Kreacher Turned Nasty Again

Harry and Sirius Black stood before the Family Tree Tapestry. After listening to Sirius's explanation, Harry's gaze drifted over several names.

Dorea Black, Charlus Potter, Narcissa Black, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Arthur Weasley, Molly Prewett, Ron Weasley...

Harry blinked, his voice carrying a touch of disbelief. "So... I'm actually related to the Black Family, the Weasley Family, the Malfoy Family... all of them."

"That's right!" Sirius laughed. "But you and I are much closer. After all, I'm your godfather!"

Seeing Sirius's smile, Harry smiled too;

After an academic year, he had gained a kind, affectionate godfather. Was there anything more wonderful than that?

But Sirius seemed to realize something and hurriedly changed the subject, bringing up something else instead. "I can understand mentioning the Weasleys..."

"But why bring up the Malfoy Family too?" He pointed at a name on the Family Tree Tapestry. "When I was helping invigilate before, I saw this Draco Malfoy..."

"That Malfoy seemed rather special... much better than the other Slytherins, and unlike his father... Lucius Malfoy, I mean. Not arrogant at all."

"Er..." Harry pressed his lips together, feeling that this was a little hard to explain.

After all, Draco Malfoy really had been changing for the better, and there seemed no need to bring up the past.

"Slytherin was mad back in those days!" Sirius could not help reminiscing. "You could grab any Slytherin, ask him a couple of casual questions, and find out he was one of Voldemort's followers..."

Just when Harry did not know how to begin, a voice saved him.

Vizet's voice rang out. "Sirius, is now a good time?"

"Of course!" Sirius turned around and nodded at Vizet. "What's wrong? Has that Kreacher done something again?"

While they were cleaning the whole of Grimmauld Place, aside from all kinds