The portraits were silent for a while, and Ignotus suddenly spoke: "Catherine, do you remember the fairy tale in the patriarch's inheritance? ”

"You mean the legend of the Three Brothers?"

"Yes, but it's actually about the Deathly Hallows, which are the branches, stones, and cloaks mentioned in it. And those three brothers are the three Peverell brothers, and I am the third. Ignotus pulled back his coat, revealing the Grim Reaper's mark on his tie.

"Could it be that Harry's cloak of invisibility is the cloak of the Grim Reaper?" Catherine asked in surprise.

"Yes, I passed it on to my daughter Lyukrisia, and she left it to her children, from generation to generation." Ignotus looked up at the huge rose on the ceiling, his eyes full of memories.

"The twig is the old wand, as the story goes, and has been passed down by the death of my eldest brother Antioch, and has given rise to many legends of wand-fighting, whose whereabouts are unknown, but," Ignotus continued, after a pause, "it has the distinct peculiarity that one can only become its true master if it is seized from its previous master. ”

"In the coat of arms of the Peverell family," Ignotus drew the Grim Reaper mark in the air with his finger, "the circle represents the cloak of invisibility, the straight line represents the Elder Wand, and the triangle represents the Resurrection Stone." ”

"Although my second brother Cadmus committed suicide, before he died, he disguised the resurrection stone as a ring and gave it to his son, but he told him that the resurrection stone was lost, so the resurrection stone can be passed on."

"According to the records, the descendants of my second brother were still alive a hundred years ago, but because of the war, the records have been interrupted, but at least it is much easier to investigate than the Elder Wand." Ignotus gave a light smile.

"The Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility, they are called Deathly Hallows because of their incredible powers."

"So," said Ignotus, looking at Catherine. "You may be able to use their power to protect Harry's soul."

"Don't sue me, is that legend true?" Catherine asked in disbelief.

"I don't know." Ignotus shook his head directly, "Although our three brothers have obtained these three Deathly Hallows, they have not been used together, so I don't know if they are as legendary, as long as they are combined, the owner will become the master of the Grim Reaper." ”

"Since they might save Harry's life," Catherine pondered for a moment before replying, "I'll find them all." ”

"Catherine," Ignotus smiled kindly at the red-haired girl. "Do you have any questions now?"

"There's one," Catherine thought for a moment, "and I have carefully checked the genealogy of the family, and found that the surname Potter is only from Charles. Mr. Porter's generation has only just begun, and almost no other surnames are repeated except for father and son, so what is the family name of our family? ”

"That's the question every family member who has studied genealogy asks me," Ignotus said with a laugh, "because of my eldest brother's death." The Deathly Hallows began to be known to the world, and many people came to see it and others to keep it for themselves. So after my second brother died, I used the function of the invisibility cloak to leave the house in a different way, and asked my nephew to declare that I had an accident. The Cloak of Invisibility disappeared with it. ”

Upon learning of what had happened to the Peverell family, Lyukrisia was inspired by the family rules that had been passed down from generation to generation. I took off the most obvious sign of the Cloak of Invisibility and turned it into this Inheritance Ring, which Lyukrisia passed on to her children as an ordinary Cloak of Invisibility and remained in seclusion until the Middle Ages. ”

"The direct descendants of the Peverell family disappeared early, but the property was passed down and eventually fell into my name, including the Peverell family's ancestral home and domain, which made me suddenly an adult and a nobleman." Viktova took over and began to complain dissatisfiedly, "So I had to start learning the tedious and boring knowledge of the nobility in order to deal with the suitors who poured out of nowhere. ”

"Of course, those things are not useless," Seeing McLowly snort coldly, Viktova quickly changed her words, "At that time, the great war between the wizarding world and Christianity had not yet begun, but I did my research, but I found that Christianity was secretly spreading hatred of witches, and I immediately published this conclusion, but it was not agreed, until I met Godric. ”

Godric. Gryffindor? Catherine asked.

