After enlightening Percy, Ryan and Hermione go home eating raspberry jam ice cream. Early the next morning, the two of them left the house for Sirius's ancestral home, after throwing their luggage into the space bag.

Grimmauld Place is in a decayed neighborhood of London, so there aren't many people coming and going. For safety, Ryan and Hermione got off the bus a stop from Grimory Place. Previously, the two of them used the Faceless Person's abilities to put on makeup and become two ordinary middle school students who looked like Eastern Europe.

Thanks to the abundance of cosmetics in the modern world, they have never been more convenient in disguise techniques, such as various foundations, tinted contact lenses, etc., plus some strange potions similar to hair dye potions. With the help of these things, no one could recognize the boy with brown hair, green eyes, and Caucasian face as Ryan.

"You really have a bit of personality in this dress. Hermione, with blond hair, said as she walked down the pavement, "Where did you learn that quick hair dye?"

"In a previous book. "It was a failed elixir because it only lasted half an hour." However, I thought it could be used to quickly disguise and disguise, and after trying it, I found that it was more convenient than the potions used by the Faceless. Well, it should be here. ”

"This place looks pretty shabby. Hermione said, looking around.

She was right to say that the houses around the square were in tatters, some with broken windows that shone in the sun, many of the doors were peeling off the paint, and a few of them were littered with garbage outside the front steps. A pungent stench of rotting garbage emanated from the bulging garbage pockets in the dilapidated gate.

The two men began to recall the contents of Dumbledore's note, and as soon as they thought of 12 Grimmauld Place, a tattered door appeared out of thin air at questions 11 and 13, followed by dirty walls and eerie windows, as if an extra house had suddenly swelled up, squeezing everything open on both sides. The last old-looking house appeared there.

"Who?" said as they walked up the tattered stone steps, grabbed the silver knocker in the shape of a coiled serpent, and struck the old door, which was peeling off the black paint and covered with scratches on the left and right. A vigilant voice came from inside. Ryan could hear it being Sirius's voice.

"Ryan Liang and Hermione?? Granger. Ryan said as he stood in the doorway.

"Ryan, tell me where you first saw me?" Sirius asked warily, it seemed that the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix had entered a state of war.

"In the common room at Hogwarts. Ryan replied. "I knocked you unconscious while fighting. ”

"True, but you really don't need to go into such detail about that. Sirius opened the door, revealing two unfamiliar faces in their regular high school uniforms.

"Rest assured, it's really us. As he spoke, Ryan wiped his hand and removed the blue contact lens from his eye.

"Come in!" Sirius moved out of the way. "It's good to be cautious, no wonder Moody boasted you as a fit for an Auror. By the way, you two follow me, don't touch anything. "With that, Sirius led the way.

As he entered the dark hallway, Ryan smelled a wet, dusty smell and a sweet, rotting smell. The further you followed Sirius into the house, the stronger the smell became, giving the impression that the place was like an abandoned empty house.

The entire foyer is long and is a standard Victorian residential style. The peeling wallpaper and polished carpet give a glimpse of the house's former glory. A spider-web-like chandelier flickered overhead, and portraits blackened with age hung crookedly on the walls. Ryan heard what appeared to be some kind of critter hurrying behind the baseboard. The chandelier and the candelabra on a rickety table next to it are made in the shape of a large serpent.

"You're early, the Weasleys might be there in the afternoon. Sirius introduced as he walked into the room with the two of them. "Because our family is Slytherin except me, this house is such a pure-blood thing, I don't really like it, and I wouldn't have come back if Dumbledore needed a safe place. ”

"By the way, is there anything we need to do?" Ryan asked, looking at the dilapidated house. It looks so bad that you can't even find a clean floor.

"You've just arrived, and I think you might need to get some rest. Sirius was a little embarrassed to say that this was his house after all, and it was a shame to be exposed to the guests in such a mess.

"It's okay, we're all rested and ready to work. Hermione said in an energetic tone, "Alright, tell us what we need to do." ”

"Well, this-" Sirius, let the kids clean up the kitchen and guest rooms first. Slowly everyone is going to move in, and you have to give them a place to cook and sleep. At this time, a middle-aged man with gray hair came down from the upper floor.

"Professor Lupin. Ryan and Hermione immediately recognized who the man was and greeted him.

"I'm sorry to let you work as soon as you come, but I can't help it. Lupin said mildly. "It's been uninhabited for ten years, and it's been gone since Sirius's mother died, except for a crazy and very old house-elf in the house. We now at least pack up the house to a habitable capacity. Of course, I will take you to clean up the house, and you don't have to worry about getting hurt by the unknown. ”

"Okay, but you just said there are house-elves-" Ryan asked, as the house-elves he had seen before would clean up the places they served, and their magic was enough to allow them to do most of the chores even when they were old.

"Don't mention it. Sirius looked disgusted. "Kreacher can do whatever he wants, and what he can do will blow you away. But he had been driven mad by the portrait of my mother and mother, and now he would not touch any household chores except to curse me frantically and do strange things. All the work in the house for the past two days was mainly done by Lupin. ”

Ryan felt that it was good that Lupin had moved in, as a real single dog, Lupin had strong self-care skills and top-level housekeeping skills, which allowed Sirius to live normally these days.

"Okay, let's clean up the kitchen first. Two days ago I cleaned up a small piece of vacant land for cooking, but that wasn't enough. Everyone will be coming here one after another today, and we have to pack up the whole kitchen as soon as possible to welcome the guests. Lupin went downstairs and went straight to the task. As the honor student and prefect of the school that year, his organizational skills were much stronger than Sirius, the famous troublemaker of the year.

"No problem. Ryan and Hermione took their luggage out of the space bag and put it in the living room, then followed Lupin towards the kitchen.