"Merriam is pregnant? This is really good news. It's a pity that I didn't prepare a corresponding gift. You should have informed us earlier-" Hermione started talking immediately after hearing the news, but was quickly interrupted by Sirius.
"The gift you gave me last time I got married was already very precious, and everyone is very nervous at this time. There is no need to affect everyone because of my personal affairs."
"How can this be said to affect everyone?" Lane retorted. "In this tense situation, any good news will boost everyone's morale. And the birth of a new life is undoubtedly good news.
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"Okay, okay, you are right after all. I will tell Remus and the others after a while. But to be honest, Kreacher has been around Meliam all day long, and now she is being taken care of.
Very good." Sirius waved his hand helplessly. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. What are you doing all the way to London today to find me?"
"Don't worry, we didn't come to you today because of lack of manpower." Ryan waved his hand to indicate that he didn't intend to drag him to the battlefield and ask him to act with him. At least they didn't have such a plan before they came, let alone
Now Sirius needs time to spend with his pregnant wife. "In fact, our planning manpower is absolutely sufficient now, but we are missing some key intelligence."
"Information?" Sirius asked, and his face became much calmer afterwards. "If it is information that I know, I promise to tell you all and never hide anything."
"That's good." Ryan showed a smile. "Actually, we now have enough manpower to carry out the next goal, but now we need to know the locations of the manors and farms of the pure-blood families who side with the mysterious man.
"
"What do you want this information for?" Sirius asked with some surprise. "As far as I know, those Death Eaters are either following Voldemort every day or working in the Ministry of Magic. They don't usually live in their own homes.
At home."
"You don't need to worry about this." Hermione said. After Ryan told him what he wanted to do here to find Sirius, she was smart and immediately guessed what Ryan wanted to do next, so she helped to persuade him.
He said, "Don't worry, we are not Death Eaters who are inhumane. We will not harm innocent people, even if they are related to Death Eaters."
"If that's the case, then I will believe you once." After finishing speaking, Sirius walked up the stairs. After a few dozen seconds, he walked down with a thick book covered in green leather and covered with hot silver patterns.
"If you need to know the locations of British wizards' estates, farms and mines, then this book is your only choice."
After speaking, Sirius came to the table and put the book on the table. Only then did Ryan realize that the silver patterns on the cover were not all patterns. In the center of the cover, those patterns formed some letters. But these letters
The spelled out words are not common English, but ancient Latin.
"The Holy Family, 1936 edition." Hermione read out the text on the cover in a low voice, and then asked, "Is this book some kind of magic book? Isn't it one of those books that requires pure blood to be opened?"
"Of course not." Sirius laughed immediately. "It is good to be cautious, but there is no need to be overly cautious. This is just an ordinary book. It is no different from the textbooks you usually go to school. To be precise, this
This book is actually very similar to the telephone yellow pages used by Muggles, which are used to contact pureblood families."
"Do you still know about the telephone yellow pages?" Hermione felt a little unbelievable. "I have always thought that wizards basically don't care about the lives of Muggles. Judging from what I have encountered before, even Muggle wizards in the UK can't believe it."
After living in the wizarding world for a long time, you will gradually lose touch with the Muggle world and slowly fall behind the times."
"Maybe others are like this, but not me." Sirius shrugged, "If it weren't for this damn war, for the safety of my wife and future children, I would have to live in this old and dilapidated house.
Here. I have long rented a house in a Muggle community outside. At least there is plenty of sunshine, a beautiful small garden, and there is a TV to watch when I get home."
Ryan was not surprised that Sirius said this. When he was young, Sirius deliberately wanted to get closer to the world of ordinary people out of rebellion against his family. He even filled his house with various posters from that year and bought
I bought a motorcycle and raced it on the street. In this subtle situation, something slowly turned into a real hobby.
While thinking about these things, Ryan opened the "Holy Family" in front of him. This book lists more than 70 wizarding families according to the first letter of their surnames, basically covering all the families with some history in the British magical world. About
After looking through the catalog, Ryan was sure that at least the families of the pure-blood wizards he met in school were recorded here.
Ryan found the Potter family and the Weasley family inside, but these two families did not seem to be focused on by the editor. Of course, it may be because these two families have nothing to say in terms of power and money. For example,
The Weasley family only recorded that they had a large but barren wasteland. The Potter family later stated that the head of the family, Henry Potter, was a retired person from the Wizengamot, and because he stood on the Ma
Gua's position conflicted with the previous Minister of Magic.
"Um, Sirius." After briefly reading the book, Ryan asked Sirius, who was discussing the recent trends in the Muggle world with Hermione. "Are the things recorded in this book still valid? My
I mean, after all, this thing was recorded more than 60 years ago, will there be any changes in such a long time?"
"There will be some changes." After hearing Ryan's inquiry, Sirius stopped chatting with Hermione and turned around. "Some of the mines may have changed, but the residences and plantations will not change."
Seeing that Ryan and Hermione were attracted by these words, Sirius cleared his throat slightly and said, "Sixty years is enough time for some mines that mine magic metals or magic gems to completely dry up, so naturally
They will be moved. But the houses and plantations will not."
After Sirius explained in detail, "As for a magic plantation, there must be enough magic power to provide those magic plants with everything necessary for their growth, and at the same time, it must also meet some harsh natural requirements, and such a place always
Limited. For many wizard families, the number of magic plantations they own is directly related to whether they are powerful. So it is impossible to abandon them."
"As for the residence, I think you have seen it." Sirius smiled bitterly and spread his hands. "For example, the magic on the building we are in now is accumulated over several generations. Even Voldemort cannot do it in a short time.
Break through the magic defense here within time. The same goes for other pure-blood family mansions. This is our last fortress and trump card."
"So compared to the plantation, the ancestral home is the place that pure-blood families really cannot give up. Once they give up their ancestral home, they are equivalent to self-exile from the circle of pure-blood families. So the things in this book
If the pure-blood family has not disappeared completely, their current ancestral home should be at the same place in the past."
"Sirius, why do most of the families in this book not hide their home addresses?" Hermione asked curiously after opening the book and reading a few pages. "I thought all ancestral homes were the same as this one.
"
"No, it's definitely not the same." Sirius showed a sarcastic smile. "Under normal circumstances, people like my grandfather who always feel that others are trying to harm him are an absolute minority. Normal wizards will not treat their own
The ancestral home is hidden. Some families even welcome those who are useful to them to visit them and are willing to show off their family. The most famous one is the Malfoy Manor."
"That would be great." Hermione said and closed the book. "Can we make a copy of this book? Because for us, the next step of action must require this information."
"If you need it, this book can be given to you directly." Sirius looked very generous. "Anyway, this thing is of no use to me. It would be great if it could be useful in your hands.