Chapter 371 Study and coat of arms, the secret of a pure-blood family

After searching around the fourth floor, Andy quickly found the location of the study room.

Pushing open the door, you will see a leather sofa and coffee table. There are several desks and chairs next to the sofa. These furniture are old and somewhat damaged, but they could have been considered high-end goods more than ten years ago.

Turning your head slightly, you can see rows of bookshelves filled with various magic books.

The study room is not big, and it is even smaller than the library at Hogwarts. Andy walked to a row of bookshelves and glanced at them. He took out an unread book and flipped through two pages.

I have to say, Sirius really didn't brag.

The heritage of the Black family is there.

Since children in the magical world go to magic schools, which not only teach basic magical knowledge, but also have a rich collection of books in the library, families in the magical world do not actually need to collect too many books.

What's more, the Hogwarts library claims to have the most comprehensive collection of magic books in the wizarding world.

Because of this, the books here are relatively high-end. Many of the books are rare and unique books in the magic world, recording ancient and precious magic knowledge.

If the teaching at Hogwarts can only be regarded as junior high school and high school education, then the books placed here can allow you to complete university or even graduate education.

Andy just took a cursory glance. Most of the books here are related to black magic, and there are also a few related books on alchemy, potions, and transfiguration.

"As expected of a family with 'Darkness' as its surname." Andy muttered softly.

But what is surprising is that the Black family does not have a collection of books on magical transformation.

Of course, this is also easy to understand.

The heyday of magical transformation was in the early Middle Ages, between the fifth and tenth centuries.

Wizards of that era conducted many cruel magic experiments in order to study magical transformation.

The essence of magical transformation is to use potions and human body transformation to steal the magical power of magical animals and nature.

The Black family prides itself on being noble and pure-blooded. Of course, they are unwilling to admit that there may be some magical animal blood flowing in their veins.

Andy noticed that on one wall of the study room, there was also the family coat of arms of the Black family.

The coat of arms is in the shape of a shield, black, with two five-pointed stars at the top, a mountain symbol in the middle, and a silver dagger inlaid at the bottom.

There is also a French sentence on the coat of arms, which means: Forever pure.

Andy raised his eyebrows slightly.

The family coat of arms cannot be designed without any basis, just like the school emblem of Hogwarts and the logos of the four major colleges, they all have representative meanings.

So what does the Black family coat of arms represent?

"The overall coat of arms is in the shape of a shield, with stars, mountains, and dagger marks printed on it... These marks seem to have nothing to do with the history of the Black family."

So, is it magical transformation?

"Black's ancestors were on a mountain and stole the magic power of the stars?"

Andy: "..."

Andy thought that he might have gone crazy studying magical transformation. Now, no matter what he sees, he can associate it with magical transformation.

But then again.

In order to investigate the news of the Deathly Hallows, Andy and Hermione checked the information of many ancient magic families, and the Black family was naturally among them.

Members of the Black family, especially the eldest son and heir, usually use names related to astrology and constellations.

This is obviously a clue.

Plus the coat of arms of the Black family...

Andy had reason to suspect that his guess might be right.

"Forget it! Even if the ancestors of the Black family really stole the magic power of the stars, they would probably have been lost by now."

Andy shook his head.

Just looking at the Black family's collection of books, you can tell that they don't want people to know this history.

After cleaning the dust on the sofa with a cleaning spell, Andy sat on it, picked up a book and flipped through it.

squeak——

Sirius opened the door and walked in, "I brought you coffee, do you want to try it?"

"Thank you!" Andy did not refuse.

Putting down the book, Andy took the coffee and took a sip, "You didn't get noticed when you went out this time, right?"

"Are you asking the owner of the coffee shop?" Sirius found a place to sit down and motioned to Andy with the coffee in his hand.

It was dimly lit downstairs, and Andy didn't pay much attention to Sirius' image. But now I look at it... This guy has changed his clothes and taken a shower. Although he is still a little embarrassed, overall, his appearance is at least ten times better than Snape's.

"What are your plans these days?" Andy asked.

"What else?"

Sirius said helplessly: "Dumbledore doesn't let me wander around. At least I have to stay at home until I catch that mouse."

Andy thought for a while, "It's Harry's birthday at the end of this month. As his godfather, now that you have escaped, you must have some kind of expression, right?"

Sirius said excitedly after hearing this: "Of course! Do you have any good suggestions? You are classmates. Do you know what Harry usually likes?"

Andy originally wanted to say that Harry liked exercises, but when he thought that there were no exercises in the wizarding world, he could only swallow this sentence back.

"Harry likes Quidditch. He is now Gryffindor's seeker and his skills are pretty good." Andy reminded.

"I knew it!"

Sirius said excitedly: "James is a very good seeker. If it weren't for the war, he would probably have joined a Quidditch team by now."

Sirius obviously wanted to talk about topics related to Harry and try to learn more about this godson he hadn't seen in twelve years.

For the sake of coffee, Andy chatted with him for a while.

People always say that human nature cannot stand the test.

But on the other hand, human nature that has been tested is definitely the most valuable quality.

Just like Sirius.

He was willing to suffer in Azkaban for twelve years in order to punish himself. Now, in order to avenge his friend, he escaped from Azkaban alone and faced the pursuit of the entire magical world.

This friendship and will alone are precious qualities rarely seen in the world.

At least Andy felt that he absolutely couldn't do it.

So Andy admires such people very much.

After drinking coffee, Andy also told Sirius a lot of interesting things about Harry.

Sirius was clearly not satisfied.

Andy put the empty coffee cup on the coffee table, picked up the book next to him and started reading by himself.

There's only so much we can talk about over a cup of coffee.

"So, I hate talking to Ravenclaws the most." Sirius underestimated in a rather disappointing tone, his voice was very soft, but just enough for Andy to hear.

"The way you look now is really similar to Kreacher. They are indeed a family, and even their hobbies are so similar." Andy said calmly.