Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"Kreacher still remembers the situation at that time, Kreacher needed water, he crawled to the edge of the island, to drink the water in the black lake...many hands, dead hands, stretched out from the water and dragged Kreacher down... "

"How did you escape?" Sirius asked in a low voice, rarely speaking to him aloud.

Kreacher lifted his ugly head, looked at Sirius with big bloodshot eyes, and replied, "Master Regulus said he wanted Kreacher to go home."

"But?!" Everyone didn't know how Kreacher came back, and it was impossible for Voldemort to let him leave alive.

"Master Regulus said he wanted Kreacher to go home." Kreacher repeated.

"I know, I mean how do you get rid of those..."

"Obviously, he Apparated, and the magic of house elves is different from that of wizards. Voldemort probably overlooked this." It seems that he is dismissive of the behavior of house-elves, and has no desire to learn about them."

"Master Regulus said he wanted Kreacher to come home," the house-elf repeated, in a singing voice, "the highest law of a house-elf is the command of its master, and Kreacher is a well-behaved house-elf. Elf, the master told Kreacher to go home, and Kreacher went home..."

"Then what happened after you came back?" Sirius continued to ask, "When you told Regulus what happened, what did he say?"

"Master Regulus is very worried, very worried," Kreacher hissed. "Regulus told Kreacher to hide and not leave the house. Then, after a while, one night, Regulus The young master came to the cupboard and found Kreacher. Master Regulus looked strange, unlike usual, and Kreacher could see that he was in a state of confusion. The young master asked Kreacher to take him to the cave. The cave where the Dark Lord went..."

Ivan could imagine that under the order of Regulus, they set off like this. A terrified old elf brought a boy very similar to Sirius to the place where Voldemort hid the Horcrux .

Kreacher had been there, he knew how to get in.

"Regulus?!" Sirius asked coldly with a hint of disgust in his voice, "He made you drink those potions again?"

Kreacher shook his head, crying bitterly.

Everyone looked at him in surprise, if Kreacher hadn't drunk those potions, they would have guessed what happened next.

"Master Ray, Master Regulus took out a locket from his pocket, the same as the Dark Lord's." Kreacher looked at the locket in his hand, tears streaming down the sides of his long nose, "he Tell Kreacher to hold it, and when the stone basin is dry, replace the locket..."

Kreacher's sobs became rough and harsh, and Ivan had to concentrate fully to understand what he was about to say next.

Chapter 197 The Black Family's Persistence

"Master Regulus ordered Kreacher to leave and leave him alone. No matter what happened to him, Kreacher couldn't interfere."

Kreacher's voice was sharp and distorted, he sobbed, and said intermittently in a mournful tone, "He, he told Kreacher to go home, and he was not allowed to tell the mistress what he did, but this locket must be destroyed. Then, he just……"

Everyone looked at Kreacher, waiting for him to continue, even Ivan was no exception.

Although he already knew that Regulus drank the potion at the end and died in that cave, but now listening to the house elf recount the scene at that time is a completely different feeling.

Ai Wen seemed to be able to see that in the dark cave surrounded by corpses, the young man who looked like Sirius looked at the potion in the stone altar hesitantly, struggling constantly in his heart.

He knew what he was going to do next, and he also clearly knew the consequences of doing it. If Voldemort found out, the Black family would be doomed, but he had to do it, even if he died not hesitate.

Regulus was one of the first to support Voldemort because of the pure-blood theory.Black's ancient, noble wizarding surname gave him the honor of becoming a Death Eater at the age of 16, and like other evil Death Eaters, he took it upon himself to serve the Dark Lord with honor.

However, this boy was different from all Death Eaters.

When Voldemort gradually revealed his true colors, when he discovered that Voldemort was not promoting pure wizard blood, but was using brutal methods to rule other people, when Voldemort tried to kill the innocent Kreacher.

Regulus finally recognized the difference between the real and cruel world and his imagination.

The boy's enthusiasm finally cooled down, and his beautiful dream was instantly shattered.

From that moment on, although his identity was still a Death Eater, his innate sense of justice had made him drift away from Voldemort.

Even in the end, he would rather use his life to resist and expose Voldemort's despicable lies.

There is no doubt that Regulus is smart. If Ivan remembers correctly, he was the first to discover that Voldemort was making Horcruxes, earlier than Dumbledore, and apart from Kreacher's vague narration, he I didn't get any help, and I relied entirely on my own efforts to investigate this matter clearly.

At the same time, he is also brave.

When he knew the true face of Voldemort and when he made up his mind to fight against Voldemort, it was the age when the Dark Lord was the most powerful and the entire magic world was the darkest.

