Chapter 977 I Just Want to Make a Horcrux
To celebrate the children's successful graduation from Hogwarts, Mrs. Weasley prepared a sumptuous dinner.
She invited many people, including Sirius, Cedric who lived on the other side of the village, and the Lovegood family.
Even before dinner started, Hermione's family arrived.
Hermione's father, Mr. Granger drove into St. Catchpole's Village, full of curiosity.
Although he had been to famous wizarding attractions such as Diagon Alley and King's Cross Station more than once, this was his first time to visit a village where wizards lived.
Especially after seeing the Burrow, the crooked architectural style that couldn't even be made with building blocks made Mr. Granger stay where he was.
He blinked blankly and looked at Mr. Weasley who was stroking his car.
"I heard that there are people who are not wizards living here. Have they... never found this place strange?"
As he said this, his eyes subconsciously fell on another house not far away.
From his current perspective, the house seemed completely normal.
There was no crooked attic that looked as if it was glued on, nor was there any weird-shaped roof. It was so normal that it didn't look like a place where wizards live at all.
"Don't worry, there are Muggle-repelling spells in places where wizards live, so they can't see them." Mr. Weasley said without turning his head: "Oh, this car is amazing, can it fly?"
Mr. Granger was stunned again before he could recover from his last surprise.
He was driving a car, not a plane, so how could he...
"I had a flying car before, but it was left in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts."
These words made Mr. Granger's brain pause slightly, but he soon remembered that Hermione seemed to have told him about this before, saying that her classmate missed the train and ended up driving a flying car to Hogwarts.
But that was many years ago.
While the two adults were chatting, Hermione had already run off to find Ginny.
The Burrow had never been so lively. With nearly twenty wizards and one Muggle, it seemed a little crowded even in the garden.
But everyone was very happy, especially Mr. Granger, who would have liked to stay there for a night before going back if the Burrow hadn't had limited rooms.
After dinner, everyone separated in the garden.
Mr. Weasley watched the car drive away from the village. Harry followed Sirius out of the Burrow and returned to number twelve Grimmauld Place.
Kyle is closest to home, right next door.
He had been waiting for Sirius to come to him and ask for Snape's address, but several days passed and he still didn't come.
Instead, it was Snape who took the initiative to visit Sirius one day and found him, who was about to open a shop in Diagon Alley.
After receiving the news from Lupin, Kyle went to Grimmauld Place without hesitation.
Although Voldemort is dead, the magical protection here still exists, and Kyle can only Apparate to an abandoned public telephone booth nearby.
When he came out, there were already quite a few familiar faces nearby.
Mr. Weasley, Lupin, Tonks, Fred, George...
His father Chris was also there, and Kyle saw him talking to Mr. Weasley.
"What happened?" Kyle walked over quickly. "Why are you all outside? Is there a fight going on inside?"
"I don't know." Fred frowned, "I don't know who locked the door. None of us can get in. We can only wait here."
"It's Sirius..."
Everyone looked at Lupin.
"You mean, Sirius locked the door on his own initiative to prevent Snape from escaping?" Fred's voice was filled with excitement.
George even pressed his face against the window by the door, trying to see a little of what was going on inside, but even though he almost squeezed his facial features together, he couldn't see anything.
"I don't know if it was to trap Snape..." Lupin sighed, "I originally wanted to stay, but Sirius refused."
"They're not going to really fight, are they..." Fred suddenly raised his head.
"Why do you say that."
"Look..." He analyzed seriously, "Remus was not allowed to participate because Snape is no longer a Death Eater. If he is killed, the Aurors will definitely come..."
Having said that, he suddenly looked at Tonks in the crowd and Kingsley who had just come over.
Come to think of it, they seem to be Aurors, and one of them is even the head of the Auror Office.
This is really convenient. As soon as the battle in the room is over, the Aurors can arrest people immediately without having to wait.
Kingsley was also a little confused.
Fred was right. Snape was no longer a Death Eater, and killing him would definitely violate Wizarding Law.
What's more troublesome is that Snape is also a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He helps them pass on a lot of information. He is considered a hero hiding in the dark... well, half a hero.
Sirius is also a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
If they really fight, who should I help?
Still no help to either side.
Kingsley stood there, somewhat conflicted.
But Tonks did not have such concerns. She was a relative of the Black family, and Lupin and Sirius were best friends. Therefore, even if Snape was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix, she would stand firmly on Sirius' side.
He had already begun to think about what he could do to naturally delay Kingsley and give Sirius a chance to escape.
Kyle was also thinking about this, but the content was exactly the opposite of Tonks's. He was thinking about whether Snape's capture would affect Connor.
That shouldn’t be the case, after all, Kanna didn’t come here with us.
In addition, since Snape chose to come to the door on his own initiative, he would not be stupid enough to kill Sirius here. Even if a fight really broke out, he would probably choose to run away directly instead of fighting with Sirius.
"Wait, you won't believe his nonsense, will you..." Seeing that the two Aurors Kingsley and Tonks were both lost in thought, Lupin quickly said, "I think Sirius just wants to say something to Snape...
"After all, if he really wanted to fight Snape, he couldn't have left Harry behind, right?"
Everyone then realized that Harry was also in the room.
"Why didn't you say so earlier..."
Fred and George showed a hint of disappointment on their faces, while Kingsley breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, I just realized it too." Lupin said with a curl of his lips.
"You guys, are you still going to stay here? Or should we go back to the Ministry of Magic? I don't think we will need so many people."
"Forget it, since we're here, let's just wait a while." Kyle said first.
He has been so relaxed these days. He doesn't have to worry about Voldemort suddenly rushing out and giving him a wand, and he doesn't have to go to class. Hagrid is responsible for taking care of the dragons, and Rosier is in charge of the Horcruxes... He is completely liberated.
