[HP] Raven

Episode 39

In the room on the top floor of No. 12 Grimmauld Place, two figures were sitting opposite each other, with two books and a candle holder that was always lit in front of them.

"The woman who prophesied Dumbledore, I know who she is," Regulus said after pondering for a moment, "The descendants of the Trelawney family are a little crazy. Her words are not credible, a newborn It's impossible for a boy who didn't take long to beat... him."

"But the mysterious man will definitely go to find that boy after hearing the prophecy, Regulus, no matter whose child he is, he is innocent." Alex said.

He was silent for a while, then asked suddenly. "Are you sure he believed what you said?"

"At least it seems that he believed it."

Their conversation was interrupted by an emergency meeting of the Death Eaters' inner circle, who knew who the Son of Prophecy was.

On one side of the long table were Bellatrix, Rookwood, Dolohov, Yaxley, and Snape, and on the other side were Lucius, Narcissa, Regulus, and Alex.Snape's face was sallow, as if he had been lying in a cemetery for days, Alex glanced at him and then looked away.

The Longbottoms were captured by Bellatrix and brought into the Lestrange Manor a few days ago, and the newly born Neville was the legendary "son of prophecy".

A boy born at the end of July, in a family that defeated the Dark Lord three times, without parents.

"No parents" can be interpreted as the death of both parents, or it can be interpreted as the absence of parents.Alex took a calm breath.She only intended to overthrow the prophecy, but who knows there is still a qualified child.

"I must find this boy." Voldemort tapped the table with his wand. "Kill him, so that there will be no future troubles."

"Yes, Master, the boy must die," Bellatrix echoed loudly.

"But... now there is a problem," Voldemort said "tsk" and paused, "the boy may have two."

"That's unlikely, Master," Regulus said, "the prophecy says 'one'."

"That's true," Voldemort said, hovering a few steps, "but the other boy fits almost every criteria except one, I don't know if his parents are still alive, but just in case, I'll get rid of him too..."

Voldemort's cold voice resounded in the huge room.

"Harry Potter."

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Soon Regulus and Alex knew that Voldemort planned to go to Neville Longbottom himself, and let his most loyal confidant go to Harry Potter.He appointed Bellatrix, Rookwood, and Lucius, and told them to rush over to kill the grass and roots once they found out where the Son of Prophecy was.

As long as Lucius can't go, they will have a chance to compete, and once they get mixed into the assassination team, they can get in the way.Regulus had never had the heart to kill Lucius - Narcissa was his closest cousin, and Draco was so young.He was very hesitant, and they could only settle for the next best thing, planning to cause some trouble for Lucius, making him unable to go.But they waited for several months and never found an opportunity.Lucius was inherently cautious, and his last line of defense was the more shrewd Narcissa. The Malfoy family was very united, and they couldn't find any leaks in this wall.

However, just when they were in a hurry, a turning point appeared in a not-so-subtle way.

It was a rainy night.A little snow fell in the afternoon before, and when it touched the ground, it turned into a cold pond, reflecting the lonely street lamp on a winter night.The clock on the wall had already struck ten o'clock, Orion and Walburga had already gone to bed, Regulus and Alex also took a bath and were ready to go to sleep, Kreacher knocked on the door and said that Naxi Sarah is here.

This was obviously not a decent time to meet guests, they hurriedly changed into clothes that could meet guests and walked to the first floor, where Narcissa was standing in the living room.Her hood was completely soaked, her long blond hair hung down her back, and her face was as pale as a ghost.

"What's the matter, Narcissa?" Regulus asked, and Alex followed behind him, asking in a low voice if Kreacher could go get some hot tea.

"Reculus, Alex," Narcissa looked around and asked nervously in a low voice, "Can we go upstairs and talk?"

"Narcissa, Grimmauld Place has always been safe." Regulus walked to the second floor and led Narcissa into a small reception room. Alex asked Kreacher to bring the tea to the table. Close the door firmly.

The reception room is not big, and the walls covered with dark green and gold-painted wallpaper are covered with old photos from the past. The photos taken after Alex and Regulus got married are placed in an exquisite silver and white photo frame and hung on the the far right side of the wall.

Narcissa didn't have time to check what new photos had been added to the wall, she was here on an important matter.She took off her hood and put it on the arm of the sofa, and sat down trembling.

"What's wrong, Narcissa?" Alex offered her a cup of tea. "You're shaking."

"...Thank you," Narcissa took the tea, took a sip before putting it down, "Sorry, I came uninvited."

"It's not time for tea now, Narcissa, what's your hurry?" Regulus sat down on the sofa opposite her, and Alex sat down next to him, her gaze fell on Narcissa clasped pale hands.

Narcissa hastily opened the mouth to speak. "Regulus, Alex, I didn't mean to disturb you at this time. But I have to come, only you can help me..."

Regulus studied her. "Is there anything we can do to help?"