Facing such a powerful and evil Voldemort, Regulus didn't even have a decent helper beside an old house-elf.In this case, he still chose to use his life to destroy the myth of the Dark Lord's immortality.

Needless to say, he is also kind.

From Kreacher's words, it can be seen that Regulus is very friendly to house elves, which is different from all wizards.

Until the last moment, he had no intention of sacrificing Kreacher.

When worshiping the Dark Lord as the most fanatical Death Eater, he did not take the elf's death for granted. He chose to drink the deadly potion himself and told Kreacher to go home. The last command issued.

He would rather die in obscurity than involve his family.

He is using his own method to protect Kreacher and the Black family.

Ivan suddenly discovered that there seemed to be an innate attachment in the blood of members of the Black family.

This is probably the most distinctive quality in this oldest and noblest family of pure-blood wizards.

Under the influence of this persistence, Sirius would rather give up everything and use it to pursue freedom.

His cousin Andromeda Tonks used it to follow love, defying worldliness and eventually marrying a Muggle.

Voldemort's most fanatical Death Eater, Bellatrix used it to gain power and power, becoming the most dangerous and brutal of Voldemort's followers.

And Lucius Malfoy's wife, Narcissa, used it to protect the family. In the final battle for Draco, she would rather betray Voldemort and take huge risks to help Harry conceal the news that he was still alive and become an influential figure. A crucial part of the final battle.

As for Regulus Black, he used the persistence in his blood to protect the entire family.

He chose to give in silence, and no one except a house-elf even knew he was doing these things, and no one knew that his mind had been converted.

In Sirius' impression, his stupid younger brother became a Death Eater because of his admiration for Voldemort and his maintenance of the theory of pure blood.

From his point of view, Regulus didn't even know what this status meant.

Then, because of his cowardice and timidity, he died for no apparent reason, without even a corpse, which is simply a great irony.

However, the truth is nothing like that.

Like Sirius, he is also a hero, an unknown hero.

He is different from Sirius, his hidden persistence and rebellion buried in his bones did not explode until the last moment of his life.

Regulus grew up under the light of Sirius and the protection of his mother. When his elder brother fled the house to seek freedom, in order not to worry his old mother, he accepted the family's arrangement submissively and assumed responsibility that should not have been his responsibility. bear the fate.

He wants to protect the Black family, protect this pure wizard lineage that has been passed down for thousands of years, and regain its former glory.

However, the unique qualities in the blood of the Black family made his final death an inevitable outcome, and everything was determined from the very beginning.

Although the methods are different and the process is different, the final outcome is inevitable.

Standing in the dim basement, looking at the decorations of the Black family full of historical traces around him, Ivan felt in a trance.

He suddenly understood that perhaps this was the power of inheritance.

The experience of the brothers Sirius and Regulus gave Ivan a deeper understanding of the ancient surname Black.

"Then, Master Regulus just...he just..." Kreacher sobbed.

"And what happened, what did Regulus do?" Sirius asked aloud.

"Then, after he drank the potion, Kerry cut off and replaced the locket, and watched Master Regulus being dragged underwater by the hands of those dead people..."

"Oh, Kreacher!" Hermione's eyes were red, and she couldn't help crying.

She knelt beside the elf and reached out to hug him.

The house-elf stood up instantly, and ducked back in obvious disgust.

"Mudblood touched Kreacher, Kreacher won't allow it, what would the mistress say?"

"As I said just now, you are not allowed to call them Mudbloods again!" Sirius roared, but his voice was weaker than ever.

Until this moment, he didn't know how his brother died.

He wiped the corners of his eyes, and the tears flowed uncontrollably as Hermione cried, but he didn't want to be seen by others.

Chapter 198 Kreacher's Friendship

In the next second, unprecedented anger occupied Sirius' brain.

"Kreacher!" he roared loudly, "You actually watched Regulus die without doing anything, he, he was still a child..."

Although he already had a premonition, until now, Sirius couldn't believe that this was actually the truth of Regulus' death.

Before the words of reproach were finished, the house-elf was already punishing himself.

Before everyone could react, Kreacher had already fallen to the ground, banging his head on the floor hard, exhausting all the strength in his body.

"Stop him, stop him!" Hermione screamed, turning her head and shouting at Sirius, "Can't you see how cruel this thing is, he can only obey! Regulus He was ordered not to move at that time, so he could only stand there and watch those things happen..."

Hearing Hermione's words, Sirius was silent, he looked at the house-elf who was looking for death with hatred, his eyes were full of anger.

Seeing that Sirius was not moving, Harry rushed over to stop Kreacher.

But it was useless, the strength of the old house elf was amazing, he slammed his head to the ground desperately.

