[HP] His little devil

This isn't the first time the Dark Lord has needed a house-elf.The last time he took Kreacher away, he carefully questioned Kreacher's "loyalty".This time he wrote a letter, he may have decided to ask it to do something.

Regulus thought of the meeting with Dumbledore not long ago, and thought that the things promised in the meeting would soon make progress, instead of feeling panicked, he became more cheerful.

In short, no matter what the Dark Lord wants to do this time, it has to be during the Christmas vacation. He is now at Hogwarts, and the letter can be received, so it is impossible to do things immediately.

The first priority was to arrange Helena's birthday.

With a gentle expression, Regulus took out the mail-order brochure from the drawer, and carefully selected the birthday present for Helena.

On the night of Helena's birthday, Regulus brought her to his bedroom.

Helena was no stranger to the prefect's dormitory, but she still couldn't keep her composure when she walked in.

She looked at the bedroom full of Regulus' cleanliness with fever on her cheeks, sat on the sofa and held her face.

"It's hot?" Regulus stood sideways by the table, as if he was looking for something. The question he asked seemed to be very casual, but it made Helena even more ashamed.

"No." She muttered, and felt that such an answer was asking for death, so she changed the phrase, "Ah, I mean, it's not hot outside, but I don't know why, but I always feel that your bedroom is very hot .”

Hearing the words, Regulus turned his head slowly, his good-looking eyebrows were slightly bent, and there was a gentle and shallow smile hanging on his handsome cheek.

Helena felt that he had seen through her thoughts, and she choked for a long time before she said: "Well, the truth is, although I have been here many times, there are still some..."

Before she finished speaking, Regulus walked up to her and bent down, looked at her thoughtfully and said, "A little shy?"

Such a close look at each other made Helena blush even more. She pretended to be calm and said, "Yes, probably..."

Regulus frowned slightly, seemingly distressed, and said, "This is not acceptable, Helena."

Helena froze for a moment: "Huh?"

Regulus raised his hand and gently pulled down the hand holding her face, looked at her face as red as an apple and whispered: "You can't always be so shy, we will get married after graduation, and we will be married every day We will all live together, sleep together, and wake up together, if you are always so shy, I will be very distressed." Lu Dun, as if sighing, "Of course, apart from distress, I will probably also enjoy it. You are always shy with me, which means you have always loved me."

If you love him, you must love him, but Helena still can't bear it when he says it so bluntly.

Today's Regulus gave her a very different feeling, is it because they have grown up?Regardless of his height or appearance, he could not be said to be a boy anymore. He straightened up slowly, and Helena raised her head in his direction, observing him while holding her breath, and saw him placing the jewelry box in the other hand on the in front of her.

"This is a birthday present for you." Regulus stood upright while Helena was sitting. She thought she would be looked down upon by him all the time, but in the next second he knelt down on her before.

Helena looked at him in astonishment: "You are..."

She reached out to help him up, but he refused.

"You should know what I'm going to do." Regulus lowered his eyes and slowly opened the jewelry box in his hand. A very beautiful ruby ​​ring lay quietly in the box, shining charmingly on the black velvet lining. of light.

Helena was stunned: "This is a ring."

Regulus nodded and said: "I wanted to give you a ring for engagement, although you accepted the ring in the end, but rejected the engagement." His tone was gentle and low, "I have been thinking about how to wear the engagement ring again. In your hands, today is the most suitable opportunity I can think of."

He raised his eyes to meet Helena's green eyes: "Would you like to wear it?"

How could Helena refuse?She was a little speechless, and her heart was in a mess. In order to avoid misunderstanding and make him think that she was unwilling, she handed him her hand with some urgency.

"Put it on for me." Helena said loudly.

Regulus hooked the corners of his mouth, and stared at Helena with gray eyes, and put the ring on her hand very quickly.

"In this way, I have two rings." Helena avoided his sight as if evading, and stared down at her hand wearing the ring.

Regulus raised his hand to gently stroke her thick and bright red hair, inserted his fingers into her hair, and combed her hair ambiguously and patiently.

"When we get married, I will put another ring on you."

After he finished speaking in a low voice, he quickly approached her cheek and kissed her side face lightly.

Helena blinked quickly and didn't have a chance to say anything else.

