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Did he... did he actively miss something massive here?
Regulus completely, utterly felt as if there were a massive, highly visible, invisible tactical thread hanging completely directly in front of his face, and he was absolutely, mathematically just about to finally physically touch the highly classified answer.
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(Space for readers to deeply think regarding the lore)
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Just right before the Muggle dinner was officially served, Godric and Regina's highly popular, massive "Meet the Apex Stars" event on the front lawn successfully, peacefully concluded with massive amounts of laughter and awe. And the heavily armed little wizards completely, safely returned to their respective homes entirely one by one, highly securely supervised under Alphard Black's watchful eye via the roaring green flames of the Floo Network.
Finally, absolutely only the three members of the Black Family and the Muggle Frye Family were left standing in the freezing driveway to officially say their goodbyes.
"I'll highly happily give you all a ride back to the city limits!" Ethan said with massive, genuine interest. "I absolutely know you advanced Wizards possess highly special, magical ways of instantly traveling around, but honestly, a simple Muggle drive is also quite nice. It's a completely different, highly relaxing experience."
Saying that, he highly proudly pointed completely directly to a massive, heavy off-road vehicle currently parked neatly next to the long gravel road—with a terrifyingly high chassis, an incredibly spacious, leather-lined cabin, and a highly classic, brutal square appearance, it was undeniably the absolute preferred, highly expensive vehicle for wealthy British country gentry in the gritty 1970s—
A pristine, classic Range Rover.
Regulus was immediately, violently attracted completely to the massive machine. A classic, flawlessly maintained car exactly like this would mathematically absolutely be a highly precious, massively expensive antique car in the future modern world.
The absolute, tactical value of this highly exclusive "Free UK Muggle Tour" actively continues to completely, mathematically increase by the second!
Regulus was genuinely, completely a little tempted by the vehicle, and he absolutely also desperately wanted to actively, highly sneakily learn vastly more strategic intelligence about the Frye Family's history, so he completely, tentatively looked directly at Uncle Al for permission. And Sirius was clearly, completely also incredibly, highly intensely interested in riding inside this beautiful, roaring metal box.
"Then absolutely, highly thank you for the generous offer, Ethan!" Alphard smoothly noticed the massive, desperate anticipation completely burning in his nephews' wide eyes. He perfectly understood their pureblood curiosity and smiled warmly, politely accepting his brand new Muggle friend's kindness.
"You're absolutely, completely welcome, Al!" Ethan laughed highly heartily and actively, highly politely opened the heavy metal driver's seat door.
Regulus highly skillfully, completely smoothly opened the heavy back door and eagerly got completely in with Sirius. The three members of the Frye Family safely stood together at the massive front door of the mansion, smiling brilliantly and happily waving a highly warm goodbye completely to them in the winter evening.
The two adult men sitting entirely in the front seats had a highly pleasant, incredibly engaging conversation regarding cars and completely, unknowingly drove them quite incredibly far toward the city. The pitch-black, freezing countryside scenery completely outside the thick glass window was beautifully, gradually replaced entirely by the bright, dazzling neon lights of a heavily bustling, massive Muggle city.
Regulus completely looked quietly out the cold window while highly actively, mathematically thinking completely in his CEO head, and at the exact same time, he completely, safely activated his Eagle Vision overlay and highly successfully allocated some massive tactical attention completely to carefully, aggressively listening to the adults' highly informative conversation.
Completely unlike Ethan's highly strict, heavily steady military appearance, the man was actually an incredibly, highly talkative and deeply lively person, and he easily, happily led the absolute vast majority of the conversation in the car.
"Back when I was highly young, I actually legally lived entirely inside London most of the time, but I honestly completely didn't like the massive, dirty hustle and bustle of the big city, and completely neither did Cecily. So we absolutely, happily moved entirely out to the quiet house in the countryside right after we legally got married," Ethan said highly easily while smoothly driving the heavy Rover.
"So, did you absolutely, actually all entirely physically grow up completely inside London too?" Ethan asked politely.
After highly carefully receiving a positive, polite answer from Alphard regarding Grimmauld Place, Frey nodded completely in agreement: "Oh... well, I logically completely understand the exact address is highly, politically confidential. You secretive Wizards absolutely possess so incredibly many massive, complex security rules, but... it absolutely should be completely beautiful living there."
As he spoke, he highly smoothly changed the mundane subject:
"Oh, completely by the way, Al, you actually, specifically said entirely before that you could potentially, highly safely try to magically repair that specific pair of antique gloves completely with Wizard Alchemy and highly advanced magic?"
Sirius immediately, keenly noticed Regulus's sharp ears violently, aggressively perk up completely sensitively at the mention of the artifact.
"I honestly have absolutely completely never heard of it ever actually having absolutely any real magic inside it," Ethan frowned highly slightly, driving with one hand. "That specific, complex gauntlet is an incredibly precious antique, and it's highly, completely historically important entirely to our family's long history. It's incredibly precious. I completely, mathematically absolutely cannot safely make a massive decision to alter it completely on my own."
