Chapter 638 The Dark Lord

His life is forever fixed in his early adulthood.

He slept in a cold and dark cave, surrounded by a dark lake, with only countless terrifying inferi for company.

All this has been sealed in the memory of the somewhat crazy house elf Kreacher, until today, eighteen years later.

When light triumphs over darkness, people will remember a Slytherin named Regulus Black for his bravery and kindness.

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

Sirius gently touched the photo in his hand and caressed Regulus' handsome face.

Sirius hated everything about the Black family, including his younger 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 like brothers.

"Perhaps, we can go to the cave and have a look." Ada suggested. Although she did not 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 of them to the cave. 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 Inferi. The chance of recovering Regulus's body was very slim. It was more to ease the grief in the hearts of Sirius and Kreacher.

"Thank you, Ada." Sirius said in a low voice, "I have experienced the first war, and I know very well what the Inferi is. Although I also want to take him home..."

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

Voldemort's methods are not without cruelty. The small boat described can carry an adult wizard.

If you come alone, you will feel your internal organs burning after drinking the poison, and you will need to drink water urgently. Once they lie down on the edge of the lake and stir up the water, the Inferi will swarm up and drag the intruder who has lost the ability to resist to the bottom of the lake.

Unless the intruder brought a victim, such as a house elf, a minor wizard, or perhaps a Muggle. Pour poison into the mouths of the victims, regardless of their life or death, and take the locket and leave alone on a boat.

Just like Voldemort left Kreacher there.

But not everyone is as cruel as Voldemort. Dumbledore took Harry with him, but it was the principal himself who drank the poison; Regulus also took Kreacher with him, and his choice was his own, not the elf 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 caused him to ignore Kreacher, and he did not think that the despicable, inferior elf could escape.

However, the magic of house elves is very powerful. They can do things that many wizards cannot do. Kreacher escaped from the cave by apparating and escaped.

It was this arrogance, not watching Kreacher being dragged into the lake, that led to the locket being dropped by Regulus and falling into Ada's hands eighteen years later.

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

The locket cannot be opened, and I am afraid it cannot be dismantled violently. It must be that only She Laoqiang can order it to be opened. But Ada didn't do that. She was not 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, and Moody made some arrangements.

Sirius stood at the door of the old house, a place he had never dreamed of escaping from. But when Sirius' dream came true again, there was a bit of conflict in his eyes. After touching the photo in his pocket for the last time, Sirius left without looking back.

People gradually moved away, the old musty houses disappeared, and Grimmauld Place turned into the ridiculous appearance of No. 11 next to No. 13.

…

Pendle Hill, Lancashire, late July 1997.

It is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the site of the Pendle Witches case in 1612.

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

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

Like Salem, Pendle is famous for the trials of witches. The locals used this notoriety to attract tourists and opened wizard shops, attracting many people interested in occultism and witchcraft.

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

Late at night, the beautiful Pendle Mountain is shrouded in thick fog. This thick fog is caused by the dementors wandering in the mountains. The dark creatures that defected from Azkaban guard this place with wizard legends.

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

"Is there any news?" one of them asked. He was tall and strong.

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

No longer talking, the two walked silently on the mountain road at night, and soon they came to a dilapidated-looking wooden house. The tall wizard stopped, and Snape rolled up his left sleeve and placed his 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 curtains opened automatically to both sides, revealing the dim light inside.

Although it was just a tent, the interior was very luxurious, with expensive carpets covering almost the entire floor.

Snape and the wizard stepped on the carpet and walked all the way inside, arriving at a long table painted with black paint.

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

And of course there was Voldemort, who looked more and more like a snake - two slender nostrils, a pair of shining red eyes with vertical pupils. His complexion was very pale and gave off a pearly glow.

Under Voldemort's arrangement, Snape sat closest to him, opposite Bellatrix, and his assassin was the cruel and cunning Antonin Dolohov.

"How is it?" Voldemort's voice contained no emotion, "Albert, can you bring me some good news."

The man who walked into the tent with Snape bowed respectfully and said: "Master, the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix will join forces to move Harry Potter out of his current safe residence when he turns seventeen. .”

The Death Eaters at the long table were very interested in this news. They knew how much their master thought of Harry Potter.

"Is the information accurate?" Voldemort asked. He acted very calmly, as if he didn't care about his old enemy at all.

Albert Runcorn's body was still leaning forward as he said: "Master, it's accurate. The source is the Department of Law Enforcement. Aurors have been wandering Privet Drive this summer, protecting Harry Potter."

After saying that, the Death Eaters' harsh laughter sounded from around the long table, seemingly mocking the idiots of the Ministry of Magic and the incompetence of the Aurors.

Since the summer break at Hogwarts, the Death Eaters have not launched a raid on Harry Potter. They have only been monitoring Privet Drive. In other words, every move of the Aurors was done under the eyes of the Death Eaters.

"What about you, Severus?" Voldemort turned to Snape and looked 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, and there will be no Aurors accompanying them for protection."

After speaking, Albert Runcorn retorted loudly, saying: "How could the Ministry of Magic not be involved! Scrimgeour is ready to escort Harry Potter, and individual Aurors have already received his orders. "

"That's because..." Snape's voice also rose a little, overpowering Runcorn.

When Albert Runcorn shut his mouth, Snape continued: "The Order of the Phoenix does not trust the Ministry of Magic. They advanced their plan to transfer Harry Potter and did not notify the Ministry of Magic."

"Why?" Voldemort asked with great interest. He was still facing Snape, his red eyes staring intently at Snape's black eyes. His gaze was sharp and seemed to have the power to penetrate people.

Snape replied calmly: "Because of Esmeralda Drizzt."