"Yes, Godric was the first to believe in me, and later he brought his friend, Salazar. Slytherin, Rowener. Ravenclaw and Helga. Hufflepuff," Victova said, with a wistful look, "they were passionate young men at the time, and they helped me lobby around, but not many wizards wanted to believe it. ”

"In the end, Rowena came up with a roundabout tactic of opening a wizarding training school far from Muggles, at least giving underage wizards who were unable to protect themselves a shelter, and Salazar contributing the ancestral castle of Hogwarts."

"Not long after Hogwarts School was founded, war broke out, Rowena and Helga stayed at Hogwarts to look after the children, Godric and Salazar organized people to rescue the dead wizards and bring them to me, during that time the Pevrier family's ancestral home was completely turned into a hospital, and later the territory also became a gathering place for wizards."

"And because there is a huge rose garden in the territory, and my inheritance ring is also a rose, they began to call me Madame Rose, and my family was called the Rose Family." "But the name has been silent since I got married, until McLowly and his brother appeared." ”

"That's right, we're twins, and the first in the history of the family." Seeing Catherine's surprised eyes, McLowly couldn't help but explain softly, "And like you, my brother Marius entered Gryffindor, and I entered Slytherin. ”

"It was there that I met Abraxus, and we were so attracted to each other that we quickly fell in love and even formed soulmates despite the opposition of our family." McLowly smiled charmingly, "But Abraxas is the only son in the family after all, and in order to continue the Malfoy family, I invented the Birth Potion, which only works once, but it is enough to leave us with our daughter Linda." ”

"In order for Linda to inherit the Malfoy family, Abraksast added a family rule to the Malfoy family, the Malfoy family girls do not have to change their surnames after marriage, and the husbands change their surnames, and this family rule scared away many guys who intended to get involved in the Malfoy family's property at that time."

Catherine was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say, she now understood where Lucius's arrogant appearance and super-doting attitude towards Draco came from.

"When Abraxas learned about the Rose family from me, he even added all of our family's rules to it, saying that although Linda's surname is Malfoy, she is also a descendant of the Rose family."

Catherine didn't know whether to roll her eyes or not, there are only two family rules of the Rose family, one is "a single lineage", and the other is "family is more important than a single qiē in the world".

"Don't complain that I didn't sue you two years ago, after all, you were just the heir to the family at that time." McLowly pushed his glasses and smiled, "And this is the news that only the patriarch can know." ”

"Of course, you are now the patriarch, so you also need to carry the burden of the family, and the first task is to find the ancestral home of the family." Viktova confessed earnestly.

"Because my family's domain became a gathering place for wizards, and I moved to Hogsmeade after I got married, I asked Godric and the others to join forces to include that ancestral house in a painting."

"Your father took it with him when he hid in Godric's Hollow, so it should still be in the house that Voldemort blew up." McLowly held up his glasses and said, "Once you get there, the Legacy Ring will show you the way." ”

"Also, Catherine," Ignotus suddenly interjected, "although it is customary in the wizarding world that wizards will only make their own portraits when they reach adulthood, you are now the patriarch, so you need to prepare your own portraits. ”

"Okay." Catherine nodded and stood up, "Is there anything else I need to do?" ”

"No, kid." Ignotus looked at Catherine and earnestly admonished, "The traditions of the Rose family are eclectic, so we, as elders, will only help you when you need them. ”

"But that's all we can help now." McLowly's tone was apologetic.

"You'll be on your own, Catherine." Viktova wiped her tears.

"Good luck! Child! All the portraits blessed the red-haired girl in unison.

"Goodbye! Catherine! Ignotus smiled and waved.

Catherine bowed deeply to them, then activated the key in the ring and disappeared from the family forbidden place.

As soon as she was sent back to 17 Spider's Tail Alley, Catherine felt her figure in a trance, and immediately fell to the side, but fortunately a pair of strong hands held her in time.

"What's going on? Why is it so late again? Snape's anxious voice rang out above Catherine's head, "How did your body become so weak?" ”

"Ignotus is open, stored in the forbidden land of the Zài family, more than a thousand years of information, I have been seeing just now." Catherine smiled at Snape with a pale face, "It's fine, just feeling tired and sleepy......"

Before she could finish speaking, Catherine fell straight into Snape's arms and fell asleep.

Snape sighed, carried Catherine to the bed, and drew his wand to examine her. (To be continued......)