Chapter 199: Going to the Cave

The house elf was so excited to see the locket destroyed. He was too weak-kneed to stand up. There were a few words of thanks to Ivan in his mouth, but Sirius didn't give him enough time.

"Kreacher, take me to that cave." Sirius ordered, a flicker of determination on his face.

He intended to bring Regulus' body back.

He grabbed the house elf and wanted to disappear.

"Wait a minute, Sirius, we'll come with you." Harry hurriedly stopped him.

"No, you three stay here and wait for me." Sirius refused.

From Kreacher's narration, he knew the cave was very dangerous. There was evil magic left behind by Voldemort. He was going to find Regulus' body, and there was no need for the three children to risk coming.

"I know what you're thinking, but the three of us aren't children anymore." Harry looked at Sirius. "In the last two years, we've defeated Voldemort many times. If there's any danger in that cave, we can help too."

"Yes, let us come with you, Sirius." Harry had just finished his words, and Hermione continued, "After listening to Kreacher, no one can remain indifferent. We all want to do something for Regulus, even if it's just bringing his body back for a proper burial."

Hearing Hermione's words, Kreacher gave a loud duel.

Ivan easily saw from Sirius' face that he was really undecided. He knew Harry and Hermione would convince him. It was only a matter of time.

When it came to such adventures, Sirius was never a reasonable man.

Ivan didn't really think about going to the cave.

From the information known, the cave was very dangerous. There was a lot of Inferi and other evil dark magic left by Voldemort. Since the Slytherin locket had been destroyed, there was no point in going there.

Especially considering it was Christmas Day. This all seemed even more out of place.

But if Harry and Hermione were going to go, he had to follow them.

Hermione was right. After hearing Kreacher tell Regulus' story, no one could be indifferent. They had to do something in his honor.

Since they had to go, the best thing to do would be to go with Dumbledore, he just had to talk to him....

"Well, I can take all three of you." Sirius relaxed. He straightened up and continued. "We'd better hurry, I think..."

"I think we'd better inform Dumbledore about this." Suddenly, Ivan said, "If I'm not mistaken, Kreacher just said that Regulus was dragged into the lake by the Inferi. No one knows how many of those monsters are in that cave."

"The Inferi" Sirius, Harry and Hermione froze.

"To put it briefly, they are the corpses controlled by the Dark Arts. They have no life, no souls and no thoughts. They are practically fearless to all things except fire and light. If there are too many corpses in the cave, we won't be able to deal with them, let alone find Regulus' body." Ivan turned his head and said to the elf, "Kreacher, do you remember the number of dead bodies you saw at that time?"

"The great black lake, Kreacher saw the hands of the dead coming out of the whole lake." Just talking about it, Kreacher's big eyes were filled with fear.

"It looks like the body count is really big." Ivan looked at Sirius. "We must be careful, don't forget that, besides the Inferi, there must be other Voldemort magic."

"But Dumbledore is still at the Ministry of Magic. He is very busy. The Wizengamot now has the hearings on Peter Pettigrew's case. "Judging by his appearance, Sirius didn't seem to want to tell Dumbledore about this. He didn't want to waste his time.

He longed to go to the cave immediately and bring Regulus back.

As soon as he thought of his brother's body lying alone in the dark, dank cave, there was an unprecedented ache in Sirius' heart. "I don't care what the Inferi are; I don't want to waste any more time..."

"No, we have to tell Dumbledore, this is very important." Ivan insisted, waving the locket in his hand. "Dumbledore must also know about this locket."

Perhaps it was out of consideration for the safety of the three of them, Ivan, Harry and Hermione; perhaps Ivan saved him not long ago, perhaps....

No matter what it was, under Ivan's insistence, Sirius reluctantly went to inform Dumbledore.

He reported to the Ministry of Magic, Ivan and the others stood there waiting for news.

He planned to use this time to go down to see the Black family's library collection.

"Come this way, three little Masters!" Kreacher was much more enthusiastic than before, taking the lead in leading the way and introducing the history of each decoration.

The house elf knew a lot about the house.

He could tell exactly when and why each piece of ornament was placed, he could even clearly indicate the origin of each stone.

Entering the subway library, Ivan noticed the huge green tapestry on the central wall and the family crest on which the gold thread was sewn: a mountain symbol, two five-pointed stars and a short sword shield. On either side of the shield were two large dogs standing.

Ivan did not know the meaning of this coat of arms; his attention was focused entirely on the series of names at the top of the Black family tree.

Many of these names were repeated in the history of magic and were of extremely famous sorcerers.

One could see that the Black family's past was glorious and honorable.

Ivan was interested in comparing these names with the history of magic in his own mind.

Furthermore, he discovered that the Black family was related to almost all pure-blooded wizarding families, including many extinct wizarding families.

Even the families of the Four Founders of Hogwarts were linked to the Black family.

Looking at the names of these well-known and prominent wizards, and remembering the things they had done that affected the development of the magical world, Ivan could feel the depth of this history-filled family tree.

But the further he scrolled down, the less pleasant were the names he encountered.

For example, Kreacher's introduction of Phineas Nigellus' Kreacher, Sirius' great-grandfather, Ivan saw him in the Hogwarts portrait a few days ago. A wry, sarcastic fellow with a pointed beard, wearing the green and silver colors associated with Slytherin house.

Although Kreacher described him as a great man, all historians knew that this guy was probably the least popular Hogwarts headmaster in history.