Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

——Of course!

McGee thought so in his mind, but he blinked his eyes and opened his mouth, but couldn't say such simple words.

Although he had not witnessed it himself, he often heard how Draco Malfoy treated Dobby.

Dobby often punished himself cruelly, even burning his fingers with an iron and roasting his ears in the oven.

In the dead of night, he would find some discarded old clothes, tear them into strips and use them as bandages to wrap around his wounds.

McGee was confused.

Wade didn't mean to force him to answer immediately, but asked, "Did he eat the food you sent?"

"He's crying!" said McKee. "He's crying horribly."

"Help him, okay, McGee?" Wade said softly, "Send him some food every day. I put some burn ointment and white moss in the umbrella house, you can also take two bottles and send them to him."

"……All right."

McGee said reluctantly:

"Since Vid Grey said so, McGee can help him. But McGee is different from him!"

He said seriously: "McGee will not betray!"

"Of course, I know," Vader said.

He thought that Malfoy might not agree with this statement.

But in McGee's heart, Malfoy... and those Slytherin students could probably only be considered as the people he served, not the people he was loyal to.

McGee's self-awareness is actually no less than Dobby's, but he doesn't realize it.

Life at Hogwarts was peaceful and happy for the house-elves here. In such an environment, it was difficult for them to have any extreme rebellious ideas.

If McGee and Dobby were in each other's shoes, his actions might be even more drastic - just like Kreacher of the Black family, he would actively look for ways to kill his master.

But when Vader thought of Draco Malfoy, McGee also talked about him.

"He joined this club called the Order of the Dead, and he asked them if the president was a Death Eater? They said no."

"They also gave him a ring that could convey a simple message, saying…"

McGee looked at Vader.

"They say it was inspired by the Book of Friends."

"Well, I see."

Vader was not surprised.

The Book of Friends provides convenience for the wizard. This convenience certainly does not only exist between his friends and ordinary people. Evil people can also make full use of it.

This is a double-edged sword.

Chapter 197 Christmas Vacation

The Christmas holidays are here.

Although it is called Christmas holiday, in fact, when the holiday starts, there is still a week before Christmas.

The day before that, Wade received an invitation to the funeral from the Black family.

"Sirius doesn't plan to invite too many people," Lupin told them, "but he wants it to be formal. He thinks Regulus deserves a proper funeral."

After discussing with his parents, Wade decided to wait until after the funeral before going home. Ferdinand and Fiona also expressed their support.

In addition to Wade, Harry also invited all the Weasleys in the school.

Their parents will take advantage of the holiday to visit their other son, Bill, and keep the other children in school.

But the Weasleys thought that it would be better to go out and play with Harry than to stay in the boring school.

It is said that Percy wanted to stay, but the twins took away his application form for staying at school and would not let him stay at school alone.

In addition, most people in the Umbrella House accepted the invitation, only Padma's parents asked her to go home with her sister.

"I really want to go with you, I really do." Padma said apologetically, "But my aunt and cousin came to visit us, and my parents... well, you know... the elders always think that our own affairs are not important enough."

“Don’t worry,” Michael said immediately. “I’ll tell you every day what we find out.”

Padma smiled at him.

Theo coughed hard.

The two thought that no one knew about the change in their relationship, but in fact everyone saw it except Harry.

On the day when the semester ended, the students in the school still had to leave by train. The carriage pulled by the Night Therius drove to the station, and halfway, Hagrid shouted and several carriages stopped.

This is already Hogsmeade village, and Lupin is waiting by the roadside.

Wade and the others jumped off the carriage and greeted Lupin. Percy and Ginny, who saw him for the first time, seemed a little reserved, and the brother and sister stood together.

"Welcome." Lupin smiled gently.

"Harry!" Hagrid, who was sitting alone in a carriage, leaned out and said loudly, "Enjoy your vacation. I will also go to the Black family in a few days."

"Ok!"

Harry shouted quickly, seeing that the other students were looking at them in surprise, with a confused look on their faces.

He didn't know about the funeral yet.

"Bye, kids! Bye, Remus! Say hello to Sirius for me!"

Hagrid waved his arms, and the carriages left one after another.

"Come with me." Lupin led everyone towards his home.

"Remus, are we going to the Black mansion?" Harry asked. "Where's Sirius? Isn't he here?"

He thought he would see his godfather as soon as he got off the car!

"Sirius... well, he's not doing well..."

Lupin said sadly, "The environment of the old Black house is worse than we expected. It may not be suitable for living for the time being. You can only stay at my house tonight. The place is not big, and I'm afraid you will have to squeeze in."

"What's wrong with Sirius?" Harry asked hastily.

Lupin hesitated and looked at Wade, his eyes seemed to say -

【You didn't tell Harry?】

【I thought you would say. 】

Vader pushed the pot back without hesitation.

So on the way, Lupin slowly recounted Regulus's experience.

Of course, there is no mention of Horcruxes in his stories.

The children did not know Regulus, and most people had only heard of Sirius in the newspapers. But considering the experiences of the two brothers, anyone could understand the heaviness and grief.

For more than ten years, two brothers who were both fighting against Voldemort, one was imprisoned in the most terrifying prison in the world, and the other sank to the bottom of an icy lake.

The one thing they have in common is that they all carry a stigma.

What a hell joke is this!

No one spoke for a long while.

After a while, Harry said, "I want to go keep Sirius company... He shouldn't be left alone at a time like this. Where is he?"

"At Black House," said Lupin.

"Didn't you say that place is not suitable for living?"

"Yes, the house is in terrible condition! No one has taken care of it since Sirius' mother died. There is also a house-elf who is dedicated to working against us... Sirius has been working hard to clean it up, hoping to give his brother a decent burial."

"I can help!" Harry said immediately.

"But……"

"We're going too!" Ryan said, "When Harry invited us, didn't he ask us to help with the cleaning? That's why we're here."

Harry blushed suddenly. He didn't expect that he would have to do so much work.

Everyone started laughing, even Percy, who had a stern face, couldn't help but smile.

Fred said, "Haha, my mother has always wanted a house-elf. I want to see how this creature causes trouble for its owner."

"I came here just to see what an ancient wizard family looks like. Seriously, the more eerie and terrifying it is, the better it feels, isn't it?" Michael looked at everyone, not hiding his excitement at all.

Theo simply nodded and said, "More people will get the job done faster."

"We're not the kind of people who just look for places to enjoy ourselves and back off when we run into trouble," Hermione said.

"Oh, seriously." Ron slapped his forehead. "My mother has been ordering me around since I was three years old. I'm an old hand!"

Everyone expressed their willingness to help and didn't mind doing more work.

The kindness of these children was so direct and pure that Lupin couldn't help but smile genuinely.

"Well, let's go over there. I hope you won't regret it after seeing the Black Mansion."

At this time, the Black Mansion had not yet become the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, and naturally it was not protected by the Fidelius Charm.

Although the Black family had placed a lot of magic on it for generations to prevent it from being discovered by Muggles or wizards, it did not prevent Sirius from connecting it to the Floo network.

Everyone sprinkled Floo powder one by one, said "Number 12 Grimmauld Place" loudly, and disappeared in green flames.

Vader still lagged behind.

Before entering the fireplace, he turned and asked, "Remus, where is Regulus' body?"

"In Sirius's house next door," said Lupin. "Sirius wants to be taken back when the funeral venue is ready."

Wade nodded slightly, but said, "I think we should take him back now."

"The Black mansion may seem like a disgusting place to Sirius, but to Regulus, it must be his dream home."