[HP] Aunt of the Savior

The summer of 1979 seemed more difficult than any other year.

There was an unusually sunny summer this year, and most areas were shrouded in dark clouds for a long time. People's mood was as bad as the cloudy weather, and the suicide and crime rates were also rising.

According to the analysis of the Muggle Meteorological Bureau, the reason for the abnormal low temperature and rainy weather is the abnormal global air flow, but the wizards are very clear that this is not the case.That's because of the massive increase and hyperactivity of dementors.Few, even wizards, are immune to the influence of dementors.

On the outskirts of Kruydshire, Wales, the country roads that had just rained were muddy, but in the wilderness, two young people who looked less than 20 years old walked through it easily.They have similar thin builds and pale complexions, but their weight is not the reason for their swiftness in the mud.They can do this because they are all wizards.

"Regulus, the Lestrange family is right here?" The one with the straw-colored hair said to his companion, his voice sounded excited and excited, and the cross-country journey didn't make him feel tired or dizzy— —Although traveling with Portkeys often causes symptoms of dizziness.

Regulus Black nodded lightly, while Barty Crouch's excitement didn't seem to affect him at all.They moved forward along the swamp, and finally stopped in the center of the swamp surrounded by dense forests and hills, and raised their wands at a building hidden by magic in the middle of the swamp.

This is a tall building, shaped like a bunker standing in the wilderness. The gray mud wall is nailed with black painted and decorative slanted wooden strips. The surrounding mud, stones and dead wood have become The house has a natural yard and fence.When they raised their wands, a black wooden door appeared on the bunker, and a strong and burly young man stood on the stairs in front of the door with an impatient expression on his face, looking down at them condescendingly. "Master has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Hello, Rabastan." Regulus nodded to Rabastan Lestrange.Compared with the kinship between the Black family and the Lestrange family, their acquaintance is mainly on the Quidditch pitch.However, the former Quidditch captain left Hogwarts earlier than Jody and Snape, and failed to win the Quidditch Cup with Regulus. After James Potter entered school, Slytherin It was not until he graduated that he got another chance to win the Quidditch Cup.

"This time is not good," but Labastan's attitude towards Regulus was really not friendly, and he even showed a malicious smile. "Otherwise, here you can get a chance to appreciate the Welsh Green Dragon up close."

"I really hate that horrible creature." Hearing the name of the Welsh Green Dragon, Barty shuddered, "Unless one day the broomstick can fly faster than the dragon..."

"Then you still have to count on the broom to be fireproof." Regulus patted Batty on the shoulder, ignoring Rabastan's provocation.After seeing Rabastan's performance, he can already predict what kind of attitude his lovely cousin will have when she sees him.

Bellatrix's enthusiasm for the Dark Lord made her treat the rest of the Death Eaters as rivals in love, and this fanatical attitude also affected the two brothers of the Lestrange family, especially in the old Lai. After the Stranges died, Bellatrix's husband inherited the family business.This made it difficult for the Lestranges to get along with the other Death Eaters.

But the Dark Lord often stayed at Lestrange's house recently, and temporarily designated it as the headquarters of the Death Eaters, which made Bellatrix very proud.When Rabastan was sent to welcome Regulus and Batty, she held her head high, paced back and forth in the living room, and said to the people in the living room in a dignified tone: "They are finally back, if They messed up this time, and I will punish them for the master!"

"We should believe that Regulus and Batty will definitely be able to complete the tasks entrusted to them by the Dark Lord." Lucius Malfoy said unhurriedly while sitting by the fireplace, stroking his cane. "We should also believe that the recommendations of Jody and Severus are not unfounded, they should be very aware of their companion's abilities."

Bellatrix gave Lucius a hard look, turned her attention to Jody and Snape, and looked at them with contempt.

Snape was sitting on a sofa in the corner, and Jody was leaning on the wide arm of the sofa beside him, and both of them had been dismissive of Bellatrix's style from the beginning.For Lucius who deliberately shifted his target, Snape returned with a cold look, and said unhurriedly: "Of course, the master has also clearly judged their abilities, so he will entrust them with this important task." Do. Do you think the Dark Lord would be wrong about something like this?"

"And they also know very well that the Dark Lord's plan absolutely cannot allow any mistakes." Jody said in a calm tone. "They're going to do their best to get it done."

