919 914 [Return Chapter 5] · 5

However, this long night seemed to have consumed all of Dumbledore's patience and energy. He blinked, and asked gently, "So, Siris, have you already gone to the Ministry of Magic to file the case with this arrangement? If you had, it would have saved us a lot of trouble—if not, it would have been a bit of a struggle." ”

Cialis opened his mouth, and suddenly turned his gaze to the dusty fireplace on the side. As if he didn't dare to look at Liu Quan, he replied in a low voice, "...... It's true that I just went to the Ministry of Magic yesterday, but-"

Liu Quan was surprised and annoyed, and finally laughed angrily.

However, it was Snape who spoke first.

"What is the Ministry of Magic?" his gaze wandered back and forth between Willow Spring and Siris, his voice like a silky cello.

"How can the Blake family's property be ...... Lily?" He finally decided to turn to Dumbledore and ask directly.

Liu Quan closed his eyes and sighed silently.

Dumbledore replied quietly, "Oh, Severus, it's just a little bit...... A little expediency. Siris was hoping that Harry would inherit the property at 12 Grimmauld Place, but before Harry was underage, if that kind of misunderstanding happened tonight - then maybe the property would need an adult custodian, and you certainly didn't want to see Bellatrix take the position, right?

Snape's eyes narrowed wider. As if looking for something from his past that resembled the present situation, he contorted his lips and asked rhetorically with a sneer:

"So, Dear Professor Dumbledore, you hope that the Flower of Gryffindor will be used to cooperate with this ridiculous and daring plan, and to pretend to be in the ...... once again Uh, crazy-'s fiancée, but after that stupid dog's reckless actions cost him his own life, he temporarily took over the house for Harry Potter's even more reckless little troll?!"

Liu Quan: "......"

He guessed not badly at all. And it is important to see that this arrangement must be carried out as soon as possible, because if 12 Grimmauld Place does not change hands, it is a natural proof that Siris is still alive.

But...... Isn't there a little magic contract or something that plays a role in this inheritance of the ancestral old mansion? Is there no ancient magic spell that can detect the bloodline and life and death of the current owner of this mansion? Really just need to go to the Ministry of Magic and say "I voluntarily left the house to my godson Harry Potter, and this mansion will be supervised by my fiancée Lily Evans until he becomes an adult"?

In the end, it was Dumbledore who solved her puzzle.

He looked a little tired, and after thinking for a moment, he smiled a gentle, reassuring smile at Willow Spring.

"You don't have to worry about anything else...... Lily. The only thing you need to do is go to the Ministry of Magic and declare that you want to follow Ciris's ...... Uh, 'Testament', just take over 12 Grimmauld Place. Besides, it's going to be yours to manage for the time being, including Kreacher—"

He hesitated, as if wondering if he should give her an extra warning that Kreacher was unreliable.

However, Liu Quan had already grinned, tried his best to show a happy look as if he was too peaceful, and asked lightly:

"Oh, do I have the right to tell Mrs. Black to shut up when she scolds me in the portrait, and then throw the old flannel curtain that has not been washed for decades and is several feet thick on it?"

There seemed to be a strange look on Snape's face, as if he had suddenly eaten a bad nut in an unsuspecting child.

Siris was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha...... If that's the case, then I'm looking forward to it!" His laughter was as bright as ever, and now he suddenly looked like the Gryffindor prince again.

"It's been so many years that no one has been able to make that old witch feel like her head is made up of a whole stone tablet engraved with the words 'Pure Blood'...... Merlin's fat pants! I regret I couldn't be here to see that!"

Liu Quan: "......"

She blackened the line and replied with a wooden face, "...... Glad to hear you say that. I'll triumphantly show off my Muggle ancestry in front of Mrs. Black~"

Before Sirius could speak, Snape's silky, magnetic bass rang out in the dark room.

"Well, well, I guess you must be enjoying being the new fiancée, Evans?

Liu Quan: "......"

Dumbledore chuckled, interrupting Snape just in time to take over the situation before it could get out of hand.

"Of course, Lily, you have the right to do that. If you like, maybe you can remodel that house......" he said unusually kindly.

"After all, you're the mistress of the Black family now. ”

Snape suddenly had a toothache-like expression, an unbearable expression, as if he couldn't stand the stupidity and straightness of these Gryffindors.

"Sure enough, there shouldn't be any superfluous expectations for Gryffindor's mind. He muttered as if the Gryffindors were in his room discussing stupid plans that had made his house stupid, and he stared at them with disgust as if he wanted to get them all away.

