[HP] Squib Prince

"I finally see you, Prince's heir..."

Brian's footsteps stopped, he didn't dare to go directly into the castle, but chose to open the heavy door completely.With the creaking of the gate, the light from outside shone straight into the castle, and Brian could see the environment in front of him clearly.

This is an empty hall with a gorgeous crystal chandelier on the roof.The staircase made of white jade contrasts sharply with the black carved handrails.This wide staircase faced Brian's face. Looking up the stairs, it turned out to be an oil painting occupying half of the wall.In the oil painting is an old man with a serious face. He wears a black robe, has a hooked nose, and a long face. He looks almost like Snape. If his short gray hair turns into black mid-length hair, Then this resemblance is estimated to become nine points.

Brian looked at the old man, and the old man in the oil painting looked at him sharply.That look made Brian move his fingers uncomfortably.At Hogwarts, he had seen many interesting portraits. The characters in those portraits were lifelike and had their own thoughts and emotions. They could also communicate with people outside the portraits, and they felt no different from real people.So from the first moment he saw the portrait, Brian knew that the old man said what he just said.

"It turned out to be you." The old man frowned, this action was very similar to Snape's habitual action, "I thought after so many years, the kid from Irene's family would finally enter the manor. "

Brian saw that the old man had no intention of hurting him, so he walked cautiously to the center of the hall.However, because the hall was too empty, Brian still felt a little far away from such a distance.He looked around, but because the light was too dim, he couldn't observe well if there were any traps.Brian frowned, a little confused about whether to stand in front of the portrait.

The old man seemed amused by Brian's actions, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, but it made him look like he was mocking no matter how he looked.

"It's pretty cautious." The old man nodded and said in a judgmental tone, "But it's obviously too ignorant to dare to walk into the manor of a magical family without any protection..."

Brian was made to open his mouth by the familiar tone, but he didn't know how to refute.

"But you don't have to be nervous, since you are allowed into the manor, I won't do anything to you." The old man tapped the floor covered with plush carpet in the oil painting with his crutches, and made a dull sound, "But I want to ask , are you ready to take on the heavy responsibility of a family?"

Brian hesitated and didn't speak, because to be honest, he really wasn't ready for such a thing.

The old man was very dissatisfied with Brian's reaction. He frowned and scolded angrily: "You want to inherit the Prince family without such mental preparation? Are you thinking too beautifully?"

Brian pursed his lips, and then decided to tell the truth: "I'm sorry, because of my personal experience in the Muggle world, I have not been educated by the so-called aristocratic elite, and I don't have the concept of family in my concept. So for I haven't thought about what you said about taking on the heavy responsibility of the family. But it has never been my character to avoid responsibility, and I will take on the responsibility wherever I am."

After Brian finished speaking, he looked at the old man without blinking, waiting for his answer.The old man in the oil painting looked at Brian with sharp eyes, trying to judge the truth of what Brian said.

Just like that, in the quiet hall, Brian looked up at the old man without fear.After a while, the old man hummed, and then said, "You are eloquent." His tone was not very good.

Brian swallowed, then said dryly, "Uh, thanks for the compliment."

The old man had nothing to do with a thick-skinned guy like Brian. He changed the subject with a bad expression: "Tell me about the situation outside. I've been here for too long."

Brian finally found the correct way to communicate with the old man, and began to talk about the status quo of the wizarding world and Voldemort's disappearance.Of course, it also includes the existence of Snape.Only he was very careful not to say that Snape was working for the Order of the Phoenix.

"Professor of Potions at Hogwarts, or the head of Slytherin?" The old man's face became much better, and he smiled from the bottom of his heart, but when he looked at Brian, his eyes became a little more serious. It means hating iron but not steel.

"If that's the case, why didn't he come over?"

Looking at the old man's expression, Brian felt a little hurt. He shrugged helplessly, and then said uncertainly: "Maybe it's because my surname is Prince? Well, I don't think he has any interest in this manor... ..."

"Impossible." The old man stomped the crutch in his hand again, with a look of being offended, and said angrily: "There are so many rare medicinal materials and precious prescriptions. As long as they are members of the Prince family, they will not be uninterested in it." !"

Seeing the seriousness of the old man, Brian twitched his mouth and wanted to roll his eyes secretly, but was interrupted by the old man's roar: "Stop your inelegant movements! Since you are the heir of the Prince family, you Your words and deeds should be a bit different.”

