Chapter 197: Searching for Sirius
Mid-February.
After eleven o’clock in the evening, Ethan took Penelope out of Hogwarts Castle and walked towards the edge of the venue.
“Where are we going now?”
In the evening, Ethan pulled himself out without saying where he was going, which made Penelope have a strange idea.
“Find someone, or to be more precise, a dog.”
Ethan finally decided to find Sirius. After all, if he didn’t go there now, he would jump out by himself in a while.
Ethan was still very interested in the Black family, which had been passed down for thousands of years and was known as the oldest and noblest family.
This was not their self-praise, but the real evaluation of them by the outside world. In the land of Britain, the Black family is one of the oldest and richest pure-blood wizard families.
In terms of history, it is older than the Malfoy family, and the purity of its bloodline is also higher than his.
After all, the Black family does not accept squibs, and has always supported the view of pure blood supremacy, which is also one of the factors for their decline and loneliness.
Ethan was quite interested in such a family’s collection.
The wealth accumulated over the past thousand years was also a huge amount. In the last trip to Crete, although nearly four hundred wizards were massacred, the harvest was less than 300,000 gold galleons.
The main valuable ones should be the “290” that was in the bar with Ethan, but unfortunately they all became scrap metal after a fire.
In addition, Slytherin’s locket was also in Black’s house.
As long as it can be obtained, the reward of an achievement is indispensable, and the residual soul of Voldemort in it can also replenish little Tom.
With so much value, Ethan would be sorry if he didn’t grab it.
Although Ethan knew that the Black old house was at 12 Grimmauld Place in London, it was all protected by magic, and he would definitely not find it if he went directly to find it.
After Sirius’s mother died, it was estimated that only Sirius and Kreacher could find and enter.
Even Lucius’s wife, she probably couldn’t enter it.
Otherwise, after Sirius and Bellatrix were imprisoned in Azkaban and sentenced to life imprisonment, she would definitely go in and plunder them and bring them back to the Malfoy family.
No one can refuse the huge family heritage of Black that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Since she didn’t do this, it means that she is still not qualified to enter.
The real heir is still Sirius’s branch, even if Sirius was removed from the family tree by his mother, this cannot be changed.
Now if you want to get everything, you still have to start with Sirius.
“Looking for someone? Looking for a dog?”
Penelope looked at Ethan in confusion, she didn’t know what Ethan was talking about.
I thought that pulling me out late at night was because I had some ideas about me.
I wanted to find a place to play some exciting projects, but you went to find a dog?
“You seem disappointed?”
Ethan turned his head and looked at Penelope, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
“No, absolutely not!”
Penelope denied it immediately. She would never admit that she was mistaken.
“Sirius Black’s Animagus form is aBlack dog, Dementors will not attack animals actively, which is the main reason why he was able to escape. I am going to find him now. ”
Ethan told his purpose. Although Penelope’s strong denial made Ethan more confused, he did not ask more questions.
“Sirius Black, there has been news that he is near Hogwarts. You are also after the Ministry of Magic’s bounty.”
After Sirius escaped from prison, the Ministry of Magic issued a wanted notice. From the initial 30,000 gold galleons, it has now increased to 100,000.
Near Hogwarts, there are still many hunters who come to Sirius for the bounty.
“No, I am after the Black family’s wealth. You should know their family!”
“I know! ”
Penelope nodded numbly. It turned out that Ethan was playing such a big game.
Penelope was quite clear about the gap between the rich and the poor in the wizarding world.
This family, which once controlled the Ministry of Magic and was able to control the entire British wizarding world on its own, had a foundation that was simply incalculable.
After doing this, even if they did nothing else, their descendants would be rich and worry-free for at least hundreds of years.
Took Penelope directly to the Whomping Willow at the edge of the venue. The Whomping Willow, which was still threatening after Ethan approached, stood still immediately after Ethan released his pressure, as if an ordinary
Ethan groped on the trunk and remembered that there was a bulge here, which was the switch to open the secret passage below. However, Ethan had not walked through this secret passage, and he found it after a while of groping.
On it, Ethan rubbed it gently a few times, and after a vibration at the root of the tree, a cave just big enough for one person to get in was revealed.
Ethan walked in first, and after making sure there was no problem, he used a lighting spell and waved Penelope to come in.
Penelope walked in with her body down, looking at the narrow, dirty and somewhat damp tunnel.
