"I'm sorry, Mr. Fletsch...... My host said she hadn't heard of the surname. In addition, the master said that she would never do business with inferior wizards outside of your pure-blood families - so, please come back, three! ”

House-elves are always straightforward, as they are loyal only to their masters. No matter how unpleasant the words of their own hosts may be, they will only repeat them as they are, and they will not take care of the feelings of the listeners.

Right now, for example, Mundungus feels hurt.

"Donger, it seems that your face is not worth even a bronze nat?" Sirius heard what the elf Rice said, and couldn't help but laugh at Mondongus.

However, even the contempt of "Lady Higgs" was evident to this extent. Sirius, who had been talking about leaving just a moment ago, now didn't say a word about what he had said.

Obviously, this change in his attitude undoubtedly stemmed from Lupin's previous opening.

Not only that, but after laughing at Mundungus by the way, Sirius actually went on to say to the house-elf Rice:

"Go tell your master, and I'll tell you that there's a guy named Blake who is also standing outside her workshop!"

Sirius had barely finished saying this when the elf Rice suddenly bent down on his waist. He pressed his upper body down as hard as he could, and the bow was so great that his curved pointed nose almost touched the dusty ground.

But after seeing this, not only Sirius was unmoved, but even Mundungus and Lupin did not feel the slightest bit strange about it.

With the exception of those with an ancient wizarding heritage, the Black family is arguably one of the oldest pure-blood families in the wizarding world of Britain, with genealogies dating back all the way to the Middle Ages.

When one of Sirius's cruel ancestors started a tradition related to house-elves, the image of the Black family became unusually tall among the servile elves.

The so-called "family tradition" is that when the house-elves who have served the family all their lives are too old to hold a plate, they cut off their heads and nail them to elaborate carved wooden boards, and then hang them on the wall as decoration.

Undoubtedly, this is a rare honor for house-elves who are bent on serving their masters and families only.

"'Black'? Oh! Are you a member of the noble and long-standing Black family? I beg your pardon for the rude of the humble Rice, Rice ......"

"Disrespectful?" Sirius stared blankly and said, "Then you can tell me, what kind of rude did you just make?" ”

"Because Rice doesn't know that you're a guest of the Black family,...... It's Rice's fault, it's Rice's faux pas......"

Sirius interrupted impatiently:

"What else?"

"And ...... And ......"

If it is a faux pas, it is also the faux pas of the lady Higgs who is his master. However, how can he, as a house elf, say that his master is wrong?

No, Rice didn't even dare to think like that.

"Look, can't you tell? You want me—"

"Sirius!"

It was Lupin who interrupted Sirius's verbal persecution of Rice, only to see him reach out and put his hand on the latter's shoulders and say:

"How idle are you, and you can't get along with a house-elf?"

After stopping Sirius, Lupin said to the elf Rice again:

"Why don't you go and explain the situation to your master? Go, go, go......"

When Rice heard this, she hurriedly owed several times in a row, and apologized in a hurry. Then he disappeared from the front of the workshop with a "crackling" sound.

"Hmph," Sirius pouted, "I can't get used to these elves who only know how to grovel to pure-bloods, as if they couldn't live without wizards." ”

"Then if you force him so much, can you make him rebel? No, he'll just end up kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the ground...... "Lupin said angrily, "didn't you tell me that back then?" ”

"I've been in prison for more than ten years, can't I change my mind?" Sirius snorted, "I don't believe every house-elf is a kowtow. ”

Lupin listened and shook his head helplessly.

"Then it's better to think more about what you can do to effectively make them change, you just did this way and it will only be a waste of time."

"That's it! Hehe, such a big person, and so naïve......"

Hearing Lupin's words, Mondongues, who had just been squeezed by Sirius, couldn't help but take the opportunity to mutter, but he was immediately exchanged for Sirius's glare.

"You-"

Before Sirius could reply, the door to the workshop in front of the three of them was finally opened from the inside, blocking Sirius's back words.

Immediately, the witch who came out of the workshop frowned.

