Hogwarts Life Guide

"Is it true? Little Master, is this true? Kreacher is not dreaming?" After hearing Tangning's affirmative answer, Kreacher felt like he was in a dream.

He can finally complete the young master's last order!

"I know... I know..." Kreacher looked at Tangning, then at the tombstone... He leaned against the tomb, curled up together, and fell asleep slowly, and the murmurs in his mouth gradually disappeared.

He hasn't rested for a long time.

Tangning was afraid of waking him up, so she only found a thick blanket to cover him.

After Regulus's funeral, if Aunt Anduo hadn't reminded her, Tangning would have almost forgotten that he had plans to visit the Lestrange family's old house!

It's a good thing that Dumbledore is willing to go along. Who knows if there is some dangerous existence hidden in the old house.

But in this way, Hermione and the others would go together as a matter of course.

The people traveling with us were a little different from when we went back to the cave last time.Kreacher's mood has been fluctuating too much recently. Tangning was worried that his body couldn't bear it. She had been ordering him to take a good rest after the funeral. Yes, he had to order it.

However, Tangning discovered that since retrieving Regulus, Kreacher had not fallen ill again and tended to recover on his own without medicine.Let’s just hope this trend continues.

Mr. and Mrs. Tonks have become the new guides, and Aunt Anduo still has the key to the old house!

To be precise, the Lestrange House is a small manor. Unlike the Black family in London, the Lestrange House is much more remote.

Speaking of which, the Black family did not originally live in No. 12 Grimmauld Place. It was just that not long after the house was built, the ancestors of the Black family fell in love with it and used very "friendly" means to invite the original owner of the house. Moved out.

Everyone knows the later story.

The old Lestrange House was hidden only from Muggles. After Rodolphus and the others escaped from prison, the Ministry of Magic closely monitored the manor. For a long time, they found nothing, and finally had to give up due to lack of manpower.

The manor is located on a small hill. The Muggle expulsion spell surrounding the manor was still working firmly when Tangning arrived. Tangning guessed that it must have used some constant magic props. Ordinary Muggle expulsion spells are not so effective. Long.

No matter how good a house it is, it will fall into disrepair if left vacant for more than ten years. Many magical creatures will choose to make their home in this kind of house.Sirius was quite busy when he first returned to No. 12 Grimmauld Place, and this was in the presence of Kreacher.

Mrs. Tonks opened the wrought iron gate of the manor. The lock was still in place, but the gate was already stained with rust.

Pushing open the creaking door, the yard of the manor was deserted, with weeds more than half a person's height scattered everywhere.

In the abandoned garden in front of the house, some goblins who heard the noise jumped out boldly and looked out... They most like to make their home in the wizard's garden or field. Once they make their home, they can't even think about enjoying flowers and planting. The dish is ready.

Tangning quietly came to Hermione and whispered about her future plans: "If we want to live here in the future, we must drive away these goblins...otherwise we will definitely not be able to live safely!"

These words were more than twice as offensive as ordinary sweet words. Hermione was instantly embarrassed and took a step to the side, further away from Tangning.

"I'm talking about something very serious!" His serious words matched his serious face.

That is to say, there are a lot of people nearby and you don't want to attract attention, otherwise Hermione would perform a little punch and punch you in the chest.

Moving on, have you already thought of the child’s name?

Hermione was furious on the surface, but the small joy in her heart kept lingering.

Who hasn’t been a bit tsundere yet?

As we approached the house in the manor, it was a country house after all, occupying a much larger area than No. 12 Grimmauld Place.The stone path leading directly to the door was still there, and the goblins only dared to gather in groups in the garden and examine the strangers in their eyes.

There were vines clinging to the wall of the house. Even though it was broad daylight, the manor gave people a cold feeling.

Mrs. Tonks opened the door again, and the door that had not been opened for more than ten years opened.

Tangning originally thought that it would be filled with cobwebs, dust and other things, but what came into view was that the foyer was clean and tidy, with wall hangings, gorgeous carpets... It could be described in one word - magnificent!

This is definitely not what a house that has not been lived in for more than ten years should look like. Is it because there are still living house elves in the Lestrange family?Or...someone came back to take care of it?

"Wow, Tangning, your home is so beautiful!" Ron exclaimed with envy.

It seems he hasn't realized the problem yet...

Just when Tangning thought that he had not heard that there was a living house elf in the Lestrange family, a house elf appeared in front of him.

This was a female house elf. She found Tangning in the crowd, lowered her head and introduced herself: "Winky now serves the Lestrange family, Master!"

The scene was silent for a moment, and Dumbledore seemed to be the only one in the group who was not surprised by the sudden appearance of the house elf.

"Are you Barty Crouch's elf?" Sirius asked suddenly.

"Twinkle was driven away by Mr. Crouch. Twinkle no longer serves the Crouch family..." The elf cried, then raised his head and looked directly at Tangning with his big flashing eyes, "Twinkle is now Loyal to the Lestrange family!"

"Who asked you to be loyal to Lestrange?" Tangning asked immediately.

"Twinkle..." The elf thought hard, but couldn't find the answer.She couldn't answer the first question asked by her master, which filled her heart with fear, "I don't know about Shining... Master won't chase Shining away, right?"

