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Chapter 447 Bringing Regulus Home
Sirius finally let go of Kreacher and stood there in a daze, as if he was under the Imperius Curse.
Lupin stepped forward and patted Sirius on the shoulder, "He is a true Black and a well-deserved Slytherin. His name deserves to be praised by everyone."
Kyle sighed silently beside him and said nothing.
In his opinion, Regulus had made the decision from the beginning and he had never thought about coming back alive.
Perhaps it was because the ideals he had always pursued were shattered, and when he decided to part ways with Voldemort, this ending was already doomed.
Voldemort was a skilled Legilimency master, and Regulus was sure he knew it well. He was not sure he could hide the fact that he had stolen the Horcrux.
This means that once what he has done is discovered, he will surely bear the wrath of Voldemort, and not just him, but also the other members of the Black family and Kreacher, no one will be able to escape.
So he chose to sacrifice himself to keep the secret. Only in this way could more people be saved.
As for Kreacher, with Voldemort's character, it was impossible for him to care about a house-elf. Perhaps when he left the cave, he had already forgotten about that humble creature.
Sirius covered his face and cried bitterly, tears dripping from his fingers onto the floor.
He had misunderstood Regulus for more than ten years, and it was not until this time that he realized that his younger brother was not weak at all, and was even braver than him.
He was willing to die in order to kill Voldemort, even if it was in a place where almost no one would ever set foot, even if no one would ever know about it...but he did it anyway.
Sirius couldn't imagine how Regulus had made that decision.
His mother was right, Kreacher was right, and those people were right. Regulus was indeed much stronger than him.
"I want to take him back!" Sirius wiped the wet tears from his face, "No matter what, I will take him home... He should go home instead of staying at the bottom of that cold lake!"
"Kreacher!" he suddenly shouted, "I command you to take me to that cave, and together we will take Regulus home!"
The elf was lying on the ground, breathing heavily. After hearing Sirius' words, he immediately stood up, trembling all over, with tearful eyes red and swollen.
"Kreacher...Kreacher is willing to obey the master's orders!"
"Then let's go..."
Just as Sirius was about to grab Kreacher's arm, Lupin suddenly appeared between them.
"Wait, wait Sirius." He said quickly, "We can't be so reckless. It's best to inform Dumbledore first."
Kreacher looked up and looked at him resentfully.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to stop you." Lupin explained, and continued: "But it is too reckless to go there. Don't forget, that is where the mysterious man hides things.
And Kreacher also said just now that the things under the lake... If I guess correctly, they should be Inferi, and there are at least hundreds of them.
If you want to find Regulus, you must alarm them... Can you deal with hundreds of immortal and powerful monsters?"
Lupin's words finally calmed Sirius down a little, but only a little.
"I don't care, Remus." Sirius said seriously: "I can't leave Regulus alone at the bottom of that cold lake. Every second here is the most painful torture for me, even more painful than the Dementors.
Remus, I know you are right, but I don't want to wait any longer... I don't care if I die there as long as I can bring Regulus back."
Lupin looked at him for a long time before he sighed and took a step back. "Well, I respect your decision."
"Thank you, Remus," said Sirius, "write to Dumbledore after we leave and I think he will find it there."
"Okay." Lupin nodded.
"Thank you." Sirius reached out to grab Kreacher.
But at this moment, without warning... Lupin raised his wand.
"Collapse!"
Lupin's idea was simple. Since he couldn't stop him, he would just knock him out and tie him up until Dumbledore came.
However, Sirius seemed to have guessed his thoughts. In just a moment he turned into a big black dog and avoided the sneak attack.
Then he immediately changed back and turned to look at Lupin.
"I know you too well, Remus," he said. "Did you think I didn't see that you had just unconsciously grasped your wand hand?"
"No matter what you say." Lupin simply stopped pretending, "I can't just watch you go to die. As long as I'm still standing today, you can't go anywhere!"
"I don't think so." Sirius smiled slightly, "I'm sorry, my friend.
"Kreacher, what are you waiting for!"
The elf was at his side immediately, reaching out and grasping his arm.
"Xiao Tian……"
Before Lupin could finish his words, there was a loud bang and he was the only one left in the huge room.
……
the other side.
Sirius felt dizzy and when he opened his eyes again, he smelled salty air.
He found himself in a huge cave, surrounded by the sound of the crashing sea.
"That's not a very good way for house-elves to travel," a voice said nearby.
