Meet cute
04/07/1996 (12:45 AM)
Harry, Ron and Hermione have decided to meet at night at Grimmauld place to check the tapestery and see from there what to do. The plan was simple, Harry will call for Kreacher (as confirmed in Dumbledore's office, Kreacher now belongs to Harry along with Number 12 Grimmauld Place) and after satisfying that the headquaters is empty, he will ask him to apparate Harry there and also bring his friends from there respective home as quitely as possible.
His arrival at the Dursely has been lackluster this year, apparently after the talking to recieved from Mad eye, Tonks and Lupin, the Dursleys have decided to ignore his existence as if he was'nt even there. Which was totally ok for him, he was still in his meloncholic despondent state where life seems to be passing by for him as if he were just an outside observer and not in his body at all.
He also has decided that he will try to prepare for the upcoming war this summer by reading and getting as much knowledge from the the library there so as to not be a sitting duck when Voldemort decides to have one to one interaction with him. So he will be making frequent nightly visits there and take use of most resources to help in this war, now that Dumbledore has disclosed the prophecy to him. He will work to atleast have a fighting chance, if only either him or voldemort can survive while the other will die at the hands of the other.
"Kreacher" Harry whispered. Hopping to keep his emotions in control, after seeing the elf who has lied to his face and ultimately played his role in Sirius's death.
The old elf appeared. "The halfblood Master called for Kreacher"
"Kreacher is anyone present at 12 Grimmauld right now?"
"My mistress's place is free of all the filth that blood traitor son of hers has brought in" Kreacher croaks. Smartly not telling the halfblood master about his young master Regulus.
"Kreacher take me to Grimmauld place and do not tell anyone about it then also bring Ron Weasely and Hermione Granger there as quitely as you can". Hermione has told him to give clear instructions to Kreacher so that he cannot manipulate any loopholes like the last time. "Kreacher you are not to inform directly or indirectly, to anyone about our presence there or whatever we do there, you are not even allowed at hinting about it. Am i understood?"
"Yes master" Kreacher answers, thinking about his master Regulus and what will happen if halfblood master finds him there.
Harry arrives there and then orders Krecher to go straight bring Ron and Hermione here.
"Kreacher you will stay here with us, infront of us and do not make any unnecessary noice" He orders the elf after his friends arrive. Kreacher bows after giving him a sneer.
They move to the tapestry room, there on the tapestry, Sirius's name is flickering in and out of the tapestry under his scorched face and his date of death is still blank. This proves that there logic was right about the veil.
"Sirius is alive" Harry wispers, not believing what he is seeing.
Silent tears fall from his face, knowing that despite the proof there is almost little to no chance to bring him back.
"Harry, we will read more about and try to..." Hermione stops mid sentence and gasps, eyes bulging at something on the tapestry.
Harry and Ron follow her line of sight to check, what has her so out of breath, Kreacher bounces on his feet on the sides appearing restless for some reason.
There on the tapestry, under the name of Sirius's brother,
REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK
DOB- 25/06/1961 : DOD- 24/06/1979
Date of Revival - 25/06/1996.
Harry cannot believe his eyes, what is meant by date of revival and he is sure that this was not there when Sirius was telling him about his family and his brother.
"Kreacher, is Regulus alive?" Ron asks Kreacher, not believing his own words.
"Kreacher does not answers to blood traitors."
"Harry ask him" Ron says.
"Kreacher tell everything you know about Regulus's apparent revival". Harry orders the elf. The old elf appears to be in some sort of dilema. He does not answers.
"Harry stop him, he is hurting himself" Hermione says, seeing as Kreacher starts banging his head.
"Kreacher stop, Why are you not answering me, why cannot you answer" He asks seeing that the old elf not willing to answer his question.
"Kreacher has been forbidden to tell" The elf says.
"By whom"
Kreacher glares at him and after some deliberation says "Young master Regulus".
"Where is he?"
"In his room" They immediately adopt a more defencive stance knowing someone else is present at the house.
"Kreacher, I asked you if there was anyone at Grimmauld placebefore coming here, why did you lie?."