“Where does this secret passage lead to?”
While closing the entrance to the passage, Ethan replied:
“The Screaming Shack in Hogsmeade Village. ”
After doing all this, Ethan cast a lightening spell and a silencing spell on himself and Penelope, and then began to lead the way.
As for Sirius, he was probably hiding in the Shrieking Shack, where almost no one would approach.
This tunnel can lead directly to the Shrieking Shack, so even if they met halfway, Ethan would not find it strange.
But whether Lupin had actually gone to find Sirius, Ethan really didn’t know.
Logically speaking, Lupin must have known Sirius’s Animagus. He also knew where Sirius would hide after escaping from prison and coming to Hogwarts.
As long as Lupin was determined to find him, he would definitely find him.
Even if Lupin just said Sirius’ Animagus form, he could find him.
After all, even if he maintained his Animagus form, Sirius still had to eat. As long as Sirius’ identity and the characteristics of a black dog were confirmed, he could not hide.
Unfortunately, Lupin did not express anything now and still enjoyed his life as a teacher., as if he was completely unaware of all this.
Because the passage was too narrow, Ethan had to walk in front, and Penelope followed behind. (To read the novel, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
Ethan really disliked the environment here. It was far worse than the secret passage leading to the basement of Honeydukes. At least the secret passage there was dry enough and no water would drip down.
It took more than an hour along the way, and Ethan and the others finally reached the exit.
Like Honeydukes Candy Store, this is an entrance and exit facing upwards, like a well.
Pushing the wooden board above, Ethan came out first.
It was quite dim here. After using an illumination spell again, Ethan could see the situation here clearly. 0…
The place was not big, there was nothing here, it seemed a bit empty, covered with spider webs and dust, but many footprints could be seen, of course, these were all dog footprints.
Following the direction of the dog’s footprints, you can find a small staircase with a wooden door closed on it.
There was nothing special about it.
Ethan reached out and pulled Penelope up, and she looked around curiously.
She had heard of the Shrieking Shack before she entered Hogsmeade, but she had never seen it up close, let alone come in.
“Ethan, are you sure Sirius is here?”
“There are dog footprints here. If he is really an illegal Animagus in the form of a dog, it is possible.”
With the spell cast by Ethan, she was not worried that the sound could be transmitted beyond this range.
“The only place to hide around is here, and Sirius also knows this secret passage. Where do you think he will hide?”
“The Marauder’s Map that I showed you was actually made by Sirius and his group.”[]
Ethan hadn’t used the Marauder’s Map for a long time, mainly because he didn’t need it.
Although he met Filch and Mrs. Norris several times on the way to the Room of Requirement using the Disillusionment Charm, after taking the magic blood, even if Mrs. Norris sensed Ethan, she took Filch away immediately and did not dare to rush to Ethan at all.
This also led to the fact that as long as he used the Disillusionment Charm, he could run around freely without any obstacles, and there was no need to look at the Marauder’s Map at all.
“Did Sirius make it?”
“What about Harry’s father?”
Penelock still remembered the rumor that was widely circulated in Hogwarts before the Christmas holiday and was quite credible.
“He is also one of them.”
“You will know what happened in a while.”
Ethan said and walked towards the stairs with Penelope.
“Alaho Open!”
As the spell took effect, the wooden door opened. Because Ethan released a range of silent spells, the sound could only be transmitted within a range of 2.5 meters of Ethan or Penelope.
Beyond this range, there is no sound.
Leaving the basement, this is a rather messy room, with all kinds of useless wooden furniture thrown away.On the side, there were some food packaging bags and debris on the ground.
This shows that someone has lived here recently.
After searching all the way to the gate, Ethan found the target of his trip.
A big black dog was lying on the ground sleeping. Its body was so thin that only skin and bones were left, but it could be seen that its skeleton was still quite large.
Its hair was also dirty and messy. Various stains had never been cleaned on it, and many places were even hardened into blocks.
If the ancestors of the Black family saw it, they would probably not recognize this descendant. It was really embarrassing for the Black family.
Although Ethan didn’t make any sound, the light of the illumination spell still woke up the big black dog, which shows that its vigilance is still quite high.
The awakened big black dog was now grinning at Ethan, and a trace of saliva flowed down its mouth.
Anyone who saw it would think that this was a stray dog with a very bad temper.
[Thanks to the monthly ticket from the boss Wenqing, thank you boss! 】.
