The Rise of the Muggles at Hogwarts

Chapter 221 Regulus’s Funeral (3)

The next day, early in the morning, Anthony walked out of the guest room on the fourth floor.

The room was cleaned by Dobby. Since he arrived at the Black ancestral home, the whole house seemed to have been given a new life. He was busy cleaning it all night, as if this could reflect his value.

Seeing this, everyone didn't stop him and let him go.

When Anthony opened the door, the first thing he saw was Dobby, who was waving a broom to drive away the foxy children in the corridor.

"Sir, you're awake." Dobby, who was waving his broom, immediately opened his eyes wide and ran over diligently.

"Breakfast is ready. It's in the kitchen."

Anthony nodded. He focused on Dobby's feet. He didn't know where Dobby got those cartoon children's shoes. The key is that after running, the shoes will also light up, red and blue. The colorful flashing lights are really attractive.

"Haha, the shoes are really nice!" He praised against his will.

"Dobby thinks so too, it's still glowing!" Saying that, Dobby turned around in a circle, stepped on his little shoes, and danced happily.

"Okay, Dobby, don't wear these shoes for a while, you know?" After waving his hand, Anthony looked at him seriously. After all, there was a funeral for Regulus today, and Dobby was wearing these shoes. Obviously it wasn't appropriate. If Sirius saw this, he would have to beat him up.

"Dobby knows. Dobby will change immediately. By the way, sir, breakfast is ready and is in the kitchen." Dobby nodded and said solemnly. Yesterday, Anthony said on the island that he should After finding a suitable piece of clothing, I gave him a few hundred pounds. Maybe the elves' understanding of pounds is hugely different from that of gold galleons. In their eyes, pounds are not money?

Not sure, but Dobby accepted it without much hesitation.

A few hundred pounds was enough for him to buy a lot of clothes.

After warning Dobby, Anthony simply washed up and walked down the stairs to the basement.

The kitchen of Blake's ancestral house is located in the basement. Judging from the rough stone walls all around, this place must be of some age. At least around the Middle Ages, the kitchen was decorated like this.It's hard to imagine that the noble Black family would have such a 'shabby' place.

Pushing open the door, the farthest fireplace first came into view.Tin cans hang from the ceiling, and there is a table and chairs that can accommodate many people.There is a cupboard for cutlery and plates.

There is an upward staircase on the right wall near the fireplace. It is a storage room that can accommodate two people and a place to store food. On the inside is a small dining room connected to the kitchen.

There were many people sitting on the chairs at this time, only Anthony knew him, Lupin, Professor McGonagall, Snape, Alastor Moody, Hagrid, Dumbledore were all there, and there were even many others he didn't know. of.The old wizard.

Some were Dumbledore's age.

The moment he saw so many people, Anthony knew that this was definitely not as simple as a normal funeral.

Almost all the original members of the Order of the Phoenix were present.

Although he didn't recognize many of them, it still made people feel depressing, and a feeling of impending rain filled the entire kitchen.

The Weasley family was not present because they were still in Egypt.However, Mr. Arthur was not the original member of the Order of the Phoenix. He only joined the Order of the Phoenix later.

"Anthony?" Dumbledore suddenly stopped him.

The eyes of everyone in the room fell on him.

"Uh-Professor!"

"Hey, don't be shy, come here!" Dumbledore pulled him over, and then introduced him to the wizard who was doing it.

The Order of the Phoenix brings together a group of the most elite wizards in the UK, not only in terms of combat, but also various academic leaders.Some strange names that did not even appear in the original novel are known to Anthony today.

And Dumbledore introduced him to these people so enthusiastically that it was hard not to give people the feeling that he was just training a successor.

He ate breakfast with great restraint. There were too many strangers around him, and some wizards with gray beards asked him questions from time to time. The scene was like a graduation defense.

Simply speaking, none of those questions bothered Anthony, and he managed to get past them.

But Harry, who was also a young wizard like him, did not receive such 'care'!

He is the savior!Anthony shouted loudly in his heart.

After breakfast, they were asked to leave the kitchen, and the secret meeting of the Order of the Phoenix was about to begin.

The boring time lasted until noon, when several people he was familiar with appeared at Blake's ancestral home.

Mr. Arthur actually came back from Egypt?

He also brought Ron, and why did Hermione also come?

Ms. Atropos and Mr. Rossius also appeared in the living room...

