Science students at Hogwarts

The wind gently stirred the wind chimes, and from time to time swept away the fine snow on the eaves. Listen carefully, it also brought some sounds of conversation.

"...Elrios and the others don't try to hide from me!" a young female voice said happily.

"I followed them to a Muggle house, and then I slipped in without disturbing anyone! Pay attention, no one noticed me! I also saw a beautiful swallow-tailed dog..."

The little wizards were amazed and kept asking about some details of the day's party, and Pansy answered them triumphantly.

Elios turned the tea cup speechlessly.

He couldn't understand why Pansy Parkinson, the most Slytherin-like character in the original novel, became like this.

That night, Pansy followed them to Professor Snape's new home and secretly hid in the grass, planning to sneak in at an opportunity.

Perhaps the elements of lurking and stalking are completely irresistible to an 11-year-old child, otherwise Elios would not be able to think of a reason for her not to enter through the gate.

Not surprisingly, she was discovered.

Then he got the harshest criticism from Slytherin: "Like a stupid lion."

Elios was also a little worried that these words were a bit harsh for the little girl.

But now listen to Pansy's bragging. She describes herself as a wizard who is calm in the face of danger, bold and careful, and successfully sneaked into Snape's new home.

Elios would like to compare this description to "I killed a tiger with one slide" as the best in his mind.

After listening to the non-stop praise from the other little wizards, who were gearing up to use the professor's new home as a game level during the holidays, Elios sighed helplessly.

How did Hogwarts become like this?

"Sorry for the long wait, the Quidditch team was delayed for a while..."

The sudden sound frightened Elios. He turned his head and looked over. A ghost slowly walked out of the wall. It was his father, Regulus Black.

After a brief greeting, the two fell into silence.

Calculated according to his age before death, Regulus was only 18 years old.

A 17-year-old high school detective...Ah, I'm sorry, I'll start over if my lines are wrong.

Elios, a 17-year-old high school senior in his previous life, only felt embarrassed when facing his nominal father. He, who had always been eloquent, fell into rare silence.

Coincidentally, Regulus also felt embarrassed.

He thought he would die, but he didn't expect that he would see the light of day again in another way more than ten years later. Times have changed, and his family only has an 11-year-old son left.

He simulated the meeting many times in private, but when it came to this moment, he couldn't say a word.

After a long time, he sighed softly, "You are already so old."

"Almost everyone would praise you during my time at Hogwarts," he said, eyes narrowed in amusement, looking at him seriously.

"Elrios, I'm so proud of you."

This kind of speech is old and cliched. If it were in a movie, Elios might laugh out loud on the spot, but at this moment, he felt that the circles under his eyes were slightly sour.

After calming down, Elios asked half-jokingly: "There are still people in Hogwarts who say bad things about me?"

"Yes, there are many more. Let me think about it, most of Durmstrang's students, Peeves and Principal Phineas." Regulus thought of the portrait mentioning Elios's angry look. Looked like, chuckled a little.

"I have never seen him so angry, even..." He was vague, "Even if some people betrayed the family, he has always taken good care of family members. What exactly did you do?"

Elios didn't believe that he knew anything about George. He was sure that Regulus just wanted to hear for himself what he had experienced over the years.

It happened that Elios also wanted to hear his father's opinion on the marrow wizard.

He slowly told the story, from Walburga's long layout to his happy life in the Malfoy family, from learning potions with Professor Snape to his own simple innovations that combined Muggle technology.

Regulus listened to his story carefully and chimed in a few words from time to time.

"...I re-wrote George's name into the family tree, and his parents, who advocated pure blood theory, uncharacteristically accepted cousin Louisa immediately after learning that their son had returned to the Black family. I think this is why he was angry. "

As he expected, Regulus did not have any extreme views on the marrow wizard.

"Principal Phineas's views are indeed a bit outdated," Regulus looked at him with a complicated expression. Even though he had known these things for a long time, Elios's story still made him sigh.

