Chapter 006: Familiar and Unfamiliar Magic Fluctuations

Catherine couldn't help but reach out and search for the source of this magical fluctuation, until she came across one of the glass cases. The contents of this cabinet are not as quirky as those in the other, and it mainly contains memorabilia from the Black family.

There were many photographs of the Black family in silver frames, from which Catherine could recognize Sirius and Narcissa, in addition to a large number of antique seals, a box containing the Merlin Order of the First Class for Sirius's grandfather's contribution to the Ministry of Magic, and an egg-sized locket in the corner that looked heavy and richly patterned.

The moment she saw the locket, Catherine's instincts told her that it was the source, but as she was about to open the locker, Snape's voice suddenly rang out.

"It's time to go!" Snape stood in the doorway and said to her and Draco.

Draco hurried over, and Catherine took a serious look at the locket before following Snape to the foyer.

"Kecheri! Won't you come with me? When they reached the foyer, they heard Narcissa asking about the only living creature left in the house.

"Please rest assured, Miss Sissy." Kecheli bent down and bowed deeply to Narcissa, "Kecheli will definitely take care of the Blake family's main house!" ”

"Alright then!" Reluctantly, Narcissa pulled a pocket watch out of her pocket, opened the cover with the Leo coat of arms engraved on it, and pointed her wand at the center of the pocket watch.

"From this moment on, time in the Black Family Mansion will stop forever, and everything that belongs here will fall into a deep sleep forever."

"Goodbye, Sicy!" Mrs. Black closed her eyes.

"Goodbye, Miss Sissy!" Kecheli sat down against the wall next to the portrait of Lady Black.

The other portraits also bid farewell to Narcissa, and finally the house fell completely silent.

"Until the direct descendants of the Black family," Narcissa paused for a moment before continuing, "open the house with her own hands. ”

Circles of silvery-black light spilled out of Narcissa's locket clock and sank into the house until the whole house was covered in darkness.

"Alas!" Narcissa sighed helplessly, reluctantly walked out the door, closing it very slowly.

The moment the door closed, the last round of silvery-black light quickly swept over the entire house, and then 12 Grimmauld Place became as dilapidated as the Muggle houses around it, if not worse, the scratches on the door gave the impression that the wind was blowing and it fell, and the hands of the pocket watch in Narcissa's hand stopped completely at the moment the door closed.

But Narcissa seemed unaware, still staring at the doorknob, silently weeping without moving.

"Let's go!" Lucius stepped forward and pulled his wife's hand away from the doorknob, and Narcissa finally threw herself into her husband's arms crying.

Lucius patted Narcissa on the back and nodded to Snape, and then they disappeared from Grimmauld Place with the others, and when they disappeared, 12 Grimmauld Place was also missing, and 13 was attached to House 11.

Narcissa fell ill as soon as she returned to Malfoy Manor, so Snape had to stay, and Catherine naturally had to stay with her, as Snape didn't want to leave her alone in Spider's Tail Alley.

Draco had fulfilled his promise to invite Catherine to his home, but due to Narcissa's situation, the two were in no mood to play and could only practice potions or Quidditch together.

Because Catherine had made it clear that she would no longer be a Seeker, and that the best flying skill in the first year was Draco, in order to ensure that Slytherin would win the Quidditch Cup this year, she began to imitate Harry and help Draco get used to this opponent.

Catherine had thought that she would probably stay at Malfoy Manor for the rest of the summer, because Narcissa's condition had not improved, but the arrival of a man broke the situation.

It was a mid-July morning, and Catherine and Draco were doing flight training when they heard an angry roar from the side of the main house, and the two of them looked at each other and hurried towards the main house, and as they circled around the front of the main house, they heard Lucius roar angrily.

"Arthur Weasley! How dare you come to search at this time! ”

"What? Lucius Malfoy! As soon as the two children landed, they heard Arthur Weasley respond loudly in a very arrogant tone, "Are you so afraid of me because you really have some contraband hidden in your house now?" ”

"I'm more curious that you're so busy at this time, I wonder if the ministry has paid you overtime?" As soon as the two children entered the door, they saw Lucius looking at Arthur's clothes with a very contemptuous gaze, "But it seems that it must not be, I really don't understand that you can't even make money, what good is it to be a scum among wizards?" ”

"We have very different ideas about what the scum of wizards is, Malfoy." Arthur blushed and gritted his teeth to provoke his opponent, "At least I don't have to spend money everywhere begging for my own safety!" ”

"You poor skunk who can't even afford to raise a child! Get out of my house now! Lucius shouted in exasperation.

