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Leave. Sirius smiled bitterly and ran a hand through his long, unkempt hair. Because I hated the whole lot of them: my parents, with their pureblood mania, convinced that to be a Black made you practically royal. my idiot brother, soft enough to believe them. thats him. Sirius jabbed a finger at the very bottom of the tree, at the name REGULUS BLACK. A date of death (some fifteen years previously) followed the date of birth. He was younger than me, said Sirius, and a much better son, as I was constantly reminded. But he died, said Harry. Yeah, said Sirius. Stupid idiot. he joined the Death Eaters. Youre kidding. Come on, Harry, havent you seen enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were. said Sirius testily. Were - were your parents Death Eaters as well. No, no, but believe me, they thought Voldemort had the right idea, they were all for the purification of the Wizarding race, getting rid of Muggleborns and having purebloods in charge. They werent alone either, there were quite a few people, before Voldemort showed his true colors, who thought he had the right idea about things. They got cold feet when they saw what he was prepared to do to get power, though. But I bet my parents thought Regulus was a right little hero for joining up at first. Was he killed by an Auror. Harry asked tentatively. Oh no, said Sirius. No, he was murdered by Voldemort. Or on Voldemorts orders, more likely, I doubt Regulus was ever important enough to be killed by Voldemort in person. From what I found out after he died, he got in so far, then panicked about what he was being asked to do and tried to back out. Well, you dont just hand in your resignation to Voldemort. Its a lifetime of service or death. Lunch, said Mrs. Weasleys voice. She was holding her wand high in front of her, balancing a huge tray loaded with sandwiches and cake on its tip. She was very red in the face and still looked angry. The others moved over to her, eager for some food, but Harry remained with Sirius, who had bent closer to the tapestry. I havent looked at this for years. Theres Phineas Nigellus. my greatgreat-grandfather, see. Least popular headmaster Hogwarts ever had. and Araminta Meliflua. cousin of my mothers. tried to force through a Ministry Bill to make Muggle-hunting legal. and dear Aunt Elladora. she started the family tradition of beheading house-elves when they got too old to carry tea trays. of course, anytime the family produced someone halfway decent they were disowned. I see Tonks isnt on here. Maybe thats why Kreacher wont take orders from her - hes supposed to do whatever anyone in the family asks him. You and Tonks are related. Harry asked, surprised. Oh yeah, her mother, Andromeda, was my favorite cousin, said Sirius, examining the tapestry carefully. No, Andromedas not on here either, look - He pointed to another small round burn mark between two names, Bellatrix and Narcissa. Andromedas sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks, so - Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughed sourly. Harry, however, did not laugh; he was too busy staring at the names to the right of Andromedas burn mark. A double line of gold embroidery linked Narcissa Black with Lucius Malfoy, and a single vertical gold line from their names led to the name Draco. Youre related to the Malfoys. The pure-blood families are all interrelated, said Sirius. If youre only going to let your sons and daughters marry purebloods your choice is very limited, there are hardly any of us left. Molly and I are cousins by marriage and Arthurs something like my second cousin once removed. But theres no point looking for them on here - if ever a family was a bunch of blood traitors its the Weasleys. But Harry was now looking at the name to the left of Andromedas burn: Bellatrix Black, which was connected by a double line to Rodolphus Lestrange. Lestrange. Harry said aloud. The name had stirred something in his memory; he knew it from somewhere, but for a moment he couldnt think where, though it gave him an odd, creeping sensation in the pit of his stomach. Theyre in Azkaban, said Sirius shortly. Harry looked at him curiously. Bellatrix and her husband Rodolphus came in with Barty Crouch, Junior, said Sirius in the same brusque voice. Rodolphuss brother, Rabastan, was with them too. And Harry remembered: He had seen Bellatrix Lestrange inside Dumbledores Pensieve, the strange device in which thoughts and memories could be stored: a tall dark woman with heavy-lidded eyes, who had stood at her trial and proclaimed her continuing allegiance to Lord Voldemort, her pride that she had tried to find him after his downfall and her conviction that she would one day be rewarded for her loyalty. You never said she was your - Does it matter if shes my cousin. snapped Sirius. As far as Im concerned, theyre not my family. Shes certainly not my family. I havent seen her since I was your age, unless you count a glimpse of her coming in to Azkaban. Dyou think Im proud of having relatives like her. Sorry, said Harry quickly, I didnt mean - I was just surprised, Apex future martial arts drake scans all - It doesnt matter, dont apologize, Sirius mumbled at once. He turned away from the tapestry, his hands deep in his pockets. I dont like being back here, he said, staring across the drawing