[HP] Once Upon a Time in England

"Signus." Regulus called to him.He hadn't called out that name in years, and Regulus had grown weary of Signus when he tried to use Olivia to restrain him.In the initial period of Olivia's death, his mind was full of crazy thoughts of revenge, he wanted to kill Signus, wanted his life - he played himself off and forced Olivia to death ——But as time went by, the hatred in Regulus' heart gradually settled and turned into contempt.

Now, Signus stood there in embarrassment, looking at this former "brother-in-law-to-be".

"How have you been lately?" Regulus asked in a chatty tone.

"Reculus," he smiled wryly, "are you here to avenge me?"

"Not to mention." Regulus said calmly, "Actually, I admire you, Signus, you would rather shake hands with my cousin than do things for Rozier, than I think." courage."

"I'm the one who's sorry for you and Olivia." Signus no longer had the high-spirited look he had many years ago, and he lowered his head, "I'm unforgivable, and I don't care how you want to punish me."

"Has it reached this point?"

"Don't test me again, Regulus." Signus shook his head. "I'm still alive because of the Dark Lord's kindness."

Right.After all, an important reason why he fell from the altar was that he was accused of wanting to replace the Dark Lord, which was a more terrible crime than betrayal.

"In that case," Regulus stared at him intently, gripping his wand secretly, "why not just fall to Dumbledore's side?"

Signus was taken aback, and even took a step back: "What nonsense are you talking about, Regulus. How could Dumbledore..." He is worthy of being the Dark Lord's favorite once, and he guessed the answer in an instant, " Have you not--"

"I'll give you a choice." Regulus said slowly, "Are you going to continue to be a man with your tail between your legs under the eyes of the Dark Lord, or risk your life and work for the White Wizard?"

"This, this..." Signus was speechless.

"Think about Millicent." Regulus sighed. "Except for your old mother, she is your last relative in the world, isn't she? Signus, you are well aware of the Dark Lord's plans. The White Castle was The destruction of the source of life, the shelving of the source of life, the downfall of Rozier... But this does not mean that she is safe and sound. She is the daughter of a traitor, an existence higher than those 'ants' but far lower than other Death Eater children .What do you think her future holds?"

Signus averted his eyes.

"Will she go to Hogwarts? Will she have the opportunity to walk freely in the sun?" Regulus did not give him a chance to think, "You are different from Malfoy and others, Signus, they The ability to excuse yourself, which you can't. Everyone knows you're a Death Eater, and a dead one at that. That's dooming you and your family, no matter which side wins. "

Signus knew Regulus' weakness and had used the girl he loved to control him.

Regulus also understood Signus' weakness, and he knew that he was not the only one in the world who felt guilty for Olivia's disappearance.

"Olivia never said she hated you, even though you were one of the masterminds who pushed her to death." Signus was startled, and raised his head in disbelief, Regulus knew he was right, " Do you want to know the story of Olivia, Signus? During her lifetime, you never loved or knew this sister. After her death, you seemed to repent, but did nothing."

He told Olivia's story together with his own lonely time.Finally, Regulus asked again: "What will you choose now?"

Signus stared at him blankly, and after a long time, he said, "What do you want?"

Regulus wanted to tell the plan he had conceived long ago.But he suddenly changed his mind when the words came to his lips: "Go and kill the snake of the Dark Lord."

Signus opened his eyes suddenly.

"Yes, you will die because of this, there is no doubt." Regulus said slowly, "I originally planned to die myself, so that you can live to deliver the letter to Dumbledore, but... sorry, Signus , compared with you, I think I am more worthy of this chance to live."

"Regulus, you—" A trace of anger very similar to that of the past flashed across Signus's face, and then disappeared, and then he smiled bitterly, "Yes... this is a completely reasonable choice .”

"I guarantee that your mother and daughter will be safe for the rest of their lives." Regulus promised, "I don't care what method you use, but you must succeed before sunset tomorrow."

"What if I fail? What if I... what if I tell the Dark Lord about your betrayal?"

Regulus looked at him, and he seemed to find Signus' words ridiculous: "Do you think the Dark Lord will allow you to live a second time?" Signus paled slightly, and he continued, "Whether you Whether it's a failure or a whistleblower, the most you can do is to drag me into the water. Do you think I will be afraid? On the contrary, you should think about the price you will pay for it."

"The soul is out of the body."

Regulus took down his target, Labastan Lestrange, easily.

Bellatrix is ​​too difficult to deal with, and Rodolphs is easy to arouse her vigilance, and Rabastan is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"I'm going to my vault," said Rabastan.With Regulus standing beside him, Gringotts was full of people coming and going, goblins doing their jobs, and they aroused no one's suspicions.

It was so easy...the only trouble Regulus had was the Apocalypse Waterfall, which would wash away all spells, but he quickly added an Imperius Curse, and Rabastan didn't even have time to show the slightest strangeness .