After their birthday, Helena and Regulus had the most loving and carefree months they had ever known.

When Regulus' birthday was approaching, he suddenly became busy. She wanted to give him a good birthday, but he refused because he didn't have time.

He wasn't busy with the Quidditch match, nor was he busy with the seventh-grade Ultimate Wizarding Exam, but he couldn't find anyone. Several times Helena saw him come out of the principal's office in a hurry, and she wanted to go up to him. I asked him what he was doing in the principal's office, but he disappeared just after turning a corner.

Christmas was filled with worries, and the holidays were approaching. Helena wanted to go home, but Regulus, who hadn't taken the initiative to meet her for a long time, found her.

She was in the library at the time, discussing with Evelyn Maggie where to go to play after the holidays. They will be in seventh grade next year, and they will be preparing for the most rigorous final wizard exam, so there is no time for fun.

While discussing, Regulus appeared, and as soon as he appeared, Evelyn and Maggie shut up, smiled secretively and said: "We won't disturb your conversation, we can talk in the dormitory at night. "

Helena somewhat resented Regulus' recent indifference, she kept her face sullen and did not speak, just staring at him.

In the past few months, Regulus seemed to have matured a lot. If he wasn't still wearing a school robe, Helena would have thought she had met some serious professor.

"Is there anything you want from me?" Helena asked in a not very gentle tone.

Regulus sat beside her, observed her expression, and said softly, "Are you angry?"

Helena held her breath: "I'm not angry, why do you say that."

Regulus looked at her for a while and said, "I've been neglecting you recently, I'm sorry, don't be angry, okay?"

Helena really couldn't get angry with him, as soon as he spoke soft words, she gave in.

"What have you been up to lately?" She frowned. "I can't see you all the time. It's hard to find anyone except during class. I'm a little worried about you."

Regulus said softly, "Don't worry. I'm here this time to tell you something."

Helena asked puzzled, "What?"

Regulus looked directly into her eyes, and said word by word, "I hope you stay in school for Christmas."

Helena asked in surprise: "Why?" She thought for a while and said, "Is it you who want to stay in school? If that's the case...then I can stay too." She blushed and said by the way Forget about the date with Evelyn Marche.

But Regulus' answer disappointed her.

"I won't stay in school." He lowered his voice, "I have important things to do during the Christmas break, and I hope you stay at Hogwarts during this time."

"Why?" Helena blurted out, "Why should I stay at school? Can't I be with you?"

Regulus looked into her eyes and said seriously: "No. You must stay in school." He raised his hand and caressed her cheek, "Because this is the safest place in the entire wizarding world, and only when you are here can the I take care of those things.”

Helena is not stupid, she immediately understood what he was going to do.

She grabbed his hand nervously, pursed her lips and said, "I can help you, I won't make trouble for you, let me be with you."

Regulus rarely said forcefully: "No." He stared into her eyes, and said in an uncompromising tone, "Even if you are angry and blame me, I will not let you participate. Stay at school, don't Let me worry, listen."

Helena didn't want to listen.

She didn't want to be alone at school and put him in danger by himself.

But she still couldn't refuse Regulus in the end.

Christmas is coming soon, and Helena watched Regulus leave school. Before he left, the look in his eyes was very gentle and loving, but it made Helena feel that the danger was getting closer.

It is really safe for her to stay in school, and she can spend Christmas with the principal, professor and other students who stayed in school.

The Christmas dinner at Hogwarts was very lively, and there were a lot of delicious food. Everyone had a great time, except for Helena who was worried.

Dumbledore sat in the headmaster's seat, and when Helena looked over, he gave her a reassuring smile.

Helena was stunned, surprised that the headmaster would give her a signal, but after thinking about how many times Regulus went to the headmaster's office before the holiday, he could understand why.

Grimmauld Square NO.12.

Kreacher has been taken for a long time.

Regulus was sitting on a chair. There were no candles in the room, and it could only be illuminated by the meager moonlight.

He mused over it, pondering the depth of the Dark Lord's words at the "party" on Christmas Eve.

He said he had conquered death... defeated death.A powerful and extreme dark wizard, what did he mean by defeating death?

Regardless of the deeper meaning, Regulus thought, he could always understand the literal meaning.

he will not die.

The Dark Lord never truly dies.

