily nothing happened to Neil!Otherwise, he would never forgive himself!
Handing the Floo powder to Neil, Severus ordered forcefully: "Go back to my office. Leave the rest to me and Sirius." Severus' expression was unquestionable.
Neil hesitated for a few seconds—he didn't want to leave—but, seeing Severus' tough expression, he knew that his father would never agree to his staying—once again, Neil hated himself for being weak ...
Taking the Floo powder in silence, Neil left No. 12, Grimmauld Place without looking at Sirius and Severus.
Once again set foot on the land of the potion office, in this secret room with only himself, Neil fell to his knees in pain.At this moment, Neil could no longer hide his fragility——
Yeda actually died—tears were falling down, Neil’s expression was full of pain and helplessness—why did it happen—why every time when I felt that I had finally grasped the tail of happiness, I always There will be one thing that severely breaks my fantasy—is it true that I am not worthy of happiness...
Thinking of the description in Regulus's notes in the excitement just now—"The locket is actually the Horcrux of the Dark Lord!" ’, Neil frowned, Horcrux, what exactly is it?It's a pity, now that the notebook is in Sirius' hands, there may be a detailed introduction on it...
At this moment, Neil made up his mind - he must find out what killed Jedda!
☆、Death ([-])
12 Grimmauld Place.
Sirius held the notebook tightly with both hands, his eyes were protruding, and his expression was a bit ferocious.Looking at Severus, Sirius gritted his teeth: "Neil is still so young, how could you let him learn black arts?"
Severus sneered. "Slytherin, don't you understand? Are you still expecting Neil to be an exception? A lion in a snake's skin? Sorry, I may have to disappoint you-Neil can never be what you think As imagined."
"I'm not!" To Severus' surprise, Sirius was furious, "Of course I know what Neil looks like! I'm not a fool, and I've been in contact for a long time enough for me to know clearly—I know, Neil is a Slytherin through and through!" At this point, Sirius' tone became high, "At first, I was indeed a little disappointed-but Neil is my son! Regardless of his character, his disposition What is it, this fact will never change! I will not change my son's attitude 180 degrees just because his son's growth does not meet their imagination like my parents! I am a Gryffindor ——I will bravely accept any truth!"
After hearing what Sirius said, Severus' expression was still harsh, but his eyes softened.On the other end, Sirius' words continued.
"I am not absolutely opposed to Neil's contact with black magic. I know that it is impossible and unrealistic! In real war, who can take care of what is white magic and what is black magic? Even Aurors can use it. The Cruciatus Curse uses violence to control violence! But, Neil is still so young! Look at this notebook, how many contents are far beyond the scope of what Neil can touch at this age! How can you agree that he can do it without the supervision of his parents? Learn this by yourself! What if something goes wrong!" Sirius forced the notebook into Severus' hands.
Severus glanced at Sirius in surprise, lowered his head, and opened his notebook.Flipping through the notebook quickly, Severus raised his head with a gloomy expression. "Where did this note come from?"
Sirius replied angrily: "Neil found this notebook in his study during the summer vacation. He said that you agreed with him to learn black magic."
Severus shook his head, "I just agree with him to participate in Draco's discussion on the black arts. I have never seen this notebook." It is a note that is far beyond the scope of his ability. "This notebook belongs to Regulus?" Turning to the front page, Severus noticed the signature on the title page.
"That's what Neil said." Sirius nodded with a sad expression. "I always thought that Regulus died when he completed the task assigned by Voldemort or was killed in a gathering of Death Eaters. I never thought that Regulus would die so heroically... He used to, You are so timid, how could you have the guts to challenge Voldemort?" Sirius covered his face in pain as he spoke. "Is it true that I never, never knew him?"
At some point, the curtain in the foyer was pulled away—in the portrait, an old woman was disheveled and tearful.
"You've never known Slytherin." Seeing Sirius' sad look, Severus looked indifferent, but his eyes flickered slightly. "If you're going to continue your cowardly mourning here, please go on—but please forgive me—"
"What do you mean?" Sirius raised his head angrily upon hearing this.
Severus smirked: "Obviously, there are more important things to do in this house where the danger has not been eliminated."
Only then did Sirius get out of the sad news of Regulus' death.Thinking of Jeda's body in the basement, Sirius' expression became worried. "Jeda is dead, and now Neil is alone, I don't know how sad it is..."
Severus rolled his eyes, as expected of Gryffindor, he could never get the point.Even though he thought so, Severus replied in a vicious voice: "Neil is very strong. If you are really worried, we will deal with the black magic items as soon as possible, so that we can go back to accompany him." Saying this, Severus glanced at Looking around, "Where is Yeda's body?"
"In the basement. Follow me." Feeling that what Severus said made sense, Sirius tried to concentrate and led Severus towards the basement.
Going down to the basement, Severus could feel the fluctuations from the black magic items from afar.Frowning, Severus had a bad feeling - this level of black magic aura is definitely not something that an ordinary black magic item can possess.
When he could see the open closet, Severus grabbed Sirius from a distance and stopped his progress.Standing at his position, the contents of the closet can be seen at a glance, and one can see the dead Jedah lying in the closet and the golden locket with a faint red light shining from time to time on Jedah's neck.Presumably, that golden pendant is the murderer who killed Jeda...
Severus raised his hand, and several detection charms hit the locket.Severus turned pale - Neil had lived with such a dangerous dark magic item for so long!