room. I never thought Id be stuck in this house again. Harry understood completely. He knew how he would feel if forced, when he was grown up and thought he was free of the place forever, to return and live at number four, Privet Drive. Its ideal for headquarters, of course, Sirius said. My father put every security measure known to Wizard-kind on it when he lived here. Its Unplottable, so Muggles could never come and call - as if theyd have wanted to - and now Dumbledores added his protection, youd be hard put to find a safer house anywhere. Dumbledores Secret-Keeper for the Order, you know - nobody can find headquarters unless he tells them personally where it is - that note Moody showed you last night, that was from Dumbledore. Sirius gave a short, barklike laugh. If my parents could see the use it was being put to now. well, my mothers portrait should give you some idea. He scowled for a moment, then sighed. I wouldnt mind if I could just get out occasionally and do something useful. Ive asked Dumbledore whether I can escort you to your hearing - as Snuffles, obviously - so I can give you a bit of moral support, what dyou think. Harry felt as though his stomach had sunk through the dusty carpet. He had not thought about the hearing once since dinner the previous evening; in the excitement of being back with the people he liked best, of hearing everything that was going on, it had completely flown his mind. At Siriuss words, however, the crushing sense of dread returned to him. He stared at Hermione and the Weasleys, all tucking into their sandwiches, and thought how he would feel if they went back to Hogwarts without him. Dont worry, Sirius said. Harry looked up and realized that Sirius had been watching him. Im sure theyre going to clear you, theres definitely something in the International Statute of Secrecy about being allowed to use magic to save your own life. But if they do expel me, said Harry, quietly, can I come back here and live with you. Sirius smiled sadly. Well see. Id feel a lot better about the hearing if I knew I didnt have to go back to the Dursleys, Harry pressed him. They must be bad if you prefer this place, said Sirius gloomily. Hurry up, you two, or there wont be any food left, Mrs. Weasley called. Sirius heaved another great sigh, cast a dark look at the tapestry, and he and Harry went to join the others. Harry tried his best not to think about the hearing while they emptied the glass cabinets that afternoon. Fortunately for him, it was a job that required a lot of concentration, as many of the objects in there seemed very reluctant to leave their dusty shelves. Sirius sustained a bad bite from a silver snuffbox; within seconds, his bitten hand had developed an unpleasant crusty covering like a tough brown glove. Its okay, he said, examining the hand with interest before tapping it lightly with his wand and restoring its skin to normal, must be Wartcap powder in there. He threw the box aside into the sack where they were depositing the debris from the cabinets; Harry saw George wrap his own hand carefully in a cloth moments later and sneak the box into his already doxy-filled pocket. They found an unpleasant-looking silver instrument, something like a many-legged pair of tweezers, which scuttled up Harrys arm like a spider when he picked it up, and attempted to puncture his skin; Sirius seized it and smashed it with a heavy rust game electric furnace zone entitled Natures Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy. There was a musical box that emitted a faintly sinister, tinkling tune when wound, and they all found themselves becoming curiously weak and sleepy until Ginny had the sense https://freestrategygames.cloud/rust-game/rust-game-entity-list-template.php slam the lid shut; click at this page a heavy locket that none of them could open, a number of ancient seals and, in a dusty box, an Order of Merlin, First Class, that had been awarded to Siriuss grandfather for Services to the Ministry. It means he gave them a load of gold, said Sirius contemptuously, throwing the medal into the rubbish sack. Several times, Kreacher sidled into the room and attempted to smuggle things away under his loincloth, muttering horrible curses every time they caught him at it. When Sirius wrested a large golden ring bearing the Black crest from his grip Kreacher actually burst into furious tears and left the room sobbing under his breath and calling Sirius names Harry had never heard before. It was my fathers, said Sirius, throwing the ring into the sack. Kreacher wasnt quite as devoted to him as to my mother, but I still caught him snogging a pair of my fathers old trousers last week. Mrs. Weasley kept them all working very hard over the next few days. The drawing room took three days to decontaminate; finally the only undesirable things left in it were the tapestry of the Black family tree, which resisted all their attempts to remove it from the wall, and the rattling writing desk; Moody had not dropped by headquarters yet, so they could not be sure what was inside it. They moved from the drawing room to a dining room on the ground floor where they found spiders large as saucers lurking in the dresser (Ron left the room hurriedly to make a cup of tea and did not return for an hour and a half). The china, which bore the Black crest and motto, was all thrown unceremoniously into