The sun is rising.
Dumbledore finally arrived at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters at 12 Grimmauld Place.
"Oh, Dumbledore, you are finally here."
"Molly, thank you for taking care of everyone's food and daily life. Please take me to Regulus' place."
Molly pursed her lips and wanted to say something, but she still couldn't. She nodded and took Dumbledore directly to the basement of the house, where Regulus' body was placed. .
Arriving in the basement, he looked at the body placed on the table, as well as Sirius and Kreacher waiting nearby, and then turned to look at some kind of alchemy array arranged on the ground surrounding the table where Regulus' body was. Sean, Dumbledore coughed slightly and said, "Is this Regulus?"
Sean, who was setting up the alchemy array, waved his hand to Dumbledore as a greeting, but did not get up. He continued to set up the alchemy array to purify the body of Regulus who was turned into an Inferi. Kreacher was currently in addition to Xiao Xiao. Besides having a very nice and approachable attitude, he was always indifferent to everyone else. Only Sirius stood up and greeted Dumbledore.
"Dumbledore, here you are, this is my brother, Regulus."
Hearing Sirius call Regulus his younger brother, Kreacher looked up at him and muttered silently. He was obviously very critical of Sirius's words, but due to Sirius' current status as the heir of the Black family, He really couldn't really say those words.
"I heard what Moody told me in the fireplace. Regulus is a true unsung hero, a hero who has been misunderstood by us for many years. He silently protected many people and indirectly defeated Voldemort. A conspiracy, you have a very upright and selfless brother, Sirius."
Sirius' eyes turned red again.
In the past, Sirius had criticized Regulus a lot. In his opinion, this younger brother served Voldemort, but died in an unknown way. He missed and grieved in his heart, but on his lips he said: Even in the deepest part of his heart, Sirius still hoped that Regulus might be alive, just like those Death Eaters, secretly looking forward to Voldemort's return.
Now that he saw Regulus' body and learned that he died calmly in order to thwart Voldemort's conspiracy when he was seventeen years old, Sirius's psychological defenses were finally broken.
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After finishing the last stroke, Sean stood up, looked at Kreacher and Sirius, and said: "Kreacher, Sirius, you two step back, I am going to start purification."
Although they were reluctant to leave, both Kreacher and Sirius knew that if they wanted to let Regulus rest in peace, his body must be purified, otherwise Regulus, as an Inferi, would not be able to rest in peace.
Kreacher and Sirius retreated outside the alchemy array. Sean stood outside and waved his wand. The alchemy array immediately activated and emitted a faint white light. Under this white light, Regulus's body suddenly twitched. , this is the instinct of the Inferi, wanting to escape from the purification of the alchemy array.
Seeing Regulus' body twitching, Kreacher subconsciously wanted to check on Regulus, but was caught by Sean.
"Kreacher, you should know that Regulus can't come back. The current purification is a good thing for Regulus."
"Kreacher understands, Kreacher just... Kreacher understands..."
As Regulus' body stopped twitching, he was completely purified and turned into an ordinary corpse. In order to prevent the body from decaying, Sean waved his wand again and froze Regulus' body, and then Sean turned to look at Sirius and Kreacher and said, "You can find a time to bury Regulus."
Holding Sean's hand, Kreacher sobbed and said: "Kreacher is very grateful to Master Sean. Kreacher will repay Master Sean..."
"It's just a piece of cake, Kreacher. What's more, we made an agreement before. You give me the locket and I'll bring Regulus back for you, so you don't need to thank me for anything extra."
"Kreacher will thank Master Sean, he will definitely."
Seeing the stubborn Kreacher, Sean said nothing more. He nodded to Kreacher and said, "Okay, then I look forward to your thanks."
After hearing this, Kreacher let go of Sean's hand and returned to Regulus' side again.
At this time, Sirius walked up to Sean and said seriously: "Sean, if it weren't for you, Regulus might still be an inferi in that cave. I...I am really grateful to you. I don’t know how to repay you, but as long as you need it, I will do my best to repay you.”
"If necessary, I will not give up this opportunity... Finally say goodbye to Regulus. Professor Dumbledore has something to say to me. Let's leave first."
"OK."
Looking at Sirius who turned back to Regulus, Sean and Dumbledore left the basement together and came to a study room that had a lot of dust on it. Sean shook his wand and wiped out the dust in the room. After cleaning up, he and Dumbledore sat in the study.
"Sean, first of all, I'm glad you were able to clear Regulus' name. He is a true unsung hero."
"Maybe, but it's a pity that Regulus gave up his life at such a young age. He was not even eighteen when he died. His teachers and parents should feel ashamed, because this should have been The responsibilities they need to bear are instead borne by a minor child."
"I express regret and shame for this."
"I'm not talking about you, Professor Dumbledore, I just want to say that as Regulus's family, those in the Black family, including Sirius, are not qualified."
Dumbledore nodded slightly, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Sean, is Slytherin's locket at your place?"
Sean knew that Slytherin's locket was an unavoidable problem. When he and Kreacher brought Regulus' body back but was discovered, Sean knew that he would have to face this problem sooner or later. right.
"Yes, Slytherin's locket is indeed here with me, and not only Slytherin's locket, Ravenclaw's diadem, and Marvolo Gaunt's ring are also here, Including Tom Riddle's diary, four of Voldemort's Horcruxes have been found so far!"