If he doesn't stop it, he will soon kill himself here.

In the end, Ivan had to cast a confinement spell on him, and he was forced to stop.

Kreacher lay on the ground, panting and shaking, with green mucus glistening around his nose, blood streaming from his pale forehead, and red, bloodshot, tearful eyes.His appearance was extremely miserable, and Ivan had never seen such a pitiful scene.

"Sirius, we should be nicer to him..." Hermione whispered, wiping tears with the back of her hand.

"You told me to be nice to him!" Sirius said with a trace of cruelty in his deep voice, "He killed my brother, and he watched Regulus die, but he did nothing."

Looking at him now, he wished he could kill Kreacher himself.

"No, he doesn't think that way." Hermione hastily argued, "Kreacher is a slave, he can only obey orders, Regulus ordered him to do that, he has no way to resist. Push all responsibility to On him, this is very unfair. Look at him now, Regulus' death is more cruel and unacceptable to him than to all of us."

Sirius opened his mouth as if to argue, but Hermione didn't give him the chance.

"Sirius, I know the truth about Regulus' death, which is hard for you to accept, but from the information we have so far, Regulus has changed his mind, and this is the most important point!" Hermione looked Looking at Sirius, "Just now, you told us what you think of him. But now he is completely different from what you remembered. He is not weak at all. In order to protect Kreacher and the Black family, Regule He's fighting Voldemort. He's a hero, he's even braver than any Gryffindor I've ever known..."

Sirius was speechless to retort, proud of what his brother had done.

He suddenly thought of what Regulus looked like when he was a child. At that time, he often followed behind his buttocks, looking at him with adoring eyes.Their relationship used to be very good. They once made an appointment to go to Hogwarts and enter Slytherin together.

But since I went to Hogwarts first, and since I entered Gryffindor College, everything has changed.

Sirius remembered that Regulus had had an argument with him when he came home from his first summer vacation.

They haven't spoken a word since then.

He always thought that Regulus became a Death Eater like a fool, and then died for no reason because of cowardice, but the truth was completely different.

He, like himself, was fighting against Voldemort.

Although he did not openly resist and did not join the Order of the Phoenix, what he did was more brave, fearless and persevering than any member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Seeing Kreacher lying on the ground crying, Sirius had some emotion in his eyes for the first time. The house elf finally accompanied Regulus and bore the pain alone.

This also required great courage. Sirius looked at Kreacher with complicated eyes, and seemed to finally regard this house elf as a creature with the same sensitive emotions as humans...

In the basement, the atmosphere was gloomy and terrifying.

After Hermione said those words, Sirius remained silent.

Kreacher was weeping silently, beside him, Harry was panting heavily, with an unprecedented expression on his face.

Ivan sighed, and he said slowly, "Kreacher, being dragged into the lake by those corpses in Regulus...you brought this locket back and tried to destroy it, didn't you?"

"Yes, but Kreacher couldn't leave a mark on it." said the house-elf sadly, trying to punish himself, but couldn't move. "Kreacher tried everything, everything, but Not one, not one succeeded. So many powerful spells on the box, Kreacher punished himself, tried again, punished himself, tried again. Kreacher failed to carry out the order, Kreacher couldn't destroy the locket! Regu The disappearance of Master Les made the hostess go crazy with grief. Kreacher knew everything, but he couldn't tell her what happened. No, because Master Regulus forbade Kreacher to tell the hostess what happened in the cave. ..."

Kreacher was sobbing, completely broken down.

Beside him, Hermione looked at Kreacher, also in tears, but dared not touch him again.

"I just destroyed this locket to help you fulfill Regulus' last wish. You don't blame yourself for this anymore." Ivan opened the destroyed locket to Kreacher.

The house elf's eyes widened suddenly, and he let out a howl of surprise and pain. His eyes were wider than ever, and he looked at Ivan and the locket in his hand in disbelief.

After nearly half an hour, he gradually calmed down.

Kreacher twitched weakly, and seemed to have no strength left to cry.

Sirius, who had been silent all this time, also calmed down. He whispered to the house elf, "Get up, Kreacher, I still have something to ask you."

"I'm going to remove the magic on you now, don't hurt yourself again." Ivan waved his wand and said softly, "The spell stops immediately!"

Kreacher sat up propped up, rubbing his eyes with his fists like a child.

Then, he staggered up to Ivan, stretched out his hand and touched the locket in Ivan's hand, and then retracted it immediately.

"You, you helped Kreacher fulfill Master Regulus' order, you destroyed this locket!" Kreacher said incredulously, for the first time a trace of relief appeared on his face.

He looked at Ivan and Hermione, not the disgust and disdain he had before.