Hogwarts Slytherin

Chapter 171 The Cause of Malfoy’s Disease

"Of course I understand." Sirius no longer jumped, but showed a heaviness that was inconsistent with his age, just like the well-educated and steady heir that the Blacks had been looking forward to.

"Of course I understand," Sirius repeated, "but Dumbledore has enough power to compete with the mysterious man, why can't he take advantage of this? If I can get the freedom I want, I don't mind... ....”

"That's not freedom, Sirius." Reggie said something meaningful. "How could Dumbledore let go of someone who could be used so easily? But he chose the wrong way. He thought Bellatrix didn't like it. Will Rodolphus follow his wishes and resist the wedding? But he underestimated Bellatrix. She has love. No matter who she loves, she does have love. What's more, he wants It's impossible to convince a pureblood with words like that."

"Love is indeed a very great magic." Reggie's voice was low, like a whisper.

"Even if Bellatrix and Rodolphus - well, don't glare at me, I'm just saying that if, even if they hate this wedding again." Reggie rolled his eyes.

In Sirius's heart, even if he sneered at Bellatrix, subconsciously he did not think that other purebloods had the right to despise her.

Regis's voice continued, "The environment they grew up in and the education they received made it impossible for them to agree with Dumbledore's views. Bellatrix can accept marrying someone she doesn't love. A pure blood enters into a marriage with neither expectation nor enthusiasm, but it is impossible for them to accept that they have become a traitor to their family, and they are even less likely to accept marrying a Muggle out of love - such as Andromeda."

"This is Bellatrix's pride. Dumbledore made the wrong decision."

But Sirius didn't seem to hear clearly what he said next. Instead, he seemed to want to understand something and said: "If that's the case, it really won't work - even if that crazy woman Bella is willing to resist..."

He seemed to be depressed suddenly, and fell down on the sofa: "Then, if I have such a day... You know, it's not just marriage, but everything. Just thinking about it... If I find it unbearable, maybe I’ll leave too.”

The atmosphere became gloomy, and even Snape just pursed his lips and cast a look that could even be called pity on the boy on the sofa for the first time.

"To be honest, I actually think that day is not too far away."

James opened his mouth, and for the rare moment he didn't know what to say.

He just stopped his brother's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Padfoot, you are welcome to Godric's Hollow. My parents like you very much. I dare say they will treat you like their second son."

Sirius swept away his confusion and grinned: "Remember what you said, Fork!"

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After escaping from Black Manor.

Andromeda forgot how long it had been since she breathed so smoothly. If she hadn't been afraid of appearing too rude, she almost wanted to scream and vent her depression and hesitation over the past few months, perhaps over the past few years.

She finally embarked on a path that she had never thought of in the past ten years. She hesitated and feared before choosing it. But when she gave up everything and rushed forward without hesitation, she saw clearly how bright this path was. What a bloom.

"Where is Ted?" When Andromeda found that they had appeared in an inconspicuous corner under the tree, their figures were completely covered by a twisted shadow.

"Where is this?" Andromeda looked around, and she could tell when she asked, "Is this Godric's Hollow?"

Is this Derek's Valley?

The place that Blake privately referred to as the Land of Sin?

"There may be people elsewhere, I can only think that it is safe here. Don't worry, you will see Ted Tonks soon."

Reggie did not let Kreacher directly apparate to his residence, for the sake of confidentiality and safety - after all, he knew very well about the coming magical world, and even Godric's Hollow was not necessarily that safe.

After casting the Oblivion Charm on Kreacher, Sirius chose to follow him away.

He had to cheer up because he knew that when they went back they would see an empty bedroom...

What awaits him will be a violent storm, and the center of the storm is No. 12 Grimmauld Place, Blake's old house.

Reggie took Andromeda onto a path. They walked carefully close to the shadow of the house so as not to be noticed by others.

In fact, they didn't need to do this. At this time, the doors of every house were closed, and only the decorative balls on the Christmas tree showed a little twinkling light.

They walked out of the village, followed the path over the fence, crossed the wild fields, and finally stopped by a creek.

Someone has been waiting there.

When Andromeda loosened her grip on the suitcase, Tixue jumped two steps to the side. She was almost hit by the heavy suitcase on her foot.

"Tell me I'm not dreaming." Ted was startled by the footsteps. He rubbed his eyes twice and twisted his arm to make sure it was not an illusion.

He took two steps forward and opened his arms to Andromeda.

Andromeda jumped into her lover's arms like a butterfly.

Reggie looked away awkwardly. Based on his past experience, he knew that the next second they would start kissing without anyone noticing.

Fortunately, they were not carried away by happiness and knew that there was a third person present. Andromeda had separated from Ted a little. She came over and hugged Reggie tightly, and said with sincere gratitude: "I don't know what to say. Well, I will always remember everything you, Sirius, and Rael did for me."

Ted picked up the box that was thrown aside and smiled at Reggie: "Ten thousand thanks are not enough. If you need help with anything in the future, just ask."

Reggie nodded and prepared to say goodbye to them.

"When you see Sirius at the beginning of school, remember to convey my gratitude to him. Oh, I will write to him so that he remembers to call me brother-in-law instead of Drunkard Ted." Ted said, Andromeda He punched his chest lightly.

"And I promised him that I would never do it again."

"Okay." Reggie smiled and said softly, "I wish you happiness."

"We ruined your Christmas, I'm really sorry. We will make up for it if we have the chance." Andromeda said apologetically.

"And Bella's Cruciatus Curse, I'm really sorry."

"Don't take it to heart." Reggie shrugged, "To be honest, this is not the first time I have received such a gift at Christmas."

When he was ten years old, at Christmas at Blake's old house in Grimmauld Place, he had already mentioned Crucio's Christmas special.