Like the Black family's vault, the Lestrange family's vault is also located on the deepest level.Guarded by dragons.The goblin from Gringotts shook the iron plate and clanked the dragon back, and it led the two of them to the door.

Regulus gripped his wand nervously, a little sweat dripping from his palm.

The goblin put his hand on the gate, and under Regulus' gaze, the gate gradually disappeared, and a cave-like vault appeared in front of them, filled with mountains of gold and silver, exquisite wine glasses, silver armor, There were grotesque stuffed hides—some with long spines, others with drooping wings—a collection of gem-encrusted bottles, and even a skeleton still wearing a crown.

"Luminescence." Regulus jumped into the vault first, and manipulated Rabastan to do the same - otherwise these suspicious goblins would become suspicious.

Hufflepuff's gold cup... He sent Rabasta to stand by the door, and he tried to picture it as he walked deeper into the vault, but he cried out suddenly: he came across a jeweled mug.And the moment it hit the ground, the cup split into more cups, drowning the original one in the blink of an eye.

"Iron Fire Curse, Splitting Curse..." Regulus hissed and sucked in air, and became more convinced that the golden cup was the Horcrux they were looking for.His eyes scanned the rows of shelves, looking for a small, Hufflepuff-marked thing... maybe a badger... The light from the wand fell over the shield and the goblin helmet and fell on the Gundam. ceiling shelf.With a jump in his heart, Regulus raised his wand even higher, and suddenly it caught something that made him dizzy.

"The golden cup is coming." He whispered.

Useless.

Regulus looked around annoyed, the cup shelf was too high for him to reach without bumping into anything.

What's going on with Signus?Did he succeed?Still failed?

At this time, he heard the sound of bang bang bang bang bang in the distance.It was the characteristic sound of Gringotts minecarts galloping - someone is coming!Regulus' heart sank violently.The Lestrange family vault is adjacent to those of the Black and Malfoy families.Regulus didn't believe that Sirius would suddenly come to get the money out of his nerves, so it was either Malfoy or...

"Thunderbolt explosion!" Regulus shouted decisively, pointing at the shelf.At the moment when the shelf shattered and all kinds of jewels fell, Regulus caught the figure of the gold cup with the precise gaze of a seeker. Countless jewelry replicas, while rushing towards the exit of the vault.

"I want to get out of here!" He ignored Rabastan who was standing stupidly by the door, but said to the goblin.

But it was too late, the sound of tinkling iron plates sounded again, and amidst the dragon's whimpering and growling, the sound of human footsteps was particularly obvious.

"It's you." Bellatrix Lestrange appeared in front of him, her facial features twisted together, showing extreme anger, "How dare you—"

"He succeeded, didn't he?" Regulus pointed his wand at her face. "Signus killed Nagini?"

"I know it's you, Regulus... I should have told the Dark Lord of my suspicions!" She growled and swung her wand, and Regulus dodged the killing spell while scribbling Concocting a bold escape plan, "I'll tell you how Dumbledore refused to trade Rozier for Crouch - so it is!"

"I'm sorry, Bella, I'd love to compete with you." Regulus said softly, he and Bella had nothing to talk about, "but not now... Lisong is venting! It's hot and hot!"

Fire Dragon felt the pain before he realized freedom.It screamed and burst into flames, and Bellatrix and the goblins had to bend to dodge it. Regulus seized the opportunity to run to the dragon and climb on its back by stepping on the crook of its legs.The dragon scales were as hard as iron, and the dragon, aware of his movement, started growling and turned around trying to throw him off.

"Thunderbolt!" Regulus yelled, pointing at the ceiling. "Torn apart!"

A few green lights flashed, and the angry fire dragon stood up high and spread its wings.Regulus hugged a bump on the dragon's back tightly, and he saw the goblin fall down like reaping wheat, while Bellatrix was nowhere to be seen.

"Dig three feet!" he cried again.The rubble falling overhead reminded the fire dragon that freedom was close at hand, and it temporarily gave up fighting the man on its back, and instead spewed flames and pawed the way with its claws.The scorching heat and dust made it almost impossible for Regulus to open his eyes. He lay on the dragon's back and waited for the right time——

The moment the dragon finally broke through the floor, out of the tunnel, and into the hall, Regulus jumped down and rushed towards the door amidst the fleeing goblins.

"Avada Kedavra!"

A green light flew past his ear, and Regulus didn't look back. He held the golden cup tightly in one hand and his wand in the other.

"traitor!"

Amid Bellatrix's hysterical screams, he Apparated before her.

A few seconds later, Regulus appeared on the bustling street of Hogsmeade village.Passers-by stared at his dusty robes in amazement, but Regulus didn't stop, and immediately rushed towards Hogwarts Castle at full speed.

The blood-red sunset lit up in the sky, signaling the coming war.