"What's the matter?" Seeing that Severus' expression had changed, Sirius hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
Severus shook his head. "This is not an ordinary black magic item. I just tested it briefly, and its black magic concentration has reached the highest value—"
"The highest value—" Sirius exclaimed in disbelief, and took a breath, "Severus, what is the concentration of the most evil black magic item you have ever seen?"
Severus gripped his wand tightly with both hands, eyes piercing.Quickly casting a few magic isolation spells around the closet, Severus said in a low voice, "Go up and talk."
Back in the living room, Severus calmed down and returned to Sirius' question. "The black magic concentration of black magic items is divided into 9 ranges from the highest to the lowest. Usually, the concentration of ordinary black magic items is 4-9. The top 3 items belong to the very evil category. The second concentration of items I I've seen it once, but it's the first time I've seen an item with the first concentration." Speaking of this, Severus' palms were covered with sweat. "As expected of the Dark Lord's item, it's a good thing you didn't touch it."
"Then what do we do now?" Sirius asked anxiously.The appearance of such a dangerous thing in his home simply made him sleepless.
"Wait, I'll look through Regulus' notes first, there may be some clues." Saying this, Severus began to look through Regulus' notes.
Turning to the penultimate page, Severus' eyes froze. "I think - I know what that locket is..." Severus' voice was full of disbelief and trance, "No wonder, in the later stage, the Dark Lord is so cruel and violent..."
"What is it?" Sirius listened to Severus' words and wanted to get the note in Severus' hand.After tugging twice, Sirius simply changed his seat and sat on Severus' side.Probing his head, Sirius squinted his eyes, trying to read the contents of the note.
Is the golden locket a Horcrux?What is a Horcrux?With doubts, Sirius continued to read.Seeing the end of the page, Sirius gasped. "Voldemort is so crazy, cutting his own soul into pieces? Just for the so-called immortality?"
Severus looked stern and nodded.
"Then that box contains a piece of Voldemort's soul?" Sirius' voice was sharp and he couldn't believe it. "And, as long as the Dark Lord still has Horcruxes, he can be reborn anytime?"
"If there was no problem with Regulus's sanity back then, it would indeed be the case, that's right." Severus' voice was low, and at this moment, he knew why, Dumbledore had always emphasized that the Dark Lord was just missing Yes, one day, he will appear again.
"Then what should we do now?" Sirius didn't understand Horcruxes at all, so he could only look at Severus.
Severus shook his head sadly. "Regulus didn't write down the solution to the Horcrux in his notes. I haven't come into contact with Horcruxes before, so I can't think of a solution for the time being."
"How about we tell Dumbledore?" Unable to think of a way, Sirius was the first to think of the omnipotent Dumbledore.
Severus shook his head: "I'll think about it first."
Sirius' expression suddenly became fierce.Approaching Severus, Sirius picked up his collar abruptly: "Could it be that you are still on Voldemort's side?" Sirius looked suspiciously at Severus' face.
Severus was almost insane.Severus knocked Sirius' hand away with a wave of his hand. Severus had a cold expression and hated Sirius fiercely.Severus' low pressure filled the room.
Seeing Severus like this, Sirius shrunk his neck subconsciously, but lost the doubt in his heart instead. "Sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you." Sirius relaxed and leaned back on the sofa. "It's just that you know..." Sirius didn't continue, he believed that Severus understood too.In fact, he wouldn't have believed that Severus was really on their side if it wasn't for the fact that Severus was Neil's father and he had been forced into contact with Severus for a long time during this time.In the beginning, his purpose of contacting Severus was to ensure Neal's integrity, but as time passed, Sirius no longer doubted Severus' position.If Severus was really a Death Eater, he could have hurt himself right now, protecting his master's Horcrux, instead of sitting here and figuring things out with him.
Sirius' reaction caused a flash of embarrassment in Severus' eyes, but unexpectedly, he didn't say anything else.He was very clear about the priorities. At this time, how to dispose of the Horcruxes was the most important thing. He didn't have the energy to argue with Sirius.Looking at the notes in his hand, Severus quickly thought about the solution to the problem——
☆, discuss
Severus and Sirius worked together in a division of labor, and spent a day and a night in the study of Black's house, but made no progress.They found a book about Horcruxes, but they didn't find a solution to the problem.After discussion, they agreed that it was from this book that Regulus determined that the items he helped Voldemort collect back then were Horcruxes.
"Then what should we do now?" Sirius threw the book aside, his eyes were bloodshot. "I believe that Dumbledore must be the person who knows Voldemort best if you want to find him at this time. Why are you unwilling to tell Dumbledore about the Horcrux?" Sirius still found it hard to understand.
Severus didn't speak.His mind is running fast now, analyzing the pros and cons.He was going to go to the library to check the information again. If he still couldn't find any more clues about the Horcrux, then he had two options—one was to tell Malfoy about it, and the other was to tell Deng about it. Not much.He and the Malfoy family are now in a cooperative relationship. If Lucius knows that the Dark Lord made Horcruxes, then Lucius will definitely want to get rid of his status as a Death Eater more radically—but, the problem now is, Will Lucius' joining in make the incident progress?
Now, as far as they are concerned, they are faced with two major problems - first, how should the Horcrux be destroyed?Second, how many Horcruxes does the Dark Lord have?Did he only make this one Horcrux, or did he make more Horcruxes?Although this might make Severus shudder just thinking about it, but seeing how crazy the Dark Lord was in his later stages, it's entirely possible that he made more than one Horcrux.