Just then, Regulus, who had completely, utterly been entirely silent in the back seat, highly solemnly and deliberately interjected entirely into the adult conversation: "Mr. Frey, completely actually, logically speaking... absolutely all Muggle-born Wizards exactly like Evie and Jacob absolutely must logically have had someone entirely in their deep, biological ancestry who was actively also a Wizard. Maybe your highly famous ancestor Evie was actually a Wizard herself?"
"Is that actually, mathematically so?" Ethan was completely, profoundly surprised by the lore and looked directly at Al in the mirror. "So, the gauntlet might actually logically be completely related to hidden magic after all?"
Alphard nodded highly casually in polite agreement, but his sharp, grey gaze highly thoughtfully, intensely swept completely over Regulus in the rearview mirror, wondering exactly, highly politically who on earth had actively, deeply taught these highly advanced, theoretical bloodline theories completely to the two absolute most outstanding, terrifyingly brilliant Wizards of the entire next generation of the Black Family.
"Then I'll absolutely have to highly carefully, deeply think about the magical possibilities," Ethan said with a massive, distinct hint of deep longing for the past. "Maybe little Evie can completely, finally safely use it in the future."
The heavy car violently, smoothly turned a sharp corner, and the freezing scenery completely outside the window violently changed again. A massive, gently extending, highly beautiful pitch-black ribbon of freezing water completely appeared beautifully before their wide eyes.
"Look completely out the window, you absolutely can see the mighty River Thames right here! Back when I was entirely in university school, I actually lived completely highly near St. Thomas' Hospital, and I could completely, easily walk entirely to the Thames River completely in a few short minutes."
Ethan's proud words completely carried a massive bit of deep nostalgia and highly arrogant Londoner pride, but the three pureblood Wizards currently sitting in the car were entirely, completely a little bewildered by the Muggle geography.
"You completely absolutely don't legally know where St. Thomas' Hospital is?" Ethan seemingly, highly completely felt a little surprised, then smiled warmly and explained logically, "Well, what exactly about Westminster Palace—you absolutely, mathematically should completely at least magically know that massive clock tower, right?"
Meanwhile, high up, Godric in the freezing air was highly aggressively, happily flying completely over the massive, bustling city center completely with his beautiful girlfriend, Regina. Directly below their massive wings, the dense, massive urban crowds actively, heavily walked completely through the freezing streets completely filled entirely with lingering, dirty snow and heavy, choking car exhaust.
The brilliant, blinding neon lights and highly massive, towering glass buildings of the sprawling modern city... compared entirely, flawlessly to the gritty, highly polluted Victorian London completely filled entirely with its numerous brick chimneys and highly staggered, beautiful red bricks and slate tiles entirely in his highly vivid, violent gamer memory completely from "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate," were exactly, mathematically like two massive, beautiful, highly contrasting paintings beautifully echoing completely each other entirely across time.
"That massive clock tower is entirely too physically conspicuous. Absolutely everyone physically living in London completely, legally should highly know it—even you secretive Wizards," Ethan said entirely as a matter of complete factual course.
"Indeed," Alphard nodded highly smoothly, looking at the distant skyline. "It's an incredibly, highly beautiful, highly massive clock tower."
Suddenly, a massive, brilliant tactical light completely, violently seemed to aggressively flash exactly deep inside Regulus's gamer mind. He slightly, violently widened his dark eyes, physically showing an incredibly rare, massive look of absolute, pure, profound sudden realization.
So that's absolutely, exactly it...
It completely, mathematically turned out that the highly invisible, massive tactical thread had actually completely, absolutely always been directly in his own hand!
"I'm completely, utterly so incredibly stupid. I really, genuinely am."
It mathematically seems he absolutely should highly actively, politically postpone his return entirely back to the school for two completely massive, highly tactical extra days.
Regulus showed a massive, highly calculating, brilliant smile in the dark.
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The highly freezing next morning, safely completely hidden inside the magical wards of Godric's Hollow.
James Potter, who had happily, completely slept incredibly late into the morning, was currently highly aggressively, violently stuffing his face entirely with massive amounts of hot omelets at the massive breakfast table completely while highly enthusiastically recounting his massive, highly strange, deeply entertaining Muggle experiences entirely at the Frye family's house. Suddenly, he completely unexpectedly received a highly official letter physically delivered directly by massive golden eagles. On the thick, heavy parchment envelope, there was completely even a highly official, massive heavy red wax seal physically stamped directly with the letters HP.
James's wealthy pureblood parents had absolutely already heavily, highly amusedly heard James talk completely non-stop about the massive, highly exclusive 'Pig Gang' syndicate. Seeing this highly formal delivery, they completely couldn't physically help but happily, warmly exchange knowing smiles, highly sighing deeply in their parental hearts: A simple, highly childish school organization is magically made so incredibly, beautifully formal and corporate! These brilliant kids really, genuinely completely know exactly how to actively have highly complex fun!
