In fact, Grimmauld Place is so dilapidated is not surprising.

Because the area where Grimmauld Place is located is the Old Town of South London, many of the buildings here are old antiques with a history of hundreds of years. In addition, the main functions of South London are industrial and commercial and ordinary residential areas. In the 1970s, the London government didn't invest much in correction and reconstruction at all, and it is normal for things to be bad.

In fact, there are still many old towns like this in London, the world's first echelon of cities that have entered industrialization and completed urbanization.

Many foreign tourists and part of the local literary and artistic youth may still think that this is a part of the culture and classical art of the country, and it is of great ornamental value.

But for the residents who really live in this area, everything here is simply horrible.

If you insist on describing it, it will be the same as many so-called ancient towns in the Jiangnan region of the celestial dynasty.

Tourists and scholars think that such things as blue brick bungalows and corridors are historical relics with great charm, but residents only regard this as a rural village.

"Professor Snape, are you sure it is here?"

Emily frowned and looked around, and said in disgust.

She feels that the ancestral home of the Black family, which is famous and has the oldest and noble name, could not be located in this Muggle residential area. You must know that the Black family are well-known pure-blooded supremacists. They regard Muggles as such. The enemies are here.

"That's it, the Black family's pursuit of pure blood is just the beginning of these few generations. Earlier they liked to mix with Muggles.

Of course, what I mean by chaos is to use magic to bully Muggles and rob them of their belongings. "

While Link was talking, he was standing in front of a row of neatly arranged townhouses. The villas here have their own numbers, but the two villas in front of Link are more special. They are No. 11 and No. 13, it's as if someone has stripped No. 12 out of them. It's weird.

Upon seeing this, Snape gave Link a deep look and said:

"Well, come to me almost, and some Muggles are already paying attention to us after a long time!"

Snape didn't lie.

When Mrs. Foley came today, as soon as she heard that Link was going to visit Black’s house, regardless of the hot weather, she gave Link and Emily two French dresses with black velvet interiors. Li was even more fancy than when she attended the Christmas ball last year. Standing on Grimmauld Square seemed out of place, and it was normal to be watched.

Link didn't care about the Muggle eyes.

He knew very well that a large number of complicated Muggle expulsion spells had been imposed on the entire area around the old house on Grimmauld Place 12, not to mention that they went in in dresses, even if they rushed in at noon, those Muggles would not have it in their minds afterwards. Leave any impression.

But when Snape said so, Link still obediently took Emily closer to Snape.

Snape took out a small piece of parchment.

Link and Emily can clearly see that it says:

The Command of the Order of the Phoenix is ​​located at 12 Grimmauld Place, London.

Lin Ke read aside silently, remembering it firmly in his heart.

Then a tattered door emerged out of thin air between No. 11 and No. 13, and then dirty walls and gloomy windows also appeared. It looked as if an additional villa suddenly swelled up, turning both sides The things are squeezed away.

"this is……"

Emily's mouth covered by the veil opened slightly, and she looked a little surprised-this was the first time she had come into contact with a house that was so tightly protected.

Upon seeing this, Link explained:

"The Curse of Courageous Loyalty, a super-difficult protection spell often used in top safe houses.

The principle is to hide a secret, such as the location of the safe house, in the soul of a living person forever. After that, as long as the secretaries do not take the initiative to disclose, even if the intruder puts his nose on the glass of their living room, they will not be seen.

I don't know if the Curse of Courageous Faith in this old house of the Black family originally existed, or Dumbledore arranged it later.

But now that it has become the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, the secret person here should be..."

"Link!"

Snape interrupted Link angrily.

He was really angry.

You know Harry is hiding in it now.

Link's direct disclosure of confidential information like this is likely to lead to the disclosure of information at No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

Link spread out his hand and said helplessly, but turned his head and silently said a name to Emily-Dumbledore.

All this was seen by Snape. He couldn't help but take a deep breath. This suppressed his anger, first stepped onto the broken stone steps, and rang No. 12 Grimmauld Place. Doorbell.

...

At the same time, the atmosphere in No. 12 Grimmauld Place looked a little dull and depressed.

Harry, with his messy hair, was alone in a dilapidated room on the second floor, covering his face with his hands.

Only in this way can he be able to bear to suppress his depressed mood.

This is already the fourth day he has arrived at 12 Grimmauld Place.

He was actually quite happy when he first came. After all, although he needs to face Voldemort's pursuit and the upcoming Wizengamore trial, here he also has Hermione and Ron, as well as others such as Lupin and Sirius. Accompanying acquaintances.

As long as they were there, Harry felt that this place was simply heaven—at least it was much better than being bullied by staying at his aunt's house.

Accompanied by Hermione and Ron, Harry has basically visited 12 Grimmauld Place in the past few days.

Although this ancestral home of the wizard, which has a history of several centuries, is a bit dilapidated, it contains a lot of secrets. For example, the day before yesterday they found it in a room that was full of dust and debris and had not yet been sorted out. A phalanx that doesn't know any creature. According to Sirius' explanation, this thing should be the relic of his great-grandfather. It is said to be the material of a dark magic ritual.

Such an old house is almost a paradise for Harry's Gryffindor ‘explorers’.

But as the Wisengama Judgment Day approached, the anxiety eventually filled Harry's heart.

Although Hermione and Ron had worked very hard to appease Harry, when Harry thought that he was about to be deprived of his ability to cast spells and even remembered as a wizard, he was re-squeezed into that Muggle discipline school to be a second-rate boy. His emotions will explode instantly, and I can't persuade him to come back.

With a change of mentality, many of the original advantages of 12 Grimmauld Place have become disadvantages.

