"The house looks a little dilapidated on the outside, but the magical defense system inside is still functioning. So you can use magic when you're cleaning up later, and the Ministry of Magic can't monitor what's going on in the house. Lupin admonished Ryan and Hermione as he walked into the kitchen.

"Well, I guess my magic might be able to play a role in cleaning. Ryan said with some amusement.

"It would be great if you were willing to do it, alchemy should go a long way in cleaning up such an old house. After all, this building that has existed for at least 700 years has so many different kinds of magic and runes in it. We do need a more professional person to deal with these issues. Lupin said after using his magic to clear the two cobwebs in front of him.

"Alright, here we are. After descending the stairs, they came to a small basement, which was supposed to be a kitchen from the nearby stove, but everything in the room was covered with a thick layer of dust. A pile of tattered cauldrons in the corner of the wall can also be seen crawling about spiders the size of ping-pong balls on a large pile of spider webs.

"How did you and Sirius cook these two days?" Hermione asked Lupin, turning to see the dust on the stove.

"Well, we cleared a piece of it from the kitchen floor and put the cauldron up in the clearing. So for the past two days, we have eaten a convenient curry with bread that we bought outside. With that, Lupin pointed to a small clearing on the left hand side of the kitchen door. Ryan could see that there was indeed a bluestone floor in the place that was free of grease and dust, and there were signs of black fire on it.

Thinking about the scene of two big men curled up in the corner of the kitchen and simmering curry in the crucible, Ryan felt that it was still miserable. But then again, it's also thanks to Lupin's hands-on ability. Otherwise, Sirius would have to go out to eat every day or nibble on dry food alone.

After a turn in the kitchen, Ryan said to Lupin, "I think I have a pretty good magic that can get rid of all the pests in the kitchen, except that no one can be in the kitchen when not in use." After all, that magic is just like a powerful insecticide, and it can cause unnecessary damage to others. ”

"Then I'll have Sirius call Kreacher first, and he'll set up a nest here. Lupin ran upstairs, and soon he came down to tell Ryan that the kitchen had been emptied.

"It's started. Ryan said as he pulled out a glass bottle filled with malachite powder and an alabaster bottle with fluorescent lycoris pollen from his waist bag, then took a porcelain dish from the table, wiped it clean, and poured the two powders onto the plate.

"Clear water is like a spring. With the help of magic, Ryan quickly blended the two ingredients into a brown one, and then dipped his brush into a long series of runes on the kitchen wall.

"What is this written?" Lupin took a closer look at the runes that Ryan had written, and found that he didn't recognize any of them, not even the origin of them. This surprised him, because although he was a werewolf, he had mastered more knowledge than most wizards since he was a student. In this case, it is naturally a little strange to suddenly discover a magical rune system that I don't know at all.

"Asha?" Hermione could see where the runes came from, but she couldn't explain them to Lupin. You can't tell Lupin that this is a magical inheritance from another world.

"This is what Ryan learned from a special place, belonging to an ancient magical civilization. Hermione could only explain this vaguely to Lupin. Fortunately, wizards have a tradition of hiding their magical knowledge among themselves, so after hearing Hermione's explanation, Lupin didn't continue to ask.

"Alright. After drawing the last rune, Ryan took a step back and checked what he had just drawn. "It's ready to start. ”

With that, Ryan retreated to the kitchen door, then made a special gesture and read in Asha, "Deathstorm." Hermione's eyes widened at this.

With the chanting of the incantation, the runes on the walls were activated, scattering a silvery glow filled with dead silence. The three men standing in the doorway of the kitchen could see the light on the runes, which eventually joined together to form a silver vortex of light. At the same time, they could feel a wind in the kitchen, causing the corners of their clothes to flutter.

Finally, when the light was completely gone, a neat kitchen appeared in front of them. All the cutlery and kitchenware were spotlessly clean, even the floor and ceiling looked like they had been painted several times. In the middle of the cafeteria was a waist-high pile of garbage, and in addition to ash and some rotting and destroyed items, there was a large pile of foxes and the corpse of an unusually large spotted man.

"It's a really great idea to come to you. Lupin was amazed at the sight of the scene. "Even if Sirius and I were to clean up the kitchen together, it would probably take an entire afternoon. Your level of alchemy is far greater than I imagined. As far as I know, if a wizard can master all kinds of runes in alchemy and apply this freely, the worst is also an excellent alchemist. If you're inventing something new, you'll be the youngest alchemist in nearly a thousand years. ”

"I'm just using some of the knowledge left over from my predecessors, and it's far less powerful than you say. Ryan said with a shrug. "Besides, it's really fast to use alchemy to clean up the house, but the only flaw is that the cost is too high. Just a kitchen was cleaned up and cost a Galleon and seven sicos, not counting my labor costs. So at home, I'd rather take pesticides, rags and feather dusters myself. ”

"It's okay, I think I have enough gold to clean the whole house. Sirius's voice came from the stairs, and Ryan saw him coming down to the kitchen, followed by a house-elf.

Except for a dirty rag around his waist, like the loincloth used by men in tropical countries to cover his body, he was almost naked.

He looked very old, his skin seemed to be several times more than his body actually needed, and although his head was bare like all house-elves, there was a large pile of white hair growing from those two large bat-like ears.

His eyes were bloodshot, watery and gray, and his fleshy nose was large, almost like a pig's nose.

He followed Sirius, whispering in a hoarse, deep voice like a bullfrog.

"The young master is a nasty, ungrateful, and unworthy to polish the soles of his mother's shoes. Oh, my poor mistress, he even brought the werewolf into the house. Poor old Kreacher, what can he do??"

At this point, Kreacher looked up at Ryan and Hermione, a look of surprise on their wrinkled faces. "Old Kreacher wondered who the young master and the young lady were, and he had never known that there were such figures in England. ”

"We're just Muggles, not young masters. Ryan said, looking at Kreacher.

"Oh, old Kreacher won't be mistaken. What's wrong with this world, there are scum who think they are mudbloods, and they seem to be very proud-"

"Shut up and go back to the cupboard upstairs. Sirius couldn't help but give the order, and as he watched Kreacher scolding and going upstairs, Sirius also looked irritated. "He was completely insane, after ten years of listening to the crazy talk of my mother's portrait. ”

After saying that, Sirius used his spell to conjure a pocket and threw all the garbage in the middle of the kitchen, and then looked at the kitchen with satisfaction and nodded. "Very well done, Ryan. Next, please clean up the house, don't worry about the materials, I'll cover it all. ”

Sirius was a loser in some ways, but he was very comfortable to make a deal with. At least the money is very refreshing and generous.