Prodigal Son

Allen's hand trembled slightly as he caught one end of the chain, and the Locket with its octagonal metal edging was displayed before Kreacher. Kreacher froze, then immediately broke down sobbing, barely able to control his emotions.

The Locket had an S supporting the front, and a long inscription was carved beneath the reflective surface on the back. A green gemstone patterned like snakeskin was set into the box, surrounded by astrological symbols and positional notation. These symbols involved astrological knowledge of measuring the relative angles of planets and their relationships to one another. A ring-shaped symbol and other different markings were also engraved on the Locket, while a length of curved wire was wrapped tightly around it, connecting to a snake-like twisting body.

Kreacher wiped his tear-blurred eyes with his hand. "This is what Master Regulus gave me! You found it! Kreacher made a mistake. Kreacher failed to carry out Master's order and even lost it!"

Sirius Black looked at the pendant suspiciously, then judged from memory that Allen had probably obtained it during the deal in their third year that had cleared his name. He shrugged and did not take it to heart. In fact, if Allen had wanted to, he could have taken everything. Of course, in that case, Sirius thought he really would have had to go out and work for someone.

"Kreacher, do you know where it came from? What did Regulus have to do with it? Tell me everything you know, including that Locket, and the relationship between Regulus and it." Allen did not rush him. He waited patiently for him to calm down before asking, then pointed at the pendant and said to Sirius, whose eyes were full of inquiry, "This Locket your Younger Brother got his hands on is quite something. It