Liu Quan smiled bitterly.

If she wanted her to play the role of a loyal fiancée, she was already at it, after all, she was "professional" - she was sure that Snape must have thought of this comment too, and if Dumbledore hadn't interrupted him in time, maybe he would have thrown it in her face!

"Anyway, I'll deal with this matter as soon as possible at the right time. She coughed lightly, deciding that she might as well move away from the awkward topic.

Since the Order of the Phoenix couldn't have found someone better suited to deal with the inheritance of 12 Grimmauld Place, it had to be done no matter how much venom Snape spewed into their Gryffindor heads.

Liu Quan glared at Siris slightly depressedly.

Although he is already a mature man, Siris at this moment is like the boy who was in the corridor of Hogwarts with James Potter and slapped her with a white eye for some thoughtless move, smiling at her with a slight flattery and a weak heart.

Liu Quan: "......"

Snape let out a sarcastic sneer. He looked like he was going out of his way to throw the name "stupid dog" in Siris's face a hundred times.

Dumbledore spoke up just in time.

"In that case, let's get back to Hogwarts...... There's as much to do as a hill - by the way, since the stakes are so high that Siris is alive, we who know the truth might as well set up an unbreakable curse—"

He thoughtfully took the lead in making this proposal, saving Willow Springs the trouble of racking his brains to come up with a good argument to convince them to set up an unbreakable curse.

A low, inaudible curse came from Snape's throat. His expression was terrible, as if he was about to pull out his wand and give Ciris an Arvada for this great trouble. Eventually, though, he accepted Dumbledore's offer. They made an unbreakable curse to each other that they would never spread the word.

Dumbledore looked a little satisfied. Putting away his wand, he began to make an orderly arrangement.

"Silis, you wait here first, I need to find you a safe place to stay...... Severus, you can go get busy...... Lily, go back to Hogwarts first. When I left, it was still a mess...... Maybe you'd like to talk to Phineas for me?"

Willow Springs, stunned for a moment, only to realize that Dumbledore was referring to Phineas Nigelles, one of the ancestors of the Black family and the former Headmaster of Hogwarts.

She sighed, suddenly feeling the weight of the pressure. But as she prepares to take over the house at 12 Grimmauld Place as the "new mistress of the Black family", she has to deal with the names of the people on the huge tapestry of the Black family. She nodded silently, turned back to Siris, and said a brief "Then we'll get back in touch later," and was about to step into the fireplace.

Siris shouted behind her just in time.

"Wait, Lily!"

Liu Quan turned around.

Siris seemed to hesitate for a moment, then reached into his collar, took out a necklace roughly, and began to reach behind his neck to untie it.

“…… Grab this. ”

Liu Quan took it suspiciously, and the necklace was ordinary and lackluster, but the pendant was rather peculiar—a pattern of several strange letters put together.

"The pendant is the ancient Greek word for 'Sirius,' '∑εριο'. …… This is proof that you have my authority to do everything...... Uh, 'marker'. ”

Liu Quan: "......"

Her hand paused visibly, and then silently placed the necklace in the pocket of her coat, along with the pendant.

She felt Snape's cold gaze fall on her now, and yet she had absolutely nothing to explain to him.

Of course, he hated Siris. But he also knew that Siris was her friend, a companion of the Order of the Phoenix, so she didn't want to see Siris die like that.

Of course, the inheritance process arranged by Ciris was very unexpected to her, but now she can't refuse to claim the inheritance of the old Black family house according to Ciris's arrangement.

The house was rightfully given to Siris' intended heir, Harry. It didn't matter if it would displease Snape, or even think that she was a professional pretending fiancée who faithfully obeyed Dumbledore's manipulation.

Willow Spring paused in front of the fireplace, turned his face slightly, and for a moment seemed to want to be disgusted by the cold air that was leaning behind her, and that was exuding extreme displeasure—perhaps disgusted by the strange tricks she and Siris, the two stupid Gryffindors—Snape said something, but at last, without saying anything, she stepped into the fireplace.

When she returned to the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts, she found Phineas Nigelus holding the frame of her magical portrait, staring in the direction of the fireplace. When he saw that it was her coming out of the fireplace, he immediately shouted to her hoarsely:

"My great-grandson - the last of the Black family - how is he now?!"

Liu Quan's footsteps paused, and he turned around and raised his head slightly, looking at the magic portrait hanging on the wall.

Although there was a slight distance between her and the portrait of Phineas, she could still see that Phineas's old, cloudy eyes were wide open, and his face looked as if it had aged many years overnight.

