Just how wealthy was the Black family?
As the Black family's only surviving male heir, almost all the family's wealth had ended up in Sirius's hands.
Besides the inheritance left by his mother, Mrs. Black, his uncle Alphard had also left him a considerable amount of gold.
There was also the mansion at 12 Grimmauld Place. In terms of size, it might not have rivaled the Malfoy family's manor.
But its location-a bustling district of London!
Black himself had no interest whatsoever in wealth, family honor, or anything of the sort. If he had, he would never have joined Gryffindor or run away from home.
In the original story, when Dumbledore reconvened the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius immediately offered the old house on Grimmauld Place as its headquarters.
Zhang Xiao fell into thought. He certainly wasn't short of houses, but Sirius had a point. If he wanted to build a reputation, using the Black family's old house as headquarters really was a good idea.
Pure-blood families owned the most House-elves. As the "most ancient and noble" pure-blood family, the Black family could at least help deflect a good deal of public criticism.
Then there was Slytherin's Locket, one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Could the Daoist Order's divination pinpoint its location? Not really. Given the peculiar nature of Horcruxes, getting a general direction would be good enough.
Zhang Xiao's original plan had been to pretend the Daoist Order had divined its location, when in reality he would simply cheat shamelessly with his knowledge of the plot.
It wasn't as though Dumbledore knew anything about divination.
Seeing Zhang Xiao hesitate, Sirius added with a smile:
"Zhang, to be honest, I have no fondness for that old house whatsoever. In fact, I absolutely hate it.
"Even if I kept it, I wouldn't live