The big black dog was utterly astonished, but his body was restrained, and he couldn't move.
Dana smiled and walked over, opening the door.
"Get two people to take this dog to my room!"
"It's Mr. Emrys! Of course, we'll do it right away!"
"Mr. Emrys, my daughter is a big fan of yours. Could you sign an autograph for her later?"
Dana nodded:
"No problem."
Chudley Cannons… no, now they're called the Merlin City Cannons.
The Merlin City Cannons belonged to the Count, so it was perfectly normal for the team's star player to come and go from the Count's properties, especially since the Count himself had said that Dana Emrys was a close friend, and Emrys's wishes were his wishes.
Therefore, the Ashwinder gang was very respectful to Dana.
Then an Ashwinder gang member suddenly asked:
"Mr. Emrys, do you like to eat dog meat like the Count?"
Dana shook his head:
"This isn't an ordinary dog, it's an Animagus."
"Ah? Is this the guy who sneaked onto our island before?"
Dana nodded,
"It's him, but he's not an enemy, you don't need to be nervous, just take him to my room."
Actually, even without Dana's repeated instructions, the gang members had already started moving the big black dog.
Dana was in his temporary room in the Black family's old house.
In fact, the Count had specifically instructed that this room be reserved for Dana Emrys half a month ago.
The Count was too caring towards his star player, Emrys. The gang members were guessing that perhaps it wouldn't be long before the Count gave the entire mansion to Dana Emrys.
Dana casually released the Petrificus Totalus.
The big black dog shook himself and transformed back into Sirius Black.
"Mr. Black, welcome home."
Sirius paused for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile:
"Where is home? This house should have been sold by Narcissa or Lucius, right? This is no longer Black property—haha, even I am no longer a Black."
Dana smiled, not explaining anything, and said:
"What forced you to break out of Azkaban?"
Dana took out a large pile of still-warm food from his necklace and offered it to Sirius.
"You've always had the ability to escape, why did you choose to escape at this time? You've endured so many years."
Sirius's eyes lit up when he saw the food. He chewed and swallowed it in large mouthfuls, speaking unclearly as he ate:
"I have my own reasons!"
Dana shrugged:
"Alright, whatever. You can stay here later. If you need my help, you can talk directly to the people here. Of course, after school starts, you can also send letters to Hogwarts."
Sirius nodded, his eating speed unabated, scattering crumbs everywhere.
This gave Dana the illusion that he hadn't even undone the Animagus transformation.
When he had eaten almost enough, Sirius asked:
"The Count's people had already discovered me near the Hebrides, but I didn't see the Ministry of Magic searching for me on my way here, so didn't the Count report me?"
Dana nodded:
"The Count considers me a close friend, so when I heard that an Animagus transforming into a black dog had appeared on the island, I guessed it was you. So I told the Count that you were my friend and hoped he wouldn't report you."
Sirius wasn't curious as to why Dana knew about his Animagus transformation, because during his four years in Azkaban, whenever Sirius recalled the happy times with James and Lupin, he would use his Animagus transformation to avoid the Dementors attracted by happy emotions.
Dana had seen it more than once or twice.
"Why are you protecting me like this?"
Dana spread his hands:
"Is that even a question? Did you think I, Dana Emrys, am an ungrateful person? I haven't forgotten that I survived because you taught me the Warming Charm.
And later you taught me so many spells, so I must repay this kindness."
Sirius felt warmth spreading through his whole body, perhaps because he was full, or perhaps because he had discovered that there were still kind and grateful people in this world.
"By the way, weren't you surnamed Avery? How did you change your surname to Emrys?"
Dana's face darkened,
"Emrys is my mother's surname. After I got out of prison, I found out that Mom had been gone for four years. You probably know about my situation. Do you think I would still use the surname Avery under such circumstances?"
"I'm sorry,"
Sirius became a little uneasy, he seemed to have touched Dana's sore spot,
"I didn't know… Is there anything I can help you with?"
Dana took a deep breath and smiled:
"No need, you should take care of your own affairs first, I will solve my own problems."
"You want to take revenge on the Avery family? That's not easy! The Avery family is one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, on par with my Black family! You will need my help!"
Dana looked at Sirius and shook his head, as if his statement was ridiculous:
"Please, you're still a wanted criminal, barely able to protect yourself! How can you help me? Catch the Avery family and bring them to me so I can torture them with the Cruciatus Curse?
Only children like that kind of revenge!
Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, I have the Count as my backer, you don't have to worry."
Sirius then remembered that the young man in front of him was good friends with the Count, who owned a city and had bought a huge amount of property in England.
"I really didn't expect that you would actually become a Quidditch superstar!"
Dana shrugged:
"This is just something I had to do to let the public know my story. It's nothing to be proud of. If it weren't for the Count's kindness to me, I might have stopped playing Quidditch a long time ago."
Sirius rolled his eyes at him, this kid was so annoying!
Didn't he know that every young wizard had a dream of becoming a Quidditch star?
"Alright, you rest well, eat and sleep more here, and quickly get your body back in shape. Look at your face, compared to your original photos in this old house, it's eight degrees uglier!"
Dana stood up and threw Sirius a wand,
"Be careful, don't do anything stupid on impulse. I will find a way to clear your name. The future of the Black family depends on you."
"The Black family?"
Sirius smiled bitterly:
"Even the old house was bought by the Count, what Black family is there? I now have nothing but some Galleons in my private vault. I can't go to Narcissa to ask for the proceeds from the sale of the Black family's property, can I? I was expelled from the family and have no inheritance rights."
Dana shook his head,
This silly dog, he probably doesn't even know that his name hasn't really been removed from the family tree.
Besides, wasn't the reason he bought all of Black's property so that one day he could return it all to him?
He really thought the Black family's property was something rare!
End of the Chapter.