"When I heard about the Black family, I thought it was! It turned out to be you, the guy who had been removed by his own mother a long time ago...... Why, you still have the face to call yourself Blake? ”

But I saw that although the witch had a white and beautiful face, she spoke very harshly. In addition to the fierce sarcasm of Sirius, she did not forget to glance at Montungus and Lupin a few times.

The descendants of pure-blood families basically have a fairly detailed family education. This made Higgs taunt Sirius while also being careful to confirm the identities of the other people present, lest he make a mistake and provoke the wrong people.

Of course, not to mention whether she remembered Montungus or not, at least Lupin still recognized it.

After all, when Lupin was hired by Dumbledore as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, it was not a big deal in the British wizarding world.

Not to mention, Lupin's father was also a well-known expert on mysterious phenomena in the wizarding world.

It's a pity that Lupin's half-blood blood alone can't show Higgsgaard where it goes.

After a few casual glances at Lupin, her gaze fell back on Mundungus - just by elimination, it was clear that this scruffy-looking wizard must be the "old classmate" mentioned by the elf Rice.

But just when she wanted to speak again to belittle Montungus, Sirius sneered instead:

"I didn't want this damn last name for a long time, but who called me the only heir to the Black family? Or else! If you're willing to give your last name away, maybe I'll give you the Black family vault key as a gift as soon as I'm happy?" ”

Speaking of this, Higgs's originally white face had turned iron-blue, but she still swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily.

How much is the Black family vault worth? It was at least the accumulation of hundreds of years of wealth by a huge family, and although Sirius was obviously teasing her, it was still unconsciously terrifying.

"Alright," Lupin said with a mocking shake of his head before saying, "Lady Higgs, although you said before that you would not do business with wizards outside of the pure-blood family, I don't think you would refuse a simple but lucrative deal. Even if Mr. Black was just joking, he was always right to have a lot of gold gallons in his hand......"

As he spoke, he took another step forward, spread his hands and said:

"I'm sorry to excuse me, but I know it better than you...... In the current world, every family is actually having a hard time. I don't think you're going to have a hard time with Kim Gallon, are you? ”

If you want to talk about the current situation, a pure-blood family like Higgs is the most embarrassing.

When Maca, a Muggle-born fellow, fought against Voldemort and Helmo one after another, these families did not have enough background to learn from the low-key watch-and-see of the big family, nor did they have the courage to fall to the side of the dark wizard when Maca was in decline.

What's even more tragic is that they still can't pull their faces to mix with the "inferior wizards" in their eyes in the past.

Don't look at Higgs's superficially well-dressed and domineering tone. But in fact, even her parents are not doing well now, let alone how much inheritance they can leave her in the future.

Speaking of which, the Potions Workshop she runs now is not enough for her to decorate the face of her pure-blood surname.

"What deal?"

After hesitating for a moment, Higgs seemed to finally let go of his resistance.

"Oh, it's a long-term order for healing potions—about the White Fresh Essence," Lupin said with a smile, "Why don't we go in and talk about it?" ”

"White fresh essence?" When Higgs heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, but he still reluctantly said, "Hmm...... All right! Please go ......"

Looking at the back of the other party who had entered first, Lupin turned around slightly and glanced at Sirius. Seeing this, the latter also nodded slightly.

Originally, they had never thought of ordering a therapeutic potion of the grade of Bai Xian Essence, but you must know that its market price was quite high.

After exchanging a glance with Sirius, Lupin followed in Higgs' footsteps towards the workshop. Behind him, Sirius and Montungus, who had been arguing a moment earlier, looked at each other, and then walked through the gate together.

However, as soon as he entered the house, Sirius frowned as he looked at the house-elves inside.

As he followed Lupin through the middle of the long table after two steps, he could not help muttering in a very small voice:

“…… It's a really irritating place. ”

"Follow me."

Higgs opened the door to the deepest part of the room, and after dropping a word, he walked into a corridor behind the door.

After Lupin and Sirius had entered the hallway, Mundungus, who was at the end, glanced at Higgs's potions preparation table before hurrying over.

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