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Grimmauld Place is a Muggle square.

It was late at night when Nora arrived, and fortunately no one saw her appearing out of nowhere.

Where are you going now?She stood in the middle of the empty square, thinking.

She just wanted to return to England quickly, but she hadn't thought about her next plan yet.It would be best if she could contact Dumbledore, maybe she could try her luck at Diagon Alley like last time.

Victory was at hand, and all that remained was the Boy Who Lived and the Slytherin locket.Just hope Harry Potter hasn't turned into a Horcrux by now.

While she was thinking, a door opened in front of Nora.A man wrapped in a black cloak was about to go out, and he drew his wand the first moment he saw Nora.

"Who are you?" he asked.The voice was deep and hoarse.

He wears a mask, a Death Eater mask.

She was lucky to run into Death Eaters as soon as she went out.Come to think of it, this should be a Blake.

"I was just passing by," Nora said.

"Passing by? At this hour?" said the unknown Death Eater. "You'd better tell the truth."

"I've just come back from abroad," said Nora. "The man who gave me the portkey told me he had been here to visit friends, and sent me here."

"Who sent you here?"

"Lion Hussey," Nora replied.

The person opposite lowered his wand, and he warned coldly: "You'd better stay away from here."

Nora nodded and was about to leave when the Death Eater stopped her again.

"Why come back to England at this time?" he asked.

Nora turned, and she opened her mouth—

"Soul out of the body!"

The opponent was hit by the spell without warning.

This was the first time Nora used the Imperius Curse, and it was as if a warm current entered her mind from the tip of the wand, and the Death Eater's eyes became dizzy.

"Take me in."

The captured Death Eater obeyed and walked into the hall with her.

No. 12 Grimmauld Place is a very old and gloomy house, very different from the house next to it, but under the protection of a spell, Muggles cannot see it.

The old black door has a silver serpentine knocker.

As soon as they walked into the dark hall, a house elf suddenly appeared and asked graciously, "You're back again, Master Regulus, did you forget to bring something? Kreacher will help you prepare it right away."

Nora was taken aback. She manipulated the Death Eater named Regulus to reply: "No need, step back, Kreacher."

"Yes, yes." The elf bowed, his big bulb-like eyes resting on Nora for a moment.

"This is my friend," Regulus said. "I want to talk to her alone, so don't disturb us in the meantime."

Kreacher backed away meekly.

Nora was finally able to take a good look inside the house.

Very old house that still retains some of its former glory.

Thick carpets, cobweb-shaped chandeliers, snake-shaped candlesticks, and age-old statues hanging on the walls.

All this is well preserved.Turn on the lights, and every utensil in the room is shining.Norah guessed it was the house-elf.

Of course, there are also some unpleasant things, such as the umbrella stand that looks like a troll leg, or is a troll leg.Nora walked up holding the candlestick, and there was a row of elf heads on the decorative panel.Putting aside personal grievances, in terms of aesthetic taste, the Malfoy family can be said to outshine the crowd, raising the average value of pure-blood families with their own efforts.The family's aesthetics have caught up to Tom Riddle.

Judging from the ubiquitous serpentine decoration, the family is a diehard Slytherin.Ancient and pursuing pure blood, this place is undoubtedly the house of the Black family.

She found a rug hanging on the wall, confirming her guess.

The rug was embroidered with the names of the family members, without exception Blake.So, she scoured the carpet and determined that the Death Eater's name should be - Regulus Arcturus Black

Oh, that's what the Blakes like to do.There are many Regulus and Arcturus on this carpet.

Nora found a room, bound this Black with a spell, took off his mask, and took his wand along the way.Fortunately, she moved fast enough, this Black's will was stronger than she imagined, and he quickly got rid of the Imperius Curse and woke up.

He was a handsome young man with dark hair and dark eyes, not much older than Nora.He looked familiar, but Nora couldn't remember where she'd seen him.

"Who are you? What are you going to do here?" he asked, with a look of wariness and guard that is typical of Slytherins.

what to doNora didn't know for the time being, she just tried it casually, but she didn't expect it to be really successful.

Her silence made Black frown, guessing, "Are you from the Order of the Phoenix? Or from some other organization—"

Slytherins are prone to overthinking. "Neither of them." Nora replied, "I would like to join the Order of the Phoenix, so that at least I have a place to stay."

Blake eyed her suspiciously.

"I swear I'm telling the truth," said Nora. "I've just come back from France with no relatives, no ID, and no money. I took you hostage on a whim because you were the one I met in England." my first wizard, and I just needed a place to stay for a while."

Black sneered: "Then you really chose a good place, miss. Do you know this mask?"

