Leo's Pov,
Blinking my eyes open a groan leaves my lips but I feel lighter? As if these.... these heavy weights are off of my shoulders. As if these whispers aren't in my head anymore.... what in Merlin's name have I done! I went off against Sirius, I went off against Grandfather..... I-I fought against Grandfather it wasn't 'training' no I... I really wanted to hurt them.... I really wanted to kill Draco.
"What have I done." I mumble under my breath as I place my hands over my eyes with a heavy breath....... what got into me? I-I don't know, but I just felt so... so angry all the time and... so I-I don't know misunderstood.
Hearing a crack I sit up only to see Grandfather standing there. "I-I'm sorry... I didn't mean to? I don't even know how.... I-" I start.
"Leoni-"
'No.. no I didn't mean it and I-I just felt so angry.... just so angry." I say as I cut him off again but he places a hand on my shoulder as he takes the locket that was around my neck out of his pocket. "I-I that's mine Sirius gave me it for Christmas."
"This is filled with Dark Magic, it's what made you act like that. Now I need you to listen to me and summon Kreacher." He says and I let a frown settle on my face, Kreacher? What does Kreacher have to do with all of this? WHY DID I HAVE A BLOODY LOCKET FILLED WITH DARK MAGIC AROUND MY NECK!
"Kreacher!" I loudly say and soon a crack is heard as the older house elf appears in front of my bed. "Master, Kreacher heard of you.... this is all my fault." He starts as he moves to grab who knows what and I take it out of his hands. "It's not your fault, oke?" I say as he moves to stand on the bed while I sit up some more.
"I need you to ask him the story of the locket, Leo." Grandfather says and I nod my head. "What and how did this Locket now get in my possession and how is it filled with dark magic, and answer honestly Kreacher please." I say and he nods his head as he sits down on the bed almost in shame.... seeing him grab his knees he begins to rock his body back and forward and it must have really hurt him what happened?
" Master Sirius ran away, good riddance, for he was a bad boy and broke my mistress's heart with his lawless ways. But Master Regulus had proper pride; he knew what was due to the name of Black and the dignity of his pure blood. For years he talked of the Dark Lord, who was going to bring the wizards out of hiding to rule the Muggles and the Muggle-borns ... and when he was sixteen years old, Master Regulus joined the Dark Lord. So proud, so proud, so happy to serve ..." He starts and I knew Regulus was a Dead Eater we all knew.
"And one day, a year after he had joined, Master Regulus came down to the kitchen to see Kreacher. Master Regulus always liked Kreacher and was nice to Kreacher just like Master Leonidas . And Master Regulus said ... he said ..." The old elf rocked faster than ever. :... he said that the Dark Lord required an elf." He says and mine and grandfathers eyes widen, Snake face?!
"He needed a elf?"
"Oh yes," moaned Kreacher. "And Master Regulus had volunteered Kreacher. It was an honor, said Master Regulus, an honor for him and for Kreacher, who must be sure to do whatever the Dark Lord ordered him to do ... and then to c – come home." Kreacher rocked still faster, his breath coming in sobs. "So Kreacher went to the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord did not tell Kreacher what they were to do, but took Kreacher with him to a cave beside the sea. And beyond the cave there was a cavern, and in the cavern was a great, black lake ..." He says and t-they used him as if he was disposable?
"... there was a boat ..."
" There was a b – basin full of potion on the island. The D – Dark Lord made Kreacher drink it ..." The elf quaked from head to foot. "Kreacher drank, and as he drank, he saw terrible things ... Kreacher's insides burned ... Kreacher cried for Master Regulus to save him, he cried for his Mistress Black, but the Dark Lord only laughed ... he made Kreacher drink all the potion ... he dropped the locket into the empty basin ... he filed it with more potion. And then the Dark Lord sailed away, leaving Kreacher on the island ..." He almost sobs out as he keeps rocking his body back and forward and I take his hand in mine making his large teary eyes meet mine..... he was left there in pain... in agony to die.
