Number 12 Grimmauld Place was deserted.
This place lacks the laughter of children, the aroma of cooking in the kitchen, and the sound of hearty chats between people... No matter which door you open, most of them can only be said to be barely accessible, with only dust and heavy air inside. Darkness, upscale to stereotypical furnishings illuminated by a ray of light, and possibly a portrait greet you.
Remus knew that in this house, even Sirius's room and the room reserved for him were simply tidied up before moving in. They were already adults, had experienced a lot, and did not have high requirements for accommodation. There are only a few rooms in this house that are exceptions among exceptions.
Two were the children's rooms - Harry's and Draco's. The owner of this house always does not hesitate to buy the best things for the two boys, because one of them is his cherished and only godson, whom he finally got back, and the other one is his little boy who doesn’t look like him. Like the nephew of his cunning and cruel father, the children's rooms always needed to be comfortable and well-stocked, and the only house-elf in the house was very manipulative of the two little wizards when they wanted to serve one. always do your best.
The third room is a study for Harry. The boy can always spend time in it day after day. At this age, Sirius can no longer understand the fun of spending time in the library, but he is trying his best to fulfill his duties as the boy's magical guardian. At the same time, Sirius tried hard to please this child, and no matter how much he hoped that the child would like this study, Sirius did not want Harry to experience the desolation and darkness of this house, so it was equipped with a warm fireplace and was also connected to the electricity. , equipped with an air conditioner, a Muggle computer, a set of soft sofas, and a table for enjoying afternoon tea.
As for the last one, it is regulus' room.
Remus stood in front of this room. When he saw that the door was closed, he sighed and knocked lightly on the door.
"Remus? Are you here? Come in quickly," Sirius said from inside, "I should, no, I remember the door is not locked."
"Just so as not to disturb you." Remus said softly.
"We all know that he can't actually hear," he heard Sirius say when Remus pushed the door open, "but thank you anyway, old friend! If others see me like this, they will think I'm still crazy."
"Talk to your brother, tell him new things, pour him tea...it's not weird at all," Remus walked in and saw Sirius in front of the Muggle device - it's a pity that he can't do it until now Telling its name Shunliu - facing the ice-covered regulus, holding a palm-sized bottle of vodka in his hand, but without taking a sip, he placed a cup of hot tea on the table, with the handle of the cup facing He closed his eyes tightly, his brother's figure was like a frozen sculpture, upright and cold.
"But if you get drunk in front of your brother, then I have to say it's really unseemly." Remus joked.
Sirius moved a chair to his old friend: "Look, you're not drunk - so, how was your short trip? You went to see Dumbledore." He used an affirmative sentence instead of a question.
"I've seen him before. I met Lucius Malfoy at the door." Remus finally showed a faint smile on his tired face as he sat down, "He looks very different."
Sirius poured him another cup of tea: "That old poisonous snake has finally thought things through?"
"I have to say, he looks like a desperate man." Remus said, "At least after so many years, I can finally exchange greetings with him, even if it's a courtesy." He said lightly, "I know He actually still looks down on me, his eyes say so, but at least he is willing to show it."
"It sounds like he is finally willing to lower his noble head." Sirius gently placed the toy-like bottle of vodka on the table. "Not bad," he said, "I have to thank Felton, he successfully put me Lucius's brother-in-law is scared out of his wits, but you see, if he is not scared out of his wits, he always feels that there are still many ways for him to go." Sirius said mercilessly, "I still want to take Draco with me. Let’s go with cissy.”
Remus lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "I heard that your sister, Mrs. Malfoy, gave birth to the child safely? Congratulations."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have made up his mind so quickly." Sirius leaned back comfortably on the chair, and Remus knew that he knew this well. "Such a young child cannot stand the test of war, and neither can Cisy and him." They're not too young anymore, and Lucius doesn't want anyone else to get on top of the children... At the Ministry of Magic, Fudge's courage has long been frightened, and there isn't much room for public opinion, so I Some time ago..."