Nora shook the white mask in her hand: "Death Eater masks, I heard they are a group of people who do all kinds of evil."

"Then you should know what your actions mean." Regulus Black said coldly, "You should be lucky that no other wizard happened to come across you when you attacked me."

Nora didn't think about it.If other Death Eaters really saw it, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Looks like I'm lucky," said Nora.

"What I don't think you know is who I'm going to see. If I go missing, they'll find out right away," Blake said.

"You're going to see—Tom Riddle!" blurted Nora.

The name made Blake's eyes flash.

"The Dark Lord wants to see you. It seems that you are his cronies, don't you?" Nora felt that she had found a breakthrough, and she asked like a cannonball, "Do you know where he is now? What is he going to do? What mission did he arrange for you?"

Blake squinted at her, expressionless.

If you ask him directly like this, of course he won't tell the truth.It's a pity that she can't get enough of her mind-taking, but as long as she has one-third, no, one-fourth of Tom Riddle's level——

Nora began to pace the room restlessly.She needs Veritaserum now, just three drops.There should be something like that in this house, but she doesn't know where.She waved his wand in Blake's eyes. "Where do you keep your veritaserum? If you don't answer I'll break your wand."

Blake gritted his teeth and remained silent for a moment. Seeing that the wand gradually bent into a distorted arc in Nora's hand, he reluctantly said, "The potions are all kept by Kreacher. You tell him to get the three rows of cabinets from the left." Potion bottles in five grids."

Nora checked the rope again, put away Regulus' wand, and then walked out of the room, closing the door behind her, and shouting, "Kreacher! Kreacher!"

The house-elf flashed in front of her with a "poof", bowed and said, "Any orders, my lord?"

"Uh... your master needs something from the third row of cabinets, the fifth from the left."

Kreacher stared at her with those elf-like light bulb eyes, and then slowly said: "Yes, Kreacher understands."

In the next instant, the wandless magic hit Nora, and the last words she heard before she lost consciousness were the screams of the elf: "Young Master and I agreed a secret signal! This witch is the Young Master's enemy!"

The activities of Death Eaters have been particularly frequent recently.

Dumbledore counted silently.

In the past week, there had been twelve Muggle deaths and three members of the Order of the Phoenix had been killed.The head of the Muggle Object Management Office, who was also a Voldemort rebel hidden in the Ministry of Magic, and his family were found tragically dead at home.

The man whose name cannot be mentioned has been very excited lately.It was like saying that something he had been waiting for for years was coming.

This is the welcome ceremony he prepared.Dumbledore thought so.

Dumbledore flipped through the death report.

The surge in deaths started from that day.

The day the Potter boy was born.

There is an inevitable connection between the two, but he has not yet found it.Dumbledore pondered.

"I heard that many of you died." The portrait of Phinesis Black hanging on the wall suddenly asked, "What happened to my useless grandson?"

"Sirius is still alive, with only minor injuries," said Dumbledore. "He is a wizard skilled in battle."

"But he doesn't have any family glory in his eyes. Regulus doesn't know what he's busy with every day." Phinesis complained endlessly, "The old man just visited Black's old house, and Regulus actually brought A woman comes home."

Dumbledore raised his eyes and looked at Phinesis thoughtfully: "A woman? What kind of woman?"

Phoenix refused to speak.

"Do you have anything to ask the old man, Dumbledore." There was a smug look on his lips.

"I have always needed help from others." Dumbledore said gently, "Please tell me, what kind of woman is it?"

"She came at midnight, and I couldn't see her face clearly," Phinesis said, "but it must have been very rude, and Regulus didn't stop her from walking around the house. She must be a Pure blood. Of course, in this respect, Regulus has always been far more cautious than my other ineffective great-grandson."

"Is she still in Black's old house? Phinesis."

"Anyway, the old man didn't see her leave."

"Thank you, Phinesis," said Dumbledore.

"Is that junior named Voldemort still rampant?"

"Yes."

"I think the students here are still arrogant."

"Because this is Hogwarts," said Dumbledore.

"That Voldemort was a Slytherin anyway," Phinesis said, closing his eyes and beginning to fall asleep like the other portraits.

Voldemort, Potter, and the mysterious woman.

Will there be some kind of intersection, linking them together?

Maybe it's fate.

The author has something to say: Regulus has finally appeared!

One of my favorite characters in the original book.

Regarding whether Regulus is an older brother or a younger brother, I checked the information, and it seems that there is a discrepancy between the fifth and sixth Chinese versions.In the end, according to Baidu Encyclopedia, he was designated as the younger brother.