This realization made Regulus' fists clenched with sweat.When the hour hand of the wall clock pointed to twelve, Regulus spoke hoarsely, calling Kreacher in the dark room.

"Kreacher, come back."

no respond.

Regulus calmly called again: "Kreacher, come back, come home."

For house-elves, the highest law is the command of their master.

Regulus kept telling Kreacher to come back, and Kreacher finally returned here after a while.

It fell limply to the floor, seemingly dying.

Regulus stepped forward quickly, waved his wand and recited a healing spell that was effective for house-elves. The lengthy spell flowed slowly from his mouth, and Kreacher's weak and trembling body gradually stabilized.

Near one o'clock, Kreacher finally regained consciousness and was able to talk to Regulus.

Regulus simply sat on the ground, and whispered beside Kreacher, "What did he ask you to do, Kreacher."

Kreacher blinked his big eyes, reached out and tugged the tea towel belonging to the Black family on his body, and when he spoke, his hoarse voice seemed to come from the dark underwater.

It seemed to have returned to where it was before, and its big eyes were full of fear.

"... Kreacher was taken to a cave." Kreacher said slowly with a hoarse voice, "There is a dark lake in the cave, and there is a boat on the lake. The scary green, small, enchanted, carried Kreacher Che went with him to the island in the middle of the lake."

Regulus closed his eyes and asked softly, "What's on the island?"

Kreacher said tremblingly, "There's a waterbasin full of potions on the island... The Dark Lord told Kreacher to drink it..."

Regulus frowned lightly, and he stroked Kreacher's trembling body, soothing it gently.

"Did you drink?" he asked.

Kreacher hoarsely said: "Yes... Kreacher drank it! Kreacher couldn't refuse the Dark Lord! Kreacher drank them all! Kreacher's body seemed to be on fire, and after drinking it, he saw a very Terrible thing!" It trembled further away," Kreacher cried out the name of Master Regulus, hoping that Master Regulus could save Kreacher. The Dark Lord looked at Kreacher and just laughed. He made Kreacher drink After running out of potions, a locket was placed in the empty basin, and he filled it with more potions..."

Regulus' gray eyes were full of haze: "And then?"

Kreacher cried: "Then the Dark Lord rowed the boat away! He left Kreacher alone on the island! Kreacher was burning to death and needed water. Kreacher slowly crawled to the edge of the island, from the black lake While drinking water, Kreacher saw many hands, the hands of dead people, they stretched out from the water, pulling Kreacher underwater..." At this point, Kreacher stopped crying and looked at Regulus with emotion, "Before Kreacher was pulled down, he heard the call of Master Regulus. Kreacher is the elf of Master Regulus, and he could not disobey Master Regulus' order, so Kreacher came back! Kreacher used the wizard Unknown magic! Returned from the place where you can't apparate!"

Regulus had already understood this matter very clearly.

He slowly leaned back on the chair leg behind him, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "Take me to that place, Kreacher."

He stood up and seemed to want to let it go, but soon he gave up.

He remembered the prophecy that Helena had seen in the teacup, and that scene subtly coincided with Kreacher's description.

He had seen similar scenes himself.

He felt a little headache, paced back and forth in the room for a long time, stopped and said: "Forget it, go and have a good rest, Kreacher, you can't tell anyone about the things you told me today, even my parents." No, do you understand? This is the master's order."

Kreacher got up slowly, bowed humbly and saluted: "Kreacher will definitely keep the secret, sacrifice and pay for Master Regulus, this is Kreacher's honor."

Regulus walked up to Kreacher, checked his body again, and let him leave.

Kreacher was moved to tears, reluctantly snapped his fingers and disappeared.

Regulus stood in place, looked at the lake left by Kreacher on the ground, squatted down, wiped it with his fingers, and murmured: "The locket...what could it be...whose pendant is it? Box? Defeated death... how will wizards defeat death."

If you want to find the answer to all this, you must go to that cave.

But it is definitely not now, nor can it be a person in the past.

He had to keep himself safe while doing it all, after all he still had his girl at Hogwarts waiting for him to return safely.

Thinking of this, Regulus stood up, walked to the desk, took out a piece of parchment, and began to write a letter.

The letter began: Dear Headmaster Dumbledore...