The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 582 RAB

Kreacher, the house-elf of the Black family, spoke from the corner, looking at the three people in the living room: "Letting two half-blood outsiders into the living room—no matter which young master or the patriarch sees this, they'll all say you're an ingrate—heartless—"

"Do you want to die, Kreacher!" Sirius, already furious, rushed over upon hearing this, grabbed Kreacher, and yelled, "And stop calling me 'Young Master' all the time. I'm the only one left in the Black family now."

"Another young master has already died because of those damned pure-blood theories!"

"You—you don't understand Master Regulus at all—Master Regulus doesn't understand Master Regulus!"

Young Master Regulus?

Kreacher was probably referring to Sirius's younger brother—Regulus Arcturus Black, right?

Loila vaguely remembered him; he seemed to have joined the Death Eaters.

"I don't understand him?" Sirius scoffed. "He was hanging out with those damned guys at Hogwarts!"

"That's why he died! I told him to stay away from those guys!"

Sirius's somewhat irrational behavior made Loila and Tonks both purse their lips. Tonks stepped forward and pulled him aside, seemingly wanting to say something.

But to everyone's surprise, Kreacher, whose clothes he was clutching, suddenly burst into tears and said, "Young Master Regulus is completely different from what you think!"

"They're completely different!"

"Um?

Something feels off...

What do you mean by completely different? — He didn't disappear as a Death Eater — Could it be that that's not actually the case?

Or was Mr. Kreacher faking it? But Loila had seen many house-elves—and this seemed to be the first time she'd ever seen one with such a deep relationship with a wizard.

Why is that?

If it's about the so-called pure-blood theory—then why would he say it's different?

Loila realized something was wrong and pursed her lips—wait a minute—

Regulus — Regulus Arcturus Black —

R————AB?

"Wait—wait a minute—" Loila quickly asked, "What is Regulus' full name—"

"You damned guy, how dare you shed tears? You're just pretending—" Sirius didn't care about Loila's question at all, or rather, no one heard Loila's question at this moment.

Kreacher was crying, Sirius was cursing, and Tonks was trying to mediate.

"Mr. Blake, please don't be so angry—calm down! Calm down!"

"I am very calm, and I am very calm right now! I am calm—"

"Ugh!"

The people arguing suddenly fell silent. Sirius instinctively froze for a moment and covered his mouth, surprised to find that he couldn't make a sound.

And it wasn't just him; Miss Tonks and Kreacher were also unable to make a sound.

The mastermind behind all this was now standing on the sofa, wand in hand, looking at the three of them, and saying, "What I'm about to say—is very important!"

"It's related to Horcruxes—it's related to Horcruxes!"

"You all—be quiet!"

Loila rarely spoke so loudly, which caused her face to turn bright red, and her pointed ears to stand up high, sticking to her silver hair.

The other three people present were stunned when she mentioned Horcruxes.

Tonks and Sirius both looked surprised, while the house-elf Kreacher clearly looked panicked.

Seeing everyone staring at her, Loira pursed her lips and said, "So—so what's Regulus's full name?"

...and she was met with silence.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Loila gently waved her wand, lifting the tongue-binding curse from the three of them.

This isn't my fault! I was talking about something very important, and you guys were just chatting about useless things. That's not good!

It's all your fault—yes—it's all your fault—

However, it was clear that Tonks and Sirius didn't have time to dwell on this.

Sirius Black slowly said, "Regulus' full name is—Regulus Arcturus Black."

"But what does this have to do with Horcruxes?"

"Hmm—" Loila nodded after hearing the name that seemed certain: "Although I can't be sure—but—but it's very likely related to Horcruxes—"

As she spoke, Loila took the box out of her bosom and gently opened it.

"Do you recognize this handwriting?" She handed the note to Sirius.

Sirius took the note, glanced at it, and then pursed his lips in slight surprise.

Although he hadn't seen his brother's handwriting for many years, looking at this note now, he was almost certain that it was left by his brother.

"This is—it's Reguler's handwriting—but what's written on it—" Sirius clearly found it hard to believe what was written on it, and he took a few steps back and held his forehead.

"What does it say on this?" Tonks leaned over to take a look, then his eyes widened as well.

"Where did this come from?"

"A very secluded cave." Loila pursed her lips and briefly recounted her and Miss Shiloh's experience.

"So—it must be that this RAB switched the Horcruxes, right?" Tonks said, pondering.

"Is he still alive?!" Sirius suddenly asked, clutching the note tightly. "If he's still—if he's still alive—"

Although he really wanted to tell Sirius that it was very likely—but to be honest, Roy didn't think that this RAB was still alive, because if he really was alive, then why didn't he make any moves during the time when Voldemort fell?

It was obvious that something had happened—something that rendered him unable to speak anymore—

But seeing Sirius's expression, Loira pursed her lips and ultimately didn't answer the question. She coughed and changed the subject: "So—so you can be sure this is—"

"Is it Regulus's handwriting?"

"This is Regulus's handwriting—" Sirius said, pacing back and forth in the living room, "But—why—"

"He trusted Voldemort so much back then—but he actually—" Sirius's incoherent speech reflected Royla's thoughts.

Although she didn't know Regulus, she had to admit it was truly astonishing—after all, all the stories she'd heard about him were that he was Voldemort's henchman—

But now it seems he not only betrayed Voldemort, but was also the first to know about the Horcruxes and begin to act upon them—

.

But—this raises a new problem.

Loila twitched her ears and looked around.

So where did he ultimately take the Horcrux—and where did he hide it?

Wait a minute—Roy suddenly realized that someone was missing from the living room.

Where did Mr. Kreacher go?