Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 507-505: Terrorist Group

The sunset arrived as scheduled in Diagon Alley, marking the last day of Sheen's week-long vacation.

After this day, he will return to Hogwarts.

Slytherin's locket is still kept in Hogwarts' Cottage of Hope, waiting for the wizard to draw his sword.

So today, Sirius hesitated all day long before Sheen left the Leaky Cauldron.

"I want to tell you a story."

Sirius said hesitantly.

At this time of night in England, the night was revealing its tranquility. The Leaky Cauldron pub had few customers left, and apart from the dozen or so wizards who lived there, there was no other sound.

Sheehan already knew what Sirius was going to say, but he nodded nonetheless.

"That was a long time ago. If you trust me, please put your hand on my wrist."

Sirius Black stretched out his hand, and strangely enough, this was the first time he had felt nervous since escaping from Azkaban.

Fortunately, he rarely misjudged a wizard; that was his skill.

Although there are always exceptions, and he had paid a heavy price for it... no, his mistake almost cost him everything... but now, he is still willing to believe.

Trust the wizard before you, trust that he will lead them to a brighter tomorrow.

Before Sirius could react, the little wizard had already grabbed the hem of his clothes.

"Let's go, sir."

Sheen said.

"Oh……"

Sirius couldn't contain his joy, and after a moment of disorientation, they left the Leaky Cauldron.

We then went to number 12 Grimaud Place.

The house cannot be marked on a map, so people cannot visit it, but these past few days, it has been haunted by people.

Sirius stood in front of the tapestry, and Sheen saw a lingering melancholy in his eyes.

"I haven't looked at this stuff for years."

This is Phineas Nigellus... my great-grandfather, can you see him?

He is the most unpopular headmaster in Hogwarts history...

And then there's Alaminta Melifrann... my mother's cousin... who tried to pass a Ministry of Magic decree to legalize the killing of Muggles...

And then there's my dear Aunt Eladora... She's the one who started the family tradition of cutting off the heads of house-elves when they get too old to lift a plate...

Of course, whenever a reasonably decent person emerges in the family, they declare that they are severing ties with him.

Sirius Black spoke slowly, and Sheen felt that every member of the Black family, even in the wizarding world, could probably be considered a terrorist.

Of course, this entire family is a terrorist group.

"The only exception is that I saw that my niece Tonks' family wasn't on it either."

By the way, Tonks, her mother Andromeda, is my favorite cousin.

Andromeda isn't up there either, you see—”

Sirius Black pointed to another small, charred spot between the names Bellatrix and Narcissa.

“Andromeda’s sisters are all up there, because they married lovely, respectable pure-blood wizards. Only Andromeda married a Muggle-born man—Ted Tonks, so—heh—” Sirius Black made a shooting motion with his wand at the tapestry and chuckled bitterly.

Sheen's attention, however, was drawn to the names to the right of Andromeda's scorch marks.

There, a double-stranded golden thread connects Narcissa Black and Lucius Malfoy, and then a single-stranded vertical golden thread connects their names to Draco's name.

“You’re looking at that… As you can see, pure-blood families are all related to each other.”

Sirius said
"If wizards only want their children to marry pure-bloods, then their options are very limited."

There are very few people like us left. Molly and I are cousins ​​by marriage, and Arthur is probably my great-uncle's great-grandson.

But searching for them here is pointless—if any family is a bunch of blood-tainting scum, it's the Weasleys.

Sheen then looked at the name to the left of Andromeda's scorch mark:

Bellatrix Black, a double-stranded gold thread connecting her to the name of Rodolphus Lestrange.

"As for these individuals, they are imprisoned in Azkaban."

Sirius said briefly.

Sheen gazed at him silently.

“Bellatrix and her husband Rodolphs went in with Barty Crouch Jr.”

Sirius spoke in that slow, stiff voice.
"Rodolphus's brother, Rabastan, was also with them."

Sheehan knew them, of course: Bellatrix, Rodolphus, the ones who had driven Neville's parents mad.

"Almost everyone you see now has committed an intolerable act of cruelty."

Sirius gave a bitter laugh.
"No one with a conscience can accept them; if someone does, it's only because they lack courage."

As you know, I left them completely after I turned sixteen.

In the summer of 1976, I ran away from home and came to James's house.

James' parents took me in and treated me like their own son.

Although I was expelled from the family and my name was magically destroyed from the family tree tapestry by my mother... you can't imagine how much James's thoughts, the recognition and love his parents gave me, inspired me.

For the first time in my life, I have a place to stay.

Sirius's face was flushed with excitement, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Later, I ruined everything..."

His tone suddenly shifted.

"They say I betrayed James and Lily to the Mystic, and they are right."

I essentially killed them... when they were being hunted by the mysterious man, when they needed a wizard to act as the keeper of the Fidelity Charm...

At the last minute, I persuaded Lily and James to use Peter instead of me as their confidant...

On the night they perished, I went to check if Peter was still safe, but when I arrived at his hiding place, Peter was gone, and there were no signs of a struggle.

I had a bad feeling, I got scared, and I went straight to James's house. When I saw the ruins of their house, when I saw their bodies..."

Sirius's eyes welled up with tears, his voice choked with emotion, and his face turned pale.

“I am the one who harmed them, preventing them from living to rest. But what about them?”
I have never seen them in my dreams again. Why don't they keep bothering me?
The victim's vengeful spirit seems to be constantly haunting the murderer.

(End of this chapter)