Hogwarts Homecoming

"As I promised you, Mr. Graves—"

In the silence, Morgons stood up. He lowered his head. He couldn't tell whether his expression was guilty or remorseful. "As long as the ancestor is resurrected, he will have the ability to lift the blood curse-"

"I have no doubt about that."

Graves glanced at Morgens and said coldly. He then looked at the silent crowd, a smile appeared on his face again,

"I think you must all be confused as to why I became a partner with a dark creature like a vampire. In fact, I shouldn't say this to you, but these secrets have been kept in my heart for too long, which makes me feel extremely depressed.

Tonight, all the shackles imposed on me by fate are about to be opened, so I am happy to share some of my secrets with you--"

Sirius' expression was slightly cold. He knew very well that the more Graves told them, the less likely they would be allowed to leave here alive.

"--Where should I start?"

Graves felt as relaxed as if he had completely unloaded his burden. He twisted his wand on his fingertips, sighed softly, and his eyes fell into reminiscence.

"I have just told you about my grandfather. Oh, my father is not worth mentioning. He is an inferior student in Ilvermorny. He has no outstanding talents in magic or other aspects. In a large magical family like Graves, his mediocrity has made him a complete laughing stock. Oh, hehe, speaking of it, maybe this is fate's favor for him. "

The fangs continuously poured evil magic into the blood pool, and as time went on, it gradually became transparent.

Graves loosened his grip on the fangs and paced slowly by the blood pool.

"Now that you know the story of my grandfather and my father's situation, it is not difficult for you to understand that as the only descendant of my father and a direct descendant of the Graves family, I have been influenced by my grandfather and my father. What are the family’s expectations?”

This is a no-brainer.

Trak Graves is a direct member of the Graves family, and the family must have hoped that he could seek a high position in the Magical Congress. However, because Percival Graves was captured and imprisoned by Gellert Grindelwald, , and definitely hope that his grandson can avenge his shame.

"Since the day I awakened my magic talent, my grandfather and my family have planned my future path. They hope that I will be an excellent wizard and that I can stand out in the future and maintain the power of the Graves family. glory.

I have been growing up listening to these encouragements. Of course, I sincerely regard these as my goals in life. I hope that I can achieve a great career, wash away the shame on my grandfather, and bring the Graves family to the forefront. new heights.

With such enthusiasm, I graduated with honors and entered the Magical Congress of the United States of America. And, with the strong request of my grandfather and the family operation, I successfully entered the Department of Security and became an Auror.

With dreams and ambitions in mind, in those early days, I did well, solved many crimes, and arrested many dark wizards. People praised me as a worthy descendant of the Graves family, but I did not slack off because of this. I have been working hard to fight evil, and gradually became an experienced Auror, the core of the Security Department. The previous head of the Security Department thought highly of me."

There is no need for Graves to say these things. Serena, Eriel, and Amelia are all familiar with them.

Trak Graves can be regarded as a legendary wizard in the American magic world. His achievements in his youth are remembered by people and will never be forgotten.

And precisely because of this, it is even more lamentable.

"The first half of my life was smooth sailing. At that time, people thought that I would definitely be the next director of the Security Department, and that I would be able to lead it and make greater contributions--"

Graves stopped and looked at the vampires in front of him.

"Then I met them. You have all heard about the series of vampire attacks on Muggles that occurred in New York eight years ago. A group of vampires violated the law and actively attacked Muggles, sucked their blood, and took away their lives. .

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and people's repercussions were great. The pressure from public opinion made it necessary for the Ministry of Security to crack the case as soon as possible. However, these vampires were very cunning. My boss at the time, Mr. Arkwright Nassar I am so worried about this, I can only hope that I can calm down the storm.

After a series of careful investigations and a lot of effort, I finally caught the clues of this group of vampires and led my colleagues in the security department to kill them all.

Although the matter is over, because of the Muggles who lost their lives and the Aurors who suffered heavy casualties in the final arrest, someone must take responsibility, so Arkwright was dismissed by the Parliament."

"And you ended up becoming the head of the security department because of that successful arrest."

Amelia remembered what Narrak had said to her and Amosta.

"That's right--"

Graves looked at Amelia with a smile and said,

"Before I officially accepted my fate, I had already gotten the news. Because I was seriously injured in the final battle, I was recovering at St. Josiah's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. You can imagine how excited I was when I got the news. I was so excited that my family’s expectations and my grandfather’s expectations finally came true after so many years of hard work. I was so happy that I didn’t even care about the black magic I had received.”

Graves smiled with sadness;

"I can't wait to be discharged from the hospital and return to work. I want to make a difference as the head of the security department, but things are unpredictable, right?

When I was finally about to make my dream come true, the therapists at St. Josiah told me that they could not cure the black magic I was under, and based on their observation and judgment, the evil curse would continue to eat away at my magic and Life, they told me, I only had a few more months to live.”

Amelia pursed her lips. She had heard Narlak say these things.

In order to overcome the curse, Graves even secretly went to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies, but to no avail, he finally chose a forbidden drug to delay his life.

When she first heard about this, she was quite indignant, thinking that it was impossible for a wizard like Graves to do this. Now it seems that Narlak did tell them the truth.

"So, you went to work with a vampire in order to figure out the curse you were cursed with, right?"

Sirius asked.

"I have no other choice, right?"

Graves said,

"With so many people's expectations and so many years of hard work, I was finally going to realize my dream. However, I was not willing to be fooled by fate. I wanted to continue living, so I found the man who was arrested at the time. Vampires, ask them--"

Graves' eyes fell on Morgens again,

"Now, you all know that those vampires committed the massacre in order to resurrect one of their ancestors. I later learned that, in fact, before they massacred Muggles, they had been secretly making efforts for many centuries. , but the movements were very careful and did not attract the wizard's attention.

Over the centuries, their resurrection plan has not made any progress, which made them feel anxious and depressed, so they took the risk to attack the souls and blood of Muggles. A vampire who has been executed told me that this blood curse Coming from the ancestors they wanted to resurrect, if I wanted to get out of trouble completely, I had to help them complete their plan.

Morgons was a survivor of that capture. I found him later and made an agreement with the vampires involved. I used the power in my hands and the wealth of the Graves family to fund and shelter their plans, and as In exchange, after their ancestors are resurrected, they will lift the curse for me. During this period, I can only rely on drinking forbidden potions with serious consequences to maintain my life——"