As one of the oldest families in the wizarding world, the Black family does have a large collection of books, all of which have been accumulated from generation to generation.

And it is rumored that during Phineas Black's tenure as Headmaster of Hogwarts, many of the rare books in the school library were lost, most likely taken by him and placed in Black's house.

However, Phineas himself did not admit that he had done such a thing, and there was no shortage of verbal fights with other portraits for this.

Of course, this was all hundreds of years ago, and it is impossible to find out whether it is true or not.

Led by the house-elf Kreacher, the two walked through the foyer and kitchen towards the basement behind the storage cupboard.

On the way, they meet the trio and Lupin, who are discussing their holiday homework, and they are also interested in the Black family's library and want to come along.

Sirius naturally agreed, and although Kreacher was very reluctant for Hermione, a Muggle-born wizard, to set foot in the most important part of the Black family, Sirius and Kyle both nodded, and he could only mumble while reluctantly continuing to lead the way.

The group reached the dark, damp basement, where Kreacher tinkered with the fireplace, and the moldy cabinet in the corner bounced off to reveal a wide passage behind.

As they walked in, the torches on both sides of the passage lit up at the same time.

"It's incredible, I didn't expect there to be such a hidden place here." Harry couldn't help but say, "It feels like he's on an adventure." ”

"It's normal." "After all, the Black family is hundreds of years old. ”

The hallway was not long, and soon they came to a large room.

Unlike the basement, not only does it not smell the slightest musty smell here, but there is not even a trace of dust.

Bright sunlight poured in through the enchanted windows, illuminating the room, and they could clearly see the nearly a hundred bookshelves, filled with all kinds of books.

It's not as spectacular as the school library, but it's a one-man home, and that's a remarkable amount.

"Oh! Oh, my God! Hermione subconsciously exclaimed, "You guys actually built a library at home!" ”

"It's just amazing." Lupin couldn't help but say, "Sirius, why didn't you tell me there was a library here?" ”

He'd lived here for a long time, but he had never heard Sirius mention it.

Sirius's face flushed slightly, for he didn't know there was such a place in his home.

He had moved out of the house since he was sixteen and had not returned until recently.

As for before the age of sixteen.

Who would go home from vacation and still read a book...... Maybe someone would, but that person certainly wasn't him.

However, when facing Lupin and Harry, he couldn't say this kind of thing, so he could only say in a hesitant voice:

"Well, I forgot, you know, after twelve years in Azkaban, I can't remember a lot of things."

"No wonder." Lupin said.

He didn't doubt it either, because spending a lot of time with Dementors could make people forget a lot of things.

Hermione couldn't help but take a step forward.

Seeing this, Kreacher immediately almost jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on.

"Take your feet off the floor, this ......"

"Kreacher, can you do me a favor?" Before he could finish his sentence, Kyle's voice came from beside him.

Kreacher's attitude changed in an instant, and he said respectfully, "I'm happy to serve you, Master Kyle." ”

"How about finding me some books." Kyle asked, "I think you're familiar with this place." ”

"Every book here knows where Kreacher is." The elf patted his chest and reassured.

"That's good." Kyle glanced back, and after making sure that no one else was paying attention, he bent down and whispered something in the ear of the house-elf.

Then he asked, "Do you have any of these books?" ”

"Yes." Kreacher nodded, and immediately ran towards the farthest bookshelf.

As soon as he left, Hermione, who had been taken aback, also accompanied by Lupin, boldly walked into the library.

She went to one of the nearest bookshelves and looked at the books on them with interest.

Unlike the school library, the books here are noticeably unfiltered.

Some books in the school's forbidden area, where you have to be signed by professors to borrow, are clearly placed on the shelves, and she can take them down at will.

For a moment, Hermione's face turned red with excitement, and she looked like a sniffer who had strayed into the Gringotts vault.

After a while, Kreacher returned.

After seeing the library broken into by a werewolf and Muggle wizard, he immediately prepared to attack and kick the two out.

But the next second it was stopped by Sirius.

"That's what I've allowed, Kreacher." He said, "Don't bother them, it's an order!" ”

In desperation, Kreacher could only reluctantly bow and salute, and then agreed.

Instead of looking at Lupin and Hermione again, he walked up to Kyle and handed over the thick stack of books in his hand as if he were offering a treasure.

"Thanks, Kreacher." Kyle said, taking the book.

"It's Kreacher's honor." The elf said, "If Master Kyle needs anything, tell Kreacher." ”

"Not for now." Kyle said.

Kreacher brought him a total of five books, which Kyle flipped through on a nearby table.

The one on top of it was a wand with a knuckle drawn on it.

The Secret of the Wand

Further down,

Breaking the Wand: Bondage or Assist

The last two books are also related to wands.

The Ministry of Magic's surprise interrogation was a wake-up call for Kyle, who, out of an abundance of caution, wanted to know what the kind of magic Diana had used before that could remove the flashback spell was.

However, Diana will then return to the Department of Mysteries, and there will definitely be no way to teach him anytime soon, so Kyle wants to find out if there is anything in the book.

He had just told Kreacher that he needed wand-related books, and Kreacher brought them to him.

But there was no hurry, and the Ministry of Magic wouldn't be bothering him anytime soon, so Kyle looked through them for a while, put them aside, and picked up the bottom and last one.

It was a book with a brown cover and a purple pattern around it, but it had faded. Its name is written in the center.

"Cutting-edge Black Arts Revealed"

Kyle just glanced at it and immediately covered it with another book while taking a few deep breaths.

He had already wondered if this book, which was originally in the library and was later taken away by Dumbledore, would be available elsewhere.

Nicol may have it in his library in Paris, but there were also magical restrictions there, and he couldn't get some books on the dark arts.

Kyle had planned to wait a while to ask Nicol, but when Mr. Weasley invited him to Twelve Grimmauld Place, a question popped into his mind.

As a pure-blood family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, the family has to collect a few books related to black magic.

So he just asked with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect it to be here.

……

(End of chapter)