Tears rolled down her blue eyes, which she quickly wiped away with a pale pink silk handkerchief.

"Oh, Narcissa, is Draco okay?" Alex asked.

"He's fine..." Narcissa paused, and put the handkerchief back into the pocket of her wizard robe, "I'm here to ask you that your matter has something to do with Lucius."

"Lucius?" Regulus asked.

"Yes, Regulus, you know that too," Narcissa looked at the door and made sure it was locked tightly, and continued, "Lucius was assigned to kill Harry Potter."

Alex glanced at Regulus before turning to Narcissa. "so what?"

"Nobody knew where Harry Potter was...the moment they knew Voldemort was looking for the two boys, they hid them."

Regulus cleared his throat and said. "If the task cannot be completed, it is not all Lucius' fault. Narcissa, the Dark Lord will not punish him in particular, so don't worry so much."

"No...no...listen to me," Narcissa interrupted him, "Do you know Peter Pedilou? The trash who turned from the Order of the Phoenix to Death Eaters."

"Yes, a useless thing." Alex said.

Narcissa lowered her voice and said. "He said Dumbledore hid the two children separately with the Fidelity Charm."

Regulus asked hastily. "Could it be him who is the secret agent?" He paused, then sneered, "The Order of the Phoenix is ​​really out of ammunition."

Narcissa shook her head. "No, it's not him now, but he didn't say who it was, he just said that he would try to get Harry Potter's secret keeper. Then he would tell Lucius and them Harry's hiding address, so that They went and killed Harry Potter."

"Isn't that great, Narcissa." Alex said nonchalantly, "The Dark Lord will give Lucius a lot of rewards."

"No... That's the problem, Alex, do you know what kind of person that Peter Pedillo is? He is greedy for life and afraid of death, and will only beg for mercy when encountering problems, except for pretending to be pitiful in front of the Dark Lord. Nothing else." Narcissa frowned as if referring to some lowly and disgusting bug.

"so what?"

Narcissa took a deep breath. "In case, in case Dumbledore finds out that he is a traitor, let him lead Lucius and the others into the trap set by the Order of the Phoenix, wouldn't it be over?"

"Peter Pedilou has the guts to deceive the Dark Lord?" Regulus frowned contemptuously, "I don't believe it."

"Does he have the guts to resist Dumbledore?" Narcissa interrupted him anxiously.

Alex rolled her eyes and smiled contemptuously. "Of course not."

Narcissa's eyes sparkled. "He agreed very quickly when he faced the Dark Lord, but how could it be so easy to win to be Potter's secret-keeper? I don't believe there is nothing wrong with it. This must be a trap set by the Order of the Phoenix."

Regulus and Alex looked at each other, and Alex spoke lightly. "If it's a trap set by the Order of the Phoenix, then Lucius must be able to handle it, right? He's the head of the Malfoy family, and—"

"No, no, Alex," Narcissa called to her, "Draco is still so young, don't you have the heart to let him lose his father?"

Regulus paused for a while and said. "Isn't there Bellatrix and Rookwood here?"

Narcissa asked back. "so what?"

Alex glanced at her. "Bellatrix is ​​your own sister, Narcissa."

"Bella... my husband can't go anyway," Narcissa paused, "I just want to beg you to go to the Dark Lord to say something to Lucius... Tell him not to go, instead Snape, or Dolohov, whoever it is."

She was silent for a while, tears fell again. "You also know that Peter Pedilu is just a useless fool... If this is really Dumbledore's trick, then Lucius is finished. Regulus, you have always been the best friend between me and Lucius." The cousin I like is Draco's godfather... I beg you to speak for Lucius in front of the Dark Lord..."

"Snape has other tasks recently. Dolohov has been entangled by Moody and Kingsley. I don't know when he can get out." Regulus paused, with a slightly apologetic expression, "Narcissa, if If I pass your suggestion on to the Dark Lord, he will think I am teasing him."

"Then we can't let Lucius go." Big tears fell from the corners of Narcissa's eyes again. "If Lucius enters Azkaban, what will Draco and I do?"

Alex knew the time had come.She snorted feigned anger. "Do you want Regulus to replace Lucius?"

Narcissa turned to her tearfully. "Alex, that's not what I mean... it's just that Draco is still young and he can't live without Dad."

Alex looked at her indifferently. "Narcissa, do you think so?"

Narcissa opened her eyes wide and kept patrolling among them. "If, if you want, of course..."

Alex cut her off. "Your husband can't enter Azkaban, but can my husband?"

"No, that's not what I mean...I just want you to help Lucius...you can help me in any way..." Narcissa suddenly knelt in front of Alex, grabbed her skirt, and pressed her face Go up, "Alex, Bella tried to kill you several times in Malfoy Manor, but I stopped them. And you married Regulus, I didn't object at all, because of the kindness in the past For your sake, can you-"

Alex gave Regulus a sneaky wink.

"Okay, Narcissa," Regulus said, "don't stay on the ground, get up."