Sirius quickly talked about what he had done during this period, but Remus had no intention of talking about it, but looked at his old friend.
They hadn't seen each other for a few months, and Sirius was even thinner than the last time he saw him. At that time, he had at least put some flesh on his face, but all of that was gone now. Perhaps because of the room, perhaps because of the angle, some shadows shrouded his face. The protruding cheekbones made his face look a little scary. The smile at the corner of his mouth not only did not alleviate this scaryness, but actually deepened it strangely.
Remus sighed deeply in his heart. This is Sirius Black. When he is determined to be the best godfather, he will be the best godfather and the best man. He is cheerful and generous, he is mature and charming, he always respects the children's opinions, he always comes up with some great ideas, and he can even ride down from the sky on a flying motorcycle...
He takes Harry's thoughts into consideration and cherishes every happiness this child has. He is always careful to please him and figure out the boy's thoughts. For this, he can use his whole life's care, patience and thinking time. Remus even knew that when he was choosing a gift for Harry, he also considered whether his wizarding gift would make Harry's adoptive father feel weird and disgusting... Fortunately, they were an equally wonderful family, and Harry's adoptive father made them meet The best people, yes, the best, Remus and Sirius are willing to put the best words on Charles X□□ier's head, just because he is really that good.
Sirius also supported Draco who ran away from home, taking in his nephew as his own son, giving him various suggestions, and supporting him in various actions, such as enrolling in a Muggle summer camp... As long as he wants, he can become cool. He is extremely warm and generous, and as a parent is extremely open-minded. He is the kind of relative that children want most. He is also extremely handsome, and his age has allowed his handsomeness to undergo a different kind of precipitation and concentration. Now the entire British wizarding world There are many witches who want Sirius Black as their lover... He is like the kind of adult that every boy wants to be.
But - that is divided into objects. He's also a master at dealing with people he thinks are 'bastards' and 'scumbags' - people who can be more ruthless and arrogant than all their friends. You might say he can sometimes be reckless, impulsive, Let emotions occupy the brain, but in fact, the average person cannot even do half of what he can do when he is "impulsive and brainless".
Most people can only do '5' when they are 'dominated by emotions', but Sirius Black can do 10, or even 20, 30. When James, Harry's father, was still alive, the Hijackers team was almost invincible. .
【'As long as we are together, we can do anything! '】
Something that was nostalgic and tasted bitter surfaced at an inappropriate time, making Remus couldn't help but hold his forehead, as the laughter of boys seemed to be echoing in his ears.
There hasn't been a child's laughter in this room for a long time, Remus thought. There are two children living here, one is quiet and the other is reserved, and they have not been here for a while. The atmosphere of human life that finally gathered in this house has completely dissipated.
At the same time, he thought of a letter he received not long ago - in the letter, Sirius told him a summary of what happened some time ago, and the words were full of cold indignation.
Maybe Grimmauld Place wasn't a good place for Sirius to live. Remus couldn't help but look around the entire room again. This room was Regulus's before. It was not bright enough or warm enough. Except for the Muggle device he moved in and other accessories it needed, Sirius had not touched any of the decorations. This made this place feel strange. The feeling of lifeless depression.
Thinking like this, he was suddenly attracted by the person mentioned in Sirius's words.
"So, Dumbledore doesn't want to tell you - you, Felton's background?" He crossed his hands on his knees and asked with concern, "I read everything you wrote in the letter, but I still don't understand it. ——You said that he helped Harry, but took Draco to the center of danger."
"Yes, Lucius almost bit him to death for this, if this could be done," Sirius's expression became more complicated, and he exhaled sarcastically, "But I thanked him for this and decided not to chase him into the world. In the end, even if he may have plotted against Harry! There is no other reason, all this is just because of him——"
"——He helped Draco and Harry. Without his unicorn blood, it would be difficult for Harry to survive." Remus answered clearly.
