[HP] The Elegance of the Night

While Tom was talking to the elders of the Black family, Regulus went up to the second floor, and he saw Kreacher in the living room, hiding in a corner with his head stuck out, with a dirty rag around his waist, Out of tune with the clean surroundings.

"Kreacher," Regulus asked, "where's the locket I gave you? Did you destroy it?"

"Master Regulus, Kreacher couldn't leave a trace on it." The elf said sadly, "Kreacher tried all methods, all methods, but none of them, none of them succeeded... the box says There's so much powerful magic that Kreacher believes it can only be destroyed from the inside, but it won't open... Kreacher punishes himself and tries again. Kreacher failed to carry out orders, bad Kreacher, bad Kreacher!" This The poor elf started banging his head against the wall.

"Stop, Kreacher." Regulus stopped it from masochistic behavior, he didn't want another cleansing spell on the brand new wall, it was really dirty. "Kreacher, give me the locket, I need it."

Kreacher stopped, looked at Regulus with watery eyes, and apparated with a bang. Regulus sat down on the sofa and adjusted a comfortable posture. Kreacher just sat down for a while. Then came back.

It respectfully handed the locket to Regulus, and disapparated again. When it came back, it had already changed into a clean and refreshing tea towel around its body, and brought a cup of steaming black tea.

"Kreacher, where are the other house-elves? Why have I only seen you so far?" Regulus drank the red tea, and Kreacher whimpered with big gray eyes; "A few years ago, someone from the Ministry of Magic To take back the house and take Kreacher away, poor old Kreacher was terrified, the mistress (portrait) screamed and drove them away, and they came a few times, the mistress drove us all away, old Kreacher was reluctant to leave, so he stayed, the hostess directed me to do things, the other companions all went to Malfoy Manor, and some went to Hogwarts."

"Damn Ministry of Magic, you've got your mind here." Regulus understood as soon as he heard this. Everyone regarded him as dead, and brother Sirius was expelled from the family again, and he was imprisoned in Azkaban for the rest of his life. Don't expect it to come out. The Ministry of Magic wants to receive all the property of the Black family. According to the normal procedure, it will at least wait until Sirius Black dies.

"Kreacher, you've worked hard all these years." He was very angry when he saw the abandoned house when he first arrived, thinking that the house-elves had started to be lazy without the discipline of their master.

Now he understands that these are all his mother's thoughts, and it is better to become like this than to be taken over by the Ministry of Magic. The Black family has countless books alone. These precious magic notes that have been passed down for thousands of years are the powerful capital of the family. According to Long's estimate, if Igil really waited until Igil went to the Ministry of Magic to go through the inheritance procedures, the ripped books that were brought back would have lost their original zero value.

Everything is for the Black family, although he, Regulus, understood this truth very early on, but failed to do so.

"Kreacher, summon all the house elves back as soon as possible, and tell them that the family has a new heir."

After explaining this, Regulus didn't go downstairs immediately. He sat on the sofa and thought about it. When he went downstairs, his lover saw him coming, and politely ended the conversation with the old headmaster of the Black family. .

"Honey, I had a great chat with your great-great-grandfather." Mrs. Black trembled because of a certain word, but the old headmaster couldn't help nodding.

"I want to go to your room." The man with red eyes habitually put his arms around Regulus' waist, and the latter turned away.

"I just want to see where you used to live." The man was wronged, why is his lover so sensitive when it comes to the room?

Regulus led him upstairs and stopped at a door at the top of the stairs.There was a small sign on the door, and the paint underneath was deeply scratched.Tom stopped at the foot of the stairs and looked carefully.

This is a small sign full of style, with neat handwritten letters:

without my express permission

No Entry

Regulus Arcturus Black

Regulus opened the door. His room was magnificent, with Slytherin silver and green everywhere, covering the bed, the walls and the windows.The Blake family crest and the French motto "Eternal Purity" are carefully painted on the bedside, and there are many yellowed newspaper clippings glued into an irregular collage.It's all about Voldemort.

The red-eyed man smiled happily, and Regulus blushed.He handed over the locket, and lowered his head, not daring to look at him.

"What's this?" The man squinted his wine-red eyes and asked unexpectedly, his words made Regulus suddenly raise his head.

"Locket, didn't you always want it? Back then you still did that to me because of it." He recalled that obscene memory, being imprisoned on the bed and tossing and tossing fiercely, enduring huge pain. humiliation.I was almost killed, and then found out that I was pregnant for several months because of morning sickness.He simply didn't know how he got through that period of time, but luckily everything passed.But he would not forgive him, the man must be punished, and his children would not be named Slytherin, no matter how noble the name was.

The Black family needs that child, an heir with the surname Black, so he will not admit the existence of this red-eyed man in public or private.

"This is my Christmas present from you. I thought you would like it." Regulus held the locket up to Tom's eyes, letting him take a good look at it.