Of course, he can also choose to tell Dumbledore about this matter. From Dumbledore's few words, he can judge that Dumbledore, who claims to know the Dark Lord better, must have more knowledge about this matter. clue.However, he and Lucius have always wanted to establish a third-party interest group in the wizarding world so that Slytherin can stand up again. He can imagine that if the Dark Lord has a Horcrux, which can have a decisive impact on the situation Tell Dumbledore, then the Order of the Phoenix must have taken a big step towards victory in the war, and even, if it is handled well, the second war can be avoided.Only in this way, his and Lucius' plans are bound to be affected or delayed.
In the end, Severus made up his mind to tell Dumbledore about the Horcrux - in his opinion, peace is the most important thing, as long as the war can be avoided, even if it slows down his and Lucius' plans No matter what - besides, in a peaceful environment, their plans may be easier to develop.Moreover, if he can take the lead and prevent the Dark Lord from being reborn, then all problems will be solved naturally.
Most importantly, he hopes that Neil, his son, can grow up healthy and happy in a peaceful and happy environment——
Putting down the book in his hands, Severus frowned. "Sirius, you go back to the office with me first, you give me two days, if within two days, I can't find any more clues about the Horcrux in school, we will go and tell Albus about it. In order to make Sirius agree with his point of view, Severus' tone was unprecedentedly mild.
Sirius gave Severus a deep look. "May I know why?"
Severus smiled wryly, shaking his head.At this stage, his plan with Lucius has not made much progress. Moreover, he and Lucius have an agreement, and he cannot casually tell other people about this matter.
To Severus' surprise, Sirius nodded. "Only two days." Looking at Severus, Sirius looked serious. "If you have nothing to do after two days, then you must go to Dumbledore. This is my home after all, and I can't tolerate this kind of thing in my home for too long."
Severus was silent, nodding gravely.
"So, what about Jedah?" Looking at Severus, Sirius looked puzzled, "After all, he is Neil's beloved pet, so we just let him be like that and leave him alone?"
Severus sighed softly. "Right now, we can only apply a preservative magic to it at most. If the Horcrux is in a dormant state, we can still take measures. However, the Horcrux has absorbed Jeda's vitality and is in a half-open state. If we rashly touch it It may encounter unexpected dangers."
"Okay, that's it." Although helpless, Sirius still acquiesced to Severus' arrangement. "At least, after dealing with the Horcrux matter, we can still hand over Jedda's body to Neil intact." Speaking of this, Sirius became frowning.Neil's beloved pet died inexplicably, and he didn't know how sad he was...
Also, Regulus...
Sirius let out a small sigh.The experience of this day was too thrilling, almost subverting his three views over the years——
He never thought that in his opinion, Regulus, who was so timid and courageless, would actually have the courage to do such a thing.He doesn't understand, why?Didn't his parents follow Voldemort even if they fired him?Wasn't his brother a fanatical supporter of the Dark Lord?Why in the end, Regulus was willing to give up his life and resist Voldemort?
"No one is voluntary." Severus' voice rang in his ears, and Sirius realized that he had asked the question in his mind unconsciously.
"The Dark Lord is completely irrational in the later stages." In the silent study room, Severus's voice echoed in a low voice, "He will even use the Cruciatus Curse to punish Death Eaters who make him feel dissatisfied. It's just , too many people are hindered by the Dark Mark, unable to get rid of the Death Eaters—" At this point, Severus paused, "including your parents." What he didn't tell Sirius was that if there was no Sirius Rhys followed the Order of the Phoenix so resolutely, Regulus didn't have to join the Death Eaters early.The past is over, and he doesn't want to let the matter of Regulus, who has been dead for many years, affect Sirius' emotions - Neil must be very sad now, and he still needs Sirius' comfort. At this time, Sirius cannot fall Next - Severus told himself.
Sirius stared at Severus in a daze, his expression full of sadness and doubt. "They really didn't do it voluntarily? Then why didn't they want to tell me? I can work with them to find a way—" At the end, Sirius wailed.
Severus sneered, looking at Sirius. "What can you do? Besides, they're only at the later stage, and there's no way out." Seeing Sirius's decadent look, Severus added reluctantly.
Sirius looked up suspiciously at Severus.After a tiring day and agitated emotions, Sirius' head has now turned into a paste.Now he was like a little boy holding driftwood, he believed whatever Severus said, and there was no room for thinking in his head. "Did Voldemort change a lot?" Sirius suddenly thought of a question.Apart from this reason, he really couldn't imagine the need to follow the cruel and violent Voldemort as far as he knew.
This time, Severus didn't answer for a long time.It wasn't until Sirius grew impatient with waiting that Severus finally said, "At least, the Dark Lord I knew when I entered Slytherin and the Dark Lord I actually came into contact with later are completely different. people."
Looking at Severus, Sirius was stunned. "So, you later regretted it and switched to the Order of the Phoenix, right?"
Without refuting Sirius' guess, Severus nodded silently.Although it wasn't all due to this reason, he didn't think it was necessary for him to tell Sirius about other reasons.
"Go back first." Seeing that Sirius' mood had eased, Severus cut off the conversation between the two. "Neil must have been in a hurry after waiting in the office alone all day."
"Okay, let's go!" Hearing what Severus said, Sirius jumped up annoyed and became extremely anxious.Pushing Severus with both hands, Sirius walked out of the study.
Severus twitched his eyes helplessly, but seeing Sirius' furious look, Severus was kind enough not to hit him again.
The two went down to the first floor.
