Hogwarts Slytherin

Chapter 161 Andromeda’s Request

Hogsmeade.

Mrs. Patty's Teahouse.

"puff"

Regulus spit out all the tea, "You don't want to marry Selwyn, you want to marry a hemp wizard?"

He was stunned by cousin Andromeda's words, so shocked that he even forgot to wipe the corners of his mouth.

Andromeda's face didn't look good, but her tone was very firm: "Rell, his name is Ted. If you don't want to, please at least call him Tonks."

Hemp wizard - Love makes people brave.

Andromeda already found it intolerable to speak of Black, a mudblood, in private.

She even didn't want to hear about Mazhong Dou.

That was Ted, the best Ted in the world. It had nothing to do with blood, status, or wealth. It was just because he made himself feel the power of love.

That kind of power made her feel like she could fight the whole world.

In fact, Andromeda is indeed fighting against the whole world.

Against the world she lives in.

Neither the education she received since childhood nor the living environment she lived in allowed her to fall in love with a Muggle-born wizard.

"But......"

"That's enough! I told you a long time ago that he won't help us!" Sirius was already unhappy because he had tea sprayed on his face. Seeing Regulus's expression of disapproval again, he slapped him rudely. Cut off what he was about to say.

It’s not what he wants to hear anyway!

"You are not allowed to tell them - you know who I am talking about, snitch! Did you hear that?" Sirius said impatiently, wiping the water stains on his body in disgust.

"Come on, Sirius—"

"I won't tell anyone," Regulus said softly.

"Hmph, that's the best way."

Andromeda glanced at him gratefully.

Regulus was still in a mess. He couldn't figure out why Andromeda, who was about to marry the heir of the Selwyn family this year, would now claim that she was in love with a Muggle.

Under Andromeda's restraint, Sirius finally calmed down.

Regulus watched the interaction between Sirius and Andromeda with envy, feeling as if he was isolated from their world by an invisible barrier.

He politely took the apple pie handed from his cousin Andromeda and thanked him softly.

Andromeda looked at him and let out a very soft sigh.

The atmosphere gradually eased down.

Andromeda also told the story of her love affair with Ted Tonks.

"After I confessed to my parents, they started to intercept all my letters." Andromeda said with a frown, "They knew about this... They were very angry, and I was worried that it would be a crime for Ted. It brought danger, so we broke up."

"Of course, fortunately, only Signus and Druella know about it. If that lunatic in our family knew-"

"You are not allowed to say that about mother!" Regulus interrupted angrily.

Andromeda looked at him in surprise, then at Sirius, and finally comforted the two brothers.

"I thought the matter was over here, but I didn't expect that Ted - oh, he would go to Sirius."

Sirius snorted.

That kid is smart enough to know that he is different!

......

This matter was kept secret, and Andromeda was banned for a long, long time.

Sirius knew this because of a letter.

Not long after school started.

Sirius received a letter from a man named Ted Tex.

If he hadn't seen his cousin's name on the cover, maybe Sirius wouldn't have opened it.

He was dining in the auditorium and just casually put the letter into his pocket.

It wasn't until the evening that I remembered that there was a letter I hadn't read until Lupine reminded me.

Sirius sat comfortably on the sofa, with a nonchalant expression on his face, and casually opened the letter.

5 minute later.

"They must be crazy," Sirius muttered.

"What's crazy? Sirius?" James looked at him curiously after hearing this.

Sirius threw the letter to James in disgust.

Unexpectedly, after reading it, the latter whistled excitedly: "Wow, Hufflepuff's senior? So cool."

Soon, everyone in the dormitory had seen it.

They were all moved by the love between Ted and Andromeda, and said that Sirius should lend a helping hand.

So, the messenger Sirius came online.

He began to correspond frequently with cousin Andromeda, which surprised everyone.

Signus and Druella knew about this rebellious nephew. After they intercepted their letters several times, they didn't find anything unusual.

The changes in Andromeda are visible to the naked eye. At least she is no longer "crazy" and even said that she would be obedient and marry the heir of the Selwyn family.

Signus and Druella finally felt relieved, and wrote to Walburga to praise Sirius.

Walburga, who received the letter of praise, didn't know why, because Signus didn't dare to tell his sister about it.

Under such misunderstandings, Andromeda and Ted were able to have a secret affair.

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Gryffindor lounge.

"Here we go again! Damn Ted, he must be crazy!" Sirius looked at the parchment on the table in disgust.

"Padfoot, this is a personal letter from Ted to your cousin." Lupine reminded vaguely.

"I know, but I have to make sure they don't leave any loopholes, don't I?" Sirius rolled his eyes, "Besides, this time it's too much, three whole pieces of parchment! This will definitely betray the gang!"

He paused, "Even if Regulus and I were together, it would be impossible to write such a long letter to Andromeda."

Last time at Madam Patty's Teahouse, Andromeda finally made her request to Regulus.

She needed Regulus to join in the cover-up.

There is no need for him to do anything, just pretend to send himself letters frequently.

Regulus didn't know if he was doing the right thing, he just wanted everyone in his family to be happy.

"Maybe we should make some cuts to it - for example, keep the opening sentence: Dear Andromeda, and the end: Love you forever, Ted. That's it. What do you think?" James began to make suggestions again.

"Does that make any sense?"

"Isn't it enough to let Andromeda know that Ted will always love her?" James' eyes widened.

Lupine: "......"

Sirius:"......"

Peter: "..."

Well said, don't say it again next time.

Ted and Andromeda have been communicating privately and secretly, and Andromeda can finally start walking around without being locked in a room.

However, they still looked at her closely.

The daughter of the Black family doesn't need to work. She still spends most of her time alone in the memory room. Occasionally, Narcissa will talk to her.