The man with red eyes stretched out his hand, he held his hand, slowly caressed his fingertips from the back of the hand, and then to the palm, the man drew an itchy circle on the palm of his hand before picking it up.

"I've already received your gift. You brought me here. I called my mother-in-law just now, and she didn't object."

"That's because she was scared at the time." Regulus retorted with his lips pursed.

Then, his mouth was gagged, suffocating with the hot wetness.While kissing him, the red-eyed demon king took out the soul piece from the locket and absorbed it as nutrients.He hung the locket with the crest of the Slytherin family around Regulus' neck.The coldness of the metal below body temperature made Regulus tremble, and the kiss of the red-eyed man gradually moved downward. He cast a silent spell and gently closed the door, pushing his already passionate lover onto the bed...

Igil couldn't wait to open his presents when he got up in the morning. Dad gave him a bottle of Felicia; Uncle Tom gave him some beautiful dresses; Sugar and fruitcake from his mother, that's his way.

Pansy sent a copy of "An Encyclopedia of Anti-drugs in Asia".Very well, he just casually mentioned such an unorthodox thing, and she wrote it down.

Blaise sent a pair of exquisite ivory wizard chess pieces. He heard that his mother had recently hooked up with a rich man and was about to step into the palace of marriage again.

Crabbe, Goyle, and the burly girl from Burst all sent presents, not very expensive but thoughtful.

What surprised him the most was Ellie Windsor, who sent a can of royal black tea.Igil sent the owl a copy of "Predict the Unforeseen: Save You From Strikes." He thought the girl had talent.

After a hearty breakfast, Regulus took Igil to the mansion of the Black family. They didn't use the door key but went by car, because Regulus said that he should remember the way, and it was Uncle Tom who drove for them. Dad explained that if Tom went there, he would be scared by magic, and it would be rude to let Uncle Tom drive without asking him to sit in, and Igil believed it.

"Uncle Tom has treated me like my own son all these years and I feel like we can count on him."

"Absolutely not!" Regulus vetoed Igil's suggestion, "I will not let the Black family suffer any damage." His tone was firm.

Igil nodded understandingly, letting a Muggle know that these things are indeed dangerous.

The driver sent them to Grimmauld Square and drove away, because Regulus told him to stop here, and they would go back by themselves later without him picking them up.

The young driver was very happy, because it was the Christmas holiday, the boss generously gave him ten times the daily salary.

The arrival of Igil made the mansion of the Black family full of vitality again. All the characters in the portraits came to greet him, and Mrs. Black could not drive them away even with screams.Our old headmaster, Phineas Nigellus Black, put Igil's talents to the test, and he was proud of the boy.Mrs. Black called Igil's name affectionately, with tears in her eyes.

Kreacher's work efficiency is very high, and the elves of the Black family have returned one after another. Kreacher said that an elf named Dole will not be able to come back temporarily, because all the fruit puddings in Hogwarts are made by him. Yes, it taught the other house-elves until they could take over his job, and little wizards were picky eaters, and got used to that taste.

Igil was there when Kreacher reported this to Regulus. He remembered Draco's happy appearance every time he ate fruit pudding. He told his father about it, so Dole could continue to stay in Hoag Watts' kitchen makes pudding until the day the little master of the Black family graduates.

Regulus took Igil to see the family tree of the Black family. It was a tapestry embroidered with a family tree map with branches and vines. The gold thread on the tapestry was shining. Igil found that next to Regulus Black's name There was a small, blackened round hole.

Regulus told him that this position belonged to his rebellious brother before, who was expelled from the family because he entered Gryffindor, and is now a murderer and imprisoned in Azkaban.

His name is - Sirius Black.

"Daddy," Igil said. "I met a little bitch girl named Ellie Windsor at Hogwarts. The first time she saw me, she asked me if I knew Sirius. I thought she was weird. Once she stayed alone for a few days. When I was young, I was able to accurately know the location of my companion."

Regulus raised his eyebrows. That girl might have the ability of a prophet, and it was this type of person that he disliked the most.

"Stay away from that girl," he said with disgust.

Igil nodded gracefully.

Non-responsible small talk:

Ellie Windsor's long-awaited Christmas finally arrived. She sent Professor Snape a full year's supply of whitening skin care products and special oil-removing shampoo.Had wanted to do it for a long time, Snape just didn't pay attention to grooming, and with her help he would definitely regain his glory.

She would send the same thing every year in the future, and one day Snape would understand her heart.She wants to prove her love for him with actions.

Our Professor Snape, unexpectedly received a gift of a Gryffindor lion cub this Christmas, Ellie Windsor, he remembered this girl, she had the same hair color and eyes as Lily.

Snape picked a bottle of potion from his potions in return, thinking she needed it.

So on the first Christmas at Hogwarts, Ellie Windsor received a Christmas gift from Professor Snape—a bottle of special weight loss pills.