"Rael is he really dead?" Walburga's mournful cry came from the hall.Sirius stopped in his tracks.Looking at Walburga sadly, Sirius voiced grief and indignation. "Yeah, now your wish is fulfilled? You treated Voldemort loyally, but he killed your son! Poor Rael, he is so cowardly! How could he join if it wasn't for your persecution?" Death Eaters!" Agitated, Sirius recklessly put all the blame on Walburga.Sirius couldn't forgive even knowing that they might be forced to do so, Rael was still so young at that time?How could they have the heart to let him be a Death Eater?Sirius, who said so, completely forgot that in the second half of his student days, with the rigidity of his relationship with his family and his hatred of Regulus, his relationship with Regulus gradually changed. be indifferent.
After saying this, Sirius didn't wait for the reply from Wobulga in the portrait, and directly read from the
I don't know if it's because he just paid homage to old Jeff, but Neil is a little fragile.No matter how strong he pretends to be, Neil is just a 12-year-old child after all. After completely letting go of the knot in his heart, he showed unprecedented intimacy with Sirius, who has always been enthusiastic and clingy.
After dinner, Neil took the initiative to run to the sofa and sat next to Sirius as he always clings to old Jeff.Sirius was very pleasantly surprised, hugged and put Neil on his lap.
"Dad, you used to say that you were expelled from the family when you were 15 years old. What's going on?" This was the first time that Neil took the initiative to care about Sirius' past.Before, Neil had always been curious about this point, but, due to various aspects, Neil had never asked Sirius directly.
Sirius paused for a moment after hearing Neil's question.After stroking Neil's hair, Sirius answered Neil's question in a good-tempered manner. "My whole family is Slytherin. They crazily worship Voldemort. They hope that I can inherit their ideas and become a Death Eater. I don't want to, so when I sorted, I resolutely chose Gryffin. A lot." Afraid of Neil's sensitivity, Sirius deliberately described it as objectively as possible, understating it. "During that time, it was the happiest time before I was released from prison. I met some of my best friends. We lived recklessly in the student days. However, as the Death Eaters became more and more brutal, the prelude to the war finally Pull away. As a Gryffindor, I am firmly on the side of Headmaster Dumbledore. I want to persuade my parents to quit the Death Eaters, but my words are of no use. I have a big fight with my parents Afterwards, I was expelled from the family, and I left this family." There was a trace of regret in Sirius' tone. "I still don't understand, Voldemort's behavior is so cruel, why they follow him so wholeheartedly?" At the end, Sirius couldn't help but tinged with resentment in his tone.
Neil took a deep look at Sirius, hitting the nail on the head. "Dad, have you ever thought that perhaps it's not that grandparents don't want to quit, but that the environment at that time couldn't help them?" Neil, as a Slytherin, knows more about the Slytherin group than Sirius .In his eyes, the Slytherins may admire power, may judge the situation, and may follow the trend, but they are definitely not a group of lunatics who enjoy torturing people and destroy the world.
Sirius was taken aback.He never thought about this possibility. "Perhaps... But, it's not important anymore... Everything is in the past..."
☆, death
When it was time to sleep, Neil frowned as he looked at Jedah's empty nest.In the past few days, Yeda has been playing like crazy, and has never come back.Making up his mind that he can no longer let Jedda's temper like this, Neil embarks on a cat-hunting journey.
After searching all over the house, Neil couldn't find Jedda.Standing on the fourth floor with a tense face, Neil yelled loudly. "Kreacher!"
A house elf tremblingly appeared in front of Neil.Neil raised his eyebrows—generally, he would not summon Kreacher unless necessary, and because of Sirius, he didn't like this disobedient house elf too much. Fortunately, since he educated After Kreacher, Kreacher will still silently complete the tasks that belong to the house elves.Therefore, he and Sirius have been in a state of peace with Kreacher for a while.
"Where did Jeda go?" Looking at Kreacher, Neil asked coldly.
Kreacher shivered, but said nothing.
"Kreacher, I order you to answer!" Seeing Kreacher's appearance, Neil raised his voice angrily.
At this time, Sirius also heard Neil's movement and walked out of the room.
"Jeda...the cat...in the closet in the basement..." Kreacher stammered with a trembling voice.His whole body was trembling.
Seeing Kreacher trembling all over, Neil had a bad premonition. "Take me there." Looking at Kreacher, Neil's voice was icy to the marrow.Seeing this, Sirius followed Neil silently.
As Kreacher came to a corner of the basement, Kreacher stopped in front of a dilapidated closet.
"Open it." Neil ordered coldly.
Kreacher trembled, stretched out his hands and pulled open the two closet doors from the middle to the left and right at the same time.
Neil only felt that the blood all over his body was flowing against his head, his ears were roaring, and his eyes were full of disbelief—in the closet, a black cat’s eyes were wide open, its body was stretched straight, and it was extremely stiff—a glance , it can be easily seen that this black cat has been dead for a long time.
Sirius turned pale with fright, immediately strode over behind Neil, and grabbed Neil's shoulder.Neil's legs went limp, and the weight of his whole body leaned on Sirius.With his eyes widened, Neil stared intently at Yeda in the closet, who was completely unscarred but had lost the breath of life.Around Yeda's neck, there was a golden locket hanging out of place.