"Don't expect me to leave until I've achieved my goal!" Arthur yelled at the same time, "You peacock who only hooks up everywhere!" ”

Lucius was so angry that he raised his cane and hit Arthur in the head, and Arthur rolled up his sleeve and hit Lucius in the face. Draco was too frightened by their actions to stop them, and Catherine didn't want to do something thankless, but luckily a voice sounded just in time.

"There are many obstacles!" Snape stood on the stairs with his wand in hand, and with his magic he easily pushed the two men who were about to collide into each other.

"You're disturbing the patient!" Snape said with a blank face.

"Cissy woke up?" Lucius immediately ignored Arthur, and rushed upstairs in three steps and two steps, and waited for the figures to disappear before a sentence came, "Help me 'entertain' the guests!" Severus! ”

Draco had wanted to go up to see his mother as well, but considering that this was his home after all, as one of the hosts, he should still stay to "entertain" the guests.

"Is there anything I can do for you? Mr. Weasley! Snape remained expressionless, but the wand in his hand showed no intention of letting go.

“No!” Arthur frowned, as if he saw a vampire bat, "I just—" He turned to look at the two children, then smiled, "Come to Catherine!" ”

"You're looking for me?" Catherine pointed at herself in surprise, she remembered that she and Mr. Weasley had only met each other.

"Yes!" Arthur walked briskly towards her, "Dumbledore has already told me, so when I heard that Narcissa was sick, I guessed that you should be here." ”

"Is there anything I can do for you? Mr. Weasley! "The same question gets almost the same answer, but the attitude of the respondents is markedly different.

“No!” Arthur half-crouched in front of her, "I just came to tell you that Harry has come to my house, so I'm going to invite you to my house." ”

Catherine's eyes widened instantly, and her mouth opened wide in surprise: "Really? ”

"Of course!" Arthur said kindly, "Your whole family welcomes you, why don't you come with me now?" ”

Catherine was hesitant, she really wanted to go over and meet Harry now, but when she turned her head to see Snape and Draco's expressionless faces, she immediately calmed down.

"I do want to go over now, but I'm so sorry, I'm currently a guest on Draco." Catherine politely refused, and offered her own proposal, "So change it on the 31st of July, Professor Snape will send me over." ”

"Okay!" Arthur looked at Snape, and only after the other man nodded did he agree to the girl's proposal, "See you then!" Catherine! ”

"See you then! Mr. Weasley! Catherine smiled and said goodbye to him.

Arthur smiled and stood up, glanced at Snape, and then glanced at Draco before turning to leave, and when his figure disappeared, the two men who were still present immediately looked at Catherine.

"I swear, I've only seen him once on the day of the funeral!" Catherine raised her right hand and said, but Snape and Draco remained skeptical.

"So Weasley came to look for you, not to search my house." Lucius repeated the truth in a frustrated manner, a fact that visibly made him even more angry, for as a host, he had been ignored by a guest, whom the Malfoys would not allow to be ignored, despite his great displeasure.

"I'm so sorry!" Catherine looked at the frail Narcissa embarrassedly, "Disturb Lady Malfoy's rest." ”

"You don't have to apologize for that!" Narcissa's voice was hoarse, but she was no longer as weak as before, "If it weren't for his arrival, I would definitely continue to be immersed in the fall of the Black family, and forget that I still have a home, and my family still needs me." ”

"Mom!" Draco threw himself on the side of the bed in surprise, "You're finally cheering up!" ”

"I shouldn't have worried you, it was my mistake." Narcissa clasped her husband's and son's hands.

"As long as we can stay together!" Draco happily put his arms around his parents, and Lucius picked up his son and gently touched him and his wife's foreheads.

Snape and Catherine quietly withdrew, leaving the room to the newly restored family.

"How long are you going to stay?" In the hallway, Snape asked suddenly.

"At least two weeks, lest Harry complain." Catherine said with a smile.

"Stay safe!" Snape admonished as if it were routine, but Catherine knew he cared about her well-being.

"Hmm!" Catherine looked up at Snape and was about to smile, but suddenly turned her head to look around, for she suddenly sensed the strange and super-strange magic fluctuation that was exactly the same as the one she had found in the Black family.

"What's wrong?" Snape noticed something strange about her, but instead of answering, Catherine reached out to explore the source of the magic fluctuation until it was blocked by a wall.

"What's behind the wall?" Catherine asked Snape back.

"Lucius's study." This answer couldn't help but make Catherine lose her mind for a moment, and when she lost her mind, the magic fluctuation also disappeared.