[Dear James, Hope you're completely having highly massive fun at home! We completely, terribly forgot to highly actively thank you entirely for the brilliant Christmas gift yesterday in person. So, absolutely thank you! And a highly happy New Year! Sincerely, Sirius & Regulus]
At the absolute, very bottom of the short, polite letter, there was exactly one highly complex, massive line of ancient magical runes. James completely squinted his hazel eyes and highly carefully, aggressively actively deciphered them in his mind.
His wealthy father, Fleamont Potter, completely casually walked highly quietly over to the table entirely with a hot cup of black coffee, playfully peeked directly at the letter, then deeply, heavily frowned and asked highly hesitantly:
"James, these highly complex magical runes are completely, mathematically all entirely jumbled up. They completely absolutely don't legally make absolutely any logical sense at all?"
"Dad! You absolutely shouldn't highly illegally peek directly at my highly classified corporate letters!" James complained highly loudly, violently stuffing the highly secret letter entirely directly into his robe pocket and violently running straight upstairs completely exactly like a wisp of fast smoke.
Euphemia Potter, who was highly calmly sitting completely nearby reading The Daily Prophet, simply smiled warmly and gently shook her head.
Upstairs entirely safe in his bedroom, James smiled highly smugly—
Actually, that highly specific, jumbled line of complex runes was completely, entirely the actual, massive main text of the letter! It was completely flawlessly written entirely in a highly advanced, pre-arranged, highly mathematical code that completely, absolutely only a very few, highly vetted core members of the Pig Gang actively, legally knew.
The massive, mathematical rules of the encryption code were actually a bit completely, highly complicated to decipher, but entirely for these highly competitive Gryffindor lions, as completely long as it was highly, incredibly fun, actively learning absolutely anything was entirely a complete piece of cake.
It was completely, originally just actively designed entirely for fun spy games, but now it actually, highly officially actively came entirely in handy for real operations.
Hehe.
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London, January 1974.
On the absolute, freezing first day entirely after the New Year, the two highly capable Black brothers completely, highly quickly ate exactly a few tiny bites of hot breakfast and completely, aggressively went out the front door entirely one directly after the other, actively heading highly straight entirely for the dirty, Muggle Red Lion pub currently located exactly on Parliament Street.
Now, Regulus and Sirius completely absolutely don't physically legally need to actively, heavily report to their highly strict parents completely when they go out to play.
Sirius has absolutely been highly, completely confused entirely by Regulus lately—ever since they actively returned completely from the Frye Family estate, his brilliant younger brother has absolutely been actively acting incredibly strangely. He has been highly aggressively going completely to some highly inexplicable, deeply confusing Muggle places, actively doing some highly inexplicable, highly complex things, and even highly officially, politically postponing their originally highly scheduled return entirely back to the school date.
And he—of completely course, blindly, highly loyally followed his brilliant younger brother exactly into danger, actively going completely to inexplicable Muggle places and entirely doing inexplicable things.
Brothers completely, absolutely violently stick entirely together.
The freezing, highly weak winter sun entirely had absolutely, completely little to no actual physical warmth, and the early morning was entirely even vastly, completely colder, with highly crisp, freezing air and incredibly completely few Muggles actually walking on the dirty street. The two highly armed little wizards wore highly standard, expensive Muggle winter clothes and completely, highly carefully wrapped exactly half their handsome faces completely with heavy winter scarves, so they absolutely completely didn't legally attract much highly dangerous attention entirely on the road.
The highly specific, mathematically appointed tactical time was completely rapidly approaching, and Regulus highly casually glanced completely around slightly, checking for tails.
"James is absolutely, completely always highly punctual for a raid," Sirius said highly confidently, his sharp grey eyes completely scanning his freezing surroundings completely with a highly massive, dangerous smile completely on his lips. "Maybe he's absolutely currently heavily wearing his highly classified Invisibility Cloak right now, just actively waiting completely to highly successfully scare us."
"Haha!" A highly low, highly familiar Gryffindor laugh violently came completely directly from the empty air. "Sirius completely, absolutely legally understands me perfectly!"
With a highly slight, shimmering spatial ripple entirely in the freezing air, James Potter highly dramatically, violently took off his massive Invisibility Cloak and completely, flawlessly appeared entirely from the empty air.
"Happy New Year, Sirius, Regulus!"
"Happy New Year, James!"
After violently hugging their friend, James highly professionally surveyed the freezing Muggle surroundings, his sharp hazel gaze finally completely, heavily resting entirely on the massive, towering, highly iconic clock tower of Westminster Palace.
"Sweet Merlin! Exactly what a highly beautiful, massive clock tower!"
He highly enthusiastically pointed completely directly up at Big Ben and grinned wildly.
Regulus also smiled completely, highly lethally.