The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 638 The Dark Lord

His life is always fixed in the early adulthood.

He sleeps forever in a cold and dark cave, surrounded by a dark lake, accompanied by countless ghastly corpses.

All of this is buried in the memory of Kreacher, a somewhat crazy house-elf, until now, 18 years later.

When light triumphed over darkness, a Slytherin named Regulus Black will be remembered for his bravery and kindness.

The atmosphere in the bedroom was a bit heavy. Kreacher had already handed the locket to Ada, and the house elf's eyes were full of reluctance. It was the last thing Master Regulus left him.

Sirius gently stroked the photo in his hand, caressing Regulus' handsome face.

Sirius hated everything in the Black family, including his brother.But when he knew what Regulus had done, the memories of getting along with his younger brother came to his mind one by one. It seemed that they had never played around like brothers.

"Maybe, we can go to the cave to see." Ada suggested, even though she didn't think that Regulus' body could be recovered, she still made such a suggestion.

Kreacher has been to the cave twice, he can use apparition to take the two to the cave, and he is also familiar with the mechanisms in the cave.

However, it was more than ten years ago that Regulus was dragged into the water by the Nether Corpse, and the chances of finding Regulus' body were very slim, and it was more to ease the grief in Sirius and Kreacher's hearts.

"Thank you, Ada." Sirius said in a low voice, "I have experienced the first war, and I know exactly what an Inferi is. Although I would like to take him home..."

The atmosphere in the room stagnated again and became quiet again.

Voldemort's methods are not innocuous. The boat in the description can only carry an adult wizard.

If you come alone, after drinking the poison, you will feel that your internal organs are burning and you need to drink water urgently.Once lying on the edge of the lake and stirring up the lake water, the Infernal Corpse will swarm up and drag the intruders who have lost their resistance to the bottom of the lake.

Unless the intruder brought a victim, like a house-elf, like an underage wizard, maybe a Muggle would do too.Pouring poison into the mouths of victims, regardless of their life and death, and sailing away alone with the locket.

Just like Voldemort left Kreacher there.

But not everyone is as cruel as Voldemort.Dumbledore took Harry, but it was the headmaster himself who drank the poison; Regulus also took Kreacher, and he chose himself, not the elves around him.

This is what Voldemort is missing. He doesn't know what love is, and he doesn't understand the power of emotion.

At the same time, Voldemort's arrogance made him ignore Kreacher, and he didn't think the lowly, lowly elf could get away with it.

But the magic of the house-elves is very powerful, and they can do things that many wizards cannot.

It was the arrogance this time, not seeing Kreacher being dragged into the lake with his own eyes, that led to the locket being dropped by Regulus and falling into Ada's hands 18 years later.

Sighing, Ada walked out of Regulus' bedroom, leaving the room to the grieving Sirius.The locket in their hands was heavy, and the two paid their precious lives for it.

The locket can't be opened, and I'm afraid it can't be dismantled violently. Presumably only Snake Laoqiang can order it to open.It's just that Ada didn't do that, she wasn't in a hurry to destroy the locket, but had other uses.

When the wedding was over, the members of the Order of the Phoenix walked out of 12 Grimmauld Place en masse, and Moody made some decorations.

Sirius stood at the door of the old house from which he had dreamed of escaping.But when Sirius' dream came true again, there was a somewhat contradictory look in his eyes, he touched the photo in his pocket for the last time, and Sirius left without looking back.

People drifted away, the moldy and ominous old houses disappeared, and Grimmauld Square became a ridiculous situation where No. 11 was next to No. 13.

……

Pendle Hill, Lancashire, late July 1997.

It is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the site of the Pendel Witch Trial in 1612.

The Pendel Witch Case was the most important case in the entire medieval witch hunt. It is said that a dozen people died of witchcraft in this area at that time, and 12 people were accused of being witches and sentenced to death.

In the hundreds of years that followed, ten witches were also from Pendle among those executed in England as witches, so the area became synonymous with witches.