Tangning had no doubt that once she said 'no', Twinkle would cry without hesitation, but he did mean that, and Twinkle might have noticed it too.

"Then what do you know?"

Winky told everything she knew without hesitation: "Mr. Crouch kicked Winky out of the house, and Winky can no longer take care of Mr. Crouch... Winky wanders the streets... because Winky doesn't know where to go." Which... Then someone found Winky and was willing to take in the homeless Winky... Winky couldn't remember who that person was, but Winky remembered that she wanted to work for the Lestrange family, and Winky had a new owner to be loyal to... "

After speaking, she looked at Tangning expectantly.

Tangning felt the smell of conspiracy, it was so obvious!

"Tangning, let her stay here for now. If there are any problems, at least wait until we see what's in the house before we discuss them!" Dumbledore suddenly suggested.

Tangning thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. The decision of whether to keep Winky should not be rushed. He could always give Winky a piece of clothing and send her to the Department for the Regulation of Magical Creatures.

He agreed and asked Twinkle: "We want to stroll around the manor, do you have any suggestions?"

As if she had an epiphany, Twinkle exclaimed: "There is something very important to the master in the house. Twinkle almost forgot it!"

She disappeared in a flash, and soon her head poked out from the door on the side of the hall: "Master, here."

It looks like Winky isn't quite committed to her new job yet.

Only then did Tangning think of visiting Hermione. She sympathized with the house elves who were equivalent to slaves.But this time, Tangning didn't see anger or dissatisfaction on the girl's face, or the usual compassion for house elves.

Tangning, who was familiar with Hermione, knew that she was thinking.

Until now, Hermione still insists on submitting articles with the theme of 'calling for good treatment of house elves' to various magazines and newspapers in the wizarding world every once in a while... Even if there is no royalties, only a few newspapers and magazines are willing to publish her articles.

Speaking of which, there is only one company that has always accepted Hermione's manuscripts - the magazine "The Quibbler" founded by Luna's father Xenophilius Lovegood, but this magazine has never mentioned it to Hermione. Be sensitive even if it's the retouching fee.However, after Tangning read a few issues of the magazine, he playfully guessed that the reason The Quibbler always published Hermione's articles was because not many people would submit articles to him - more than half of the articles in the magazine came from the editor-in-chief. Lovegood himself…

Tangning and Hermione once had a heated discussion about the problem of house elves. He believed that the key to solving the problem of house elves was not simply physical freedom. Hermione once naively thought that she deliberately left some clothes for Hogwart. Tang Ning persuaded Zizi's house elves to free them if they picked them up.

Except for the outliers among house elves like Dobby, most house elves whose minds are bound feel that freedom is a terrible thing.Once they are free, if no one protects them, they will most likely be abducted by people with ulterior motives and continue to be slaves...

Originally, Hermione was dubious about Tangning's idea, but now... in Hermione's eyes, Winky is a typical real-life case.According to her idea, the person who kidnapped Twinkle was Tangning's father, Rodolphus. Fortunately, he just wanted Twinkle to work for Tangning, in case it was for some evil purpose...

Like what Voldemort did to Kreacher.

"You're right!" said Hermione, "I was referring to your views on house elves..."

"So, Twinkle..."

"It's better for her to work for you than for someone else. I know you can definitely treat her well." Hermione was still very confident about this judgment.

"I know you will treat her kindly..." Tangning moved closer to Hermione.

"Of course!" Hermione replied without hesitation, but she immediately saw the smile that couldn't be hidden on Tang Ning's face. With her experience in the yard, she immediately understood the deep meaning of Tang Ning's words.

Her cheeks were slightly red, but she didn't back away this time.

but……

"Tangning, come here quickly!" Sirius's voice came from the room that Twinkle directed.

Mr. and Mrs. Tonks, who were about to enter the room, turned back.

Aunt Anduo had a smile on her face. Under her gaze, Tangning blushed slightly and took Hermione's hand to the side door.After entering the room, they stopped holding hands. Hermione's earlobes turned red when the Tonks and Mrs. Tonks saw them.

In the room, what caught his eye was a very period table with books on it, and... Tangning noticed that his name was written on a piece of parchment. The things on the table were all left to him by Rodolphus. .

The handwriting was the same as the letter Tangning received.

"Let's take a look." Dumbledore reminded. He and Sirius who entered the room checked that there were no dangerous items.

The book on the table was a few years old. Tangning flipped through it briefly. It recorded the Lestrange family history, famous ancestors, and even magic spells. There were additional notes in some places.

There was a piece of folded parchment embedded in the book. Tangning opened it and saw that it was a map of the manor.The above details the layout of each room on different floors, including bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, study rooms... There are also some places that need special emphasis, such as a storage room where magic items are stored, and a secret room where black magic books are hidden... ...There is also a note - the Black Magic Book can only be read slowly and in an orderly manner after adulthood.

Tang Ning took a deep breath, feeling mixed with emotions.

"He is indeed different from Bella," Aunt Anduo suddenly sighed, "It's a pity..."

Unfortunately, it doesn't change the fact that he is a senior Death Eater.