Kyle had been staying at home these past few days, busy with another matter, and occasionally went to Diagon Alley to relax.
By the way, his shop was closed for a while when the Death Eaters were at their most rampant.
But now it has reopened, but Dobby has ended his part-time job and returned to Newt, and the new clerk was found by him from the Hogwarts kitchen.
Originally, house-elves would not easily leave the family they served, because in their perception it meant betrayal, but thanks to Kyle's identity as a Hogwarts professor, the elves agreed without any hesitation.
Hermione had been particularly interested when the matter had been brought up last night.
After graduation, Hermione once again resumed her work at the House-Elf Rights Association, but this time her focus changed.
She no longer forced house-elves to receive payment, but instead wrote an article urging wizards to treat house-elves well.
The so-called reward was no longer Sikko and Galleon, but more abundant food and handy tools.
Well, although this article can only be seen in "The Quibbler", it is said that she has received several letters.
Half of them scolded her, but the other half affirmed her point of view.
This greatly encouraged Hermione, at least she had supporters, unlike in Hogwarts where everyone was against her.
Kyle blinked and stopped thinking about it.
After a brief discussion, everyone continued to wait outside, listening carefully to the noises in the house. Some people even took out their wands, ready to break in the door as soon as they heard any sound.
But the room was very quiet from beginning to end, even the retractable ears that the Weasley brothers were proud of did not hear any sound.
I don't know how long it was before the door was slammed open from the inside.
George, who was eavesdropping on the door, lost his balance for a moment and stumbled headfirst into Snape's arms.
At this moment, even the wind seemed to have stopped.
After a heart-wrenching silence, George was the first to react. Before Snape's arm swung over, he bent sideways, pretended to be calm, and picked up something that looked like an ear from the ground.
At the same time, he also dodged Snape's arms and cloak.
“Oh, here it is. No wonder I couldn’t find it. I have to go check it out to see if it’s broken…” He said some incomparable words, walked quickly forward without looking back, and soon disappeared on the other side of the corridor.
Snape's face turned pale.
But looking at the people standing outside, he still said nothing. After a cold snort, he disappeared on the spot.
"Apparating in front of so many people, where Muggles can see?" Tonks didn't like Snape, even now.
So she deliberately spoke very loudly when she said this, making sure Kingsley could hear it clearly.
Kingsley did hear it, but he chose to pretend not to hear it.
It's just a method of Apparition. Even if a Muggle sees it, it's not a big deal. The Incident Reversal Team can handle it in a second.
Besides, there are no Muggles on this road anymore.
Fearing that they might come to blows, Kingsley had evacuated all the Muggles in the area twenty minutes ago and cast a Muggle-Repelling Charm around them.
More than a decade ago, it was also Sirius and Peter Pettigrew whose chase blew up an entire Muggle street.
He didn't want this to happen again.
But this made it convenient for Snape, as no Muggle saw his Apparition.
Tonks was mumbling something under her breath, as if complaining about someone neglecting their duties or abusing their power for personal gain.
Kingsley still pretended not to hear.
"You guys..." Sirius stood at the door, looking at the people outside. He was speechless for a moment, and after a while he stammered:
"I didn't expect... Come in and sit down."
"No." Kingsley shook his head. "I have other things to do. Maybe next time."
After saying that, he Apparated away.
With him was Tonks, who was also an Auror, and Mr. Weasley and Chris, who had not finished their work.
They all rushed here after receiving the news, and now that everything is fine, they naturally have to go back to work as soon as possible.
But Kyle stayed because he just happened to have something to do with Sirius.
The two walked into the house and Harry was there as expected.
No idea what they had just said to Snape. Harry was sitting in a chair in the hallway in a daze and didn't even notice that other people had come.
"He... um..." Sirius looked at Kyle, wanting to explain, but seemed to have some concerns.
"It's okay, you don't have to explain it to me, I can probably guess it." Kyle said.
Snape came to see Sirius... No, it should be said that he came to see Harry only because of Lily Evans.
As for what they said specifically, Kyle didn't know and wasn't interested.
Fred and George also stayed, and they were trying their own way to cheer Harry up... George lit up a Weasley Magic firework and stuffed it into Harry's shoe.
A few seconds later, two flames suddenly burst out from under Harry's feet, and he flew up as if he was on a rocket.
In just a moment, he stopped being in a daze and started running around the room screaming.
"Sorry, Sirius." Fred said with a grin, "We just think Harry should cheer up."
"And don't worry, our Weasley Magical Fireworks have undergone rigorous testing to ensure safety..."
Before he could finish his words, Harry drifted in mid-air and crashed headfirst into a piece of moth-eaten velvet.
"Bastard, scum of the Black family..."
Mrs. Black's screams began to echo through the house.
"Well... there are some minor incidents occasionally." George said with an embarrassed expression, "But Harry will definitely be fine."
"Okay." Sirius rubbed his forehead, tacitly approving of their behavior.
In fact, he also wanted Harry to divert his attention as soon as possible.
Now it seems that although Fred and George's method is a bit unreliable, it is indeed effective in a sense. Let them be.
Afterwards, he took Kyle to the basement.
"I received your letter last night." Sirius said as he walked, "You asked me to help you find a collection of books related to soul magic, but I haven't had time to find it yet. Snape came at a very bad time."
"It's okay, as long as you allow me to borrow the Black family's private library." Kyle said.
"Of course, no problem. You can use it as you like. It's fine even if you move all those books away." Sirius said without hesitation, "But why are you looking for magic involving the soul? Of course, I don't mean anything else, but most of that kind of magic is dark magic. It's better for you to avoid it."
"Nothing," Kyle said. "I just wanted to try to make a Horcrux."
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