"Kreacher needed water, he crawled to the island's edge and he drank from the black lake ... and hands, dead hands, came out of the water and dragged Kreacher under the surface ..." He says and of course he got away! "And you Disapparated back to Master Regulus didn't you? Because he didn't think about Elf Magic?" I ask him and he nods his head.
"The house-elf's highest law is his master's bidding," intoned Kreacher. "Kreacher was told to come home, so Kreacher came home ..."
"What happened after that Kreacher what did Regulus say?" I ask him with a small frown, this story is just horrible! It shows how house elves are threated and I want no part in it... I threat Kreacher with respect and dignity how it should be! He's been a servant of house Black for more then 600 years! He deserves it!
"Master Regulus was very worried, very worried," croaked Kreacher. "Master Regulus told Kreacher to stay hidden, and not to leave the house. And then ... it was a little while later ... Master Regulus came to and Kreacher in his cupboard one night, and Master Regulus was strange, not as he usually was, disturbed in his mind, Kreacher could tell ... and he asked Kreacher to takehim to the cave, the cave where Kreacher had gone with the Dark Lord ..." HE says and wait Regulus went back to the cave but why?
"He made you drink it again?" I ask him and he quickly shakes his head. Kreacher knew how to get there, what was waiting for them there....... he knew what was going to happen.
"M – Master Regulus took from his pocket a locket like the one the Dark Lord had," said Kreacher, tears pouring down either side of his snout-like nose. "And he told Kreacher to take it and, when the basin was empty, to switch the lockets ..." Kreacher's sobs came in great rasps now as I pat his shoulder to try and soothe him. " And he ordered – Kreacher to leave – without him. And he told Kreacher – to go home – and never to tell my mistress – what he had done – but to destroy – the first locket. And he drank – all the potion – and Kreacher swapped the lockets – and watched ... as Master Regulus ... was dragged beneath the water ... and ..." He sobs out and he... he was a brave man who wanted to destroy something dear to Snake bitch.
"I'm so sorry Kreacher." I softly say as I give his shoulder a squeeze while grandfather's eyes are probably just as shock written as mine right now.
"Nothing Kreacher did made any mark upon it,' moaned the elf.'Kreacher tried everything, everything he knew, but nothing, nothing would work ... so many powerful spells upon the casing, Kreacher was sure the way to destroy it was to get inside it, but it would not open ... Kreacher punished himself, he tried again, he punished himself, he tried again. Kreacher failed to obey orders, Kreacher could not destroy the locket! And his mistress was mad with grief, because Master Regulus had disappeared, and Kreacher could not tell her what had happened, no, because Master Regulus had f – f – forbidden him to tell any living f – f – family what happened in the c – cave ..." Kreacher began to sob so hard that there were no more coherent words. But wait he could tell me.
"Than why could you tell me?"
"Because you weren't born at that time." Grandfather says as he starts to pace up and down the medical wing..... Getting up from the bed I walk over to Grandfather. "This may be worse than we even thought." He mumbles under his breath and I clear my throat while Kreacher is still crying on the bed. "Can i-I uhm please have that for a second." I ask him and he looks down at the locket.
"This is dark Magic Leonidas..... really dark."
"I know just for a second I promise." I say and he almost hesitantly hands me the locket as I take my wand and double it before handing him the bad one back.
Walking back over to the bed I sit down next to Kreacher. "I know it's not the same, and maybe one day we will find the one Master Regulus made or the other one will be destroyed but I want you to have this and I think so did Regulus." I say as I hold the one I just made out towards the House Elf who breaks down crying even more as he keeps praising me to Merlin and who knows what right now.
Regulus died as a hero and everyong thinks he dies as a coward....... Sirius thinks he died as a fool because he wanted to run.... he didn't run he stood up against the Dark Lord........ he got that locket back for a reason..... now we have to find out what the reason is. What kind of Dark Magic it's filled with, how we can destroy it and what that means to the Snake Bitch once it's destroyed.
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