"Kreacher did not lie. Kreacher told the truth, there was no filth in my mistress's house, only my young master Regulus"
Harry exhales slowly, confusion swirling in his mind, bringing a headache.
"Blimey, so there is a death eater in the Order headquarters right now, thats what we needed." Ron whispers bewildered.
"Ex Death Eater" Answers a smooth voice, startling them all.
There at the door stands a teenager looking distinctively related to the Sirius at sixteen Harry had seen in Snape's memories during his last year occlumeny lessons.
"Expelliarmus" Harry catches Black's wand in his hand.
They raise there wand at him. He raises his hand in surrender gesture.
"Regulus Black?" Hermione asks.
Just what he needed in his terrifyingly adventourous life. If anyone has to come back, why could it not have been his godfather!!!
Kreacher informs him that Potter jr. is calling him, before going to him. Regulus checks the time thinking what in the name of merlin does the boy needs in the middle of the night, thinking he must be like his father, arrogant and conceited, not at all having any concerns about anyone but themself.
He remains on alert, paying attention to all sounds in the house. Then he hears a tale tell sound of apparition, knowing that if it was just kreacher, he will have apparated directly in Regulus's room and informed him about what happenend, that means there is someone else, then there is a second sound of apparition.
He decides to disillusion himself and go check what is happening, because he got a feeling that something is wrong for order members to make suspicious actions in the night.
There in tapestry room are two boys and a girl around his physical age, looking at the tapestry at Sirius's flickering name and then at his own name, they ask Kreacher about him.
The boys with glasses is apparently Harry Potter and the red head must be his friend Ron weasley (as per daily prophet of year 1992, where it was mentioned about his family's visit to egypt and that the youngest son was in school with Harry Potter) and the girl must be Hermione Granger.
They raise there wand at him but he does not wants to fight with these teenagers who are here clearly hear for something related to Sirius's death and also if he wants to end the terror of Lord Evil bully, he might as well ally himself with with the person who sipposedly vanquished him at age one, and who has also seen rebirth of Voldemort and was there in the department of mystery where Voldemort was last seen by the ministery workers. He knows knowledge is power and for that he has to appear as non threatening as possible. He raises his hand in surrender.
The girls calls his name. He nods his head in acknowledgement. "Miss Granger...?"
"How do you know her name" The red hed Weasley charges towards him, face starting to redden with his anger.
He raises his an eyebrow at him. "I am doing just that, gathering information since I came back, you were mentioned there quite a few times miss Granger in the Daily Prophet"
"Information about what?" asks Potter, his bright green eyes swirling with one too many emotions.
He shrugs "About everything and nothing, since my death".
"How are you alive?" Granger asks.
"Might have uses some pretty dark magic" Mutters the red head.
The three of them appear to be hostile and defensive, fearing him to be some Dark evil wizard. He has to do something to gain there trust.
"Do anyone of you know about Magic Oaths?"
"Listen, we are not in the mood ..." Weasley says.
He interrupts "Just answer"
"Magical oath are performed by magical beings, are a sort of magical contract, if broken they lead to loosing one's magic" Answers Granger who appears to be the brains of the group.
"Right. Now you want answers from me but when I tell you, I am pretty sure none of you will believe me, so I will make a magical oath with you three to tell the truth and in exchange you have to promise me not to disclose whatever you have learned today to anyone"
The three of them seems to be having silent conversation, keeping an eye on him and wands raised and discussing whether or not the deal appears genuine.
The girl seems to be ready while the other two appear to be reluctant.
"We cannot promise to not to tell about your presence to anyone" Weasley says. He is strategically smart, Regulus has to give him that. Clever by keeping an out in case Regulus appears to be their enemy.
"Okay tell them about my presence if you want, but you cannot tell them about anything I disclose to you under the Oath without my express permission." He reluctantly agrees, Knowing he has to budge up initially for them to agree.
After that they reluctantly agree and he makes an oath with each one of them to tell them truth and only truth in the next hour.
"Now can we sit down and talk. I promise not to harm you in any way" Is the first thing he says as they move to the kitchen to discuss the matter.