He couldn't believe that Yeda, who had always been with him like a family member, died so suddenly, and still died in his own home!What exactly is going on!Turning his head to look at Kreacher again, Neil's eyes were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth: "Kreacher—is it you—"
Kreacher cried loudly, shaking his head again and again. "I'm sorry, young master, Kreacher is useless... Kreacher was unable to fulfill Master Regulus' orders, and he accidentally let the young master's pet be bewitched and killed the young master's pet..." Kreacher loudly Weeping, tears as big as beans rolled down the sockets of his eyes. "It's all Kreacher's fault... Kreacher is a bad elf..." At this point, Kreacher suddenly realized what he just said.Covering his mouth, Kreacher shook his head again and again, wanting to take back his words.
However, it was too late. "Regulus? What is this about Regulus?" Sirius keenly grasped the information in Sirius' words. "Kreacher, I order you to tell me exactly what Regulus told you to hide!"
"Kreacher is sorry, Master Regulus... Kreacher promised Master Regulus... not to tell anyone else about this..." Tears streamed down the light bulb-like eyes, but, After all, Kreacher could not refuse the direct order of the current master.Sobbing, Kreacher recounted how the Dark Lord borrowed a house-elf from Regulus back then, how Regulus ordered himself to come back, and how Regulus ordered himself to take him to that place after knowing the whole story. Then he drank all the potion in the stone basin and was dragged down by the corpse in the lake. Before he died, he told Xi exactly how he ordered himself to take away the real locket and must destroy it. Reese and Neil.
"Kreacher is a bad elf...Kreacher didn't fulfill Little Master Regulus' entrustment..." After finishing speaking, Kreacher hammered his head in pain and cried loudly.
Sirius was completely stunned, he never thought that his brother lost his life like this. "What the hell is that...why Rael sacrificed his life just to destroy it..." Shocked, Sirius muttered to himself.Subconsciously, Sirius took two steps forward, wanting to pick up the locket to see what it was.
Neil suppressed the grief in his heart and pulled Sirius back. "Dad, it might be dangerous." Neil's tone was so cold that it could be slag, and there was a trace of fear mixed with deep sorrow in his eyes.He wished he could rush forward now, pick up Yeda's body, and bury it properly, but he knew that he couldn't.At this time, Yeda, even though it was just a corpse, was no longer safe.
Suddenly thought of something, Neil let go of Sirius' arm and rushed up the stairs quickly.
Ignoring Sirius' voice behind him, "Neil, where are you going?!", Neil hurried into the bedroom and took out Regulus' notes.Neil flipped backwards quickly, a look of madness flashed in his eyes.
Yes, here it is!Flipping to the end, Neil finally found what he was looking for.When he got the notebook, Neil quickly browsed through all the contents, so he had a general impression of the contents in the notebook.
Sirius followed Neil into the room. "Neil, what is this?" Looking at the black notebook in Neil's hand, Sirius asked strangely.
It was only then that Neil realized that he hadn't thought that Sirius might come in under his excitement, but it was too late to hide now.Handing the notebook to Sirius, Neil simply said, "This is Regulus' black magic notebook that I found in the study during my summer vacation."
Sirius looked at Neil in surprise: "Why didn't you give him to me?" Thinking of something, Sirius raised his volume, his voice was sharp, "Are you secretly studying?"
Neil glanced at the emotional Sirius, feeling very uncomfortable.He didn't know if Sirius could accept him learning the black arts. "Yes. Father agreed." Helpless, Neil subconsciously thought of Severus.
Sirius took a deep breath, his face livid.Holding the notes tightly, Sirius rushed out of Neal's room, came to the fireplace, sprinkled a handful of Floo powder, and stuck his head into the fireplace. "Severus, come here immediately!"
At this moment, Severus, who had been bored all night at the ball, had just returned to the potion office and was starting to brew the potion.Hearing Sirius' exasperated shout suddenly from the fireplace, Severus raised his eyebrows.Although a little tired, but thinking of Neil and Sirius being together, Severus immediately put down what he was doing and walked through the fireplace.
"Where's Neil?" As soon as he arrived at No. 12, Grimmauld Place, Severus felt the unusual atmosphere in the house.As soon as he asked about Neil's whereabouts, Severus saw Neil walking down the stairs.
Seeing that Neil was normal, with no missing arms or legs, Severus heaved a sigh of relief, but immediately picked it up—at this moment Neil finally walked downstairs, and Severus' sharp-eyed He noticed that there were faint traces of tears on Neil's face.
"What happened?" Severus frowned, and walked quickly to Neil's side.After carefully examining Neil and confirming that Neil is completely normal, Severus looked at Sirius who was in an abnormal mood.
However, it was Neil who spoke. "Tonight, I searched for Yeda, who had been missing for a few days, and found that he died in a closet in the basement..." Neil's eyes were glazed, his voice was hard, without any emotion, and he spoke concisely. The language used to describe exactly what happened just now.
Severus just felt chills all over, and was afraid for a while.There is such a dangerous black magic item in Blake's house!Luckily nothing happened to Neil!Otherwise, he would never forgive himself!
Handing the Floo powder to Neil, Severus ordered forcefully: "Go back to my office. Leave the rest to me and Sirius." Severus' expression was unquestionable.
Neil hesitated for a few seconds—he didn't want to leave—but, seeing Severus' tough expression, he knew that his father would never agree to his staying—once again, Neil hated himself for being weak ...
Taking the Floo powder in silence, Neil left No. 12, Grimmauld Place without looking at Sirius and Severus.
Once again set foot on the land of the potion office, in this secret room with only himself, Neil fell to his knees in pain.At this moment, Neil could no longer hide his fragility——
Yeda actually died—tears were falling down, Neil’s expression was full of pain and helplessness—why did it happen—why every time when I felt that I had finally grasped the tail of happiness, I always There will be one thing that severely breaks my fantasy—is it true that I am not worthy of happiness...
