222 envy, strange, true
When the familiar scene appeared before him again, Regulus immediately recognized Karan.He still remembered that in Sirius' words, this was a "troublesome" guy, and he was not a pure-blood wizard.
But he didn't say any words, just like Karan, waiting silently.
The footsteps in the air gradually approached, followed by a brief conversation.
"I'm a little hungry, how about you?"
"One thing, it looks like we have to make another trip to the kitchen. I hope the house elves are all awake."
The conversation ended here, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
After waiting patiently for a while, Karan stared at the unconscious figure in the darkness. He suddenly said: "What a precious friendship that allows them to put aside their prejudice against werewolves, choose to conceal this matter, and even continue to tolerate each other. .”
After saying this, he turned to look at Regulus.
"What do you say?"
Regulus was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that this mysterious man who suddenly appeared would suddenly say such words, and then asked him.
He didn't even know where Karan came from.
Karan seemed to see the confusion in Regulus's eyes, and he pointed at the window.
"Their time to repair the windows was really not that fast. It was enough to take me back and forth several times."
After hearing these mocking words, Regulus couldn't help but smile, but then the smile froze on his face.
"You walked in from Hogsmeade?" he asked quietly.
Karan raised his eyebrows. He was impressed by Regulus's flexible mind. He didn't look like a simple and cowardly guy.
"Yes."
He admitted it directly.
However, Karan still added truthfully: "I originally lived in Hogsmeade Village, and I might invite you over as a guest one day."
Regulus nodded thoughtfully. He stared directly at Karan and suddenly said, "It is indeed a magical thing."
Regulus began to answer Karan's questions.
"Magical enough to make a mad werewolf speak."
"Even asking Black to become a Gryffindor."
After a pause, he whispered again: "James Potter, what a strange person."
After seeing what happened tonight, Regulus had already found part of the answer.
This part of the answer is important.
The key to the answer is James Potter.
It was he who changed everything.
Changes had begun to happen from the moment he met Sirius on the train.
"Are you envious?"
Karan looked at Regulus and asked, "Do you envy your brother for having such a friend?"
Regulus immediately opened his mouth, subconsciously wanting to refute.
But after a while, he pressed his lips tightly again, unable to say anything.
Karan stopped looking at Regulus. He moved his gaze away and focused on the figure in the room again.
"A guy who would die for his friends."
"This alone is enough to make many people envious."
He spoke the answer for Regulus.
There was a brief silence.
Regulus finally nodded.
"And that's not all."
he whispered.
But after that, he didn't mention James' other qualities, but asked Karan: "What about you?"
"Would you envy Sirius for having such a friend?"
Somehow, when facing Karan, Regulus found that he could speak his mind more easily.
Maybe it was because he had just helped himself hide, or maybe it was just because this hidden conversation would not be spread out, and no one else would know that he had interacted with a Muggle-born - at least not to himself. Parents know that they never like this kind of people.
"envious?"
Inexplicably, Karan suddenly chuckled.
"I already have enough."
"I'm never envious."
Regulus noticed that when he said these words, Callan was staring at the ash wand in his own hand, stroking it gently.
He had a vague feeling in his heart that Karan was telling the truth and was not lying on this issue.
"All right."
Karan suddenly turned around and no longer looked at the figure in the darkness.
"It's time for us to go," he said.
The invisibility cloak above his head was not removed because of this, but was still floating quietly.
Regulus walked quietly behind Karan. He watched this strange scene without saying a word.
Karan also said nothing.
In the entire secret passage, except for the sound of slight footsteps, there was no other sound.
The silence is neither oppressive nor boring.
Regulus only felt a sense of relaxation, which also gave him time to think about everything he had just seen.
"Will you tell this matter?"
Regulus asked suddenly, but he didn't specify what he was referring to.
"will not."
Karan continued walking and said without looking back, "No way."
"What happened tonight will only remain in this secret passage, and no one else will know about it."
Regulus seemed satisfied with this answer.
"Me neither," he said.
Compared to the terrifying fact that Remus Lupin was a werewolf, he didn't want Sirius to know about his secret stalking.
Compared to other reasons, Regulus simply didn't want to add any more reasons for Sirius's taunting.
"Maybe I shouldn't envy Sirius either."
After walking for a while, Regulus suddenly said: "It's just like you."
Karan chuckled. He didn't ask, just listened quietly.
