HP Polar Night

Chapter 74: A Loyal Servant

The black-painted door was covered with scratches, the walls were dirty and mottled, and the windows were covered with cobwebs, making it extremely filthy.Looking up at the building hidden between No. 12 and No. 14, anyone who sees it will think it is a haunted house that has been abandoned for many years.

Sirius stood by the door nervously, and introduced to the two boys: "This is the place. After all, no one has lived in it for several years, so it doesn't look so decent and tidy. But don't worry, we've tidied everything inside."

Agares withdrew his scrutinizing eyes and looked at his biological father.Harry didn't mind the condition of the building at all, being able to live here with Sirius was more important to him than anything else.Besides, if the house is not clean, he can help clean it up.That's what he did at his aunt's anyway.

So Harry comforted thoughtfully: "Sirius, it looks great in here, it looks like a good adventure, doesn't it?"

Sure enough, Sirius' hair was smoothed, and the smile on his lips got bigger and bigger: "Hahaha, you're right, when I was young, my favorite thing was to take risks in the old house. Find a ghoul, or a boggart. I heard from Remus that you're using a boggart to practice the Patronus spell, boy, that's a powerful spell..."

Seeing that the godfather and son were talking endlessly, Agares couldn't help coughing.

I saw the one big and one small shrank their necks in unison in front of them—the two chatted all the way in the car until the driver couldn't bear to complain after getting out of the car, after all, they were still a little self-conscious.

Sirius put his hand on the doorknob, which was in the shape of a coiled snake. Apart from this doorknob, there was no other keyhole on the door.The door creaked and he pushed it open.

Agares knew that if others pushed the door, they would be attacked by black magic.How could a family like Black have no defensive measures at all.

The doorway is a long dark corridor, and the walls are also covered with peeling wallpaper, which seems to have been roughly cleaned, but it is still mottled here and there.The carpet is also an old color pattern, I don't know if it was originally gray and black, or because too much dust has fallen and it has lost its brilliance.There are a few old-fashioned gas lamps hanging on the wall, and they are shining faintly at this time. The swaying flames and shadows make the room even more weird.

Sirius led them through the door.

Walk through the porch and into the living room.The living room of Black's old house is not very big, with a huge chandelier hanging in the middle, and dilapidated and blackened portraits hanging on the wall.Each of those portraits had the signature black curly hair and gray eyes of the Black family, and mostly unfriendly expressions.

They met an acquaintance in the living room, Professor Lupine.Oh, of course, he is no longer a professor now.Lupine and Sirius have been close friends for many years. As a werewolf, he has been unable to find anyone who is willing to take him in all year round, so that he has lived a life of homelessness, so Sirius invited him to live in the old house. Anyway, there are so many rooms here. .

Lupine was also glad to see them both. "Harry, Agares, welcome home."

Harry's nose was sore from this simple welcome, but fortunately he restrained his emotions and just nodded desperately, showing his smile to the others present. "It's good to see you here, Professor Lupine."

Lupine also smiled: "I'm not a professor now, Harry, maybe you can call me Remus like Padfoot?

Padfoot Sirius Black, Moonface Remus Lupine, Prongs James Potter, Wormtail Peter Pedrew.This is their respective nicknames when they were teenagers. Harry and Agares are no strangers to this. Isn't that the code name of the foursome on the Marauder's Map?

If it weren't for the Marauder's Map, Agares wouldn't have found Peter Pedro, and if he hadn't caught Peter, Sirius wouldn't be standing here now.

It can only be said that the trajectory of fate is really wonderful.

"Padfoot, take them up to the room to have a look. I'll get something to eat in the kitchen, and you will come down for dinner in a while." Lupine's proposal was immediately accepted by the other three.Harry couldn't wait to see what his room looked like, Sirius wanted to take them to see the results of his several days of hard work, and Agares simply didn't know how to stand here and three grids. What did Ryffindor have to say.

So they split up, and Lupine headed for the basement, where the kitchen was.Sirius led them upstairs.

When he stepped up the stairs, Agares had a feeling of being spied on. He looked around calmly, but he didn't see the source of that gaze.

Sirius was introducing the location of the old house to the two of them, where was the kitchen, where was the living room, and where was the bedroom.Which places have not been cleaned well, and which places are not allowed to enter with dangerous items.

Agares had a vague guess in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

Both Harry's and Agareth's rooms were on the fourth floor, Sirius had his own room on the fifth floor, and Remus Lupine was on the third.Two adult wizards, one upstairs and one downstairs, can keep the boys safe at all times.

A house that has not been lived in for a long time always looks dilapidated. Although Sirius and Lupine have tidied it up, the old furniture, wallpaper, and even the faded carpet are always showing signs of decay.Fortunately, the two boys are not spoiled people, and they have adapted well in such an environment.

Harry was the most excited about moving into Black's old house.Ever since he was sensible, he had been looking forward to having an elder who cared about him, who would save him from the fire and water, and take him away from the Dursleys' house.Now that his wish has come true, he has a godfather, who is also the father of his best friend, and all this is unbelievable to Harry.