"That's blood voluntarily donated by unicorns. It's so precious that you can't find it on the market... I don't care what method he used to get this kind of thing. As long as Harry is alive, I have to thank him. Merlin. And I can't be greedy and ask for more, or ask Harry not to take risks, that's his dad, his family, if that was James, I'm sure he would have gone too." When Sirius talked about his godson, All the energy in his body seemed to have been drained away, and a kind of decadence and helplessness replaced everything, "But what worries me is... that child didn't tell me, and didn't want me to touch 'their world's affairs'. He didn't want to cause trouble." I... But for Merlin's sake, I am his godfather, and I didn't help in any way... That little bastard Draco didn't even think of sending a letter to his uncle first, so I had to talk to Lucius Malfoy and Snape are with us."
Mentioning this matter still made Sirius furious and frustrated, and after he complained intermittently to his old friend, he fell silent again.
"How about Draco? You said he was very brave. He and Harry supported him all the way to escape and saved Harry's life..." Remus hesitated when talking about this, but still asked with concern: "And he killed someone? Is he okay, I mean Draco?"
Killing always requires psychological quality, and it is something that is best not involved for children.
"One." Sirius said, "'I have no choice, that guy wants Harry to die!' That's what the little guy said. Apparently Slytherin's ruthlessness was reflected in him in another direction." He said, revealing a corner of himself. Smiling, he obviously didn't think there was anything about this 'cruelty', "Harry restrained a bastard who wanted them to die and told him to run away alone, but he refused. Then he stabbed the person through with his sword. Snape just started I don’t believe what his own godson said at all, but I know what a person will do when driven crazy.”
"Sword?" Remus said.
It is quite strange that a sword appears in this matter, because if the whole thing is a story, its elements are already too complex to be solved by just a sword.
"He stole the Sorting Hat when he and Felton left school. We don't know how he did it or how he knew it. Anyway, he pulled out a sword from it... Later, Harry was arrested with the sword. I saw it. I guess it is an antique-level magic instrument, the one we wanted to find when we were young." Sirius' smile widened as he talked about this, "No wonder we couldn't find it after searching all over Hogwarts when we were studying. , turns out it’s in the Sorting Hat.”
Remus was surprised: "But Draco is..."
"Yes, yes, but obviously that sword is not picky, or maybe the Sorting Hat is very considerate, just like when it sorted me into Gryffindor, and that sword was later held by Harry, The culprit of this matter has been chopped to death, from the soul level," Sirius spread his hands and said easily, "This matter has not been spread yet, but I am waiting for a chance to see Lucius's twisted face... "
This thing made him extremely happy. He finally unplugged the cork of the vodka in his hand and took a big sip of wine. His breath was filled with the hot aroma of Flame Vodka.
"I'm really happy," Sirius said, "You know, Remus, we all know," he said after a moment, "A friend who is willing to go through life and death for you, is as precious as Stars in the sky, because when the opportunity for testing comes, it is always difficult to live the real ones, and it is difficult not to expose the fake ones." His gray eyes were shining, and Remus couldn't tell whether it meant sadness or sadness. hatred.
Perhaps because of the mention of sadness, Sirius stood up.
"I'm going to get some food, find some documents, and make a few more phone calls," he said tiredly. "Look at some of these for me, share some, and then we'll have dinner together later?"
"Okay." Remus replied.
"While I'm getting the things, can you help me stay with Regulus for a while?" Sirius then added, "Read to him."
"Okay." Remus nodded.
sirius walked out.
Remus picked up some books on the table, some were more academic theoretical books, and some were interesting novels. He looked at Regulus under the ice. The young man was different from them. Time had left no trace, and disaster had left no trace. The young man's expression was calm and stable. He looked a lot like Sirius, but he had something similar to Sirius. Completely different temperament.
"It would be great if you could wake up, Regulus," Remus sighed softly, "Even if there is one more person in this family... at least let him be more..."
What more?
Remus was a little speechless. He couldn't tell what Sirius was missing now, but he sincerely hoped that Regulus would wake up soon - if the news that Harry was found safely changed Sirius, then he would have to get his brother back and be accompanied by his family. It will definitely make Sirius change more.
...and maybe he would have to talk to Harry and Draco.