a sack by Sirius, and the same fate met a set of old photographs in tarnished silver frames, all of whose occupants squealed shrilly as the glass covering them smashed. Snape might refer to their work as cleaning, but in Harrys opinion they were really waging war on the house, which was putting up a very good fight, aided and abetted by Kreacher. The house-elf kept appearing wherever they were congregated, his muttering becoming more and more offensive as he attempted to remove anything he could from the rubbish sacks. Sirius went as far as to threaten him with clothes, but Kreacher fixed him with a watery stare and said, Master must do as Master wishes, before turning away and muttering very loudly, but Master will not turn Kreacher away, no, because Kreacher knows what they are up to, oh yes, he is plotting click to see more the Dark Lord, yes, with these Mudbloods and traitors and scum. At which Sirius, ignoring Hermiones protests, seized Kreacher by the back of his loincloth and threw him bodily from the room. The doorbell rang several times a day, which was the cue for Siriuss mother to start shrieking again, and for Harry and the others to attempt to eavesdrop on the visitor, though they gleaned very little from the brief glimpses and snatches of conversation they were able to sneak before Mrs. Weasley recalled them to their tasks. Snape flitted in and out of the house several times more, though to Harrys relief they never came face-to-face; he also caught sight of his Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall, looking very odd in a Muggle dress and coat, though she also seemed too busy to linger. Sometimes, however, the visitors stayed to help; Tonks joined them for a memorable afternoon in which they found a murderous old ghoul lurking in an upstairs toilet, and Lupin, who was staying in the house with Sirius but who left it for long periods to do mysterious work for the Order, helped them repair a grandfather clock that had developed the unpleasant habit of shooting heavy bolts at passersby. Mundungus redeemed himself slightly in Mrs. Weasleys eyes by rescuing Ron from an ancient set of purple robes that had tried to strangle him when he removed them from their wardrobe. Despite the fact that he was still sleeping badly, still having dreams about corridors and locked doors that made his scar prickle, Harry was managing to have fun for the first time all summer. As long as he was busy he was happy; when the action abated, however, whenever he dropped his guard, or lay exhausted in bed watching blurred shadows move across the ceiling, the thought of the looming Ministry hearing returned to him. Fear jabbed at his insides like needles as he wondered what was going to happen to him if he was expelled. The idea was so terrible that he did not dare voice it aloud, not even to Ron and Hermione, who, though he often saw them whispering together and casting anxious looks in his direction, followed his lead in not mentioning it. Sometimes he could not prevent his imagination showing him a faceless Ministry official who was snapping his wand in two and ordering him back to the Dursleys. but he would not go. He was determined on that. He would come back here to Grimmauld Place and live with Sirius. He felt as though a brick had dropped into his stomach when Mrs. Weasley turned to him during dinner on Wednesday evening and said quietly, Ive ironed your best clothes for tomorrow morning, Harry, and I want you to wash your hair tonight too. A good first impression can work wonders. Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny all stopped talking and looked over at him. Harry nodded and tried to keep eating his chops, but his mouth had become so dry he could not chew. How am I getting there. he asked Mrs. Weasley, trying to sound unconcerned. Arthurs taking you to work with him, said Mrs. Weasley gently. Weasley smiled encouragingly at Harry across the table. You can wait in my office until its time for the hearing, he said. Harry looked over at Sirius, but before he could ask the question, Mrs. Weasley had answered it. Professor Dumbledore doesnt think its a good idea for Sirius to go with you, and I must say I - - think hes quite right, said Sirius through clenched teeth. Mrs. Check this out pursed her lips. When did Dumbledore tell you that. Apex future martial arts drake scans said, staring continue reading Sirius. He came last night, when you were in bed, said Mr. Weasley. Sirius stabbed moodily at a potato with his fork. Harry dropped his own eyes to his plate. The thought that Dumbledore had been in the house on the e v e o f h i s h e a r i n g a n d n for pc youtube n word t a s k e d t o s e e h i m m a d e h i m f e e li f t h a t w e r e p o s s i b l ee v e n w o r s e. H CHAPTER SEVEN THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC arry awoke at half-past five the next morning as abruptly and completely as if somebody had yelled in his ear. For a few moments he lay immobile as the prospect of the hearing filled every tiny particle of his brain, then, unable to bear it, he leapt out of bed and put on his glasses. Mrs. Weasley had laid out his freshly laundered jeans and T-shirt at the foot of his bed. Harry scrambled into them. The blank picture on the wall sniggered again. Ron was lying sprawled on his back with his mouth wide open, fast asleep. He did not