Subconsciously, Kyle reached out and was about to take out the locket.

"Be careful." Sirius reminded, "This thing might be some kind of weird dark magic artifact too. ”

"yes, you're right."

Having said that, Kyle took out the locket and gently wiped the dust off it.

The locket was the size of an egg, heavy, and on the front was an ornate S, made of small emeralds that shimmered dimly in the dim light.

"It's not a Blake thing, I've never seen it." Sirius leaned over and said thoughtfully, "I guess they bought the garbage somewhere, throw it away, lest there be any curses or black magic on it." ”

"It's not garbage!" A shrill voice came from behind him.

It was Kreacher, gasping for air, looking angry, and then he stared at Sirius and let out a blood-clotting scream.

“…… This is Master Regulus's locket, which he asked Kreacher to bring back! ”

"Regulus?" "I think he was your brother," said Lupin, "and you didn't like each other when you were in school, and you used to argue. ”

"yes." Sirius lowered his head and whispered, "My foolish brother, who is too weak-tempered, easily believed in my parents' pure-blood theory, believing that the people of the Black family are inherently noble, and we would end up unhappily every time because of this quarrel. ”

"Young Master Regulus is not a fool!" Kreacher screamed, "He's the hostess's favorite son, much stronger than Young Master Sirius. ”

"I don't need you to remind me!" Sirius yelled irritably, "Everyone said that, but what happened in the end, he died, that stupid idiot...... He joined the Death Eaters! ”

He gasped for breath and said with red eyes:

"Throw it away, this thing is probably also a form of dark magic, used by the Death Eaters to kill people."

"No way!" Kreacher screams and jumps to snatch the locket from Kyle's hand.

It was also the first time he had snatched something in front of Sirius.

Kyle only raised his hand slightly, though, and ducked.

"I can't give you this." Kyle said.

Kreacher tried to grab it again, but was stopped by a sharp voice.

"Stand there, don't move!" Sirius said.

Kreacher did not dare to disobey the direct order, but when he looked up, the gaze cast at Sirius was filled with unforgettable hatred.

At this time, Lupin, who had not made a sound, suddenly asked, "Do you know what this is?" ”

"Yes." Kyle didn't hide it this time, and said directly: "You should have heard of this thing...... Slytherin's locket. ”

"What?"

There was a brief silence in the room.

Lupin, who reacted, took a sharp breath, his face full of incredulity.

"Wait, you're talking about it, this can't be the Slytherin at school......"

"That's right, it's Salazar Slytherin." Kelmore held the emerald from the locket, "just like the legendary Gryffindor's sword." ”

"Wait......" Sirius, still a little sluggish, "you let me think about it, Slytherin's locket...... In the hands of Regulus...... In the end, it was put into the Black family's house.

"Kyle, you've got to be kidding, right, or maybe it's just a fake...... Although I left the family at the age of sixteen, it was clear to me that Blake and Slytherin had nothing to do with each other. ”

Lupin's performance was similar, and he thought it was a roof of Regulus because he admired Slytherin too much.

"I don't know if the locket is real or not, but I still know its other name."

"Another name? What do you mean? ”

"Lupinism...... Mr. Kyle asked, "I think you've heard of the secret rooms in Hogwarts." ”

"Of course, I've heard about it, but it's not very detailed, and the professors are reluctant to say more."

"It's said to be related to the mystery man. ”

"That's right, because of a diary, which he left behind when he was in school, stirred up trouble in the castle, and almost caused Hogwarts to shut down the school."

Kyle held up the locket, "This thing makes me feel exactly like the diary back then." ”

……

The room fell silent again, and this time for a longer period of time.

Both Lupin and Sirius struggled to digest the answer, and their first reaction was surprisingly consistent, both feeling that Kyle had mistaken it.

But after such a long period of contact, it is clear to them that Kyle is not the kind of person who has no purpose.

"But why?" Sirius's voice was dry, "The Mystery's stuff will go into the hands of Regulus, and as far as I know, he is not trusted as much as Malfoy and Lestrange. ”

"You're going to have to ask him." Kyle didn't explain, but looked at Kreacher, who was shivering.

"Tell me why this thing is here." Sirius asked in a deep voice, "What does Regulus have to do with it?" ”

The elf seemed to think of something terrible, and its body shook again and curled up in a ball. When he spoke, his voice was low and muffled.

"Master Sirius has fled, and it's good to be gone, because he's a bad boy, but Master Regulus has pride, and he knows what the surname Blake means, and his pure bloodline...... In order to stop the wizard from hiding, he joined the Dark Lord's organization at the age of sixteen, and he was so proud at the time......"

"A year later, one day Master Regulus came to visit Kreacher in the kitchen, and he said that the Dark Lord needed an elf...... He contributed Kreacher, and it was an honor, and the glory of himself and Kreacher ......"

Kreacher's voice choked up, and he recounted how he had been taken into a cavern by Voldemort and forced to drink the potions in the basin......

He threw a locket into the empty basin and filled it with potions...... Then the Dark Lord got on board and left, leaving Kreacher on the island......"

"Kreacher was very uncomfortable and wanted to go to the lake to drink...... Many hands came out of the water, trying to drag Kreacher down......"

"Then how did you escape?" Sirius asked.

The elf lifted its ugly head, "Master Regulus said to let Kreacher go home. ”

"And after that." Sirius's voice was much quieter, "Why is this thing here?" ”

Kreacher told Master Regulus what had happened...... Hope to be complimented...... But no.

"Master Regulus was worried, and he told Kreacher to hide...... After some time, Master Regulus asked Kreacher to take him to the cave, the same cave where Kreacher and the Dark Lord had been. ”

"He let you drink potions, too?" Sirius said in disgust.

Kreacher shook his head, and at some point, he was already in tears, tears streaming down his long nose.

Sirius's heart tightened, as if he had guessed something.

"Master Regulus took a locket from his pocket, the same one from the Dark Lord...... He told Kreacher to hold it...... Wait for the stone basin to dry...... Swap the locket ......"

Kreacher's cries grew heavier and heavier.

He ordered Kreacher to go home...... Don't tell anyone about it...... But a way must be found to destroy the first locket...... Then he drank it...... Drained the potion...... Kreacher watched with his eyes...... Master Regulus...... Dragged underwater...... Then ......"

"Bang!"

Sirius smashed the glass cabinet next to him with a punch, and then he grabbed Kreacher by the neck like an angry beast and roared:

"You're just watching? Why don't you save him, you could have brought him back! ”

Lupin hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to pull him away, "Calm down, listen to him." ”

But Sirius's hand was like a soldering iron, and he couldn't break it at all.

"Kreacher can't ...... Young Master Regulus ordered Kreacher not to move...... He ordered Kreacher not to move......"

The elf couldn't cry, and even though Sirius grabbed his neck, he still beat his head with his fist.

"Kreacher is useless, Kreacher can't destroy that box, he can't carry out the young master's orders!"

……

(End of chapter)