The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 637 The brightest star in the night sky

Even when being held in the air by Sirius, the house-elf Kreacher was still struggling and trying to commit suicide because he disobeyed the orders from his master and refused to carry them out.

Helplessly, Sirius had to force Kreacher to stop. Only then did the house-elf calm down and no longer try to kill himself.

Seeing that the hard approach didn't work, she could only try the soft approach. Ada didn't believe that she couldn't cure a house-elf!

Signaling Sirius to put Kreacher down, when the house-elf's feet returned to the ground, Ada said, "I know the origin of the locket. Your Master Regulus should want to destroy it, right?"

The question Ada asked was very incisive, and Kreacher's bloodshot eyes widened instantly. But Ada continued to add to the question and described the style of Slytherin's locket.

The locket had appeared in the memories of Ministry official Bob Ogden, and also in the memories of the house-elf Hokey, and Ada remembered its appearance very clearly.

Aida told Kreacher this because she hoped the house-elf would understand that she was not trying to rob, but really wanted to help Regulus.

"Lockette, Master Regulus's locket..." Kreacher whispered in a hoarse voice, and tears as big as beans kept flowing from his tennis ball-sized eyes.

Then, Kreacher rushed to the wall like a madman, and banged his head against the wall with a thumping sound.

As he bumped into it, he said, "Kreacher made a mistake. Kreacher did not complete Master Regulus's orders!"

"Kreacher, I order you to stay still, stop!" Sirius shouted.

The roar drowned out the sound of his head banging against the wall, and Kreacher once again stopped his self-harming behavior at the command. The frozen elf stood there helplessly, tears filling his sunken eye sockets.

Without Kreacher's desperate attempt to kill himself, the room suddenly became quiet, and Ada and Sirius looked at each other.

What Ada meant was: You are both young masters of the Black family, but look at Regulus, and then look at you, why is there such a big gap between people!
What Sirius wants to say is: What does that look of disdain mean? What is this locket? How did Regulus die? And why do I have so many questions in my head?
"I can help you, and I can help Regulus," Ada said, "I have the ability to help you destroy the locket."

The house elf curled up in pain and huddled in the corner. When he heard that the locket could be destroyed, Kreacher looked up at Ada. Although his bloodshot eyes were filled with distrust, there was a ray of hope flashing in them.

"I say," said Sirius, who looked confused, "you and this elf, can someone explain to me what is going on with Regulus. I don't understand anything at all!"

In fact, Ada didn't know the details either, as only those who had experienced it knew clearly what happened back then. The only thing that could be confirmed was that Regulus was RAB, and it was he who took the locket hidden in the cave, at the cost of his own life.

Seeing that Sirius was still looking at her, Ada winked at him and told him to ask Kreacher.

Sirius suddenly understood and immediately asked, but his attitude was not very good.

Like many wizards, Sirius never regarded Kreacher as a creature with the same sensitive emotions as humans. Coupled with Kreacher's loyalty to the Black family, this made Sirius even more disgusted with the crazy elf.

Without saying anything, Ada kicked Sirius on the shin bone, which almost turned the big dog into a flying monkey.

"Be nicer!" Ida said. "This is a very painful past for him."

Others could hardly control the unruly Sirius, but Ada saved his life several times and happened to be good at taming dogs, so Ada was able to make him a little more obedient.

Sirius scratched his hair irritably, then said as softly as possible: "Kreacher, can you tell me what terrible things happened to Regulus...my brother?"

Kreacher rubbed his eyes with his fists like a child, as if he had made a decision, and he told the old story in his hoarse voice like a bullfrog. Just as Sirius said, Regulus was the pride of his parents, he was loyal to his family and pure blood, and was countless times stronger than his rebellious brother.

Like many members of pure-blood families, young Regulus was deceived by Voldemort and believed in the Dark Lord's pure-blood claims.

At the age of sixteen, Regulus became a "glorious" Death Eater as he wished. It was a good start for Regulus, but this beauty could not continue.

After joining the Death Eaters, Regulus saw more cruel truths, which made him realize that his previous beliefs were completely wrong.

When Voldemort used the house-elf Kreacher to experiment with his magic, Regulus could no longer sit idly by, and with a change of heart, he rebelled against the Dark Lord in his own way.

With the help of Kreacher, Regulus successfully reached the cave. Instead of letting his servant take the poison, he chose to drink it himself, leaving the chance of survival to his servant.

Perhaps, Regulus did not regard Kreacher as a servant.

In the end, Regulus was dragged into the cold bottom of the lake by the Inferi, and his young life withered away. He left behind only a suicide note in a replica of the Slytherin locket, signed by RAB
Kreacher, who was huddled against the wall, wailed "Master Regulus" while blaming himself for being incompetent and failing to complete "Master's orders." The house-elf burst into tears, with tears streaming down both sides of his long nose.

The Black family has the habit of naming family members after constellations and stars. For example, the Sirius in Sirius Black's name comes from Canis Major.

Regulus is Alpha Leo, the heart of Leo and the brightest star in Leo. It means "prince" in Latin.

Arcturus comes from Alpha Boötes, the brightest star in the northern hemisphere. People often use it to identify directions. The ancient Greeks called it "the most beautiful star among all the stars."

Regulus Arcturus Black, a man named after a star.

His mother was "mad with grief" over his death, his brother said he was "in too deep", and when people mentioned him, they only said that he was killed because he cowardly left the Death Eaters.

No one knew how gentle he was to the house-elves, no one knew how knowledgeable and intelligent he was, no one knew the pain he went through in his last moments, and no one knew how brave he was.

Regulus Black was the first person to discover the secret of Voldemort's Horcruxes, and the first person to try to destroy them. He was willing to die just so that Voldemort would be just a mortal when he met his opponent.

The note in the locket, or rather the suicide note, did not show any fear or cowardice because the other party was Voldemort. He wrote his name neatly to declare war on the Dark Lord.

If it wasn't for protecting his family, Ida thought he would have left his own name instead of the abbreviation RAB.
"He's the Seeker," the silent Sirius suddenly said, holding a photo of Regulus' Quidditch team during his school days.

"What?" Ada's thoughts were interrupted.

"He sat in the middle of the front row of the team in the photo, just like James. That's the seeker's position." Sirius' voice was very low, as if he was suppressing his emotions, "I actually forgot."

Regulus in the photo has black hair and a somewhat arrogant expression. He looks very similar to his brother, but his figure is a little thinner.

Sirius sat blankly on the edge of the bed holding the photo. This was the first time he knew of his brother's bravery, and also the last time.

Regulus Black, he was a brave Slytherin.

(End of this chapter)