"I'm sorry to have put you through so much. With me here, you can relax a little." Regulus opened his arms and solemnly repeated what he just said.

"My son, I'm so proud of you."

As he hugged his father, Elios' expression turned serious.

He didn't feel the same cold aura from Regulus as other ghosts. On the contrary, Regulus actually had an entity!

"Poor spirit!"

The figure of Peeves appeared in Elios' mind for the first time, but he immediately denied the idea.

Peeves is a psychic energy rather than a mark left by the dead.It is generally believed that poltergeists are spirits caused by subconscious actions, especially those of the oppressed.

Regulus clearly does not fit this profile.

Then Draco told him that there was something wrong with Regulus remaining in the world because of his obsession.

A question came to his mind, what did Dumbledore want to do?

Regulus waved his hand, and the surrounding area immediately fell silent.

He can actually use magic spells!Elios was even more surprised.

"The reason why I can maintain this state is thanks to your mother," he moved his eyes to Elios' hand, which was the ring of the Foley family.

"To a certain extent, the pure-blood theory is correct. Children from pure-blood families have a higher probability of being wizards, and they are more likely to inherit certain talents, such as Dumbledore and the Phoenix's specific fate, and Black is better at soul magic. .”

He paused, "There are also some legends that are both true and false. The most typical one is that the Welfare family can bring people back to life."

"Bang!" The chair fell over, but Elios had no time to care. He stared at Regulus with a trembling voice, "Is this true?"

"Of course it's false. You have to know that no matter what price you pay, you can't bring the dead back to life. But the talent of the Welfare family does have something to do with it."

Elios unconsciously turned the ring on his hand, and the flying doves shone brightly in the sun.

"They can convert specific souls into forms like mine, but the conditions are more stringent."

"Is this what you were preparing for? Then why have you been sleeping for more than ten years?"

Regulus smiled gently, "Because we all think it's fake."

"The first sentence in the Foley family's notes is 'We are the descendants of Death.' Even Catherine herself didn't believe it. You know, in that era, almost all families would brag about how pure their bloodline was and how long their history was."

"Now it seems that they may not be lying." Elios whispered.

"I don't know if it's true, but a lot of people say the Foleys are the keepers of the trance."

"Watcher?"

"Yes, I believe this statement more than the descendants of the God of Death. Have you noticed Fox's attitude towards you? Legend has it that the Phoenix is ​​a product of the trance."

This statement is also ridiculous, Elios complained silently in his heart, isn't Harry Potter a low-demon world?Why did this kind of thing happen?

"We didn't realize that the ring had such a powerful effect at the time. Catherine only said that it could shield the Inferi."

Elios realized the flaw in his words, "We? Mom doesn't know about this, nor does the rest of the Welfare family know about it?"

Regulus thought about it carefully. After a long time, he shook his head, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice, "I don't know. To be honest, I haven't met anyone else in the Welfare family. Catherine is silent about it."

Elios was shocked, and he was a little excited.

It's coming, it's coming!Finally back on track!This is the most common trope in time-travel novels—the parents are a reclusive family!

According to this idea, the cause of his mother's death is very suspicious. Could it be that he is reading a revenge script?

Why did Grindelwald give himself the ring?Could it be that only members of the Welfare family could use it?Did Dumbledore wish he could bring back his sister's soul?

Before he could figure it out, his father continued: "You'll know when you go back and ask your grandma. Oh, and there are other portraits of Blake. Someone will always know what the Welfare family's talent is."

Elios was simply stunned, why didn't he follow the routine?The puzzle was solved so easily?

Regulus' eyes returned to the ring, "This ring must have the same effect, but Catherine said it was lost for a long time. Where did you find it?"

"Mr. Grindelwald gave it to me. He started..." Elios told the story of the socket treasure.

Regulus nodded and asked no more questions.

Then the father and son listed the legends about the Welfare family and put forward some speculations, intending to ask them one by one.

"By the way, Dad, the Welfare family are descendants of the God of Death," Elios asked curiously, "Did the Black family record anything similar?"

"We are followers of Isis."