Chapter 357 No. 12 Grimmauld Place

After coaching Percy, Ryan and Hermione go home with raspberry jam ice cream. The next morning the two threw their luggage into the space bag and left home for Sirius' ancestral home.

Grimmauld Place is in a decaying London neighborhood, so not many people come and go. For safety, Ryan and Hermione got off the bus one stop from Grimmory Square. Before, the two used the ability of the Faceless to make up two ordinary middle school students with Eastern European looks.

Thanks to the rich variety of cosmetics in the modern world, they have unprecedented convenience in disguise, such as various liquid foundations, tinted contact lenses, etc., plus some strange magic potions similar to hair dye potions. With the help of these things no one could recognize that the boy with brown hair, green eyes and a Caucasian face was Ryan.

You really have some personality in your outfit, said Hermione with her blond hair as she walked down the pavement. Where did you learn that quick hair dye?

In a previous book, Ryan said, it was originally a failed potion, because it only lasted for half an hour. But I think this can be used to quickly disguise and disguise it. After trying it, I found that it is really better than faceless. The medicine used by the people is more convenient. Well, it should be here when it arrives.

This place looks shabby, Hermione said after looking around.

Her assessment was accurate. The houses around the square were in tatters, some had broken windows and gleamed bleakly in the sunlight, many doors had peeling paint, and several had front door steps piled up outside. full of rubbish. A pungent stench of rotting rubbish emanated from the bulging rubbish pockets at the broken gate.

The two began to recall the contents of Dumbledore's note, and as soon as they thought of No. 12 Grimmauld Place, a tattered door appeared out of nowhere, and then the dirty walls and the eerie The windows also appeared, and it looked as if an extra house had suddenly swelled, squeezing things out on either side. The last old-looking house appeared there.

Who? When they walked up the tattered stone steps, grabbed the silver door knocker in the shape of a coiled serpent, and knocked on the old door, which had even peeled off the black paint on the door and was covered with scratches on the left and right. A vigilant voice came from inside. Lane heard that it was Sirius' voice.

Ryan Liang and Hermione Granger. Ryan stood at the door and said.

Lane, tell me where did you meet me for the first time? Sirius asked vigilantly. It seems that the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix has entered a state of war.

In the common room at Hogwarts, Ryan replied. I knocked you unconscious when I was fighting.

Correct, but you really don't need to go into such detail about that. Sirius opened the door, and two strange faces in ordinary middle school uniforms appeared in front of him.

Don't worry, it's really us. With that said, Ryan took off the blue contact lenses from his eyes.

Come in! Sirius stepped aside. Being cautious is a good thing. No wonder Moody praises you for being an Auror. By the way, you two follow me and don't touch anything. Sirius led the way.

As soon as he entered the dark hallway, Ryan smelled the wet, dusty smell, and a sweet rotten smell. The more he walked into the house with Sirius, the stronger the smell, giving the impression that this place was like an abandoned empty house.

The entire foyer is long in a standard Victorian residential style.

The house's former glory was faintly discernible from the peeling wallpaper and the polished, frayed carpet. A cobweb-like chandelier shimmered overhead, and on the walls hung slanted portraits darkened with age. Lane heard what seemed to be some kind of critter hurrying past the skirting board. The chandelier and the candlestick on a wobbly table next to it are made in the shape of a serpent.

You came early, and the Weasleys may arrive in the afternoon. Sirius introduced the two of them as they walked into the room. Because our family is Slytherin except me, this house is so full of pureblood things, I don't like it very much, and I would never go back if Dumbledore needed a safe place. here.

By the way, is there anything we need to do? Ryan asked, looking at the dilapidated house. It looks so bad here that I can't even find a clean floor.

You just arrived, I think you may need to rest first. Sirius said a little embarrassedly, after all, this is his house, it is a bit embarrassing to expose it in front of guests in such a messy situation.

It's okay, we're all rested and ready to go to work. Hermione said in a vigorous tone, Okay, tell us what we need to do.

Well, this— Sirius, let the children clean up the kitchen and guest room first. Slowly everyone will move in, and you have to give them a place to cook and sleep. At this time, a hair began to grow gray. middle-aged man walked downstairs.

Professor Lupin. Ryan and Hermione immediately recognized who this man was and greeted him.

I'm sorry to make you work as soon as you come, but there is no way. Lupin said mildly. It's been ten years uninhabited, since Sirius' mother died, and there's only one crazy, old house elf left in the house. We're at least getting the house ready to live in now. Of course, I will take you to clean up the house, and you don't have to worry about facing the unknown and hurting you.

Okay, but you just said there were house-elves— Lane asked, because the house-elves he'd seen before would clean up the places they served, and their magic was enough to keep them even at a very young age. Big can still do most of the housework.

Forget it. Sirius looked disgusted. Kreacher will surprise you with what he can do if he wants to. But he's driven mad by my mother and the picture of my mother, and now he won't touch me except madly cursing me and doing weird things. Any housework. Lupin does most of the housework these two days.

Lane felt that it was fortunate that Lupin moved in. As a real single dog, Lupin had strong self-care ability and top-level housework ability, which allowed Sirius to live normally these days.

Okay, our first step is to clean up the kitchen. I cleaned up a small space for cooking the first two days, but that's not enough. Today everyone will be here one after another, and we must clean up the whole as soon as possible. Only the kitchen can welcome the coming guests. Lupin went downstairs and started to set up the task directly. As a top student and prefect in the school back then, his organizational skills were much stronger than that of the famous troublemaker Sirius.

No problem. Ryan and Hermione took their luggage out of the space bag and put them in the living room, then followed Lupin towards the kitchen.

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