stir as Harry crossed the room, stepped out onto the landing, and closed the door softly behind him. Trying not to think of the next time he would see Ron, when they might no longer be fellow students at Hogwarts, Harry walked quietly down the stairs, past the heads of Kreachers ancestors, and into the kitchen. He had expected it to be empty, but it was not. When he reached the door he heard the soft rumble of voices on the other side and when he pushed it open he saw Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Sirius, Lupin, and Tonks sitting there almost as though they were waiting for him. All were fully dressed except Mrs. Weasley, who was wearing a quilted, purple dressing gown. She leapt to her feet the moment he entered. Breakfast, she said as she pulled out her wand and hurried over to the fire. M-m-morning, Harry, yawned Tonks. Her hair was blonde and curly this morning. Sleep all right. Yeah, said Harry. Ive b-b-been up all night, she said, with another shuddering yawn. Come and sit down. She drew out a chair, knocking over the one beside it in the process. What do you want, Harry. Mrs. Weasley called. Porridge. Muffins. Kippers. Bacon and eggs. Toast. Just - just toast, thanks, said Harry. Lupin glanced at Harry, then said to Tonks, What were you saying about Scrimgeour. Oh. yeah. well, we need to be a bit more careful, hes been asking Kingsley and me funny questions. Harry felt vaguely grateful that he was not required to join in the conversation. His insides were squirming. Mrs. Weasley placed a couple of pieces of toast and marmalade in front of him; he tried to eat, but it was like chewing carpet. Mrs. Weasley sat down on his other side and started fussing with his T-shirt, tucking in the label and smoothing out creases across the shoulders. He wished she wouldnt. and Ill have to tell Dumbledore I cant do night duty tomorrow, Im just t-t-too tired, Tonks finished, yawning hugely again. Ill cover for you, said Mr. Weasley. Im okay, Ive got a report to finish anyway. Weasley was not wearing wizards robes but a pair of pin-striped trousers and an old bomber jacket. He turned from Tonks to Harry. How are you feeling. Harry xbox call for in one of order games duty. Itll all be over soon, Mr. Weasley said bracingly. In a few hours time youll be cleared. Harry said nothing. The hearings on my floor, in Amelia Boness office. Shes Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and shes the one wholl be questioning you. Amelia Bones is okay, Harry, said Tonks earnestly. Shes fair, shell hear you out. Harry nodded, still unable to think of savage game studios games to say. Dont lose your temper, said Sirius abruptly. Be polite and stick to the facts. Harry nodded again. The laws on your side, said Lupin quietly. Even underage wizards are allowed to use magic in life-threatening situations. Something very cold trickled down the back of Harrys neck; for a moment he thought someone was putting a Disillusionment Charm on him again, then he realized that Mrs. Weasley was attacking his hair with a wet comb. She pressed hard on the top of his head. Doesnt it ever lie flat. she said desperately. Harry shook his head. Weasley checked his watch and looked up at Harry. I think well go now, he said. Were a bit early, but I think youll be better off there than hanging around here. Okay, click here Harry automatically, dropping his toast and getting to his feet. Youll be all right, Harry, said Tonks, patting him on the arm. Good luck, said Lupin. Im sure it will be fine. And if its not, said Sirius grimly, Ill see to Amelia Bones for you. Harry smiled weakly. Mrs. Weasley hugged him. Weve all got our fingers crossed, she said. Right, said Harry. Well. see you later then. He followed Mr. Weasley upstairs and along the hall. He could hear Siriuss mother grunting in her sleep behind her curtains. Weasley unbolted the door and they stepped out into the cold, gray dawn. You dont normally walk to work, do you. Harry asked him, as they set off briskly around the square. No, I usually Apparate, said Mr. Weasley, but obviously you cant, and I think its best we arrive in a thoroughly non-magical fashion. makes a better impression, given what youre being disciplined for. Weasley kept his hand inside his jacket as they walked. Harry knew it was clenched around his wand. The run-down streets were almost deserted, but when they arrived at the miserable little Underground station they found it already full of early morning commuters. As ever when he found himself in close proximity to Muggles going about their daily business, Mr. Weasley was hard put to contain his enthusiasm. Simply fabulous, he whispered, indicating the automatic ticket machines. Wonderfully ingenious. Theyre out of order, said Harry, pointing at the sign. Yes, but even so. said Mr. Weasley, beaming fondly at them. They bought their tickets instead from a sleepy-looking guard (Harry handled the transaction, as Mr. Weasley was not very good with Muggle money) and five minutes later they were boarding an Underground train that rattled them off toward the center of London. Weasley kept anxiously checking and rechecking the Underground map above the windows. Four stops, Harry.