However, there was no familiar conversation, but tacit boos.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, everyone gathered in a remote cemetery near Grimmauld Place.

This is the cemetery of the Black family. In the center is a very tall and impressive dark black marble monument with the Black family crest carved on it. Next to the crest is the eye-catching slogan made of gilt. Words: The noble and oldest Black family live forever.

This is a flat grassland surrounded by lush jungle.

Obviously, this place is also protected by magic. From the outside, it looks like a forest with no cemetery at all.

With the monument as the center, the surrounding ring is filled with densely packed tombstones from different eras. The tombstone styles of each era exist. They have different shapes, but they have one thing in common, that is, the materials used are extremely sophisticated.These tombstones also prove in disguise that the Black family is indeed ancient.

Looking from the cemetery, you can see the exquisite old house at No. 12 Grimmauld Place in the distance.

Like the Black family's ancestral home, it has been neglected and only vaguely recognizable of its past glory.

The cemetery was overgrown with weeds, and crows landed on the tombstones from time to time, looking warily at the intruders in front of them.

Under the ruthless destruction of time, most of the tall and exquisite tombstones have been damaged. They stand there quietly, silently telling the loneliness of the Black family.

In fact, Sirius simply couldn't invite so many people.Moreover, the friends Regulus made during his lifetime were all Death Eaters. Although he finally came to his senses, it was obviously inappropriate to invite those Death Eaters. As for the relatives of the Black family...

If this was the year when Voldemort fell, perhaps his cousin, Mrs. Malfoy, would come back to mourn her, but in this situation, it would be impossible for her to come back.

Although there were a huge number of wizards gathered around, about 20 or so, most of them were invited by Dumbledore.And the original intention was also to participate in the secret meeting of the Order of the Phoenix.The funeral was secondary.

When Regulus was buried, there were only the intermittent, miserable, dry cries of Klee around him, like music without tune, which made people very uncomfortable.

But no one said anything to blame. This cry may be the last farewell to this young child.

It is often said that human death is divided into three stages: the first is when the hospital declares death, which is physical death; the second is when the funeral is over, which represents the end of social status and death; the third is when death is the last person in the world. Those who remember you forget you.The third death is the real disappearance of death.

Although Regulus has been dead for more than ten years, today he officially announced the end of his social identity.

"The sudden extinguishment of a young life is the most regrettable thing in the world."

In the cemetery, next to Dumbledore, a wizard who was as old as him, with deep wrinkles on his face, and uneven lines, like mottled marks on the wall, covering his face, said tremblingly.

"Who says it's not!" Ms. Atropos also sighed.

The three of them stood together like a barrier of time, and these young wizards were all ignorant lambs within the barrier.

Anthony withdrew his gaze. He had never attended a funeral before, but he knew about the process. The royal family was never unfamiliar with death. When the monarch was in his prime, the country would have a preview of the monarch's death.

However, Regulus was not a monarch after all, but in order to make the funeral less monotonous, he waved his wand, and several dead branches around him gradually transformed into several musical instruments.

Then solemn mournful music sounded from the instruments.

This is "Last Post" played by military music.

I hope this song can bring some comfort to this young life.

The coffin slowly fell into the grave, covered with dust.A marble tombstone was erected.That was Regulus's tombstone, which briefly read: Regulus Arcturus Black lies here.

He gave his life to resist Voldemort and defended justice with his life. He is a well-deserved hero and the eternal pride of the Black family.

Beside the tombstone, Sirius looked haggard and did not shed any tears. Perhaps he had dried up his tears yesterday. He just stared blankly at his brother's coffin.

After a long time, Lupine stepped forward and patted Sirius on the shoulder, and then they slowly filled the grave with soil and buried Regulus here.

At this time, Anthony suddenly seemed to hear something.

He quickly took out a souvenir box from his pocket. He took it out from the glass display cabinet in the living room. He went to bed last night and forgot to deal with it.

"Anthony, what are you holding?" Dumbledore noticed him the moment he took out the souvenir box.

"This should be from Regulus. Voldemort's Horcrux is placed in the display cabinet in the living room. I originally wanted to give it to you in a few days." Anthony opened the souvenir box, and sure enough, there was Slytherin inside. locket.

It was silverware, with a brown gem on the surface. The gem was covered with magic inscriptions, and there was a dark green snake in the center. It seemed to be alive. In fact, the moment Anthony looked at it, his brain was in a trance.

Frightened, he quickly used Occlumency.