"Well, although this time the master listened to your suggestion." Bellatrix couldn't refute, so she could only look at Jody and Snape unwillingly. "But I have to remind you, when I was approved by the master, you were all just little devils who just entered school. I still remember the stupidity when you stood cowering behind Narcissa and Lucius in the first grade. In the same way, I hope the two of you don't take yourself too seriously, but you are just a pure-blood and a humble half-blood..."

Facing Bellatrix's provocation, Snape finally couldn't help but put on a mocking smile on his face: "Mrs. Lestrange, I thought you would reflect on yourself after this incident. I have made no progress in these years, so that I can't serve the master when the master needs it, instead of laughing at me and Jody, who are old enough to be sent by the master and contribute to the great cause of the master."

"Severus, now it seems that you think highly of Mrs. Lestrange." Jody gloated and chimed in.

Everyone in the house knew Bellatrix would rather be called by her first name than Lady Lestrange.Some people who had been watching the excitement immediately looked away, lest Bellatrix vent his anger on himself.

Bellatrix, pale with rage, drew out her wand angrily and pointed it at Snape.

Yet Snape and Jody were quicker and more in tune than Bellatrix.Just before Jody finished speaking, they both raised their wands and pointed at her.If she attacked one of them, she would never be able to escape the attack of the other.

The unfavorable situation forced Bellatrix to give up the attack.She vented her anger and threw a spell at the decorative sculpture beside her, which smashed the sculpture to pieces before snarling at Snape and Jody: "You two dirty little things, if, if I find you..."

Before Bellatrix could finish her sentence, the door leading to the hall was suddenly opened, and a young man rushed in rashly. "What just happened here? I heard a loud noise... Oh, Jody, are you all right?"

"Barty!" Jody smiled at the oncoming Barty Crouch Jr., and allowed him to kiss the back of his hand. "Long time no see, nice to meet you."

Crouch's lips quivered slightly, and joy crept across his cheeks, making him look refreshed, completely ignoring the sullen Snape behind Jody. "Jordy."

Crouch hadn't seen Jody for two years, and compared to what he remembered, the Jody Porter in front of him seemed much more mature.She took off the youthful and immature nature of a girl, and became more feminine in both her temperament and manner, which was undoubtedly more attractive to Crouch.

"Regulus." But Jody quickly withdrew his hand and turned to Regulus who walked in afterward. "Long time no see, I'm sorry I couldn't attend Mr. Black's funeral."

"Long time no see." Regulus nodded lightly, "Please don't take it to heart. It is more important to complete the task assigned by the Dark Lord."

He and Jody looked at each other, knowing that they both seemed to have something to say.However, the current occasion and timing are obviously not suitable for in-depth conversations, and the pleasantries will stop here.

Rodolphus, who came over after hearing the sound, looked at the sculpture that had turned into debris, frowned and waved his magic wand to restore it to its original shape, and then said to everyone in the room with a straight face: "The master said that since Batty and Regule Si is back, then we can go see him together."

Upon hearing the message from Rodolphus, Bellatrix immediately resumed her elegant and haughty manner and walked in the front.The others also kept silent in unison, and filed out one by one.Regulus and Batty walked last.

"Welcome back, Regulus, Batty." The ballroom of Lestrange's house had become a meeting room for Death Eaters. The windows were hung with thick velvet curtains, and there was no light in the room. Only the dim flickering candlelight floated in the air.Voldemort stood in the middle of the room with a huge snake hovering at his feet.

When Regulus and Batty came in front of Voldemort, the others stood silently in a circle, enclosing them and Voldemort in the middle.

"I hope to hear good news." I don't know if it was because of the environment, but Voldemort's voice sounded particularly eerie.

"Yes, we have successfully persuaded Mrs. Nonario Bastard, and she agreed to cooperate with Mr. Karkaroff in all your actions." Regulus said as calmly as possible.In this bleak room, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his pale skin.

Hearing Regulus' answer, Bellatrix's expression immediately distorted, as if she didn't know whether she should be grateful for the smooth launch of Voldemort's plan, or feel unwilling that Regulus had the opportunity to successfully serve Voldemort.

"Very good, very good." Voldemort nodded happily, "Then according to the previous agreement, Voldemort will give you the supreme honor of following me——Reculus Arcturus Black, would you Dedicate all your strength to follow your master, I, Voldemort, and swear to be faithful to me for the rest of your life?"