Like Salem, Pendel is famous for its trials of wizards. The locals use this notoriety to attract tourists and open wizard shops, attracting many people interested in the occult and witchcraft.

But when real wizards came to Lancashire and came to Pendle Hill, these Muggles who were looking for witches disappeared.

In the middle of the night, the beautiful Mount Pendle is shrouded in thick fog, which is caused by the dementors wandering in the mountains. The dark creatures who defected from Azkaban guard the place with wizard legends.

Two men suddenly appeared from the void, a few meters apart on the winding narrow path in the mountains.The two recognized each other before they could draw their wands from their robes, and they walked along the mountain road through the mist.

"Any news?" asked one of them, a tall, athletic man.

"It couldn't be better," replied Snape, looking delighted, as if he thought he was about to be rewarded.

No more talking, the two walked silently on the mountain road at night, and soon came to a dilapidated wooden house.The tall wizard stopped in his tracks, and Snape rolled up his left sleeve, and placed the left arm branded with the Dark Mark in front of a small window.

Suddenly, the dilapidated wooden house disappeared, and a palace-like tent appeared in front of the two of them. The door curtains were automatically opened to both sides, revealing the dim light inside.

Although it was just a tent, the layout inside was very luxurious, and the precious carpet almost covered the entire ground.

Snape and the wizard stepped on the carpet and walked all the way in, until they came to a long black painted table.

The blazing torches illuminated the Death Eaters at the long table. Bellatrix, Dolohov, the Lestrange brothers... almost all the Death Eaters with notorious reputations were present.

Then there was Voldemort, of course, who was looking more and more like a snake—two slender nostrils, sparkling red eyes with vertical pupils.His complexion was very pale, with a pearly radiance.

Under Voldemort's arrangement, Snape sat closest to him, opposite Bellatrix, and Antonin Dolohov, who was cruel and cunning by nature.

"How?" Voldemort's voice was devoid of emotion. "Albert, can you bring me some good news."

The man who entered the tent with Snape bowed respectfully, and said, "Master, the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix will join forces to remove Harry Potter from his current safe house when he turns seventeen. "

The Death Eaters at the long table were very interested in this news, they knew how much their master valued Harry Potter.

"Is the news accurate?" Voldemort asked, acting calmly, as if he didn't care about his old enemy at all.

Albert Runcorn, still leaning forward, said, "Master, that's right. The source is the Law Enforcement Department. Aurors have been prowling Privet Drive this summer, protecting Harry Potter."

After finishing speaking, the harsh laughter of the Death Eaters sounded from the long table, as if they were mocking the idiots of the Ministry of Magic and the incompetence of the Aurors.

Since the summer vacation at Hogwarts, the Death Eaters have never launched a surprise attack on Harry Potter, they just monitor Privet Drive.In other words, every move of the Aurors is carried out under the eyes of the Death Eaters.

"What about you, Severus?" Voldemort turned to Snape, looking at him with scarlet eyes. "What news will you bring me?"

"Master, the transfer time is next Saturday evening." Snape gave a different time, "and only members of the Order of the Phoenix will participate in the transfer, without the accompanying protection of Aurors."

After finishing speaking, Albert Runcorn retorted loudly, he said: "How could the Ministry of Magic not participate! Scrimgeour is ready to escort Harry Potter, and some Aurors have already got his orders. "

"That's because..." Snape also raised his voice a little, over Runcorn.

When Albert Runcorn shut his mouth, Snape continued: "The Order of the Phoenix doesn't trust the Ministry of Magic. They advanced their plan to transfer Harry Potter without notifying the Ministry of Magic."

"Why?" Voldemort asked with great interest, he was still facing Snape, his red eyes fixed on Snape's black eyes, their sharp eyes seemed to have the power to penetrate people.

Snape replied without changing his face, "Because of Esmeralda Drizzt."

(End of this chapter)