Brian could only listen to the old man's anger in embarrassment, hoping that it would end soon.

"So there are only two people left in the family?" After a while, the old man calmed down, looked at Brian, and asked.

Brian nodded: "If there is no mistake, it should be like this."

The old man looked past Brian and looked at the square outside the door, his eyes became distant and erratic: "I should have thought of it a long time ago..."

Although the old man didn't have any expression on his face, Brian could feel the sadness lingering around him.Even a portrait makes one feel a little sad.

"In this case, then do as I say." The old man sighed and said to Brian, "Bowen."

Brian looked at the old man suspiciously: "Are you calling me?"

"This is the name your parents gave you," the old man continued to ask with nostalgia on his face, "Well, I know your 'legendary' experience in the Muggle world, so what is your name now?"

"Bryan." Hearing what the old man said jokingly, Bryan replied succinctly.

The old man frowned: "Bowen still sounds nice, but now I guess your name has magical effects. Hmph, I can just forget it now."

Brian looked at this competitive old man, feeling a little helpless.Speaking of which, aren't the people in the Princes family so likable? This old man is the same, and so is Snape... Obviously, Brian hasn't counted himself in the Princes family yet.

"Let's not talk about this first." The old man looked Brian up and down, but he was obviously not that satisfied with the young man in front of him who had some features of the Prince family. He ordered, "You go to the middle of the hall first, that's right there .”

Brian followed the old man's words and walked to the center of the hall, facing the huge crystal chandelier directly above his head.Brian couldn't help but wonder what would happen if that lamp fell.

"Why are you in a daze?" the old man urged, "Take out the knife, I know you have it, don't dawdle."

That's the feeling, too much like Snape.Brian felt that his life in the future would be even more miserable... According to the old man, Brian could only take out a close-fitting knife.

"Okay, let's do it."

Brian was full of doubts, and asked in horror: "What? What hand?"

"Let's do bloodletting!" The old man said angrily, "Why are you so unscrupulous?"

Brian held the knife dejectedly, wondering how and how much to put.

"What are you still dawdling about?"

"How much should I put? Where?" Brian couldn't help asking.

"Just drop it on the floor." The old man said dissatisfiedly, "Hmph, education in the Muggle world..."

"What an arrogant old man..." Brian cursed.He cut his hand with a knife in a familiar way, and the blood dripped on the floor.Brian stared at the floor expectantly.

After a long time, nothing happened.

"..."

"Oh," the old man patted his head without any pain, and then said, "Look at me, I'm old enough to forget that you're a boy from the Auston family."

Brian twitched the corner of his mouth, extremely suspicious that the old man was playing tricks on him on purpose.

"Put down your rude expression." The old man looked at Brian unhappily, "If it was the kid from Irene's family, there wouldn't be so many things. It's really not flattering."

As he spoke, the old man pointed in one direction with his crutches and said, "There is a small box embedded in the wall. Use your blood to drip on that box, and then take out the small bottle in the box."

Following the old man's instructions, Brian easily took out a glass bottle with an ordinary shape. The bottle contained bright red liquid, which looked like fresh blood.But thinking about the time when the manor was closed, it doesn't feel like it.

"Okay, now pour the blood on where you were standing just now." The old man continued to command, "That's blood. Hasn't anyone told you not to use common sense acquired from Muggles to judge things in the wizarding world?"

"What a terrible observation..." Brian clenched the glass bottle in his hand.

The moment the blood in the bottle touched the floor, the brilliance rose suddenly, illuminating the entire hall brightly.Brian couldn't help closing his eyes due to the blinding white light.

After a while, the light gradually faded, and Brian was surprised to find that the whole castle seemed to be activated by something, and it became alive.The decorations that used to look dilapidated have become brand new, making the castle look a lot brighter.

"Bai Xian welcomes Master Brian on behalf of the house-elves of the Prince family." A house-elf wearing a clean white pillowcase appeared in front of Brian out of thin air, and bowed deeply to Brian.

The author has something to say: I'm really sorry, when I first arrived at school, there will always be various unexpected things to interrupt the arrangement, I broke my promise yesterday TT

I will remember to owe everyone an update, and I will definitely make it up in the future~~