"I do." Regulus silently knelt at Voldemort's feet, kissed his robe and replied.

"Very well, I'm glad the Black family made a wise choice." Voldemort pressed the tip of his wand against Regulus' left arm, and said the spell in a terrifying hiss with his lips wriggling.From his wand came a cloud of black mist that seemed to have a scorching heat.When the cloud of black mist touched Regulus' arm, a piece of skin on his arm suddenly turned red as if it had been burned. Regulus immediately bit his lip to prevent himself from crying or crying. is screaming.

At the same time, the other Death Eaters who watched the ceremony also covered the same position of their left arms, showing painful expressions.But this time was very short, when the black mist dissipated, the Dark Mark appeared on Regulus' arm.Immediately afterwards, Batty also accepted the same ceremony.

Voldemort stroked the fresh marks on their arms with his fingers in satisfaction, admiring his "work", and seemed to show a smile: "You are welcome to join us, you can stand behind Rabastan - remember this feeling ..." He pressed hard on the mark, and the black mark became bright red and hot again. "As soon as you feel this, you must Apparate to me. I hope you will not be so foolish as to forget this. Especially when we later fight the Order of the Phoenix, I will not allow anyone to be late... I think you need some personal experience to remember that."

As he spoke, he pressed his finger on the mark for a while longer.

Jody clutched his right arm, enduring the pain like everyone else.Every time it hurts, it feels as vivid as if it had just been branded on.Snape was standing beside her, he was very close to her, their arms were almost touching, so she could feel Snape's body trembling with the same pain beside her, she knew He can feel this too.

—the knowledge that they were enduring the same pain undoubtedly gave them a sense of relief that some burden was shared, and it brought them closer together.

Moreover, the scene in front of them was enough to evoke some memories of the past, as if the two people kneeling at Voldemort's feet at this moment were them in the past instead of Regulus and Batty.

At the beginning, they exchanged the death of the Potters for the highest "honor" branded on their arms. The Dark Mark floating in Godric's Hollow made Voldemort very satisfied-many people know Dumbledore's home Also in that valley.

As soon as he got home that day, Jody immediately nestled on the sofa, rolled up his sleeves, and carefully looked at the brand new mark on his arm.A black skull, a black snake crawling out of its mouth, the famous and notorious Dark Mark.The snake looked like it was alive, hissing and spitting on her arm.

"Your brother has just become a member of the Order of the Phoenix." Snape said coldly after seeing this scene. "You still hope that you can still win the trust of the Dark Lord?"

He looked at the blackness on Jody's fair skin that was branded by other men with distaste. He had been forcibly enduring it from the very beginning, and he couldn't be honest with anyone. The jealousy born of the exclusive desire burned him almost crazy.

"Oh, yes, of course, Severus." Jody curled himself up lazily on the sofa and yawned. "I can."

Jody looked lazy, but the sentence that came out of his lips was unexpectedly full of confidence.She dropped the hypothetical tone of Snape's question, it wasn't that she wanted to be trusted, it was that she was confident she could get it.

"Oh?" Snape's face was trembling like a spasm, and his eyebrows were raised ironically. "I really don't understand where your unreasonable arrogance comes from. It seems that even if you are a traitor to the Potter family, you have inherited this characteristic of the Potter family well." And carry it forward. I'd say your overconfident disgusting look is exactly the same as your goddamn brother."

"Severus, I haven't heard such a unique... compliment from you for a long time." Jody paused intentionally, as if he was weighing his words, and finally said a word that didn't match Snape's words at all .

"Ha, is your brain finally unable to distinguish between praise and sarcasm?" Snape closed his mouth irritably.He has already realized that no matter how much he satirizes Jody, Jody won't take it to heart.Moreover, no matter how much he said, this fact could not be changed in any way.

"No, I can tell how much worry is contained in your sarcasm." Jody stopped joking, straightened up, and looked at Snape seriously.

The trusting look in her eyes made his heart feel extremely warm in an instant, and it finally made him slump his shoulders in frustration, and let go of the sharpness in his tone. "I think you should know what the Dark Lord would do to you if he knew that the Dark Mark, which he was so satisfied with, was just to make a more obvious and heinous evidence for the Dark Lord."