As for Bellatrix - she is busy working hard for that lord's great cause.

谷檅

After being reminded by Sirius, mainly due to their rich combat experience, their words were so cryptic that Signus felt something strange and intercepted several letters but found nothing.

In fact, Sirius did not open the letters between the two of them every time because of gossip.

"Believe me, I have no interest in any of this." He often said to his roommates in a broken voice.

Just in a serious and responsible manner, I occasionally made some appropriate modifications to the explicit parts of Ted's writing.

Read the love words above carefully...it is no less than a kind of torture for Sirius, he would rather be imprisoned!

******

Hogwarts.

Fourth grade Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

When the newly appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Caradoc Dearborn introduced himself, he was surprised to find that many students showed casual expressions.

Looks like - doesn't seem to want to remember him?

This is not his illusion.

With the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers changing every year, rumors have begun to spread among the students.

About the curse.

Many people began to seriously tell the freshmen that this position was likely to be cursed. With the help of Hufflepuff students, this statement was greatly promoted.

At first, many people sneered at this, but as more people talked about it, gradually, most people began to feel shaken in their hearts.

Maybe.....this position really is cursed?

Then, they began to believe this statement unconsciously.

The consequences of a curse vary from bad luck to bad luck.

Perhaps due to their rich experience in divination classes, everyone came up with countless versions of the tragic ending of this unlucky new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Thank you to Professor Cassandra's entire family.

Professor Dearborn on the stage ignored the same feeling in his heart and continued to speak.

"Ahem... Let me make it clear first of all, I like black magic."

"Wow"

"Oh!"

If he wanted to attract attention, there is no doubt that he succeeded.

Dearborn smiled calmly, "Yes, I think Defense Against the Dark Arts must first expose everyone to black magic, and then... well, we can talk about defense."

This idea actually made Reggie look at him differently. In this regard, he was much better than Professor Prewett.

Reggie's lips curved into a playful smile.

He knew the other identity of their newly appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor - a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Dumbledore may not know that this position has been cursed by Voldemort, or he may want to continue to take risks - in short, he continues to transfer members from the Order of the Phoenix to take over the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Unfortunately, Reggie knew that the professor might be the first person to die.

He began to drift away and failed to pay attention to the class.

Unless they are Death Eaters... Otherwise, no matter how nice Professor Dearborn talks, it is impossible to teach them the knowledge of dark magic.

Dumbledore would not allow the students of Hogwarts to fall into the abyss of dark magic under his control.

Not everyone has strong self-control.

Sometimes, we have to admit that there are more mediocre students.

That's why Dumbledore simply implemented a one-size-fits-all principle at Hogwarts - not giving students the chance to be tempted by the power of dark magic.

This year's DAM club has recruited new members. It is worth mentioning that Vivian also applied.

After much thought, Reggie agreed to the other party's request.

Shafiq has not yet joined Voldemort's side.

Every new joiner has signed a confidentiality agreement without exception, whether they believe it or not, at least after Reggie emphasized the seriousness of violating the treaty, no one has leaked the secret yet.

And Snape finally proved himself.

This descendant of the Prince family, whose talent was obscured by second-hand supplies when he first entered school, has finally begun to make a name for himself in the magical world.

Many people began to regret not establishing a good relationship with him.

To some extent, Snape was more popular than Reggie in Slytherin.

Such a young potion genius......

Who can guarantee that he will not be injured or unlucky one day, especially when the world is so unstable now.

Among them, Lucius is definitely one of those who regrets his childhood.

Already under Professor Slughorn's show off, even after graduating, Lucius learned about the junior student's successful development of a complex high-level magic potion - Wolfsbane Potion.

Malfoy's eyes were indeed vicious.

As early as before he graduated, he had paid private attention to Snape.

And Reggie, who was isolated at the time... Even though he was later expelled from the Lestrange family, Lucius never stopped thinking about making friends with each other.

It's just that Malfoy's friendship is even more precious!

He always thinks about waiting, always silently assessing the value of each person, and then decides whether to invest in the other party, when to invest, how much to invest, etc...

After thinking about it, there was no chance.

"Regulus has something on his mind." This was the conclusion that Reggie came to after the DAM club applied to the professors and sat on the edge of the black lake to conduct experiments and saw Regulus who was alone.

This worry is by no means as simple as being alone.

When she saw him, Regulus was sitting under a tree reading a book, his brows furrowed and he looked very anxious. Judging from the fact that he hadn't flipped through the book below for a long time, he was distracted.

Of course Regulus was troubled.

Reggie thought for a while and walked over: "What happened?"

Regulus's eyes were filled with confusion. Looking at Reggie in front of him, he suddenly felt the desire to spit it out.

But in the end, he shook his head and said nothing.

After giving him a thoughtful look, Reggie didn't linger and turned back to the circle of the club.

Looking at Reggie's back, Regulus smiled bitterly.

His expression was indescribably depressed.

Sometimes, I really envy Sirius.

It doesn't matter whether he is Black's heir or not, or whether he is more popular than him.

But I envy him that he can be himself regardless of everything and can make a group of like-minded friends.

Andromeda is getting married.

She told this story in her letter.

Maybe the little tricks he was getting into with Sirius lately should stop.

Everything is meaningless.

On the other side, the Gryffindor common room.

The dormitory was already in a mess, and Sirius had just lost his temper.

He had a sullen face, and there were torn pieces of parchment on the ground.

This is the first letter Andromeda has written to him alone since she became Ted and Andromeda's messenger.

"I'm getting married."

They are impatient. Maybe the situation has changed.

In short, Signus and Selwyn suddenly decided on their wedding date without Andromeda's consent. After they made the decision, they notified the parties that they would hold the wedding on Christmas.