Harry Potter: The Invincible Stag

Chapter 64: A Not So Welcomed Guest

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Chapter 64: A Not-So-Welcome Guest

Time at the Potter Castle passed in relative quietness. The year ended, and nineteen seventy-five began anew.

It was January 2, and there were only two more days before they returned to Hogwarts.

James was spending some time relaxing at the library, reading a book while lying on a comfortable couch next to a fireplace. There was nothing else to do but to kill time until they returned to Hogwarts at this point.

Sirius was just a short distance away, doing the same.

Just then, they heard a  sound and looked over to see one of the Potter house-elves staring at them.

She approached the couch and handed him an envelope.

Sirius pointed at the paper in James' hands.

She had already sent a howler to Sirius the day before New Year's, and…James had to admit that the woman could compete with Molly Weasley when it came to yelling.

James told him.

Sirius asked.

James responded.

Sirius chuckled.

James explained.

James assured him.

James looked around to make sure no one else was nearby.

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James told Kreacher as he opened the door.

Fully knowing that his parents would not have approved of this sudden visit, he decided just not to tell them and Apparate here.

Sirius was covering his absence, and hopefully, he could do a decent job for an hour or two. But he could not delay more than that or his parents will definelty notice his absence.

As he went up the many sets of stairs that the Black Manor offered, he wondered about the reason behind Lord Pollux's sudden call.

He had no doubts that the cure had worked... this potion was his own creation and had seen many cured already. His confidence in its effectiveness was absolute.

But if Lord Pollux just wanted to thank him, doing it by letter would have been enough.

James stopped for a moment on the first floor when he heard someone calling his name.

Narcissa Black was staring at him with a mixture of interest and surprise.

James responded.

A tall man with dark purple eyes and dark hair appeared from behind Narcissa.

James realized it too late.

An older woman with dark blonde hair and blue eyes came closer after hearing the voices of her family.

As soon as she saw James, her mood seemed to worsen. It was obvious that whoever she had been expecting, was not him.

James wanted to groan.

Cygnus Black addressed the house-elf.

Druella smirked.

They all turned when they heard someone speak from the stairs that went to the second level.

Cygnus looked surprised to see his father up and walking already. He had spent the last few days in bed.

Druella's tone sounded sweet and caring, but there was something else underneath.

Pollux gave her a look of disgust. The woman was incapable of hiding her intentions even if she thought she did.

Narcissa asked. It was very unusual for her grandfather to invite outsiders to the house, and this was already the second time he invited the Potters.

Cygnus asked.

Druella glared at James for a moment.

Pollux told her.

Cygnus was getting worried.

Pollux snapped at his son.

Pollux raised the tone of his voice, just loud enough to shut everyone up. He looked down at her from the stairs with his cold eyes.

The house reacted to his burst of emotion, and the entire structure trembled.

As the Patriarch, his connection to the manor ran much deeper than anyone else's. He had complete control of the structure and everything inside it as he was bound to it by ancient magic.

Cygnus tried to de-escalate the situation.

Pollux ignored his son and looked at James instead.  He gestured to him.

James nodded to the rest of the family and took off before they could say a word of complaint.

Not that they would have dared after Lord Pollux's outburst. He just reminded them why he was the Patriarch of the House of Black.

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