The young Marauders and the Golden Trio
Chapter 14: 12 Grimmauld Place
~Hermione~
It was half past two when we arrived just outside 12 Grimmauld Place. I have to say it was nicer weather here in London than it was at Scotland. There were no clouds in the sky, the sun high and bright over the warm family houses of Grimmauld, but it won't be like this for long. In between two houses is 12 Grimmauld Place also named the House of Black. The house, as you can guess, belongs to the Black family, who are a ancient family of pure blood wizards and they feel very strongly about it, if a person from the Black family married the wrong sort like a muggle or a muggle born or half blood it would count as being a blood traitor to the family and they were immediatley disowned.
With the book and lamp in my hands we climbed off the motorbike and Sirius took the motorbike by its handles and pulled it behind one of the houses and put one of the muggle locks on, which should really be used for bikes.
"Sirius" laughed Remus "wouldn't it be best to put a charm on it so one on will notice or steal it."
"I will when I'm older" Sirius answered "but I have already used magic once and I am surprised the Ministry haven't sent me a warning yet."
"Perhaps it's because we keep moving around every five minutes," I sighed as we walked over to the house "you will get one once all this is over I bet."
"Whatever," sighed Sirius "can we just get this over with, it was a longer journey here than it was getting to Scotland."
"Which I'm not surprised about" said Remus.
"How do you mean?" Sirius snapped and we stopped walking.
"Well first the motorbike ran out of petrol and we landed in a field of nowhere, then we found this farmer who you tricked to give us his petrol, then he got angry and got his gun out and nearly shot us, luckily his wife was kind enough to stop him and let us go free, then we crashed into Mr Weasley's flying car and he gave us a long lecture about driving safely we're lucky he didn't sue us."
"Oh come on Moony" said Sirius lightly punching Remus on the shoulder "we've come this far we can do this."
We trotted up to the front door of 12 Grimmauld Place. We looked to see if there were any muggle's around, there were none, Sirius turned to us, "Ok" he said as he clasped his hands together "my parents and brother might be in so we have to be extremely careful and watch out for the house elf Kreacher, he's a horrible little thing and he will tell my mother, then we will be dead. Got it?"
We nodded.
"Good" said Sirius cheerfully "let's do this."
Sirius slowly unlocked the door and ever so quietly opened it and peered inside; Sirus walked in and beckoned us forward to 12 Grimmauld Place. The house was silent and dark. Not much in Black house had changed except now it looked a lot cleaner and better kept and had more furniture inside. There were no windows only a long dark corridor which lead towards a door, which if I remember right would lead to the dining room.
"My parents must have gone out to celebrate my 'Sirius Black gone for a day party'" sighed Sirius then he got in a cheerful mood "right, at least that makes it easier for us now the only thing we have to worry about is the evil house elf...and he can be anywhere" his voice changed into mysterious, but funny "he could be under a bed or in a vase or under the table or..."
"Or" finished Remus "he could be right behind you."
"What are you talking about" then he turned around and I swear he must have nearly jumped out of his skin, there in front of us; was Kreacher, the house elf. He looked a lot younger and cleaner and the pillowcase he wore was free of holes and stains. I think Kreacher was treated a lot better when Sirius's parents were in charge, even though they might be horrible people.
"So" sneered the house elf "It has come to this, I knew one day you would bring a filthy Mudblood here and even a werewolf for good measure."
"How does he know?" I whispered to Remus who didn't look at all surprised that Kreacher knew what he was and that I was a muggle born.
"He is a creature just like any other animal" whispered Remus "he can smell or sense the wolf inside me and because its near full moon he doesn't have to try or guess but I don't how he knows you're a muggle born though."
"It's because you're not on the Black family tree!" snapped Kreacher pointing at me "you should not be in this house nor should you Werewolf!" pointing at Remus.
"Shut up Kreacher!" shouted Sirius I thought he was going to hit him at first but he did not "mother and father aren't here which makes me in charge!" he sounded like a real heir to the Black family, he pushed passed Kreacher and we followed on, I wanted to comfort the poor house elf but that would make Sirius madder than he already was.
"We should split up" said Sirius as we entered the kitchen "Remus look in the lounge and Hermione look in the drawing room while I look in all the old closets and if my parents come home hide don't call out or try to find any of us or my darling mother will make us her own little personal torture toys"
We nodded and split up. I was in the drawing room where the black family tree was. It looked cleaner and didn't look like as though Doxys had gnawed it. I know I was meant to be looking for the lamp but I haven't had a good look at the family tree before I know that Sirius and his cousin, Andromeda, and uncle Alphard was blasted off by Sirius's mother, Walburga Black, but now Sirius still seemed to be there and his uncle so Sirius hasn't run away yet but I also saw a newly looking burnt mark on it, it must be Andromeda's but before I could judge the drawing room door opened and there was Kreacher with a nasty snarl on his face and his small black eyes staring at me like I was a lump of dirt that might be how he sees me anyway.
"My mistress will be disgusted when she finds a Mudblood in her home," he sneered "she will track you down and kill you and your family even if you get away."
"I don't mean to trouble you or your mistress" I said polity as I could "we are looking for something important which could be in this house, perhaps someone like you who knows this house well would be able to help?"
"I don't help Mudbloods!" he snapped.
"Oh please" I begged "if you do me and my friends will go and you won't have to be troubled by us" Kreacher stayed silent "you can tell your mistress I was here but just help us find what we're looking for."
"And you swear when you get this item you would leave immediately?"
"I swear" I answered.
"Ok but it better not be something valuable!" he snapped "almost everything in this house is very precious to me."
"All right" I said and showed the house elf the lamp "do have a lamp somewhere that looks exacly like this."
"It looks familiar" he said eyeing the lamp "it doesn't look like much value to the house of Black but I know Kreacher has seen something like that before, upstairs I think in one of the closets let me lead you."
"Thank you" I said, finally we were getting somewhere .
He lead me slowly up the stairs, the floorboards creaked with each step I took. We stopped at the far end of the landing and there was a old wooden looking door which looked like its hasn't opened in years.
"In here" Kreacher whispered and he opened the door for me to go inside. I looked in nervously, the closet was big, full of all different pieces of junk and that. I walked in but the moment I did the door sprang shut behind me. I banged at the door furiously.
"Kreacher! Kreacher! Open the door!" I screeched.
"I don't take orders from Mudbloods!" snapped Kreacher "I don't make bargains either!"
With that I heard him run back down stairs.
I sank to my knees and buried my face in my hands, I felt sick, tired, hungry and upset and for the first time of my life I actually felt stupid, which I didn't like, I felt stupid for believing a house elf who hates me just for being born and for thinking we would actually find a lamp which no one has ever found, it was useless.
Suddenly the lamp in my hand started to glow a beautiful golden colour, it felt warm and bright then I saw another glow from somewhere on the shelve's I hurried towards it pulling back a stone blackbird with sapphire eyes and some old paper's then I found the other lamp. I picked it up and the two lamps stopped glowing, they looked the same. I was so happy because now there was a chance for me and my friends to go home suddenly the door swung open revealing Remus and Sirius, they looked surprised to see me then they noticed the lamps in my hand "You found them!" cried Remus "well done!"
"Yes well done Hermione" said Sirius "now let's go" but then we heard the front door open and a group of people walking down the hall.
"My parents" whispered Sirius and we shut ourselves in the closet.
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