Thinking of the description in Regulus's notes in the excitement just now—"The locket is actually the Horcrux of the Dark Lord!" ’, Neil frowned, Horcrux, what exactly is it?It's a pity, now that the notebook is in Sirius' hands, there may be a detailed introduction on it...
At this moment, Neil made up his mind - he must find out what killed Jedda!
☆、Death ([-])
12 Grimmauld Place.
Sirius held the notebook tightly with both hands, his eyes were protruding, and his expression was a bit ferocious.Looking at Severus, Sirius gritted his teeth: "Neil is still so young, how could you let him learn black arts?"
Severus sneered. "Slytherin, don't you understand? Are you still expecting Neil to be an exception? A lion in a snake's skin? Sorry, I may have to disappoint you-Neil can never be what you think As imagined."
"I'm not!" To Severus' surprise, Sirius was furious, "Of course I know what Neil looks like! I'm not a fool, and I've been in contact for a long time enough for me to know clearly—I know, Neil is a Slytherin through and through!" At this point, Sirius' tone became high, "At first, I was indeed a little disappointed-but Neil is my son! Regardless of his character, his disposition What is it, this fact will never change! I will not change my son's attitude 180 degrees just because his son's growth does not meet their imagination like my parents! I am a Gryffindor ——I will bravely accept any truth!"
After hearing what Sirius said, Severus' expression was still harsh, but his eyes softened.On the other end, Sirius' words continued.
"I am not absolutely opposed to Neil's contact with black magic. I know that it is impossible and unrealistic! In real war, who can take care of what is white magic and what is black magic? Even Aurors can use it. The Cruciatus Curse uses violence to control violence! But, Neil is still so young! Look at this notebook, how many contents are far beyond the scope of what Neil can touch at this age! How can you agree that he can do it without the supervision of his parents? Learn this by yourself! What if something goes wrong!" Sirius forced the notebook into Severus' hands.
Severus glanced at Sirius in surprise, lowered his head, and opened his notebook.Flipping through the notebook quickly, Severus raised his head with a gloomy expression. "Where did this note come from?"
Sirius replied angrily: "Neil found this notebook in his study during the summer vacation. He said that you agreed with him to learn black magic."
Severus shook his head, "I just agree with him to participate in Draco's discussion on the black arts. I have never seen this notebook." It is a note that is far beyond the scope of his ability. "This notebook belongs to Regulus?" Turning to the front page, Severus noticed the signature on the title page.
"That's what Neil said." Sirius nodded with a sad expression. "I always thought that Regulus died when he completed the task assigned by Voldemort or was killed in a gathering of Death Eaters. I never thought that Regulus would die so heroically... He used to, You are so timid, how could you have the guts to challenge Voldemort?" Sirius covered his face in pain as he spoke. "Is it true that I never, never knew him?"
At some point, the curtain in the foyer was pulled away—in the portrait, an old woman was disheveled and tearful.
"You've never known Slytherin." Seeing Sirius' sad look, Severus looked indifferent, but his eyes flickered slightly. "If you're going to continue your cowardly mourning here, please go on—but please forgive me—"
"What do you mean?" Sirius raised his head angrily upon hearing this.
Severus smirked: "Obviously, there are more important things to do in this house where the danger has not been eliminated."
Only then did Sirius get out of the sad news of Regulus' death.Thinking of Jeda's body in the basement, Sirius' expression became worried. "Jeda is dead, and now Neil is alone, I don't know how sad it is..."
Severus rolled his eyes, as expected of Gryffindor, he could never get the point.Even though he thought so, Severus replied in a vicious voice: "Neil is very strong. If you are really worried, we will deal with the black magic items as soon as possible, so that we can go back to accompany him." Saying this, Severus glanced at Looking around, "Where is Yeda's body?"
"In the basement. Follow me." Feeling that what Severus said made sense, Sirius tried to concentrate and led Severus towards the basement.
Going down to the basement, Severus could feel the fluctuations from the black magic items from afar.Frowning, Severus had a bad feeling - this level of black magic aura is definitely not something that an ordinary black magic item can possess.
When he could see the open closet, Severus grabbed Sirius from a distance and stopped his progress.Standing at his position, the contents of the closet can be seen at a glance, and one can see the dead Jedah lying in the closet and the golden locket with a faint red light shining from time to time on Jedah's neck.Presumably, that golden pendant is the murderer who killed Jeda...
Severus raised his hand, and several detection charms hit the locket.Severus turned pale - Neil had lived with such a dangerous dark magic item for so long!
"What's the matter?" Seeing that Severus' expression had changed, Sirius hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
Severus shook his head. "This is not an ordinary black magic item. I just tested it briefly, and its black magic concentration has reached the highest value—"
"The highest value—" Sirius exclaimed in disbelief, and took a breath, "Severus, what is the concentration of the most evil black magic item you have ever seen?"
Severus gripped his wand tightly with both hands, eyes piercing.Quickly casting a few magic isolation spells around the closet, Severus said in a low voice, "Go up and talk."
Back in the living room, Severus calmed down and returned to Sirius' question. "The black magic concentration of black magic items is divided into 9 ranges from the highest to the lowest. Usually, the concentration of ordinary black magic items is 4-9. The top 3 items belong to the very evil category. The second concentration of items I I've seen it once, but it's the first time I've seen an item with the first concentration." Speaking of this, Severus' palms were covered with sweat. "As expected of the Dark Lord's item, it's a good thing you didn't touch it."
