Chapter 8: I, Zhang Xiao, have come to this day all thanks to talent and hard work (2-in-1)
How rich are the Black family exactly?
As the only remaining male of the Black family, the wealth of the entire Black family is almost concentrated in his hands.
And in addition to the inheritance left by his mother, Mrs. Black, his uncle Alphard also left him a considerable amount of gold.
The mansion at 12 Grimmauld Place, in particular, may not be as large as the Malfoy family's estate.
But its location - a bustling area of London!
Blake himself was not at all interested in wealth, family honors, and anything like that, and if he did, he wouldn't have entered Gryffindor and run away from home.
In the original plot, when Dumbledore reconvened the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius immediately took out the old mansion in Grimmauld Place and used it as the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.
Zhang Xiao fell into deep thought, he didn't lack a house, and Sirius was right, if he wanted to make a name for himself, the old mansion of the Black family as a headquarters was really a good idea.
The house elf group has the most pure-blood families, and the Black family, as the 'oldest and nobleest' pure-blood family, can at least help offset a lot of discussion from the level of public opinion.
The second is one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, the Slytherin Locket Box.
Can the fortune teller of the Daomen calculate the location? Actually, no, because of the particularity of the Horcrux, it would probably be nice to have a direction.
Zhang Xiao's original plan was to pretend that Daomen had calculated the location, but in fact, it was not a spoiler for people.
Anyway, Dumbledore didn't know how to tell fortunes.
Seeing that Zhang Xiao was a little hesitant, Sirius added with a smile:
"Zhang, to be honest, I don't have a good impression of that old mansion at all, and I even hate it very much.
Even in my hands, I won't live there, it's better for you to use it, and it can give full play to its value. β
"Sirius, why don't you do it." Zhang Xiao finally made up his mind:
"I won't want a house at 12 Grimmauld Place, I'll rent it instead, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
Blake pondered for a moment:
"That's okay, you don't need the rent, you can use it for as long as you want!"
This time Zhang Xiao did not refuse his kindness, sometimes blindly refusing to return does not make the relationship better, on the contrary, it may alienate you.
Coming and going is the right way.
Harry over there suddenly held up a book and smiled very happily:
"Hey! Sirius, come and see, it's almost exactly like you! β
Sirius smiled at Harry, "Okay Harry, here it is!" β
He turned his head and patted Zhang Xiao's shoulder and squeezed it hard:
"Zhang, thank you."
The two walked over together, only to see a few children gathered around the table.
It was a book on a small table: "Signs of Death" β what to do when you know the worst is coming.
Hermione glanced at the book in disgust, an expression that was very rare for her book lovers.
"Oh, I know this book, it has a very bad reputation, you read this book, you will see that the omen of death is everywhere, this book will scare people to death."
Harry didn't care at all, he pointed to the cover and smiled happily.
It was a dog, almost the size of a bear, with glowing eyes.
The fur is black.
Ron's face turned pale, "I hate this dog, my uncle Billiers saw a black dog - he died twenty-four hours later." β
"Strange at times, we should be in awe of these ominous signs." Malfoy made a rare remark to agree with Ron's opinion.
His expression was also a little ugly, obviously remembering those terrifying and weird little stories that circulated among the pure-blood families.
"Kids, what are you looking at?" Sirius stretched out his head to look at the black dog, touched his mustache and suddenly smiled:
"Don't say it, Harry, it's like it!"
"Like what?" The four looked up together, looking curiously at Harry and Sirius.
Harry pursed his lips very emotionally, but he still held back, Sirius is an illegal Animagus, how can this kind of thing be nonsense?
"No problem Harry, they're your best friends, there's no secret you can't share with your friends - Jaime and I were Lupin-"
Sirius shut his mouth again, pretending to look for a book of interest to him.
Nonsense, I can't share a lot of secrets with others, Zhang Xiao complained in her heart, but picked up the book, wanting to see what ominous stories were in it.