So after learning about this incident, Harry's emotions have never calmed down.

Agares is much calmer. He has already passed the age of being moved. For him, what can be brought to him is more important than anything else.Sirius was still alive, he didn't care, Sirius caused him trouble, he would definitely solve it.But now due to various reasons leading to today's situation, Agares didn't have much fluctuation in his heart.He didn't live in Blake's old house because of the surname Blake, he just wanted to come in and see if there was something he needed here.

At night, the four of them had a "welcome dinner" in the restaurant, one to celebrate Sirius' freedom, but to celebrate Agares and Harry moving into the old house.What a dinner surrounded by three Gryffindors was like, Agares didn't want to look back.

After making a fuss late into the night, Harry and Agares were rushed back to their room to rest.

Harry, who could barely keep his eyes open, reluctantly went back to the room, and fell asleep within 2 minutes of lying on the bed.After Agares washed up, he set a bunch of warning spells in the room before going to bed to rest.

In the early hours of the morning, the vigilance in Agares' room was triggered, and almost immediately, several petrification curses, disarming curses, and soft legs curses were thrown in that direction.

With a cold face, Agares sat up.He waved a spell, and the wall lamp on the wall was lit, reflecting the unknown visitor in the corner of the room.

It was a very old house-elf, with a bald head supported on a thin body, wrapped in a dirty rag, with white hairs growing out of its ears, and cloudy eyes.It was petrified in place, motionless.

Agares wasn't surprised that there were house-elves in the Black family, after all, there were still a bunch of elf heads hanging on the stairs-the Black family was always a little crazy.

What surprised him was, since there were still living house-elves in the Black family, why did Sirius do all the housework himself?With the nature of house elves, they don't want to see the mess in the house, and they will never let their masters do it themselves.

"Are you the house-elf of the Black family?" Agares waved his wand to undo the petrification spell on the opponent.

After the petrification effect was undone, the opponent took two steps back, directly stuck to the wall, staring at Agares with a pair of cloudy and red eyes.If Agares hadn't already known about house-elves and knew that they would never harm a wizard, with such eyes, he might have given the other party a quick blow.

"Kreacher is just here to see," it muttered, its voice hoarse and unpleasant, "The prodigal brought back a werewolf and an unidentified kid, and the prodigal wants to throw out the collection of the Black family. If Madam knows that the noble Black family has been How sad it would be to be ruined by a prodigal son underground..."

Agares was a little surprised, the house elf in front of him was quite different from the few he had seen before.At least he has never heard of anyone insulting his master as a prodigal.

"You know who I am?"

The house elf named Kreacher paused, and looked at Agares with its strange eyes. "Kreacher heard that the prodigal son had a son. Kreacher wondered if the madam would recognize the prodigal son's son. The madam did not tell Kreacher, and Kreacher wanted to come and see."

"What did Mrs. Black give you on her deathbed?"

Kreacher muttered, but he didn't hide it from Agares.Probably because the man in front of him was barely a descendant of the Black family, and it saw the Slytherin badge on him.A Black in Slytherin is the correct Black.

"Madame asked Kreacher to look after the house, and Kreacher had to protect the house from those dirty scum. But Madam didn't say that Master Sirius would come back, and Kreacher couldn't stop the prodigal from coming back."

According to Kreacher, after the death of Sirius, the last heir of the Black family, it will follow Mrs. Black's order to completely seal the old house. perish.

It's just that no one expected Sirius to come out of Azkaban one day, let alone the existence of Agares.

"You came to see me secretly, what do you want to confirm?" Agares asked.

Kreacher was speechless, maybe it didn't know what to do next.Sirius gave it an order not to allow it to appear in front of Harry and Agares. Although it didn't regard Sirius as its master at all, Sirius was the heir of the Black family after all, so it still had to follow his rules. command to act.

"Is there a portrait of Phineas in the old house?" If you want to gain some command from Kreacher, maybe the portrait of this great-great-great-grandfather will come in handy?

Kreacher gave Agares another weird look, and then bowed deeply, his nose almost touching the ground. "There is a portrait of the old master on the third floor, but the old master is not here, the old master is at Hogwarts."

Of course Agares knew that Phineas Black was at Hogwarts, after all, this blood ancestor had provided him with convenience more than once in school. "He knows that I will go back to Black's old house, and he will definitely come back. You first take the portrait and put it in my room."

This time Kreacher didn't say anything more, and disappeared into the room with a bang, and returned with a blank portrait in less than a minute.

The author has something to say:

Kreacher is really loyal to the Black family, although the object of loyalty is not Sirius.

After Sirius' mother died, Kreacher guarded the old house.

At this time, Kreacher certainly wouldn't be loyal or obedient to Agares just because he was of the blood of the Black family.

So the role of Phineas appears again~

Kreacher can call Sirius a prodigal son based on the portrait of Mrs. Black, so he will naturally listen to the portrait Phineas and recognize Agares as the little master~

【The manuscript depositor is about to use up the last drop of blood】

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