"Then what do we do now?" Sirius asked anxiously.The appearance of such a dangerous thing in his home simply made him sleepless.
"Wait, I'll look through Regulus' notes first, there may be some clues." Saying this, Severus began to look through Regulus' notes.
Turning to the penultimate page, Severus' eyes froze. "I think - I know what that locket is..." Severus' voice was full of disbelief and trance, "No wonder, in the later stage, the Dark Lord is so cruel and violent..."
"What is it?" Sirius listened to Severus' words and wanted to get the note in Severus' hand.After tugging twice, Sirius simply changed his seat and sat on Severus' side.Probing his head, Sirius squinted his eyes, trying to read the contents of the note.
Is the golden locket a Horcrux?What is a Horcrux?With doubts, Sirius continued to read.Seeing the end of the page, Sirius gasped. "Voldemort is so crazy, cutting his own soul into pieces? Just for the so-called immortality?"
Severus looked stern and nodded.
"Then that box contains a piece of Voldemort's soul?" Sirius' voice was sharp and he couldn't believe it. "And, as long as the Dark Lord still has Horcruxes, he can be reborn anytime?"
"If there was no problem with Regulus's sanity back then, it would indeed be the case, that's right." Severus' voice was low, and at this moment, he knew why, Dumbledore had always emphasized that the Dark Lord was just missing Yes, one day, he will appear again.
"Then what should we do now?" Sirius didn't understand Horcruxes at all, so he could only look at Severus.
Severus shook his head sadly. "Regulus didn't write down the solution to the Horcrux in his notes. I haven't come into contact with Horcruxes before, so I can't think of a solution for the time being."
"How about we tell Dumbledore?" Unable to think of a way, Sirius was the first to think of the omnipotent Dumbledore.
Severus shook his head: "I'll think about it first."
Sirius' expression suddenly became fierce.Approaching Severus, Sirius picked up his collar abruptly: "Could it be that you are still on Voldemort's side?" Sirius looked suspiciously at Severus' face.
Severus was almost insane.Severus knocked Sirius' hand away with a wave of his hand. Severus had a cold expression and hated Sirius fiercely.Severus' low pressure filled the room.
Seeing Severus like this, Sirius shrunk his neck subconsciously, but lost the doubt in his heart instead. "Sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you." Sirius relaxed and leaned back on the sofa. "It's just that you know..." Sirius didn't continue, he believed that Severus understood too.In fact, he wouldn't have believed that Severus was really on their side if it wasn't for the fact that Severus was Neil's father and he had been forced into contact with Severus for a long time during this time.In the beginning, his purpose of contacting Severus was to ensure Neal's integrity, but as time passed, Sirius no longer doubted Severus' position.If Severus was really a Death Eater, he could have hurt himself right now, protecting his master's Horcrux, instead of sitting here and figuring things out with him.
Sirius' reaction caused a flash of embarrassment in Severus' eyes, but unexpectedly, he didn't say anything else.He was very clear about the priorities. At this time, how to dispose of the Horcruxes was the most important thing. He didn't have the energy to argue with Sirius.Looking at the notes in his hand, Severus quickly thought about the solution to the problem——
☆, discuss
Severus and Sirius worked together in a division of labor, and spent a day and a night in the study of Black's house, but made no progress.They found a book about Horcruxes, but they didn't find a solution to the problem.After discussion, they agreed that it was from this book that Regulus determined that the items he helped Voldemort collect back then were Horcruxes.
"Then what should we do now?" Sirius threw the book aside, his eyes were bloodshot. "I believe that Dumbledore must be the person who knows Voldemort best if you want to find him at this time. Why are you unwilling to tell Dumbledore about the Horcrux?" Sirius still found it hard to understand.
Severus didn't speak.His mind is running fast now, analyzing the pros and cons.He was going to go to the library to check the information again. If he still couldn't find any more clues about the Horcrux, then he had two options—one was to tell Malfoy about it, and the other was to tell Deng about it. Not much.He and the Malfoy family are now in a cooperative relationship. If Lucius knows that the Dark Lord made Horcruxes, then Lucius will definitely want to get rid of his status as a Death Eater more radically—but, the problem now is, Will Lucius' joining in make the incident progress?
Now, as far as they are concerned, they are faced with two major problems - first, how should the Horcrux be destroyed?Second, how many Horcruxes does the Dark Lord have?Did he only make this one Horcrux, or did he make more Horcruxes?Although this might make Severus shudder just thinking about it, but seeing how crazy the Dark Lord was in his later stages, it's entirely possible that he made more than one Horcrux.
Of course, he can also choose to tell Dumbledore about this matter. From Dumbledore's few words, he can judge that Dumbledore, who claims to know the Dark Lord better, must have more knowledge about this matter. clue.However, he and Lucius have always wanted to establish a third-party interest group in the wizarding world so that Slytherin can stand up again. He can imagine that if the Dark Lord has a Horcrux, which can have a decisive impact on the situation Tell Dumbledore, then the Order of the Phoenix must have taken a big step towards victory in the war, and even, if it is handled well, the second war can be avoided.Only in this way, his and Lucius' plans are bound to be affected or delayed.
In the end, Severus made up his mind to tell Dumbledore about the Horcrux - in his opinion, peace is the most important thing, as long as the war can be avoided, even if it slows down his and Lucius' plans No matter what - besides, in a peaceful environment, their plans may be easier to develop.Moreover, if he can take the lead and prevent the Dark Lord from being reborn, then all problems will be solved naturally.
