After the kitchen was cleaned up, Lupin brought a lot of ingredients into the kitchen to prepare for lunch after tidying up the ingredients and cooking utensils, while Hermione volunteered to stay and help with the cooking. Ryan, led by Sirius, cleared the rooms upstairs to prepare a place for themselves and the Weasleys, who had arrived at night.

After cleaning out a few guest rooms, Ryan found that the materials he used to draw the runes were bottomed out. What's more, at this time, it is impossible for him to open the space door to pick up something from the grocery store, so the work can only be stopped.

"It's okay, we've done more work today than we expected. Sirius didn't have the frustration of Ryan, and he felt that the workload had far exceeded what had been planned. "You don't have to be so busy this afternoon, you can get some rest. I'll go to Diagon Alley early tomorrow morning and buy everything you want. ”

"Ryan, Sirius, come down for dinner. Ryan and Sirius were talking in the upstairs guest room when they heard Hermione standing at the top of the stairs beckoning them to dinner.

"Ah, let's go downstairs and eat. Actually, two days ago, Lupin and I bought a lot of vegetables and spices, but unfortunately the kitchen was not cleaned up when we set off, and the two of us had to eat the curry paste with bread that didn't taste very good. I think there must be something delicious at noon today. ”

Walking into the kitchen, there were already five or six shiny silver plates full of food on the long table in the kitchen. In addition to this, two gilded candlesticks were placed at either end of the table, and several candles on the candlesticks brought enough light to the cavernous basement.

"Jean, this stew is hot just ready. Lupin directed a large saucepan with his wand and floated from one end of the table. "Unfortunately, Sirius and I are not good at housework, so we have to rely on manual cooking for the most part. I think if someone like Mrs. Weasley, who is good at housework, could do it, I guess this meal would be ready in ten minutes. ”

After the last stew was served, the four of them took their seats at the table. Everyone was hungry after a busy morning, so everyone was eating for the first few minutes. No one spoke, just the sound of plates and cutlery colliding as everyone sat down to eat, and the friction of chairs.

After eating a whole piece of roast lamb on his plate, Sirius looked up and said, "It's been almost a week since I moved here, and I've finally eaten properly." Remus, your craft is really good. Ryan and Hermione nodded when they heard this, although there was still a slight gap between Lupin's skills and that of a professional chef, but as a cooking in daily life, this level was already very high. To be fair, Ryan and Hermione, their mothers as working women, didn't have as much cooking as Lupin.

"Ah, after living for a long time, a person will naturally practice his cooking level. "But thanks to Miss Granger's help, she has a few magic spells that can clean the blood and bones in the flesh, and can also soften the meat and make it taste better." ”

"It occurred to me when you improved your withering magic in the morning and used it for housework. Hermione, who was sitting next to Ryan, leaned over and whispered after hearing Lupin's compliment. "It turned out that the blood extraction in the blood magic, the Bone Extraction Charm and the Tendon Breaking Charm were really good for meat in cooking. And I cast spells without a wand, and no one could see that I was using magic. ”

After eating, Lupin took over the task of cleaning the dishes, and according to him, "at least I can do the magic of washing dishes." Sirius looked in amazement at the cleanly eaten plates on the table. "You two have such good appetites, I thought there might be leftovers for lunch. Looking at you, I realized that I was getting old and couldn't eat anymore. ”

"Maybe we have a better physique, so we need to eat more. Ryan said that since he improved his physique, the amount of food has gradually increased, and now his meal size is about the same as that of an adult strong man. So when he went home this time, in order to avoid causing his parents to worry, he only ate six minutes full when he ate, and then took time to go to other worlds to fill his stomach.

Hermione was the same, especially since she had gained some of the dragon's traits, and she had eaten about the same amount as a grown male. Luckily, Ryan gave her several sticks of nutrients before going home, so she didn't go hungry at home.

"That's right, Sirius. Can you show us around this house? I've never seen an old wizard's house like this. Ryan said to Sirius as he left the table.

"There's nothing in this house but the rancid stench of Pure Blood Supremacy—" That being said, Sirius still took Ryan and Hermione upstairs to tour the house. According to him, although there is nothing worth mentioning about this house, it is always a good thing that young people can increase their knowledge by looking at it.

There was nothing important on the first floor, Sirius only focused on the portrait of his mother under the curtain where he entered. You'll be screaming and yelling when you're disturbed, so it's best to be quiet when passing by.

Then the three of them went to the living room on the second floor, which was a long, high-ceilinged room. Because they hadn't been cleaned before, the tapestries hanging from the olive-green walls were still dirty. Every time someone puts their foot on the carpet, a small puff of dust is raised, and the long, yellow-green velvet curtain buzzes, as if there are many invisible bees flying inside.

"I feel like it's going to take at least three times as much material to clean up this house. Listening to the humming in the curtains, Ryan said with an ugly face. "The fox here should be a disaster. ”

"No problem, I'll buy some special sprays tomorrow morning when I go to Diagon Alley. Sirius replied.

"Sirius, your family has a long history. Hermione marveled as she looked at the tapestry that took up an entire wall at the end of the room. The tapestry looked very old, and the color had faded, as if the fox had chewed it in several places. However, the embroidered gold thread still sparkled, and they clearly saw a family tree map of branches, all the way back to the Middle Ages. On the top of the tapestry are several large letters: The noble and oldest Black family is forever pure.

Hermione was amazed because in Europe only historic aristocrats recorded their histories, and genealogies like this dating back to the Middle Ages were precious in the Muggle world.

"yes, it's a pity that we only have dark wizards in our house. Once in a while, one or two decent people will be expelled from them. For example—" At this point Sirius pointed to a small blackened round hole in the tapestry, like a scorched cigarette.

"I used to be here, but after I ran away from home, my dear old mother destroyed me—a story that Kreacher loved to whisper. ”

"You ran away from home?"

"I was about sixteen years old," Sirius said, "and I had enough, and it was good that Harry's grandparents took me in. After that, I stayed with them during the school holidays. After graduating, my uncle, Alphard, who had also been cleared out, left me a considerable amount of gold so that I could find a place to live. ”

Ryan took a closer look at the family tree, and found that in many places, the golden thread representing the marriage had disappeared inexplicably.

"I always feel like a lot of things are missing from this picture. Ryan said, pointing to the places where they had disappeared.

"Indeed, the paranoid people in the family are in favor of maintaining the purity of the wizard bloodline. So they hid the marriages that made them feel a little inadequate. There's no way around it, and if you just want your children to marry pure-bloods, you're going to have very limited options. So we have to marry some families that we may look down on, such as the Weasleys. Molly is my cousin by marriage, and Arthur is probably the great-grandson of my uncle and grandfather. But you won't see them here, and here are just a few of the bloodlines that make them feel honored. Take the Malfoys, for example. ”

"It seems that pure-blood families are related to each other. Hermione said after a closer look. "As far as I know, Muggles have most of their offspring when they marry inbred and show problems of one kind or another, can wizards solve this kind of problem?"

"No, you can't. Sirius shook his head. "So there are not many people like us left, and if you look closely, you will see that many of the descendants of families who pursue extreme pure-blood have some problems, but unfortunately they still have to maintain the so-called pure blood. I don't think even if there had been no war, the so-called noble Black family might not have lasted long. Sirius sighed at the end.