Narcissa stood up.

Regulus pondered for a moment, then asked. "You really saved Alex?"

"That's true," Narcissa looked at Alex, "You remember that, right?"

Alex blinked. "It was saved."

"Take it as a favor, Narcissa, I will try to help Lucius. But it's just a try, it may not succeed." Regulus said.

Narcissa wiped away her tears and asked. "How to help?"

"I'm going to ask the Dark Lord for instructions, let me go instead of Lucius."

"Reculus!"

"Don't be afraid, Alex," Regulus said ambitiously with a flash of light in his eyes, "Aside from the danger, this is an opportunity to show myself, and I don't want to give it up to others."

Alex sighed in feigned resignation. "Okay, listen to you. If you go, I will go with you."

"That, that's really great..." Narcissa let out a long breath, "I knew it, you all—"

Regulus interrupted her. "However, I have a small condition, Narcissa."

Narcissa asked quickly. "What condition? As long as Lucius is not allowed to go, I can give you whatever you want."

"You also know that this mission is too dangerous. In case Alex and I don't come back," Regulus thought for a while, "I hope you take good care of my parents."

Narcissa fully agreed. "Okay, no problem, I will definitely support my uncle and aunt well and accompany them until they grow old."

Regulus thought about it. "Empty words are nothing, Narcissa, we need to make an unbreakable oath to guarantee the interests of both of us."

Without hesitation, Narcissa firmly held her right hand on Regulus' arm, and Regulus also grabbed Narcissa's forearm.

She turned to look at Alex. "sorry to bother you."

Alex came up with her wand, stood between them, and tapped the tip of her wand on their hands. "let's start."

Narcissa spoke first: "Regulus Black, will you propose to the Dark Lord that he allow you and your wife Alex to replace Lucius to complete the task of getting rid of Harry Potter?" ?”

"I do, Narcissa." Regulus said.

A slender, bright tongue of flame shot from the tip of the wand and wrapped around their right hand like a red-hot wire.

"Narcissa Black Malfoy," Regulus paused for a moment, "if Harry Potter hadn't died on the night of the mission, would you be willing to support my parents on my behalf until they die?"

Narcissa thought about his wording, but at first glance she couldn't find a problem. "I do, Regulus."

A second tongue of flame flew out from the tip of Alex's wand, and wrapped around their right hand as tightly as the first, like two glowing red snakes.

"Very good," Alex glanced at Narcissa calmly, "Be happy, Narcissa, your wish has come true."

The next day, Regulus and Alex took the initiative to ask the Dark Lord for a substitution—they wanted a chance to perform, and they were indeed stronger than Lucius in duels.Lucius stepped down, offered to give way, and at the same time, presented Voldemort with a pile of new-found gold.

Voldemort glanced at Lucius, then at Regulus and Alex. Their marriage was their weakness. He liked subordinates with weaknesses, so he hesitated and agreed to them.

Because Lucius can avoid a dangerous mission, Draco's first birthday party is held in harmony.As usual, Alex and Regulus were the most treated guests.Lucius and Narcissa gave them a lot of gold and treasures in private before, as if they were afraid that they would repent, but Regulus did not refuse and accepted them all.

Draco had turned a year old, had a bit of platinum-blonde hair, and was held in Narcissa's arms, giggling and winking at his godmother.

"He likes you." Narcissa patted Draco's head dotingly, and turned to Alex.

"Really," Alex smiled, took out a box from her arms and handed it to Narcissa, "a gift for Draco."

Narcissa opened it and found that it was a snow globe, the size of a coconut, with thin white snow always floating inside, and a tiny silver snake in the middle of the sphere.Alex tapped the snow globe with his magic wand, and the snake seemed to be alive, spitting at them. After a while, the snake turned into little snowmen waving at them. After a while, the little snowman turned into a singing bird, and after a while, it turned into a small brick-red house with steam bubbling from the chimney.

Draco was immediately fascinated by the snow globe, broke away from Narcissa's embrace, and lay down excitedly on the table, his gray eyes staring at it intently, every time a new thing appeared in the snow globe, he would Cheers.

"Thank you, Alex," Narcissa whispered.

"It's just a small toy that I made myself." Alex picked up two glasses of champagne from the tray in Dobby's hand and handed one to Narcissa. "Draco likes it more than anything else."

Narcissa took a step closer and took the champagne. "You know, that's not what I'm talking about."

Alex took a sip and smiled quietly. "It's nothing, Narcissa, I've figured it out a long time ago, Regulus and I really need a chance to show off."

The author has something to say: Narcissa's reaction is partly borrowed from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Narcisha is Lucius' last line of defense", so she finally saved him in a way that she didn't expect My own husband (I really like Lucius x Narcissa very much, and I also really like James x Lily

The Longbottoms were supposed to have been caught by the Lestranges in late 1981, a little earlier here x

gotta expose peter x so they'll find harry for sure