Harry leaned forward and whispered mysteriously:
"Siriusβit's an Animagus! His animal form is a big black dog~! β
"O Merlin! Anima Magus, man, you say Sirius is an Animagus?
That's pretty cool! β
Ron was the first to react, and he glanced in awe at Blake, who was still pretending to want to buy a few copies to relieve his boredom, but was actually pricking up his ears and quietly listening to the children's chat.
Well, Blake deserves to be the king of children, and the upturned corners of his mouth have already revealed the thoughts in his heart.
Hermione's reaction was a little slower, but the data was informative:
"Remarkable! You must know that there are only seven Animagus registered with the Ministry of Magic this century, and I can only say that it is very, very, very difficult to understand this transfiguration! β
However, Malfoy's reaction was different from others, he subconsciously glanced at Zhang Xiao, and said unconsciously:
"Uncle Blake too?"
He reacted suddenly, and hurriedly shut his mouth.
But Malfoy's approach has clearly caught everyone's attention.
Hermione's eyes were as if they were automatically locked, and they stared directly at Zhang Xiao:
"Zhang, have you learned the Animagus transformation?"
Zhang Xiao put down the boring book, it was quite boring, and almost all the small probability events in daily life were classified as death omens, so it was no wonder.
"Well, it's deformed. But it shouldn't be called Animagus, it's a Transfiguration technique unique to the East, so the Animagus Management Office can't control me. β
Even so, the little wizards were envious.
By the time they left the bookstore (the books were in Malfoy's small satchel).
Blake asked in a whisper, "It's hard to transform, isn't it?" We failed for a long time, and finally we managed to do it with the help of a little external force. β
Recalling the process of learning eight or nine Xuangong, I kept experiencing the life of a peregrine falcon, and I felt terrible, especially when eating.
Zhang Xiao's face wrinkled, but he was curious about how Blake and the others completed the Animagus transformation when they were students.
It's still 5th grade!
Blake showed a smile of "more wealth and only 100 million", and said in a nostalgic tone:
"Ah, that wasn't an easy task, and it took a lot of effort for Jaime and I to get a bottle of Elixir.
It was barely enough for four people, and I took it on the day of my real transformation.
Even so, it almost went haywire. β
You're there, Sirius!
The elixir is no longer the reason for the price, and its materials are actually not very expensive.
The most important thing is to find the person who boiled it, and be willing to spend half a year staring at the potion crucible without making a mistake.
There are only a handful of Potions Masters who can do it, almost all of them are in the Potions Society and Hogwarts, and they are so popular that they are sought after beyond imagination.
It's almost an endless high-end order, who has the kung fu to make the elixir, isn't it good to have the kung fu to make some money-making Ba Fei brain-awakening potion?
Therefore, it is quite rare, and it will be bought at a high price almost as soon as it appears.
It can only be said that the power of krypton is really strong
Unlike myself, I have come to this point thanks to my own hard work and talent.
There has never been krypton gold, and the Heavenly Master's personal dream magic power has only been tried a few times.
Well, sure enough, people still have to fight on their own.
Zhang Xiao touched his Qiankun bag, and his father gave another 20,000 Galleons, which is good.
After that, they went in again as they passed by the pet store.
Mainly, Ron and Hermione need to buy new pets.
The rat spots were Peter Pettigrew's affair that made Ron 'depressed for a long time' and almost broke down. (Oh my God, I still sleep with it!) It's also there when you're in the shower! οΌ
The Lifetime Membership discount and trade-in at the Blotted Bookstore saved Mrs. Molly a lot of money, and she even had the money to buy Ron a new pet.
After everyone's advice, Ron finally chose to buy an owl, not a 'piglet', but a beautiful owl.
Hermione was similar to the original, buying the big ginger cat Crookshan, which only had raccoon blood.
The reason is also very simple, the owner of the pet store said that Crookhill has been in the store very, very long, and no one wants to buy an ugly cat with a sloped foot and a big pie face.
The delicate and sensitive little witch immediately decided to give it a home, but Crookshank Hill was very gentle with Hermione, and did not have the extreme temper that the boss said.