For example, the dim and poor decoration in the villa, the smelly musty in the air, Moody and Sirius, and the members of the Order of the Phoenix have meetings every day, almost all of which are bad news.

All of this made the entire Grimmauld Square 12 become lifeless and unpleasant.

Oh, and the most unpleasant thing was the house elf named Kreacher.

As the house elf of the Black family, that guy is crazy. He talks to himself all day, cursing everyone he sees, turning his head and pretending to be pitiful. It’s not easy to teach him.

In such an environment, Harry felt that he might go crazy without the Wisengama Council trial.

Jingle Bell--

Suddenly, a harsh doorbell came from downstairs.

Harry blocked his ears irritably, and the experience of the past few days told him that there would be even more terrifying noises coming.

What he didn't expect was that it didn't take long for a violent knock on the door to come from outside his room. At the same time, Hermione's excited voice also sounded:

"Harry! Come down, Link is here!"

"what?!"

Hearing this, Harry jumped up from the bed, his face full of surprise.

He really knows Link's strength too well, as Professor Lupin has been saying in the past few days, Link and Minister Fudge have always had a very good relationship.

If Link is willing to help him intercede with Minister Fudge, maybe the Wisengama trial will be cancelled!

Of course, compared to these things, all Harry wants to do now is to meet his strong and close friend, and then complain about the bad things that happened to him recently!

...

On the steps outside.

Link was surprised to find that after Snape rang the viper-shaped doorbell, the entire Grimmauld 12 became lively.

I heard the roar of a man first, then the thumping thumping thumping sound of footsteps on the wooden steps, and then a strange clanking sound. Finally, the door opened and the face of Sirius Black appeared. In front of a few people.

The expression of Sirius at the moment looked very unpleasant, and when he discovered that the person who rang the doorbell was Snape, the unpleasantness immediately turned into a rage.

He lowered his voice and roared:

"Damn slug! It should have been mentioned in Dumbledore's letter to you who told you not to ring the doorbell? It's all over!"

"Oh, it seems to have been mentioned, but I forgot."

Snape said slowly, but he didn't apologize at all on his face. Instead, he seemed to have brought some schadenfreude.

Emily looked at Link suspiciously. She didn't understand why Sirius would have such a big reaction just by pressing the doorbell-even though the doorbell was indeed awkward.

The corner of Link's mouth raised, without explaining, just giving her a calm look.

And it was Sirius who finally found Link and Emily standing behind Snape. He frowned, as if he wanted to say something.

But at this moment, there was a hysterical scream in the hall behind him.

"Damn it! She was woken up by you!"

Sirius' face changed, and he rushed back to the house angrily.

Link and others looked at each other and followed in.

Although the summer sun outside is still bright, the light in the whole house is very dim. The lighting can only rely on the candlesticks in the corner, and even the air in the whole house is filled with a sweet smell of decay. People feel like this is an empty house that has been abandoned for a long time, and there may be disasters such as termite and mouse dens.

What was even more discomforting was that in the depths of the hall, which was covered by two velvet curtains, was constantly screaming and cursing women.

Sirius looked a little frustrated, so he rushed up and pulled the curtain down.

Hidden inside was a life-size portrait, and an old woman in a black hat was struggling and screaming inside, as if she was undergoing torture.

The old woman was drooling, her eyes rolled steadily, and the yellow skin on her face was taut from screaming.

Perhaps because the curtain was lifted, the volume of her screams became louder, causing other portraits in the hall to start screaming. The terrifying noise caused by this resonance is almost to the ears of people. To be deaf.

"Shut up all of me!"

Sirius flicked his wand angrily, and he shot the coma spells one after another precisely at the portraits in the hall, and the accompanying screams quickly died down.

Only the portrait of the old woman, that thing seems to have been given some protective charm, and fainting has no effect on it.

Snape, who was standing at the entrance of the hall, looked very happy.

He pointed to the portraits in the hall and introduced Link and Emily one by one:

"These are the ancestors of the Black family. For example, Mr. Sirius Black is the great-grandfather of the black dog, and this Arcturus is the uncle of the black dog.

Check this out! Phineas Nigelles Black, the great-great-grandfather of the Black Dog, once served as the headmaster of Hogwarts. Why is there a hole in his face? Oh! I guess it was because the black dog put on the fainting curse too hard just now, and damaged the portraits of his ancestors. Poor Phineas, unexpectedly has such an unfilial son.

and this……"

Snape kept introducing, a happy smile on his face.

At the same time, the meaningless screams of the portrait of the old woman in the deepest part of the hall began to become clear words.

I saw her shouting at Sirius with a hideous face:

"Prodigal son, the shame of the family, the evil seed I gave birth! Get out of here with your strange friends! How dare you defile the house of my ancestor—"

Hearing that Sirius was shaking with anger~lightnovelpub.net~ but Snape introduced with a smile:

"That is Sirius Black's mother, Walburga Black, a typical old-fashioned nobleman who advocates pure blood supremacy, and a firm supporter of Voldemort.

I had seen her in the early years, and she was still an elegant and noble woman. But now...

You have also seen that this poor woman was tortured madly by his prodigal son. "

"Sniff! No one will treat you as dumb if you don't speak!"

The frantic Sirius finally heard Snape's words, and roared angrily.

"And you!" After that, he looked at the portrait again, "Shut up, you terrible old witch, shut up!"

Sirius's command didn't have any effect. Hearing that the portrait of his mother made the call even louder.

But what is strange is that when Walburga Black in that portrait glanced at Link and Emily in the hall, he suddenly fell silent.