Chapter 1011: The House-Elf Experience
"If you dare to say anything insulting, Kreacher, I promise to hang your head on the wall today. ”
"Kreacher, Kreacher......"
"Don't talk nonsense, Kreacher," Sirius said angrily, and if you dare to disrespect the people in front of you, I promise I will, and you'll have to listen to them in the future. ”
Kreacher ...... Kreacher got it, and the Black master ......"
"All right," said Van Lin, "let Kreacher continue. ”
With that, Van Lin turned his gaze to Kreacher, "You just said Voldemort needs you?"
"......" Kreacher let out an inexplicable whimper, apparently the name Voldemort was still too ...... for a house-elf
"Speak!" Sirius' angry voice startled Kreacher.
Kreacher ...... The Dark Lord needs Kreacher...... "Kreacher said tremblingly, "yes, yes, Master Regulus's contribution to Kreacher is a great honor for Kreacher, or Master Regulus. ”
"Honor? I'm afraid you're the only one who thinks so. Sirius said dismissively.
"Kreacher ......"
"You go on......" Sirius waved his hand disapprovingly.
"Yes......" Kreacher bowed tremblingly, "Little Master Regulus recommended Kreacher to the Dark Lord, and asked Kreacher to help the Dark Lord accomplish one thing and then go home......"
"What's the matter?" Van Lin was intrigued, "and what does it have to do with this?"
As he spoke, Van Lin shook the Slytherin locket in his hand.
The Dark Lord didn't say...... Master El ...... Kreacher hesitated, "The Dark Lord just asked Kreacher to follow him, and then the Dark Lord took Kreacher to a cave. ”
"Cave?" Hermione said, but then there was no sound, everyone was the same, waiting with bated breath for Kreacher to tell a story about the Dark Lord, that is, Voldemort.
"Yes, yes, Miss Granger...... The cave was dark," Kreacher recalled, shuddering uncontrollably, unable to tell if it was fear of the Dark Lord or if it hadn't been relieved.
"It was a long journey, and Kreacher followed the Dark Lord all the way to the end of the cave. Kreacher recalled, "Where there was a black lake, there was no end in sight, Kreacher didn't know what to do, he could only follow the Dark Lord, and then the Dark Lord used magic to pull out a small boat from the lake, the boat was small, and it could only seat three people, but Kreacher couldn't occupy any position, so he couldn't squeeze into the Dark Lord......"
"Isn't it just the two of you?"
"Oh, yes, but Kreacher didn't dare to go on a boat with the Dark Lord, but the Dark Lord still let Kreacher go up, Kreacher was very scared at the time, because there were a lot of corpses in the lake, Kreacher was like going home, not like being them, and Master Regulus asked Kreacher to help the Dark Lord. ”
"It's the Yin Corps," Van Lin said, "and Voldemort guards his Horcruxes with the Yin Corps. ”
"Yes, but Master Regulus...... Want...... Kreacher wants to go home, so Kreacher has to complete the Dark Lord's mission quickly. Kreacher said in a low voice.
"What's the mission, Kreacher?"
Van Lin had always been particularly curious about why the Dark Lord needed a house-elf, and with his temperament, it was impossible for him to sit with Kreacher.
"Drink potions!" said Kreacher, "there is a stone basin on the island in the middle of the lake, and in it ...... It's full of potions, black ...... The Dark Lord told Kreacher to drink...... Kreacher's voice trembled, "Kreacher drank, and when he drank it, he saw a lot of horrors, Kreacher felt that he was about to melt, Kreacher begged the Dark Lord to give Kreacher some water, Kreacher called Master Regulus to save him, and called the name of the hostess, but the Dark Lord just laughed, and did not pay attention to Kreacher, he forced Kreacher to drink all the potions, and then he threw the locket into the empty basin, and filled the basin with potions. ”
"And then, I mean, you ......," Hermione covered her mouth, and the girl naturally felt endless sympathy for what had happened to Kreacher.
And then ...... Then the Dark Lord left, leaving Kreacher there......" Kreacher said with a shudder.
Van Lin could almost imagine the scene at that time, the Dark Lord was condescending, with a perverted smile on his face, and then a house-elf was twisted in pain on the ground, and extreme thirst dominated the elf's body, forcing Kreacher to drink the sleep in the lake, and then very naturally, the elf was pulled into the lake by the Yin corpse, permanently guarding the Dark Lord's Horcrux.
But right now, Kreacher is standing here, and Van Lin can't find any possibility to get Kreacher out of there, Kreacher is ......
"What were you doing?" Van Lin looked at Kreacher intently, as if trying to find out something, this is a mortal game, unless......
"Kreacher was thirsty. "Then Kreacher crawled to the lake to get a drink, but was pulled down by the corpse, and the lake was cold, and Kreacher took several sips and felt like he was about to freeze ......."
Hermione let out a short exclamation, if it were anyone, they would definitely die there, the strength of those Yin Corpses was not a joke, there were enough of them, and they had a lot of strength, Van Lin did not doubt Voldemort's arrangement, even an adult giant could not break free.
"And then, you were pulled down by the Yin Corps, how did you escape?"
"Master Black needs me, the hostess needs me to tidy up the house, and Master Regulus wants Kreacher to come home. Kreacher said slowly.
"I mean, how do you ......?"
"The Black family needs Kreacher to clean up, and Kreacher has to follow orders, and Master Regulus asked Kreacher to return home after helping the Dark Lord, Master Black. ”
Seeing that Sirius still wanted to ask, Van Lin hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, and in the eyes of a house-elf, the answer was already very complete.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's Apparition. "Just like Hogwarts, where the magic of house-elves is not restricted, perhaps Voldemort didn't think about such a thing at all, and a house-elf may have left his arrangement, and it seemed to him that the moment he drank the potion, Kreacher would have died." ”
"So......" Van Lin thought for a moment, "you brought this thing back? right then?"
"No, Master Regulus didn't tell Kreacher to do anything else, so Kreacher went straight home. "Go back to the Blake family's ancestral home, as Master Regulus instructs." ”
"And what happened when you came back?" Sirius continued, "what did Regulus say when you told him about it?"
"Young Master Regulus is very worried...... Very worried. Kreacher's hoarse voice came out again, "Master Regulus told Kreacher to hide and not leave the house. So Kreacher did so, never going out, never appearing in front of outsiders. ”
"You're hiding here?" Van Lin asked, it was quite possible, in Regulus's mind, Kreacher must have allowed Voldemort to return, otherwise how could a house-elf leave there.
"And after that?"
"And then, after a while, one night, Master Regulus came to the cupboard and found Kreacher. Young Master Regulus looked strange, not like usual, Kreacher could see that he was in a mess, and the young master asked Kreacher to take him to the cave, which was the same cave where Kreacher and the Dark Lord had been....."