By the time everyone finally finished buying what they needed, it was already afternoon.
They sat on umbrellas outside the Flolin cold drink shop, eating ice cream and snacks.
Looking at the wizards coming and going on the street, those rookie Aurors finally couldn't stand it anymore, and some chose to do the same, using Transfiguration to conjure chairs and eating ice cream.
Occasionally, they could be heard complaining that 'these Death Eaters had disappeared as if they had disappeared without a trace'
It made Zhang Xiao pay a little attention, according to Bella's arrogant and domineering attitude, it should have been a long time ago to kill a few Muggles to help the fun.
It's not normal to disappear now.
At the Leaky Cauldron, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur are still chatting with Mr. and Mrs. Granger.
The English writer Fowler once said, "More people drown in wine glasses than in the sea." β
They drank for most of the day, and the two ladies didn't seem to care, but exchanged ideas about how to weave woolen patterns over the small snacks in front of them.
As for the two men, they were already flushed and said that they didn't know anything.
Mr. Arthur was talking loudly about his work:
"I think Muggle stuff is very interesting, like shadowless lights, by the way, you know the super fluorescent flickering?"
Mr. Granger, too, with his tongue wide open, said drunkenly under the numbing effect of alcohol:
"You're right, but I think pit and fissure sealing is the best prevention of tooth decay."
Anyway, in Zhang Xiao's opinion, the two of them are talking about chickens and ducks, but they can still talk happily.
The two ladies pushed their plates forward and greeted them with a smile, and Mrs. Granger looked at the big ginger cat Hermione was holding, and her smile was visibly stiff.
But he didn't say anything, but touched Hermione's little head and said gently:
"Hermione, you need to take care of it."
The arrival of this group of children completely livened up the lobby of the entire bar.
Percy didn't know what was coming, and with him were the Weasley twins, who had a shiny silver badge pinned to Percy's robes, the badge of the president of the male student council.
As if he had never seen these little wizards before, he straightened his waist and shook hands with everyone solemnly, as if he was doing some kind of inspection work.
George and Fred stood behind him, with the same serious faces, playing the role of the clown and bad minister who used to be around the king.
They bowed rather exaggeratedly and spoke to Percy in a tone of utter flattery.
At the end, everyone couldn't help but laugh back and forth, and Percy was about to go crazy, yelling at George and Fred, only to find out when his student council pin was missing.
Fred is quietly changing the words on it: "HB (Big Head Boy)"
"Zhang, when are you going to visit the Black family's old mansion?
To be honest, I've been back once before, and it's already messy, and if you're going to use it, I'm afraid you'll have to clean it up. β
Sirius smiled and watched the children play for a while, and suddenly remembered this stubble.
Zhang Xiao thought about it slightly, at this time, there are still a few days before the start of school, so it is better to go over and get the pendant box in advance, so as not to have too many dreams at night.
Still, he asked Malfoy for advice:
"Draco, I'm going to follow Sirius to the Black family's mansion tomorrow, what are you going to do?"
"The mansion?" "I would also like to be a guest at the oldest and most noble Blake family mansion, which I have been invited to in the past," said Malfoy. β
Sirius shrugged, apparently unfazed by the glory and the like.
When the three little ones over there heard it, they immediately gathered around and wanted to go over to play together.
So the next day.
In Grimmauld Square, several children stood in a row, their mouths wide open and looked like they were playing tricks.
I saw No. 11 and No. 13 shaking violently, but the occupants inside seemed to have no feeling at all, it was a spatial tremor, and then it was as if something was struggling to emerge from it.
A tattered door was the first to squeeze out, followed by dirty walls and grim windows, and it looked as if an extra house had suddenly swelled up, pushing things open on both sides.
Sirius shook his head at 12 Grimmauld Place, which had just appeared, and said in a complicated tone:
"This is one of the old houses of the Black family, and it is the only one left."
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In addition, the transition chapter ends, and the plot officially begins tomorrow
(End of chapter)