"Pinning my hopes on finding a friend like James - I shouldn't have done that."
Regulus continued in a low voice: "I would never do that either."
"At least since I was little, I have never placed my hopes on Sirius. He mostly makes my parents angry and is not worthy of my hopes."
"What about you?" Karan asked in a timely manner.
Regulus immediately showed a proud expression.
"Of course I'm much better than Sirius!"
"Especially when it comes to Sorting - I'm a real Slytherin, not a Gryffindor."
Rarely, Karan did not mock Regulus's academic status.
"Of course," he said.
"Of course you are a true Slytherin."
Even though Callan was a Hufflepuff, Regulus' identification with Callan was still very useful, and he seemed happy to hear such words.
"I shouldn't envy Sirius."
Spurred by the small pride secretly rising in his heart, Regulus said impulsively for no reason: "Rather than being envious, I should be the one who is envied. This is much better than pure envy."
"of course."
He then added: “It doesn’t have to be all of them, just the key ones.”
"You mean James Potter?"
Karan finally turned around.
After seeing Regulus nod, Karan shook his head and said, "This is not easy."
"First of all, you don't have a werewolf roommate, and you don't have the opportunity to be generous and tolerant of each other."
Regulus lowered his head silently, as if he was really thinking about this issue seriously.
"But I have a house elf at home!"
He said with sudden joy, feeling happy that he had found a way to solve the problem.
"It, plus Kreacher, has served my family for many years. But house elves have never been taken seriously by wizards. Maybe I can start by trying to get in touch with them more."
"For example...for example..."
He thought about it quietly and began to feel distressed about this matter again.
"There's no need to rush into making a decision now."
Karan said with a smile.
“Sometimes, all you need is the right timing.”
"And Kreacher will always remember you for this."
"There's always a chance."
It didn't take long for Regulus to agree to the proposal.
At this time, the two were about to reach the entrance of the Whomping Willow, and they could already see the faint moonlight shining in from a distance.
It seems like an invisible line.
Regulus silently practiced changing the expression on his face, trying to maintain a proud posture, just like a Black should.
Because He is [Eternally Pure].
Karan glanced back.
After seeing Regulus' poor acting skills, he couldn't help but smile, but said nothing more.
But Regulus didn't want to end the conversation just like that.
He still had many questions about Karan, but the getting closer to the cave entrance and the pace that never slowed down told him that he didn't have many questions to ask.
Finally, he picked the question he was most curious about.
"Do you think so too?"
The anxiety in his heart made him speak faster.
Regulus asked quickly: "Do you also think that Remus Lupin's [Don't] was to prevent them from telling the professors about this?"
"What do you think?"
Karan asked rhetorically, not immediately answering the question.
"I think that's pretty much it," Regulus said. "If Remus Lupin's identity is exposed, Hogwarts will be flooded with letters from parents alone."
"I can't even imagine what my parents would say if they found out about this."
He shivered inexplicably and whispered hesitantly: "They will go crazy."
"It's going to go crazy."
"Maybe Sirius will be forced to drop out of school because of this, and then be sent to Durmstrang to study."
After recovering from the horrific imagination in his mind, Regulus found that he and Karan were already standing at the edge of the cave entrance, just one step away from completely walking out.
"do not come."
Before Regulus had time to regret this opportunity to ask questions, he heard Karan suddenly murmur in a low voice.
"I don't want to hurt you."
"do not come."
Regulus was stunned.
He couldn't see clearly the expression on Karan's face at this time, so he could only stare at the back in front of him silently.
"I think that's what Remus Lupin would say."
After giving all the answers to Regulus' questions, Karan took steps and walked outside the cave entrance, completely leaving the secret passage.
And leave this place where everything will be hidden tonight.
Regulus hesitantly took a step forward, but finally had no choice but to walk out as well.
This time, Karan didn't say any more words and didn't look back.
Under the moonlight, he walked forward silently.
Regulus lowered his head, pursed his lips a few times, and followed silently.
The silence at this point gradually began to change.
It's no longer easy.
But it's still not that depressing and boring.
The moment he left the cave, he managed to get the answer to his question.But in Regulus's eyes, the confusion and confusion only became deeper.
The man in front of him was full of mystery.
The answer he gave was unexpected, but extremely true.
Regulus suddenly discovered that after experiencing this brief journey together, he still seemed to know nothing about the mystery.
And the only real thing may be the other person's name.
Karan Sangster.