It ought to be the twenty-first. We must have reached the Ford by the twentieth. You have talked and reckoned more than is good for you, said Gandalf. How do the side and shoulder feel now. I dont know, Frodo answered. They dont feel at all: which is an improvement, but he made an effort I can move my arm again a little. Yes, it is coming back to life. It is not cold, he added, touching his left hand with his right. Good. said Gandalf. It is mending fast. You will soon be sound again. Elrond has cured you: he has tended you for days, ever since you were brought in. Days. said Frodo. Well, four nights and three days, to be exact. The Elves brought you from the Ford on the night of the twentieth, and that is where you lost count. We have been terribly anxious, and Sam has hardly left your side, day or night, except to run messages. Elrond is a master of healing, but the weapons of our Enemy are deadly. To tell you the truth, I had very little hope; for I suspected that there was some fragment of the blade still in the closed wound. But it could not be found until last night. Then Elrond removed a splinter. It was deeply buried, and it was working inwards. 222 T Pubg game background keren L ORD O F THE R INGS Frodo shuddered, remembering the cruel knife with notched blade that had vanished in Striders hands. Dont be alarmed. said Gandalf. It is gone now. It has been melted. And it seems that Hobbits fade very reluctantly. I have known strong warriors of the Big People who would quickly have been overcome by that splinter, which you bore for seventeen days. What would they have done to me. asked Frodo. What were the Riders trying to do. Pubg game background keren tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul-knife which remains in the wound. If they had succeeded, you would have become like they are, only weaker and under their command. You would have become a wraith under the dominion of the Dark Lord; and he would have tormented you for trying to keep his Ring, if any greater torment were possible than being robbed of it and seeing it on his hand. Thank goodness I did not realize the horrible danger. said Frodo faintly. I was mortally afraid, of course; but if I had known more, I should not have dared even to move. It is a marvel that I escaped. Yes, fortune or fate have helped you, said Gandalf, not to mention courage. For your heart was Pubg game background keren touched, and only your shoulder was pierced; and that was because you resisted to the last. But it was a terribly narrow shave, so to speak. You were in gravest peril while you wore the Ring, for then you were half in the wraith-world yourself, and they might have seized you. You could see them, and they could see you. I know, said Frodo. They were terrible to behold. But why could we all see their horses. Because they are real horses; just as the black robes are real robes please click for source they wear to give shape to their nothingness when they have dealings with the living. Then why do these black horses endure such riders. All other animals are terrified when they draw near, even the elf-horse of Glorfindel. The dogs howl and the geese scream at them. Because these horses are born and bred to the service of the Dark Lord in Mordor. Not all his servants and chattels are wraiths. There are orcs and trolls, there are wargs and werewolves; and there have been and still are many Men, warriors and kings, that walk alive under the Sun, and yet are under his sway. And their number is growing daily. What about Rivendell and the Elves. Is Rivendell safe. Yes, at present, until all else is conquered. The Elves may fear the Dark Lord, and they may fly before him, but never again will they listen to him or serve him. And here in Rivendell there live still some of his chief foes: the Elven-wise, lords of the Eldar from beyond the furthest seas. They do not fear the Ringwraiths, for those who M AN Y MEET INGS 223 have dwelt in the Blessed Realm live at once in both worlds, and against both the Seen and the Unseen they have great power. I thought that I saw a white figure that shone and did not grow dim like the others. Was that Glorfindel then. Yes, you saw him for a moment as he is upon the other side: one of the mighty of the Firstborn. He is an Elf-lord of a house of princes. Indeed there is a power in Rivendell to withstand the might of Mordor, for a while: and elsewhere other powers still dwell. There is power, too, of another kind in the Shire. But all such places will soon become islands under siege, if things go on as they are going. The Dark Lord is putting forth all his strength. Still, he said, standing suddenly up and sticking out his chin, while his beard went stiff and straight like bristling wire, we must keep up our courage. You will soon be well, if I do not talk you to death. You are in Rivendell, and you need not worry about anything for the present. I havent any courage to keep up, said Frodo, but I am not worried at the moment. Just give me news of my friends, and tell me the end of the affair at the Ford, as I keep on asking, and I shall be content for the Pubg game background keren. After that I shall have another sleep, I think; but I shant be able to close my eyes until you have finished the story for me. Gandalf moved his chair to the bedside and took a good look at Frodo. The colour had come back to his face, and his eyes were clear, and fully awake and aware. He was smiling, and there seemed to be little wrong with him.
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