"Yeah." Sirius replied subconsciously, "And I haven't Apparated for a long time... Wait."
He looked at the familiar man beside him, his eyes full of disbelief, "Kyle? Why are you here!"
"Of course I came with you, otherwise what else." Kyle shrugged, "Didn't you notice that I had my hand on Kreacher's arm when you were arguing with Lupin?"
"But...but..." Sirius hesitated for a long time, and finally turned to look at Kreacher.
But Kreacher was also a little confused at this moment. He had just focused on the two people arguing, and didn't notice that he had another hand on his body.
"No, Kyle, it's too dangerous here, you can't come, go back!" Sirius said seriously.
"That's not right." Kyle shook his head. "If I wanted to go back, why did I follow you in the first place? That doesn't make sense, does it?"
"but……"
"And Lupin is right." Kyle ignored him and continued, "You came here so recklessly. You can't do anything except add another life. We should notify Dumbledore."
"I know!" said Sirius, "but even if I send an owl to Dumbledore now, he won't come until dawn at the earliest. I really can't wait that long."
"Who said that?" Kyle sighed, and took out a long, fiery red feather with a painful look on his face.
Then he tapped the wand, and the feather immediately turned into a short flame.
There was a hint of doubt in Sirius's anxious eyes.
"This is the tail feather of the phoenix." Kyle explained, "The phoenix is a very magical animal. It will pluck its tail feathers and give them to people close to it. When that person needs the phoenix's help, all they have to do is burn the tail feathers and it will arrive in time... Oh, here it comes."
Kyle looked up and saw a red fireball suddenly appeared in the originally dark sky.
It's Fox...
Along with it appeared Dumbledore, wearing pink strawberry pajamas and a pointed nightcap.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 448 Cave
The Hogwarts headmaster seemed to have been caught by Fawkes while he was asleep, so much so that his expression was a little dazed when he first landed.
A cold breeze with the smell of the sea blew past, and the centenarian couldn't help but shiver, but at the same time it also made him sober.
"Oh, Kyle, and Sirius...what happened, why did you suddenly summon Fawkes."
"Horcruxes, Professor." Kyle said straight to the point, "We found Voldemort's Horcruxes."
Dumbledore was visibly distracted for a moment, and the expression on his face was as incredible as if he saw Snape in a suit dancing with a troll.
He also looked for clues about the Horcrux, but found nothing. But he just took a nap and the Horcrux was found by Kyle?
Dumbledore always had a feeling of unreality.
"Time is running out now. I'll explain it to you later..." Kyle looked at Kreacher, "Take us there first."
The elf hurriedly headed towards the cave, with Sirius following closely behind.
Kyle walked at the back, telling Dumbledore what had happened while comforting Fawkes who was pecking at his hair.
This was not complicated, and it was basically finished when they arrived in the middle of the cave.
Dumbledore's expression became increasingly serious.
A brave and kind man turned back from his wrong path, and after realizing his mistakes, chose to sacrifice himself to fight Voldemort and save more people... Even Dumbledore admired the courage shown by Regulus.
"I think it's worth it for him to use a precious phoenix tail feather. Even if it can only bring him home a few hours earlier... it's worth it." Kyle said finally.
Dumbledore said nothing, but nodded slightly.
At the same time, Fawkes stopped pecking his hair, and they came to Kreacher in silence and stopped in front of a cave wall.
"Here it is," Kreacher said excitedly, and took out a table knife.
"What are you going to do?" Sirius asked.
"I think it will take blood to open this door," said Dumbledore.
Kreacher nodded, as he had done before.
"Too low-level," Dumbledore said, his tone full of contempt and even disappointment. "He wanted his opponent to weaken himself before he could get in. Once again, Voldemort was incapable of understanding that there are many things that are much more terrible than physical damage."
Kreacher didn't understand what he said. He only knew that he would see Master Regulus soon, and he was so happy that he was about to cut his arm with a dagger.
But the next second, the dinner knife was snatched away.
"Let me do it." Sirius rolled up his sleeves with the hand holding the dinner knife. He felt that Regulus would not let the elf bleed to open the door, so he would not do that either.
But just when he was about to take action, the knife was snatched away again.
Kyle casually put the heavy sterling silver into his pocket, took out a crimson bottle and said to Sirius.
"Remember, you owe me three hundred Galleons."
Kyle opened the bottle, and a strong smell of blood instantly filled the small cave.
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched, as if he wanted to laugh.