She sighed, lowered her gaze to avoid the old headmaster's gaze, and reluctantly said, "...... You must have heard about it ...... you?"

"I don't believe it. Phineas said roughly.

"I don't want to believe the of those people...... That Potter was just a reckless little boy who loved to get into trouble!What credibility could he have in his words?!Dumbledore too...... He will use a lot of rhetoric, empty and fancy truths -- to deceive people to death! Those people will believe him when they hear him, and think what a righteous and heroic thing they have done......

Willow Springs, without speaking, stood there and listened to Phineas Nigelus babbling and counting, until at last the old man's voice slowly became choked, and then two lines of tears slowly flowed down his old and wrinkled face.

He slumped back into the velvet chair and sat down in it, his eyes wide open, staring straight at the willow spring in front of the fireplace. He had stopped counting the words for some time, and when Liu Quan realized the silence in the room and raised his gaze to look at his frame, he grinned with difficulty and smiled like a cry at her.

“…… Miss Evans. For the first time, he accurately called her last name. Of course, it was the first time to call her in such a polite and polite, formal tone.

Liu Quan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him inquiringly.

Phineas Nigelus chuckled.

"My great-grandson—he's ......"

At this point he paused again, as if trying to organize the language, but in the end he could not find any suitable words, and he simply gave up the use of those euphemisms, and said simply and rudely:

“…… He's got a crush on you — and if you want me to say, he must like you. But what's the use of talking about it now?!"

Tears flowed down the sides of his protruding nose and onto his goatee.

Liu Quan opened his mouth, but for a while no sound came out.

Cialis has a good opinion of her, and of course she can be slightly aware of this - but because Ciris is not the only target designated by the system, she has never thought about the emotional line when she gets along with him, and she also admits that she has not done anything to mislead him - perhaps it is because of her down-to-earth and generous attitude that suits his preferences; A girl with a purpose for him.

But at that time, he was still the pride of the sky, the heir and eldest young master of the ancient Black family—who could he look up to? Liu Quan even felt that his favorability for her might only start to accumulate because James treated her differently.

…… But now, as Phineas put it, what's the use of saying this?

She whispered, "I'm sorry. ”

I can only say "I'm sorry".

For she didn't know how to explain to him that Siris wasn't dead, but that Siris was going to remain in this state of suspended animation until the guy who couldn't name died, and she didn't know how to tell him that she could only respond to Ciris's kindness to her.

Compared to the safety of the whole world, any kindness seems so insignificant.

Even if Ciris did not have such a high affection for her, as his great-great-grandfather had claimed, she hoped that, after all was over, he would be able to live well, and live with the world forever, healthy and smooth.

She also hoped that Severus Snape would be like that—that the world would be safe, and that he would be safe, and then, then, his life, would continue until natural reasons compelled him to see Merlin.

It shouldn't have been in such a broken house, it shouldn't have been in that state of being misunderstood and hated by all people, I don't know or understand how much effort and danger he had made for the victory of justice, and not many people even knew how surprised, how painful, and how much regret he felt when the big snake pounced on him and bit his neck.

He was not afraid to die with notoriety. But that's not how he should die. He had done so many things that were good for justice and for victory, and even if he had been withdrawn, perverse, cold, harsh, rigid, mean, gloomy, unlikeable, unsympathetic, and living an ascetic life, he deserved a better way—in a warm, clean bed when he was too old to linger on earth, with the fireplace of his room ringing and an orange-red flame blaring, and he could lie there calmly looking back on his life and knowing his accomplishments. How many people have been affected by his efforts, how much his efforts have contributed to the ultimate victory, and how little affection he has shown to anyone even if his body is about to disappear from this earthly world, there will still be many people in this world who will respect him, miss him, and praise his contributions—and that's enough.

Leaving the Headmaster's office, Willow Springs walks alone in Hogwarts Castle.

The dawn that came through the window in the hallway fell into the old castle, casting a faint blue-white shadow in the corridor in front of her.

A new day has arrived.

A new day will always come.

A new day will come.

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May 1:

Because I have something tomorrow, I'll stop for a day, sorry.

So I deliberately wrote more today, and I came to a big fat chapter ww

[Next update: No. 3 zero point w]

Next is the plot of the half-blood prince.,I'm not going to repeat every event as it is.,In that case, the return of HP will probably take half a year hhh.

And as everyone knows, the story of the half-blood prince and the Deathly Hallows is very melancholy.

I will try my best to send you some candy in the corners to neutralize it, but everyone still has to be mentally prepared.

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