Most importantly, he hopes that Neil, his son, can grow up healthy and happy in a peaceful and happy environment——
Putting down the book in his hands, Severus frowned. "Sirius, you go back to the office with me first, you give me two days, if within two days, I can't find any more clues about the Horcrux in school, we will go and tell Albus about it. In order to make Sirius agree with his point of view, Severus' tone was unprecedentedly mild.
Sirius gave Severus a deep look. "May I know why?"
Severus smiled wryly, shaking his head.At this stage, his plan with Lucius has not made much progress. Moreover, he and Lucius have an agreement, and he cannot casually tell other people about this matter.
To Severus' surprise, Sirius nodded. "Only two days." Looking at Severus, Sirius looked serious. "If you have nothing to do after two days, then you must go to Dumbledore. This is my home after all, and I can't tolerate this kind of thing in my home for too long."
Severus was silent, nodding gravely.
"So, what about Jedah?" Looking at Severus, Sirius looked puzzled, "After all, he is Neil's beloved pet, so we just let him be like that and leave him alone?"
Severus sighed softly. "Right now, we can only apply a preservative magic to it at most. If the Horcrux is in a dormant state, we can still take measures. However, the Horcrux has absorbed Jeda's vitality and is in a half-open state. If we rashly touch it It may encounter unexpected dangers."
"Okay, that's it." Although helpless, Sirius still acquiesced to Severus' arrangement. "At least, after dealing with the Horcrux matter, we can still hand over Jedda's body to Neil intact." Speaking of this, Sirius became frowning.Neil's beloved pet died inexplicably, and he didn't know how sad he was...
Also, Regulus...
Sirius let out a small sigh.The experience of this day was too thrilling, almost subverting his three views over the years——
He never thought that in his opinion, Regulus, who was so timid and courageless, would actually have the courage to do such a thing.He doesn't understand, why?Didn't his parents follow Voldemort even if they fired him?Wasn't his brother a fanatical supporter of the Dark Lord?Why in the end, Regulus was willing to give up his life and resist Voldemort?
"No one is voluntary." Severus' voice rang in his ears, and Sirius realized that he had asked the question in his mind unconsciously.
"The Dark Lord is completely irrational in the later stages." In the silent study room, Severus's voice echoed in a low voice, "He will even use the Cruciatus Curse to punish Death Eaters who make him feel dissatisfied. It's just , too many people are hindered by the Dark Mark, unable to get rid of the Death Eaters—" At this point, Severus paused, "including your parents." What he didn't tell Sirius was that if there was no Sirius Rhys followed the Order of the Phoenix so resolutely, Regulus didn't have to join the Death Eaters early.The past is over, and he doesn't want to let the matter of Regulus, who has been dead for many years, affect Sirius' emotions - Neil must be very sad now, and he still needs Sirius' comfort. At this time, Sirius cannot fall Next - Severus told himself.
Sirius stared at Severus in a daze, his expression full of sadness and doubt. "They really didn't do it voluntarily? Then why didn't they want to tell me? I can work with them to find a way—" At the end, Sirius wailed.
Severus sneered, looking at Sirius. "What can you do? Besides, they're only at the later stage, and there's no way out." Seeing Sirius's decadent look, Severus added reluctantly.
Sirius looked up suspiciously at Severus.After a tiring day and agitated emotions, Sirius' head has now turned into a paste.Now he was like a little boy holding driftwood, he believed whatever Severus said, and there was no room for thinking in his head. "Did Voldemort change a lot?" Sirius suddenly thought of a question.Apart from this reason, he really couldn't imagine the need to follow the cruel and violent Voldemort as far as he knew.
This time, Severus didn't answer for a long time.It wasn't until Sirius grew impatient with waiting that Severus finally said, "At least, the Dark Lord I knew when I entered Slytherin and the Dark Lord I actually came into contact with later are completely different. people."
Looking at Severus, Sirius was stunned. "So, you later regretted it and switched to the Order of the Phoenix, right?"
Without refuting Sirius' guess, Severus nodded silently.Although it wasn't all due to this reason, he didn't think it was necessary for him to tell Sirius about other reasons.
"Go back first." Seeing that Sirius' mood had eased, Severus cut off the conversation between the two. "Neil must have been in a hurry after waiting in the office alone all day."
"Okay, let's go!" Hearing what Severus said, Sirius jumped up annoyed and became extremely anxious.Pushing Severus with both hands, Sirius walked out of the study.
Severus twitched his eyes helplessly, but seeing Sirius' furious look, Severus was kind enough not to hit him again.
The two went down to the first floor.
"Rael is he really dead?" Walburga's mournful cry came from the hall.Sirius stopped in his tracks.Looking at Walburga sadly, Sirius voiced grief and indignation. "Yeah, now your wish is fulfilled? You treated Voldemort loyally, but he killed your son! Poor Rael, he is so cowardly! How could he join if it wasn't for your persecution?" Death Eaters!" Agitated, Sirius recklessly put all the blame on Walburga.Sirius couldn't forgive even knowing that they might be forced to do so, Rael was still so young at that time?How could they have the heart to let him be a Death Eater?Sirius, who said so, completely forgot that in the second half of his student days, with the rigidity of his relationship with his family and his hatred of Regulus, his relationship with Regulus gradually changed. be indifferent.
After saying this, Sirius didn't wait for the reply from Wobulga in the portrait, and directly read from the
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