They said their final goodbyes, and Reggie waved at them.

After watching them clinging to each other and apparating away, I relaxed completely and suppressed a stagger.

The after-effects are really terrible, and I don’t know if it’s due to antibodies or something else. Under normal circumstances, not to mention experiencing Apparition again, being able to remain unconscious after receiving the Cruciatus Curse is already a sign of strong willpower.

The potion prepared in advance does have a certain effect, which once again proves the importance of having a potion master as a brother.

"Merry Christmas." Reggie was extremely satisfied with himself. He looked at his watch and hummed a song he hadn't hummed in a long time, preparing to go home and spend the second half of Christmas.

"Nubis..."

.......

12 Grimmauld Place.

After an earth-shattering storm, Sirius lay indifferently in his bedroom with scars all over his body.

"Boom......"

There was a slight knock at the door.

Someone is knocking on the door.

It was so late. Kreacher had been too happy to tidy up his room a long time ago. If it were Walburga, his door would only be violently opened by the curse. Orion... not at all Will talk to him.

Then only——

Sirius cautiously opened the door a small crack, and Regulus's face appeared behind the door.

"What's the matter with you?" he asked a little lively, "If you are having nightmares and are so scared that you can't sleep, I swear I won't sing a lullaby.

Let me put you to sleep, good baby Rael. "

"Don't you think that's a nightmare scene?" Regulus put his hand in the crack, opened the door wider, and squeezed sideways into Sirius' room.

"I didn't invite you in." Sirius leaned against the door indifferently and said with his arms crossed.

"You didn't tell me that Regis was involved in your plan to save Andromeda." Regulus said straight to the point without mincing words, "This is our family's business, you shouldn't involve others!"

There was some obvious blame in his tone. It was the first time he spoke to the brother he had always admired in this tone. Even though he was very disappointed with Sirius later, Regulus still regarded him as the best brother in his heart.

"So what?" Sirius didn't care, walked to the sofa and sat down and said, "I have no obligation to report my plan to you in detail, and now that Andromeda is gone, it is very likely that she has left with Ted. Together, this plan seems to have a happy ending, doesn’t it?”

Regulus was annoyed by Sirius's indifferent attitude, and he said angrily: "How much luck do you need to achieve perfection? You are always like this, you only do things with a brute force, just like - just Like a brainless Gryffindor!"

"I'm sorry." Sirius narrowed his eyes unkindly, "Are you trying to teach me a lesson?"

"Yes." Regulus looked at him without fear, "You did something wrong. You put Reggie in a dangerous situation, you made him suffer for no reason. Today is Christmas, we What a terrible Christmas gift for him.”

Sirius subconsciously wanted to refute, but he had to admit that what Regulus said made sense, and he was indeed careless.

"But who would have thought that Bellatrix would do such a thing?" He excused himself in his mind - subconsciously refusing to admit that he knew that Bellatrix was completely capable of such a thing.

He still refused to suffer and said resolutely: "Don't you think you are too sensitive about things related to Reggie? What does this have to do with you? I remember that they will not allow you to go with a pure-blood traitor. Too close."

Regulus' aura weakened, he lowered his eyes and said softly: "I don't know, I regard him as a friend."

.......

"Have a drink," said Sirius.

Sirius lay on the floor and pulled out a box from under the bed, and took out two bottles of butterbeer.

Regulus was surprised by the development of the situation. Since he was ten years old, he had never thought that one day he would be able to sit side by side and drink with Sirius.He took the bottle in a daze and clinked glasses with Sirius.

Seeing that he did not move while holding the bottle, Xiao Tianrouya raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you need to say anything else?"

"Merry Christmas, Sirius. I wish Andromeda true happiness." Regulus said.

Sirius chuckled.

After a while, he echoed softly in an almost inaudible voice: "I wish Andromeda happiness... and we are also happy."

******

While the turmoil caused by Bellatrix's wedding caused an uproar in the wizarding world, another cryptic news was also quietly spread in the wizarding world at the same time - that was about Abraxas Malfoy, who was rumored to be seriously ill and dying. .

Because of Abraxas's well-known reputation as a romantic, many famous ladies visited him after he became seriously ill.

But to everyone's surprise, after these ladies visited him, their behavior was more frightened than sad, and they almost unanimously made an appointment with St. Mungo's doctor for a physical examination within a short period of time. examine.

In this way, it became confusing as to what disease Abraxas had.

Prior to this, the Malfoy family had been claiming that Abraxas was accidentally cursed by a dark magic object passed down from the family.

Regarding the reactions of these ladies, people's speculations began to spread from some common evil curses to many black witchcrafts that only appeared in legends, such as the plague curse that was popular in the Middle Ages.

As we all know, compared to Hogwarts, which is famous for its rich collection of books, the real treasures about witchcraft are actually hidden in the homes of many pure-blood families that have been passed down for a long time.

That is the family wealth that makes them more proud than money.

These objects recording legendary spells are not necessarily books.

You know, during those days when wizards were hunted and persecuted, it was obviously unsafe to record spells in books and hand them over to future generations, so many very powerful spells and even black witchcraft itself were only recorded in books. On some small things that look weird or inconspicuous.

From an opal necklace to a folding fan for women and even a treated leaf.

In addition to powerful spells recorded on some of these items, there are also some curses that are difficult to remove. This is to prevent these items from falling into the hands of the church and other forces.

But as time goes by, the methods of undoing the curses that should have been handed down with these objects have gradually disappeared. This has led to many even famous wizards accidentally making mistakes when studying these curses passed down from ancient times. Being cursed, some even lost their lives because of it.

Maybe Abraxas is another unlucky guy?