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Chapter 488: Poor Old Kreacher
Chapter 488: Poor Old Kreacher
Harry was startled by the sudden sound.
Ivan, however, was not surprised. He followed the direction of the sound and saw a House-Elf standing at the top of the stairs.
It looked very old, with a face full of wrinkles. A dirty, tattered cloth was tied around its waist, and it seemed like it hadn't taken a bath in days. There was even a lot of white hair growing in its large bat-like ears, and there wasn't a single clean spot on its body.
"Kreacher! Why haven't you cleaned this room when no one was around?" Sirius Black saw the House-Elf and his face turned red with anger. He immediately shouted at it.
The House-Elf named Kreacher did not respond. Instead, it looked down at its toes and muttered to itself.
"Oh, poor old Kreacher, its Mistress is dead, the noble Blacks are locked in prison, and Kreacher thought they wouldn't come back. It thought it would die with this house."
"But why? A Disgraced Heir, who was removed from the Family Tree, has the nerve to bring those hateful Brats into this place. If the Mistress's Coffin were here, she might be so angry she would come back to life."
Before Kreacher could finish, Sirius angrily shouted, "Enough! Be quiet, Kreacher! I won't allow you to insult my friends!"
"According to the Rules, I am your New Master now. I order you to show respect to my friends. Use Honorifics when you greet them! And clean this Manor immediately! I want to see three clean Bedrooms by the time I go to bed, or you'll be thrown out of the Black Family!"
Sirius almost roared as he shouted.
Kreacher's body trembled, especially when Sirius mentioned throwing him out of the Black Family. His face showed a look of panic.
"Yes, Master. Kreacher's only purpose is to serve the noble Black Family—" Kreacher hesitated and reluctantly said, then snapped his fingers and disappeared before everyone.
However, they could still faintly hear Kreacher's whisper as he left. "The ones who should be thrown out are the Disgraced Heir and his annoying friends."
Sirius's face darkened. He wanted to call Kreacher back and beat him up, but he eventually held back. He turned to Ivan and the others, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'll make sure to discipline him better in the future."
"Don't be like that, Sirius. That House-Elf looks very old, perhaps he's just a bit confused. We shouldn't be so strict with him", Harry thought about Kreacher's old and dirty appearance and felt a bit of sympathy.
"You don't understand, Harry. Kreacher has been corrupted by my mother, absorbing a lot of ugly Pure-Blood Theory. If I don't manage him, he'll only get worse!"
Sirius shook his head. He knew the Black Family's Pure-Blood Theory all too well, and it was precisely because of this that the Black Family had fallen into its current state.
"Alright, let's help clean up. Kreacher alone will take days to finish. I don't want to live in a place full of dust and spider webs!" Lupin smiled, changing the subject.
"Alright, let's start from the ground floor." Sirius nodded and patted Harry on the shoulder. "Harry, follow me!"
After making their plans, the group split up, and Ivan walked into the Kitchen on the first floor.
The place was even dirtier and more disorganized than he had imagined. The walls were covered in grease, and the Kitchen utensils were coated with a thick layer of dust. The garbage bin had tipped over, and the entire Kitchen reeked of a disgusting, foul odor.
When he first opened the door, the smell nearly choked him.
"Scourgify!" Ivan pinched his nose and cast the Spell, sweeping vigorously to clean the stains on the walls. But the Kitchen was far too dirty. Even though his Magic swept through the entire Kitchen like a broom, it didn't manage to remove all the grime.
Instead, it stirred up a large number of strange creatures that scurried out from the cabinets and gaps in the tables. Ivan even saw a creature that looked like a silver snuffbox being squeezed out from a cabinet and rolling into a hidden corner.
Ivan knew exactly what these creatures were. They were as detestable as cockroaches and rats in the Muggle world, often hiding in various corners of the room to steal food and spread germs. Although they looked odd, they had no research value.
In the end, Ivan spent a whole hour catching and burning these annoying creatures.
However, according to the books, that wasn't enough. He needed to spray the appropriate potions to destroy their nests to completely drive them away. Otherwise, these annoying Magical creatures would reappear in a few days.
Of course, Ivan couldn't deal with all that right now. That would be Kreacher's job in the future. His task was to clean the Kitchen.
The Black Family Manor was quite large, and it took several hours just to clean the first floor. By evening, everyone gathered for a quick dinner.
Without the necessary ingredients, Sirius Black could only have Kreacher buy some bread to fill their bellies.
Fortunately, this terrible situation would only last one night. After cleaning the Kitchen, they could buy the necessary ingredients the next day and have a proper meal.
So after dinner, everyone was full of energy as they started cleaning the second floor.
Since the Scourgify Spell wasn't too difficult to learn, after a few hours of practice, Harry was able to cast it with some proficiency and occasionally helped clean up the corners that were still dirty.
Ivan, on the other hand, entered one of the rooms on the second floor. While cleaning, he was also searching for Slytherin's Locket. He vaguely remembered that the object had been placed in one of the rooms.
Perhaps because Ivan's curious gaze seemed suspicious, the House-Elf followed him closely, standing just outside the door, not too far away, staring at Ivan with its large, bulbous eyes.
This made Ivan's search difficult. He had to pretend to be chasing away small creatures to be able to open closets or drawers and check if the Horcrux was inside.
After casting the Scourgify Spell, Ivan finally couldn't take it anymore and turned to ask, "Kreacher! Why are you always following me? Didn't Sirius tell you to clean the other rooms?"
(End of Chapter)
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