Chapter 600: The Secret of Cutting-Edge Black Magic

As one of the oldest families in the wizarding world, the Black family does have a lot of books, which have been accumulated from generation to generation.

And there are rumors that when Phineas Black was the headmaster of Hogwarts, many precious books in the school library were lost, and it is very likely that he took them away and placed them in the Black family.

But Phineas himself did not admit that he had done such a thing, and he had a lot of verbal battles with other portraits for this.

Of course, these were all hundreds of years ago, and there was no way to check whether they were true or false.

Under the leadership of the house elf Kreacher, the two walked through the hallway and kitchen and headed towards the basement behind the storage cabinet.

On the way, they also met the trio who were discussing holiday homework and Lupin. They were also very interested in the Black family's library and wanted to come and see it together.

Sirius naturally agreed. Although Kreacher was reluctant for Hermione, a Muggle-born wizard, to set foot in the most important place of the Black family, Sirius and Kyle both nodded, so he could only mutter and continue to lead the way reluctantly.

The group came to the dark and damp basement, and then Kreacher fiddled with the fireplace for a while, and the moldy cabinet in the corner immediately popped open to both sides, revealing a wide passage behind.

As they walked in, the torches on both sides of the passage lit up at the same time.

"It's incredible, I didn't expect there was such a hidden place here." Harry couldn't help but say, "It feels like an adventure."

"This is normal." Ron said, "After all, the Black family has a history of hundreds of years."

The corridor was not long, and soon they came to a large room.

Unlike the basement, not only can there be no smell of mold here, there is not even dust.

The bright sunlight poured in through the magic window, illuminating the room, and they could clearly see the nearly 100 bookshelves inside, which were filled with various books.

Although it is not as spectacular as the school library, this is in a person's home after all, and this number is already remarkable.

"Oh my God!" Hermione exclaimed subconsciously, "You actually built a library at home!"

"This is amazing." Lupin couldn't help but say: "Sirius, why didn't you tell me there was a library here before."

He had lived here for a long time before, but he had never heard Sirius mention it.

Sirius' face blushed slightly, because he didn't know there was such a place at home.

Since he was sixteen, he moved out of this house and didn't come back until recently.

As for before the age of sixteen.

Who would read books when going home during the holidays... Maybe someone would, but that person is definitely not him.

But when facing Lupin and Harry, he couldn't say such words, he could only stammer:

"Well, I forgot, you know, I have been in Azkaban for twelve years, and I can't remember many things."

"No wonder." Lupin said.

He didn't doubt it, because staying with Dementors for a long time can indeed make people forget many things.

Hermione couldn't help but take a step forward.

Seeing this scene, Kreacher almost jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"Get your feet off the floor, you..."

"Kreacher, can you do me a favor?" Before he finished speaking, Kyle's voice came from the side.

Kreacher's attitude changed instantly, and he said respectfully: "I am happy to serve you, Master Kyle."

"How about helping me find a few books?" Kyle asked, "I think you should be very familiar with this place."

"Kreacher knows where every book here is." The elf patted his chest and assured.

"That's good." Kyle looked back and found that no one else was paying attention to this side, then he bent down and whispered something in the ear of the house elf.

Then he asked: "Are these books available?"

"Yes." Kreacher nodded and immediately ran to the farthest bookshelf.

As soon as he left, Hermione, who was frightened before, also walked into the library with the company of Lupin.

She came to the nearest bookshelf and flipped through the books on it with interest.

Unlike the school library, the books here were obviously not screened.

Some books in the school's restricted area that must be signed by professors before they can be borrowed are placed on the bookshelf here, and she can take them down at will.

For a moment, Hermione's face was flushed with excitement, and she looked like a Niffler who had strayed into the vault of Gringotts.

After a while, Kreacher came back.

After seeing a werewolf and a Muggle wizard break into the library, he was about to get angry and drive the two out.

But he was stopped by Sirius the next second.

"I allowed it, Kreacher." He said, "Don't disturb them, this is an order!"

Helplessly, Kreacher could only bow reluctantly and then agreed.

He did not look at Lupin and Hermione again, but came to Kyle and handed over a thick stack of books in his hand like a treasure.

"Thank you, Kreacher." Kyle took the book and said.

"It's Kreacher's honor." The elf said, "If Master Kell needs anything else, you can tell Kreacher."

"Not for the time being." Kyle said.

Kreacher brought him five books in total, and Kyle put them on a table next to him and flipped through them.

The top book had a drawing of a wand with distinct joints.

"The Secret of the Wand"

Further down,

"Broken Wand: Is it a Constraint or an Aid"

The two books after that were also related to the wand.

This surprise interrogation by the Ministry of Magic was also a reminder for Kyle. For the sake of caution, he wanted to know what kind of magic Diana had used before, which could eliminate the pre-flashback curse.

However, Diana returned to the Department of Mysteries later, and she definitely couldn't teach him in a short time, so Kyle wanted to see if there was any in the book.

He just told Kreacher that he needed books about wands, and then Kreacher brought them to him.

But there was no rush, and the Ministry of Magic would not bother him again in a short time. After flipping through them for a while, Kyle put them aside and picked up the bottom, which was also the last one.

This was a book with a brown cover, surrounded by a circle of purple lines, but it had faded. Its name was written in the middle.

"Advanced Dark Magic Revealed"

Kyle only took a look at it, and immediately covered it with another book, taking a few deep breaths.

He had thought before that this book, which was originally in the library and later taken away by Dumbledore, might also be found elsewhere.

Nico might have it in the library in Paris, but there were also magical restrictions there, and he couldn't take down some books about dark magic.

Kyle originally planned to ask Nico after a while, but when Mr. Weasley invited him to No. 12 Grimmauld Place, he suddenly thought of a question.

As a pure-blood family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, the family must have collected a few books related to dark magic.

So he just asked with a try-it-out mentality, but he didn't expect that there were really books here.

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