A huge spiral-shelled Floating Ship landed in the Muggle neighborhood. Painted across its hull was the Black family's enormous family crest—a shield flanked by two dogs, with a ribbon beneath it bearing the Black family motto in French: Toujours Pur.
Sirius Black did not like any of it, but his mother, Walburga Black, had been the first to demand it from her portrait. Since he had benefited from the family inheritance, he had still indulged her. Beyond that, Sirius Black had also hung an extra frame outside the ship. Though he told Harry it was so the old hag could get a blast of cold wind and see how advanced the Magical World had become under the Harrises she looked down on, Harry had long since figured out the relationship between his godfather and his mother, and knew that in truth his godfather was simply giving her a way to relieve her boredom now and then.
Today, however, in order to pick up the Dursleys, they had covered Mrs. Black's portraits, both at home and on the ship. Sirius Black had indeed considered letting her meet the Dursleys, but after a moment's hesitation, he realized his mother's shrieking would only make things harder on him and Harry, so he abandoned the idea.
This small private Floating Ship belonging to the Black family was custom-made, so not only was its exterior extravagantly decorated, the enclosed space inside was also extremely comfortable.
Its interior had been placed under the Undetectable Extension Charm, and not only did it have a complete drawing room and living room, it also had a Training Room, a bar, a dining room... Even from inside the ship, one could admire the magnificent view of the sky, because the vessel possessed nearly thirty-foot-high floor-to-ceiling glass—though from the outside, they